Guest Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone! For the longest time, I have been wanting to work on a massive original table idea I've been developing (on paper) for several years now. Since I just graduated college, I have more free time to make this table a reality. But I cannot bring this table to fruition without the awesome help / contributions of the VPU community! Currently, the table is in very early stages of development; I do not even have a file that you can download and play (yet). But I have a fully complete draft of the game rules. And attached is a table layout idea (thanks to @DonkeyKlonk for a majority of it). I did move the center ramp to between the horseshoe, added a triangular captive ball in its place with 3 standup targets inside, a 5-standup bank outside the right part of the captive ball (can be hit from the shooting lane), and replaced the 3-standup bank in the picture to 3-bank drop targets. The full draft game rules can be found at https://wallden.pdstig.me/game_rules/pg/start . Please let me know your thoughts / suggestions in this thread. I chose to house the rules on a separate custom website because it allows me more fine-grained control over formatting, and the rules are too long for VPX (would hit the character limit in table info... it's a LOT). I also might do a couple other things with the site in connection with the table. Do note I do not plan to offer the table for download on that site though (except the alpha versions because I don't want to clog up VPU and VPForums with WIP files); it will link to VPUniverse and VPForums for download. --- CURRENT VERSION: 0.0.1-alpha (attached) This table is NOT OPERATIONAL! This is so people can download / test out the table layout, shots / flow, etc. and leave feedback / suggestions on improving. Please leave feedback in this thread. --- What I need / contributions wanted This table will not be possible without contributors as my skill set is not vast enough to cover all areas necessary to bring this table to life. I could most use artists / graphic designers for the table art and possibly a PinUp display, someone experienced in making well-polished and beautiful table layouts to polish what I have, several voice actors (men, women, and a couple who can do children) for call-outs and dialog, testers, and overall anyone who wants to see this table come to life and has something to give. Someone to make original music and/or sound effects for the table would also be amazing, but not critical as I can use Creative Commons media. All contributors however big or small the contribution will be listed along with their contributions in the table info, on the website above, and everywhere the table is posted for download. If compensation is necessary for you to be able to contribute, I can offer a small compensation (especially artwork / graphics). Please ask me if that is the case. However, as VP is a hobbyist community filled with people who do what they do for the love of pinball, I prefer volunteer contributions. Please reply to the thread if you are interested in contributing to the table and what you would like to contribute. Thank you! --- What I plan At some point in the near future, I will release the first non-playable 0.1.0-alpha so others interested in contributing can begin downloading it and toying around. I will also make a detailed roadmap of all the things needed for the table so contributors know exactly what I'm wanting to work on (but contributors can, and should, let me know of ideas / suggestions if something should be different). Alpha versions will be released as the table is developed until it reaches completion. Then, it will become beta for testing before finally becoming a full 1.0 release. I will be working on the table too, mainly on the scripting side of things and game play logic as that is my strong suit. So I'm not just asking for others to make a table I want to be made. --- Again, thank you for taking the time to read, and for those interested in helping me make this happen, you have my utmost gratitude! Saving Wallden.zip Edited July 13, 2022 by Arelyel New screenshot; 0.0.1-alpha ZIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Development of the table began about a week ago. And streams of the development are being done on Twitch (my username is arelyel) if you would like to watch. Currently, I'm the sole contributor to the table, so development will be very slow. Please let me know if you are interested in contributing! I will be making available a "0.0.1-alpha" version hopefully soon. It's not a functional game by any means, but I'm looking for people to try out the table layout and report suggestions or contributions for improving the flow / shots / physics. Some of the lighting will also be in there for suggestions as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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