Suggestion: Option to enable Full Tilt! gameplay rules instead of 3D Pinball's

[win98se]

There are only a few minor differences between the gameplay of the two versions. The completion of a mission in the Maxis version results in a replay—actually a ball save, rather than a special—being awarded. In addition, hitting a wormhole that has the same color light locks the ball, which if done repeatedly activates the multi-ball round. This is not the case in 3D Pinball: Completing a mission merely awards bonus points and hitting a wormhole in the above circumstances awards a replay. Also, the three yellow lights above the bumpers (both in the launch ramp and in the upper table zone) act differently: In 3D Pinball these are turned off if the ball passes on them while they are on. This is not the case in the original game, where they just remain activated.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Tilt!Pinball#3D_Pinball_for_Windows%E2%80%93_Space_Cadet

I prefer the Full Tilt! gameplay rules, feeling that it's more fun using them instead of 3D Pinball's.

[k4zmu2a]

That is a planned feature. Maybe not as an option, rather based on game data.

I will have to further decompile FT for this, ouch.

[win98se]

Good luck further doing it! It's really an excellent job.

I suggested that as an option because maybe for some people, taking advantage of Full Tilt!'s higher resolution and still using 3D Pinball rules is their preference (more challenging).

[dobragab]

I played a bit with the 16 bit Fill Tilt version, and I noticed the following differences:

• wormhole relaunches the ball
• redeploy autolaunches the ball
• mission selector sound is sound52 only if maxed out, not at every hit
• mission selected gains 100k
• text is centered
• sometimes score value is printed within the text
• bumpers move slower
• mission finished gains jackpot 500k+
• mission finished grants replay, like wormhole should (are they stackable?)
• second hyperspce hit grants "jackpot DOUBLED"
• ~jackpot activated and bonus activated are swapped~ wrong by manual
• field multiplier applies to all scores?
• score values might be entirely different, need to double check from manual
• upgrader lights are never turned off by the ball, only on

I hope these are clear, I didn't make these documentation-ready explanations.

[k4zmu2a]

This list helps, thank you. I am adding the differences based on FT decompilation rather than observed behavior. But it still helps to know what to look for.

Some things I might skip if they are too complex, like flipper physics differences.

[k4zmu2a]

I have implemented a lot of FT behaviors in V2.1.0. Let me know if I missed something.