Total Nuclear Annihilation Software Update v1.0.6

Posted by Scott on November 15, 2017
Posted in: News, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Here is another one!  This is a decent sized update for Total Nuclear Annihilation. Many bug fixes and new features were added.  Please see the changelog below for a detailed list.

Changelog:

## Bugs Fixed ##
– Spelling error for Extra Ball Reactor settings in service menu fixed
– Fixed bug where ball could get stuck behind a drop target if multiball ends at the same time
the ball gets stuck.
– Fixed flipper hold booster level bug
– Bonus credits are not stored as service credits anymore
– Replay was auto-adjusting fixed type replays, this is now corrected
– Burn in properly shuts down when exiting service mode
– Base display blanking issues fixed
– Fixed extra ball numeric display glitch issue
– Fixed issue with orbits not lighting correctly all of the time on alternation
– Fixed Extra Ball percent calculation
– Fixed D Target when it would sometimes flash double the speed of the other Critical kill targets

## Features Added / Modifications ##
– System Date/Time adjustment added to the Utilities menu in the service mode (for accurate timestamps)
– Core stand-up targets will max out reactor value if completed in order
– Shaker intensity setting added to service menu
– Massive shaker motor integration improvement
– Tilt debounce now more configurable and renamed to Tilt Bob Settle Time ms
– Added Total Coin Count to Audits
– Knocker now fires when extra ball is earned and configurable in service menu
– Bonus credits tracked separately in game audits
– Small lighting updates
– Added attract mode ball search timeout as to not unnecessarily heat up any coils if switches fail
– New Mystery Award – Light Locks only when locks are not lit
– Added initial support for interactive lighted speaker grills
– Jackpot point value displays immediately when Jackpot is earned
– Added support for failed or flaky drop target switches
– Short ball save added when reactor destroyed, can be turned off in service menu
– Secret Skillshot added (adds additional time on ballsaver and 40,000 points)
– Added shoot again text on the LCD, I forgot to add this originally

## Download Link ##
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1I4VG2ghR9FV_cEW2jpNHspmJ_OWnMPwH

Enjoy!

Total Nuclear Annihilation Software Update v1.0.5

Posted by Scott on October 20, 2017
Posted in: Arcade Posts, News, Software, Total Nuclear Annihilation. Leave a Comment

Hello again everyone,

Another code update has been finalized for Total Nuclear Annihilation.  This one is mostly a bug fix and enhancement update for our early operators.  Enjoy!

Changelog:
v1.0.5 – 10/20/2017 – Scott Danesi WIP

## Bugs Fixed ##
– Eject scoop ballsave now not active during multiball (this was a multiball exploit)
– Adjustments to pre-loaded assets for faster booting
– Added fix for stability issues when game is played consistently for 9+ hours
– Fixed display issue which would sometimes show a black screen when reactor is started

## Features Added / Modifications ##
– Burn in test added to the service menu
– Moved Coin Op audits to their own category
– Renamed ‘Games Started’ to ‘Rounds Started’ to make it less confusing
– Added Service credits functionality by pressing the exit button in attract mode or gameplay which
is tracked separately in the coin op audits.

## Download Link ##
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6Z7YGvi_VT6bEtaeWhYMWttRGc

Total Nuclear Annihilation Software Update v1.0.3

Posted by Scott on October 2, 2017
Posted in: News, Software, Total Nuclear Annihilation. Leave a Comment

Hey there everyone.  I am excited to share the first official bug fix code update for TNA since production has started.  v1.0.3 fixes a number of little things that people have been finding with the game.  Link and changelog are below.

Changelog:
v1.0.3 – 10/1/2017 – Scott Danesi

## Bugs Fixed ##
– Knocker coil strength did not go low enough
– Skeletongame framework update to fix issue with crashing after entering service mode during end of game
– Bonus multiplier lights refresh correctly now
– Left targets that light mystery award are now showing up correctly
– Fixed weird lighting behavior when bonus multiplier increased
– Double danger mystery award now cycles properly
– Fixed issue where match was not always flashing the numeric displays upon awarding
– Ballsave now activates at the proper time when awarded by mystery and start reactor is stacked along with mystery mode
– Failed ball lock attempts will no longer mess up the locking procedure under rare set of conditions
– Logging now shows errors only

## Features Added ##
– New bonus multiplier maxed vocal sample
– Bonus multiplier now shows on LCD when increased
– Drop target knockdown coil strengths added to service menu

## Download Link ##

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6Z7YGvi_VT6aVdaU0lfcmhUREE

 

Going forward, the code updates and changelog will be posted here and at www.spookypinball.com.  As always, please let me know if you encounter any issues with your software and I will look into a fix for the next release.  Thank you!!

Total Nuclear Annihilation Artwork Reveal!

Posted by Scott on July 31, 2017
Posted in: Arcade Posts, News, Total Nuclear Annihilation. Leave a Comment

Hey Everyone,

By now you may have seen the post by Spooky Pinball where we revealed the final artwork for Total Nuclear Annihilation.  I am so happy with how this whole thing turned out and the artist, Matt Andrews, captured what I was going for in this game.  Below, you will find the images that Spooky shared along with some other glamour shots not yet seen!  🙂  Enjoy

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Total Nuclear Annihilation Backglass Reveal & Dead Flip Stream- Update #18

Posted by Scott on May 13, 2017
Posted in: Arcade Posts, Events, News, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Hey Everyone,

Last night was awesome! Total Nuclear Annihilation was featured on the Dead Flip Twitch TV stream and we had a blast!  We even showed a glimpse of the beautiful backglass artwork by Matt Andrews.

Here is a recap video of my best game ever on the machine!

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/142606821

Also, for fun, since you guys could not see the backglass very well, below are a couple pictures of parts of the digital copy.  Enjoy!

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Full Backglass:

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The version of the backglass shown last night on the Dead Flip stream was a version without cutouts for score displays.  We made this one first in case we could not use these displays in production, but I fully expect them not to be cut out of the production game.

Hope you guys/gals enjoyed!

EDIT:

Here are the audits from the game from last night.  Pretty cool stuff!

Audits:
– Avg Ball Time: ‘0:23’
– Avg Extra Balls: 0 #This is not working yet…
– Avg Game Time: ‘3:33’
– Avg Score: 292014
– Ball Lock Attempts: 243
– Ball Locks: 238
– Ball Search Started: 0
– Balls Played: 307
– Drains Left: 133
– Drains Right: 154
– Games Played: 99
– Games Started: 32
– Jackpot Total: 15,
– Lane Save Awards: 148
– Multiball Started: 110
– Reactor Destroyed Total: 54
– Reactor Started Total: 115
– Skillshot Regular: 99
– Skillshot Super: 28
– Tilt Dangers: 39
– Tilt Total: 1
– Total Annihilations: 0
BallsaveHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 22:42:32 2017’, inits: SCOTT D, score: 8}
BumperHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 18:29:07 2017’, inits: SPOOOOKY, score: 56}
ClassicHighScores:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 22:42:32 2017’, inits: SCOTT D, score: 2411950.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 18:29:07 2017’, inits: DEADYANCY, score: 1620350.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 21:47:25 2017’, inits: FUMBLE, score: 1397800.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 18:29:07 2017’, inits: SPOOOOKY, score: 1203000.0}
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 21:20:17 2017’, inits: BUTTS, score: 1164100.0}
LoopsHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 17:16:51 2017’, inits: D EAD, score: 7}
SpinnerHighScoreData:
– {date: ‘Fri May 12 22:42:32 2017’, inits: SCOTT D, score: 415}

Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball is so Spooky!!! Update #17

Posted by Scott on May 11, 2017
Posted in: Arcade Posts, Total Nuclear Annihilation. Leave a Comment

Hey followers! So a lot has been going on behind the scenes lately. I have some really cool announcements which I will give more info on later, but here is a high level list of cool happenings with the Total Nuclear Annihilation project.

Name Update

This project is now called Total Nuclear Annihilation in order to distinguish itself from the 1990’s video game.  These are not the same!

Production???

Yes, you heard that right.  Total Nuclear Annihilation will be produced!  Although this was not my original intent, Spooky Pinball has agreed to work with me to get this game into your houses and bars near you.

Spooky Pinball Podcast

I appeared on the Spooky Pinball Podcast this month and we talked about all sorts of pinball stuff.

Listen to it here: http://www.spookypinball.com/podcast-2/

Artist Stuff

You guys already know this, but art is not something I do well, even though my mom is a professional ceramics artist, this did not flow well down the bloodline, and definitely does not mean I know how to do awesome pinball art.  🙂

Matt Andrews will be doing all the art for Total Nuclear Annihilation to bring it to the next level!

More info on Matt Andrews here:  http://www.mandraws.com

Graphics Stuff

I am also proud to say that David Van Es will be doing the LCD animations for Total Nuclear Annihilation as well!

TPF and MGC were awesome

Thank you to Ed and team at TPF and Dan and team at MGC!  I had an amazing time there with the machine and am glad I had the opportunity to show it.

Southern Fried Gameroom Expo

Total Nuclear Annihilation will be at SFGE this year on June 9th – 11th at the Spooky Pinball booth.  I will also be there playing dollar games.

Dead Flip Stream (5/12/17 @5pm CST)

Dead Flip will be guests again at the Sleepy Nut Tavern and streaming the Total Nuclear Annihilation whitewood machine!

There are lots of new features and graphics, so make sure to tune in.  There also may be a hint at what the artwork will look like.  🙂

Stream starts at 5pm CST.  https://www.twitch.tv/dead_flip

Thank you

And, a big thank you to everyone for the great feedback on the game.  I really appreciate it and I love watching you guys and gals enjoy the game.  Thank you once again!

 

That is about it for now, I will update again with more details soon!  Thanks for following!

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Total Nuclear Annihilation Pinball Update #13 – TPF and Software

Posted by Scott on February 4, 2017
Posted in: News, Total Nuclear Annihilation. Leave a Comment

Hey Everyone!

I know it has been a long time since my last update during Expo several months ago.  I have been working very hard on the code as we will be bringing Total Nuclear Annihilation to The Texas Pinball Festival this year!

For info on TPF, go here: http://texaspinball.com/tpf/

During all this code writing, I have also been working on more music and sound effects.  For TPF there will be a new song added to the gameplay!

I am also in the process of teaching myself how to make basic animations for the game.  Here is a quick video of my multiball start animation.  This is obviously still a work in progress and may change.

Below are some more screenshots from the game:

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