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[balater]

File Name: TX-Sector (Gottlieb 1988) Recreation VPX

File Submitter: balater

File Submitted: 24 Dec 2019

File Category: VPX/VPinMAME Recreations

Author(s): balater
Manufacturer: Gottlieb
Year: 1988
Permission to MOD?: Yes, without approval

Table graphics created in part from videos and images from the net. And a big thank you to all the authors of sources taken here and there on the net. Playfield recreated.

Click here to download this file

[Sheltemke]

Thank you for this Amazing christmas gift.

[Thalamus]

A second Christmas gift

 

I was a bit sad when Dozer decided to stop producing tables, knowing he was about 80% done with his update to this machine. Very happy to see that you've made one Balater !

 

Thank you very much !

[naeromagus]

I just don't know what to Say!!! Except thank you soo much for this. I loved the dozer version but it was not finished to me. Thankfully you pick up a new build. Fantastic can't wait to play Merry Christmas my friend

[Zedixair]

Un immense MERCI pour cette table ! 

 

Thank you so much for this table !

[STAT]

Thanks Man, didn't know, that Dozer's Version isn't done, as Thalamus mentioned ... thanks for your Release and the nice BG

 TX_STAT.jpg   141KB   10 downloads

Edited by STAT, 25 December 2019 - 02:35 PM.

[jpsalas]

Thanks for making this table It has been in my "to-do" list for ages

[3rdaxis]

Sharp looking rendition. Love this table. 

Edited by 3rdaxis, 26 December 2019 - 04:04 AM.

[KABS]

thank you for this, great work!!

[Mike DA Spike]

Nice table. plays good.
I only have my doubts about the dipswitch menu.
I don't have the dipswitch settings manual, but from your table it is copied from RoboWars and looks like there are specific Robowars dips in it.
Found an old post of 32assassin with the TXsector dips and I added my coin chute control.
Maybe you can add this in the following release :

' Dip Switches
' ==================================================================
' Gottlieb TX-Section
' originally added by Inkochnito
' Added Coins chute by Mike da Spike
Sub editDips
	Dim vpmDips : Set vpmDips = New cvpmDips
	With vpmDips
        .AddForm  700,400,"TX-Section - DIP switches"
	    .AddFrame 2,4,190,"Left Coin Chute (Coins/Credit)",&H0000001F,Array("1/4",&H00000018,"1/2",&H00000010,"1/1",&H00000000,"2/1",&H0000000A) 'Dip 1-5
	    .AddFrame 2,80,190,"Right Coin Chute (Coins/Credit)",&H00001F00,Array("1/4",&H00001800,"1/2",&H00001000,"1/1",&H00000000,"2/1",&H00000A00) 'Dip 9-13
	    .AddFrame 2,160,190,"Center Coin Chute (Coins/Credit)",&H001F0000,Array("1/4",&H00180000,"1/2",&H00100000,"1/1",&H00000000,"2/1",&H000A0000) 'Dip 17-21
		.AddFrame 2,240,190,"3rd coin chute credits control",&H20000000,Array("no effect",0,"add 9",&H20000000)'dip 30    
		.AddFrame 207,4,190,"Maximum credits",49152,Array("8 credits",0,"10 credits",32768,"15 credits",&H00004000,"20 credits",49152)'dip 15&16
		.AddFrame 207,80,190,"Coin chute 1 and 2 control",&H00002000,Array("seperate",0,"same",&H00002000)'dip 14
		.AddFrame 207,126,190,"Playfield special",&H00200000,Array("replay",0,"extra ball",&H00200000)'dip 22
		.AddFrame 207,172,190,"High games to date control",&H00000020,Array("no effect",0,"reset high games 2-5 on power off",&H00000020)'dip 6
		.AddFrame 207,218,190,"Auto-percentage control",&H00000080,Array("disabled (normal high score mode)",0,"enabled",&H00000080)'dip 8
		.AddFrame 207,264,190,"Playfield special control",&H40000000,Array("special lit after banks compl. 3 times",0,"special lit after banks compl. 2 times",&H40000000)'dip 31
		.AddFrame 412,4,190,"High game to date awards",&H00C00000,Array("not displayed and no award",0,"displayed and no award",&H00800000,"displayed and 2 replays",&H00400000,"displayed and 3 replays",&H00C00000)'dip 23&24
		.AddFrame 412,80,190,"Balls per game",&H01000000,Array("5 balls",0,"3 balls",&H01000000)'dip 25
		.AddFrame 412,126,190,"Replay limit",&H04000000,Array("no limit",0,"one per game",&H04000000)'dip 27
		.AddFrame 412,172,190,"Novelty",&H08000000,Array("normal",0,"extra ball and replay scores 500K",&H08000000)'dip 28
		.AddFrame 412,218,190,"Game mode",&H10000000,Array("replay",0,"extra ball",&H10000000)'dip 29
		.AddFrame 412,264,190,"Extra bal control",&H80000000,Array("Reset energy level",0,"Memorize energy level",&H80000000)'dip 32
		.AddChk 412,316,180,Array("Match feature",&H02000000)'dip 26
		.AddChk 412,331,190,Array("Attract sound",&H00000040)'dip 7
		.AddLabel 50,360,300,20,"After hitting OK, press F3 to reset game with new settings."
		.ViewDips
	End With
End Sub
Set vpmShowDips = GetRef("editDips")

Edited by Mike DA Spike, 26 December 2019 - 08:34 AM.

[Thalamus]

Mike - Dozer's version of this table already has a dips menu. Looked at it ? https://raw.githubus...R_Dozer_RTM.vbs

[Mike DA Spike]

Thanks Thalamus, will check when I have a pc available. Do you have the manual for this table? (Or only dip settings to check?)

EDIT:
Checked the script from Dozer and what I have and those matches (except the Coin chute control I added ) 

Edited by Mike DA Spike, 26 December 2019 - 08:56 AM.

[Thalamus]

Thanks. I added them to Dozers old table script.

[balater]

A V1.10 update is loaded.
 
Thank you for your opinion. They allow to continue to correct to improve and especially to encourage.
 
 
Pinballly!

[32assassin]

thanks for the update,

 

according to the VP8 table

you are missing 3 scoring rubbers

 Capture.PNG   35.61KB   9 downloads

 

 

and flipper key calls

Sub Table1_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode)
If KeyCode=LeftFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(6)=1
If KeyCode=RightFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(16)=1

If keycode = PlungerKey Then Plunger.Pullback:playsound"plungerpull"
If vpmKeyDown(KeyCode) Then Exit Sub 
End Sub

Sub Table1_KeyUp(ByVal KeyCode)
If KeyCode=LeftFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(6)=0
If KeyCode=RightFlipperKey Then Controller.Switch(16)=0

If keycode = PlungerKey Then Plunger.Fire:PlaySound"plunger"
If vpmKeyUp(KeyCode) Then Exit Sub 
End Sub

and you should consider using  Jps Lights  for tables like this that use Light IDs to trigger events.

 

you can turn a Light ID call to a subroutine  and code it similar to a solenoid call

their is no need to use dummy lights

 

 

your Drop target Hit would look like this

 

 

mapped to a subroutine event

	   If chgLamp(ii,0) = 13 Then soldtl chgLamp(ii,1)

 

your subroutine

Sub soldtl(Enabled) 'controlled by light ID 13
If Enabled Then
dtl1.hit 1
End If
End Sub

Edited by 32assassin, 27 December 2019 - 10:00 PM.

[STAT]

Sounds good, 32assassin, í guess you could send an updated Table to balater ?

[balater]

Thank you!

 

By using JPS lights, don't we sometimes lose machine resources?

 

A V1.21 update is loaded.

[Thalamus]

Thanks for the update.

[jpsalas]

 

Thank you!

 

By using JPS lights, don't we sometimes lose machine resources?

 

A V1.21 update is loaded.

 

Not much actually, as it only processes the changed lights. That's the system Pacdude invented 17 years ago, more or less , just to add fading to the lights and to do not make a big impact on the cpu use.

 

And thanks for the update

[roccodimarco]

Great table! Noticed that the ball release sound is not active, the ball rolling sounds are very low, and when turned up the wire rail sound is not there. Those are nitpicks though!   Love this table! 

 

Can someone help me on the script for the metal rails?  I was able to get the ball rolling sounds and ball release sounds to work, but the ramps are still a no go for me. 

Edited by roccodimarco, 31 December 2019 - 11:22 PM.