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[Itchigo]

I joined in December of 09 and it was late January before I got things working. I was so computer illiterate I could barley send a picture at the time. So it took me a while too. Seriously though, 10$ for many hours of entertainment? Well worth it to me, especially when it keeps things going ensuring we'll be here for a while.

[chas]

>>-if you don't know how to extract, look on google>>>>>>

use the extraction wizard on your PC.
i put the zipped table folder in the correct folder then use the wizard in the PC to extract the zipped table folder back into the same folder.
right click on the zipped folder.
extract all.
if you want to extract to a different destination use the browse.

Edited by chas, 02 November 2011 - 07:54 AM.

[faralos]

I like to use 7zip it is easier to use I think than the clunky windows one
and it handles ultra compression too which actually ain't all that great,
I zipped a pin using normal and ultra compression, it saved only about 2 megs of space

7zip is free and uses your prnt scrn button overriding the windows one

and in reference to' many tables use more than one rom so get them all'
um...no, if you try to play the pin it will crash but it will show you the EXACT rom you need
then just come here or go to http://www.ipdb.org/ and get just that ONE rom
yes there are a few pins that require more than one rom,
so with those the pin may crash a second or third time until you have all the required roms
BUT, this way you have only the needed roms for that pin
and do not have possibly ten that you DON'T need filling up your drive

[Sabbat]

I dont know of any tables that require more then 1 rom to be played. Also IPDB roms are for an outdated version of pinmame. Don't get your roms from there. VPforums has everything you need.

[pokerpro]

I dont know of any tables that require more then 1 rom to be played. Also IPDB roms are for an outdated version of pinmame. Don't get your roms from there. VPforums has everything you need.

the simpsons pinball party requires files from 2 roms to play

[Sabbat]

I dont know of any tables that require more then 1 rom to be played. Also IPDB roms are for an outdated version of pinmame. Don't get your roms from there. VPforums has everything you need.

the simpsons pinball party requires files from 2 roms to play

Mine doesn't. Just 5.0

[pokerpro]

I dont know of any tables that require more then 1 rom to be played. Also IPDB roms are for an outdated version of pinmame. Don't get your roms from there. VPforums has everything you need.

the simpsons pinball party requires files from 2 roms to play

Mine doesn't. Just 5.0

perhaps we're on different systems....

[destruk]

perhaps we're on different systems....

Perhaps we are different people, with different hopes and different dreams.

[Arcade4]

perhaps we're on different systems....

Perhaps we are different people, with different hopes and different dreams.

I only have one ROM per table. Even the Simpsons.
What is this mysterious second ROM on the Simpsons?

[yogiholzer]

MAME and also (V)PinMAME can use merged rom sets, split rom sets and full/non merged rom sets.
That means that you either have one or more zip files in your roms folder!!!

The merged rom sets contain all rom files from all rom revisions. => 1 rom set file

The full/non merged sets contain all needed files for one rom revision. => several possible rom set files

Split sets mean, that there is one (the main/parent) rom set that contains all needed files for that rom
revision and one or several rom sets, that are clone/child/other revision rom sets, which only contain the
different rom files, while the same rom files are taken from the main/parent set. => several possible rom set files

Understandable?

So in future don't moan or whine if you get error messages that tell you that rom files are missing.
You now know the mysteries and can always solve any problem about them.

If you want to clean your collection and build either only merged, or full or split sets, use a rom manager as
clrmamepro.
Here's a tutorial I wrote some time ago. Should work nearly the same with the actual version:
http://www.vpforums....u...ail&f_id=25

[rcadefrk]

I dont know of any tables that require more then 1 rom to be played. Also IPDB roms are for an outdated version of pinmame. Don't get your roms from there. VPforums has everything you need.

the simpsons pinball party requires files from 2 roms to play

Mine doesn't. Just 5.0

The 2 versions i have for VP8 & the verison i have for VP9 only needs one as well

[chas]

>>>I like to use 7zip it is easier to use I think than the clunky windows one>>>

i have not had any problems with the windows extractor in the PC.
i put the zipped table into the folder.
right click.
"extract all" back into the same folder.

the only disappointment with the wndows extractor is a i cannot find a way to extract/unzip multiple zipped folders.
extract 1 at a time.

[rcadefrk]

Thats why i use 7zip, but also have winrar, & use windows extractor occasionally. Can't fux with open source 7zip though

[chas]

i searched.
does anybody know any threads on how to create a different ball size?

[faralos]

I know there is such a thread, I did a search for it but came up empty
it was posted on about two weeks or so ago on how to change the ball size
I don't know the name of the thread and without that it's like hunting for that proverbial needle
but it does exist, ask around a bit more maybe someone else can help ya' find it
sry

[Wizards_Hat]

i searched.
does anybody know any threads on how to create a different ball size?

From the User Guide - Appendix III Object Properties, Events & Methods:

KICKER
Properties
Color (Editor/Script As OLE_Color)
DrawStyle (Editor As KickerStyle) 0=KickerHidden, 1=KickerHole, 2=KickerCup
Enabled (Editor/Script as Boolean)
HitHeight (Editor as Single)
Name (Editor as String)
Scatter (Editor as Single)
Surface (Editor as String)
TimerEnabled (Editor/Script as Boolean)
TimerInterval (Editor/Script as Integer)
UserValue (Editor as Variable)
X (Editor As Single)
Y (Editor As Single)
Methods
BallCntOver (Script)
CreateBall (Script)
CreateBall.Color (Script as OLE_Color)
CreateBall.Image (Script as String)
CreateSizedBall (Script: radius as Single)DestroyBall (Script)
Kick (Script: Angle As Single, Speed As Single, [Inclination As Single])
Events
Sub _Hit()(Script) when Kicker is hit, procedures are carried out
Sub _Init()(Script) when table is loaded, procedures are carried out
Sub _Timer() (Script) time interval will cycle, then procedures are carried out

So...to make a ball with a radius of 150 VP units you would use:

CODE

kicker1.createsizedball (150)

Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dan.

[faralos]

if the ball is made smaller would it still have enough weight to drop targets and such?
is there a minumum size for going small that will work. or does vp
just react to anything hitting a target no matter its size?
does it keep the same weight?

[Wizards_Hat]

if the ball is made smaller would it still have enough weight to drop targets and such?
is there a minumum size for going small that will work. or does vp
just react to anything hitting a target no matter its size?
does it keep the same weight?

How long would it take you to test this?

My guess is less than posting about it & waiting for a reply.

Regards,
Dan.

[chas]

>>I know there is such a thread, I did a search for it but came up empty
it was posted on about two weeks or so ago on how to change the ball size
I don't know the name of the thread and without that it's like hunting for that proverbial needle
but it does exist, ask around a bit more maybe someone else can help ya' find it
sry <<

i saw it too.
JP and Bob know how to do this.
maybe they could help with the thread.
some tables the ball is too big or too small.
look at Cheetah vp9FS.
the ball is way too small.

Edited by chas, 04 November 2011 - 07:14 AM.

[rcadefrk]

Post #15 is probally what you read:

http://www.vpforums....topic=16653&hl=

i searched for Option Ball Size VP9