#[Help me release this thing!] BlindStation - Replace Blinds to spice up runs!

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compact rain
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I've gotten sucked into the Balatro modding rabbit hole, and I've found something that other mods have barely touched at all: the Blinds. How come we're going through the same rigmarole every single Ante? Small, Big, Boss... Small, Skip, Boss! Why can't we make things a little more interesting?

Introducing BlindStation, a mod I've been developing that will allow you to replace ANY Blind (not just Bosses!) with specific Blinds, and in exchange get themed rewards! Play Grump Wheel (The Wheel) to spin some Wheel Of Fortunes, or how about Hit Me: Blackjack (The Mark) to repurpose some Hanged Men?

That's the idea at least, and the skeleton of the mod is there, but I need help... badly. I've gotten some BlindStation Games and a few custom Blinds working, but I can only replace Bosses and not have any issues (for the most part). There aren't even any Jokers, nor a Deck yet... and I'm already too fixated on integration with other mods...! My code base is a structural mess with TODOs all throughout it, I don't have the physical strength to fully finish the artwork (literally, my hands and arms are in constant pain, and that's not a joke), and more than anything, I'd like other people to bounce ideas off of! It certainly doesn't help that Steamodded has to be updated to support what this mod is trying to do!!

This mod is private until it's stable!

If you have an idea of the vision I'm going for and wanna help out, let me know in DMs! There's probably a bunch of people, so think of it like a job posting. Show me what you can do! It would be nice to have a small team, one person for each type of task. Thanks for reading! (I'm dying of anxiety right now)

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swift cave
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this is a unique idea, hope your development goes well

compact rain
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Here's some more of the placeholder art for those curious

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wanton hearth
compact rain
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Not currently being used for anything other than placeholders, but maybe they could be incorporated?????

cunning stump
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are there showdown games too
i think they would go pretty hard with Finity

compact rain
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The plan is for those to exist. They don't at the moment, because I wanna make the base games stable.

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AND you can start a Showdown any time too, just like the other Blinds

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You'll obviously get a much better reward for it

cunning stump
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i assume all of the "games" correspond to real games?
is there already a game chosen out for every blind?
are they all ps1 games?
(i apologize for all these questions im just. Curious)

compact rain
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Not necessarily. Just like how the Jokers in Balatro and many other mods are tangentially based on concepts but put a spin on them, the plan is to have these Games do the same thing.

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The only exception at the moment is Grump Wheel because that was just too good not to include as is.

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They will not all be PlayStation 2 based, just the covers will look that way.

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e.g. Watching grass grow the game is based on watching paint dry the game, which is a source mod.

cunning stump
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if only there was a blind that you could pair to like a "bomb" theme so you could put Suzuki Bakuhatsu on there
the Irritating Stick one. that interests me

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i would probably be interested in doing art for this maybe though im. not particularly good at it

compact rain
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This is its effect at the moment

cunning stump
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i am very normal about certain video games

compact rain
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I would love many different artists to contribute art if they so choose

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Though because I'm still kinda in ideation phase (even though many games are already implemented), things are iffy

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It would also make it easier for artists if this mod was stable and released, but it isn't

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Because of the aforementioned reasons, I'm looking for assistance with all aspects of the mod

cunning stump
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i mean. i could probably test things in-game if needed. maybe.
i cant help with balancing though because i am Not intelligent

compact rain
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With a mod as bleeding-edge as this, it needs to be thoroughly unit tested. Regular playtesting doesn't cut it lol

cunning stump
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ok so what would that entail

compact rain
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There's even things that aren't covered in the docs that we'll need to make use of

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If you don't do coding, don't bother with that

cunning stump
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...ah.

compact rain
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There's openings in other parts of this mod

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I might capture some gameplay to show off what this mod is capable of

tacit zealot
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Wello!

compact rain
tacit zealot
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Nice!!!

compact rain
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I even won the round

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Now of course there are bound to be balance changes, heck I've even made some myself

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Whatever the case, this thing is practically not gonna come out at the slow rate I work on it, which is why I've posted

tropic arrow
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welcome back Bonus Blinds

compact rain
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I wouldn't mind adding augments to Blinds as well, as Editioned Games