I expect so, yes.

I have been working on this. These are the things that are done to the point of just needing final graphics, sound, and playtest/balancing:
* 5 of the upper table AR modes (The Graphics blocked out for later embellishment)
* The 4 ghost modes written (Been done for a while)
* 2 multiballs partly written (hard to finish writing without running on the actual table)
* The shop is largely finished with temp art
* The inventory/progression information screens blocked out with temp art and some icons have been added
* A bunch of misc elements written (Combos, multipliers, etc)

I ended up spending a couple weeks completely redesigning and refactoring the game's gameplay mode architecture and the underlying AR mode controlling architecture. Now it's much easier to plop in features and modes

Also, it actually took me a bit to nail down how I wanted the primary story modes to play out. I now have what I feel is a good plan that allows for some mode randomization but will still tell a cohesive story.

BUT I'm still stuck with the graphics card issue- the one I ordered in Dec never arrived! So I ordered another one and, according to the tracking, that card should be here today. I'm knocking on wood that it fixes my issue. I'll let everyone one know haps, as they say, either tonight or tomorrow.

-Lin

Good news everybody! You're all going to gaigantica 5 to deliver over-sized pinballs balls!

...And the graphics card fixed the issue I was having~~ Expect a new video within a few days!

Small update- I've been finding lots of little ball/switch/device related bugs here and there with all my new code. As an example: there are times when a drop target needs to be auto-triggered but it isn't always behaving . I also spent the better part of the weekend optimizing and tweaking my driver plug-in to smooth out some issues.
Anyways, I'm weeding through all these problems now. Once everything is buttoned up I'll make a gameplay video.

Minimum GPU requirement will be 7800GT, though I plan on shipping with a modern PCIe GPU card, a gig or two of ram, dual or quad core cpu, etc etc... POWER! Gotta prepare for the future ya know!

Of Course.

Right now I'm leaning towards no ONLY because I'd be able to ensure consistent hardware between my dev machines and the retail machines. Also I would be able to more accurately plan game features for future kits. If hardware is too scattered there would be a *greater chance of* incompatibility issues. But, I haven't 100% decided on this yet.
Also the 7800 is what I'm using right now because my spare PC only supports AGP graphics cards. I will most likely ship with a GeForce GTX 260 or 560 or similar PCIe card.

It's less so what could run it and more so what the engine will run on. Unity3d would more likely drop support for a mini system like that sooner then typical desktop equipment. I ran into this problem in Dec when Unity3d dropped support for some pixel shader 2.0 cards (the card I was using was one of the dropped devices). It would be devastating if I used a minimalistic setup and the engine drops support for my hardware not long after the game's release.

I need to assume not everyone who buys the kit is computer savvy enough to do that kind of upgrade. Most will be, but many won't. How horrible would it be for someone to get the kit and 3 months later have it rendered unplayable because hardware support is dropped. I rather not go down that road. Eventually, no matter what, the computer system hardware will need to be upgraded... look at the Pin2k computer issues we have now with its 15 year old hardware. As far as I'm concerned, the computer system that ships with the kit needs to last at least 3-5 years before upgrades are required. At which point I'll offer some kind of system-swap/upgrade support.

Anyways, those are my thoughts on the matter as of now.

PS. I know I'm blowing this issue out of proportion a bit, but I rather be safe then sorry.

Heres a new gameplay video. Please pay no attention to my horrible bricking, flailing, and overall failure to actually make shots

I will post a few more videos tomorrow detailing specific features currently in the game.

Small progress update: I've finished all modifications and tweaks to the playfield design. I've made many little changes that I feel are all for the better. I'm going to cut a new white wood this month which will be representative of the final production layout.

-Lin

Happy day after Valentines Day!
In this video I primarily discuss the hurryup modes. I also mention a few other changes as well- Specifically the new plunger lane and skill shot.

Thanks all for the kind comments! I play competitively myself in local leagues and such, so I'm doing what I can to try and bring many playing options and lots of risk/reward opportunities. It's a difficult balance to make the game both walk-up friendly as well as competitor friendly.

I'm not really a fan of this idea. I see where you coming from, but 1) All the "cool" stuff happens up there and 2) The modes on the upper table are the story modes that bring you to the final wizard mode. It seems a bit counter effective to add a feature to effectively forces the story elements to be disabled for a few seconds. I feel that there are other ways that the game's difficulty can be tweaked in a more natural way.

Hmm I'll ponder over that idea a bit...

They've been programmed for a couple months now . Next video I'll talk about them.

Here's a 2 part video set that talks about a whole bunch of various modes and features. Magnets, multiballs, artifacts, end of ball bonus, etc.. As always, please don't mind my horrible playing