so i put in new coils for the flippers and slingshots. and added a PD-16. Everything seems stable now . It developed a couple of mechanical problems, but for the first "real" game it was fun.
the left ramp need a bit of tweaking and of course there are still a couple of things missing.

Thank you, i do like the angler fisch idea. i have thought about it before but couldn't find a place on the playfield.
so this will the plan then: the octopus on the playfield is the minion of lord rage, who is a big red octopus on the backbox. and i'll try to put an anglerfish there as well.

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Have been coding the last couple of days. the first 4 Bosses will appear now in random order, and all of my multiball modes work like the should now .
I have a 4 Ball Multiball integrated and i have to say i really love it. On my first homebrew machine i had issues with physical locks. so i ended up having a 2 ball Multiball. Gonna revisit that sometime in the future.

on the top left there is still a ramp missing. gonna try out with cardboard soon, to get an idea of what works and what not. i want some kind of looping or whirlpool like in whitewater. The ball should drop out into the kickouthole.

The screws on the flipperlink of my upper flipper keep getting loose... i wanted to save money with using old parts, but i end up buying all new ones..
But here i hit the skillshot. After plunging when the ball comes around there is a red standuptarget below the octopus lit.

and i also need to find some spring steel for my ramp entry on the left to prevent jumps

The 2 wire ramps need tweaking there are not that easy to hit, but in this video it just worked ,.. so satisfiying.

and the 4Ball Multiball with 30s ball saves

Thank you ,
my girlfriend actually never liked upper flippers. so i tried to design it, that it isn't mandatory. For me i really love it, it is a lot of fun, when the ball comes around the curves of the plunge.

oh i haven't even thought about the spinner decal yet .

Thank you, at the end of the spinner orbit, there is still a small wireramp missing, i want it to feed the upper flipper, unless that takes the fun out of it

today i hopefully fixed my "upper flipper getting loose" problem.

a "new" link doesn't fit, unless you screw it together the wrong way
that flipper is going nowhere now.

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i also fixed a broken wireramp and changed the design under the octopus head slightly. The ball runs now very smooth into that curve into the scoop.
and i shortened the guide on the right of the drop target. so hopefully hitting the drop target gets more easy
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i also fixed my center scoop ramp, that feeds to the left inlane.
in there is now a piece of foam, when the ball hits it, it won't bounce out again. i don't even need a one-way gate anymore.

and on my "lock ramp", i cut the entry off and glued on a new piece that eliminates the bump. no jumping anymore.

and furthermore on the left is now the new "whirlramp". i might reprint the top peace in clear, so that the light can shine through. it is pretty steep, but does work okay so far.

and i'll upload a new gameplay video.
funny thing happened, the ball got stuck on the drop target. so the code counted a lot of boss hits. Starting at the second boss, you need to hit a specific ramp before you can attack the boss. if you just hit the boss anyway it will give you a 2-Ball Multiball at the 5th hit. (and there is a cow sound and the 4th hit).
For players who just try to hit the boss and don't see what the need to do to advance, they will still have a cool Multiball.
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Hihi, it is the current boss. But yes i recorded most of the bosses, and changed the pitch a little. But the cool voices is also me
thanks

Thank you

Thank you very much

the anglerfish is finished
also covered some stuff with "corals".

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Glad you like the fish .
i have thought about a Treasure chest. maybe on the backbox. i might also get rid of the jellyfish on the left. Maybe swap it out for a better one, not sure yet.

in the meanwhile we played it a lot. some difficult things emerged, that i have to solve. but all in all it is so much fun. the final boss hit, is a very hard shot, that bounces out a lot.
i also am buying now complete new flipper assemblies. the old used parts keep breaking.. the shaft of my left flipper broke.

Since i made me a shirt for all of my pins

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i tried to include a Ball, but that just didn't look right. but i might make another shirt when everything is finished, with the diver and hopefully a good looking big Lord Rage Octopus on the backbox. then i'll try to make a good foto and go from there.
Making the graphics is not really my thing, i find it very hard and it takes me such a long time until i get something thats acceptable.

Hahaha oh people will know that it is a pinball shirt, because i won't stop talking about it )

added a piece of metal for protection to my "whirlramp". the 3d printed wall was not strong enough.

and another piece for the scoop entry. i feel like it improved a bit.

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swapped out the right and left flipper assembly for some new ones yesterday. The upperflipper will get one of those as well if it fits.
It's incredible what problems appear when working on a pinball machine. I've screwd the left flipper as tight as possible, but the flippershaft still manages to turn with all the forces... i think i will roughen the shaft up a little, hopefully that works. I already broke a screw from tightening.
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hm interesting, that is really weird that that problem really exists. i have sanded in a few lines, we will see how that goes.

Thank you for the video, love that!

I found a Crown for Lord Rage on the Backbox. I think some steampunk goggles would look cool on him.

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thank you

ah really cool, that was totally what i had in mind.