Thanks. For the fireball launch: yes indeed, that's something I wanted to change at the beginning: there are way too many fireballs and it's being a bit repetitive.
So I've created new modes and increase the ramp shots.
This along with the tale selection were the 2 major flaws on the 1.4.

After a long thinking about it, I will finally implement a real video mode (only screen play)
I know that when it's optional and well implemented it could be fun.

The sultan's palace is not a real video mode because the game interact with the screen depending on the direction of the shots.

I have to say that a some video modes I've seen are not fun so I didn't want to implement it to just to have one...
but...
I've thought of something I like lately: a shell game.

You have 3 cups and needs to find a jewel under the right cups after a lot of combinaison moves.
There a some tricks to make the eye lose the ball direction.

I'll share a video once more advance.

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WIP

ok... a bit harder.... let's say the jewel is on the left cup to start:

really hard version. Let's say the jewel start on the left cup still...
just focus...

Thanks to all the people who PM me regarding possibility of a kit and the P-ROC GI issue, I have no insurance whatsoever this GI frequency will even be fixed/ change and I don’t plan to support different lamp shows other that what I’ve done with my own pinball so with LED or else. I will continue to share on my project no matter what. Next month I might have more info to know at least if there is a chance that the P-ROC firmware could be upgraded or not to fix it.

Gerry, it’s an honor to have you here. What’s great with you is you have always nice things to say.
Yes, i want to use this board at its maximum to be able to create the lamp show I want and share with others. It’s difficult to describe here what is the added value but let’s put this: GI lamp show improved the experience and is a great opening for development . Yes I know it’s not on the other P-ROC WPC projects (CCC, Indy...) but, maybe, it could have been implemented as well if it was an option for them.
This option was possible however on the good old WPC boards with 6 levels of shading.
For me: gameplay, music,visual and lamp shows makes the pinball a unique experience and yes I’m attached to it.

ok, here is a gameplay more advanced of the video mode (both flipper button pressed to select the cup)

regular mode:

hard mode: (for the hardcore...)

this video mode is optional and could be activated with the make a wish with the ruby activated.

thanks for the comment, always good to get a feedback from you.
I know that a video mode is not for everyone and I insist on the optional thing but I disagree on the fact the hard mode is impossible and it's not just luck. Yes it's based on speed and focus, I agree. I've played with wife and kids this week end and it's not 100% even on the regular mode. I've set a balanced difficulty according to it because it could be way too hard and then ... frustrating. The speed is the soul of this game, not magic. I'm not trying a to add jump trick which will be, I think , too complicated to handle (codewise) and then involve the luck for the player. I think this one is a mix with focus and speed and I'm fine with that.
This is an optional quick game which doesn't target to be something you can't live with, that was my intend for it.
If I find a way to increase the difficulty with new movments, I'll add them for sure. All of them are not shown on those videos anyway.

don't mention it.... my 10 years old daughter beat me on it...

Color is almost done. Let's share a little bit more: here is the wizard mode 2 (part 1 on 3...) reworked and in color (to be compared with video on post 320)

I'll share also on the other modes soon.

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others...

Alibaba in color:

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COLOR is done! update soon

started last june... really looong process....

here is an update of things which come in my mind:

Since I started the color process last summer, I've reworked everything with for instance new animations, new sequences ... gameplay...
Also, good old matrix animations has been updated accordingly.

For the color:
color effects has been added such as "day and night" in baghdad, special effect in make a wish, color changing effects and so on...
Sometimes I've put different colors on some animations.

New tale rules:
For all the new tales, there is a time counter or a limitation to prevent it to last forever. If you fail, it will have incidence on the rest of the game but you still carry on your progress.

Here is a first draft of the rules:

cyclop : shoot one of the captive ball to hit the munsters.

Alibaba: rotating the lamp and then hit one for the stand up to progress (time limited).

Camel race: shoot one action light to progress. The action light change randomly.

Scheherazade: shoot the genie to start the book sequence and then hit left/right capture ball or left/right loop to make the genie desapear according to his positions. If both genies appears and both are hit, a special bonus will be given and a super bonus after 3 success.

Sinbad: hit the left loop to get to the bumpers. Once the munster is weak, finish him by hitting the genie

flying horse: (insipired by the "cat sequence" in Alien) One action target will pops up quickly and disapear. Hit the lamp will light the right target shortly again as a reminder. The target will also change after a while.

Flying carpet : hit the ramp (left and right will switch with diverter according to the progress)

Scheherazade TM in color:

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flying horse TM:

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Thanks. It’s a color effect: it’s a little bit like a ghost. We need to check if he is still there... Once the right switch is hit: he disappear from the screen.

Camel Race TM:

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I have still some ideas in my mind and one of them is to create alternative animations which comes randomly. I like the idea that your game is unique and stuff comes up. It could happen if something has been unlock, won or else...
I am the lucky owner of a MM and have the « fatality » quotes with the dragon which comes up one in a while : something like it...

forty thieves TM

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Thanks. The code is there. i have to say that with all the unfinished related projects out there, I really wanted to finish this one. However before starting it I had no idea it should take that much time to finish it... I understand however that with family time, jobs or else... some priority have changed for some after a while.
There is still some stuff to look at:
Since last June I’ve fixed a lot of bugs and changed things there and there. It lacks some new sounds I want to add but it required also time to create them. I will have more dedicated time for this now. Soon I want to start the real testing with stress test at the end. Check if everything is well balanced and so on...
I forgot to mention that I’ve added switch test to test if there is any issues with the pin. I need to finish to implement it.
Also, currently the coils power can be changed in the settings but I’ll probably add the possibility to adjust the magnet to avoid SDTM: create the possibility to shake more the ball once caught... On my TOTAN everything works great but is better to have this option anyway.
I’ve planed to improve all the light shows with new cool effects, I hope the firmware of the P-ROC to be updated at some point to let me do it with the GI.
So... gameplay video soon.

Let me share some more infos regarding the RGB led display I’m using (I’ve been asked by PM). It’s using PIN2DMD assembly and firmware. This display is great.
Plug with USB, can be powered directly from the board meaning it ban be used exactly as the old DMD one.

Here is the link of the one I’m using but only available in Europe I think.

https://www.artcab.fr/dmd/368-pin2dmd-evo.html#idTab5

To use with TOTAN TM, nothing easier... Just plug the display with the USB cord to the computer and it will recognized as the main display... that’s it.

What’s great with this display is to be a real matrix kept the origin style of the original... could have been released by WMS...

Oui il faut acheter un Totan. Le problème de ce flip était le soft. et aussi le lance bille auto.
J’ai fini un premier jet du code. Il tourne. Maintenant il faut valider que tout fonctionne bien et du pofinage.
Bizarrement, en ce moment j’ai pas mal de boulot et je dois aussi faire la classe avec mes enfants donc c’est pas si propice que ça. Et tout cas ça avance! Encore quelques mois et ça devrait être bon. La rentrée peut être.

Thanks guys. French party! Time to time it’s cool to switch but english is great to spread infos without borders for sure.

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thanks for your message. yeai you mean the firmware update? yes, I still hope they'll do something about it. This could profit to all the P-ROC owners and project with great lightshow effects. There is still hope. maybe...

I should be able to share a kit if they do. I'm currently in test phase: I'm testing a Linux (Ubuntu) configuration with TOTAN 2.0 on it. I should be able to start real gameplay video soon. I hesitate if I plug the LCD or the RGB LED display yet since both are possible with this project. Maybe the LCD is better for videos...

THanks!
I've started the test phase, my first computer kit is there... waiting for few stuff for videos...
I've created new sounds that I need to add, I also need adding lightshows which are not finished as I already explain (see message above). I'll know more in the following weeks but as far as the code goes, all the modes are there and the rules too, ending and so on. It now needs to survive real playing !