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Thanks for that.
So the vpt tables are the ones that have to use the exe collection in the main folder. Thats a great help, many thanks once more for the info. It all helps.
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Good question and probably best to start a new thread on the discussions forum.
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I see. I thought that would be the case, so just to clear this up for me and all the other readers, there are a few versions of table formats:-
Visual Pinball This runs files with .VPT & .VPX extensions.
Future Pinball This runs files with .FPT extensions
Future Pinball with BAM
Ive already torn a couple of tables to pieces and the navigation is way different across the types. Have I missed any Pinball Creation tools, my library of tables and building stuff is already at the 15GB size, not that im short on space. Just like this genre a lot.
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Sweet
Theres a few ways of changing the volumes I have found not just open door etc. all information is good information. Currently Ive got a few ideas and bags of info to try making my own little piece of history.
Im working on a common interface for volume setups thats going to work on all tables. Ive got the code for Vis Pin thats helping me work through a few problems. That and downloading all the tables I can find has got me making a specific partition on one my hard drives, vpin is as addictive as the real ones.
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Ok having had a lot of hunting for information and the lack of answers,
1024 x 1024 pixel squares make up the framework of 2 Horizontal X 4 Vertical so the blank table is 2048 x 4096. The WIDE table format seems to be 3072 x 4096 (as yet I have no real proof of this its just a guess)
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In compatable version im guessing for the lockup. Try using a previous version.
Im using the 10.6.0 installation package exe. I havent used any previous version other than just installing the Future Pinball dance, currently havent used it.
Another cause for the crahs may well be that you dont have the earlier c++ redistributables installed. Sorry just came to me, Ive got all version of C++ and VB redistributable packs on my system as I am a programmer. Always had the things installed. Ill list the years and you can download the packs from Microsoft (nowhere else is to be trusted)
2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 – 2019 (this last one is a one off download that covers all years 15 – 19) those you can trace using “VisualC++ reditributable”
2010 for Visual Basic or VB. This one os mainly to drop in control of the scripting functions in conjunction with the Microsoft Scripting thats generic in versions of Windows since Windows XP Service pack 3
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Many thanks for the information guys,
Routine followed:
- Open the Table door (END)
- Press 9 to access the volume controls then turn it up using 9 reduce using 8. (Mine was set to 14 for some reason, now on 30 and perfect)
- Exit the game and save the table in the editor.
- All done, enjoy.
Ive done this with other tables Ive got and they all work great.
Many Thanks once more for your info. I apologise for the late replies work gets in the way of Table Time.
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Didnt know they existed, but I will investigate, still getting used to the editor and things associated with it. So each noise in a table is its own soundtrack that can be modified and edited or do they have to be replaced wholesale with the updated track?
Thanks for the post links, they are really appreciated.
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Check that you have the updated Visual C++ redistributables installed 2012, 2013 2014, 2015 – 2019(these are a one download set down.
Check you have the updated Visual Basic extensions installed again same years
Check you Visual .Net files are up to date.
If you havent they can be obtained from the Microsoft website, google search : Visual C++ redistributables. Then search Google Visual Basic redistributables.
And a general tip for everyone. These files contain a lot of incidental files that get changed during the normal Windows Update procedure and also the installation of Feature Packs by Microsoft. Personally I keep a copy of all the redistributables from 2008 to present day and they get reinstalled after every major MS update. As a programmer the FP argument you have issues with is common once your machines updating system is compromised. Darn things have cost me hours of tracing issues so now this simple task helps make the system stable for making code.
Download and update your sound / video drivers. Occasionally it takes a week or so to get video updates due to new file changes.
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So basically then you tore out a CRT based video display and hot wired in a flat screen that had a frame collapse. Now it works but is dim.
And all this with no consultation of circuit diagrams, voltage tables and stuff.
Truely amazing, very well done.
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Just looking at the picture, I see someones not actually finished this design as there is a “Ball Trap” point bottom left. Ball gos into hole gets kicked back up table, gravity drops ball in the area just up from it, ball stuck or am I missing something? Still waiting to hear from you.
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Send me a copy of your script, I will have a look at it see if I can come up with anything. Still studying the Editor but what you need sounds simple enough.
Stick the script in Notepad.txt format. Dont bother with the table and stuff, I will have a look at it see if I can find an answer.
PM Me ill send email
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Explains the assortment of exe files in the installation.
As for seperating the googleplatz from the oojymaflip, is there any chance of a link to a detailed explanation of this action and how you get to actually play these wonderful designs. All my file open filters look for are .vpt.
Ill add the link here you sent me for the installation info, others may wish to use it.
https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?app=tutorials&article=160
Kind of a get started playing these tables, then I can start looking at designing.
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The logo looks great.
The T Shirt issue has burned in the cinders of many imaginations now for decades. Back when I was a kid ad something called “Woodstock” turned on the imagination of a generation, tie dye and various other media were used to colour ( or Color if you spell it that way ) imaginative designs for anything. Then the 70’s hit and the eruption of printing became biblical in proportion.
Anyhow I digress, for those interested in making unique designs for clothes and such like there are available some A4 size print and Iron on design sheets. All you need is a graphics editor and a printer (Bubblejet, Inkjet and I believe now some lazer capable media). These sheets can be obtained off sites like Ebay and Amazon at a reasonable price. Either buy in singles or packs. Im not advertising the brands and sites, just throwing a more personal option into the fray.
Mass printing of Tshirts now leaves out one consideration, what to do with those that dont sell !!
Using this idea it offers the individual the chance to own their own designs quickly and more cost effective. Print of a £200 shirt looks just as good as a $5 shirt from KMart is it?
It also offers personal representation. A page of Tshirt logos and designs for use in this media may be of use to all members without the need for P&P or waiting for a bulk order to be put together.
Just a thought.
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Ah I see. The thumbs upo says it all. Picture paints a thousand words etc.
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Here’s a thought. In the UK, we have a manly costom that is VERY popular. Its called the GARDEN SHED. Either buy one ready made or build it custom. Making a pibnball table (assuming its less that Hercules in size) you could easily have an outdoor man cave say 5m x 4m or indeed one that is just big enough to work in. Mine is a sublime 3m square, but it doesnt take up the garage, the wife doesnt complain the garage floor isnt fit to park a car on, the kids cant get in there when its locked and my tools are safe and protected as well as easily accesible.
Attic building Ive had a go and ended up slapping a Dorma window in it got sick of banging my head and as soon as that got done its “Oh baby, that new room will be great as a bedroom” NOOOOOOOOOOO! Whereas a shed is a mans domicile, go in lock door sink into armchair and contemplate the next creation while chugging on a cold one, just for refreshment you understand.
Adding buttons to a custom build is easy enough, so long as the board connections are there, player selection available, screen toggles, mounting them should be a case of having some paper tape and the right size drill bit. In my arcade period, we had a hole saw that you stuck in a drill, similar to a lock saw for drilling doors. Cheap enough from your hardware store, take the switch with you they can measure it and provide the right tools.
One issue we used to come across regularly was the front or side boards were too thick, so buying a slightly larger bit and drilling part of the way from the inside to the outside made for a much better fit so the locking tabs could locate on the inner surfaces. After that a little judicial soldering or plugging in was needed and you had a professional job.
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A couple of things you need to be made aware of in this and other Arcade cabs.
The old CRT screens, although functional and weighing a tons had a device on board called a LOPTi Line output transformer that handled the frame voltage and scatter magnets on the tube, all driven by a frame chip arrangemnet on the motherboard. A straight forward one to one swap isnt likely to produce a result your looking for. The frame looks like its falling out of sync by the way its collapsing off to one corner after bootup. This was a regular chip issue in CRT monitors and TV sets back in the dim and distant past.
Ive had a scout through on Youtube and there are a few people on there that have made this modification to their machines, Asteroids, Gorf, etc and suceeded with a modification setup. Usually the power supply board rund the logic and the screen input used to be like trying to make a VGA socket output drive a DVI plug, unless you know the Pin outs, the voltages, syncs etc all I can say is put on a blindfold.
Recommendation get the circuit diagram for the boards as they exist now and the controls etc, most systems today run on a 5V supply some of the older games had 12V.
Getting the V sync and Hsync to tally together is going to be a problem and there should be an interface available to do this but just posting a picture of a board doesnt provide the information needed.
As for the frame drop thats a definate chip issue. Sorry but its a case of scour “Youtube” and avoid the cat videos at all costs or itll take months. Search Repairing asteroids machine as a start.
Ill look up any info and post it here for you.
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Hi,
Ive just joined the site recently. I am fluent in VBScript and have a number of years programming experience.
Although the term “Bitch” may sound harsh it isnt too far from the truth. In American slang it basically means someone who earns the money while others collect the Kudos.
I can see from your table that you appear to be a flipper lover. A most intreguing design I must say and I assume the individual sets have independant target groups and each target group has a rule set and each rule set has a scoring / featrue system and each scoring / feature system has a table lighting / scoring / fature impact and……
Just asking someone to code slave a job of this magnitude isnt as easy as it appears. You may think just asking someone to magically make dreams come true just by asking for it, rarely happens. I have had people come to me and say can you write a program to run my business from a computer. The reply is always “Yes, what exactly do you want it to do?”
As for coding yes I can code up VBScript, can you provide me with a variables table, a features list of variables, a scoring system your working on, a result for each event, a result for each feature, a list of special features/effects as well as their trigger names, any timers used in the table (ie countdown timers for triggered events, say extra ball timeout after 30 seconds) lighitng events that are triggered. As well as your hopeful outcome.
Just asking someone to be a coder does not imply that you get off doing any work. I asume that you have some form of Spreadsheet software you are keeping track of for your table variables, outcomes, scoring, features, lights and events? If not sit down and write one up, in the long run it does make life a lot easier. It will provide some form of reference to start with, also provide a list of “Ingame” variables that you are using (these are hardcoded into the table editor, but there is no need to reference things that arent being used by any portion of your table this will confuse the issue.
Use my profile message system to get n touch and I will take a look and see whats what and what I can do.
Oh yes and which version of VBScript are you intending using? I have access to a few, think the most recent one I have is 2012, which is good enough for most applications.
So to reitterate, yes I can join the dots in the picture as long as you provide the paper, the dots in the right places and the numbers for each dot. Comparitively joining the dots takes less time than all the other dots.
Dig
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