Archer
Elwin, 2015Quoted from Kineticross:Then there was a huge onslaught of negative comments about how the person doing this has no life and should be doing better things than working on a pinball machine for himself.
Seriously, what sort of fu**tard would say stuff like that.
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Quoted from fisherdaman:because he produces quality work ..
Heh, I laughed.
Stern's stuff is so vanilla and boring. All they have going for them is the licenses. It's almost like it's the same thing all the time with fresh paint.
I see some real innovation and novel approaches here.
Quoted from Sticky:Heh, I laughed.
Stern's stuff is so vanilla and boring. All they have going for them is the licenses. It's almost like it's the same thing all the time with fresh paint.
I see some real innovation and novel approaches here.
...the paint isnt really even that fresh recently 
Quoted from Sticky:Heh, I laughed.
Stern's stuff is so vanilla and boring. All they have going for them is the licenses. It's almost like it's the same thing all the time with fresh paint.
I see some real innovation and novel approaches here.
It's easy to be innovative when there's not a whole factory of workers and distributors whose livelihood depends on you shipping games.
Does Archer look badass? Absolutely! If this thing gets produced, I'll be finding a way to buy it.
Until then though, is it really too much to have one thread on here that isn't filled with people bitching about Stern? Wishful thinking I'm sure.
I switched over to using "lubuntu" (Light Ubuntu) on CCC. Current ubuntu but without a 3d accelerated desktop and lots of other fluff stripped out (boots faster too). Don't need all that other junk when you're just running a pin. Install & setup is basically the same, FYI.
Quoted from epthegeek:I switched over to using "lubuntu" (Light Ubuntu) on CCC. Current ubuntu but without a 3d accelerated desktop and lots of other fluff stripped out (boots faster too). Don't need all that other junk when you're just running a pin. Install & setup is basically the same, FYI.
Don't need all that other stuff while using a computer either.
Too bad Microsoft will never learn that and Linux will never have as much software support as Windows, though.
Quoted from sk8ball:Started a blog for our Archer pinball project (code-name Die no Sores vs Monster trucks) here. Check back for news and updated videos soon!
http://pinballreviews.com/archerblog.htm
I can't wait to see this in the flesh!
First off, awesome work by both Elwins.
I was thinking that Warning -> Warning -> Tilt could be Lana -> Lana! -> Dangerzone... Then I started to google for clips and I found this gem:
You could use a different sequence depending on the ball... so much to do there.
Zen studios put out Archer table :
https://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=6066
Not as cool of course 
Quoted from sd_tom:Zen studios put out Archer table :
https://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=6066
Not as cool of course
Not trying to rain on any parade, just for info.
Quoted from northvibe:» YouTube video
Not trying to rain on any parade, just for info.
Cool with some neat ideas in there. Bummer it isn't real though.
Quoted from ectobar:It's easy to be innovative when there's not a whole factory of workers and distributors whose livelihood depends on you shipping games.
Does Archer look badass? Absolutely! If this thing gets produced, I'll be finding a way to buy it.
Until then though, is it really too much to have one thread on here that isn't filled with people bitching about Stern? Wishful thinking I'm sure.
Conversely not being innovative can cost those workers and distributors jobs. Is it safe to be stagnant?
I'm itching to buy more pinball machines and nothing from Stern excites me. Nothing. Especially when I do more research here.
Considering my post count I really don't think I do all that much bitching about Stern but if you see a lot of bitching about Stern in general there may be something to it.
I was making a point that this table shows more innovation with less resources available. I don't know if that is quite as easy as you make it seem. If that were the logical correlation a one person team would revolutionize the industry. Wishful thinking I'm sure.
Quoted from Sticky:Conversely not being innovative can cost those workers and distributors jobs. Is it safe to be stagnant?
I'm itching to buy more pinball machines and nothing from Stern excites me. Nothing. Especially when I do more research here.
Considering my post count I really don't think I do all that much bitching about Stern but if you see a lot of bitching about Stern in general there may be something to it.
I was making a point that this table shows more innovation with less resources available. I don't know if that is quite as easy as you make it seem. If that were the logical correlation a one person team would revolutionize the industry. Wishful thinking I'm sure.
i wanna buy this archer pin!!! 
very cool feature, this game is the ultimate tease, please find a way to get it built for the masses
Quoted from sk8ball:Quick blog update this month. "Dangerzone" rotating beacon flasher prototype:
» YouTube video
So cool! Reminds me of the Naked Gun title sequence:
Quoted from accidental:So cool! Reminds me of the Naked Gun title sequence:
» YouTube video
Naked Gun and Airplane are 2 classically hilarious movies!!
Quoted from mwong168:I would love to know how you did the rotating beacon and would look great in my Road Show.
My guess is he's using a closely spaced led strip and cycling through them. It is def cycling rather than truly spinning. Could also have an led strip wrapped around twice to fill in the gaps and they are cycled out of the strip order but ordered by the physical location. That's how I would create that effect. He has the ability to create his own light show to support this so it won't drop into other games unless you include a controller that activates off the original signal.
Quoted from cfh:the rotating beacon, to my understanding, is 'real' not virtual. that is, it's actually turning. Using a speedometer cable to drive a flasher bulb around. that's why it's so smooth.
Look at the video, particularly the close-up shot from 10-12 seconds in. You can clearly see the LEDs through the flasher cover turning on and off. Not spinning.
Quoted from accidental:Look at the video, particularly the close-up shot from 10-12 seconds in. You can clearly see the LEDs through the flasher cover turning on and off. Not spinning.
Yes, 6 leds in a circular pattern controlled by the p-roc
I would think you could make a complete bulb that has everything in it to do a "rotary" beacon but the next problem is that its a flasher and if you put it in a different machine it's just not going to work right because the game is set up for a flasher not a rotary.
Quoted from cfh:the rotating beacon, to my understanding, is 'real' not virtual. that is, it's actually turning. Using a speedometer cable to drive a flasher bulb around. that's why it's so smooth.
maybe on wizard blocks...lol
Out of curiosity, has the PinballFX Archer table had any affect (or is it effect?) on your design at all, sk8ball?
That's bad ass man, really clever idea for a video mode that feels right.
Suggestion: would it be possible to light up the drums if you hit them right? Would be a really helpful visual cue on where to focus and how to adjust.
Quoted from Aurich:That's bad ass man, really clever idea for a video mode that feels right.
Suggestion: would it be possible to light up the drums if you hit them right? Would be a really helpful visual cue on where to focus and how to adjust.
I suggested that and got my head bitten off lol
Quoted from sk8ball:I suggested that and got my head bitten off lol
Let them know who's boss, Keith ...
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Quoted from sk8ball:I suggested that and got my head bitten off lol
It's a pinball machine, not a videogame dammit!
Quoted from dendoc:HA HA - greatest mode seen ever! Hope it had different songs available?
I'd like to see someone try to flip fast enough to keep up with Chris Adler ....
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Fantastic! Geddy said the guy who does best gets to replace Neil on the R45 tour!
Maybe Neil will take up pinball in his retirement!
Quoted from L8vid:It's a pinball machine, not a videogame dammit!
You lose that moral high ground when you put a video mode in your pinball machine!
Quoted from Aurich:You lose that moral high ground when you put a video mode in your pinball machine!
Never put both words "moral" and "pinball" in the same post! (oops I did it again! )
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I'd buy one to put beside my 