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[granja]

This kind of "font" to show Display Score (red instead of black were more used)

https://media.istock...89067?s=612x612

[wiesshund]

thanks for updates

[tmpc]

Thanks for the updates.

[wryker]

Ok. The table loads but it's 'stuck' as if I was already playing a game. It shows ball 2 and the flippers work but nothing happens. I've deleted and replaced the nvram and ROM and it's still not playing.

It makes a noise when I add a credit but that doesn't change either. Stays at 6.

[xenonph]

Table works fine for me. Thanks JP!! I love the sounds!!!

 

@wryker

Try this...

 

' To completely erase the NVram file keep the Start Game button pushed while inserting
' two coins into the first coin slit (this resets the high scores too)

[wryker]

Table works fine for me. Thanks JP!! I love the sounds!!!

 

@wryker

Try this...

 

' To completely erase the NVram file keep the Start Game button pushed while inserting
' two coins into the first coin slit (this resets the high scores too)

That didn't work but what DID work was Tilting the table! Once I did that, I completed the game and now it loads up fine. WHEW! Thank you for responding!

[jpsalas]

Yes, those Taito tables had some workarounds for the unstable electricity, so they could continue with the game in case of a power failure Pmax sent some code to fix those, but sometimes they don't work as expected if the nvram isn't ok to start with

[wiesshund]

Yes, those Taito tables had some workarounds for the unstable electricity, so they could continue with the game in case of a power failure Pmax sent some code to fix those, but sometimes they don't work as expected if the nvram isn't ok to start with

 

Taito controller tables?
Just shoot all the balls down the drain so that it can end the game it is resuming from power failure.
Then it's ready to go

[HiRez00]

Hello all.

 

I have spent the last couple days updating all of JP's tables on my cabinet system to the latest versions (V4+ with VPX 10.7.3).

 

Something I have noticed - on more so this table than others that while in cabinet mode, the ball shadow flickers. It is very obvious when the balls are sitting in the upper left trough chute, on the playfield because they are not moving but are still in play.

 

Upon further inspection on some of the other table, when the ball is in constant motion, the same thing happens - the ball shadow constantly flickers and for a second turns off completely them comes back on - but it isn't as noticeable with other tables because the ball in is constant motion on the playfield.

 

It is only these new JP tables that this happens - and not on any others from any other author.

 

Is there something in the script that is perhaps causing this that I can edit for all these tables?

 

If someone else sees the same issue - let me know and perhaps a 'fix' for it.

 

Thanks.

Edited by HiRez00, 06 January 2023 - 12:00 PM.

[kiwi]

Hello all.

 

I have spent the last couple days updating all of JP's tables on my cabinet system to the latest versions (V4+ with VPX 10.7.3).

 

Something I have noticed - on more so this table than others that while in cabinet mode, the ball shadow flickers. It is very obvious when the balls are sitting in the upper left trough chute, on the playfield because they are not moving but are still in play.

 

Upon further inspection on some of the other table, when the ball is in constant motion, the same thing happens - the ball shadow constantly flickers and for a second turns off completely them comes back on - but it isn't as noticeable with other tables because the ball in is constant motion on the playfield.

 

It is only these new JP tables that this happens - and not on any others from any other author.

 

Is there something in the script that is perhaps causing this that I can edit for all these tables?

 

If someone else sees the same issue - let me know and perhaps a 'fix' for it.

 

Thanks.

It seems that the shadow of the ball is placed at the level of the playfield, z=0,

this could cause the flickering, go to the "Rolling Sounds + Ballshadow" section,

look for this and add +1.

aBallShadow(b).Height = BOT(b).Z -Ballsize/2 + 1

 

[jpsalas]

Thanks kiwi for the quick fix. That must be something new in 10.7.2 as I have never seen that before. So now the ball Z value can go under 0 when it is on the playfield, good to know!

 

I guess I didn't noticed that because I always have turned on the Ambient Occlusion > Update in-game (quality), so the ball gets a nice shadow.

[kiwi]

Not new, the shadow flashers are actually at height 1 but the above code places them at height 0.

[HiRez00]

@Kiwi

 

That small changed fixed it. I am going to go through all JP's tables that it is noticeable and make the fix.

 

Thanks.

[wiesshund]

Usually, i notice most ball shadows flicker (stutter is more correct, they jerk along behind the ball)
cause they dont update as fast.

I just crank up the shadow timer

 

maybe i am not seeing something else that you are though as i have the same settings JP does

[GordonJames]

the 6.0 version won't load up a ball. The table loads, is already started, flippers working, press 1 player, no ball loads. 

[Mrtr32]

@GordonJames

 

Delete the sharkt.nv in the NVRAM folder, remove the backup file if you have one and sharkt.cfg in the CFG Folder.

 

Restart the table and now the issues seems to be fixed.

Edited by Mrtr32, 10 September 2025 - 08:29 PM.

[Mrtr32]

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Edited by Mrtr32, 10 September 2025 - 05:32 PM.

[jpsalas]

I can explain a little about these Brazilian Taito tables: they were built at the beginning of the 80's and at that time the power supply in Brazil weren't very stable, so they built the roms to be able to handle a power loss during play. If you were playing and the power went off, then when the power came up again the table continued instead of to start from scratch. Some tables will simply eject a ball at the plunger to continue with the game. The problem with these virtual machines is that when a ball was locked in a hole, and you closed the game, then the rom writes its status to the nvram file, and when it starts again it thinks that the ball is in the hole, but in VP that hole is empty, so the game seems to hang. And the only way of getting the table running is to delete the nvram file. So that's why these Taito tables simply continue when you close a table in the middle of a game

Edited by jpsalas, 11 September 2025 - 05:15 PM.

[jpsalas]

UPDATE

 

6.0.1 Updated 07,10.2025

- Fixed the lock which was unstable and it could lock two balls on the same spot.

- Added the English rules card to the F12 options.

 

 

The lock was tricky to fix in this table. Thanks to artop for inform me about the error and for testing the solution. The solution was to make the triggers smaller on the 3 locks, and to reduce the elasticity of the 3 metal pins. Now it looks like the balls behave a litle better on the lock