Ball through flippers bug is now fixed

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Mike Reitmeyer

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• Dec 18, 2012

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There was a bug posted on the forums here about the ball going through the flippers. I'm having trouble finding where that post was, so I figured I would post this here since the fix affects all tables.

The issue had a video that showed if you flipped at the tip of one flipper, then quickly flipped the other flipper the flipper would go through the ball and not hit it.

I was able to find a fix for that bug today.

 

jrolson

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Good to hear!

 

Sean DonCarlos

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Yay! (And there really was much rejoicing!)

 

Kevlar

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Excellent news.

 

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151120

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Very nice!

I seemed to encounter this more when in a multiball mode and flipping when two balls were vertically directly above a flipper. The ball touching the flipper would pass through and I'd hit the upper ball. Glad it's fixed!

 

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pezpunk

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AWESOME thanks for the update!

 

Jeff Strong

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Best news I've heard in a long time!

Any idea when we'll see it implemented in the PS3 version?

 

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Mike Reitmeyer

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Jeff Strong said:

Best news I've heard in a long time!

Any idea when we'll see it implemented in the PS3 version?

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I'm not up to date on where we are on PS3 submissions. It'll be in our next submission.

 

Jeff Strong

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Thanks Mike!

 

esp2000

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That is great news to hear. Is this fix going to make it into the STTNG update?

 

Fungi

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Well that's just great. What excuse am I going to use now for my scores?

 

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Mark W**a

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That's amazing! This has been a bug since Gotlieb fantastic job finally getting it solved.

 

Sinistar

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Mike Reitmeyer said:

There was a bug posted on the forums here about the ball going through the flippers. I'm having trouble finding where that post was, so I figured I would post this here since the fix affects all tables.

The issue had a video that showed if you flipped at the tip of one flipper, then quickly flipped the other flipper the flipper would go through the ball and not hit it.

I was able to find a fix for that bug today.

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Let's hear it for Mike , though I never witnessed the bug , Im sure we are all glad it's resolved . You're a company asset and a credit to the game.

 

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David Pannozzo

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• Dec 19, 2012

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I have tried to find the ball through the flipper bug, but I can't find it on either my Xbox 360, Playstation 3, or Playstation Vita. I have not had bugs on any system, I guess I got lucky. Know when I was playing Visual Pinball version 8.1 on my computer, I always saw the ball go through the flipper on most tables. Then when Visual pinball 9.0 came out (Destruk) and his team fixed that problem, I keep watching and I'll let you know if that bug gets one of my systems.

 

Jeff Strong

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• Dec 19, 2012

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You are indeed lucky if you haven't seen ths bug. I experience it just about every time I play. Many times it happens very fast, or during multiball, so you might not notice it unless you're specifically looking for it.

 

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Metalzoic

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Woohoo!

 

Sean DonCarlos

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Jeff Strong said:

You are indeed lucky if you haven't seen ths bug. I experience it just about every time I play. Many times it happens very fast, or during multiball, so you might not notice it unless you're specifically looking for it.

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Or if you're like me, you assume it was your own poor play rather than a bug. It'll be interesting to see if my scores improve any now that this is fixed.

 

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Metalzoic

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Great news!
This is my favorite thing to hear from you guys. Feedback on the fixes and improvements that you're making.
Thanks for letting us know!

 

Palmer Eldritch

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me gusta

 

dave950lam

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I'll be looking forward to this fix when the Xbox publishing issues get resolved.