Been kinda quiet lately working diligently with Frank on adding more depth to the software and game play for Wrath of Olympus. Thought I'd post a quick video on how to maximize your score while playing WOOLY.

Besides working your way through the monsters and gods as the primary goal in the game, I've also added some fun rules for the strategic player that they can choose to work through before during or after a mode has started to really make that mode and future mode completions pay off.

High level there are 5 shots with "fire" insert lamps. Once those have been completed the next shot to one of those will result in that shot being worth 2X for the remainder of the ball. Going through and hitting the fire shots again will light a second multiplier - you can do this until all 5 shots will be worth 2X for the duration of the ball.

We also have a cool "FATES" scoring feature. 5 shots to the left ramp spells Fates which starts "Fates Scoring." During the limited mini mode time, all switches on the playfield score either 2X, 1/2X, or 1X depending on how many times you hit the FATES ramp during Fates Scoring. The mini mode starts at 2X - another accidental shot to the ramp will drop scoring down to 1/2X. Another hit to the ramp brings the scoring up to 1X, and another hit brings it to 2X - essentially you control your scoring fate so to speak. If you're planning your game strategy and line up the 2X shot multiplier on the center drop target (completes the modes for big points) along with Fates 2X scoring you can set up at 4X jackpot for completing the monster/god.

In any case, I hope you enjoy the short video and feel free to email me at [email protected] with any questions or if you'd like more information or especially if you'd like to get on the "hey! I'm interested in this project becoming a real machine - list."

Next week - first toy concept will be revealed - stay tuned...

Hey Everybody! Sorry been kinda quiet lately but I've been busy wiring in lots of new hardware on WOOLY and Frank's been working like crazy writing software for this beast.

Here's a quick update:

We now have 8 flashers wired in and going through some sweet light shows. Working on finding the best placement for them, but so far things are looking really nice. For those that were at expo and saw the apron with the flames you'll be excited to see we have incorporated two flashers under the apron that will go off making it look like the games on fire.

Just today, I got a ton of GI lights installed that will all be uniquely controlled by the P-ROC along with an animated back box - yes indeed, the power and anger of Zeus will be flashing in fury during game play. We've just started the process of writing code and testing/debugging the GI.

Also still working on the two other toy designs. Current prototype may be hard to get them physically installed, but I'm optimistic we'll be moving on to building at least two more prototypes and with a little luck maybe even a small run or more of this machine. As mentioned earlier in the thread please email me at [email protected] if you're interested in this pin. If you already emailed me then tell your friends! The more people I get on the interested list the more likely this pin becomes a reality.

Stay tuned for more updates... (Video below is just a first run at the flashers and lamps in an attract light show - GI shown is what was at expo and does not include more recent hardware updates).

Hey guys and gals, thought I'd share a quick video of the back box lighting we have designed and installed - looks like youtube messed with the quality again, but you'll get the idea. During attract mode the back box will go through a few routines of flashing - I particularly like the effect on Zeus' hand. During normal game play the back box will be on but during special events the lighting will change like when the lightning targets get hit or when you start a mode - the effects will help communicate what's going on with the game. At the very least it's more interesting than just a light bar in the back box.

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We also have two multiballs programmed that we're testing out right now - hope to show some videos of that as well in the coming weeks. Stay tuned....

Thanks for all the kind words! The team is still busy working hard on adding more code to the prototype and cleaning it up as best as we can. I'm also deep into the process of getting my bill of materials quoted and costs figured out to see if this pin can be made one day. Stay tuned, I'm hoping to have that figured out in the coming weeks.

My original design intent was to minimize the supports on the upper playfield as much as possible to have the illusion that Olympus was "floating". Considering I still have the two flipper rods coming down through and the two vertical support posts adding a column shell around them might still look cool... Good idea, I'll have to play around with that.

Always open to investors! Haven't actively been looking but if anyone wants to get in on the action I'd be more than happy to consider it!

Hey! I'm planning on being there and hopefully the next prototype of WOOLY as well. Depends on a bunch of other factors right now. There's a good chance WOOLY will be at the Allentown pinball show this May though so some of the people on the eastern side can experience it. Depending on how all of this goes will influence other pinball shows through the rest of the year. Lots of $$$ and time would be spent trying to get me and my machine across the country. But I'll see what I can do.

Good idea... probably need to update my webpage first and then add some content to a facebook page. I'll get on that one of these days.

I really wish I could, but unfortunately it will not work out for me this year. I lived in Austin for 6 months a few years back and absolutely loved it. Plus I'd love to check out the latest updates on Multimorphic's P3. From the recent updates Gerry's posted it looks like this next showing is going to have a lot of cool things to see.

Successfully transplanted the playfield back into the cab last night. It's amazing how much a sheet of wood, some metal ball guides, and thousands of feet of wire weigh... Picture doesn't do the new lighting justice - it's really a major enhancement to the game. Still need to adjust some of the flasher positions, but still really happy with it over all - they provide the right effect without being distracting or blinding. Will probably end up adding one more set of GI above the slings to illuminate the center of the playfield a little bit too for those players that enjoy playing in the dark...

Stay tuned, I hope to have another decent video out in the coming days of latest software updates and some multiball modes.

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Cost and sales price are two very different things, with one driving the other. I'm still in the process of getting rough estimates and quotes back on my component costs and labor. Once all of that gets put together and I decide if the then sales price is reasonable I'll figure out if this project becomes more than just a one up.

Still waiting on the cost to figure out my next plan - really taking my time with that part of it as I really want to make sure I have a good grip on this bad boy before making any major plans. Under or over promising never worked out well for me.

You are absolutely correct - volume absolutely drives price. I don't want to go into too much detail on the forum, but right now I'm just collecting rough estimates on cost, based on a realistic run size, which is based off of a % of the people that have expressed direct interest in this pin. As for a reasonable sales price - in my opinion would need to be competitive with current pin pricing and at a value to me where it makes sense to go through the incredible amount of work and risk to make them. If those things don't line up then I'll need to have a come to Jesus so to speak and figure out all of my options.

In the end, there's a heck of a lot of stuff that all has to work out to even remotely make this a possibility and on top of it all you gotta have the gumption to take that risk - it's been very easy for me to see why other manufacturers have had their struggles to release their pins and I absolutely applaud them for sticking through it and making product (or in a few of their cases hopefully making product very, very soon).

All options are being actively explored and pursued.