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Hi guys,

We have uploaded a new installer that fixes the missing in-game muisic being missing. Please make sure to download your brand spankin' new installer from your game shelf and enjoy the music :)

This version also adds the Windows installer along with the DOS version! :)
Post edited November 21, 2013 by JudasIscariot
How come the new installer is less than half the size of the old one, and yet it even has "more content"?
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gscotti: How come the new installer is less than half the size of the old one, and yet it even has "more content"?
Probably audo compression. If I recall correctly this game uses dosbox, probably the old image used has CDDA and now it uses mp3 or ogg, dosbox lets you do that.
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gscotti: How come the new installer is less than half the size of the old one, and yet it even has "more content"?
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VisitntX: Probably audo compression. If I recall correctly this game uses dosbox, probably the old image used has CDDA and now it uses mp3 or ogg, dosbox lets you do that.
OK, thanks, but I would still like to hear from "the horse's mouth".
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gscotti: How come the new installer is less than half the size of the old one, and yet it even has "more content"?
Better compression :)
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gscotti: How come the new installer is less than half the size of the old one, and yet it even has "more content"?
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JudasIscariot: Better compression :)
Thanks.
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JudasIscariot: Better compression :)
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gscotti: Thanks.
You're welcome :)
The new one is also the Windows version instead of the DOS version. It plays smoother and uses a hooked winmm.dll to pass the CD-audio request through a decoder library to play the OGG Vorbis encoded music tracks.
Windows version? Yes! Been waiting for this since ages ago. This game was the reason why i came to GOG in the first place. Glad to see it still getting some love.
Hell yes! Windows version. Thank you so much GOG! ^^
I'm getting screwed up colors with the new windows version.

edit: Nevermind, messing around with the graphics options fixed it right up.
Post edited November 20, 2013 by pnptcn
While I appreciate the update I'm a bit confused about why this version is supposedly better. I admit I've never played any of the Pro Pinball games in their original (non-GOG) form so I don't know how they originally sounded but the old version's music seemed to work better. I did notice that it would sometimes go silent after completing a mode, until the ball drained but otherwise it seemed fine. The music would change with the modes, depending on what was happening on the table. The new version is more like just listening to a CD in the background while playing the game. The music does not change with modes, starting the game, draining the ball, etc. The same track just keeps playing. Is this how it's supposed to be?

Honestly, I kind of preferred the way the music worked in the old version. It felt more like a real pinball table. I wonder if GOG could put both versions available for us to download and let us pick the one we prefer? It's not really an issue for me at the moment because I still have the installer for the old version. I also can't help wonder if I'm missing something because everyone else seems to think the new version is much better.
Thanks for the update!
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MWink: While I appreciate the update I'm a bit confused about why this version is supposedly better. I admit I've never played any of the Pro Pinball games in their original (non-GOG) form so I don't know how they originally sounded but the old version's music seemed to work better. I did notice that it would sometimes go silent after completing a mode, until the ball drained but otherwise it seemed fine. The music would change with the modes, depending on what was happening on the table. The new version is more like just listening to a CD in the background while playing the game. The music does not change with modes, starting the game, draining the ball, etc. The same track just keeps playing. Is this how it's supposed to be?

Honestly, I kind of preferred the way the music worked in the old version. It felt more like a real pinball table. I wonder if GOG could put both versions available for us to download and let us pick the one we prefer? It's not really an issue for me at the moment because I still have the installer for the old version. I also can't help wonder if I'm missing something because everyone else seems to think the new version is much better.
I'm having this exact same issue. The menu music will keep playing until it ends and then the normal table music will start and continue playing even if I start a mode.
STill only 1280x1024 - even with windows version ... and no fullscreen. :-(
Post edited November 26, 2013 by outcast1