Total Nuclear Annihilation Software Update v1.0.5

Posted by Scott on October 20, 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Total Nuclear Annihilation at Pinball Expo on Friday Night

Posted by Scott on October 12, 2016
Posted in: Arcade Posts, Events, Total Nuclear Annihilation.

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that Total Nuclear Annihilation will be set up Friday night, through the rest of the weekend, at the Multimorphic booth at Pinball Expo in Chicago!  Please come by, play the game, and chat.  I will periodically have the game opened up for people to view the inner workings.  Remember, if you are caught wearing a Total Nuclear Annihilation shirt, you get a free high five.  See you guys there!!!