Thanks for whipping up this topic hawkmoon77 !

You brought up a good point. I am ripping these from a streaming version of a stereo high def version. But now you make me wonder if I could somehow extract surround channels from a remastered DVD, if say the speech is more separated to the center channel or something, but I kind of doubt it b/c the original was not recorded in surround AFAIK. So any surround version would be faking it unless they started from the original recording track outs. With the stereo files, in some cases the speech is panned closer to one side than the music, which makes it easier to separate but it's hit and miss. The sounds will have background music/environmental noise no matter what, but my engineer and I are working with some pretty good plug ins. In the end as long as there's a layer of sound going on in the gameplay, the unwanted b/g is far less noticeable. I'll look into the DVD option but that may be difficult to extract due to security measures.

Hey hawkmoon77 I see you've updated a ton! I just added a few myself using your same naming convention. One concern though. When you try to search/use the text box to filter to one of your custom bookmark values, it doesn't find it. I can only find it from the original Request #. Hopefully I'm just doing something wrong?

Gotcha, hmm. I don't own the DVD or Blue ray, just the '93 VHS! And of course soundtrack CD and vinyl (but we're not replacing music). You seem to be somewhat audio savvy on the video audio extract front. Do you own any of these/could dump files out the entire audio channels for me to cut up and mix? If not I'll just buy it. I'm guessing my engineer has a tool. Let me share what I have so far and let me know if you foresee problems. I'm importing some sounds now and doing a new firmware build. Will report back. BTW one thing that is lame with importing these edited firmware files vs. Stern's official is that it wipes everything score-wise, setting-wise etc. Unsure if there's a way around that?

YES and I'm replacing that now. That was a tough one, super quiet with music and FX in the background.

Yeah I dunno what's going on but this is driving me bonkers. Pretty sure I have the latest version of Pinball Browser. Maybe not? I have 6.61

Fair and good points guys. Yes right now we are just looking at audio, specially script customization. hawkmoon77 go ahead and clarify the title. Let's stick to the effort at hand though moving forward!

Sounds like this may be the way to go after all. Assuming you're cool with sourcing the full audio tracks and sending them my way, I'll happily take point on edits and clean up from there. Lmk. I'll be out of town until next Thur but will check back in and get back to this as soon as I return!

I'm still learning pinball browser but it seems that everyone's bookmark edits are saved and sourced to/from the same place (just use that sync button to "share"). Which I hope is the case b/c that makes sense. The only downside would be if someone synced an incorrect bookmark it will overwrite the correct one someone else already created. I assume it has logic that disallows someone's blank entries to wipe out existing. Again not sure. Doesn't look like the creator has supported nor updated it since 2016. He still got my $20 though LOL.

Great question. I bet someone on here knows. I'm going to assume that once the next stern firmware is updated on the machine it will overwrite any custom sounds imported the customized before version. However when you update you do get an option for quick or full. Maybe quick only applies the difference between the two firmware versions?

Wow great find guys! I just downloaded these directly from pinsounds and listened to a few of the same ones I edited I think the remastered ones here are equally as good. If these work out this is going to save a ton of time. Super props to whoever pulled this together.

Just wanted to provide an update. Although we haven't posted in a while, this project is still underway. It's just two of us and we're working on it constantly in between both our 9-5's and for me personally, my own music. There are potentially 3k+ script vocals to be bookmarked, then selected, edited and replaced, alongside matching up to JP movie(s) lines wherever possible. We're also working on custom music and vocal overlays to existing FX and music. So you can imagine the amount of time needed to do this the right way. We're being meticulous about covering all bases, so that in the end we've got a fully comprehensive, highest quality, exceeding JP fan expectations SPK that's also scalable to later Stern code releases. No ETA yet at this time, but the finished product will be amazing. Thanks for being patient!

Yeah sorry that my update is basically no update . I don't think either of us realized at first what an undertaking this is. However it hasn't swayed our determination. We're exercising (while learning about) all kinds of technologies that are helping us overcome hurdles in the process. It's been quite a ride so far. I think I've taught myself more about regex than I ever wanted to know and hawkmoon is doing some nutso audio cleanup magic and implementing algorithms that I bet most audio folks have no clue about. One minor thing in the grand scheme of things that keeps stalling us is that after each code release we have to re-map our thousands of bookmarks we've already entered manually to any changes made by Stern. Hawk already mediated that adaptation hurdle through his wizardry after the last one though.
I look forward to providing an actual ETA but it could be a while before we can confidently do so. It's all gonna be magical in the end as we originally intended.

I'm pretty sure the way we're going about it it will be adaptable to the Pro code but no promises yet! In the end it's all about Stern's script/sound mappings for the Pro vs LE/Prem firmware. If they do/include all the same sound mappings for all it should work for us to make a Pro spk the way we're going about it. Haven't been able to confirm that yet but makes sense to consider.

We have not given up. We're currently blocked from moving forward due to a Pinball Browser bug. We can't even open the sounds tab for firmware versions past 0.96 until that's fixed / the new PBrowser build is released.

UPDATE: (Both good and bad)

BAD: I've lost my cohort who was editing down all the actor/vocal replacements. Therefore, it's now on me to take that on. Replacing the 3k+ actors' voice scripts is not going to be feasible, there simply isn't enough content and/or appropriate replacements from the movies. AKA you'll have to live with many of the existing Stern actors voices once this is done.

GOOD:
- The new movie vocals will be clean as possible. I am literally working from a custom mix of the JP1 actors' vocal mics, not just a 5.1 DVD rip of the center channel.

- Since the latest PBrowser fix, I have managed realign and re-bookmark every single line in the game for 1.00. I at least now know where and what every line is in order to be able to replace the sound files for those I can. (I was stalled since 0.96)

- Beyond vocals, I am working with another amazing individual to replace much of the music with live, fully orchestrated tracks instead. We've got about 10 ready this far where applicable and those changes are just amazing IMO.

At this time I'm focused on getting the music files swapped to a point where I can create a beta firmware to get feedback from you guys since a) the music is far less of an undertaking to implement vs. the actors/lines and b) I want to ensure that the general audio manipulation doesn't have hiccups in certain people's set ups. Getting feedback on the music alone will allow me to automate audio manipulation for the forthcoming vocal replacements.

Lots of work to be done, but I felt the need to post some kind of positive-ish update for all awaiting this.

Pinstein How in any way does this have to do with the custom audio project we're working on? Unless I'm missing something, please delete your post and place your advertisement in a different topic.

UPDATE (And it's a long one, but please keep reading!):As you all probably know, Stern decided to block Pinbrowser access to firmware media starting with 1.01.00 (JP is not the first as I've learned...). Although that's the case, fortunately they didn't do so for JP until after the feature complete release of 1.00.00. Literally the day of that release/realization, my new cohort and I had just finished a showcase video of a custom version we decided was ready to reveal. I've put far too much time into this over many months and hundreds of hours to call it quits over this travesty. I'm moving forward...

Being restricted to leveraging 1.00.00 as the baseline sucks but its not an end-all limitation IMO. The 1.01.00 release was just a few minor bug fixes + this blocker, nothing new that matters to gameplay. What I don't know is if you install 1.01 if it keeps you from installing previous versions (hopefully not, I'm not gonna risk it).

Customized Pinball Audio Project - Jurassic Park Pinball (2019) - Teaser #1

*ALL credit goes to my Presto Group cohort for the music replacements and footage (I'll let him call himself out if he wishes ). I of course have done all the callout editing, firmware builds, tracking changes, etc but he's truly the wizard in this initial showing, with not only the music but he's the only one out of both of us who can consistently get into these modes to test & record them (I suck at pinball).*
The only music that I played a part in in this video is on the bookends of it--an unreleased song of mine called Jurassick Dark. Please don't hate me for the self-promotion, I am an independent hip-hop artist myself. That song itself was inspired by this work, this amazing machine (my first ever!), and my long time love for the JP franchise. I plan to include some of its instrumental in a later version, if & where applicable.

Details about what's in our current alpha build, showcased in the above video:

74 Unique Callout replacements from the original movie (Jurassic Park)

• Too many to list individually but yes, 74 unique JP movie callouts are in our latest build, all meticulously chosen and individually edited. Many of them you won't hear in this teaser BTW (b/c A: we decided to shorten down the modes in order to showcase the music and B: the video was made from a build just slightly before many more were added) but trust me, all 74 are there in the latest.

21 Modes featuring Fully Orchestrated Music replacements

• Active Paddock
• Chaos Multiball
• Choose Control Room
• Enter Initials
• Escape Nublar
• Feed Trex Phase 1
• Invalid?
• KOTI Multiball
• Museum Mayhem
• Museum Mayhem
• Pteranodon Attack
• Raptor Triball
• Restore Power
• Secure Control Room
• System Boot
• T-Rex Chase
• T-Rex Encounter
• T-Rex Multiball (Feed Trex Phase 1)
• T-Rex Multiball (General Phase 2)
• T-Rex Rampage
• Virus Attack
• Visitor's Center

While we've made great strides and I know you guys will probably read this and be like, where's our build to test? Sorry, I'm not ready to send one out yet. This is alpha at best. There are still hundreds of script lines I'm looking to replace and despite the amazing app that is Pinbrowser, this is a very manual process. The goal is to make something extremely special and while it's on that path for sure, a few more iterations are needed. Thank you guys for all your patience. I hope you all are staying happy and healthy in these weird times. I myself feel extremely fortunate to simply own a machine as amazing as this one. Not many are able to, so we should all be thankful for that alone.

Side note: Since hawkmoon77 has fallen off the pinside map, he owns this thread so I'll probably have to start a new one at the next update. I really hope he's ok and that I hear from him again soon, but it has been many months. I don't want to create yet another thread for people to have to follow, but I'm not sure what happens after a pinsider has been inactive for a while. Will ping back on this thread at the next update!

If their intention was "protecting" their code then I feel as if they would've started blocking this a long time ago (PBrowser has been around for ~7 years and they've all known that). Right now and up until now, its doing no harm to their licensing or anything unless perhaps some other company is using PBrowser in a malicious way to steal Stern's methods and implement them into their production machines. I highly doubt any pin company would be stupid enough to do that, but perhaps it is a reason. The way I see it, anyone who chooses to customize to their own machine is their choice. Let's say I decide to put Jay-Z's music in my JP--how does that hurt Stern and especially if it's my HUO game, how am I violating licensing? What I'm saying is customizing one's own game is not adversely affecting Stern or any licensing and I don't see how harm could come to Stern because of it (at least not that I'm aware of but I am not in the pin nor legal biz). I wasn't able to get any answers/reasoning from them, despite my very detailed email and a follow up. All I ever got was, "Sorry your disappointed, but modifying software is not recommended will void your warranty."

Whatever the case may be, I'm still trucking along with 1.00.00. I just hit the >100 individually customized callouts mark today. Looking forward to showing you guys the progress soon.

While your point is valid, please see my initial point about them knowing about pinbrowser for years and how they are just now starting to block it (not to mention we're not talking about JP alone). There must be some other reason for them to begin doing this to JP and other games as we speak. I'm still pushing for an official answer from them.

Sorry for being MIA. I've been moving the past 2 weeks. I think I'm up to around 160 callout swaps (far more than that original video). I hope to get back to this very soon. My pin is getting moved to my new place tomorrow actually. Once I'm up and running again I'll be creating a new thread, hopefully a new video and beta for people to test. Thanks for being patient guys.

Hey all. Sorry for being MIA once again. I likely won't be able to spend more time on this currently... plus Stern began blocking Pinbrowser access (as of 1.01) and there hasn't been a resolution since. Therefore, I feel that continued efforts of mine will go to waste if I were to move forward. What this means is that the current code version I've produced is likely to be the last for some time.

I know you guys have been chomping at the bit and I promise you that what I've done is many, many, many steps above the original---truly providing a genuine JP movie experience and more. While there is so much more I want to do, I can promise you that you won't be disappointed with what I've done along with my amazing cohort, Evan who produced the video many versions prior (referring to earlier post: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-jurassic-park-2-custom-code-project/page/4#post-5590715).

This code only works with a Premium or LE (sorry but Pros are limited to their own firmware). If you'd like to install the latest version I've created, please message me. For full transparency, I will ask you for a donation as we're talking almost 1/2 a year of work to get this to where it is now.

Hey all. I decided to add a couple of the tweaks that I had in mind the last time I visited the code. I'm loading up that new firmware as we speak. I will respond to all of your PMs tomorrow/this weekend at latest.

FYI: For anyone who already has 1.01 installed this is confirmation that my custom code (based on 1.00) will install successfully over that. I'm super relieved to know this. Adam and I walked through it on the phone without a hitch.

I think I've responded to all PM's but if I haven't responded to you please LMK by sending me a new message. I'm super excited to get everyone's feedback!

Yes, what happened with 1.01 was/is fairly devastating. The fact that I can't work from 1.01 or any moving forward is one of the main reasons I had to stop for now. As I understand it, the developer of PBrowser is trying to figure out a fix but I haven't seen any progress or ETA .

I do feel lucky that I was working from the version just before = 1.00 and that there weren't any gameplay improvements in 1.01. Sucks to hear that people are still having catch issues and needing to rely on that 1.01 t-rex adjustment suite. I still have catch issues even after a brand new t-rex assembly, node board, and the new opto bracket fix they started sending out. I really wish I had better news for you. If a fix does come that will definitely motivate me to port the custom code to 1.01. For now, I'm stuck.

That's amazing to hear, especially from you delt (knowing all the work you've also put into your own custom code)!!! Yeah, I was afraid the song might not be everyone's cup of tea, no offense taken (Delt is referring to the end game music being replaced by a snippet of my unreleased song, "Jurassick Dark.") I couldn't help but include it, since this whole experience was what inspired me to write it.

I hope most folks like it but if more people find that they don't, I'll create an alternate code version that has the original song instead. For people who do, I'm happy to send the full song file to ya (it's currently unreleased, awaiting my next album). Please PM me in either case! I'm loving all the feedback so far, you guys are awesome.

I would be so thankful if you made a YT video since the one ShineSpark made is out of date (that was made about 7 or 8 versions ago--his music additions are all relevant there but I've added almost twice as many callouts replacements since). I simply can't get into all the modes b/c I suck and I don't have a video set up like he does. He's insanely busy at the moment too so if you want to create something to show everyone the current state, that would be epic.

One thing I forgot to mention in my lengthy response to you all and something I wanted to reiterate to ensure you to have the best experience with the custom audio/audio in general:

1) Try playing with turning the ADJ -> GAME -> JP SYSTEM FAILURE SPEECH ON and OFF:
ON = Plays the multiple long scripts at random that I created but most of the time will not play the various paddock intros I replaced for both of the first possible paddocks (Brachiosaurus and Gallimimus). I feel like the game chooses the paddock intro over the long script like only 10% of the time.
OFF = Never plays the multiple long scripts at random that I created but will randomly cycle through the various Brachiosaur and Gallimimus replacement intros I made.

2) AFTER Installing:
- Check your audio settings. Sometimes installing new code will change your BACKBOX SPEAKER setting to 4 Ohms. This should be set to 8 Ohms. Verify and adjust this via UTILS -> VOLUME -> BACKBOX SPEAKER TYPE -> 8 Ohms.
*TURN THE VOLUME DOWN FIRST* to around 12 or less since flipping this will boost the volume.

Porting this to a Pro would be a huge undertaking. I've already had to spend many hours porting/sustaining my customizations with the LE/Prem code to code release instead of good time spent with the audio. Each time Stern releases a new code that includes changes to the scripts' locations and many adjustments to bookmarks have to be made. Not to mention there are bugs with the PBrowser macro upload method that have taken me steps backwards many times--to the point where everything I've done has been manually added sound by sound, script by script (you can see my posts about that in the official PB thread). Also, I have no idea how a Pro differs from the LE/Prem code 1.00 today. If you know someone who wants to take that on, I am open to the idea but please have them ping me. They will need to know what I'm referring to & already be a PBrowser expert. I definitely want Pro owners to have this experience but I cannot put any time into that right now.

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Hi all. I wanted to clarify that the version I’ve shared with you has a snippet of my own song (Jurassick Dark) at the end game sequence instead of the stock closing theme. Some people have preferred the stock theme instead and I can totally understand that. If you feel the same, please PM me and I’ll share a different code version that has the stock closing theme instead (unfortunately the game only allows for one song file there so I can’t make a version that plays one and/or the other). The song is unreleased but if you want to listen to it before deciding I will PM you a private SoundCloud link to it.

I sorted Captain_Howdy 's question via PM and gave him a link to the original 1.00 code to install and validate before installing mine. To be clear, my code is built from 1.00. Again I'm not sure if that's necessary to install the stock 1.00 before installing mine, I just figured it might be best to do so b/c certain code versions update your node boards in tandem. I do have a copy of the original 1.00 version for anyone who is on < 1.00, just PM me.

Also, going from 1.01 to my 1.00 based version has been proven to work without issue. Hope this helps anyone who has questions/concerns!

NOTE: For anyone wondering about how to keep the settings they've changed after installing my code, it appears that Full + Verify does it. I have not tested this myself but I have verified from two people who started with 1.01 that this method worked and kept all of their settings.
1. Load only my SPK to the root of your USB drive (no need to have the 2 stock files on there which come in Stern's original .zip)
2. Choose my one and only update file from the install prompt.
3. Select FULL and VERIFY

Again, you can do any combination (Quick + No Verify, Quick + Verify, Full + No Verify, Full + Verify) starting from either 1.00 or 1.01 and my code should install successfully each time. It's just a bonus if your settings don't get wiped.
I still do recommend that you at least install the stock 1.00 code first if you are on an older aka <1.00 version before installing mine due to the node changes that have occurred through 0.96, 0.97, etc.

You can install mine or the stock code at any point using the standard USB (.spk type) install process, go back to stock 1.00 or 1.01 (Whatever you were on before), go back to mine, etc. just by copying the needed files to the root of your USB. Stern only hosts the latest version on their website, not archives. I have all of the stock archives though from the inception of 0.91 all the way to 1.01 so if you need a specific stock version, just PM me. I will say that I have yet to mess with the "newer" way which is a RAW file via a SD card. If/when I can get PBrowser access again to newer 1.01+ Stern versions, I will probably go that current route. Time will tell. Hope this answers your question.

Just my opinion, but I feel that you really should play the stock version for at least a few days prior to installing mine. I say this b/c I feel that folks who have owned their machine for a while know the stock sounds so well because of that--and b/c of that they've been able to fully appreciate the difference and joy once installing my version. It's good to have a first hand reference point for feedback too. Like, "Hey why did Tim take that sound away or use that movie line for that callout? I have a better idea or I want that stock one back." That kinda thing. While I'm not planning to enhance the code until I can access the sounds again in 1.01+, I am taking every piece of feedback to heart and consideration for the future. Again just my random thoughts. I just want you to be able to accurately gauge the amount of improvements and enhanced experience my code brings (wait was that my biased opinion there? ).

This is SO odd! But I think what you stated leads to me knowing what's going on. Perhaps Stern implemented something in 1.01 that saves settings moving forward, no matter what version old or new you install next. Since installing mine does technically put you back to 1.00, maybe that "settings fix" is no longer a thing since moving forward you are not installing from 1.01. Eh?

I talked with imagamejunky about these attenuation settings. I really don't know what to recommend here. All of the leveling I did when editing the custom callouts and music was based on w/e the standard stock settings were set at for 1.00. I don't feel as though you need to tweak these but everyone's setup is different--I for one am using the PinSUB mod to output to external speakers and a sub. Also, I learned that regardless of those settings, some callouts or music will be louder or quieter at times--and it's the game doing it/adjusting it in real time (out of our control). Everything should be as balanced as possible with my code + stock attenuation but if anyone finds a "sweet spot" for either of those settings, please share it here! Oh I will admit that the opening long script callouts are almost 100% of the time "louder" than the in game callouts once you get going. So I wouldn't go attenuating too much based on that, otherwise you're risking making all the subsequent callouts too low. Again, the game is doing that not me.

Also I can't reiterate enough that you need to set your BACKBOX SPEAKER setting to 8 Ohms if the update "decides" to flip it to 4 Ohms. That's key (unless you have installed 4 Ohm custom speakers of course).

EDIT: Ok now you guys got me messing with these attenuation settings just now LOL. I just played around a bit and I wanted to clarify what's really going on with callout and music replacements in general

So first of all, it's important to understand that the stock version callout actors' lines were all recorded in an isolated vocal booth. The sound editors just smashed the heck out of them afterwards in post production to where there's little to no dynamics left and they are all metallic sounding when listening to any given individual .wav file on its own. In fact, in many cases the engineer introduced clipping and distortion due to over-compression and limiting. You likely won't be able to tell while playing b/c the programmers compensated for this in gameplay with the way the machine's code "mixes" vocal and music in real time.

In contrast, the original dialog track I worked with (for replacement callouts) is overall lightly compressed from the 1993 actor's boom mic recordings, not isolated in the same way as the stock callouts (the JP movie actors were recorded on site with boom mics, not in some isolated vocal booth). While most were very clean, I still had to work magic to bring clarity, killing b/g noise and ever so carefully "smash" the .wavs so that they met the "volume" expected by the machine. Even with this quality track I ran into multiple hurdles on some lines. One you'll probably notice is with one of the control room entry lines -- Lex saying "It's a UNIX system, I know this." It's going to sound very pitchy and muffled. That's just how that boom mic recorded her. And believe me, I spent hours on that one line alone trying my hardest to "fix" it. But as they say in the audio biz, you can't polish a turd . What you hear in game is the best that each line can be for this machine, given the limitations/requirements of the pin. I'm very confident about that. If I wasn't I wouldn't have shared the code with you.

Three music and/or custom callout examples I'd like to call out (pun intended ) to set expectations and help you understand why certain callout or music replacements may sound better, worse, quieter, louder, etc. at any given point in game:

1) T-Rex Rampage Music: It's going to sound "quieter" than most modes where the music was replaced. This is a conundrum I cannot figure out to this day. I believe it's simply due to the nature of the live orchestra's replacement song. It's low end heavy. Even with revisiting it multiple times, re-eq-ing, messing with compression, the game just "wants" to play it quieter.

2) T-Rex Encounter: I have quite a few callout replacements that occur both when initiating and during this mode. No matter what I've tried they are all "quieter" than in other modes. I sweetened those callouts just as loud/the same quality as any. It's super bumming b/c that was a ton of creative work.

3) Chaos MB Start: I have a number of Ian Malcolm lines that will cycle/fire once you initiate it. The "whooooooosh-screeeach" SFX and music clouds them out every time for me. It's beyond frustrating. I have amped and eq'd those darn callouts numerous times to no avail. It's devastating that I couldn't figure it out b/c there are $ lines in here from Ian. I think once I revisit I may need to pull the stock SFX down manually.

In summary... Despite my efforts and regardless of what you do with the attenuation/any other audio settings, you are going to come across points in the game where you can't clearly hear my replaced line or feel that the music is "too loud" or "not loud enough".

Note that the attenuation #'s are misleading. Positive = more attenuated (quieter) and Negative = less attenuated (louder).

I will say that I just played a few games with SPEECH = 5 (to lower the callouts) and MUSIC = -3 (to boost the music) and I did feel happier overall. The moral of the story is that you could tweak these all day and never find a happy medium since there are so many variables involved.

I'd like to recall what I said about SPEECH = 5 (to lower the callouts) and MUSIC = -3 (to boost the music). SPEECH = 5 is way too much attenuation in general and honestly given what I had said about callouts being at different volumes throughout, I would leave that SPEECH setting alone. Not to mention I don't know if this changes the volume of SFX. Reducing the attenuation (upping the volume) with the MUSIC setting to -2 or -3 seems to balance things out better. It's all up to you guys and your setup, but if anyone new were to read this I'd say don't touch these settings.

Yet a third Twitch stream is happening tomorrow night (Thurs 6/25) at 7pm Pacific thanks to Reno Pinball. Tune in! https://www.twitch.tv/renopinball/
The insane amount of positive feedback from you all has been just... I don't have words. I'm so happy that it's making your guys' JP2's that much more enjoyable. C'mon PBrowser and Stern, allow me back in (to 1.01+)!!!

Reminder: TONIGHT (6/25) at 7pm PDT, jim5six / RENO Pinball is streaming gameplay with my custom code. Just wanted to let you guys know. Hopefully I'll "virtually" see you there! https://www.twitch.tv/renopinball

Hey all. I've felt the need to reiterate what was in the disclaimer everyone agreed to since someone sent another person a link today. Of course it's not public so that person who was given the link requested access from me.

Please do not share my code files whether that be sharing the link I sent you or hosting the files and sharing them on your own. Doing so is very disrespectful and violates the conditions you agreed to. Please contact me if you have someone who wants to install my code. I will happily share it with them. Donations are optional as stated in my disclaimer. Sorry be a "cop" about this but I am trying to protect both you and I and it troubles me that people are doing this despite our agreement.

Yeah I still want this to happen. Definitely need someone who is skilled with PBrowser to do the majority of the work though. I have been approached by a couple people but neither are 100% in just yet. I'll surely post here when/if that project starts. Believe me, I want the Pro owners to be able to enjoy this too!

The latest was showcased on Buffalo Pinball's Twitch a couple weeks ago. I'm in the chat answering questions:

The original showcase video (NOTE This is a few versions behind as far as callouts. The music replacements are 100% accurate except my song is not at the end of the game in this version):

Thanks man! I can't really attest to the differences with 1.01 as I have not installed that myself. I do know that some people have had to rely on the additional t-rex adjustments which is a bummer. There are some posts/opinions about this earlier in the thread if you scroll through.

Yeah I imagine yours will come with 1.01. And yes, I have archives of all the older versions. If your machine comes with 1.00 or 1.01 you should be all set to install my code. I have recommended due to the node board changes version by version that you at least have stock 1.00 installed. But again that's just me speculating that that's needed. Beyond going from 1.01 to down to my code (based on 1.00) I'm not quite sure how far back you can downgrade. Again someone else may know better. I'm not an expert with all the inner workings of the firmwares, just pretty good at the sound stuff in PB .

IMPORTANT PSA! I NEED A PRO OWNER'S HELP
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Screw it. You Pro owners need this. I'm going to take on the challenge. I just was able to figure out the sound script mapping to Pro. Given that didn't take me more than an hour or so, the only next step is the meticulous manual import of 404 sounds. I have just created a Pro version with some key replacements. Since I don't have a Pro I need someone to test this for me. Please PM me if you are interested in trying this out. If all goes well, I will continue.

It’s been proven that you can install my code on top of 1.01. With that said, this does still mean you will be technically reverting to (and operating from) 1.00 when installing mine. In other words, you won’t have access to the minor 1.01 changes like the additional t-rex adjustments they put into that version. Hope this clarifies.

This sums things up perfectly, thank you @imagamejunky! If I could pin this to the thread I would (I'm awaiting a response from the mods to see if I can take ownership of the thread or if I need to create a new one).

GOOD NEWS: So far two folks have successfully installed and tested my Pro beta version! One started from 1.00, the other from 1.01 and both had successful results. I'm still waiting on a 3rd Pro owner's confirmation but things are looking good. I'll be plugging away this weekend at the other 390-ish sound replacements and follow-up here once it's in parity with the LE/Prem version. I may even make some improvements to both versions along the way. Will keep you guys posted!

FANTASTIC NEWS FOR PRO OWNERS! THE PRO VERSION IS COMPLETE!

I spent the entire day today importing my Prem/LE code version's 404 callouts and 22 music replacements into Pro 1.00. I literally just finished. In other words, the Pro version of my custom code is ready for all Pro owners to enjoy! Please PM me if you would like to install it.
(BTW I made some improvements along the way, so for now technically you Pro owners have a better version. Just some minor adjustments made so don't freak out if you're a Prem/LE owner. You probably wouldn't even notice them if I created a new version for ya. They will be a part of my additions once I can access versions 1.01+ via PBrowser.)

Random question for those who understand pinside more than I do: I need to somehow take ownership of this thread, especially so I can pin some of your guys' helpful responses about installing Pro vs. Prem/LE, 1.00 vs. 1.01, etc. I PM'd robin who helped me with other issues in the past but my message about this was sent 13 days ago and I haven't heard back. Is there a better way to contact a moderator to help me out?

Since my code is now able to be celebrated by all Pro, Prem, and LE owners I felt it only fitting to finally release the song I was inspired to write throughout this process -- Jurassick Dark. You can now listen to it in full via my Bandcamp or SoundCloud and download it if you wish.

Bandcamp: https://timstiles.bandcamp.com/track/jurassick-dark
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/tim-stiles/jurassick-dark-master-v3-w-cuts-by-qreepz

I can't thank you guys enough for the overwhelmingly positive response for this work. It elates me that I'm making everyone's experience with this already amazing pin so much better. I've been cataloging every praise and criticism. I may even write another song based on this experience alone. For now, please enjoy both the new audio experience and "Jurassick Dark" if you are a fan!

I think Dr. Alan Grant said it best, "The world has just changed so radically and we're all... running to catch up." I'm glad I added that sample to the song.

Please enjoy and share!

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I had to do it. It would be wrong for Pro owners not to be able to enjoy the improvements. I was so thankful to figure out that the Pro sound script locations were identical to the Prem/LE version in 1.00. I've had to deal with those location changes since I started working in this in .96 all the way up to 1.00. Given that the Pro and Prem/LE bookmarks ended up being parity in 1.00, I decided to go to town, manually adding all 404 callouts and 22 music replacements. Took me a couple days (probably 18 hours or so) but less time than I'd though it would. And yes to have some poor soul who I'd have to teach my methods to do this instead, not to mention hosting all those sound files would have taken way longer.

QQ for all of those who've spent time with my code. Has anyone heard, "Clever Girl" from the movie yet? I actually can't remember the last time I did or if I ever have, actually. I did swap out that exact same callout in the game's stock actor(s) lines with the movie version. I thought when doing so it played during some part of the build-up to or during raptor MB itself (there are all kinds of variations I replaced in that entire sequence). Now I'm thinking either the game doesn't play that script ever OR that it's only triggered during the "Raptors In The Kitchen" mode (which I have only got to a couple times). I'd love to know if anyone has heard it in any part of their playing time and when.

Ah ok good it just may not get triggered as often as other lines in that sequence. I'll keep listening.

Ha, yeah I decided that big pile of shit line was fitting for a ball drained/saved variation. Glad you approve!

I've never seen that MODE NAME thing but I haven't paid much attention to the video display. That has to be an anomaly, not introduced by my code. After yours and Royale-W-Cheese 's answer, I want to say that Clever Girl does play at the last cage hit which starts raptor multiball, just super randomly OR it plays at some point during when you trap a ball in the cage. Good to know you've at least heard it. As far as Full vs. Quick install and what version you start from, I'm also unaware of the differences. I can't imagine that makes a difference for when/if certain callouts play but I'll claim ignorance on that front. Thanks for at least confirming that my addition of that line actually plays!

Oh and as far as that Goldblum line, the game seems to trigger the other, non-cursing lines I replaced more often. It usually plays, "at least you're out of the tree", "they're expensive, put em back", "It's alright, I've got you (Dr. Grant)", "bounces it back...", maybe others I can't remember right now. That one though makes me laugh and feel better immediately once I realize the drain and that I just killed any further ball save.

In any case, you'll never hear the awful stock actors for ball saved with my code, only JP original movie lines that I meticulously replaced.

seenev The callout replacement decisions I made were anything but "random." They were meticulously decided upon and I didn't replace callouts that I felt were needed for direction. There's no way I could ever please everyone. For you to say that my decisions don't "make sense" needs specific clarification if you're going to post your opinion publicly. You are the first to raise such concern. I don't like this post as it feels like a slap in the face. Please PM me with the specific replacements you feel don't make sense or somehow take away from the gameplay.

Sorry for flying off the handle a bit, guys. I will admit I was being overly sensitive about the comment. I am ok with publicly posted criticism and feedback, but only if it's *constructive* in such a way that helps me to improve upon what I've already done when I revisit. There were no specifics, so it didn't come across as constructive or helpful for others to read. Plus, one of my primary goals was to *not* throw random lines in just to fill space. I feel like I did a pretty good job on that front with the limitations at hand. So that's why I reacted in the manner I did. I apologize.

To address the couple criticisms surfaced since -- Thank you for bringing them up!

1) Ian Malcolm: You will remember to wash your hands before you eat anything OR Ian Malcolm: Life, Uh finds a way.

These replace the stock male actor saying, "Shoot white arrows to spell map." I absolutely agree that my choices are out of context for this callout. However, this is a prime example of me just making a creative decision, based on my opinion. I cannot stand hearing that line/stock actor all the time and I think it's a relatively useless callout. If you don't know that you need to shoot the blinking arrows to spell map, it must be your first time playing the game. Therefore, this gave me a chance to introduce lines from the movie that I liked (and both worked within the script time length the game code limits me to).

2) Ian Malcolm: That is one big pile of shit

This replaces the stock Muldoon saying, "Its alright I've got you" when you ball drains but gets saved. I used this b/c I of course like that line from the movie, but also in light of what I thought many people had in their head when their round starts and they get drained--like, "man, that was BS!"
I actually had a more accurate line for this before I replaced the Malcom BS line. I had Dr. Grant: "Here, I've got you" (when he's helping Timmy out of the tree). That line though was one of those that just wasn't good quality in the dialog track I'm working from--too muffled, tough to clearly hear that line when it played in the game. So unfortunately it had to go.

So, yeah I can see all kinds of valid opinions about those two changes and how they are probably not going to cater to everyone. I'm open to new ideas!

Thanks so much for this comment. Yes, anyone who knows PB can take my code into it and adjust anything I've changed for their own machine. Good point! I was appalled when yet another actor was introduced. And this time an actor that is not even supposed to mimic a movie character. It made my life very difficult once they did that (either in 0.97 or 1.00, I can't remember). He wasn't there when I started working on this, so I had to figure out what scripts added him as well as the scripts that they replaced the other actors' voices with his instead. That was a confusing nightmare in itself during this process. I know why they added him--some new lines were needed for more directional callouts. I get that, I just don't understand why they added him instead of having one of the other, at least somewhat close to movie sounding actors do those new callouts. He's no Dr. Grant, that's for sure...

In summary, I think anyone who is a fan of the movies can agree that it's unfortunate that licensing was basically not properly implemented for this game. This thread and my work wouldn't exist if it were otherwise. With that said, I can also empathize with anyone who isn't bothered by the stock actors or doesn't share the same love as I do with the franchise. The game is incredible with or without my audio. I just had to do this and share it with everyone b/c of my own nerdism for it all.

Possible install epiphany/good news:

Given that pretty much anyone who was on 1.01 has said that when they install my code, nothing gets wiped (aka all settings & scores are retained), I decided to finally install 1.01 and then my custom version. I had been operating from 1.00. I installed 1.01 with Quick + No Verify. I then installed the custom version I have given you guys with Full + Verify. All my settings and high scores were retained! This has not been the case in every version of mine that I've installed when already on 1.00 (no matter the Full/Quick, Verify/or not). I noticed during both installs, the machine did some node board updates after powering back on. I also noticed a message during both exercises saying "all settings restored." I had not seen this message when installing 1.00 or any of my custom 1.00-based versions. What this tells me is a) that something was done in 1.01 that keeps settings and scores even if you "downgrade" to an earlier version and b) that it's actually beneficial for people to install 1.01 before installing mine (if you're only on 1.00). I'm either right or the Full + Verify had something to do with this. I think this is something they must have fixed with 1.01. Moral of the story I guess is that it's best to start with 1.01 before you install my code. Curious if anyone has some insight here but I wanted to share my findings at least to make things easier on folks who elect to install my code.

Hey guys. For the time being, please don't PM me about making updates or porting existing customizations to 1.01. While it's awesome that I can now access 1.01's sound files (all thanks to PBrowser's amazing latest app update), I am not allowed to share firmware files as per its developer. If I do, my PB license will be revoked. I need to be respectful of his requirements.

The other blocker is that upon investigation today into 1.01, the sound script locations have been completely jumbled vs. 1.00. This means that everything I bookmarked in 1.00 and prior is now irrelevant/unusable to accurately pinpoint any given sound script. Until I can figure out how to realign such changes, I won't be able to do anything. Bookmarking 3800+ locations alone and figuring out script changes from 0.96+ to 1.00 each time was months of work prior and a prerequisite for me to implement sounds in the first place.

If you are PB savvy with adapting .dat changes from firmware version to version (with JP or any Spike 2 code releases in general): Please PM me. I could use any help I can get.

In summary, my hands are tied in more ways than one. At this time, I cannot promise any updates nor share even my current code version with you. Really sorry to be the bearer of bad news instead of good. I haven't given up. I'm still looking into all of this and figuring out how to do things the right way while following the new sharing rules. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

I didn't go into full detail about what I know I *could* do with macros. Unfortunately I don't have those macros from my previous manual work (since they go away if you don't make 3 more clicks to save them each time you manually import a sound) and even if I did they'd be worthless since 1.01 has it's script locations completely changed. That's why I PM'd you hoping you could help with the re-aligning part. If you can help, let's please take this convo offline. You have my PM.

I hope that no one is honoring requests like this. Sharing my code is against what people agreed to in the disclaimer. Sharing custom code made from PinBrowser in general is also no longer allowed per its developer. I will lose my PB license if this happens. Once I can get all the macros and sound script locations in order for 1.01, there will be an option to "patch" my code changes. For now there is no option. Please do not try work around these requirements. Please be patient for now.

To clarify this was no "attack" against Dean. In fact, him and I met on the phone just now to discuss this and the limitations. It was great to meet yet another pin lover of this game and get him sorted in the new, allowed way. I just want to retain my PB license at this point so I can port and make improvements to 1.01+ moving forward. That was the point of my reply. I hope you guys can understand where I'm coming from in general. Hopefully good news is coming soon!

I can't keep up. I literally today just figured out how to re-map the 3800+ sound script locations they changed from 1.00 to 1.01 (through some insane VLOOKUP madness). Now this... and now 1.02 is blocked in PB. This is "war" of sorts against consumers shouldn't be happening. It's just not right.

I just watched about half of the dead flip stream of 1.02. I witnessed no gameplay improvements. I feel like this update was just yet another meant to block PB access and for some stupid reason be evangelized on twitch as if it brings any benefit. I'm likely giving up at this point. My attempts to simply bring joy to those who paid $5k-10k for their machines, wanting such a purchase to actually represent the JP franchise ends with my 1.00 version. This whole ordeal has brought tons of stress and disappointment into my life over the past few months. I hope things will change and I can move forward at some point but this blocking has gotten out of hand. For now I need to break from this for the sake of my own sanity. Sorry guys.

PLEASE READ

1. As I mentioned a few posts back, I am not allowed to share firmware files directly per the Pinball Browser dev's new requirements stated in his v7.50 app release notes. Doing so would end up in me losing my PB license altogether. I need to be respectful of his wishes. He has outlined an alternate, allowed method that I'm exploring. See all details under the "Sounds" section here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/acdc-display-and-modify-dot-matrix-images/page/78#post-5740605

2. Good news! He just released yet another PB version that does allow access to 1.02 (v7.53). Confirmation here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/acdc-display-and-modify-dot-matrix-images/page/81#post-5748784

3. While #2 is amazing, I have tons of work ahead of me to share my customizations the new, allowed way. I have to finish the remapping of all 3800+ sound script locations that have changed in 1.01 and 1.02 as well as manually regenerate the 400+ macros that will be needed to port all of my 1.00 changes to 1.02. If I'm lucky, once that's done for the Prem/LE version, I will be able to turnaround and just use the same adjustments/macros to support the Pro.

Given all of the above, please don't PM me asking for code files. I will keep you guys updated via this thread as I make progress on #3. I appreciate your patience and understanding.

Things have changed. You are again able to PM me for my custom code file itself (the 1.00 based, latest version I have for LE/Prem and Pro). Please don't post here asking why, PM me if you have any questions.

I'm also still hard at work on supporting 1.02+ and I'll keep you guys updated on that front as promised.

Just wanted to share an update with a bit of good-ish and not so good news.

Good-ish news: Today I was able to finalize mapping of the 3800+ sound script changes from my 1.00 custom bookmarks to 1.02 (these were intentionally introduced from 1.00 LE to 1.02 LE in order to block PB). This was a heroic effort and I'll refrain from details for good reason. It took me literally my whole weekend + I took work off Fri to work on this alone. Now this doesn't at all mean that I have been able to port any of my sounds. I'm talking about stock 1.00 to stock 1.02 script changes, simply so I can have my custom bookmarked locations aligned properly and move forward. Importing my sounds is going to be a whole different beast. From the looks of things I am going to have to manually import all of them again (like I did to get you guys a Pro 1.00 based version) to generate new macros that I can hopefully then leverage in a later code update via macros (I'm looking at this toward the unknown future per se so I don't have to do what I did here ever again). It's simply unreliable to try the macro method now even with the work I've done to re-align. My hope is that the work I did above along with doing one last manual import will allow me to macro upload instead of manual should a new version come out.

Not so good news: Pro 1.02 has also been jumbled vs. LE 1.02 aka does not have script parity with LE 1.02 as I learned it did in Pro 1.00 vs. LE 1.00. They are really trying to work against people like me. In summary, I don't know if I'll be able to support a Pro 1.02 based version. I will be looking into that but not until later down the line.

-Tim

Wow this is more than interesting! Thank you for such detail. I'll look into it.

BTW, things have changed a bit... I can say that I am currently "re-allowed" to share my current 1.00 based versions (PREM/LE and Pro). I won't get into why so please don't ask . But basically anyone may now PM me for those versions if interested.

I'm awaiting a new PB feature that should allow me to more easily port all my sounds to 1.02+. Unsure the ETA but should be soon. I've done all the heavy lifting so far for 1.02 LE support, so if this feature works out I'll have a new version soon thereafter.

EDIT: Apparently the most recent share I discovered had no ill intent. Sorry for flying off the handle again! I guess I just care about this project, maybe a little too emotionally at times.

I don't think you have any risk of bricking your machine (famous last words though LOL). This is my understanding of how "swapping SDs can work" but I'm not an expert in the SD image realm (soon to be tho!).

I think sliprose lined it out best in this post but let me see if I can help with proposed steps below: https://beta.pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-jurassic-park-2-custom-code-project/page/7#post-5733348

1. Have 2 SD Cards, let's call them SD(a) and SD(b).
2. Flash the stock 1.02 code onto both SD(a) and SD(b). SD(a) now becomes your stock 1.02 fallback, so put it aside for safekeeping/for updating any 1.03, 04 or w/e later release comes out.
3. Insert SD(b) into your machine
4. Fire up the machine. This should install 1.02 stock
5. While keeping SD(b) inserted, insert the USB with the custom 1.00 SPK code
6. Go through the install prompts for FULL + VERIFY = Yes

Result: You now have...
- SD(a) with fully stock 1.02 that you've set aside for safe keeping
- SD(b) with essentially the custom 1.00 based code on it

Now you can swap SD cards at will, no more USB nonsense to swap from custom 1.00 based code experience to a 1.02 stock experience, no more running through install prompts each time either.

From my minimal testing, you will see node board changes in either case (which I think means you get reverted to 1.00 mode changes with the custom SD(b) I think, but I'm not too sure).

I also think with this method too that your settings and scores will be retained but don't quote me on that. For me, if the screen confirms with a message "all settings and scores restored", then you're golden. Not sure what triggers this. When you don't see the message though that's an indication that likely nothing got saved and you're back to stock 1.00 or 1.02 settings depending on which SD you had at the time.

Someone in this thread will likely confirm/deny/correct everything I just said above. I'm still learning just like you are but I hope this helps. Future updates will not have any of this SPK nonsense, I can tell you that but also need to leave it at that for now.

I bought a 16GB Ultra and it works. I think it could be a problem with the disk size not matching the intended card OR if for some reason yours wasn't formatted to FAT32.

This is the one I bought and it worked out of the box: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143RTB1E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00

ATTN: PRO and PREM OWNERS - TESTERS NEEDED FOR MY 1.02 CUSTOM VERSIONS!

Great news! I have successfully created and tested on my own LE machine, a PREM/LE 1.02 based version that has all my sound replacements (from my 1.00 custom) in the right spots. I believe that within that effort, I've created a successful PRO version as well but I can't be sure since I don't own a PRO or PREM.

My current ask: For a handful of PRO and PREM owners to test these respective custom 1.02 based versions to verify the new sounds are in the right spots. Note that this will be the .raw / SD card method (not USB/.spk). Therefore, if you're willing to test, you will need to know how to flash these .raw files to an SD card and have an extra SD card on hand for it (aka please don't overwrite your existing SD card). I am only looking for folks who have spent a bit of time with my 1.00 based versions (b/c only they would know if something was off). If you meet these qualifications please PM me ASAP and I'll send the testing details. Thanks!

JP PREM/LE & PRO 1.02 VERSIONS ARE FINALIZED (FINALLY)!

ATTN: Those looking for a 1.02 based version with my custom sound work.

After many hours over the past couple months, simply trying to get my 1.00 based custom sounds into 1.02 based, PREM/LE & PRO versions, it appears my efforts have finally succeeded. We are talking, no joke 100+ hrs for this alone--hours I wish I could've spent improving upon the last instead of wrestling with the changes made specifically to block people like me, but it is what it is. The audio work I've done has apparently improved people's experience playing JP, even to the point of people telling me they're keeping their machines b/c of it or buying the machine b/c of it (I know one pinsider said that was "laughable" but it's actually true and has motivated me to continue to say the least!). I've been fortunate enough to hear everyone's feedback first hand and can't thank all of you enough for the time taken to write me about it or post on the forums. I know the "spies" are among us, probably reading this right now but I hope if they are they will read the responses of praise in this thread and begin to understand why these changes were needed and why what's all happening here is a benefit to them in the end. I've done what I've done b/c it needed to be done. I'm sharing it freely b/c it's not fair to keep this to my own machine. But I digress...

For those interested in obtaining this 1.02 based version: This includes those who have received previous versions and/or PM'd me prior. Managing PM's from now approaching 100 owners who've contacted me has been difficult in itself. I cannot keep track and respond to everyone.

Therefore...

You'll need to PM me with:

a) SUBJECT: Your model (PREM/LE or PRO)

b) BODY: Your gmail/google email address (since I am not hosting any files publicly and nor should you)

NOTE: If you have already PM'd me prior, please just reply to our existing thread with the same a & b info in the body of your email.

IMPORTANT: There will be some general differences b/t the 1.00 versions and these 1.02's:

a) Since I am now forced to use a macro, bulk upload method and rely on a PB feature to map the right sound replacements, I am limited on what I can do level-wise. What I mean by this is that you may find some callouts too loud or some music too low, I'm sorry. But this should not be super impactful to your experience. It's out of my control. I have to use this method and am not trying to go through all (now 470) replacements manually.

b) There are bugs with the PBrowser tool that I am helping the dev work out. These bugs may make it so a custom callout is "cut off" or triggered at the wrong time. Again, not a devastating issue (and I personally haven't heard of anything except for one instance that one pinsider brought to my attention). Please PM me with specific details if you run into this.

c) These 1.02 versions use the .RAW / SD Card method (the latest, most reliable, and currently supported by PinBrowser and Stern), not the .SPK / USB method. You need to know how to install this properly via flashing .RAW to SD. I will not be providing advice/guidance here. The only advice I can provide is that you definitely should not overwrite your currently working SD card. Use a different SD card.

d) This won't be full parity, callout replacement-wise with anyone used to my custom 1.00 based versions vs. this 1.02 based version. Stern has in fact omitted certain callout triggers entirely in 1.02 (aka just disabled callouts so all you hear is SFX where you used to hear a callout stock or my replacement movie line-wise. I noticed this today with raptor cage hits). They've also reintroduced triggered callouts that I had never heard before. These are stock actor lines that never played in 1.00, so haven't swapped any of them out.

What this means is 1) You may, in general hear less callouts altogether and/or 2) You may hear stock actors in a few places I'd previously swapped for movie actors. #1 is out of my control. #2 Is something I'll have to manually fix as I listen on my machine. :/

To beta testers: Thank you for your help here, your work is done! Any private links I sent you are now disabled and I am following up with you with new links as we speak (aka no need to ping me unless you don't hear from me shortly).

In summary, thanks to everyone for their support and patience! I hope that this is a turning point and that I can continue tackling my long laundry list of MORE sound improvements. For the time being, I just need to hear back if there are any issues with the latest. Please enjoy my current efforts with you and your pin-family. I feel fortunate to have made so many great connections during this time. We are a community after all, helping one another. I'm glad I'm able to contribute and share my creativity with you all.

-Tim

I think I just finally responded to all 30 some odd pinside emails I woke up to this morning. If I haven't replied to you yet please ping me again.

This is a GREAT question! Even on my LE with my custom 1.02 I have yet to really notice any gameplay difference/improvements that I would care about, let alone no better T-Rex catching, etc. etc. (despite what's been put into the 1.02 release notes). In fact the only difference I have noticed is a negative--What I mentioned above about 1.02 triggering less callouts (just playing FX as is instead). I dunno. To me it seems that there's no clearly identifiable improvement from 1.00 to 1.01 to 1.02 for an average player like myself. I think this is even more true for Pro owners but I don't have a reference point. Happy to hear other's thoughts on this.

Thanks sliprose for posting these instructions!
To clarify though (since I'm new to this) wouldn't these additional instructions apply?
a) Make sure you don't have any .SPK code files on the root of the USB (b/c when plugged in, otherwise the pin will detect and want you to install new code)
b) Each time you intend to swap an SD, *before doing that* you need to re-connect that USB and do the save process again (so you have your latest settings and scores)
c) After b do the load method in step #6

I'm also curious as to what happens if you saved settings while on 1.00 then use the Load method to load those once on 1.02 since Stern keeps updating the available settings version to version.

I'm a bit out of it at the moment so maybe I'm trippin'. Just thought to ask.

Important note: I have found another bug with Pin Browser. It's not a game changer nor anything to worry about stability-wise, but it is a problem affecting the replacement sounds in the latest 1.02 versions you've received.

As you may know one of the biggest difficulties in me porting my sounds to 1.02 is b/c of Stern jumbling nearly all 3852 sound locations. PB has created a feature that detects these shifts and dumps the location shifts to a text file. I have to rely on the accuracy of this in order to bulk re-import all 470 of my sounds to 1.02 via a macro. This has all worked except for one caveat (the bug): Apparently if a sound location has *not* changed, the bulk import of any of those unchanged sound locations fails to import my replacement sound file (PB ignores them).
The result is that many (how many? I have no idea but shouldn't be too many) intended callouts are not changed as they were in my last 1.00 versions. I've only uncovered 2 lines so far affected by this bug but I'm worried there are more:

1. One of (6 or 8 variations of) the stock actors saying "Shoot Again" should have a movie line instead but plays the stock actor
2. One of the (2 variations of) the stock actors saying "Its a UNIX system you know this" should have a movie line instead (the daughter saying the same line) but plays the stock actor at certain times instead.

EDIT (8/7/20 12:00PM PT): This fortunately has turned out to be *far less* impactful than I feared. I used some trickery to figure out how many sound replacements could be affected. Turns out it's literally the only two I discovered above, well for PREM/LE in that the rest that didn't shift were not sound scripts I intended to replace anyway. I'm still looking into the PRO but I'll likely have to rely on you guys to tell me if somethings missing. If you care about those two new movie lines, the fixed PREM/LE files are ready to be re-downloaded, same private links, same filenames. If you re-download, re-flash, etc. you'll have those lines replaced. /END EDIT

With all that said I'm feeling very beat down by all of this. The porting to 1.02 was an incredible amount of work. To find new bugs in the process and having to now spend more time figuring out and correcting these sounds is going to be a different kind of difficult. If this becomes more sounds than I think it is, I will post again and adjust the links with updated versions accordingly.

Please let me know if you hear anything else that's out of place or "missing" if you have already spent time with a 1.00 version. I think what I described above is minor for the player. But to me it's major since it often times takes up to an hour or two per sound replacement depending on the work required to get it sounding right and in the right spot. If any given sound I've replaced gets lost/omitted by the machine, I've wasted my time. All I want is to be enabled to continue to improve/add new sounds but I keep getting pushed backwards instead of being able to move forward with what matters... The replacement audio work itself.

Thanks Waldo ! There is good news at least for PREM/LE (should be good news for PRO too but I need people to try listening and let me know). See my edited post above: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-jurassic-park-2-custom-code-project/page/10#post-5784494

So now that I've mostly gotten over the hump with the bugs and issues faced porting to 1.02, I'm looking to dig back into swapping more stock callouts that still exist for JP movie actor lines. Hoping you guys could share your thoughts here. What I'm looking for:

Any stock actor callouts I have yet to replace where you don't feel the current stock actor's line is necessary for directing the player (i.e. ones where there may not be a similar line in the movie, but the specific callout could really be replaced with any good movie line that seems it would fit the duration of the stock actor's line). The first thing that comes to mind here is the various "supply drop" lines I've yet to swap. For me personally, I don't find those useful. Do you agree?

Any stock actor callouts I have yet to replace that do provide direction and/or you like as is (aka callouts you would be upset by if I swapped them for a movie line).

Overall it would help for people to reply with a) any movie lines you have yet to hear (which would mean I have likely not used yet) but would like to and/or b) the exact verbiage of any stock actor line you'd like to hear replaced (even if you don't have an idea for a replacement).

Appreciate the help!

You should at some point hear that line at T-Rex Chase start. I think I've heard it while playing my latest 1.02 based version, but I'm not too sure. It definitely played in the 1.00 version. I'll make note to listen. Hopefully it's not one of those stock actor callouts they decided to disable (hence that would make it so my replacement is disabled). LMK if you end up hearing it eventually. Thanks for the input and this also helps b/c now I can listen for it myself.

These are the 3 various movie lines you should hear at T-Rex Chase start (all Ian Malcolm) instead of any stock actor saying "T-Rex Chase!". The game decides when which one is triggered:

"We've got to get out of here, now, now, right now!"
"I'm fairly alarmed here..."
“Must go faster!”

Oh and with that said I now remember thinking about putting something else in for T-Rex Chase start and using that movie line for one of the un-replaced "time is running out" / hurry up stock lines. Food for thought I suppose....

Thanks for the input. What of any of these 3 have you heard at T-Rex Chase mode start?

1. "We've got to get out of here, now, now, right now!"
2. "I'm fairly alarmed here..."
3. “Must go faster!”

I'm guessing you definitely have heard #2 (It seems that #2 is the most commonly triggered line for this in 1.02.) and I know that that callout plays "low" -- This is out of my control. The movie line for this is poor quality, even with the b/g noise I've killed. He's quiet and says it in a muffled manner anyhow in the movie. I've sweetened the file as much as possible. Have you heard #3 though at this same spot yet?

Still looking for ideas! But started working on improvements already. Here is a list of new additions/callout replacements I've added/changed. I haven't yet shared a version with these and it's only a fraction of what I've done in the past week alone. Just wanted to give an idea of what I've recently decided upon for anyone who has any feedback or wants to contribute other ideas. I need your help!

Pterandon Paddock Entry (not a lot to work with here so I picked this one for now even though it references a raptor. I already have all the raptor paddock entries replaced with appropriate raptor lines):
It's no wonder these guys learned how to fly. (Dr. Grant)

Compsognathus (Compy) Paddock Entry (No Compys in the first movie so had to be creative):
Whew and now a baby dinosaur. (Mr. DNA)
What are you, a bird or something? (This is one of two existing easter eggs from the 2nd movie)

Ankylosaurus Paddock Entry (just a new swap out, others are already heard in the latest version):
They only eat vegetables but for you I think they'd make an exception. (Timmy)

Supply Drop lines (or lines leading you to hit the supply drop like rendezvous with... incoming, retrieved, etc.):
A drop of water falls on your hand. (Ian Malcolm)
I'd have to see the dinosaur's droppings. (Ellie Sattler)
Let me show you. First Ill need a drop of blood. (John Hammond)
I've got a jet standing by at Choteau. (John Hammond)
Thanks, Dad. (Nedry)

Time is running out lines (variations of this and other hurry up stock lines):
Drop what you're doing and leave now. (Ray Arnold)
You gotta give me at least 15 minutes, give me the 15 minutes. (Nedry)

Good callout delt31 (pun intended ). I've contemplated this over time since to your point that "shoot her" line technically should live in a raptor context. Unsure though how many people have gotten used to having it for t-rex mb and would be bummed if I changed that? I'll play with it. If I can get a good, clean kid's screaming mix (and if most people agree/don't mind me changing it), I'll swap that in and move the other to a raptor mb context in the next version. This is another mode start where the game only gives me 2 options/variations available and wish I had more.

I assume you meant more Nedry, right? Yeah I have been putting him in some new spots. Always seemed odd to me that the game has a ton of his lines edited and in the stock code, but so few are triggered during his right side drain/anywhere in general. There aren't even that many in Invalid mode. Seems more are used for hitting a flipper button when you haven't started a game yet. :/

gorditas Oooh I like this idea. I swear I played with that line in the past. It is a relatively long duration. I just looked and even with cutting out some "silence", that line in full is just under 4 secs long (yes that's actually long). Can you think of any similarly long duration "end mode" stock callouts that this may fit in?

"I don't blame others for their mistakes, but I do expect them to pay for them." is too long for any ball drain (aka ball saved callout I've already replaced). There are no callouts for general "not ball saved" drain. I know what you're referring to as far as that truck falling off the cliff "aaaaahhh!" and it's long enough to fit this, but that's a singular trigger stock FX that has not only the car falling, that "aaaah!" and a T-rex roar all in one (there is no separation here for me to work with, Stern mixed all of these into that one sound file if that makes sense). To replace that with the Hammond line, I'd have to either replace that entire FX (which would sound weird) or take that FX and mix in that Hammond line to that file which would also sound weird in the context of the existing FX + aaaaahhhh. I think we definitely need that line somewhere in the game, but somewhere else! Any other ~ 4 sec ideas?

That doesn't seem right. You should only hear it once, maybe twice as the game waits for you to hit the mouth. Also, there are only 2 sound trigger options I am able to use. That's why you only hear "shooot her" or "hey who's hungry." That's a limitation of the design, nothing I can do but put a different sound in instead of one of those two custom callouts... The fact that you're hearing either of those 5-6 times sounds like a bug in your machine/maybe a node board issue or perhaps the machine thinking the T-Rex isn't ready for a ball, then thinking it is, then not again? All I'm doing is replacing the sounds that are already triggered, I have no control over how often they play/are triggered. I would bet that if you put the stock 1.02 code back in, you would have the same issue but instead 5-6 times stock lines repeated "Shoot the T-Rex".

Hmm, I haven't heard any other complaints about that one. Have you made sure to adjust all the sound (VOLUME) settings as I recommended?

I love that the new sound is making your wife want to play! And thank you for the feedback!

I've noted to check on what you've mentioned especially the restore power music. Anyone else feel like this is too pitchy?

I couldn't have explained what this takes better myself. You are spot on, thank you for such kind recognition! I haven't kept track of the hours but we are approaching almost a year of consistent work, almost daily. So hour-wise it's definitely in the multiple hundreds of hours (maybe a thousand? LOL). At least in testing I get to spend time playing! So glad you're enjoying the work thus far!

Would people be upset if I swapped out "Shoot the set trap targets" and "The targets by the truck set the trap"? Those annoy the heck out of me but I don't know if people rely on them for gameplay direction. I don't have any solid ideas for replacement movie lines at the moment, but I'm looking at this today so figured I'd see if I could get some feedback from you guys. Also, I assume "The trap is set. Get to the helipad" and "The helicopter needs to be refueled" need to stay (since it's not always too obvious when you have to shoot the helipad)? LMK what you guys think.

Totally understand, appreciate the feedback! We'll see what others say as well. There just isn't a good movie line I don't think that could replace something like these and still provide some kind of direction. Like for example the word, "trap" or "targets" is never said in the movie. Any ideas on other unrelated, still existing stock callouts that you think should be replaced?

One thing to note is that changing the Speech Attenuation setting is also going to a) increase the volume of stock callouts too and b) lower the volume of any given music, replaced or not. So I'd be careful here. I would suggest more of a -5 to -10 setting.

FYI I've figured out a way to "bump" my callout replacements in general, in bulk without ill effects. Therefore you shouldn't have to mess with attenuation settings after my next release. I am still struggling with why certain music seems low overall (T-Rex Rampage is a prime example) but that's a different EQ related issue.

Overall you can't really expect "volume" to match the stock sounds' volume at any given time. We're talking about a) '93 callout audio I'm working with + b) music that is not intended to be "smashed" like the game's stock music is and c) the game plays any given sound at the volume it wishes (I have no control over that).

But of course all of this also depends on your setup/if you have outboard audio or are just listening to the machine's speakers. There's no way to make parity with everyone's machine but I'm doing my best. Hopefully this all makes sense/is helpful.

FYI Buffalo Pinball will be streaming my latest PREM/LE version on Twitch tomorrow, Mon 8/17 at 8pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific. What you'll hear are callout improvements I've implemented over the past few weeks in addition to what you hear today (in v.26TS). I'm planning on being there to answer any questions (but I may be late since I'll be traveling tomorrow). If you want to check out a taste of what's to come or ask any questions in real time, please tune in and support our friends at Buffalo Pinball! https://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball

Question about possible Smart Missile replacement callouts:

Would anyone be upset if I replaced these stock callouts which occur once you've started the smart missile?
"Smart missile away"
"Smart missile missed"
"Haha direct hit"

I have a few ideas for real Ray Arnold lines or other movie actors but wanted to get a pulse on if people rely on them. If not, please let me know if you have any ideas! Thanks!

Note that I'm not planning to replace any of the directional callouts like "Smart missile ready", "Countdown started," or "3-2-1".

Appreciate any thoughts on this!

Sweet thanks! I'm going to move forward then.

For "Smart missile away": So "hold onto your butts" is a) said twice in the movie and b) currently in my version the one movie instance of it only plays every so often at control room start. So I'm thinking about using that other movie instance of this line. I was also thinking if I can make a variation, to use Lex "Are we going to hit that?" which could sometimes play instead. But overall I think "hold onto your butts" is more than appropriate here.

For "Smart missile missed": These are the ideas I'm toying with (but of course will depend on the length of the original stock actor as to whether I can use them or not). I may be able to make variations with this too aka have one or the other play at different times but since the stock line seems very consistent I may have to pick one:

Arnold "What the hell, what the hell, what the hell"
Arnold "It could've been worse, John. A lot worse"
Arnold "Item 151 on today's glitch list.." (I'm leaning towards this one but I think it's going to be too long to fit here)

For "Haha direct hit": I dunno yet. Not too many movie lines where Arnold is saying something positive/happy (that I haven't already used) so I'll probably need to use another 'ecstatic' line from a different movie actor but I'm still looking at options.

LMK if you guys have other ideas or opinions on this.

Per everyone's feedback lately + there really aren't any appropriate movie lines, I'm going to leave these alone for now!

Great idea! I've snagged it and will find a place for it.

More feedback for common callouts replacements needed! Please let me know your thoughts on these.

1. All the "skill shot" stock lines. I personally am well aware if I make a skill shot regardless of the on screen notification or the stock actor call out. Anyone adverse to me swapping out those?

2. "Amber Pops", "Amber Slings" stock callouts. Do you guys rely on hearing those or would you be ok with me replacing them? I still have a lot of "amber" or specifically Mr. DNA short scene lines that could maybe work here.

3. "xx staff remain in the paddock", "There are xx people trapped in the paddock", etc. (triggered upon certain paddock entries). These are always longer duration than most stock callouts so I have more movie line options for these vs. shorter ones where I just can't fit anything. Do you need the game to tell you from the get go how many rescues you need to finish the paddock (it's also on screen anyway). I hope you don't rely on these, LMK.

Great point and I am well aware of + have already explored this option. I actually have a couple easter eggs in there from the Lost World. However, sifting through and experimenting with lines, line by line from a single movie is an incredible amount of work as is. I also have a very isolated dialog track to work from for the original JP-1 movie. I do not have this for any of the sequels. I spend a ton of time even with this isolated dialog for each sound I introduce. To try to get a good sounding clip from another movie would be much more work per line and sometimes impossible, in other words a lot of time spent noise reducing, etc. for nothing in too many cases (even if I had just the center channel of a DVD version which I don't, it wouldn't be as good quality). Plus I don't know the sequels by heart as I do JP 1. If I were to start digging at another movie, I would need someone else to take charge of selections and audio work. Perhaps a "featuring the JP-2 The Lost World + JP-3" could be a future, "revisited" update if someone were to collaborate with me. I wouldn't say there's no turning back. Any custom lines already swapped can always be swapped for others later down the line. I'm just for now trying to exhaust what I can do with JP-1 and the available stock callouts that still need to be replaced, but only when I have an appropriate JP-1 line for it.

Thanks and I don't want to kill off important instruction. An "instructional" callout is relative to each player though. So are there any specific ones you definitely rely on?

I already have all possible ball save stock lines replaced so I'd have to replace one of those and find a new place for the one I swap. I'll consider this but am trying to tackle still un-replaced stock actor lines for the most part. Here are all the current movie lines that play for ball save (I think this is all of them):

"At least you're out of the tree" - Dr. Grant to Timmy
"Hey, we were saving that" - Dr. Grant to Hammond
"I think we're back in business" - Ellie
"That is one big pile of shit" - Ian Malcolm
"Step back in" - Muldoon
"Bounces it back" - Paleontologist (Unknown name)

Which Nedry line were you thinking? If I don't already have it in there I'll could find a different spot for it. "Ball added" (when you trigger another ball during a given multiball sequence) is a stock line I will be replacing. But it is short in duration so options will be limited. Just a thought.

Appreciate the feedback! After some more work today it looks like skill shot replacements are going to be too much of an undertaking since we're talking 5 different callouts x 5 possible different stock actors saying each so I'm putting that on the back burner.

Smart missile replacements are something I really want to make though. They are so common and annoying to me with viable movie replacements. I've been working on those today as well.

What I don't understand is if hearing amber targets or amber slings are important to anyone. I don't see how they are key to hear at all but again I welcome any opinions.

Fair enough! I'll do my best to leave those alone .

I plan to swap that out for something else since you're not the only one who's mentioned. I'll let you guys know what I end up doing.

Too funny you mentioned this. Already done! I just implemented 2 different options for the Spinosaurus paddock yesterday and yup that's one of the two I chose from the JP-3 movie. Granted I had to pull them from YouTube but I did mix them as well as I could.

"What was that? It's a tyrannosaurus. I don't think so, it sounds bigger."
"What's a bad idea? [Spinosaurus roar]"

That should conclude all dino paddock entry replacements. These will be included along with much more in my next update.