Finally got the charge shot implemented in my little StarFox-like! It supports 2 firing modes, toggled by pressing d-pad right. - Homing: Locks onto a target an chases it. - Buster: Faster Charge, bigger splash, no lock-on. #godot #indiedev

Progress continues on the custom stepper unit for Voyager, my electromechanical #pinball project. The metal frame arrived from the fabricator. After some screw tapping, the ABS motor mount and mode select assembly were installed. Waiting on the PCBs for the business end now.

Justice for Renée. We must stop ICE for Good.

it always fun reading posts insisting that a Pokémon #pinball will do poorly because the op's grandkids aren't into it or something meanwhile I struggle to keep Pokémon merch in stock at my arcade. people will drop $20+ into the claw to get their favorite eeveelution so yeah, i think it'll do fine

Wrapping up development of this custom stepper unit for the Voyager #pinball. This is a redesign from the initial version that greatly reduces circuit complexity at the cost of a few features.

Setting that heightmap terrain aside and refining them car controls a bit more. Yeah, this is feeling alright! #gamedev #indiedev #godot

late night electromechanical circuit design. the goal is to animate the score lamps of the player who's turn it is during gameplay. During attract mode though, both player's score lamps should be solidly lit.

Back in March of last year I challenged myself to work on my #indiegame by making some small incremental progress a day for an entire week, which turned into a month, and now nearly a year. This little trick has kept me motivated and I hope to continue it into 2026!

I wanted to add an animated light show to Voyager's attract mode, similar to what you'd see on a modern #pinball. So for the last few days I've been designing an electromechanical device to do just that! First step is being able to swap up to 80 lamps from their gameplay elements.

Trying to add a video to a post crashes Bluesky on android :^)

I really hope Godot's AnimationPlayer node gets some attention in the near future it'll flood the log with errors as you're trying to work and flat out crash the editor on occasion

oh my god netflix really do be just dragging out the ending to stranger things lmao

john kellogg spinning in his grave

I have been gifted a 1970's Sankyo #Pachinko machine! dear god help I can feel myself getting sucked into another silver ball related hobby

If you saw that heightmap test I recently did... come on, you know it was but a matter of time till I threw the Ferrero in there, right? While busy with other stuff to actually work on BUAD2, this'll do for now even if it's not exactly "canon". Not yet at least, I dunno. #godot #indiedev #gamedev

Got some insert samples in yesterday for Voyager! I really wanted to use the lighting bolts for the R.A.D.I.O targets, but they were a little too big. #pinball #indiedev

damn I need like, 100 little 4mm springs for this project and all of these vendors are really expensive! they want like a whole dollar per spring! where da heck am I gonna get that many for cheap? ... *notices the humble clicky ball point pen on her desk*

There were far more delays than I would have liked, but the latest level Ethuna is finally playable in the latest update to #exzodiac! The game is also currently 60% off in the Steam Winter sale - store.steampowered.com/app/1249480/...

My beloved Fire Queen #pinball went down today, but I got her fixed back up! [Symptoms]🤒 - A 1 player game would instead play a 2 player game. - A true 2 player game would soft lock after player 1 drains; looping player 1 ball 1.

Voyager's playfield is nearly done! I'm wanting on two more playfield parts to arrive (spinner and vertical-up-kick). In the meantime I've begun plotting out the inserts. Starting with the circular ones, since they're easy to draw up. Other shaped inserts will be coming up next. #pinball #indiedev

Old bomb code got ripped out during the big refactoring a few months back. I finally got around to adding it back in this week, with new assets! #gamedev #indiegame

#Pinball get! HUO Rescue911, by Premier/Gottlieb (1994)

i forgor to post lol Anyway, most of the ball guides for Voyager have been designed, fitted, and play tested! Even though the PLA is very bouncy, the shots work fairly well if you hit them right. They should work much better when replaced with the final metal pieces. #pinball #indiedev #gamedev

the levels in monkey ball not actually rotating and it being all a camera trick is the kind of smoke 'n mirrors shit that makes me love gamedev lol

Made some prototype ball guides for Voyager's orbits today! Once a guide is CADed, I 3D print it to the same scale and thickness as would be the final metal part. Then it gets install on the machine and play tested! #pinball #indiedev

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The Bride of Pinbot #pinball machine will play a happy birthday jiggle when it powers on, if it is the birthday of someone on its development team. ...unfortunately a bug prevents this easter egg from working, unless you happen to enter and then exit the machine's test mode on the same date.

damn 4th ship got away #pinball

#pinball #repair

Got Voyager's slingshots installed! Not only are they powered with DC, but they also have latching relays so they always hit with a full stroke. youtu.be/teWloxO0lGs?... #pinball #electronics #indiegame #indiedev

haven't earnestly played #pinball in what feels like a year; too busy fixing them to play them lol anyway, some mediocre scores on Black Rose, Stern StarTrek, and Bride of Pinbot

Working on the primary weapon leveling in that StarFox64 clone and it's been so long since I've gotten to model. So I wanted to treat myself and take a little bit of time while making these simple pew-pews.

Another month of work on this goober. This time it wasn't just all background stuff, so there's actually something to show! Implemented the on-rails carriage system; this is the component that carries the player through linear stages. #Godot #indiedev #StarFox64 youtube.com/shorts/xdLpF...

Finished the custom chime unit for Voyager! There's a handful of little improvements I'd like to make down the road to improve its rigidity and sound quality, but I'm happy with it so far. It might also get bigger bars to bring down the sound an octave. #pinball #custom #electronics #indiegame

Upgraded the DC circuit in Voyager! This new set up offers latching relays for the slingshots and jet-bumpers. So not only do they get the extra strength from the DC power, but also are guaranteed to fully actuate when hit by the ball. #pinball #electronics #indiegame

"If you're struggling with something, don't be afraid to reach out and ask for help! 🤗" yeah okay great, i've gotten better about doing that. what's the next step when people always flake out?

Testing out Voyager's inner loop combo today! Every successful combo will advance the end of ball bonus by 1 and 3 consecutive combos will light extra ball. #pinball #indiedev

so like are we also not allowed to celebrate this guys death or does that only apply to up and coming fascists who are still actively ruining society lol.

Ooomph, the art kit on the Stern Walking Dead rerelease is definitely a choice 🤔 #pinball

Time to wrap up Voyager's score reels with a very important circuit; the carry over! #pinball #electronics #indiegame #indiedev youtu.be/gv8_Ck3G9rU?...

Wrapped up Voyager's score reels this week by implementing its last major circuit; carry over! 'Working on a video detailing the circuit right now, 'should be up by Saturday. #pinball #electronics #indiedev

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so why isn't paste as plain text the default?? I just wanna to copy these part numbers into an email and would prefer that it doesn't look like a ransom note lmao

This week's work on Voyager! Gotta fix a timing bug with the point relays. #pinball #electronics #indiegame #devlog youtu.be/DPHLUi8Bgcg?...

New video on Voyager's point relays should be up tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I've been designing a custom chime unit for the machine! The 3Dprinted parts are prototypes, the final unit will be all steel; which should greatly improve rigidity. #pinball #electronics #indiegame #indiedev

Installed a 5" bell in Voyager today! It'll ring when a player earns 1,000,000 points! #pinball #electronics #indiegame

man, Godot's container nodes sure are something

Started putting together Voyager's point relays this week! The machine is starting to get complicated, so I also tried shooting a short video: youtube.com/shorts/3H2zp... #pinball #indiedev #electronics

🦊Blobun v1.1 is out now! This update introduces input remapping as well as tons of optimizations to the game! There's quite a bit of stuff in this update, so be sure to take a look! This is the last big update to Blobun for a while. Thank you all for playing! store.steampowered.com/news/app/328...