Wooo Hoo! My ColorDMD was installed a couple months ago in hope of this so I am ready.
Thank You Eric!
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Wooo Hoo! My ColorDMD was installed a couple months ago in hope of this so I am ready.
Thank You Eric!
Quoted from epthegeek:Check your board revision number just to be sure, but if you got it in 2016 you SHOULD be ok.
Yes, I just checked and have the 1.3B that is needed. Thanks
Quoted from PinballManiac40:Holy Crap!! SMVE also released. Wow. These games are getting pounded out this year.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/colordmd-game-41-along-came-another-spider
Wow. ColorDMD is picking up the pace on coloring.
Quoted from shovelhed:Just awesome! Been patiently waiting for this one. Just made my upcoming 40th birthday that much better!
Cool coincidence...40th ColorDMD game, 40th birthday for you.
Quoted from epthegeek:All the ColorDMD rom does is apply color do the dots the game shows. The ColorDMD doesn't generate the display itself. So, no, that would not work.
Is the ColorDMD ROM compatible with the latest SM code 2.61? I noticed in the Twitch video that the webs were not showing on the display when the pop bumpers were firing.
Video of 2.61 webs on the display:
Quoted from epthegeek:According to my captures, my game is running 2.6, not 2.61 - I will get it updated today and re-test things and adjust as necessary before release.
Edit: And thanks much for pointing that out!
Cool. Thank you.
I know that a lot of people did not get around to updating or maybe did not know about that final SM update but it does add a little bit more action to the display.
Quoted from epthegeek:Looks like it's just a simple background effect. As long as it's a different intensity than the text it's a quick fix. Reading about 2.61 it doesn't sound like much else changed, other than 64 bit scoring, which doesn't affect displays in any material way.
Can you make the web effect when the pops are hit a different color from the text?
White webs would probably look good with the text being mostly red and blue.
Quoted from epthegeek:All better. Move along.
That was quick.
Is that Dots or DotsXL?
Quoted from epthegeek:That's plain dots. It actually took more than an hour to do because [boring technical details redacted].
Do you prefer regular or XL for this title?
Quoted from DugFreez:On a related note...did any other games use the video clips in full screen like Spider-Man?
KISS?
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:IMO if they knew some video images were going to be above the memory threshold then they should have put in the higher memory chip in the first place. We paid top money for these displays and it should work for every game as advertised.
I doubt they knew. The technology has been evolving over the last few years including the coloring tools.
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:Just dots. Maybe we'll do it on more time and change the styles a few times.
Either the video resolution is very poor or the video is showing HIRES/SCAN. I cannot see any dots in the video.
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:Sorry it's not up to your standards and super high def 1080p. The resolution is not poor. I (and several others) can see the dots just fine. We do the best we can. Streaming is not easy.
Sorry. I was not meaning to criticize your presentation. I have no idea what causes one video to be in a higher resolution from another.
I remember Rarehero mentioning that he would like to see some SM Dots mode video after the first twitch you did (implying that the first video was HIRES) and then I saw this second video and could not see the difference so was assuming it was also HIRES/SCAN.
Thanks for any videos you do regardless of the video resolution.
Quoted from Ed_in_Texas:Just dots. Maybe we'll do it on more time and change the styles a few times.
Just for reference, this is what I see in the video:
Quoted from J_Striker:was this going to be released today?
In post #1 it says it is targeted for Friday.
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:Is there a wrong way to install the upgraded memory IC chip to the board? The chip has 4 legs in each side so how do you know which side goes to which pads or does it matter?
There is usually a little half circle looking mark on one end that needs to be matched up with the old chip.
I finally got the ROM installed today. The colors really have been selected to go well with the game, even the translite since there is some yellow text that seems to match the translite to my eye.
SM is probably the game that most benefits from ColorDMD just to give the game a boost on the display which was the weakest aspect of the game. I am not saying it is the best ColorDMD art but just that the upgrade gives the game the visual boost it needed more than most. Well done epthegeek.
My opinion is that SCAN, HIRES, DOTS and DOTSXL are all good choices for this game depending on your preference. I am going with SCAN for a while. I really like the textured look SCAN gives on most games.
Quoted from cableguy918:My SM has an older 2.1 rom, do I need to get a new one for the Color DMD to work?
You can update the ROM to the latest version 2.61 from Stern's site for free. You just need a Flash drive:
http://www.sternpinball.com/game-code#
Instructions on how to do the update:
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