Not a big issue and may be related to the balls running quicker but i am getting a lot of in offs - and i mean a lot!

May also be me being rubbish - this is only on orig but sometimes the white seems drawn to a pocket.

Anyone else having this issue?

i am fowler but on arcade

I think this recent update is very good and gives a more 'real feel' to the game! I for one havent had any issues with the update

Great Work

Oh yeah now i see, the buttons hace changed and it has a new look. Never noticed...

Nick has explained what is the cause of that, so you haven't read what has been said and that will answer your problem.

But remember everyone has the same so it aint at a disadvantage.

Tbh i hate the angle change.

It was perfect as it was and desperatly needs changing back.

So perfect is having to aim away from the pocket on some shots? Makes perfect sense >_>

Ah well im quitting until the new angles get brung back.

See ya tomorrow


By the way, Nick's already said they aren't getting changed back. And I doubt one or two people leaving is gonna impact on the dozens of new people that join each day.

I'm actually starting to warm towards the new layout now, may be due to a just hit a 98 in reg practice (nothing special i know but i'm happy as it seems i'm adjusting to the change and i'm back in my cent missing best. yes thats right i ran out os position on the last red but i don't mind.

I take back anything negative or harsh i've said about this and apologize.



PS. Nick can you answer my question at the bottum of page 5 as soon as possible please.

Thanks.

The balls may appear to run quicker but the same shot will still produce the same results. They appear to run quicker because of the animation code is more efficient. Only certain people with certain screen sizes and setups will notice this now. However it should allow people with older machines to play it.



That is interesting, I wonder who will adapt to the change quickest.



No, there is no swerve. The underlying gameplay hasn't changed at all.

Does putting side on then change the angle of the object ball when white hits? Because i know it does in real life.

Nope. These could be easily added but this would add extra complexity for playing without any tangible benefit.

ive got use to this now on arcade, only problem i have now is the cushion shots

i know everyone else is at a disadvantage.
im just moaning about it because nobody else is.

I haven't personally had any problems with the new layout, and I think the game window now looks more proffesional, not to mention a whole lot better!
Also Nick, just wondering, it might just be me, but on the ghost ball, I think the crosshair is a bit pointless, who agrees?

nick - just finished in a game and neither of us clicked start or cancel and we got to the end of the time limit and it restarted the game. wouldnt mind but i was getting thrashed !

Umm, thats supposed to be there. If you don't want to play again, you leave.

I've just had the game window freeze the shots. What I mean is, I take a shot, here the balls moving but see nothing, and then see the balls in their finished positions.

I was playing a friendly on Original where it was fine. I then joined a ranked game and the first shot I took, this happened.

This is the first time I've had a problem since the update.

Your java properties:
Java version: 1.6.0_07
Java vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Operating system: Windows Vista
VERDICT: success

Closing and re-opening the game window fixed it.

Edited at 00:32 Mon 23/03/09 (GMT)

I believe (but could be wrong) that the cross is the actual cursor and everything else (i.e. ghost ball, outline cursor, etc) is drawn by the program. This is why there is always a slight lag in what is perceived as the cursor to the cross because the software is tracking the mouse movement and rendering the custom cursor a fraction of a second later.

Now you mention it, I went over to Pool last week to check out the new update as a guest and had the same thing happen on one occasion. I wasn't actually logged in and just using the practice table and pressing buttons in haphazard fashion just to see the effects (as you do). Of course didn't think much of it at the time because I knew that there were lots of issues still being addressed by Nick - this was pre-patches of course (plus don't have posting rights over there) and forgot all about it. I just assumed it had been sorted as with something like that it was bound to be reported by the Poolers (my bad).