Tron Legacy (Stern) - "End of Line" - PuP-Pack

Tron Legacy - "End of Line" PuP-Pack

By: TerryRed

The first PuP-Pack ever created is back again! The End of Line PuP-Pack is the latest version that includes an awesome OST Music option that replaces the rom's music with stellar movie music in stellar quality that sounds so much better. Beautiful neon, dazzling visuals and awesome music make for a timeless pup-pack that is a great showpiece for your cabinet!

Version 1.0: June 30, 2021

System: Visual Pinball X

Table: should work with all VPX Tron Legacy tables

Requirements:

- latest version of Pinup Player

- latest dmdext with pup enabled in the dmddevice.ini

- Tron Legacy Stern VPX table (set to use trn_174h rom in table script)

- VPinMAME set to "Use External DLL" (to enable dmdext), and Ignore CRC Errors (to use muted rom)

- table needs to be running in English, as the PuP-Pack uses the English DMD images to trigger videos and music

New options for 2 screen users:

Similar to my PinEvent releases on Future Pinball, I have included options for 2 screen users with everything setup and ready to go for the following monitors:

4x3 ratio = 1024x768

5x4 = 1280x1024

1x1 = 1080x1080, 2160x2160,etc (usually a vertical monitor using part of the screen for the Backbox)

16x9 = 1920x1080, 1366x768, 1280x720

****** Install the PuP-Pack *******

Copy the trn_174h PuP-Pack folder into your PUPVideos folder

****** Run the Option BAT file in the PuP-Pack folder for your Setup ******

3 Screen or 2 Screen (16x9) users with a DMD:

- setup your PuP "Backglass" display on your Backglass monitor
- run the "Option 1 - Backglass and Topper" BAT file

2 Screen users with a 4x3 or 5x4 or 1x1 (square) ratio Backglass monitor:

- setup your PuP "GameSelect" to fill your entire Backglass monitor
- run the "Option" BAT file that matches your Backglass monitor ratio
- no need to do anything else with the PuP-Pack, unless you are using the OST Music option (read more below)
- run the table, when the PuP-Pack starts, position your DMD to fit nicely on the DMD section of your Backglass monitor

2 Screen 16x9 Backglass users (with no DMD monitor or real DMD)

- for those users who only have a 16x9 backglass (and no DMD monitor or real DMD), there is no specific PuP-Pack option for you
- this PuP-Pack was originally designed for 3 screen users, and there is no place set aside for a DMD on a 16x9 Backglass for this PuP-Pack
- you can try using "Option 1" and position your DMD on the lower part of the Backglass, but it may get covered by the Pup-Pack's top layer that will pop up to play videos at different events
- using the latest dmdext for the DMD with the "stay on top" option may help
- if that doesn't work, then you can try Option 2, but this will result in a squished looking PuP-Pack and DMD

****** OST Music Option ******

To use the OST Music option, you need to manually edit the Pup-Pack (using the Pup-Pack Editor) and set OST Music to "Music Only".

You also need to use the included "muted rom" to have the rom's music muted to allow only the PuP-Pack's music to be heard. Backup your original trn_174h.zip in VPinMAME folder, and replace it with the muted rom with the same name trn_174h.zip

****** Topper Videos ******

For "Option 1 - Backglass, Topper" and "Option 2 - 2 Screen - 4x3 or 5x4", you need to manually enable the Topper videos (if you have a dedicated display for Topper videos). Use the PuP-Pack Editor and set the following:

Topper Underlay - ForceBack
Topper Top Layer - ForcePop

For "Option 3 - 2 screen - 1x1", the Topper videos are already enabled and positioned on the Backbox.

Enjoy this classic PuP-Pack!