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[batch]

File Name: StarshipTroopers Teppotee DT Batch_MOD

File Submitter: batch

File Submitted: 22 Nov 2015

File Category: VP/VPinMAME 9.x - MOD Tables

Author(s): Rosve (original FS B2S)
Teppo (teppotee) Flasher MOD
Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1997
ROM: Link to ROM
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval

1.1 : Replaced "Lamptimer_Timer" by "Lamptimer1_Timer" in the Script (line 1357) so that the flashers work  (Sorry for this mistake)
 
 
1.0 : This is a conversion from FS to DT of  Teppotee's table "Starship Troopers VP920 Flasher MOD FS 5.6"
 
Big thanks to him for his permission to MOD this really incredible table
 
I did the backdrop, the separate apron, added side rails and re-located flashers
 
Just for fun, I added flashers to the machine guns
 
Here are Teppotee's comments and credits :
 
Original table by Rosve and modded with his permission.
I have continued to work on this and I think I have reached the point when I can call this latest version FINAL.
Almost all aspects of the table have been tweaked / changed in this version.
 
NOTE! Please use VP 9.2 onwards that support the "Additive alpha BI" lighting for flashers.
It makes a HUGE difference (So thanks to Toxie and Fuzzel for the amazing work on VP development!)
 
NOTE part II! In order for the "bug counter" display to work correctly the lamptimer interval needs to be set very low (10ms).
 So if you get stutter feel free to raise the value to the normal 35-45ms
 but be advised that the counters will not display correctly after the change. Couldn't find any way to fix it.
 
NOTE part III ! From version 1.5 -> B2S code has been commented out ->
So download new dB2S backglass for this one!
Or uncomment about 10 lines from the script including B2S references and rename table/original B2S file accordingly.
 
Thanks to Rosve for the original creation and letting me MOD hi's work!
Thanks for jimmyfingers for letting me use his flasher halo images (+ for  the flipper tap code).
Thanks to Koadic for the alpha ramp plunger solution (and all the work on pirmitives which helped me get through version 5.5 changes!)!
Fix for the random "weak autoplunger" bug (thanks to Koadic for this fix)!
 
 

Click here to download this file

[batch]

I just uploaded version 1.1 because there was a little mistake in the Script

 

I forgot to rename the Timer for machine guns and the other flashers were not working

 

For those who already downloaded the table, just go to Line 1357 in the Script

 

and replace "LampTimer_Timer" by "LampTimer1_Timer"

 

Sorry for this mistake

[bolt]

Thank you so much batch. Your desktop mod is amazing. Great idea with the animated guns on the backdrop.

After the update all flashers works perfect. Congratulation batch. I think, this is your best desktop mod.

 

regards

 

bolt

[batch]

Thanks, Bolt, I think that it's because I found the HD wallpaper of the film, It's easier to work with good material

 

But most of thanks must go to Rosve who did the original table and to Teppotee for his fantastic FS version

[xenonph]

Vey nice Backdrop!! Love the gun muzzle flashes. No need for Lt. Razak to say "If you don't do your job, I'll kill you myself", as you are doing your job and a damn good one!!

[dondi]

I get a script error on line 1365

 

"Variable is undefined: 'FlasherL28_2"

 

Line 1365 is within the 'else' part of the if/else statement:

​FlasherL28_2.isvisible = False

 

Tried running this table (v1.1) on both VP9.15 and VP9.21, same script error

[batch]

I use VP 9.9.2 with VPinMAME 2.9 and it works fine

 

The last version of VPinMAME is here: http://www.vpforums....063#entry256944

Edited by batch, 31 July 2017 - 06:11 AM.

[dondi]

Still getting the Flasher script error with VP9.9.4 & VPM 2.9



​EDIT: Re-downloaded v1.1, renamed the other 1.1 table and loaded the newly-downloaded 1.1 version... works fine... I see no difference in the area of the script that was causing the flasher errors; there is a 4k difference between the filesizes.... weird.

​Sorry for the issues. Love your Mods BTW!!

Edited by dondi, 23 August 2017 - 08:41 PM.

[xenonph]

Did you use the All-In-One VPX Installer?

If not you may need to update your VBS script files.

Only download these if you haven't used the VPX All-In-One Installer.

 

VBS scripts...http://www.vpforums....ads&showfile=17

 

Copy them to your script folder located where you installed Visual Pinball..

[batch]

dondi, flashers didn't work with version 1.0

 

"1.1 : Replaced "Lamptimer_Timer" by "Lamptimer1_Timer" in the Script (line 1357) so that the flashers work  (Sorry for this mistake)"

 

Hope someone will do the VPX version !
 

Edited by batch, 23 August 2017 - 09:36 PM.

[dondi]

Thanks for the replies guys.. I was able to get it to work (as noted in my edited post). I ended-up redownloading the same version (1.1), and for some odd reason, it works. I was positive that the version I was having issues with was 1.1 and that the line with the Lamptimer1_Timer was correct (it was exactly the same in both versions). On a lark, I redownloaded, and it works - I may have gotten the first non-working 1.1 version in a "set" somewhere along the line. Not sure, as I am still configuring & testing hundreds of tables at the moment (I've become somewhat of an expert tweaker and troubleshooter of VP pins at this point). :-)

 

Thanks again for the prompt replies.

​BTW, Xenonph, I've gotten your B2S Mod tables to finally work; I simply by kill (comment-out) the B2S.exe apprun line in your table script and use the regular backglass server + Always-On-Top. And yes, I have the 3.53 version of the scripts :-)