The Coin Game News

Below you will find the list of fixes.

Thank you SOOOOO MUCH for supporting The Coin Game and helping me find all of these little buggers. It has been a wonderful first two days and I could not be more excited to be sharing all of The Coin Game with all of you fellow arcade lovers. If you enjoy the game and greatly helping out an indie dev, please consider leaving a review in the steam store. Just a few seconds of your time makes a huge difference for the future of the game.

Now I must get back to work on all those cool ideas I have been getting from the community.

If you could choose ONLY ONE MACHINE to add to The Coin Game what would it be? (we will work on new features later when everyone understands more about where we are taking the survivor mode.) For now I am curious what ONE MACHINE you would like to see when you go to the arcade.

devotid



Update #001 (yay!!!!)
Version: V0.92
TITLE: The first public Steam update. Bug fixes and all that good stuff!
DESCRIP:

INCLUDES:
- Fixed the loading of objects from your inventory. They were not getting the colliders turned back on properly as I am still finishing the Golf Cart "carrying system" and they were getting mixed up with that. I got that handled and now items should appear back in front of you like they are supposed to.

- Made the SmartWatch Menu (TAB Key) Toggle ON/OF to open and close now instead of push and hold. I must play too much insurgency as im am a push and hold kinda guy. But I guess the kids are into the toggle these days. Ok I'm hip..... I can do toggle. Fixed. You must have the smartwatch menu closed to open the main menu now as there were some heavy handers that found out if you click a couple things here and there at the right time it breaks things. So I put some checks into fix that too.

- Added a new realtime light to the money machine so it doesn't look lame when you are not playing it. Uncle Phil would not be too proud.

- Changed Colliders on the Coin Pushers platforms as they were not counting all the coins being pushed off. Cards are still getting stuck sometimes but I didn't get enough time with it today so I will finish that up soon.

- Fixed the colliders on Stackem Up for the Major Prize. Now gives you the prize when you win were it used to just fall through the ground. face palm.

- Cuckoo Coin would turn off the credits left menu after a "late bonus win" and not turn back on. oops.

- Fixed the colliders on the claw machine to fix the freak outs it was having while getting stuck in the floor. No more bonus tickets laying all over the place. It still needs work on the body of the claw as it gets stuck in things still but is getting better. Ill work more on it this week. Unity hinges have to be the most black box system I have ever encountered. haha Im slowly eliminating them all over time.

- Reset all the prizes for the Prizemaster and now the bottom row is 100 Tickets, middle row is 250 Tickets and the top row is 1000 tickets. Go get em.

- Rebuilt the Glass Colliders from on the MegaDrop as a bunch of balls were going missing. There is a automagic feature built in. (lets be real here...its a timer.) that will make sure all the balls are counted and you get the right amount of drops. The whole machine received a little time in the shop and should be running much better. let me know how it handles.

- Changed the way the player is loaded into the scene as there was some dumb timing issues I didn't see happening when we were beta testing in house. Got it wrapped up though and the players camera will now double check a few things before it loads your head (camera) on the body. Before it was not finding the body and the head (camera) was going to 0,0,0 (Which was inside the empty arcade). Busch League mistake. Sorry about that that creepy side effect.

- Fixed the celebration menus on MegaDrop. They were not giving you credit for all that hard work you put in. You were still getting credits your toward lifetime tickets though.

- Fixed the MegaDrop not paying the MegaBonus out to winners. The ball was not being deleted after winning and causing havoc when it went back through the standard points triggers.

- New seperate audio Mixers for the two claw machines. They used to be on the same channel so they would not fade correctly when you would join one or the other. That made things a bit confusing.

- Made new Puck Score menus and "H-O-C-K-E-Y" menu for the hockey Hut Game. You could not tell what letters were lit before. now they are a world space gui and will be much more noticable.

- Fixed the Stackem Hack were you could just hold the button and win.... Git to work now you lazy winners. haha

See you next time.... :)

Welcome everyone to the The Coin Game. Larry and myself are very excited to be opening the doors for the first time. Come on in and play some games, win some prizes, waste some time and compete for the top spot of the global leaderboards.

We are offering the game at an 11% Discount for the launch and are very thankful for all the support and interest we have been getting over the last few weeks. We hope you enjoy playing the games as much as we enjoy building them.

Finished features for launch day:

- Hand Tools, Flashlight and a Rubberband Gun
- 12 spot inventory backpack to carry those prizes
- Interactable Smartwatch w/ Minimap, Stats, Teleporter and more
- Sweet golf cart to cruise the island on your birthday
- 16 Arcade machines at Larry's Arcade that all pay in tickets
- 4 Scratch off Lotto Games that pay in CASH
- Home base garage to store your prizes and golf cart
- Fully stocked Prize kiosk for buying prizes
- Ticket counting/eating machine
- Full gas station with vending machines and lotto games
- Pawn shop to sell your old prizes
- Newspaper delivery route to make some extra money
- Complete Bus Island Transit system with 7 bus stops around the island. (for more expansion in the future and challenges and adventures later in the game)

You always claimed you were the world's greatest skeeball player.... Now you have your arena to prove it!

See you in the arcade. :)

Thank you VERY MUCH for supporting an indie developer.

Kevin
devotid

TCG Release Date

I am very happy to say that I have received a released date for The Coin Game and it will be available for purchase on Friday, February 22nd at 08:00 am PST. The game will feature an 11% launch discount to all the early EA supporters! It is time to officially open the doors to Larry's Arcade Adventure.

This Friday you can get in early on the fun and join us in the first version of a wacky arcade adventure. Play over 20 different high tech modern arcade machines and games with a fully featured First Person View controller. The Coin Game features a complete 12 spot backpack inventory, hand tools, interactive minimaps, a rubber band gun, lots of junk food, a bunch of silly robots and a cool old golf cart to cruise the island with..... More on all those goodies later. For now your job is to enjoy the arcades and island activities while the robots finish construction around the island.

Here are some more pics from the new builds. I will try to sneak some more out in the next day or so..... Thanks again

Kevin
devotid


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZhww2ySRM



Birthday mode will be taking center stage for the Early Access version as it really highlights the arcade and gives everyone the ability to learn the machines, controls and the island at their own pace. Your rich Uncle Phil has bought out the VIP side of the arcade and the Money Grabber machine is free for a limited time. Plus, who doesn't love a birthday party? What out for the bot minions though they are crazy there.

The birthday room is accessible from any of the arcade entrances in Birthday mode. The arcade even has a animatronic band to play you some show tunes.

"Survivor mode" is still getting a couple features finished up with the coming curfew and other surprises we have in store after launch.



For all those new here please consider looking at some of my older "News" announcements made here to catch up!
T.L.D.R. version... The Coin Game is a virtual arcade full of ticket redemption machines. Win tickets, money, prizes, and enjoy this casual time waster. The little minion bots are happy it's your birthday, but are really only there for the band.



Warning: Please remember "The Coin Game" is an early access game and was built by a one man indie dev. So please spread the word if you can.

See you in the arcade.

Introducing, "Teddy and the Ticket Eaters" a.k.a. the band

Timed Money Machine

V.I.P. room & Minion bots

I have built a small "tech demo" that will be available for a limited time on The Coin Game Steam Store page. You will see a small Download Demo button on the bottom right hand side of the store page. I built a demo to give early arcade adventurers the chance to try a sample of the game before the full game drops on Feb 11th. Make sure to add us to your Steam Wishlist to get more info and be ready when it comes out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/598980/The_Coin_Game/

The Demo includes limited test versions of the Cuckoo Coin Pusher and the all time classic SkeeBall. There is also a Ticket counter to tally up those wins. There is a few prizes laying around on the pallets to test your inventory system (Hold TAB for your smartwatch menu and Then center mouse wheel to cycle through the smartwatch menus 5 tabs until you get to the Backpack) .



Feel free to throw some prizes around and get a feel for the player controller. F Key will pick up the current gameobject you are hovering (If it can go in your backpack). You can even shoot stuff with your rubber band pistol. Change right hand tools with 1, 2, 3 KEYS and cycle between a flashlight, Rubber Band Gun and your Players Card. You can also cycle the center mouse wheel to change tools when you are not in watch mode or at a machine.

The demo scene takes place during the final filming of the games trailer. So you are kind of in the way of everybody and the security guard will let you know. Who cares though.... you have tickets to win! Just club that rent a robot over the head with your flashlight and start winning some fidget spinners.



Here are some screenshots of the Limited Demo. It's out now! So what are you waiting for? Don't forget to add us to your wishlist.

Continued from Larry's Arcade Machines Part 1




Here is a quick preview of the "Mega Drop" arcade game.
https://youtu.be/Yq2wdH8eAzg

Mega Drop is a relatively new game in the arcade scene. One play involves timing the drop of a rubber bouncy ball onto a spinning game board and then filling into one of the winning slots to win the prize amount shown. Mystery wins, Jackpots and even a Bonus Ball round are the big prizes. The machine will tally all of your drops after the game is over. The Mega Jackpot value is usually pretty large but involves quite a bit of luck to hit the center platform pocket. I have only gotten one in 2 months of testing. I almost spit soda all over my monitor. haha.






Here is a quick preview of the "Big Bass Wheelin" new arcade game.
https://youtu.be/g2Fu_BO7Fws

Big Bass Wheelin is a simple game. Pay a buck to spin the wheel and catch a boat load of tickets. You dont even need bait. I was thinking of adding a bonus spin to the logic somehow but dont have any good ideas. Let me know what you guys and gals think.






Here is a quick preview of the "Dunk-O" arcade game.
https://youtu.be/eHAUEqC1sjM

Dunk-O coin pusher style arcade game with an added bonus wheel and 8 Collector Cards. I LOVE COIN PUSHERS. This is where this game all started. I built a few tests in Unity about 7 years ago now and thought one day I would love to build a room full of coin pushers to enjoy. Well I can finally say that day is here. Objective is to light all of the DUNKO letters to get a bonus spin for bigger tickets. You also receive one ticket for every coin that falls off of the edge. Dunko also has 8 game cards that you can win, collect and also trade for prizes. Dunko is the only place you can get these Trading Cards and will come in later in the Survival mode... ;)






Here is a quick preview of the "Treasure in the Sand" arcade game.
https://youtu.be/N1v6EHP22oI

Treasure in the Sand is a fun physics game where you have to clear the game board of sand and treasure without touching the shovel in the center of the board. Each sand chunk is worth 1 point and the treasure chests are worth 15 points. If you can get more than 300 points you win the Jackpot. You get paid according to the scale on the game HUD. I am still tweaking the winning amounts on this game and the payouts may change a bit.







Here is a quick preview of the " Hockey Hut" arcade game
https://youtu.be/kgj6ed1t0PQ

Hockey Hut is a snatcher style game with a Bonus. The recent popularity of the rotating snatcher style games is growing and I can see why. They are really addicting and fun. So many near wins for the puck to just bounce off of the post and lose it all. The object is to spell the word HOCKEY and win the jackpot. The lights will stay lit between rounds so you can work on your progress through many games. I know I did. You can stack up some pretty big wins by just looking for the larger numbers and poaching them as they skate by. ;)






A quick preview of the Claw Madness Ball Edition machine.
https://youtu.be/BWAsGM9fQkQ

Claw Madness Ball Edition is claw crane machine. This is the same idea as the regular claw machine but with round balls instead of the ticket coils. I saw this game on some of the popular Youtubers sites and thought we need one of those. I have really enjoyed the claw machines in The Coin Game because they are the same every play. There is no computed winning algorithms. There is no fake loses. Just pure skill and cranes.






A quick preview of the Cuckoo Coins machine.
https://youtu.be/GPV6Gcp9QvU

The Cuckoo Coin Machine is a coin pusher with an added bonus wheel. You can win Money, Windproof Lighter, swiss army knife and a fidget spinner. The objective is to light all of the "COINS" letters to get a bonus spin for bigger tickets. You also receive one ticket for every coin that falls off of the edge.



So that's all the Arcade Machines from Larry's Arcade. Stay tuned for another announcement about all the other machines, prizes and things to do in Islandville when your not bothering the guy at the arcades prize counter...

Dont forget to add The Coin Game to your wishlist to be the first notified when you too can start playing games and winning prizes.

ALSO... Be on the lookout for a simple FREE TECH DEMO with one coin pusher and skeeball to show the game mechanics and the player controls for The Coin Game. It will allow users to test the game on their system and get an idea of how the game and all of the other machines will function.

More info on the coming FREE demo in another announcement. Thanks for reading and we can not wait to get the EA version and FREE DEMO out to you all soon.


devotid.