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[wiesshund]

weird

is all your stuff including pinballX in a totally user owned folder?
like all of my stuff is someplace in c:\pinball on my desktop or c:\emulation on my laptop

[DnaDisturber]

Thanks for the feedback.
When I use task scheduler I no longer get the UAC popup, but now every time pinemhi rom monitor is called to start I get the following error popup:
 
Error: "ERROR" is not a valid key name. Line 1164: Hotkey,%challengekey%,challengestart,on
 
When I run the file manually I don't get it.

You can get this when you start it when windows is still loading up...
A delay in starting it up will fix this

it seems I need to disable UAC to get rid of the popup. I suspect this is what keeps the program from executing on windows startup as well.
 
Mike's script also mentions he has disabled UAC popup. 
Is there a way to make the pinemhi rom monitor a trusted app so I can leave UAC enabled but also let it autostart?

 
Not sure, i have never had to click UAC for it, i have never had to run it as admin

All should work except the badges displaying (not running as admin) .but you probably don't have them turned on

[wiesshund]

 

Thanks for the feedback.
When I use task scheduler I no longer get the UAC popup, but now every time pinemhi rom monitor is called to start I get the following error popup:
 
Error: "ERROR" is not a valid key name. Line 1164: Hotkey,%challengekey%,challengestart,on
 
When I run the file manually I don't get it.

You can get this when you start it when windows is still loading up...
A delay in starting it up will fix this

 

it seems I need to disable UAC to get rid of the popup. I suspect this is what keeps the program from executing on windows startup as well.
 
Mike's script also mentions he has disabled UAC popup. 
Is there a way to make the pinemhi rom monitor a trusted app so I can leave UAC enabled but also let it autostart?

 
Not sure, i have never had to click UAC for it, i have never had to run it as admin

All should work except the badges displaying (not running as admin) .but you probably don't have them turned on

 

Yes, i see badges just fine without running as admin

Obviously i need to play with the display dimensions options some but

Edited by wiesshund, 10 September 2021 - 05:13 PM.

[Yskonyn]

Thanks guys for the feedback.
Ive got it sorted. Very nice addition to the cab! Thank you for creating and maintaining the tool!

[Mike DA Spike]

@DNA Disturber I know you are busy for the last months, but is it possible to change the pages for both the weekly challanges to limit the "previous week challanges" report to 25 and page them ?
This will give a better performance on the load times of the pages

[BaronVanAwesome]

Figured this was the best place to post - this has been super fun to play with, it's been great trying new tables to try and compete and sample new things.

I need to learn how to get to that 25 mil on Black Knight 2000 to keep my challenge going!

[DnaDisturber]

Figured this was the best place to post - this has been super fun to play with, it's been great trying new tables to try and compete and sample new things.

I need to learn how to get to that 25 mil on Black Knight 2000 to keep my challenge going!

Just keep hitting the left ramp and then at the above playfield try to shoot the ramp at the left again

with multiball you also try to shoot the left ramp at the playfield above.

A bit tedious but it will do the trick i supposes

-edit-
Never mind you already got it I see

 

@DNA Disturber I know you are busy for the last months, but is it possible to change the pages for both the weekly challanges to limit the "previous week challanges" report to 25 and page them ?
This will give a better performance on the load times of the pages

Hi Mike,

 

Better late than never I suppose , sorry for the late response
I'll see if i can make this happen, hopefully tomorrow,,,but no promises

 

Edited by DnaDisturber, 13 November 2021 - 12:53 PM.

[DnaDisturber]

@DNA Disturber I know you are busy for the last months, but is it possible to change the pages for both the weekly challanges to limit the "previous week challanges" report to 25 and page them ?
This will give a better performance on the load times of the pages

Made it to display only the last 5 and a link to see the entire list
performance wise it will not make a difference i'm afraid.. slower loading is probably due to the number of players that are participating..
the previous winners list is just a fixed table to display (ony 1 quick query needed)

 

[Mike DA Spike]

Thanks DNA , I thought it was caused by the long list.
Anyway, keep up the good work !

[BaronVanAwesome]

Just keep hitting the left ramp and then at the above playfield try to shoot the ramp at the left again
with multiball you also try to shoot the left ramp at the playfield above.
A bit tedious but it will do the trick i supposes
-edit-
Never mind you already got it I see
 

Yeah! I realized also I'd set my "start challenge" button to the same as my "display info" button which was making me start challenges when I wasn't always ready - oops.

My last mission has been trying to find some of my missing tables - I've been reading a few have been pulled as licenses move around.

Also 5 minute mode is where it's at, everyone should come hang out in 5 minute land!

[Mike DA Spike]

Just keep hitting the left ramp and then at the above playfield try to shoot the ramp at the left again
with multiball you also try to shoot the left ramp at the playfield above.
A bit tedious but it will do the trick i supposes
-edit-
Never mind you already got it I see
 

Yeah! I realized also I'd set my "start challenge" button to the same as my "display info" button which was making me start challenges when I wasn't always ready - oops.

My last mission has been trying to find some of my missing tables - I've been reading a few have been pulled as licenses move around.

Also 5 minute mode is where it's at, everyone should come hang out in 5 minute land!

Yeah, 5 minute is pretty fun. I love it as well, i will only do the challange with it and not doing the complete list yet.
I'm still struggling with the kiddy challenge as wel.

I think i have found all tables for now. I have just 1 in vp9 as it isn't in vpx (big hurt)

[BaronVanAwesome]

I think i have found all tables for now. I have just 1 in vp9 as it isn't in vpx (big hurt)

Wait, this works for the leaderboard? (VP9)?

[wiesshund]

 

I think i have found all tables for now. I have just 1 in vp9 as it isn't in vpx (big hurt)

Wait, this works for the leaderboard? (VP9)?

 

 

Since it works via VPinMAME, it works with anything that uses it
It would work with Future pinball, if you had an FP table that used a ROM

it works with VP8 too

[BaronVanAwesome]

 

I think i have found all tables for now. I have just 1 in vp9 as it isn't in vpx (big hurt)

Wait, this works for the leaderboard? (VP9)?
 

 
Since it works via VPinMAME, it works with anything that uses it
It would work with Future pinball, if you had an FP table that used a ROM
it works with VP8 too

Consider my mind blown, thanks y'all! I'll spend some time next day off and grab the few missing ones, half the fun I've been having is just sampling.

[Mike DA Spike]

I know it is not to be in this fprum, but does anyone hat the wip vpx version of Frank Thomas Big Hurt ? The vp9 version just hurt my eyes ...

[wiesshund]

I know it is not to be in this fprum, but does anyone hat the wip vpx version of Frank Thomas Big Hurt ? The vp9 version just hurt my eyes ...

 

if you start vpx

click file, then open, then change to dropdown to older table types

and then choose big hurt, and then click file and save as
 

You NOW have the official DaSpike WIP version

 

Unfortunately, the guy who was working on it, got rid of his cab, then decided he didn't feel like working on the table any more
and he deleted all the files that were up
 

So, it looks like it's you time to shine and unleash the mad VPX skills you been hiding in the tulip patch

PS if you think that hurts, load up the VP8 version

[Mike DA Spike]

 

I know it is not to be in this forum, but does anyone hat the wip vpx version of Frank Thomas Big Hurt ? The vp9 version just hurt my eyes ...

 

if you start vpx

click file, then open, then change to dropdown to older table types

and then choose big hurt, and then click file and save as
 

You NOW have the official DaSpike WIP version

HA ! You always make me smile Wiesshund ! 

 

So, it looks like it's you time to shine and unleash the mad VPX skills you been hiding in the tulip patch

Well, , I really want to, (I had some ideas for a table as well), but my visual/graphics skills are really bad.  Thats why Scutters helps me with all of these.
Even an Icon ( 8x8px) I can screw up.
 

PS if you think that hurts, load up the VP8 version

 

Ha ! To be honest, never tried a VP8 table, and will not do that as well. Starting with this, I had a lot of Vp9 tables, but that's the same as we played Atari in the 80's 
Will wait until someone converted this table to unity and we can play it in VPE !

[wiesshund]

 

 

I know it is not to be in this forum, but does anyone hat the wip vpx version of Frank Thomas Big Hurt ? The vp9 version just hurt my eyes ...

 

if you start vpx

click file, then open, then change to dropdown to older table types

and then choose big hurt, and then click file and save as
 

You NOW have the official DaSpike WIP version

HA ! You always make me smile Wiesshund ! 

 

So, it looks like it's you time to shine and unleash the mad VPX skills you been hiding in the tulip patch

Well, , I really want to, (I had some ideas for a table as well), but my visual/graphics skills are really bad.  Thats why Scutters helps me with all of these.
Even an Icon ( 8x8px) I can screw up.
 

PS if you think that hurts, load up the VP8 version

 

Ha ! To be honest, never tried a VP8 table, and will not do that as well. Starting with this, I had a lot of Vp9 tables, but that's the same as we played Atari in the 80's 
Will wait until someone converted this table to unity and we can play it in VPE !

 

 

So have scutters do art, you do mechanics?

 

VP8 is 4:3 no matter what your monitors is, and i think it does max 1280x1024 resolution

So yea, you get a big pixely square table in the middle of your 43" monitor

 

And it looks like an Atari, on a 43 inch TV

 

I have some VP9 tables, some of them still look very good
and i have a few that i ripped the updated art out of the VPX tables and did a graphics swap on because they looked good otherwise.

I have a spare older PC and it does run VPX pretty good, but it runs VP9 like it was breaking the light speed barrier
so i keep nice VP9 tables for it

[Mike DA Spike]

Scutters is the artist and the mechanic !. I'm just an old, grumpy guy.

I have only a view vp9 tables. Maybe too lazy to remove them, as I properly think it is replaced by a vpx version.

So no vp8 on a 4k screen for me

[wiesshund]

So no vp8 on a 4k screen for me

 

 

DO IT!
DO IT NOW!

 

GET TO THE CHOPPAH!