Pinball FX News

Dear Pinball Fans,

Please find the patch notes for today’s hotfix below:

- Fixed the command line launch of separate tables, you should be able to use them without any issues

- Added physics options to command lines. From now on, you can choose whether you want to launch a table with Normal or Challenging mode (on tables where this option is available)

Example: -Table 75 -GameMode Challenge_BallLimited -Physics Challenging

- Added the recently released tables to the “New” table filter

- We have heard reports about “soft nudge” not working properly on tables, with controllers. As a temporary workaround, please assign the nudges to your D-pad. After this change, your analog stick should nudge as intended. We are working on a permanent fix for this issue

We have released a brand new update for Pinball FX - let’s see what’s in store:

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Added support for Star Trek™ Pinball - Star Trek™ Pinball: Kelvin Timeline, Star Trek™ Pinball: Discovery, Star Trek™ Pinball: Deep Space Nine

Added support for the Charity Pack - Epic Quest and Excalibur

Added support for A Charlie Brown Christmas™ Pinball

Added support for Game Night Pinball Volume 1 - Terraforming Mars Pinball, Gloomhaven™ Pinball, Exploding Kittens®: A Pinball Cat-astrophe

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- Quick Play
- Local Leaderboard
- Gameplay difficulty (for new and free tables)
- Control mapping
- Table achievements/Trophies (New tables)
- UI Improvements

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South Park Pinball™

- Collectibles are now able to be placed together
- South Park™: Super Sweet Pinball: The camera will now not move to the Sarcastaball playfield when the ball is not here

Marvel Pinball: Ghost Rider

- Fixed an issue where the chain sound effect when pulling the plunger back could get cut off
- Fixed an issue where the ball could get stuck in the 5-minute challenge
- Fixed an issue where the ball could poke through the Shotgun structure

Marvel Pinball: Doctor Strange

- Fixed an issue where beam attacks could remove vision from the center playfield, View 2
- Fixed an issue in the 1-ball challenge at the end of Dormammu's Mission 1
- Losing a mission will not give a 25 million bonus from now on
- Added a missing effect for transparent balls
- Fixed an issue where the random reward voiceover could get cut out.
- Fixed an issue where the glowing ball effect from Sorcerer Supreme Frenzy could linger after the mode ended
- Fixed an issue where a ball could float behind the table

Marvel Pinball: Fantastic Four

- Added a yellow hue to the ball(s) in play to indicate they are ready to attack Doctor Doom
- Fixed an issue where Invisible Woman could blink in the middle of the table

Marvel Pinball: Blade

- Fixed an issue where cycling the Day/Night phases while a ball is trapped added to the bonus.
- Fixed an issue in Daywalker Multiball: The Ball could fall out of the staircase area

Marvel Pinball: Spider-Man

- Dr. Octopus’ arms now attached to the railings correctly
- Fixed an issue where the bottom and top right bumper caps were swapped
- Fixed an issue regarding the Skill Shot hole

Marvel Pinball: Captain America

- Ball can now reach the bumpers in every mode where needed


Thank you and have fun!
The Zen Team

Heyho Pinball Fans,

The holiday season came early in Pinball FX, as we released nine amazing tables and quality-of-life updates. Let’s see the new tables!

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Boldly go, where no one has gone before in Star Trek™ Pinball! Explore 3 tables based on the fan-favorite movies and TV series of the franchise ranging from classics to the present day, and live long and prosper on the leaderboards!



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Get ready for a game-changing experience as Zen Studios partners up with Asmodee to bring you three tables based on the best tabletop games. Step into a new realm of pinball, and remember, just like with the dice, a single flip can change everything.



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Find the real meaning of Christmas in A Charlie Brown Christmas™ Pinball! Join the Peanuts crew in putting on a play and decorating the most perfect tree there is.



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Support pinball & charity with this 2-pack!

Your purchase of Epic Quest and Excalibur brings joy to those in need & helps preserve pinball culture, as Zen will donate 50% of the proceeds to Project Pinball (United States 46-3417202) and 50% to the Budapest Pinball Museum (Hungary MK/20980/2013) for each sale of this product.

On top of all these amazing tables, we also added:

- Local leaderboards
- A new Quick Play Feature
- System Achievements for new tables
- Control Remapping
- And a new physics option for the free and new tables!

For more details, watch “The Pinball Effect” part of the Pinball Bites below.

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Stay tuned, as we will introduce the tables in more detail soon!

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

The Zen Team

Dear Pinball Fans!

We are back with more surprises for our December 7 update! Buckle up and take a look at all these awesomeness coming to Pinball FX in 2 weeks!



Boldly go, where no one has gone before in Star Trek™ Pinball! Explore 3 tables based on the fan-favorite movies and TV series of the franchise ranging from classics to the present day, and live long and prosper on the leaderboards!

Join Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise on their mission to discover new civilizations, form alliances, and neutralize threats to the Federation on Star Trek™ Pinball: Kelvin Timeline.



Star Trek™ Pinball: Discovery: Michael Burnham and the shipmates of the U.S.S. Discovery rely on your pinball prowess, as you play through iconic moments from the first four seasons of the series. Make contact with the residents of 10-C and utilize the time loop for victory!



Travel to the edges of the final frontier and arrive at the space station Deep Space 9! Use your pinball skills to lead the crew and Captain Benjamin Sisko in ending the Dominion War on Star Trek™ Pinball: Deep Space Nine!


And there is more! Two of the most popular Zen Originals are making their debut in Pinball FX. The Charity Pack combining Epic Quest and Excalibur will bring joy to those in need and help to preserve pinball culture, as Zen will donate 50% of the proceeds to Project Pinball (United States 46-3417202) and 50% to the Budapest Pinball Museum (Hungary MK/20980/2013) for each sale of this product.




The enthusiastic knight Max travels once more to defeat evil monsters, rescue the wealthy princess, and look for restitution in the way of valuable loot. Surely an Epic Quest if ever there was one!

The legend of Excalibur reveals the path to become a renowned and noble knight of King Arthur. Start Merlin's Magical Multiball or duel with other knights in Camelot - a seat at the round table awaits the victor.

Now you have seen all the new tables coming to Pinball FX on December 7, however we will have new features coming as well! Keep an eye on our next news item, or check out the latest Pinball Bites for more info.

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See you on the leaderboards!

Linne

Dear Pinball Fans,

What a Pinball Bites episode we had! Thank you very much to all of you who watched our show live, and for those who didn’t have the opportunity to check it out, it isn't too late. ;)

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First of all, we have revealed the third table of Game Night Pinball Volume 1, which is coming to Pinball FX on December 7! You have probably heard about Gloomhaven™ Pinball and Exploding Kittens®: A Pinball Cat-astrophe before, and we are happy to say that the third one is also a banger: Terraforming Mars Pinball!



The race for taming the Red Planet has begun! Run one of the mega-corporations and use your pinball skills to raise the oxygen level, heat up the planet, and create vast oceans on your way to the top of the leaderboards.



Our next release is a super sweet surprise for Christmas! A Charlie Brown Christmas™ Pinball is coming to Pinball FX on December 7!



Join the Peanuts crew in putting on a play and decorating the most perfect tree there is. Decorate Snoopy's house in Multiball to win the Lights and Display contest, feed Snoopy a snack by shooting his bowl, and direct a play in the Wizard mode and to the Peanuts crew together.

And there is more! News about the remaining surprises is coming very very soon in Part 2!

Linne