Toronto, ON
How ready for the big leagues is this re-write? Like, could I put it in and put it on location and leave it on 24/7 for a month?
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Adding support for rpi3b+ is HUGE! It makes the conversion much more affordable since the computer cost is $35. Very impressive work! Hope to see more people convert their game!
Quoted from applejuice:v0.7.1 now out to testers. Some niggly bugs squashed in this update If all good from feedback then i'll roll it out to everyone else
Update notes as follows:
v0.7.1 Update
- Fixed a bug that could cause Choose Wisely to end immediately (when started immediately after a non timed mode)
- Fixed a bug that could cause random completion of unplayed modes after choose wisely ended immediately
- Added trough test
- Fixed a possible crash bug with Castle Brunwald where the mode count flag was not resetting properly after a game
- Added support for raspberry pi computer hardware (model 3b+ only)
- Added new desktop support for raspberry pi computers (model 3b+ only)
- Fixed a bug that caused the score on warehouse raid to add 1 point extra than it should, making the general score and match display look odd
- Fixed a typo with Ringmaster mode startup help text
1 week later
Leeds
Quoted from jwilson:How ready for the big leagues is this re-write? Like, could I put it in and put it on location and leave it on 24/7 for a month?
If the game is restored with a full playfield rebuild top and bottom then the software upgrade will run fine. The games are now 10 years old so many of the reported issues i get now are to do with old mechs and issues surrounding broken/intermittent switches. A simple change of all new balls (of the non magnetising variety) does wonders to. There are still some minor bugs to iron out with game features and i am still adding new features and improving older features as i feel the urge and have time.
After a bit of research and some help from my wife i've made some changes to the mode start map screen. Here is an updated mode start bgnd with the 2 extra 4th film modes currently code included (Nevada, USA for Warehouse Raid and Peru for Jones vs Aliens)
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I'm now working on the update to get all the mode start windows starting from the correct location. People have reported in the past that all modes start from South America at the moment, which is correct!! You cant get anything past a pinhead!!!.
I've also come up with an idea to update this map with green dots for the modes that you have played. Another visual guide for your progress through the game.
Some screenshots for the mode progress updates. note the green dots on the map.
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Also note the correct locations for the modes on the map are working now to. Rope Bridge from Temple of Doom for example takes place in India.
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1 week later
v0.7.1 Update now released on the downloads area. Includes the map updates shown above and the previous changes discussed for release. Now on to v0.7.2
v0.7.1 Update
- Fixed a bug that could cause Choose Wisely to end immediately (when started immediately after a non timed mode)
- Fixed a bug that could cause random completion of unplayed modes after choose wisely ended immediately
- Fixed a bug with Choose wisely where you could repeatedly choose your selection resulting in overlayed graphics and speech calls
- Added trough test
- Fixed a possible crash bug with Castle Brunwald where the mode count flag was not resetting properly after a game
- Added support for raspberry pi computer hardware (model 3b+ only)
- Added new desktop support for raspberry pi computers (model 3b+ only)
- Fixed a bug that caused the score on warehouse raid to add 1 point extra than it should, making the general score and match display look odd
- Fixed a typo with Ringmaster mode startup help text
- Improved Minecart mode and barrier interaction of all turns
- Improved Minecart mode and barrier frame sync speed after half way point
- Fixed a bug in Minecart where a barrier could be stuck on after the mode was run once
- Fixed a bug with the ball search where it could be enabled during long bonus calcs and possibly mess up the trough logic
- Improved Mode Start map graphics so that modes start from the correct location on the map instead of always being South America
- Improved mode start map so that completed modes are hilighted with a solid green dot instead of always flashing red
Progress on a new crystal skull mode
Enter the temple/return the skull. This is where they have to remove the stone faces to move the obelisque and gain access to the temple holding the aliens.
Here are early graphics i'm making.
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You have to remove 5 stone faces to complete the mode. I'm thinking the mode will work as follows. To remove a face stone, you shoot the ramp which opens the temple scoop then shoot in there to collect. Then repeat.
More progress with new modes. Adding a 'Nuke Test' mode as suggested by Dave. Here are some screenshots of graphics i've created. The premise is that the mode starts and you have 3 arrows lit on the rhs. They are worth 5,10 & 15million, depending on what you shoot. Further out the higher the points but the harder the shot. After you shoot one, you are awarded the appropriate amount, then 3 arrows on the lhs light for the same thing. After that the temple scoop opens for you to hide in the fridge before the detonation. If you make it 20million awaits, if you fail BOOM, you failed! Screen shows a big red countdown timer 
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So the 4 kindom modes are now
1) Warehouse Raid
2) Nuke Test
3) Return The Skull
4) Jones vs Aliens (Ringmaster as secret alternative)
No this is a replacement not a rom upgrade. See earlier thread for computer, display and p-roc board needed (now rasb. B plus option )
Quoted from lurch:What's the overall objective here? Are you going to burn this ROM to some chips and sell them? Please?
Quoted from lurch:What's the overall objective here? Are you going to burn this ROM to some chips and sell them? Please?
If only you could get all this work into a single 4mb rom!
Made some small tweaks to the map locations and adding the 2 new mode positions. The skull return location and jones vs aliens is actually in the amazon, not peru as first thought! Peru is where the spanish treasure hunters were buried with it. Watched the 4th film again today!
3 weeks later
So glad to see this is still progressing. Going on 3 years now and this is a really awesome project. I don't have this game (yet) but maybe one day when I do this will be the software I'll install. I'm also in the process of learning Python, so it's really cool to see it being used as a practical application on something I love.
Back from the UK pinfest show 2018 where i had 2 indys running my upgrade
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Some stats from one of the indys there.
Total Raw Games Started
Friday - 87
Saturday - 164
Sunday - 172
Total - 424
Total Games Started
Friday - 38
Saturday - 119
Sunday - 78
Total - 235
Overall games to players playing ratio is 1.8. Also interesting the ratio for multiplayer games is much higher on friday and sunday then on saturday! Read into that what you will
Quoted from Pahuffman:So glad to see this is still progressing. Going on 3 years now and this is a really awesome project. I don't have this game (yet) but maybe one day when I do this will be the software I'll install. I'm also in the process of learning Python, so it's really cool to see it being used as a practical application on something I love.
Thanks, yes a long term project where is chip away at it and keep improving and refining. The more play data i get the better it gets. The overall project length is around 7 years now, as it started on the williams game first (obviously) and i had a few years working on magic girl, raza and others with john at zidware in between
1 week later
Quoted from Greatpins:is this available as an upgrade kit ???......like Bride of Pinbot 2.0 was ????
yes
2 months later
Happy Free Black Friday Weekend or something! A special update for you all coming shortly this holiday weekend. v0.80 including the 2 new 4th film modes i've been working on and a new super jackpot lit screen
See here for the upcoming release notes
v0.8.0 Update
- Added new mode for 4th film section - Nuke Test
- Added new mode for 4th film section - Return The Skull
- Re-ordered the 4th film modes to accommodate the new modes and keep the order closer tot he film running order.
- Ringmaster mode is now secret option/alternative when starting Jones vs Aliens
- Fixed the lampshow files to accommodate the new mode order and naming
- Update the main config files to accommodate the new mode names, lamps mainly
- Added a new super jackpot is lit graphic screen
- Fixed some jackpot scoring display bugs
- Added more colour to the jackpot screen display score effects
- Improved monkey brains intelligence with handling the temple and lock ready scenarios when mode ends
- Fixed a nasty crash bug that was present in the mystery award logic. Rare but got called occasionally
- Fixed a crash bug when the games pause logic was implemented (from the tournament button). An old reference to the wms indy plane flashers was still in place, which do not exist in this game.
- Updated ball search logic to understand when the game is paused and not start cycling coils
Also, here is sneak peak on the super jackpot lit screen
Happy Holidays pinheads
v0.8.0 now available on the software downloads area. Update notes below.
v0.8.0 Update
- Added new mode for 4th film section - Nuke Test
- Added new mode for 4th film section - Return The Skull
- Re-ordered the 4th film modes to accommodate the new modes and keep the order closer tot he film running order.
- Ringmaster mode is now secret option/alternative when starting Jones vs Aliens
- Fixed the lampshow files to accommodate the new mode order and naming
- Update the main config files to accommodate the new mode names, lamps mainly
- Added a new super jackpot is lit graphic screen
- Fixed some jackpot scoring display bugs
- Added more colour to the jackpot screen display score effects
- Improved monkey brains intelligence with handling the temple and lock ready scenarios when mode ends
- Fixed a nasty crash bug that was present in the mystery award logic. Rare but got called occasionally
- Fixed a crash bug when the games pause logic was implemented (from the tournament button). An old reference to the wms indy plane flashers was still in place, which do not exist in this game.
- Updated ball search logic to understand when the game is paused and not start cycling coils
4 weeks later
3 months later
Updated rulesheet with info on how to play the new crystal skull modes now included in game software v0.80 and higher.
2 weeks later
Bucharest
Quoted from doctor_pinball:Hi Jim
It seems that the download area is gone and link for IJ 0.8.0 code also , I have an IJ just refurbished and curious to try an alternative code !
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The new software requires a hardware kit not just a download as it doesn't use the original cpu board hardware.
I need to update the software rev page, thanks for the reminder!
3 months later
Quick update on something new hardware wise i am looking into. Full RGB Led 128 x 32 dot matrix panels for use with my rewrite. The same panels that are used in colour dmd products.
I am currently looking at ways to utilise the open source libraries available for these panels and integrate them with the display control stuff i have for regular lcd screens. Stay tuned on this.
3 weeks later
Progress on my new rgb dmd panels. Super chuffed to get these working. (Also for info, these will work with CCC to )
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MVrScnWhv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Paris
Quoted from applejuice:Progress on my new rgb dmd panels. Super chuffed to get these working. (Also for info, these will work with CCC to )
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MVrScnWhv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Impressive. Congrats.
Quoted from noitbe1:Impressive. Congrats.
Should be possible to use on your totan project to, if you want led displays. I will be selling these as full panels to drop into games. Making a controller pcb and mount plate for them at the moment.
On the fly brightness adjustments
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2T0z4OnZD_/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet
These displays are seriously bright at 100% so i've added an adjustment setting in the settings menu to lower and increase the brightness. Works on the fly. I am defaulting the value to 60% which matches original dmd more closely.
Quoted from applejuice:Should be possible to use on your totan project to, if you want led displays. I will be selling these as full panels to drop into games. Making a controller pcb and mount plate for them at the moment.
That’s great. Look forward to it. Thanks
Moe
Karlsruhe
Have you considered taking one of these instead of the teensy based solution ?
noitbe1 has successfully implemented it in his Totan project through USB.
The PCB design on the picture can be downloaded for free here https://github.com/lucky01/PIN2DMD ,
ordered fully assembled in china and you can sell them in your shop if you want.
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2 weeks later
Quoted from lucky1:Have you considered taking one of these instead of the teensy based solution ?
noitbe1 has successfully implemented it in his Totan project through USB.
The PCB design on the picture can be downloaded for free here https://github.com/lucky01/PIN2DMD ,
ordered fully assembled in china and you can sell them in your shop if you want.
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I prefer creating my own hardware so I maintain full control and ownership these days. Plus teensy devices are something I use a lot for various projects
3 weeks later
Quoted from Swoods5688:Can you still get the boards to put in the user made rom? What all does it entail to do?
Yes I still make kits for people and I have some new hardware in development to.
I can send you a pm with details and costs
4 weeks later
2 weeks later
New proto board assembled and ready for testing. This is now an all in 1 cpu with onboard audio, computer and i/o, so
No more separate 3rd party io boards
No more seperate computer panels
No more separate amps
No more separate power supplies
Just take out your old cpu board and plug this one in.
Played my first 1 billion game on this new hardware the other day to, so testing is going well. Still a few bugs and niggles to solve but this is huge progress on my goal. Aiming for a £300 price point to, with led displays at £100, which will half the current kit cost.
applejuice ... It looks like you'd be able to sell a replacement Stern MPU board for a LOT less than retail if RaspPi runs Pinmame at an acceptable rate (it should ... I can't see why it wouldn't).
Quoted from applejuice:New proto board assembled and ready for testing. This is now an all in 1 cpu with onboard audio, computer and i/o, so
No more separate 3rd party io boards
No more seperate computer panels
No more separate amps
No more separate power supplies
Just take out your old cpu board and plug this one in.
Played my first 1 billion game on this new hardware the other day to, so testing is going well. Still a few bugs and niggles to solve but this is huge progress on my goal. Aiming for a £300 price point to, with led displays at £100, which will half the current kit cost.
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I will be interested in this project as it finalizes
I beleive you can contact Jim now. If I recall there are several people testing the code with him. You can jump in with the new RPi solution which drops the entry price considerably.
Quoted from inhomearcades:I'll take one of these the second the kit is available.
2 weeks later
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