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[Nealtron]

File Name: Independence Day FS VP9.9

File Submitter: Nealtron

File Submitted: 17 Nov 2010

File Category: VP 9.x Cabinet Tables (FULL SCREEN)

Author(s): Nealtron
Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1997
ROM: Link to ROM
Media Pack: Link to Media Pack
Permission to MOD?: Unspecified

16:9 VPM Based on the table by Sega©1997 Updated Version 2.2
MAJOR UPDATE

INDEPENDENCE DAY v2.2
VP9 Recreation by Nealtron
Based on the 20th Century Fox film Independence Day, ©1996
Also known as "ID4"

My first Visual Pinball table, now available in full screen. Thanks to kruge99 for help with converting the flashers.

Design: Rob Hurtado
Art: Jeff Busch
Dots/Animation: Kurt Andersen
Mechanics: Rob Hurtado
Music & Sound: Brian Schmidt
Software: Neil Falconer, Orin Day

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS TABLE!!!
Your comments and suggestions are very welcome!
 
 
CHANGES IN UPDATE v2.2: (MAJOR UPDATE)
 
*3D LIGHTS Below Slingshot Plastics
*ADJUSTED COLOR/LIGHTING for Numerous Playfield Objects
*ALIEN Open/Close Animation (4 frames vs. 1)
*ALIEN EYES Fully Animated (Looks Much Better)
*ALIEN OPEN LIGHTS (Creature Inside Alien) Now Properly Controlled by ROM, Not a Timer
*Angled VUK
*BALL DECALS
*BALL No Longer Gets STUCK on Far Left Ramp
*BALLS NO LONGER LOST During "Multiball"
*Better BUMPER Performance (Improved Transition Between Bumpers)
*BETTER LIGHTING/CONTRAST on Bottom Plastics
*Better SLINGSHOT Performance
*ELIMINATED Angled BLACK LINES on Bottom Left
*FADING LIGHTS for Launch Zone
*FADING LIGHTS for "Eye Lights" (Underneath Flippers)
*Fixed ALIEN TRIGGER (Now Works Every Time)
*Fixed SLINGSHOT COLOR
*Fully Updated Physics
*LARGER FLASHERS
*MOVED FLASHERS (Slightly)
*RESIZED SHIP
*Upper-Right FLIPPER ILLUMINATES the Correct Color with Flasher
*Uses 6 LIGHTS INSTEAD OF 2 for Release Destroyers/ Attackers (Displays Properly)
 
CHANGES IN UPDATE v2.0:
 
*OPTIMIZED for VP9.9
*ALIEN HEAD Lights Display Properly on VP9.1+
*Uses ALPHA RAMPS For Better Appearance
*Balls Enter and TRAVEL RAMPS More Easily
*Improved PHYSICS & GAMEPLAY
*Updated SUBWAY SCRIPT
*ALIEN HEAD Back Entry Now Works
*ALIEN HEAD Animates Faster
*Fixed ALIEN HEAD Trigger Misfire
*Timer Used to SIMULATE DYNAMIC LIGHTING Effects
*Updated SOUND EFFECTS
*ANIMATED SLINGSHOTS
*BALL LAUNCH Will Randomly Hit Each of Three Drop-Slots
*Adjusted FLIPPER COLORS


Download the UVP here:
http://www.vpforums....u...l&f_id=4325

Click here to download this file

[akiles50000]

Thank you very much Nealtron

[njamont]

Nice work.. can't wait to try it out tonight

[Dazz]

Yea! Now I can't wait to get off work to have this table added to my cabinet finally! Only 3 more hours left... Sometimes these overnight shifts feel sooooo long, but I love it!

Now only if we had a nice UVP to go with this.... Oh, FD.. where art thou?

Edited by Dazz, 17 November 2010 - 08:50 AM.

[gStAv]

Yeeahh! Sweet timing with the day off - my Independence Day !!

[kruge99]

Congrats Nealtron! I'm glad you got this baby rolled off the assembly line!


Best Regards,
Todd.

[DedRok_V]

Thanks Nealtron, looks great.

Now to get tv hooked up so i can play.

[gStAv]

Hi Nealtron!

Great table! Couldn´t stop even though the fat lady sang!

Noticed that the ball bounced a bit just before the return to the upper right flipper after an AREA51 loop.

Don´t know if it suppose to be this way as I never played this awesom table before!

Did a easy fix extending the tip of the wall Plastics4



But, as I said before. Don´t know if it suppose to be this way... Either way! Love your creation!!!

Cheers! Now back to the table!

[Sabbat]

Thanks for the FS release. Easily one of the best tables released this year IMO. Now the FS folks can play this beauty too!

[gStAv]

Played it for like 3 hours now! My fingers hurts mommy!

[kruge99]

Played it for like 3 hours now! My fingers hurts mommy!

Multiball is CRAZY on this table, I will wear out the shift keys on my keyboard if I keep playing!

[Sabbat]

now go beat my highscore!!!!

[moogster66]

Thanks for the release. I am still getting an error when I use a UVP with this table. Anyone else tried a UVP with any luck?

[kruge99]

Thanks for the release. I am still getting an error when I use a UVP with this table. Anyone else tried a UVP with any luck?

What UVP? did you make it yourself or is it one you downloaded?

[ced]

Thank you very much NEALTRON!!!

Very nice table.

ced

[moogster66]

Thanks for the release. I am still getting an error when I use a UVP with this table. Anyone else tried a UVP with any luck?

What UVP? did you make it yourself or is it one you downloaded?

It's one I made. The UVP comes up, but I get a VBScript error "object doesn't support this property or method".

[lettuce]

I cant seem to play this table, whenit tries to load up, i get a Line: 69 (null) error, any ideas??

[kruge99]

Thanks for the release. I am still getting an error when I use a UVP with this table. Anyone else tried a UVP with any luck?

What UVP? did you make it yourself or is it one you downloaded?

It's one I made. The UVP comes up, but I get a VBScript error "object doesn't support this property or method".

Look in this part of the script and make sure you didn't add any pinmame commands (size, rol, etc.) that would be conflicting.

CODE

Sub Independence_Init()
    On Error Resume Next
        With Controller
            .GameName = cGameName
            If Err Then MsgBox "Can't Start Game" & cGameName & vbNewLine & Err.Description : Exit Sub
            .SplashInfoLine     = "Independence Day FS v1.0" & vbNewLine & "(c)Sega, 1997" & vbNewLine & "VP9 Edition Presented by Nealtron, 2010"
            .HandleMechanics     = 0
            .HandleKeyboard     = 0
            .ShowDMDOnly         = 1
            .ShowFrame             = 0
            .ShowTitle             = 0
            .DoubleSize         = 0
            .Run
            If Err Then MsgBox Err.Description
        End With
    On Error Goto 0

Best Regards,
Todd.

[Flying Dutchman]

Nealtron .. Great!! Keep them coming!
Kruge99 .. Thanks!

Cheers,
FD.

[moogster66]

Thanks for the release. I am still getting an error when I use a UVP with this table. Anyone else tried a UVP with any luck?

What UVP? did you make it yourself or is it one you downloaded?

It's one I made. The UVP comes up, but I get a VBScript error "object doesn't support this property or method".

Look in this part of the script and make sure you didn't add any pinmame commands (size, rol, etc.) that would be conflicting.

CODE

Sub Independence_Init()
    On Error Resume Next
        With Controller
            .GameName = cGameName
            If Err Then MsgBox "Can't Start Game" & cGameName & vbNewLine & Err.Description : Exit Sub
            .SplashInfoLine     = "Independence Day FS v1.0" & vbNewLine & "(c)Sega, 1997" & vbNewLine & "VP9 Edition Presented by Nealtron, 2010"
            .HandleMechanics     = 0
            .HandleKeyboard     = 0
            .ShowDMDOnly         = 1
            .ShowFrame             = 0
            .ShowTitle             = 0
            .DoubleSize         = 0
            .Run
            If Err Then MsgBox Err.Description
        End With
    On Error Goto 0

Best Regards,
Todd.

I never added anything to that part of the script. The only thing I added was the line that adds the UVP. My script looks just like the one you posted.

I edited out the line "If Err Then MsgBox Err.Description" with an apostrophe, and now the error message does not come up. 'If Err Then MsgBox Err.Description