File Name: Travel Time (Williams 1972)
File Submitter: jpsalas
File Submitted: 13 Oct 2024
File Category: VPX Recreations
Author(s): jpsalasHalen
Manufacturer: Williams
Year: 1972
Permission to MOD?: Yes, with approval
Based on the Williams table from 1972.
Graphics and directb2s by Halen.
This table is very special, as it doesn't play with a limited number of balls, but it plays against time. You have a kind of clock in the middle of the table and when it reaches 0 and you drain the ball, then it is game over.
It is a 1 player table, so nothing resets between balls. The clock can be stopped and started by different events in the table, and you can also earn mode time. Take a look at this video for an explanation of the rules and some game play:
To me it is a very nice table, and quite different to the rest of EM tables.
The time, or the clock, was not a real time clock, and it was possible to be adjusted by the operator. I have added a variable, Difficulty, in the script where you can change the clock speed to easy, normal or hard. Normal is the default.
Also you can select how many "seconds" you get at the start of the table. The standard were 45 seconds, but could be changed also by the operator. In the above video it was set to 1 minute and 15 seconds. But remember they are not real seconds 
When the clock is 0 and you drain the ball, then it is game over. Tilt penalize only the ball and you loose 15 seconds.
This machine was released in September 05, 1972, and one month later Williams made Summer Time, with higher scores and the possibility to earn credits. Travel Time was configured to award only more time, and I have configured the table like this too. But there is a variable at the start where you can change it to earn credits if you prefer. Only the higher scores can earn credits.
Anyway, watch the video to get a better idea of the table
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