Pinball FX

Ffrog 2017-09-26 21:39:17 UTC #481

I’m in too, thanks for setting it up Stirbelwurm. Currently sitting in 3rd on 27 million. Sorcerer’s Lair is great fun once it gets going.

FX3 seems pretty good. The tables still play the same, and the tournaments are an excellent addition. It doesn’t really need to do anything else considering that it’s free, so I won’t feel too bad about ignoring all the other bells and whistles.

I had a go at the “match up” league thing, but it seemed to be timed - that’s a pity, as all the tables get more fun the longer you play on them, the first couple of minutes is always the least interesting.

Stirbelwurm 2017-09-27 08:10:50 UTC #482

Good idea, I posted one.

Winged_Nazgul 2017-09-27 22:20:35 UTC #483

Interesting that this is the first time I’ve played a pinball game with my first mechanical keyboard and it really helps the immersive feeling of playing a real table.

Ffrog 2017-09-28 12:24:42 UTC #484

I play with the triggers on an xbox controller. Pretty sure it introduces some lag, but it feels good

Fumarole 2017-09-28 15:56:04 UTC #485

A Windows 10 update borked my 360 pad a while back. Looks like now I’ll need to get my shit together and resolve it so I can play this game again.

Thanks Obama.

alms 2017-09-28 18:24:48 UTC #486

Weird, I am on 10 and my wired 360 works fine.

Stirbelwurm 2017-09-29 20:56:48 UTC #487

Looks like the table upgrades are now finally working. Maybe that’s why I’m only 5th place right now

Winged_Nazgul 2017-10-02 19:42:44 UTC #488

Sp4rkR4t 2017-10-02 21:50:01 UTC #489

It’s a common issue with XBox pads, the whole usb stack on win 10 is a clusterfuck of epic proportions, uninstalling the usb drivers, then reboot and plug controller in usually fixes it though.

Only lingering issue I have left with win 10 & controllers is if I have had any controller plugged in I will start to get progressively worse hiccups in performance and have to reboot after about 6 hours, that clock only starts after I plug the controller in.

Stirbelwurm 2017-10-04 20:21:52 UTC #490

Well, the test challenge is now over! We’ve got 14 participants and pretty good scores I’d say! Nice to see everyone returning already for a new test of skill and fun!
I think the top scores are even better than the last time we did a challenge of Sorcerers Lair.

Anyway, here are the scores:
Test Challenge Scores

The best score from last time was from AngoraFish with just under 300 million points:
Old Challenge scores/

As you can see with the second screenshot, this whole tournament mode made this a lot easier to see how the participants actually scored during the challenge. So, what do you guys think, continue our weekly tradition?
If so, what mode should we play? Always the classic one (with or without upgrades?) or switch it up a bit each week with one-ball-challenges etc?

Also, what tables should we play on? The last time I started with V12, I don’t want to repeat that, if possible

EDIT: also, how do you embed pictures into your post?

Blackice 2017-10-04 21:16:47 UTC #491

I agree, the in game tournament mode is excellent. I tried out a couple of others, with different modes, so I don’t mind what we go with. But yeah, a weekly challenge would be fun again. But definitely not V12, hate that table! Although did see a Steam friend say it’s improved… not sure I believe them tho!

I think you can drag an image into a post, and it’ll appear eventually. There are other ways I think, there has been some discussion in the screenshots thread (might be the archived one now though) or maybe the main thread in site feedback.

purex 2017-10-04 22:48:13 UTC #492

As always, I am absolutely terrible at this, but I still find playing this game quite enjoyable and the support for tournaments was perhaps the biggest downside of FX2 for me, so I’ve been delighted with 3.

Regarding the table, I don’t mind it being V12 soon, as we’ll eventually get there, but maybe not so early on this time. I’m afraid it might take away any moment Rock, Pinball, Shotgun (the only correct name for our club) could gain. Let’s go with something a bit less dreadful for now.

Ffrog 2017-10-05 08:29:35 UTC #493

A tournament every week or so sounds fun. Trying the different modes and tables would be good, gives it a bit of variety

Stirbelwurm 2017-10-05 09:09:11 UTC #494

In theory I could also start like two tournaments at the same time. Since it’s way easier than before, this shouldn’t be that much work. It also makes for some variety and we could play around with the modes for a bit and maybe choose a new and an older table at the same time, so that the chance is higher that everyone has something to play on?

Ffrog 2017-10-05 20:15:49 UTC #495

Personally, I’m happy with one RPS tournament a week - I don’t want to suffer RPS pinball burnout!

Stirbelwurm 2017-10-09 20:11:31 UTC #496

Alright, on to the next round then!

Here are the most important information:

Table: Epic Quest
Password: RPSPinball
Rules: 5 minutes, no upgrades
Created by: Bexo Dust
Duration: 7 days (finishes monday, the 16th of octobre, 20:00 GMT)

Blackice 2017-10-10 19:51:21 UTC #497

I’m top! Ok, only me and you have played so far but… I’m not top often! The 5 minute limit certainly changes the dynamic drastically; I quite like it but I can see that others may not. Anyway, I doubt I’ll be 1st for much longer if others join in…

Stirbelwurm 2017-10-10 19:56:57 UTC #498

Yes, I think the 5-minute-limit will drastically reduce the variation in the highscores, which should make the competition more interesting for everyone.

purex 2017-10-10 22:41:12 UTC #499

Agreed, the format is far friendlier to the skill impaired.

Heads up, at first FX3 prompted me to purchase the table pack, which I was pretty certain I already owned in FX2. After launching 2 again, 3 recognized those tables.

Imaginary_Llamas 2017-10-13 15:45:07 UTC #500

I don’t seem to be able to join. I search by name for ‘Bexo Dust’, but it just takes me to the results of the previous tournament. From there it just takes me back to the tournaments menu. Am I missing something obvious?