@cletus14 I'm sure you wont regret it!! Hope to see you there, i will have a yellow ghost in the shell Major shirt on Saturday.

Here are my current apron cards. I am still tweaking the text, what do you guys think, do the instructions make sense? I plan on printing them mid week.

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I got all the modes on the cards basically working. Some text and lamps are not perfect. But at least it is working.
Need to figure out ball lock release for ball search. And unused switch points.

Thanks. I’ll fix those tomorrow. Darn spelling.

Tonight I am fixing the speaker holes centering before I install the newly printed art. toyotaboy helped me with these spacers / speaker supports to keep the plexi true. They also are working as dremmel guides.

I also included a mod that is going to get removed. A cable like one to plug your cyber brain in. I decided to remove the front decal and fill the hole and paint the front black before MGC.

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I just realized I have been working on the game for alittle over 6 months. I posted the intro video after about a week of design. Before that it was mostly thinking about the project. No real work toward the goal until October 2017.
Here’s my intro video to see where I started.

Didn’t get much done yesterday. I was only able to print the apron cards and get them installed.
There’s a busy work night planned tonight.

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Working on squashing some code bugs. Watching DeadFlip

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In one week gits will be on the MGC show room floor. Right now it’s in a bunch of peices. So let’s hope for the best. I plan on having at least 5 new features not released on the game. If your in the Milwaukee area please support MGC and come down. If you can’t make it I’ll film an update video to go live Saturday.
Why am I holding back? MGC is my Home show. This is my 11th year attending. And I really want to make it as special as I can. If that’s holding back updates. So be it. That’s what I can contribute. I’m really pumped and hoping for a sucessfull weekend. It’s crunch time boys!!!
I did some MGC prep and got some growlers filled at central waters brewery.

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Cleaned the partial paint off the lockdown bar. Repainting now. Still think I should look for a nicer one. This might not powdercoat well with all the pits.

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Ya I hear you. Are they even being stingy with coffee cups?
I figure I’ll have Friday night to crack into a growler and some time Saturday. I’ll just drink in the room.

Game update.
Lockdown bar is painted and installed. Looks nice. But it’s glossy and the other metal is not. Not going to fix because this summer it’s all getting powder coated. Working on some other aspects. I’ll also polish the chrome legs. This game needs a dark color. Once again this summer. The 48v power supply got a quiet fan yesterday also.

Other things on today’s list.
Make a switch spacer so I don’t rip it off loading it.
Make a shield for the computer.

It will be setup. But it won’t be in the VIG area. I am not going VIG and want to be able to keep an eye on it.

Will you be there all weekend? If not I can give you a sneak peek.

Are you bringing a game or doing the VIP thing?

bigduke6 I’ll try to find you Friday. Shoot me a text when you get there.

I accomplished most of my weekend todos.
Got the switch spacer made and installed. I also found a cover that worked perfect at a pc shield. I also got the legs polished.

Wow four work days until I load the game up Thursday night.

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And yes I realize my ac wiring is a mess. It’s mostly temporary. Long term I plan on getting the multimorphic power distribution board and a up board pc. These will eliminate a lot of the cabinet wiring mess.
Hell the power supplies are not even fastened down.

Got the MGC and Pinball mayhem banner page made for attract mode and working right.
Game is physically in one peice now I have a few tweaks on code etc to make. Need to add to the end of ball drain. Tweak some coil times etc. that’s tomorrow.
Wednesday is change out sounds and start packing tools.

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Barreling some issues with multiball. Balls getting stuck. And not getting a long pulse for lost ball search. I have it tweaked. But may fry a coil at MGC. Might need some babysitting.

I hear you. At this time I would have to block off multiball entrance and comment out some code. The coil in question was a ratty one to start with. So... I’m going for broke and will see if it cooks. If it does I’ll block MB. Still hoping I can figure out a proper clear code in skeleton before he weekend.

Almost ready for the weekend.

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What you don’t know. Jesus.
The worlds largest..
Tricia contest hosted by 90fm (your only alternative) in stevens Point Wisconsin. My trivia team “Team Thicko” will be playing a continus 54 hours from 6:00pm Friday through to Sunday midnight. I might listen in and play remotely a bit.

http://www.90fmtrivia.org

Dammit I wish I didn’t have to make a choice.

Loaded up. But ran into a few issues. Cables too tight folding the head. And even though it was planned to fit normally it doesn’t. Dammit. I had to load sideways.
Let’s hope everything survives and it works tomorrow.

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Well. I am fairly nervous right now. 6 months of work and I want everyone to see it. I’m awake an hour earily after not sleeping the greatest.
I have the Pinball mayhem pre packing video uploaded and going live Saturday morning. I think 10:00 but not certain.

Thanks man. Everything is working as it should. Whoo hoo. Still nervous. But then there’s beer.

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Thanks all. It’s the positive comments that keeps me going when I get to a frustrating spot. Really gettin a lot of good exposure this weekend.
Thanks.

Kevin. You didn’t miss anything. I was holding back. Wanted to make MGC special in any way I could. The video on Pinball mayhem going live soon gets a much better look. The cab is decals I had printed locally on quality vinyl that’s also laminated. I found some excelent videos of removal and apply of a IJ so I didn’t see the need to document my first time tackling anything like this.

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Broke spring. Fixed up.

Wow. I had a great reception at the show.
First off thanks for all the good words here and at the show. All the feedback received is good feedback.

Lame33 I see your point. But I actually want people to try and use the pop to ricochet the ball into the drops. I also added a ability to complete the last target via a inlane option. At one point there was a flipper there. But the upper playfeild took it.

A lot of people liked the upper playfeild. But t also frustrated them. I am going to add a gate on to keep it from exiting off the right ramp. And also a VUK to deliver the ball up there a second way. I will be adding some softer way to get the ball off the playfeild front too.

The game did take a beating. And only had a few issues. One flipper spring broke. A ball got hung up on crappy wood a few times. And that’s it. I logged 356 plays over the weekend. With ERIK getting the highest score.

Some wear and my led pop ring didn’t stay attached.

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