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So, I've been given the go-ahead by Flupper to upload his excellent VPX version of Diner (Williams, 1990). Before I do that, I'd like to solve this issue, such that I can include my personal tweaks alongside the original (just as instructions, not as a mod).
The issue is this-- visually, the ball seems a little too large for the table, especially when interacting on the flippers. Nothing critical of course, just kinda distracting / annoying.
What I used to do, about a million years ago with older VP versions, is to edit the ball graphic such that it stayed the same size (like 64x64 or 256x256), but I'd make the visible ball a few pixels smaller. Not an actual physical change of course, but it did the trick.
Problem is-- I have no idea whether this is still the way to proceed in VPX, or even if there's now a method to truly resize the ball physically. I also have no idea if the ball-shadow graphic needs to match, or is even necessary. I'm also not sure how to open the .HDR ball file. My version of IrfanView isn't working for that.
Little help? :)
The issue is this-- visually, the ball seems a little too large for the table, especially when interacting on the flippers. Nothing critical of course, just kinda distracting / annoying.
What I used to do, about a million years ago with older VP versions, is to edit the ball graphic such that it stayed the same size (like 64x64 or 256x256), but I'd make the visible ball a few pixels smaller. Not an actual physical change of course, but it did the trick.
Problem is-- I have no idea whether this is still the way to proceed in VPX, or even if there's now a method to truly resize the ball physically. I also have no idea if the ball-shadow graphic needs to match, or is even necessary. I'm also not sure how to open the .HDR ball file. My version of IrfanView isn't working for that.
Little help? :)