Technical tips for the Multimorphic P3 Platform

Owner Series

• P3 Game Compatibility Matrix

A chart showing which games work with which modules.

By Multimorphic.

• Rule Sheets

Links to rule sheets for the games on the P3 platform.

• P3 Head Removal

How to remove the head of a P3 cabinet equipped with an LCD backbox monitor.

By guest author Dave Sousa

• Alternate Button Box

How to 3D print alternate button boxes that are easier to flip with 2 fingers.

By guest author Dan Howard aka BorgDog

• Quiet Fan Mod

How to replace the noisy power supply fan with a quieter fan.

• Sensitive Tilt

How to adjust a sensitive tilt, plus a solution to dampen the tilt bob movement.

Developer Series

• Getting Started

A getting started guide for developing games with the P3 SDK.

• P3 Development Environment Setup

How to install the SDK and the tools you need for development.

• Unity Layout

How to organize the views within the Unity Editor.

By guest author John Shepherd.

• P3SampleApp Boot Sequence

How the P3SampleApp starts and therefore where to start studying the code.

• API Changes in P3_SDK_V0.9

Lists the APIs added, modified or deleted in P3_SDK_V0.9 compared to P3_SDK_V0.8.

• P3 Base Platform (Module) Definition

The list of Switches, Coils, LEDs and Servos that come with the P3 Base Platform.

• Events

Describes mode events and GUI events.

• Mode Queue

Different ways to trace which modes are currently running.

• MovingTarget

Explores the rotating cube feature of P3SampleApp.

• Game Attributes

Explains the GameAttributeOptions and GameAttributeCompareOptions.

• Profiles

Covers profiles and savepoints.

• Player Data 

Explains how to save the Player’s progress throughout the game.

• High Scores

Adds a new high score category to P3SampleApp and covers high score implementation details.

• GUIInserts

Describes the P3's implementation of virtual LEDs on the screen.

• Virtual Targets

Describes SideTargets, inlanes and outlanes.

• Avatars

Discusses the ball, flipper and slingshot avatars, and the playfield overlay.

• NamedLocations and PopupScore

Explores how named locations are defined and used with the floating PopupScore.

• Ball Saver

Describes how the ball saver works.

• Audio

Describes the sound manager P3SAAudio.

• Grid

Describes the infrared grid and burst switches.

• Grid Resolution

Presents an experiment to determine how big the virtual targets must be.

• Backbox

Describes the backbox display and LEDs.

• P3SampleApp Library Dependencies

Describes the Dynamic Link Libraries under ./Assets/Plugins.

• Controlling Coils

Describes the methods in the Driver class used to activate coils.

• Distributing P3 Projects

How to distribute P3 projects legally.

Module-Specific Tech Tips

• Lexy Lightspeed BallPaths

Examines the BallPaths on the Lexy Lightspeed module.

• Lexy Lightspeed Ship 

Documents how to control the Lexy Lightspeed ship in software.

• Heist Crane 

Documents how to control the Heist Crane in software.

• Heist BallPaths 

Examines the BallPaths on the Heist module.

• WAMONH BallPaths 

Examines the BallPaths on the WAMONH module.

Developer Series (needs to be updated for P3_SDK_V0.9)

• Multiball

A tutorial showing how to implement a multiball mode in P3SampleApp.

• Making a Commercial P3 Game

Lists the typical tasks needed to make a software only game or a complete game kit with a playfield module.

• Speaker Panel LEDs

Presents a collection of light shows designed for the speaker panel LEDs.

• P3SavepointManager

Describes how this simple savepoint file manager uses Dialogs.

• Tilt

A tutorial showing how to implement tilt in P3SampleApp.

Developer Series Archive

These P3_SDK_V0.8 articles were made obsolete when P3_SDK_V0.9 was released.

• Handling BallPath Events on WAMONH

Note: This was fixed in P3_SDK_V0.9 P3SampleApp.

How to adjust the sample code to handle Target BallPaths on WAMONH.

• P3SampleApp on Physical Machine

Note: P3_SDK_V0.9 P3SampleApp already incorporates all these fixes.

How to modify P3SampleApp to make it work better on the physical machine.

• P3EmptyGame

Note: P3_SDK_V0.9 P3SampleApp is already trimmed down with no dead code or unused resources.

P3EmptyGame is a trimmed down version of P3SampleApp to help learn the P3 SDK.

It can also serve as the basis for new games with less clutter.

• Distributing Open Source P3 Projects

Note: P3_SDK_V0.9 now comes with a license making this a lot easier.

How to distribute open source P3 project knowing the P3 SDK license is proprietary.

AI Series

You must weigh the benefits of using AI in your project versus the difficulty of hiring talent later on. Many artists stipulate their work cannot be mixed with a project using AI, except for coding assistance.

• Generative AI Overview

Overview of the field of generative AI for those new to the subject.

Support

You can discuss these P3 Technical Tips and other P3 Development topics on the P3 Community Discord Server in the dev-forum channel under the 3rd-Party Development section.

License

Except as otherwise noted, the content of P3TechTips is

Copyright (c) 2023-2026 Clement Pellerin. All Rights Reserved.

Code samples are licensed under the MIT License.