Definitely has the 80's vibe, but with a Canuck flavor eh.

Good question. As of now, since Hurricane has that Diamondplate playfield it may be difficult to sand off. I'm leaning towards a vinyl decal as mentioned by stpcore earlier in this thread. Not sure how applying the decal and re-clearing the playfield might adversely affect things like playfield holes (since it would be more layers on top of the diamond plate) but it will be one of the bridges I burn down when I get there

Thanks!

Oh, jeez... don't copy off the kid with the class dunce cap

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He's great in this movie, of course.

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Small update while I'm here... have been getting some great advice/help from jim5six Mocean and TheNoTrashCougar and others and am shifting from Future Pinball (for initial development) to VPX (Visual Pinball 10). Currently translating an existing VP9 "table" to VPX and it's going well.

Need to adjust some of the measurements and then I can start modeling the reformed ramps and toys. Should get some time this weekend to at least put in some new ramps (modified).

(Baby steps)

Small update after answering these questions:

That would be cool! Would have to figure out the best place for it... maybe inside the machine (playfield) or on the coin door? Probably will figure that out once the layout is set. Thanks!

You know I'll be asking. Thank you!

So far I haven't picked out what the 4 targets on the right and 3 on the left will be... but I'm thinking the 3 on the left will spell out D-A-D for "Dad's Beer" ... which is a continuous "mode" that functions as a multiplier. The right targets will probably function as F-R-E-E (Beer) and interact with the mouse-in-a-bottle free beer "continuous mode."

(I have most of the modes and things written to this point, but doublers for jelly doughnuts is a good idea! Thanks!)

Great ideas! The cape and the kegs, for sure! The figures come with stubbies and cases of beer! (Woo hoo!)

I'll have to consult the Canadians (like yourself!) on how best to christen the game (the flag is a given... and if you say Molson's...)
Thank you!

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Another short update: And it's excuses time, but it's a good excuse--my house is essentially a deep dark cave, but for some reason I agreed to host a league night this year... and this was last week. Despite all my stress, it turned out really well... but it also drained 90% of my extra time (cleaning/preparing/setting up games), so only a little work on SB was done last week.

Most revolved around switching the Virtual version of the game to VPX (Visual Pinball 10) from Future Pinball. I'm slowly porting over the models and things that can be moved easily from the Visual Pinball 9 version of Hurricane, but I want them to look better and use the VPX versions of things where appropriate (the pops and slings, for example). I have a flipping "whitewood" ready in VPX, but it doesn't do much except flip and let balls roll all over the place... not all of the hardware (walls/ball guides) are in, and none of the ramps are there.

Also got familiar with DraftSight, though I don't really know why at this point--I probably won't be re-manufacturing the playfield... it's useful for layout and precise measurement I guess... something better than VPX.

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Thanks... and I hope to have more to report next week. Take off, eh!

It has more to do with the bad physics in FP and the difficulty of creating models that will work in FP. The process for FP (just for a ramp) is:

1) Create the model(s) (blender/what have you)... usually you would use a "guide ramp" from an existing VP or FP game. Exporting into .obj format and getting everything right is a pain.

Then you actually have to model the ramp.

2) Once you have the model, import to a program called "Milkshape". (The program isn't free; it's shareware. Not expensive, but not free). I've had issues with Milkshape changing the fundamental shapes of my models (rounding them too much, etc). Not easy to mess around with.

3) There's an FPX tool(?) (import tool) that's difficult to find (it can be found on the internet) that changes the Milkshape output file into a format that FP can use.

Needless to say, all that work for each ramp was too much--considering how bad the FP physics are. VPX looks much better than VP9 for most things, and the physics are reasonable. Seemed like a better idea.

Definitely, Jim! Looking forward to seeing progress on your project as well... will need your help soon (likely!)

Great scenes. There are two modes/multiballs related to this (so far).

There are some good shots in the game.

It was just an idea to get the playfield measured correctly in order to get correct fits and (for the future) for playfield art layout. Many scans of these playfields are (of course) skewed... if you can find them at all.

Looks like you're on your way with your Voltron retheme. Good luck!

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Update in the next few days; busy at work ATM...