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Welcome to the theatre!
Come join the team and let's build the Theatre!
Note: Permission has been granted to reuse aspects of the VPX TOM table (things like models and textures).
Welcome to the Theatre!
Intro: I wanted to announce an endeavor I've started on to bring Theatre of Magic to FP. This pin is so fun to play IRL and has lots of fun loops and toys. Some might wonder "but this already exists nicely in VPX" and you are correct! That said, I think this is such a fun table and also a fun challenge. I'm amazed by all the work that others have done to bring recreations such as CiRQuS VoLTaiRe to FP and my goal is to work towards a similar quality of product.Ask
There is a ton of work to do, so I'm looking for volunteers to join the Theatre of Magic Team (TMT). My goal, if enough volunteers join, is to stand up a github for easier collaboration. Let me know if you have any interest!Snapshot of current work (4/17/2024)
Outstanding Tasks
(tasks are marked with Active if someone has started working on it)- Continued build-out of table [Active]
- Lighting (GI, bake shadow map calculations, flashers, inserts, proper GI fading off/on etc, light sequencing)
- Finalize lighting\transparency effect in ramp models, plastics.
- Magic Trunk (creation of mini playfield, getting all the components for it, figuring out how to visually do the magnet on side, visual aspects with shadows [Active]
- Trap door (ensure the eject mechanism acts correctly, animate it up/down either as mini PF or as a model)
- Mirror effect
- Magnet effect near outlanes [Active], as well as spirit ring magnet.
- Tiger saw coding (minor rotation)
- DMD (rip dmd frames from ROM, clean up, organize for use by scripting, have initial script helpers to make scripting easer)
- Sounds (Music\voiceover\sounds have already been collected. Need to now integrate music\sound script helpers)
- Scripting! (basic Pin behavior, each mode, multi-player, operator menu, etc.)
- Physics and playability (get the rest of the FizX system being used with bumpers/slingshots/flippers. tune flippers to ensure shots can be hit)
- Physical sound (ensure generic FLEEP sounds work, source and add sounds for TOM specific items like the sound of the trap door opening/closing/ejecting balls, or trunk, etc)
- Minor graphic cleanup -- Playfield art is a upscaler and some dithering where it was originally halftone based has some weird streaks. Backglass/side cabinet art/ potential inner blade art
Come join the team and let's build the Theatre!
Note: Permission has been granted to reuse aspects of the VPX TOM table (things like models and textures).
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