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[DnaDisturber]

On another note....

Figured out what went wrong with the addams family

I have made a list of the name(s) of the executable(s) that vpinmame starts. (using vpinmame)
The addams family executable (rom) is different than vpinmame has in its program.
And I need that name to translate it to an nvram.....

I can correct this by adjusting the pinemhi_leaderboard.ini
under this section
// This section is for the conversion of the pretty-romname to romname
// All the roms are included from the vpinmame 2.4 release
// There should be no need to alter the section below
[romfind]

I will post the adjusted file in this thread

[DedRok_V]

Good news then

PM sent

Now I will try AFM with a fresh nvram.

EDIT : just checked Ruler of the universe showed up, so that worked.

Edited by DedRok_V, 16 November 2011 - 03:03 PM.

[DnaDisturber]

Good news then

PM sent

Now I will try AFM with a fresh nvram.

EDIT : just checked Ruler of the universe showed up, so that worked.

Thanks for the nvram, will have a look at it and see what's going on.

Did you get 7 re-elections on ruler of the universe ?
Just to check if the program works and i've got the right byte.....

The webpage isn't quite right as it says crowned 7 times and it should only do that for MM, on AFM it should be inaugurated if the score is 1 and more than 1 it should be re-elected.
So have to look into that as well....

Thanks again...

[DedRok_V]

It was elected, has a top ten. On it 7 times.

Just had a good game, check and see how it comes thru.

Just check the new one if it has the re - election.

[DedRok_V]

OK , the #1 position = 7 was old nvram with many games.

the #2 position = 6 was fresh nvram with all being re - elections

[DnaDisturber]

OK , the #1 position = 7 was old nvram with many games.

the #2 position = 6 was fresh nvram with all being re - elections

Holy crap !!!!!!!
What a game.......
So I have to find the byte that says what it is:
Inaugurated.....1st time on hiscore list on rom
Elected............multiple times hiscores on rom
Re- elected.......multiple ruler of the universe in 1 game

Could you send me the 2 nvrams maybe i can figure out which byte contains this data...

374 martians......they've become extinct......

Edited by DnaDisturber, 16 November 2011 - 06:46 PM.

[DedRok_V]

Holy crap !!!!!!!
What a game.......
So I have to find the byte that says what it is:
Inaugurated.....1st time on hiscore list on rom
Elected............multiple times hiscores on rom
Re- elected.......multiple ruler of the universe in 1 game

Could you send me the 2 nvrams maybe i can figure out which byte contains this data...

374 martians......they've become extinct......

PM sent

I believe that puts me into 1st place.

I might have to remove all my nvrams before i play from now on. Thats 2 from 2 so far.

[xio]

Just installed it & played TAF (v1.2), but when I escape I just got a message "no game played", what could I have done wrong ?

[yogiholzer]

Just installed it & played TAF (v1.2), but when I escape I just got a message "no game played", what could I have done wrong ?

Probably nothing!?

Please test/try another table (not TAF), as there eventually seems to be a naming error in VPM.

Thanks to you for taking part.

[xio]

I tried Scared Stiff v1.4.4 & Tales from the Arabian Nights, same thing : "no game played"

Edited by xio, 16 November 2011 - 08:15 PM.

[Slydog43]

I guess I would like to try DNA, Thanks for all your hard work, looks very interesting.

[yogiholzer]

I tried Scared Stiff v1.4.4 & Tales from the Arabian Nights, same thing : "no game played"

Mmh? I don't know.

I just played 1 game AFM_vp91x_2.3.1 and submitted my low score (10.) and got an entry in the special highscores as well
(ruler of the universe -> crowned 0 times ). Maybe try that table?

Your pinemhi_leaderboard.ini has to look like this, but with your own paths:

// INI-file for pinemhi leaderboard.....................made by Dna Disturber

[path]
VP9=f:\Visual Pinball\VPinball912.exe
VP8=f:\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe
nvram=f:\Visual Pinball\Visual PinMAME\nvram\
tables=f:\Visual Pinball\Tables\PINemHi tables\

[user]
name=yogiholzer
code=

Edited by yogiholzer, 16 November 2011 - 08:32 PM.

[xio]

Vielen dank for trying to help.

Just made 29B on AFM (JP's one, as Groni's one don't work ??), and same msg again

My ini file :
VP9=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\VPinball912.exe
VP8=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\VPinball_8.1.exe
nvram=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\nvram\
tables=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\tables\

[user]
name=xio
code=...

Edited by xio, 16 November 2011 - 09:10 PM.

[yogiholzer]

I'm sorry, I actually don't have an idea what's wrong there. Ini file looks ok so far, assuming the entries are correct.
Your VPinMAME files and subfolders are really in C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball and not in any subfolders like this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\VPM\nvram\ ? Probably, because I guess that's the structure of the installer, but I
don't really know.

Please have the patience for other replies. Help is near.

[DnaDisturber]

Vielen dank for trying to help.

Just made 29B on AFM (JP's one, as Groni's one don't work ??), and same msg again

My ini file :
VP9=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\VPinball912.exe
VP8=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\VPinball_8.1.exe
nvram=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\nvram\
tables=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\tables\

[user]
name=xio
code=...

Only thing I can think of is :

1) Are you using windows 7 or windows vista and do you have UAC turned on ?

2)Does it take longer than 1 minute to load the table ? (every time you start a game)
Because there is a check that prevents submitting a previous score and if the table isn't loaded in a minute or so , the check goes bad.....

3)The lowerpart of the ini-file is missing ?
That would be the part under [romfind] , that could cause it (long stretch I know...)

Dna Disturber

I believe that puts me into 1st place.
I might have to remove all my nvrams before i play from now on. Thats 2 from 2 so far.

I believe so.......not quite sure tho........hahahahahaha no I'm pretty sure !!!
Yeah that one would be hard to beat....so a fresh nvram is highly recommended

[DnaDisturber]

This looks interesting, any chance you could add Unclwilly's CFTBL table (Desktop and FS) to your database with suggested nvram settings? (Or post your preferred nvram file) I couldn't find CFTBL listed there.


Best Regards,
Todd.

Sure.... CFTBL is one of my favo's as well....
Maybe on the next update...
No special nvram settings necessary , just standard settings to ensure a healthy competition...

Dna Disturber

Edited by DnaDisturber, 16 November 2011 - 11:22 PM.

[DnaDisturber]

I guess I would like to try DNA, Thanks for all your hard work, looks very interesting.

Hi Slydog43,

PM sent with the info......

Dna Disturber

[xio]

Only thing I can think of is :

1) Are you using windows 7 or windows vista and do you have UAC turned on ?

2)Does it take longer than 1 minute to load the table ? (every time you start a game)
Because there is a check that prevents submitting a previous score and if the table isn't loaded in a minute or so , the check goes bad.....

3)The lowerpart of the ini-file is missing ?
That would be the part under [romfind] , that could cause it (long stretch I know...)

Dna Disturber

1. I'm using windows 7 x64, and UAC is off
2. I cannot try right now to give you the exact time but I think it's less than 1 minute
3. I just didn't copy the lowest part of the ini file, as it's the same for everyone (no ?). U need me to copy/paste it here ?

All these troubles for my poor scores

[GSGregg]

BIG THANKS to DnaDisturber for all of this---I played one game on Attack From Mars VP8 (JPG) and submitted the score and the Ruler Of The Universe score (but that was automatic, I guess), and once I finally got to the database/website, there were the scores. So, IT WORKS!

I do, however have a question, having finally caught up on a month's reading in this thread and found the database that way;
 PinmHiProb.JPG   138.15KB   13 downloads
is or was this the correct way to reach the database? I wonder what 'the problem' is; I bookmarked the hiscore site, so i can get there whenever I need to.....

Oh, yeah---I'm down as being crowned four times, but only did it once; should I have deleted or hidden my old nvram before doing this?

Now for anyone else with a sad computer; VP8 Awaits! Thanks again, DD!


GSGregg

[DedRok_V]

I just highlight it in the 1st post and right click ......... maybe I should bookmark it. Thanks