Difference between revisions of "Kickback"

Latest revision as of 01:32, 26 January 2015

The kickback feature in a pinball machine allows the player to continue where they would have otherwise drained out of either outlane. A solenoid fires (not unlike an auto-plunger) against the ball, which quickly shoots it up the outlane and back into the playfield. For many games, this is enabled as part of the ball save and given to the player as a reward during normal play.

The solenoid is mounted in the apron area, and a lane guide will need to be mounted for the ball to properly shoot upward and out. Normally there is a playfield lamp in the outlane to indicate to the player kickback is active.

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-'''Summary'''
+[[Image:kickback.jpg]]
-The kickback feature in a pinball machine allows the player to continue where they would have otherwise drained out the left outlane. A solenoid fires(not unlike an auto-plunger) against the ball, which quickly shoots it up the outlane and back into the playfield. For many games, this is enabled as part of the [[ball save]]  and given to the player as a reward during normal play.
+The kickback feature in a pinball machine allows the player to continue where they would have otherwise drained out of either outlane. A solenoid fires (not unlike an auto-plunger) against the ball, which quickly shoots it up the outlane and back into the playfield. For many games, this is enabled as part of the ball save and given to the player as a reward during normal play.
-Examples: ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''
+The solenoid is mounted in the apron area, and a lane guide will need to be mounted for the ball to properly shoot upward and out. Normally there is a playfield lamp in the outlane to indicate to the player kickback is active.
-'''Hardware'''
-The only unique part of this  feature is the solenoid that's mounted in the apron area. A lane blade(?) will need to be mounted for the ball to properly shoot upward and towards the left.
-You will want 1 light(possibly dedicated)  mounted above the left outlane to indicate to the player kickback is active.
-'''Resources'''
-. A sound or callout  indicating to the player that kickback is enabled.
-. A sound or calllout when kickback is invoked.
-'''Software'''
-The action of the kickback is simply pulsing the solenoid. What is critical is getting the timing correct where it doesn't fire too soon or too late where the ball will be missed. Some timing adjustments will need to be done to find the sweet spot where it will handle the most amount of ball velocity variations.
-Some checks will need to be done to ensure that the ball is out of the outlane area. You might want to make it "hot" for a specified period of time to give an additonal kickback to ensure the ball is out.
-  // variables
-  // kickback_enabled = (on/off)
-  // scope: ball session
-  def enable_kickback()
-      ballsess.kickback_enabled = on
-      lights.kb = flashy
-      play.sound("kickback is on!")
- // switch hit event for the left outlane
- // determines if you drain or kick
-  def leftoutlane_sw()
-      if ballsess.kickback_enabled = on
-            ( kickback_fire())
-      else
-              score.addpoints(50)
-              sound.play("aww shucks")
-  // fire the kickback
-    def fire_kickback()
-         sound.play("misspiggy hiyah!")
-         coils.kickback.pulse()
-        // insert any additional "keep hot" code here
-        // okay, shut off the kickback
-         disable_kickback()
-  // shut off kb
-  // also shut this off if you tilt
-   def disable_kickback()
-       ballsess.kickback_enabled = off
-       lights.kb = off