Nope!

The effect looks awesome, but i'm afraid it could be too distracting during gameplay?

The video looks awesome - and i know taste is different for all of us, but i would probably prefer it without the text "cola" as well.

But even with the text it looks amazing!

I would probably use the rays in the background on all 4 snackbar videos. That way they kind of tie together. They can be different colors, and still easily identify that it is a snackbar hit.

Agree. The work you are putting into these videos is awesome, but i also believe less is more. No need for ketchup and smoke.

If anything, it should just be a very light steam to indicate that its hot, but lets face it, when was the last time you got a steaming hot hotdog?

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Is the software needed to run everything coded as well? I'm guessing it will need quite a lot of logic, as to what videos has the highest priorities (if several are triggered quickly after each other), and to make sure each video is only played at the correct time and so on.

But videos look really awesome!

Quick question (does not want to hijack this thread): Does this mean that the firmware for your DMDMK66 displays and the Magic Editor will be delayed? As i understood, the DMDMK66 firmware was the next project after putting up the hologram-mod for sale?

Hope i don't sound too negative here, but i have been thinking about the sound you are planning to offer:

Won't the jingles have to be really simple and short, as they are played on top of existing sounds (if i understand it correctly)?.

So if the game CPU does not know that it needs to duck / mute the background music, the video jingle and the background music will play on top of each other? I think that could very likely sound really confusing. Or does the original sound card mute other sounds when there is input on the external connector?

If there is no way to mute the machines original jingles and background music when playing the holomod videos, i think simple sound effects would be much better than jingles, as they would mix/blend better with existing music.

Adding sound to this mod will always be voluntary. It will work just as fine without adding the coming sound option. It doesn't matter if you add the sound cable or not - the videos will play on the screen, and the machines original sounds will play just as they always have. The video does NOT interrupt the original sounds from the machine.

But IF you add the sound cable (when the firmware supports it), it is hooked up to the original sound card, and the sounds from the videos will then be mixed with (layed on top of) the original sounds.

That's how I understand it anyway

I'm guessing he shipped a kit to his buddy last Tuesday. So with any luck he should have it installed in his CFTBL, and in the progress of doing gameplay videos with the complete kit installed. Fingers crossed...

Was a video with real gameplay ever released? I believe I read that he said he finished the video?

Would like to see how these great videos actually react in real gameplay scenarios.

It looks really great. Personally i think the videos are just too long. It would have suited the theme and the pace of the game better, if they were shorter. The KISS video is a great example in my opinion of how they should all be. Its short, and shows the info right away, and then gives room for other clips.
The Popcorn, Icecream etc. just takes up too much "space" in the game.

But again, the videos them selves are really great, and overall i think it all came out really nice.

Do you not consider the gameplay videos above "real", or do I misunderstand? Yes he grabs the ball with his hands sometimes, but that is just to keep progressing the game.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hologram-mod-for-creature-from-pinballsp-is-under-development/page/51#post-6068270

I see what you mean, but i actually think it resembles normal gameplay pretty well. Perhaps im just a really slow player myself

Has anyone from the 1st batch received and installed the mod yet? I would really like to hear their experiences?

(And no, I'm not asking to start a flame war or anything - just curious)