OK, now I need to find a TOTAN (ironically, I actually was looking for one, never could find any)

Cheers from France (yes, another one). Are you on Flipjuke by any chance ?

I would be interested to know more about the SW infrastructure used in this project. I understand it started as a P-Roc based project, so used PyProcGame, but switched later on to support FAST boards, but I'm unclear if it uses MPF or something else ?

This is in the scope of a full homebrew project a friend is working on, we started working with MPF, but would welcome to investigate alternatives

As for HD upscaling, I wonder if some level of AI upscaling would not be useful to automate (although source material is super low resolution, but could be worth looking at):
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2020/02/03/what-is-ai-upscaling/

Thanks, so it actually use PyProcGame, but with an adapter layer to interface with FAST boards, it does not use MPF, correct ?

SkeletonGame only supports P-Roc from what I understand ?

Well to noitbe1 (ah, just realized where the alias came from, funny) defense, discussing game price with him is just like discussing Toy Story 4 machine price with the code developer of the game...

If there's anything to be discussed on pricing and technical implementation, I would think this thread here is probably the best place :
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/mircoplayfields-at-texas-pinball-festival-

(although it slightly detailed at the end of the thread with discussions on Mirco playfield quality)

Or maybe create a new one, TOTAN2.0 owner club?

The interesting aspect of this thread is that you can discuss with the code author and make constructive suggestion, with a good chance he will at least respond

Although I don't have TOTAN nor the mod (but I do follow this thread out of interest), it's worth to note that I installed a blackout mod on my Star Trek Stern, which basically kills GI during Klingon multiball, to enhance the laser effect (there's a laser during this sequence). Unfortunately, I realized that this really affects gameplay, as with no GI at all anymore during this sequence, it makes tracking balls very hard if the room is semi dark... So I concur with that statement

It has been mentioned in this thread on a few occasions that noitbe1 does not make money on this mod, or if he does, it's a token amount. Furthermore, noitbe1 is NOT selling the mod. Mirco is. @noiteb1 is the developer of the code, not the product manager, QA manager, etc. You could argue that the code is the most crucial part of the mod, to which I agree, but you have no information on the business agreement between the various parties involved.

If you are unhappy about the product and the go-to-market maturity, then the escalation path is through your seller, ie Mirco. He's the one who sold you the product, got the money, and therefore is liable for setting up proper QA and such.

On a sidenote, Funhouse 2.0 underwent massive QA testing before commercial release. BUT, as far as I understand, several of the beta testers actually bought the kit, they got it in advance as a "privilege" to be a beta tester. So it's a choice: buy it before it's mature, you end up being a beta tester, or buy it when it's mature. If you feel the product was advertised as mature when you bought it, then go back to Mirco, they're the one handling the commercial relationship.

For that matter, it happens that noitbe1 is public about his involvement in the project, and therefore is the one man band arranging end user report and relationship, code development, release management and such. Whereas in the case of FH2.0, when I was reading the thread (which I don't anymore), there was no direct discussion with the developers, or very little, and I bet there was a far more structured release process.

It's as if you were blaming a developer at game company for the game quality, when he's not in charge of what happens downstream. noitbe1 does not have a QA infrastructure. He has ONE machine, his machine for that matter, and cannot test all gameplay combination. Either he's coding, or he's playing the game to find bugs. Which option would you prefer ?

So while constructive criticism is a good thing, negative criticism such as "it's garbage" does not belong in this thread. You're not happy on the product, fine, either don't buy it, or if you did buy it, go ask for a refund to Mirco and see what they have to say about it.

The fact that his name is written on it does not mean he has to take all responsibility because it's a commercial product. Yes he has to code and fix bugs ultimately, but it does not mean that it entitles end user to bitch at him because they bought the mod. They did not buy it from him, they bought it from Mirco.

Let's assume for an instant the he sold the rights and the code to whoever was involved in this. In this case, responsibility for code development and bug fix is ON the new owner, not him. And your only route to get support would be through the seller, ie Mirco.

As going back to Mirco, my point is toward those who express negativity on this thread, such as "this is garbage". If they're not happy, they should either not buy the product, or go back to Mirco to get a refund if they did buy.

The end goal is indeed FH2.0 quality, let's keep this thread constructive, let's be civil in the way everyone interacts.