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Pinball M - Patch Notes (V. 1.0.2)

Hi Pinball M fans!

Pinball M players - a first patch arrived with multiple fixes, features, and tweaks. Many of them you have reported since last week's launch - thank you for putting in the word to fix these.

[h2]New features:[/h2]

- (PC only) The cabinet mode has received ingame configuration options.

- (PC only) It is now possible start a specific table and game mode with command line parameters passed to the game's executable.

- When exiting a table, the game now checks whether a new profile level has been reached and will display the level up screen when appropriate.

- When playing Hotseat, the Leaderboard button in the pause menu will now display the Local Classic Leaderboard.


[h2]Balance changes:[/h2]

- Predefined local high score values have been polished for all tables.

- In Campaign, target values of the second and third skull targets on each table has been fine tuned.

- In Daily Challenges, the score to challenge points conversion rate has been adjusted for all tables.

- The time requirement for reaching all levels of the Going Postal mastery for Duke Nukem's Big Shot Pinball table has been reduced.

- The time requirement for reaching all levels of the I Like To Play mastery for Chucky's Killer Pinball table has been reduced.

- The rune lamp requirement for reaching all levels of the Decipher the Runes mastery for the Wrath of the Elder Gods table has been increased.

- The story mode requirement for reaching all levels of the Fear, Paranoia and Mistrust mastery for the Thing Pinball table has been modified.

- The duration of the "Slow Motion" powerup has been increased on all powerup levels.

- The duration of the "Score Boost" powerup has been decreased to higher powerup levels.

- Leveling progression of the "Combo Time Bonus" has been accelerated.

- Leveling progression of the following powerups have been slowed down:

Distance Bonus

Multiball Score Bonus

Ball Save Time Bonus

Skillshot Score Bonus

Slow Motion

[h2]General fixes:[/h2]

- Purchased DLC tables should now remain fully accessible while being offline.

- Duke Nukem's Big Shot Pinball table achievement descriptions have been updated to show the correct requirements.

- Network communication has been optimized, which should result in faster leaderboard, tournament list, and community feed load times. In some cases, this should also eliminate stuttering framerate.

- Fixed an issue that caused masteries to retain most of the progress from the previous level after they had leveled up.

- Changed the description of the Endless Tournament mastery, to clarify that it gains progress only once per day.

- Fixed the time calculation for the Going Postal mastery of Duke Nukem's Big Shot Pinball table.

- Fixed the unresponsive Leaderboard and Continue buttons on the Daily Challenge result screen.

- Fixed an issue that could cause the Overall Daily Challenge leaderboard to appear empty and the Daily Ranking to not work.

- Fixed the new item notifications on the Vault and Player Profile. They should now disappear when there are no unseen new items left.

- The banner foreground customization items for the Dead by Daylight Pinball table will now show the correct images on player banners.

- Fixed the typo in the score requirement for the 3rd skull target in the 7th campaign mission of The Thing Pinball table.

- The Current Daily Challenge Rank stat in the Player Profile will diplay None, instead of -1 when a player doesn't have a rank yet.

- Fixed the issue where the incorrect level of mastery icons were displayed when inspecting players.

- Fixed the incorrect logic behind the displayed personal best time for Rescue Challenge type of campaign missions. Now these should show the lowest results.

- Fixed the typo in the score requirement for the 3rd skull target in the 7th campaign mission of the The Thing Pinball table.

- Fixed typos in onboarding messages.

- Fixed the missing space in the description of the Swift Escape mastery for the Dead by Daylight Pinball table.

- Fixed the typo in the name of the Harbinger title.

- When exiting a table, the game now checks whether a new profile level has been reached and will display the level-up screen when appropriate.

Table fixes:

- The ball should not get stuck anymore on invisible objects on the various lanes of The Thing Pinball table.

- The Thing Pinball table will stay dark in Shiver Challenge, when the Man's Best Friend or the Blackout mode is active.

- Adjusted ball behavior on the left orbit of The Thing Pinball table, to prevent straight down the middle ballouts.

- When they finish, all modes of The Thing Pinball table will now reset the ball skin back to the one equipped, instead of the default skin.

- The Trap Season table award on the Dead by Daylight Pinball table will now unlock even when using the Double Hit perk as the Killer.

- The "Time's Up!" VO won't keep repeating on the Dead by Daylight Pinball table, when the player doesn't hook a Survivor in time.

- Fixed the visibility of the marble balls on the Chucky's Killer Pinball table during Shiver Challenge.

- The spider-like creature will only appear above the right orbit on the Wrath of the Elder Gods table, when the Rune Awards are available.
- Fixed the German localization of the LCD display on the Dead by Daylight Pinball table.

[h2]PC-specific fixes:[/h2]
Game fixes:

- The Achievement system should be functional now in the Epic Games Store version of the game.

- The Steam version of the game should now correctly save whether cabinet mode has been enabled and all of its settings. Due to technical reasons, in the Epic Games Store version of the game the cabinet mode still has to be reactivated after each game launch, but otherwise its settings will be saved.

- Enabling cabinet mode won't disable the Daily Challenge and Tournaments main menu tabs.

Grab the Death Save Bundle with a Launch Discount!

Dear Pinball Fans,

Pinball M is now available on Steam with tables from your worst nightmares! For the first week after the release, we are offering you a 10% discount on every single table, however, the Death Save Bundle offers you an even better deal!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36953?utm_source=steamnews

The bundle includes all launch tables for Pinball M with an 18% discount! Dive into this new pinball adventure and draw first blood on the leaderboards.

Includes:

- Chucky's Killer Pinball: Step into a twisted realm where the innocent becomes sinister, and the playful turns menacing. Navigate through an eerie playfield where Chucky lurks in the shadows, ready to pounce.

- The Thing Pinball: Use your pinball skills and battle against the shape-shifting alien through the arctic chill of U.S. Outpost #31. Can you trust anyone, even yourself?

- Dead by Daylight™️ Pinball: Become the hunter or even the hunted in a thrilling fusion of classic pinball and the excitement of one of the most popular horror games ever created.

- Duke Nukem's Big Shot Pinball: Enjoy the biggest, grooviest, most BADASS pinball table ever made packed with guns and babes. Push start and play with balls of steel!



Press start and flip for your life!

Pinball M is now available! - Tilt into terror now!

Dear Pinball Fans,

We are happy to announce that our new pinball platform is ready to haunt you in your worst nightmares. Dive into the depths of Wrath of the Elder Gods: Director’s Cut for free and get ready to flip for your life on four additional tables, available as DLCs!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2337640?utm_source=steamnews

Challenge yourself in a new world of pinball, compete in challenges you have never seen before, and decorate your spooky play corner for each table! Play in landscape or in cabinet mode and compete with your friends and family on online and local leaderboards.



Let’s see the tables, now with a 10% launch discount!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2660520?utm_source=steamnews

Hail to the king, baby! Duke Nukem is here to shoot jackpots and chew bubblegum, and he’s all out of gum. Enjoy the biggest, grooviest, most BADASS pinball table ever made packed with guns and babes. Push start and play with balls of steel!



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2660530?utm_source=steamnews

Step into the realm of horror with Dead by Daylight™ Pinball. Become the hunter or even the hunted in a thrilling fusion of classic pinball and the excitement of one of the most popular horror games ever created.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2660540?utm_source=steamnews

Immerse yourself in the thrilling and suspenseful world of Universal Pictures’ classic film - The Thing. Use your pinball skills and battle against the shape-shifting alien through the arctic chill of U.S. Outpost #31. Can you trust anyone, even yourself?



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2660550?utm_source=steamnews

After you play, you’ll wish Chucky’s Killer Pinball was only make-believe! Step into a twisted realm where the innocent becomes sinister, and the playful turns menacing. Navigate through an eerie playfield where Chucky lurks in the shadows, ready to pounce.



https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/36953/Pinball_M__Death_Save_Bundle/

Would you like to play them all? Get all launch tables for Pinball M with a bigger discount and draw first blood on the leaderboards with the Death Save Bundle!



We can’t be happier to present you our pinball platform without any limitations, now it's your turn the become the champions of the leaderboards! ;)

Linne

Pinball M launches on Thursday! - Cabinet Mode

Dear Pinball Fans,

We have seen multiple requests and questions about the availability of cabinet mode in Pinball M over the last week. We are happy to say, that cabinet mode will be available in the game from Day 1! This mode will be similar to the one we had in the earlier iterations of Pinball FX, so you might be familiar with it. Let’s see some details!

[h3]How do I activate cabinet mode? [/h3]

Open the game and then navigate to Settings. Click on ‘Cabinet Mode’ and the game will switch over. You can deactivate it the same way.

[h3]How much will it cost to access Cabinet Mode?[/h3]

Just like in Pinball FX, cabinet mode will be free in Pinball M!

[h3]Do I need to be online for Cabinet Mode? [/h3]

In Pinball M, if you activate the mode in-game, offline play is supported.

[h3]How can I place the DMD and the Backglass where desired? [/h3]

Activate Cabinet Mode in the Settings menu.
This will create the Cabinet folder in your game directory. You can reach it by going into:
Steam - steamapps - common - Pinball M - PinballM - Mods - Cabinet

You will find a couple of options to customize here:

Settings.ini file - This is the file you’ll need to set the parameters in. The process is very similar to Pinball FX3.

Backglass images:
There are 2 image types. One, which you need to name pfx.png will serve as the default background of your backglass.

The other type is table-specific images. Each table has a number, and you’ll need to copy your desired backglass images of each table into this directory. Name them according to the table number, for example: ‘Table_147’ for Wrath of the Elder Gods - Director’s Cut.

Please find a list of Table numbers at the end of this section.

[h3]How will Cabinet Mode be supported? [/h3]

The features released at launch are the foundation of the mode. We are planning to improve this mode with future updates.

[h3]Will Pincab Mode be supported for all tables?
[/h3]
Yes, once unlocked Pincab Mode is available for every table in Pinball M.
We can’t wait to show you our brand new “M” rated pinball game, this is a dream coming true for us to launch a new platform without any limitations. Don’t forget to wishlist the game, as Pinball M launches on Thursday! ;)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2337640?utm_source=steamnews


And finally, here are the table IDs for the images:

Duke Nukem's Big Shot Pinball 176
Dead by Daylight™ Pinball 174
The Thing Pinball 175
Chucky's Killer Pinball 171
Wrath of the Elder Gods - Director’s Cut 147

Linne

The Thing Pinball launches with Pinball M - November 30

Dear Pinball Fans,

The time of Pinball M has arrived! Our new pinball adventure for mature audiences will launch on November 30 with a great surprise!

[h2]Wishlist now: [/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2337640?utm_source=steamnews

You have probably heard about Duke Nukem's Big Shot Pinball, Dead by Daylight™ Pinball, Chucky's Killer Pinball, and Wrath of the Elder Gods: Director’s Cut but we have one more table to show you before the release!

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Immerse yourself in the thrilling and suspenseful world of Universal Pictures’ 1982 classic film - The Thing. Use your pinball skills and battle against the shape-shifting alien through the arctic chill of U.S. Outpost #31. Can you trust anyone, even yourself?




Get ready to tilt into terror as Pinball M will arrive on November 30!