Funhouse preview uploaded by Farsight.

[George Klepacz]

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=/&gl=US

The reason I like that some of these tables are rereleases from the PHOF collections is because you can see how much improvement has been made and how much better TPA's engine is. Helps appreciate how great the new tables are.

 

[bavelb]

If you want to appreciate the rereleases some more, go play POHF

e: that link doesn't go to any Funhouse or pinball related video.

e2: ah here it is

 

[bavelb]

that looks like a new camera option btw...

 

[Richard B]

It seems to be missing details, the playfield borders should be blue, not black, and the game room background is less detailed than the current one is.

 

[PiN WiZ]

Yes, the pinball cabinet should be blue, but everything else looks great. Looking forward to this one as well.

FarSight, can you please move the DMD/HUD (on all tables that have them) a little more to the upper left hand corner of the screen to keep them from overlapping the playfield.

One last thing FarSight, how is it that you have the flashers and neon lights on Cirqus Voltaire reflect off surrounding objects, yet the red, white and blue flashers on Funhouse reflect off absolutely nothing. I would like to see you have some consistency on how the flashers reflect off surrounding objects in all your tables (current and future). All flashers should reflect light off surrounding objects to some degree no matter which table it is. I know it's extra work for you guys, but if you want to create the ultimate pinball experience, this needs to be done on all tables.

I appreciate all your hard work and I look forward to seeing The Pinball Arcade evolve into the definitive pinball experience.

 

[George Klepacz]

Sorry for the crappy link guys.

 

[Mike Reitmeyer]

It seems to be missing details, the playfield borders should be blue, not black, and the game room background is less detailed than the current one is.

The game room background is the same one from the other tables, might just be a video compression issue.

Yes, the pinball cabinet should be blue, but everything else looks great. Looking forward to this one as well.

FarSight, can you please move the DMD/HUD (on all tables that have them) a little more to the upper left hand corner of the screen to keep them from overlapping the playfield.

One last thing FarSight, how is it that you have the flashers and neon lights on Cirqus Voltaire reflect off surrounding objects, yet the red, white and blue flashers on Funhouse reflect off absolutely nothing. I would like to see you have some consistency on how the flashers reflect off surrounding objects in all your tables (current and future). All flashers should reflect light off surrounding objects to some degree no matter which table it is. I know it's extra work for you guys, but if you want to create the ultimate pinball experience, this needs to be done on all tables.

I appreciate all your hard work and I look forward to seeing The Pinball Arcade evolve into the definitive pinball experience.

Still working on the flashers. We had trouble getting the 3 of them to look right cause they are so close together.

As for the HUD, the 1st party console makers require all "important" graphics to be within 90% center of the screen, So that on poor quality TV's the important stuff doesn't get clipped off. This rule (and other requirements) seem to only apply to smaller developers. I know that HUD in GTA4 for example goes off the screen in certain resolutions, but I guess when you are Rockstar you can do what you want.

 

[PiN WiZ]

The game room background is the same one from the other tables, might just be a video compression issue.



Still working on the flashers. We had trouble getting the 3 of them to look right cause they are so close together.

As for the HUD, the 1st party console makers require all "important" graphics to be within 90% center of the screen, So that on poor quality TV's the important stuff doesn't get clipped off. This rule (and other requirements) seem to only apply to smaller developers. I know that HUD in GTA4 for example goes off the screen in certain resolutions, but I guess when you are Rockstar you can do what you want.

I'm happy to hear you're still working on the flashers. How about giving us the option to move the DMD/HUD in the future?

 

[djwille]

Looks very good and better dan POHF. Good job Farsight.
It woud be nice to see a moving DMD/HUD, good one Pin Wiz!

 

[Tabe]

Gotta be honest, this didn't impress me. The ball motion looked to be off, the table is way too dark and so on.

Tabe

 

[PiN WiZ]

Gotta be honest, this didn't impress me. The ball motion looked to be off, the table is way too dark and so on.

Tabe

The table won't look that dark on your tv and YouTube limits the FPS to 30. The ball movement is always better when you actually see it on your tv with 60 FPS.

 

[Kevlar]

As for the HUD, the 1st party console makers require all "important" graphics to be within 90% center of the screen, So that on poor quality TV's the important stuff doesn't get clipped off. This rule (and other requirements) seem to only apply to smaller developers. I know that HUD in GTA4 for example goes off the screen in certain resolutions, but I guess when you are Rockstar you can do what you want.

Hmm, checking the position of the HUD in this clip compared to the other table clips and current tables on my xbox it does seem to be further away from the edge of the screen, appearing quite obtrusive in this video. Maybe there should be 3 or 4 positions we could choose from with the default being at the 90% position.

 

[xNiCeGuYx]

Looks great! The Youtube video doesn't look too dark to me, but CV does.

 

[jrolson]

Rudy gives me nightmares...

 

[Jan Duin]

I never liked Funhouse in WPHOF but this version looks so good I might give it another try! And I love the different camera movement (up rather than along the table)! Will this be available for all other tables as well?

 

[Mike]

Looks fantastic! Cant wait for this one. I feel a bit bad for FS man. People on the fb page hound them for news & info and are incredibly rude. When they are finally able to announce some great news, people's responses are kind of stunning. Anyway, is it just me or does Rudy sound different than PHoF? Less nasal sounding. I know a guy in real life that sounds exactly like PHoF Rudy so I noticed it right away LOL.

 

[Kevlar]

Can Fasight Mike confirm wether or not the much asked for multiball camera disable switch will make it into this next update? I've never heard anyone say they actually like it!

 

[Mike]

Multiball cam doesn't really bother me. I always figured it was necessary actually unless you were playing from a non-moving top-down angle. With the moving cams and low angles how would you be able to see what's going on? With all the different view choices, I can't see how multiball would work for every view without switching to give you a view of the entire playfield.

 

[Kevlar]

Multiball cam doesn't really bother me. I always figured it was necessary actually unless you were playing from a non-moving top-down angle. With the moving cams and low angles how would you be able to see what's going on? With all the different view choices, I can't see how multiball would work for every view without switching to give you a view of the entire playfield.

I don't see the difference between playing with 1 ball or 5 balls, I only need to see what I normally see from the end of the table.

 

[Richard B]

Multiball cam doesn't really bother me. I always figured it was necessary actually unless you were playing from a non-moving top-down angle. With the moving cams and low angles how would you be able to see what's going on? With all the different view choices, I can't see how multiball would work for every view without switching to give you a view of the entire playfield.

Doesn't bother me, either, but it sure bothers a lot of others. The table should be locked, but that doesn't mean you should be forced out of your optimal view. I don't know much about programming, but this shouldn't be too hard to implement.