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[jpsalas]

File Name: Metal Man (inder 1992)

File Submitter: jpsalas

File Submitted: 08 Mar 2022

File Category: VPX/VPinMAME Recreations

Author(s): jpsalas
Manufacturer: Other - Pinball
Year: 1992
ROM: Link to ROM
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval

Based on the Inder table from 1992.
 
This is a rebuild in VPX of my VP9 table, which was based on the table by TAB & destruk.
 
JP notes:
- It looks like the extra ball counter doesn't work in vpinmame, so I update that manually in the desktop version.
- the special light at the lower target never seems to turn on during play, it must be very difficult to get that special.
- the graphics could use a complete redraw (some parts more than others)
- the 3d objects aren't real 3d objects, just pictures, but they still look good to me
- the table is huge! 6,3Mb, 4,9Mb zipped
 
Anyway, if you know this table then play it and see if you can discover some more weird things And maybe some fixes.

Click here to download this file

[STAT]

Wow, thanks JP, i will play that tomorrow, i have my Chess Evening tonight ...

[kiwi]

Thanks, I love this table.

 

In other Inder tables we have commanded the extraball display with the same lights as the extraball,

the extraball lights on/off can be inverted, as in the tables of Pachecas ", for example Atleta and Corsario.

[tmpc]

Great job and great table, thank you.

[bolt]

Thank you JP for this top table.

[pinball lover]

Thanks, but the ROM is not working for me, there is an BAD CRC CHECK, i downloaded it two times.
Please reupload it, thanks!

 

[jpsalas]

I can not upload the rom, I guess the rom in this site is older for the new vpinamame. Just go to VPU and download it from there.

Thanks, I love this table.

 

In other Inder tables we have commanded the extraball display with the same lights as the extraball,

the extraball lights on/off can be inverted, as in the tables of Pachecas ", for example Atleta and Corsario.

 

Yes, I saw that in the TAB/destruk table, but I thought maybe that was fixed in vpinmame a long time ago, but it isn't. I see that using 2 lights you get just 4 numbers. I guess I'll implement that

Edited by jpsalas, 09 March 2022 - 02:15 AM.

[jpsalas]

UPDATE:

 

1.0.1 Updated 09.03.2022

- Fixed the extra ball display in the desktop version.

 

This is for desktop players only, it just displays the extra balls you have won on the desktop. I see that you may win only 2 extra balls.

[Spring_Jack]

When launching, if applied too much strength, the ball should go through the hole on top of the elevated playfield and drop to the lower playfield.

I tried to change the plunger settings but this never happens... see the 7:45 minute mark on this video to see what I mean.

 

Edited by Spring_Jack, 09 March 2022 - 01:20 PM.

[jpsalas]

When launching, if applied too much strength, the ball should go through the hole on top of the elevated playfield and drop to the lower playfield.

I tried to change the plunger settings but this never happens... see the 7:45 minute mark on this video to see what I mean.

 

 

Yes, I know, I have seen the video. I added a gate there The video is also missing the wire ramp.

[bha19]

Great table, but I can't seem to activate 5 balls per game when I hit f6.

 

Thanks again for these great lesser known tables.

I also found a bug where you have to hit 5 multiple times to actually register a credit.

[jpsalas]

I couldn't find a dip switch settings from inkochnito for this table, so I added the same routine as in Inder's 250cc., since we used that before in the old Metal man. But I only tested the extra ball.

So if someone want to make a better dip routine then just do it (I can't make those kind of routines).I'm a person that only learn the things I need

[leeoneil]

Thank you JP to allow us to discover all these tables !

I love how you give us the chance of discovering a large part of pinball history !

[jpsalas]

UPDATE

 

4.0.0 Updated 20.10.2022

- Updated to my VPX7 physics

- Updated my mechanical set of sounds to a more "under the glass" sound.

- Some small script updates, like the Rolling sound and PlaySoundAt routines.

[BobAlbright]

   I'm not getting a score display. Is there something I need to do in the script? Thanks

[jpsalas]

   I'm not getting a score display. Is there something I need to do in the script? Thanks

 

There is nothing in the script you need to change unless you run a Windows rotated screen. Normal desktop has the desktop score, and the FS gets the vpinmame (or the external DMD if configured to do so). 

 

I should do the standard first: delete the nvram is case it is corrupted.

[BobAlbright]

Thanks for your prompt reply. I’ll try the nv

[Joppnl]

Thanks for the update JP!


As, with my flipper skills. I need at least 5 balls I checked the F6 menu, changed it to 5 balls but that does not work.

So, I looked up the sciript and, with little luck, I managed to  change it so now you can set it to 3 or 5 balls.

Change line 769 to:

.AddFrame 205, 46, 190, "Balls per game", &H00000800, Array("3 balls", 0, "5 balls", &H00000800)                  'SL1-1 (dip 4)

 

 

(so basically change the hexvalue from 8 to 800)



 

[jpsalas]

Thanks for the update JP!


As, with my flipper skills. I need at least 5 balls I checked the F6 menu, changed it to 5 balls but that does not work.

So, I looked up the sciript and, with little luck, I managed to  change it so now you can set it to 3 or 5 balls.

Change line 769 to:

.AddFrame 205, 46, 190, "Balls per game", &H00000800, Array("3 balls", 0, "5 balls", &H00000800)                  'SL1-1 (dip 4)

 

 

(so basically change the hexvalue from 8 to 800)



 

 

Thanks!

[jpsalas]

UPDATE

 

4.0.1 Updated 23.10.2022

- Fixed Dip menu (F6) with the right code to select 3 or 5 balls. Thanks Joppnl for the fix.