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Grannies?
Sludge Monsters?
huh?
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Quoted from yaksplat:Grannies?
Sludge Monsters?
huh?
But no cows... strange , very strange
Quoted from yaksplat:Grannies?
Sludge Monsters?
huh?
Indeed. They have "Plants" and "Zombies", but then not together in favor of an altogether different "homage" of "Sludge vs Grannies" in the PvZ art style. Kinda funny they wanted to invoke licensing C&D's, but then do this end-run of their own. WTF? Nevermind the Simpsons donuts and aliens... There's like no cohesion there. What a mess. Shame that it's done so well otherwise.
applejuice original project may be going painfully slow but as I said in the Pedrettit reveal thread, his approach is much more authentic and worth the wait. Even the dot approach looks better IMO.
Here is a small video of the attract mode with the new debris animation included in the main logo slide.
Just ordered my Storm Blasters last week. Don't care for the 2.0. Not that I'm biased or anything lol.
Oh my... WTF...
Seriously WTF...
What do ANY of those modes have to do with tornados, storms, whirlwinds, etc? I'm seriously sitting here right now just shaking my head.
Plus on top of it, they call the guy in the van StormBlasters?!?
I actually do like Funhouse 2.0.. but this?!?
wow... just wow...
It's also worth noting that the WW 2.0 just announced doesn't have an auto launcher as part of the package, so I'm wondering how they're going to handle the extra 3 multiballs... Are every single one of them going to use the physical lock? And are they adding a ball save like in Storm Blasters? They can have a ball save for single ball play and it will be fine without an auto launcher, but if they want to have a save timer on multiballs, it really doesn't work without the launcher. I'd say that's another compelling plus on the side of Storm Blasters.
Quoted from trecemaneras:WW 2.0 just announced doesn't have an auto launcher
I think they will do it like in FH 2.0 : Cutting the knocker and using this solenoid driver to connect the autofire.
WW 2.0 looks much more professionel, a large team is working on Pedrettis enhancements. The sound and graphics are stunning. BUT YES: This has nothing to do with WhiWi ... also on the video the voice from FH Rudy is wrong on that place.
I had Stormblaster and FH 2.0 in the past but both were sold after a while. The original still rulezzz for me.
Quoted from TomDK:I think they will do it like in FH 2.0 : Cutting the knocker and using this solenoid driver to connect the autofire.
WW 2.0 looks much more professionel, a large team is working on Pedrettis enhancements. The sound and graphics are stunning. BUT YES: This has nothing to do with WhiWi ... also on the video the voice from FH Rudy is wrong on that place.
I had Stormblaster and FH 2.0 in the past but both were sold after a while. The original still rulezzz for me.
Well its sure gonna be interesting to see how they handle the system 11 ac relay's coils/flashers and how 'professional' their attempt is once its in games. I'm just not a fan of donuts and grannies when i want to be chasing storms...
My hardware board has 8 additional drivers built in, ready for add ons, the auto launcher being 1 of them, so we don't lose any original functionality. Reusing the knocker driver for other things is just lazy if indeed that is what they did. Maybe they did it correctly.. Whirlwind as a game is pretty maxed out on the original system 11 board, so much that williams had to make another 'overlay board' to add 5 extra drives in the original
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Hello everyone! The conversion to the Stormblaster set is almost complete. However, I would like to ask where which switch on the schooterlane has to be placed. Since I'm a beginner and have little experience, pictures here would be very helpful! Thanks in advance for any help! Greets
Quoted from Waltergym:Hello everyone! The conversion to the Stormblaster set is almost complete. However, I would like to ask where which switch on the schooterlane has to be placed. Since I'm a beginner and have little experience, pictures here would be very helpful! Thanks in advance for any help! Greets
Have you checked the shared area?, i sent a link. There is alot of info on there and pics, docs for install etc. There should not be any additional switches needed other than the regular shooter lane switch. We maintain 'factory' in every way possible.
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Donabate
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Regina, SK
4 months later
back at creating some new graphics for whirlwind display additions
concept for new truck interior from the 80s with radar addition
we are working out the best way to translate this to the small 128x32 pixel size, possibly using a zoom to the radar screen
will be for use when chasing the storm direction arrows etc
Quoted from Dee-Bow:Dude, We just want to see a finished product already!![quoted image]
lol, you miss the point of this thread then
Quoted from applejuice:lol, you miss the point of this thread then
That's fair! I definitely commend your effort and have enjoyed following along. I apologize for the last post I made. i was trying for humor but It definitely seems more harsh than i intended it to. Cheers
applejuice Can you restate what's included in the kit, for what price and what we need to obtain on our own? I went back thru the thread and I know things have changed quite a bit in 9 years
. Didn't find a clear answer. Some people with other projects have gone and edited the first point in the thread also to clarify the current scenario so that's just a thought.
Thanks again for the details.
Jaz
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