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    Physics engine discussion

    This started in the SPA Kickstarter thread but deserves a separate discussion. Holy crap, I had no idea there's physics data human-readable in the game files. That's a gold mine of information, if we can figure out how to make use of it. And also kinda disappointing, that TPA's physics...
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    Cyclone Tactics and Strategies

    Don't seem to have a strategy thread, so guess I'll start one. Just put up 70M, first #1 score I've had in a while. The big tip: Ignore Comet. Shoot Cyclone. Cyclone is both an easier shot and more forgiving. It feels like there's a considerably wider timing window to hit it than the narrow...
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    Jack●Bot Tactics and Strategies

    Been waiting to do this writeup for a long time, I love Jack●Bot. So here goes on strategy. Start with ball control as usual. Short-plunging is often a good idea to get control rather than risking the bumpers after the skill shot. You can plunge just hard enough to pass the gate and usually...
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    Haunted House upper flipper buttons

    Is there any way on the PC version to get separate control of the upper flipper buttons on Haunted House? I have the second set of flipper buttons mapped to left/right Ctrl, as usual. They work on Black Knight for the magnasaves, for example. But they don't do anything in Haunted House. Are...
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    Helpful ROM bug - Double Double Deadheads

    This isn't TPA/Farsight's fault, but I noticed an odd but helpful bug with the ROM. When Double Trouble is active for double scoring, the Deadheads score award gets doubled *twice*. If it's at the maximum of 2,475,000, the displayed value will be doubled to 4,950,000... and then doubled again...
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    How to retain local scores and goals after Windows reinstall?

    So I finally moved up from XP to Windows 7. After installing Steam and TPA, naturally it doesn't have my wizard goals and other local stuff saved. Anyone know how to copy this over from a previous Windows installation? The new Windows install is on a new hard drive and I have everything on...
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    What wizard modes have you reached?

    I wanted to write this down for myself, so figured I might as well do it here for everyone to share. What wizard modes and awards have you reached on real machines? Let's say that any settings on a real arcade location machine are okay (like 5 balls, buyins, narrow outlanes) but a home use...
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    Bug - Scores over 10B don't double

    It's arguable whether this counts as a ROM bug, TPA bug, missing feature, or by design. If your score is over 10 billion, only the portion of it under 10 billion can be doubled by Skins!. I had racked up 12 billion total, and doubled it, only to find at the end of the game that TPA recognized...
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    Voltaire's surprising Multiple Jackpots

    So I was playing Juggler multiball stacked with Ringmaster Special, which accounted for the last two marvels. That went on for a while. As the second ball drained, the last ball rolled up one of the Juggler loop shots at the same time. Juggler jackpot, but also Join the Cirqus started on the...
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    Black Knight Tactics and Strategies

    Since we don't have this thread, I guess I'll start it, since I'm apparently one of the crazy few who likes Black Knight enough to seriously play it for score. I reached 50 million, good for #15 on the leaderboard. Extra Balls: This is the primary goal. Completing all four drop target banks...

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