The tilt warning call outs are gonna be from that scene. “Don’t blow my rig” and “ I’m gonna judge her...
Just a bit”.

I like the nitro war idea. I’ll have to work that into the slit battle for sure.

I’ve read the mission pinball framework guide/docs like 5 times and it’s finally starting to click.... I think.
Really I learn by trying stuff , checking the logs for event post , then try more stuff... you know until the crap sticks to the wall.

I’m used to ladder logic programming so it’s a different way of thinking with posting events and all.

The hardest part for me is going to be the GUI. I have ideas for what to do art wise... just zero skills to accomplish it.

Code is coming along....

Art is coming along...

As the code fills in it is more and more fun to play.

My nephew came by for the 4th weekend and got a lot done.

He set up the nitro/ awaited mode so on the first hit you get 1 second, 2nd hit is 4 Seconds, 3rd Hit 9 seconds , 4th hit 16 seconds and finally 5th hit is 25 seconds.

Works out awesome. It’s weighted to make you want to wait until level 5 to use it. Already have come up with a strategy to try and hit the behind the upper flipper shot and if you make it immediately press both right flipper buttons to start the mode at 3X . I’ll post a vid of it in action soon.

Also we plan to make it so the
Mode will add 5 seconds to any hurry up. So if your running low on time it’s smart to save the nitro and use it then.

I am really happy with the layout.

Only a few tiny changes for rev 2 planned.
Mostly a rev 2 version of the pop bumpers.

Also a one way wire gate where the motorized target bank is on the side.
When the bank is down Upper flipper shots bounce of the side rail and out.
Right now you have to “luck” your way in.

MPF is awesome and makes most of the coding easy.
I am very thankful to everyone who has put in time to make this software

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Got the flip/flop scoops working

Thank you Jab_doa for the MPF code update.

My nephews finally made it to town.
They’ve been working on code and light shows for 2 days . Here’s a vid of where we’re at.

I’ve got everything dialed in mechanically (mostly) and am letting them do all the coding.

The sound is actually loud on the machine.
Must be something with my phone.

Citadel multiball as explained by Justin.
5 balls released all at once from 3 ramp locks and 2 scoops.

Took a couple of weeks off. Actually I’m pretty much done. The nephew is doing all the code.
That and art is all that’s left.
He has come down from Vegas for a week 2 times now and is pounding out the code.
It is amazing how important the code is.
The game shot pretty good right out of the gate but wasn’t fun until the code started filling in.

Anyhoo here’s a vid of the Progress

Check out post 94 and 121. Both scoops can hold an extra ball. The game has some logic that makes it seem like the ball is moving from scoop to the other. But it just changes where it is holding an extra ball.

Any pinsiders want to take a stab at GUI and/or back glass?
Art is where my nephew and I fail.
I feel like I could spend a year learning photoshop and illustrator and would still suck at art. I would rather move on to laying out homebrew #2 playfield and mechanics.

thank you to sixtyfourbits for a kick ass back glass.

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I'm trying to make animated GIFs as instruction slides to play during attract mode.

I'm terrible at photoshop but maybe this will help me get better.
Then maybe I can talk someone into re - doing these that has a better artistic eye.

Maybe the rules are too complicated if I need to make these in the first place.

On other notes, we find that the switches on the coin door with their present use never get used.
boosting points on ramps vs orbits etc. isn't a compelling reason to reach down and actually do it.
Plus it isn't fun.

Also, finding the right balance of earning resources and then spending them is tricky.
We find the game is much more fun when you start a bunch of resources and don't have to earn them to spend.

Maybe we set up the game where you don't spend resources to do things, but earn them for end of ball bonus .

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The final wizard mode in the game is a battle with immortan joe. We plan to put red flashers behind his eyes on the back glass.

For me I really like the idea of immortan joe staring you down while you play.

As far as paid art for the playfield....this is just for shits and gigs, I don’t really want to go out of pocket for that.

I know everything else wasn’t cheap... but there was something to be learned by my nephew and I in all of it, so I don’t mind the cost.
Not much to be learned paying an artist.

As far as the angle of the playfield, this game is brutal(to my skill level anyway)...it may seem floaty because all the shots are far from the flippers, but in person the game is fast.

If peeps in the Oceanside area want to play test it ...dm me.

I really love the layout and don’t want to move anything. Some stuff worked out accidentally. The lower scoop doesn’t slow the game down at all, and actually ratchets up the tension.
I hear/read a lot of talk about scoops slowing the game down, but with both of them flip flopping, I think speeds it up.

We are thinking of doing an OG theme on the next one so maybe it could be made for more people if it ends up any good.
After today’s DR fiasco I actually have confidence I could do better at mfg.

Had a local pinsider over last weekend Pinballdork from Carlsbad.

He had some good insight on the game that I’ve worked in.

I added a rubber bumper to the upper ramp post /magnet opto switch holder.
Improved the gameplay a lot.

Also added some wires and platforms where the ball was getting stuck so I could play with the glass on.

Amazing how much better pinball feels with the glass on.

Watching someone else play I realized the rules are probably too complicated.

I simplified how gaining resources works and think it plays much cleaner now.

Gastown ramp earns guzzoline
Bulletfarm ramp earns bullets
Citadel ramp earns aqua cola and mothers milk

Orbits earn some of each or if you do a “kill switch combo” more of whichever resource is selected.

I added “V8 multiplier” to resources.
Hit all 5 pop bumpers and 3 slings to add boost to the engine. This gains more resources per ramp or orbit hit and extra points on pops and slings

Also added a “Downshift multiplier”
Hit the 4 mini targets to gain their associated resources. Get them all solid.
Their lights go off, blinking then solid.

Then whichever resource is hit next you gain a bunch of and the end of ball bonus for resources gets multiplied.

Added skill shot combos up to 8 deep.

All that’s left is 4 mini boss modes, 1 wizard mode, 5 or 6 mission modes and a shit ton of art and this thing will be done.
Simple right?

Really struggling with GUI and playfield art.

For a homebrew since most people only see it online and don’t actual play it, art is probably the most important thing....
for kudos anyway.

Layout, mechs , and shots wise I would put this thing up against anything....still have a long way to go on code and art.

Anyone want to do background art for the GUI while playing? Or maybe lead me in the right direction.

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If I’m only 30% done then I’m 100% done.

Oh, I’m long past the point of no return .

I’d like to believe I’m past 30%....wether it’s true or not.