CarnyPriest

You got me thinking about this after reading the thread. Is the difference really noticeable?

FastFlips – definitely noticeable.

SSF – I don’t have it, but it is purported that it benefits even the cabs of mere mortals like myself. I don’t know. I run with table noise running through HDMI to regular stereo TV speakers.

Is it worth it?…[Read more]

Give the vbs the same file name as the vpx. Open the table in VPX. That’s it!

Side car loading means that VPX will use the external script if it finds a vbs file with the same name. Good way to share an updated script that adds FastFlips, DOF, SSF, etc. if the original table did not include these features.

Yeah. I know there are a few updated tables. I decided that I’ll stop updating them after I was in sync with what I had originally posted or it would become a never ending project. And, of course, lack of feedback was a contributing factor too. There is still tables being made, totally ignoring SSF and FF. Added Dolly Parton 1.0.2 for you t…[Read more]

Yes. A handful throw errors. Elvis for one, but I haven’t been keeping notes.

Most, so far, are working great and have the same file name as the latest available vpx. I still have a lot of updating to do. The cab had been down for many months.

I have an update for the Dolly Parton vbs as that table has been updated to V1.0.2.

You need the beta for 3.2

https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=27063&page=1

I have to say that I have been making good use of side-car loading of vbs from the github repo. Nice time saver!

https://github.com/sverrewl/vpxtable_scripts

Thought that there was side-car loading where all you had to do was give the pov file the same name as the vpx and the settings would be loaded when the table is opened in VP.

BorgDog wrote:
I still don’t understand why vp can’t automatically compensate for your windows orientation. XY rotation should just be a setting in video preferences and all the backdrop stuff should be table based X and Y, and the rest is just math. I’ve brought it up in beta threads and I don’t know if they don’t understand what I’m talki…

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Thanks for a great and long response, wrd! I have a highest level of respect for you and the other “high level” table authors among this amazing community. It would never ever even cross my mind to mod your amazing pinbot for example. Why would I? (Or even could?) It’s so close to perfection already.

The tables I have touched the most are older…[Read more]

Sorry in advance Skitso for using your post for my own purpose

This is my list of unreleased table “mods”/fixes that deserve to be named on my opinion (I do small changes on almost all the released tables), a reminder just in case one of the authors see this post and wants to see/share them:

Elvira and the Party Monsters (Bally 1989): bum…[Read more]

@Thalamus github repository is a good example. It’s off any table’s main support path but does provide some features people would be looking for if so inclined esp. fastflips. I’m not saying diff patches are the primary go to. It is more a solution of last resort. It’s there but not used much because “permission to mod” is a system that works pretty well.

I haven’t seen that the patching solution has been abused. Fact is, I think most don’t even know about it. But if you can’t reach somebody who’s left the scene, what else are going to do?

http://vpuniverse.com/forums/files/file/2581-vpu-patching-system-vppatch-32bit-64bit/

No, not yet. Maybe later tonight.

In the meantime, use the official beta or it would probably work to use SAMBuild and name the set hlywoodh.zip and enable “Ignore ROM CRC errors”.

I thought the author included the rom with the table download. Just need to rename the zip to tomjerry.zip.

Some details of physics or lighting are subjective. But your work is really good. I trust that if you felt moved to polish something then it wasn’t for insignificant reasons. Hope to see some of these see the light of day.

Would still be best to see if original author is willing to update their table post with your changes.

Would be OK to post a separate mod with permission. Some authors have given blanket permission. Others you might have to track down.

Or you can still post a diff patch with link to original table if it is something you feel is worth sharing.…[Read more]

I don’t need a heart attack. It will be enough if I just wet my pants.

So how close are they to emulating Spike? Seems like they have had quite sometime.

Must be very secure.

Who is they? I don’t think anyone’s working on Spike.