Pinballwiz45b
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I just figured out how to "receive the newsletter". I just copied the whole thing, pasted it on the message, and then sent to me. That way, I can pretend that Farsight "sent" it to me. 
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Welcome Back to Digital Pinball Fans - please read this first
The Official Latest NEWS And INFORMATION Discussion Thread
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neilpinbot
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- Apr 4, 2012
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I just figured out how to "receive the newsletter". I just copied the whole thing, pasted it on the message, and then sent to me. That way, I can pretend that Farsight "sent" it to me.
Didn't think I had received the last couple of issues. I now normally check all my emails on my phone so I checked my email on PC and at least issue 17 was in the junk folder. Hopefully outlook doesn't think the next issue is junk.
brakel
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- Apr 27, 2012
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Hey Joe! Unfortunately FS doesn't release patch notes for the PS3.
DarkAkatosh
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Who knows. I imagine they have bigger fish to fry at the moment
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Captain B. Zarre
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- Apr 16, 2013
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So Fish Tales is a confirmed table.
sotie
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- Aug 30, 2012
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Did I miss something? Did FS hint or comment about this coming... or just speculation?
Tann
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An interesting quote:
Source: http://digitalpinballfans.com/showt...rSight-Studios-Concerning-The-Pinball-Arcade/
At the end of the first post. We can also read: This thread will be updated continuously with the latest news and information confirmed by FarSight Studios and contains absolutely NO RUMORS.
Funny!
The whole list:
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2-Stage Flipper Settings : FarSight is looking to add an option to toggle the 2-stage flipper feature on/off and improving its functionality in the near future. Not implemented yet.
Backglass Animation : FarSight hopes to carry over their backglass tech, featured on Cirqus Voltaire and Scared Stiff, to the rest of the tables in the near future. Not implemented yet.
Challenge Mode : Challenge Mode is still in the works for all platforms and devices and will be included in an upcoming update.Not implemented yet.
Day/Night Mode Lighting : FarSight is planning to add day and night mode lighting in the future. Currently on mobile, this would require twice the textures for each table and FarSight doesn't have the bandwidth in their art staff to do this for every table at the moment. Their goal is to support real-time lighting on all platforms before they go back and re-visit this. FarSight envisions a slider on the Table Menu that allows you to adjust the table lighting to your preference. Not implemented yet. ORLY?
Device Controller Support : FarSight may look into controller support for Android and other devices in the future.Not implemented yet.
Dot Matrix Display (DMD) Options : FarSight is looking into adding options to change the filter, size, position and possibly the brightness of the DMD in the future.Not implemented yet.
Flipper Physics : The flipper physics update will be coming, but not soon. It will probably not start to be phased in until the September update at the earliest. Plus, FarSight probably won't make new flipper physics active on all tables all at once. Each table will have to be tuned and tested before any physics are overhauled. Partially implemented
GI Lighting : FarSight is looking to implement GI Lighting on the console and Mac versions in the near future. Implemented
Online Challenges : FarSight is looking to add the ability to send out challenges when you beat a friend's high score on a table in the near future.Not implemented yet.
Online Multiplayer : FarSight plans to add online multiplayer in an update soon.Not implemented yet.
Pinball Cabinet Support : FarSight stated that they definitely plan to implement pinball cabinet support in the future.Not implemented yet.
Pinball Hall of Fame Table Re-Releases : FarSight plans on releasing all, except a few, of the tables featured on both Pinball Hall of Fame Collections with updated graphics, physics and "true" ROM emulation (where applicable). All tables will be rebuilt from the ground up and feature the new, more sophisticated, physics framework and won't be direct ports from the PHOF Collections. Almost totally implemented.
Posting Offline High Scores To The Online Leaderboards : FarSight is looking to add the ability to post offline high scores to the online leaderboards the next time you go online in the near future. Not implemented yet.
PS Vita Cross-Controller Support For PS3 : FarSight is currently looking into the possibility of using the PS Vita as a cross-controller for The Pinball Arcade on the PS3.Not implemented yet.
ROM Emulation For Solid State Tables : FarSight has made great strides with ROM emulation which now includes support for Gottlieb and older solid state MPUs. Black Knight will be the first of the five released scripted solid state tables to be updated to full ROM emulation within the next couple of months. Partially implemented.
Saving Table Preferences : FarSight has built table preferences into the save file, so table preferences (camera type, camera angle, plunger cam, etc.) should be saved with all future updates. Also, FarSight is looking to have the HUD on/off preference saved in a future update. Not implemented yet.
Stereoscopic 3D Support For PS3 : The stereoscopic 3D functionality for the PS3 will be included in an update after FarSight has had a chance to perfect and balance it. What they displayed at the shows was still in development and wasn't 100% working on some tables.Not implemented yet.
UI Improvements : FarSight now has someone working full-time on the UI and are looking to improve the overall look of the UI while maintaining its current functionality. Not implemented yet.
User Adjustable Camera Settings : This feature will include the ability for the user to set the zoom and angle of each table to their preference and is coming late 2013. Not implemented yet. (only the option to toggle on/off the camera event)
Voice-Over Tutorials : FarSight is looking at implementing some software compression that may allow them to add voice-over to the tutorials in the future. Not implemented yet. (not very useful in my opinion)
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Additions that I wait the most, by order of value:
- Posting Offline High Scores To The Online Leaderboards
- 2-Stage Flipper Settings
- UI Improvements
- User Adjustable Camera Settings
- Day/Night Mode Lighting
- Saving Table Preferences (I mean for each unique table)
I can play without the others planned additions.
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jhamdotme
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The newest Mac update sounds great. But I’ve got a quick question, first: is the upcoming Steam release going to be cross compatible with both PCs & Macs? Has Farsight said anything about this yet?
For comparison's sake, Zen has also had a version on the App Store, and they decided to go PC only with their Steam release.
For comparison's sake, Zen has also had a version on the App Store, and they decided to go PC only with their Steam release.
- Feb 19, 2012
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Yes, Bobby's been very busy, but we have the interview scheduled for later this month.
Gorgar
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- Mar 31, 2012
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Sweet. I can't wait!!!
JoshuaKadmon
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Hell yeah! We're finally getting Haunted House, boys 'n girls! One down, two to go!
sotie
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What are the other two?
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netizen
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Evil Kenevel and ...?
Fungi
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Rhandos
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Regarding those Kickstarter project updates - who is Rosa Shelton? Those updates were kind of cryptic/weird and I'm not sure if they were supposed to officially go out.
fenderbendr
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Interview coming soon?