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Great stuff Brian, and something Connor will remember for years to come! Quality time with family doing something like this is invaluable!
Amazing so far, will follow the progress!
Chris
2 weeks later
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2 weeks later
Quoted from ezeltmann:now hook up that roller coaster thing to it
Thats my topper for the Octoberfest pin that I don't have...
I have uploaded an introductory video of Pincraft that shows an overview of the playfield features and different modes. Enjoy!
Coming soon is some more gameplay videos, working on getting more cameras setup to make that happen.
Trying one more time to embed the video...
But if the embed doesn't work, just click the link above for the gameplay video.
This is badass!! Amazing work, so cool to see it (mostly) completed. I love the opening track, and the night mode track. So many ways to play with all the difficulty levels and co-op modes,etc you coded in. That's a lot of extra work, I'm impressed! Love to play it some day, great job!
2 months later
It looks like Pincraft will be traveling to the White Rose Gameroom Show in York, PA ...
An exclusive chance to see (and maybe play) Pincraft in person.
Game will only be there on Friday October 8th.
As long as the hardware holds out, it should be playable all day.
See everyone there.
1 week later
Been working on solving some of the hardware gremlins and I think we have knocked them all out. Mostly just some switch adjustments and squashing a few more software bugs. Should be pretty solid for the York Show. See everyone there!
1 month later
Unfortunately the game also had quite a few hardware and software glitches. The upper flipper kept getting stuck on and we had some issue with communication between the various P3 boards.
Time to harden the game to get it ready for the next show!
First thing we did was get rid of the linear flipper mech for the upper flipper and instead replaced the plate and linkage with an older Bally style mech. The upper flipper doesn't need too much power since it is only shooting close targets. This should help greatly.
Looking great... just ignore the ugly wood fill from the other side. Never got around to sanding that since no one will see it (well I guess you just did!)
IMG_9146 (resized).jpegNext up was the process of redoing all the serial cables across the game. We used shielded cable but it wasn't the highest gauge and I think we were picking up noise in the lines. Plus I found out the pinout we used wasn't 100% correct.
While we were at it we made them pretty and color coded. Each serial line is now its own color for each diagnosis.
In this case red is used for switches and blue is used for light boards. Yellow is our new solenoid color and green is our cabinet loom.
We also took the time to connect the white power strip to the game switch. Previously it was connected to the service outlet. Now when you turn on the game both the computer equipment and the game turn on together.
Little progress sometimes.
Also you can see the new computer mount on the right side of the game and our temporary mount for the high voltage power supply. It is attached with velcro on the underside but we wanted to make sure it didn't move during folding. Will eventually 3d print some brackets for it.
Also decided to make the target bank look better.
Here is the old target bank.
Decided to add decals to the targets for collecting blocks (matches the playfield art).
And also added faces to the enemies you encounter in the game.
Pincraft will be traveling to Pintastic for the weekend coming up on November 18th to the 21st.
Hope to see many of you there and get your feedback. Remember this is an older style game, don't hesitate to read the rule card before you play!
Will have a QR code ready to scan for feedback, bug reports or issues. So if me or Connor is not around feel free to submit your feedback that way as well.
Also we do still have some software bugs (and they may not all be resolved) that we are working through. Holding down the start button for 15 seconds will reset the game and let you try again.
Quoted from MythMaker:Also we do still have some software bugs (and they may not all be resolved) that we are working through. Holding down the start button for 15 seconds will reset the game and let you try again.
Let me know if you need any help with that. We can do a stream and resolve some issues if you want.
2 weeks later
Pincraft was a great hit at Pintastic. What a great show! We were honored to be among some great home-brew games such as Sonic Spinball and Haunted Cruise.
Luckily the game pretty much worked great the entire weekend. We had one strange issue where the USB cable to the P3-Roc board stopped working on Thursday night. They were having power problems and potentially a power spike caused damage some how. Will bring a power conditioner to the next show.
Luckily we had a spare USB cable and were back up and running in a few minutes.
Here are some pictures from the show:
Photo Nov 20, 7 29 23 PM (resized).jpgPhoto Nov 20, 9 38 50 PM (resized).jpg
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Pincraft is on location at the Pinball Gallery in Malvern Pennsylvania (outside Philadelphia) for the next week or two. Stop on down to play it and leave some comments either here or using the QR code on the game.
If you beat the Ender Dragon and make it to the Ender Dragon high score list, message me for a special prize! (First 4 only).
Where will Pincraft be next? Who knows!
3 months later
Quoted from MythMaker:After being down at the Pinball Gallery for over two months, Pincraft is back at home getting ready for its next journey!
Where will Pincraft be next?
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I'm guessing York show!
Quoted from poppapin:I'm guessing York show!
Unfortunately we are going to miss the York show this year, however...
Pincraft will be at Pinball Expo this year! October 19 - October 22, 2022
Not sure where it will be yet, so when we have a location pinned down we will let everyone know.
See everyone there!
11 months later
Pincraft will be traveling to Pintastic New England this year again for the 2023 show. Come see us there!
Pincraft will be in the homebrew section and we will have a booth in the main hall.
Not too many upgrades to Pincraft, a few user experience improvements to make it more clear what the objectives are. But if you are in doubt read the instruction cards before playing!
See everyone there! Our next stop most likely won't be until Pinferst at Allentown next year.
1 month later
Well Pincraft did not make it to Pintastic due to some unforeseen logistical issues.
However Pincraft is planning to journey to Pinball Expo in October.
We also added a new "Enderdragon Challenge" mode to warp directly to the stronghold so more people can experience the wizard mode.
See everyone there.
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