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[arie kabaalstra]

After not having VP on my PC for a number of years.. i recently Downloaded VPX, to just start over again.. I loved the Bally Embryon Table that i played heaviliy when i was in the Army..  so i based my Table on that.. 

But.. after watching TRON again last week.. I decided it wasn't good enough.. that Center Island is just too much "Embryon" and Too Little Tron.. So... 



I Got rid of the Old "island" and made a new one Using Alibre Design, then i exported it as a STEP file that i then Converted to an Obj File to get it into VPX..
I also Drew a Recognizer, and a LightCycle.. and put Multiple on my Table.. 

And this Morning.. i did some more 3D drawing..
 

I made a TRON Tank.. Consisting of multiple Primitives but because i made them in Alibre Design, All parts have a Common Reference point.. Which makes it possible to Rotate the Cannon on top. using the Flippers.. not sure what to do with that.. but it is kinda Cool.. it is not just a tank sitting there.. it changes the orientation of the gun while you play..

 

	If keycode = LeftFlipperKey Then
		LeftFlipper.RotateToEnd
		PlaySound "flipperup"
		TankTurret.RotZ = TankTurret.RotZ - 1
		Orientation.Text= TankTurret.RotZ-30 &"°"
	End If

	If keycode = RightFlipperKey Then
		RightFlipper.RotateToEnd
		RightTopFlipper.RotateToEnd
		If FlipSave.Enabled =True Then
			Flipsave.RotateToEnd
		End If
		PlaySound "flipperup"
		TankTurret.RotZ = TankTurret.RotZ + 1
		Orientation.Text= TankTurret.RotZ-30 &"°"
	End If

I also noticed i can change the Opacity of a Primitive.. the Red Lightbeam on the Communication Tower is just a faint red transparent Rod when starting.. but when you hit the captive balls and hit the triggers.. it "lights Up" for a number of seconds.. Also an option For a Game Goal.. "Communicate as much as you can.. while the Communication port is open..