Tutorial - Ball Save

Lets add a ball save to our table. A ball save is a logic block that monitors if the balls drains while it is active. If it does, the ball will not end and a new ball will be released from the trough.

Configuration

To configure your ball save we need a mode for it live under. Create the following config to create a mode and a ball save logic block

Ball Save Config

Sub CreateBaseMode()
    With CreateGlfMode("base", 1000)
        With BallSaves("base")
            .EnableEvents = Array("mode_base_started")
            .TimerStartEvents = Array("balldevice_plunger_ball_eject_success")
            .ActiveTime = 15000
            .HurryUpTime = 5000
            .GracePeriod = 3000
            .BallsToSave = -1
            .AutoLaunch = True
        End With
    End With
End Sub

As you can see from the settings above the ball save will be active for 15 seconds once the ball has successfully been ejected from the plunger lane, it has a grace period of 3 seconds meaning that it will actually be active for 18 seconds in total and it will save an unlimited about of balls as long as it is active.

Enabling the Mode

Finally we need to enable this mode in our game by calling the CreateBaseMode sub in our CongifureGlfDevices Sub.

Sub ConfigureGlfDevices

    CreateBaseMode() '<---Add this to enable the mode

    'Other device config....
End Sub