The hardware is not ready yet...... but......

Danesi 2.0 shoot again timer is a similar one to what I used in Rick and Morty. It has 2 bright ass LEDs to the left and right of the timer and is a drop in replacement for the existing one.

The clear drop support.... Well, there is an open connection on one of the PD-LED boards, so I mapped 3 of the LEDs so that people can add these 3 additional LEDs behind clear drops and they are fully integrated into the code and lightshows now.

I will post when the hardware is ready and I can put it up as a kit on the Pinball Life website once this shitty coronavirus thing is all back to normal.

You know, I tried this many times and was unable to replicate it. The tilt code is working correctly on my machine. I wonder if you maybe had an old version of the code and I fixed this a while ago? I am not sure. Has anyone else seen this happen?

OK, I fixed a bunch of the reported things. I still am trying to figure out how to replicate the Mystery locking up on tilt issue as I do not see that on my machine. If anyone can give me more info on this, it would be greatly appreciated.

http://beta.tnapinball.com/

Changelog:
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v1.4.0.b4 BETA - 04/04/2019 - Scott Danesi

## Bugs Fixed ##
- Modified sling logic to hopefully stop multiple hits
- Sling modifications to stop occasional sticking
- Fixed CoOp taking away reactor scores from previous players if additional players sneak in
- Fixed lag issue when replay triggered during reactor explosion
- Fixed score display dimming issue that randomly occurs
- Tilt bug fixed when ball falls into shooter lane after a tilt
- Fixed shaker not pulsing every time on ball lock
- Fixed Co-Op abort issue
- Ball search now disabled in service mode... oops
- Fixed Crash after game over in Co-Op with TA reactor < 9
- Fixed disabling coils on game abort via start button
- Fixed insert lighting issue with left targets on new ball start
- Fixed double hit on shooter switch issue
- Fixed certain settings not being saved when exiting service menu

## Features Added / Modifications ##
- Start button now constantly on when no credits are in the machine
- Added ability to hold down up and down buttons in service mode to scroll automatically
- New multiball GI colors added to service menu for the fluorescent green plastic protectors
- Reworded Bonus Credit After to "Bonus Credit After X Credits" in service menu
- Beepgate Update
- Mystery Goodness
- Added support for Danesi 2.0 shoot again timer (with RGB lights)
- Added support for new clear drop LED add-on
- All lightshows cleaned up
- Added Tilt Warnings to LCD
- Added utility for clearing coin audit info
- Significant LED performance improvements
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I haven’t made it to reactor nine yet , can you fix that please ?

Just for the lower one. I will have the parts ready with the green displays and rgb lights soon. It does not make sense to put one in the core.

Just downloaded the beta code. Thanks Scott.

I noticed two things right away after booting up.

First thing was after updating the shaker motor intensity has gone up dramatically. Currently it was on the normal setting and it was extremely powerful. I tried changing it to the low setting and when I do the shaker motor does not turn on.

Not sure if this is a bug or something on my machine.

Second was just a question on the lights. When I have a reactor critical I noticed the destroy target lights are rapidly flickering compared to normal. Again not sure if this is a bug or not.

Pete

I didn't notice the shaker being stronger than normal, but I did notice the flickering critical reactor lights. Thinking the flicker might be an update?

The shaker should not have changed at all, but I will look into it. I did touch the code recently so I may have messed up something. As for the quicker flash of the critical kill shots, I made them flash way faster as I liked it, but it may be a bit too fast. Haha. I am just playing around and taking feedback from others while making changes.

OK, I just looked back through my notes. I think what happened with the shaker is that the new code reset you to "Normal" and in low setting, I might have overdone it and made it too weak. The low setting works on my machine, but that doe snot mean it will work on everyone's. I will fix this for the next version.
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Scott, or anyone I guess.

I'm trying to download the the new code and keep getting this:

drive.google.com refused to connect.

Is that my computer? I've never had an issue downloading the code before.

I got that error too, try it now. Seems to have not liked the URL mask I had on there. I removed that and it works now.

TheNoTrashCougar Any way to just make that a number range selection like the coils? Then we can all fine tune it to our hearts content.

Mine on low now just barely shakes, I can hear it more than feel it. on Normal it's just a touch higher than I would like.

Works now, thanks.

Unfortunately I don't have it programmed like that. There are intensity low, med, and high intensity levels per level that would be confusing to expose in the service menu. I am going to post up a new version here today that should have the shaker issue fixed.

I’ve been playing the beta since last night. I like all the little changes to the light show! I changed multiball from green to blue and think it looks really great that way, especially with the pink protectors I have on the lower half. The one thing I noticed was that the main theme doesn’t “kick in” as fast as it used to when you put the ball in play. Otherwise looking good! I do miss the original “beep” a little bit.

Good catch. You are absolutely right. I needed to accommodate a double switch hit on the shooter lane for some machines that bounce the ball into the shooter lane and the game needs to wait to watch for this before proceeding. It is an unfortunate side effect of this compensation. I could code around it, but for double hits, it would start the music too quickly and sound worse.

TheNoTrashCougar
thank you for continuing to support TNA - Its two years to the day that I got mine.

TNA 102 Just off the container from Chicago!
TNA 102 nstalled in the DOMINO Arcade!
I stream this game a lot and feed the screen into the computer, whilst I love the LCD score displays they are not the simplest thing to steam. I wonder if you might consider a streamers mode that puts the score on the screen, realise this may be a big piece of work but it would be fantastic.

Got my R&M order in and looking forward to it when this freaking virus is beaten.

Stay Safe.

Cheers,
Neil.

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I agree I preferred the previous version of the theme tune.

TheNoTrashCougar Did you have a chance to fix the skill shot not activating when the previous game is aborted? I believe there were a few other issues reported a while back related to game restarts such as the shaker motor being stuck on.

Also while i got you here:
- why is the fluorescent pink protector kit not available in a full set like the green?
- is this the scoop used in TNA? https://www.pinballlife.com/scoop-weldment-assembly.html

I did not like the pink protectors as much as the green, and yes, that is the scoop!

OK, so this next version of the software (v1.4.0.b5) includes a P3-ROC firmware update. This means that you cannot turn off the power to your machine when it says not to. Is there anyone that wants to test this for me before I put it out there to the public? I have only been able to test on my machine.

Please PM me.

Thank you!
--Scott

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v1.4.0.b4 BETA

I have found that setting "coins per credit" to >1 seems to make the game reset later whenever I press the start button, after adding credits. (Although I did not try to play using credits with it set to 1)

I remedied this by selecting "factory settings", as switching the coin settings back to default did not fix the issue, even after resetting the game a couple of times.

I played a game no problems on factory settings. I changed the coin settings again, this time to 5 coins per credit, with 1 coin for left slot and 5 for right slot. Free play "No". Coins count correctly, and add credits as desired, but then pressing "start" causes a hard reset where the game goes black for a moment then reboots. Every time.

I did try switching free play to "yes" and back again, but "start" still reset the game. I power cycled and then set free play back to "yes", and played a free game. After the free game I switched back to "no" free play, and the game started and subtracted a credit. I then added some more credits, and the game reset again when pressing start.

Now it seems that I can only get a game to start with it set to Free Play.

Also notice something different with the "clear coin" function. After pressing "enter", the only way out seems to be to power off the game, unlike most other utilities. High score reset locks you in as well.

Games still start on free play, but not with credits, most of the time the machine reboots.

I'm going to re-install the package and see what happens.

P.s. Is it possible to make high score defaults adjustable (or maybe just a little lower) ?

*Updated. I re-downloaded and re-installed the package. The only thing I did was set "free play" to no, exit, add one credit at each slot. Start button reboots game.

Going to install released code and test.

**I have now installed v1.3 and everything works fine again..

Scott, I can beta if you need testers. If you need streamers, that's another story, though.

Wow, that is pretty bad. Can you do me a favor and send me the log files via email that are on your flash drive? [email protected]. Something is definitely odd here.
--Scott

When will the danesi 2.0 timer be available and where?

Will be available on Pinball Life, but no idea when as we are not all in the office until the virus lets up. I will put up a post about it once they are up and ready.
--Scott

Uhhhh ...

I erased the flash drive, and the original download from my download folder. Re downloaded the Beta 1.4.0.b4, and installing that now. I will see what goes this time and if it repeats I will certainly save the files and forward to you.

bbs

Able to share a price range?

Okay, second fresh try around I managed to replicate it.

Switching around the values in the coin pricing settings worked fine initially, with various values. Games were starting and playing etc. and charging credits. I reset the coin audits. The machine is in a state requiring power off to reset. When the machine was booted again and in attract mode, start button reset game.

What is the proceedure for gathering the log from the game including these events?

Do you want me to try anything else before gathering the log?

*Atm Games play fine if set to Free Play.

Oh no worries! I can replicate it here and see what is up. I have a feeling I know what it is. Just something I messed up.

Found the issue! It actually was an issue with the new warning notifications that I put in. Weird, huh? This will be fixed as soon as I can get a new version out. v1.4.0.b4 works fine on free play, not so much on coin op.

No clue yet.

... and remember to change the RaM club thread title too!

I will post up a video of the LEDs soon. I am still working on some cool effects.
--Scott

Im in. no idea how to set it up though

I've found that changing the shaker power and the trough kickout power (on older code, at least) don't seem to take effect right away after you set them. I forget but either requires you to play a ball or power cycle.

This has been corrected in the new Beta. There were a few settings that were not getting refreshed properly without a restart. Try the latest beta on beta.tnapinball.com and please let me know if you see anything else weird. Thank you beta tester so much!
--Scott

Tens is for match. 9x = 90

OK the next Beta version is ready for those that want to test (1.4.0.b8). I added another cool lightshow to the attract mode.

beta.tnapinball.com

As always, please let me know if you see anything weird. Thank you!
--Scott

Ima install it right now.

Thank you! I can always tweak these lightshows. Something to keep an eye out for is missed lock attempts. There was a rare occasion that a ball lock would not happen due to the reaction time of the lock logic. I think I have fixed this, but let me know if any of you see it. Thank you!

Loving that TNA code is getting some love lately! Question, if I install the beta code will I lose my audits?