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[UncleReamus]

I've made quite a bit of progress on this table!
The table is scripted now, using almost all the script from the original version of this table by Destruk and myself. Destruk has also been giving me help when I need it with new script snippits and what-not.

The GI-Lighting in place is temporary until Noah can get a shot at it and some other lighting effects. The GI on the real machine is really cool: There are two strings of GI -normal and red- similar to T3's 'Red Mode', so it will be fun to see what Noah cranks out. I still need to work on a few plastics... due to the limited source material for this table I'll probably have to redraw and touch-up the last few that are left.
If anyone has a really nice backglass image, please let me know... I'm not 100% happy with the clarity of the backdrop yet.

Left to do would be flashers, GI, fading lights, most of the sound effects, and then finishing touches such as screws, nuts, bolts, etc...
I'd also love to find a way to fix the flipper emulation problem with this game, but I dont think the complex hardware that controls them is able to be emulated, maybe Destruk could weigh in on this...

I've been playing the crap out of it ever since I got it to load a ball... this is a REALLY fun game IMO; it really is too bad Capcom closed down their pinball division before this one and BBB got mass-produced.

Anyway, enough blabbing!

[rossicomputers]

Looks amazing Uncle....

Waiting for the release...


Rossi

[PainkillerAlice]

I never understood why Capcom didn't go into full manufacture of this game, it's fun to play.

[Joe]

I never understood why Capcom didn't go into full manufacture of this game, it's fun to play.

They shut down there pinball part.

[rschudej]

looking foward to it...hope its soon...

[TAB]

Looks great
...and can delete it from my todo list

[bolt]

Looking very good

[Shooby Doo]

Looks awesome! Colors are nice and vibrant.

[vic viper]

yeah i know Capcom had some awsome pinballs.

I just wish they never got out of the oinball business.

[TheMcD]

That makes me wonder: Whenever I played the older table, things really didn't seem to work like they were supposed to.

Fr'instance, that "Sudden Death"-esque mode at the end was supposed to have the flippers die at the end of it, but I could keep playing.

Was that a ROM fault (prototype stuff)?

The table's looking really smooth so far.

The McD

[Flying Dutchman]

Great Progress UR! Also an update on CP??

Cheers,
FD.

[strangeleo72]

WOOOOWW Great!!!

You do it whit Free Angle (like JP) for FS Mode????

Please DONT FORGET THE FS MODE For USERS!!! hehehhehe

[mars007]

Very good.

[PainkillerAlice]

That makes me wonder: Whenever I played the older table, things really didn't seem to work like they were supposed to.

Fr'instance, that "Sudden Death"-esque mode at the end was supposed to have the flippers die at the end of it, but I could keep playing.

Was that a ROM fault (prototype stuff)?

The table's looking really smooth so far.

The McD

I noticed that too. I would suspect the rom being the issue.

[UncleReamus]

That makes me wonder: Whenever I played the older table, things really didn't seem to work like they were supposed to.

Fr'instance, that "Sudden Death"-esque mode at the end was supposed to have the flippers die at the end of it, but I could keep playing.

Was that a ROM fault (prototype stuff)?

The Sudden Death mode does not work because the power to the flippers is electronically controlled. In the real game, the flippes get weaker in sudden death... I do not believe this is possible in VP or in the VPM emulation.
There were some other problems with the old version that are now fixed; such as the back gates and the direction that locked balls are released durring multiball. There were also a few flashers and lights mixed up.

This version will feel more complete, despite the lack of the sudden death feature. We'll just all have to use our honest flipper fingers when time runs out

[computerfrk1]

This is a table I always thought deserved a good overhaul as far as the flipper issue goes maybe it can be controlled since we can manually fix the strength in the option part of the editor maybe there is a way to script it starting with a number equally full power and going down from that

[humid]

Can't wait to bring my trigger fingers to this hot looking update. Always found this one a frustrating table, ball just didn't seem to come off the flippers in a consistent manner. Quite alot of neat DMD activity and voice acting and delivers a nice long game. It was a shame that Capcom couldn't keep things going to see this garner the attention it deserves.

[Joe]

This is a table I always thought deserved a good overhaul as far as the flipper issue goes maybe it can be controlled since we can manually fix the strength in the option part of the editor maybe there is a way to script it starting with a number equally full power and going down from that

The game has 2 game play modes one with the flipper power and one that is like other pinball games with the power mode as end of game bonus. also if hit the shot a long time after time runs out it adds time and restarts the mode.

[computerfrk1]

That's unusual maybe it should be done with todays games mfg's might get better rules trying to use such a feature

[Edwards80]

Looking forward to the release of this update.

Hope you don't mind but I have posted a snippet about this WIP on my blog - http://1000whenlit.c...worth-watching/