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Hoping to see some gameplay links here.
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Looks great ! Can't wait to see the new PF art in a game as well... That's going to tie it all in...
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Quoted from Akitostarwind:Nice. But did multi ball seem a bit easy to achieve?
I'm sure it will get more difficult with code. right now you simply have to roll the ball over 4 lock buttons however with woz there were substantially more letters to roll over to activate lock so i'm sure Keiffer will be programing something in here to make it more difficult
The new lighting makes the gameplay more exciting IMO. One can tell even with this very early code. Keith will make this pinballmachine a winner!
When is this game supposed to ship again? If they are making changes this late into the game, I would expect to see shipments in 2nd quarter 2015 at the earliest.
Keith and Ted on rules: PERFECT! But also we have to remember DAVID THIEL. Without great sound, a game like this would not be a great experience.
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At 3:00 exactly one of the trolls takes a light hit from the back and scores it. So it seems likely that the popups register hits in both directions. This is very good news, as that drastically increases their programmability and fun factor!
Quoted from Goronic:Perhaps the troll time elapsed and it dropped on its on?
Possible, I thought of that too. The score does go up right at that instant, so that's hopeful to the theory that it scored (though it is the end of the multiball and there could have been some late scoring). I've watched it 30 or more times. I'm really hoping it scored, as that would be big news.
I doubt there is a hit switch behind the pop up targets. I know they modified the cages (which looks great) for the pop up targets to reduce their depth a bit but the only hit switch is behind the target face. I think that's perfect as it would seem like a cheap shot to have deflected balls hit the back of the target and count.
The game is coming along nicely. Nice updates since expo. Well done team JJP.
Quoted from heckheck:At 3:00 exactly one of the trolls takes a light hit from the back and scores it. So it seems likely that the popups register hits in both directions. This is very good news, as that drastically increases their programmability and fun factor!
Quoted from luvthatapex2:but the only hit switch is behind the target face.
Do you know this as a fact, or are you speculating like me?
Quoted from luvthatapex2:I think that's perfect as it would seem like a cheap shot to have deflected balls hit the back of the target and count.
A switch is just an input. It's always up to software what to count, and when to count it. If they did put a switch on the back, they could choose to score it only at specific times/circumstances/modes, thus your worry over deflected balls scoring would not be relevant.
I guess we'll have to see what the game looks like when they can actually show the software. Last months version seemed to have non-stop drop target resets. This one they do not move at all in the video above?
And this is nitpicky, but I don't remember a bunch of wargs popping up in the Smaug Battle in the movie, but that appears to be happening nonstop in the Smaug multiball? Guessing this is just placeholder stuff to show of what's under the hood, but who knows (those that do can't talk).
Quoted from HFK:It registered hits on the back when I was playing it this week. Don't know if the vibration causes the switch to score or if it has multiple switches.
What is your thoughts on the game after playing it?
Quoted from luvthatapex2:I doubt there is a hit switch behind the pop up targets. I know they modified the cages (which looks great) for the pop up targets to reduce their depth a bit but the only hit switch is behind the target face. I think that's perfect as it would seem like a cheap shot to have deflected balls hit the back of the target and count.
I think it's a huge miss if they don't use the opportunity to purposely hit the back of the targets using the U-turn ramp. Early speculation that this led to a subway on the back of the pop-ups was wicked, but if there were spots where you had to hit the backs via the U-turn, that would still be cool.
Quoted from luvthatapex2:I doubt there is a hit switch behind the pop up targets. I know they modified the cages (which looks great) for the pop up targets to reduce their depth a bit but the only hit switch is behind the target face. I think that's perfect as it would seem like a cheap shot to have deflected balls hit the back of the target and count.
The game is coming along nicely. Nice updates since expo. Well done team JJP.
Incorrect. Watch the video 
Hits register from the rear of the targets as well.
Quoted from Pinchroma:Incorrect. Watch the video Hits register from the rear of the targets as well.
Are there more than one sensor in the popups? Or are they unable to determine whether they have been hit from behind or from the "faceside"?
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