Add B2STools/B2SRandom.cmd to randomize many Backglasses when activat…

…ed in Pinup Popper or similar

B2STools/B2SRandom.cmd

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+@echo off
+REM  ___ ___ ___ 
+REM | _ )_  ) __|
+REM | _ \/ /\__ \
+REM |___/___|___/ Random
+REM 
+REM This script can be used to randomize different backglasses before starting Visual Pinball
+REM 
+REM To activate it, add the following line in the Popper Launch script
+REM CALL C:\vPinball\B2SServer\B2STools\B2SRandom.cmd "[GAMEFULLNAME]"
+REM
+REM If you start a table "table.vpx" in the folder "D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\" it will try to find
+REM D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\table-#.directb2s where # is a random number.
+REM If it is found, the file D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\table-#.directb2s is copied over D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\table.directb2s
+
+REM Extract path + name without extension
+set b2sfullname=%~dpn1
+
+REM Uncomment following line to log how this script was called.
+REM echo %0 %* >> %0.log
+
+REM Count the amount of b2sfullname-?.directb2s alt directb2s files there is. 
+for /F %%i in ('dir /A:-D /B "%b2sfullname%-?.directb2s" 2^>nul ^| find /c /v ""') do set COUNT=%%i
+
+REM Step out if there is no alt directb2s files available
+if %COUNT% == 0 goto :EOF
+
+REM Generate random number between 1 and the %COUNT%
+set /a num=%random% %%%COUNT% + 1 
+
+if not exist "%b2sfullname%-%num%.directb2s" goto :EOF
+
+copy /Y "%b2sfullname%-%num%.directb2s" "%b2sfullname%.directb2s"

B2STools/B2STools.txt

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  | _ \/ /\__ \   | |/ _ \/ _ \ (_-<
  |___/___|___/   |_|\___/\___/_/__/
 
+- directb2sReelSoundsONOFF.cmd
 
 Older pinball machines used reels to display scores on the screen. B2S Server has built-in sounds for the reel movements. Some table authors do not like these sounds and want to control them from the table instead.
 
@@ -11,4 +12,16 @@ What it technically does is add some "Sound1-6" attributes to the Score tags in
 
 <Score Parent="Backglass" ID="1" B2SStartDigit="0" Digits="5" Spacing="100"  Sound1="" Sound2="" Sound3="" />
 
-This will tell the B2S Server to keep quiet for these reels.
+This will tell the B2S Server to keep quiet for these reels.
+
+- B2SRandom.cmd
+
+B2SRandom can be used to randomize different backglasses before starting Visual Pinball
+
+To activate it, add the following line in the Popper Launch script
+
+CALL C:\vPinball\B2SServer\B2STools\B2SRandom.cmd "[GAMEFULLNAME]"
+
+If you start a table "table.vpx" in the folder "D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\" it will try to find
+D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\table-#.directb2s where # is a random number.
+If it is found, the file D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\table-#.directb2s is copied over D:\vPinball\VisualPinball\Tables\table.directb2s

Changelog.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
+2.1.1
+
+- Add B2STools/B2SRandom.cmd to randomize many Backglasses when activated in Pinup Popper or similar
+- Backglasses using overlapping partly transparent pictures get it's events merged. This is now deactivated by default.
+  Can be activated in the direct2BS file (there is NO GUI):   <MergeBulbs Value="1" />
+- Add support for PWM modified tables, the light turn on values > 64, if it is a PWM activated table:
+  There is a new setting for VPinMame.SolMask(2) to set the output mode:
+    0 = default
+    1 = modulated (PWM) solenoid (exist for some years already)
+    2 = new PWM mode (all solenoids but also lamps, and value if physic meaning, not smoothed out binary state)
+  For this new mode, we now hardcode a value 64, if the lamp intensity exceed this value, it is binary 1
+- b2s_screenresidentifier: Add Comments hidded behind the taskbar #77
+
 2.1.0
+
 - There was an issue with certain rollover lights all turning on at the same time. 
   Thanks to jejevpuniverse, Hauntfreaks and Cliffy we solved solved this problem.
 - Small problem with B2SWindowPunch fixed (B2SInit.bat had problems)