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Lord of the Rings Valinor Edition (Stern 2003) VPW

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Stern Manufacturer
2003 Year

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The Quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail, to the ruin of all. 

 

The VPin Workshop Fellowship proudly presents an entirely reimagined and originally illustrated Lord of the Rings pinball experience.

 

The journey began when we received an excellent playfield scan, but soon found ourselves wanting to drastically change the artwork. So began the long journey into the depths of Mordor, where many challenges were encountered and overcome. The table is entirely rebuilt, with much effort spent toward making it as physically accurate as possible. All the figurines have been scanned from the actual pinball toys. The table is exquisitely modelled and raytraced, with special visual features added to some modes to enhance the drama. Your quest through this game will not be easy, but we hope it will be enjoyable!


•    Apophis - Project Lead, Scripting, Determination. Hairy feet.
•    Astronasty - All Original Artwork. Large Axe.
•    Tomate - 3D Magic and Wizardry.
•    Sixtoe - Random Stuff, VR Things, Screaming. Sword.
•    iaakki - Some flashers, random stuff. Bow and Arrow.
•    Skitso - Lighting tuning.
•    EBIsLit - Baseline playfield scan, purchasing the playfield figurines.
•    Dazz - 3D scans of all the figurines.
•    Wylte - Ball Shadows, Palantir Sauron eye movement.
•    Fluffhead35 - Ramp and ball rolling sounds.
•    HauntFreaks - Blackglass B2S.
•    Bord - Playfield mesh.
•    GTXJoe - Shot testing tool
•    Flupper - General assistance with rendering issues.
•    RothbauerW - Physics tutorial, general assistance.
•    PinStratsDan & VPW Team - Testing.

•    Rik - Lord of the Screams.
•    Everyone in VPW for their support and encouragement!
•    The PinMAME and VPX Developers for the programmes we all use!

This release would not have been possible without the legacy of those who came before us.

 

Fly, you fools!

 

Edited by VPinWorkshop
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What's New in Version 1.6   See changelog

Released

Update Summary

  • Two new MEGA VR rooms added! (thanks DaRdog)
  • Minor physics updates.
  • Standup targets animated.
  • VR start button fixed.

Update Team: DaRdog, Apophis, DGrimmReaper
Test Team: Somatik, Studlygoorite, Darth Vito


Required Software (64-bit versions)

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clintonium

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

Superb job.  I'm floored by how much work y'all are putting into these tables.  This is such a classic table and I'm generally a little of a purist (only in that I tend to prefer meticulous recreations over artistic re-imaginings), but this just looks stunning to me everywhere I look.  And that glass sword is so nice.  Brilliant idea.

 

Plays beautifully too.  Ball seems heavier, and I can't 'cheat' the Path of the Dead like I used to on the other versions, making this one a good bit harder to qualify ROTK.  Love it.  Thank you VPW and all involved :)
 

rhino74

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

This table is amazing, and I can't believe how much work has gone into such one table. Cheers to everyone that was involved, Sensational work and always appreciate how much goes into this hobby. :)

Skatelow

   1 of 1 member found this review helpful 1 / 1 member

Finally, a superb version of LOTR! I love this table so much but there wasn't any good version out there, only average ones at best. A VPW version is of course the best there is! 

astronasty

   7 of 8 members found this review helpful 7 / 8 members

This is the best vpx table ever released.  I am not biased.

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Response from the author:

It would be better if it was Inspector Gadget themed.

Thalamus

   4 of 5 members found this review helpful 4 / 5 members

How in the hell can you make a turd into something beautiful ? By fixing/replacing the Stern bullshit low quality PF of course.

 

You are so wrong on this @BambiPlattfuss

 

I prefer good original pinball art. When such is not available; for some Gottlieb backglasses pr. example, I have no problem changing it out for something that is actually decent.

 

This re-creation is awesome in all ways. Like you say, plays like a dream - and now even looks great too.

BambiPlattfuss

   3 of 24 members found this review helpful 3 / 24 members

Unfortunately it doesn´t have the real Artwork and Inserts were placed different - so for me this is far away from a perfect Version.


It plays awesomely good yeah but the thing with different Art is an absolute bummer for me and thats why i dont´like this Version.

Imo the team could have been made an awesome Lotr recreation with all their talent - a Version finally as it should be and i hope that they in future are going to do so and then i will hapily give a 5 Stars review also

Volonna

   0 of 3 members found this review helpful 0 / 3 members

Would love to play this, but the sounds from the rom/VPinMAME stop as soon I start a game. All volume levels are up. Hear table sounds fine, but music and callouts are all absent It's the only table I have that does this. Anyone else have this problem?

Response from the author:

This is a problem with your vpinmame setup / rom issue, not a table issue.

tony29

  

Amazing table. Easier to play as the other version. Great fun. thanks a lot from Koh samui . Thailand

onedevotee

  

Great update of one of the best tables ever, thank you 👍

weathervane

  

WOW  Absolutely awesome. You guys gave me a nice surprise when I turned on my computer .Thank you very much Looks plays and sounds really nice. VPW team makes my cab shine thank you .

tedlogan12

  

Just keeps getting better and better. I'm terrible at this table but I love the integration of the theme and the design. It's a great adaptation in this newest version, and I love the dynamic feeling of the Balrog and Gandalf battle in the VR room. Thanks for the great update, VPW!

WadeZ

  

Such a great table. Thank you so much.

DarrellB

  

Thankyou! Fantastic work,fantastic looking table.

bishUT

  

Eccellente

American0utlaw

  

Another amazing table from the VPW crew!!!  Thanks for the great table!!!

GordonJames

  

Damn this tables physics and play are so good. Can't stop playing. That glow ball makes things so easy especially during multiball. I wish every table had glowballs like this. Brilliant work fellas. Thanks for sharing with us all.

DGrimmReaper

  

The newest update is like icing on the cake!

emanoel299

  

Once again Great job from Vpinworkshop Team

 

Snowstorm225

  

Awesome Table really fun.

VPW fixed it for vpx 10.8

Legend :)

Crrispy

  

Simply amazing, VPW are probably the best thing that happened to virtual pinball, together with all the developers of course.

PoppSickle

  

By far my favorite table and the rework makes it alot prettier.
Super smooth to play, physics feel nice. Still cant quite believe Im able to play this game without needing to buy the physical table.

bamarola

  

What a beautiful creation. Like that you don't have to go through a lot of installing things and setting things up. Playability is also amazing. Thanks everyone.

keith7x

  

One of my favorite tables, "just one more game" over and over...and over. Can't get enough, thank you!

mraaron

  

this is an amazing table. it plays and looks great!!

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