Zaccaria Custom Physics settings

[Ben Logan]

Love the experimentation, guys. Nice work.

 

[Douglas Silfen]

would be nice if you could save different setting for each table. very nice.

 

[murve33]

I'm curious why you all prefer an extremely high Ball Elasticity. Wouldn't a metal ball have very low Elasticity? I've played both ways (100% and 0%) and I personally haven't perceived a difference.

If you like the weighty feel of the ball from the slower velocity settings, try changing the ball from steel to Granite.

Just curious, is this possible on the Steam version for PC? All I see are different skins, which AFAIK doesn't change the physics.

 

[Ben Logan]

I think the elasticity affects ball bounce off flipper rubbers (but not playfield rubbers).

 

[Baron Rubik]

Just curious, is this possible on the Steam version for PC? All I see are different skins, which AFAIK doesn't change the physics.

I don't know. I don't have a PC.

 

[Spork98765]

Just curious, is this possible on the Steam version for PC? All I see are different skins, which AFAIK doesn't change the physics.

Yes it is, but you have to have the Bronze or Gold DLC

 

[Jay]

I'm curious why you all prefer an extremely high Ball Elasticity.

It's not that I prefer a high ball elasticity. It's just that in the current implementation, the setting is counter-intuitive. 100% ball elasticity creates a dead ball, as if you're hitting a lead weight, while 0% elasticity turns it into a superball, bouncing all over the place. Given how punchy everything else is on the tables by default, a deader ball makes for more realistic gameplay.

 

[cjchand]

Just a note to thank everyone for this thread.

I really wanted to love these tables, but they never felt “right”. With these changes, they feel much better!

 

[SilverBalls]

Best Steam Physics Settings?

I recently upgraded my Steam Zaccaria Pinball to have all the missing tables that weren't part of my original membership as I plan to get back into this since they have added cabinet mode some time back.

A couple of questions if anyone knows as I am away from home for a while:
1/ In the Steam version are the physic adjustments saved per table, or global?
2/ Does anyone have any good physic settings they wouldn't mind sharing for the various types of tables (eg: EM, Solid State, Modernised, etc).

Cheers

 

[Jay]

1/ In the Steam version are the physic adjustments saved per table, or global?

Global.

 

[SilverBalls]

Global.

Ah that explains why I couldn't find an option. That is quite a pity, as I managed to get some nice setting for EMs, but they don't fit at all with the remakes. Here's hoping they can offer table level adjustment in the future.

 

[HighFive]

So, is there finally a setting that could match as example, TPA? The arcade and simulation physics dont really make me stick to the game, tried some custom stuff, but never i got the feeling im playing either Williams FX tables or TPA.

 

[Jay]

I haven't been able to get Zaccaria to play like other simulations. It seems to have its own unique physics. But that hasn't gotten in the way of my enjoying the tables. Graphically, they're some of the most detailed recreations I've ever seen (as high as 4k), far more visually pleasing than TPA. IMO, the simulation everything is measured against is TimeShock. That's as close as I've come to playing a real table on a computer. But as long as I have fun playing a table, the physics isn't as important to me, just as how in a real arcade I might be playing a machine that has weak flippers, a skewed kick-out or dead bumpers.