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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smbhax" data-source="post: 39822" data-attributes="member: 396">Here's an attempt to state the problem in a concrete, reproducible manner--although results may depend upon your playing style. This is what I have tried and reproduced in The Pinball Arcade version 2.05.***THESE STEPS REQUIRE CHANGING YOUR DISPLAY RESOLUTION; ONLY ATTEMPT TO FOLLOW THEM IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING, AS INCORRECT SETTINGS MAY LEAVE YOUR PS3 UNABLE TO DISPLAY CORRECTLY TO YOUR DISPLAY DEVICE***1) Running at 1080p, start a game of Creature from the Black Lagoon.2) Get the ball on your right flipper.3) Shoot for the left loop (KISS).--> A regularly timed press of the flipper button--pressing the button to make the desired shot just as you would on a real version of Creature in a real life arcade--will activate the flipper a fraction of a second late, sending the ball in the vicinity of the left slingshot--even under it for an unintended "alley pass"--instead of up the left loop. This is "flipper lag."4) Exit The Pinball Arcade.5) (Note: this may not be possible or a good idea on some displays. I'm just saying what I do on mine.) In the PS3 XMB Display Settings, uncheck the 1080p, 1080i, and 720p screen resolution boxes, then complete the display setup wizard; this will set your PS3 display to 480p, a fairly low resolution. (Note: the EU version of the game will not run in 480p, so users with that version would have to leave the 720p box checked.)6) Run The Pinball Arcade and start a game of Creature from the Black Lagoon.7) Get the ball on the right flipper and shoot for the left loop (KISS) again.--> A regularly timed shot will send the ball up the left loop, as intended, because "flipper lag" is less prominent when running the game at lower resolutions.If you didn't notice a difference in how the ball came off the flipper between steps 3 and 7, try this further comparison:8) While running the game at the lower resolution, practice that right-flipper-to-KISS shot for a while, until you feel like you have the timing down.9) Exit The Pinball Arcade.10) In the PS3 XMB's Display Settings, ***if you had them checked originally***, re-check the resolution display options all the way up to 1080p, then complete the Display Settings wizard. Your PS3 should be back to running at the higher resolution.11) Run The Pinball Arcade, start a game of Creature from the Black Lagoon, and try the right-flipper-to-KISS shot again.--> If you are timing the shot as you were when you were playing at the lower resolution, you should find that it is shooting late, and hitting below the left loop entrance--either into or under the slingshot.</blockquote>

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