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[DDH69]

DOFLinx v8.18 has just been released on GitHub, look here https://github.com/D...eases/tag/v8.18

 

If you've got a PacDrive you need this release.

This version adds some cool animations and messages from MAME via Pixelcade, such as insert coins, for games that support it, select player 1 / 2, pause, reset, cheat messages.  Also, SSF for MAME!  I'm just starting on this with a playfield rattling coin drop when you put those coins in and a couple of sample effects for pause, reset, cheat on/off.  SSF is a work in progress, but its started!

 

 

Here are the release notes for v8.18 and v817 (v8.17 came out while I was working on MAME things because there was a fix needed for PacDrive and UltimateIO)

 

8.18 8/1/25

- Fix PacDrive startup and reognition, broken since v8.11  (PacDrive tested, UltimateIO not tested - should have been OK since v8.17)

- New to handle the new pixelcade.ini and older settings.ini

- New use Pixelcade "info" messages to discover configured devices

- Load marquee names from Pixelcade LCD and include Pixelcade LCD in attract mode

- Fix FF_PC command that wasn't working in [STARTUP] section of MAME files

- Add insert coins, paused, reset, cheat, etc messages to Pixelcade matrix and LED displays for MAME

- Fix Pixelcade banner display when navigating front end menu such as Popper to display on both LED and LCD

 

8.17 25/12/24

- Fix percent quote a few more characters for Pixelcade LCD marquee URL

- Fix FF_MSG when using player 2 in MAME games with LED outputs for player buttons

- Improved startup of Pixelweb for Pixelcade and monitor connectivity of LCD and LED individually

- New 8 x .MAME files to use FF_MSG for player messages, tempest, peterpak, eeekk, duckhunt, centiped, asteroid, asteroid2 and galaga

- Fix ATTRACT_MODE=0 to reset the Delay counter for attract mode.

- Fix MAME cheat button not registering the first press when cheats are on by default

- New some SSF for MAME, Coin, Pause, Cheat, Reset

- Fix PacLED64, PacDrive and UltimateIO startup (nb PacDrive and Ultimate IO not verified as working yet)

- Updated Mame 0.270 to fix a couple of messaging issues

[Vizzini]

DDH69

 

Happy to report back.

 

I was able to update my locked down installation of windows 10 1903 AME to 10 22H2.

 

Got my dotnet upgraded.

 

Installed 8.18. Updated my ini a bit. Bam. Back in business.

 

Thank you good sir for keeping DOFLinx alive!

 

I said I wouldn't do it to myself. But, your dedication to keeping this project updated got me to install FX, Now, I started to buy some of those table too. Ugh! I hope Zen is paying you your cut!

 

Hey. Don't make us to go to windows 11! LOL.

[DDH69]

DDH69

 

Happy to report back.

 

I was able to update my locked down installation of windows 10 1903 AME to 10 22H2.

 

Got my dotnet upgraded.

 

Installed 8.18. Updated my ini a bit. Bam. Back in business.

 

Thank you good sir for keeping DOFLinx alive!

 

I said I wouldn't do it to myself. But, your dedication to keeping this project updated got me to install FX, Now, I started to buy some of those table too. Ugh! I hope Zen is paying you your cut!

 

Hey. Don't make us to go to windows 11! LOL.

 

Good to hear from you.

 

I can report that Windows 11 works just fine     I have a couple of machines running it.  None of them are on officially supported hardware and all were installed using the known workarounds .... just in case you did want to know.

 

Yes DOFLinx is alive and well.  Now that I'm retired its getting even more time.  Another release coming up shortly with a lot more MAME stuff and still waiting on an answer from Zen for Pinball M.

[Vizzini]

Congratulations on retirement! That's so cool.

 

If all works out on my end, I'm roughly 6 months to a year away. I hope to have more time to be active in the community again. It feels really good playing around with the cab and checking out all the updates from everyone's hard work here and elsewhere. It is just crazy how much has changed/improved.

 

Looking forward to your next release. Windows 11, not so much!