Boy, it's been a long time since my last project update, hasn't it?
A good number of things came up, including but not limited to the DSKorder project (who's also getting a project log soon <.<), university exams, holiday ... A good bunch of stuff.

But, there's one really important thing to note:

The System is now fully functional!

Yes, I mean "fully" fully. Not a "I can connect" fully. Not a "I can make it blink on command" fully.
After spending a good bit of time to polish up the code features and make it compatible with my old ESP2866 boards, the new set now does everything the old ones did, but better, while still playing nicely with the code I already have, including the phone app!

I've also gone ahead and improved a few things:

• I added proper "Game start" or "Kill score" etc. sounds, instead of just playing a small linear note ramp.
• I added the option of selecting from various gun profiles. Wanna have a quick, three-shot handgun, while your friend goes for a slow but deadly sniper rifle? Absolutely do that!
• A few internal things were changed to make the system more flexible in the long run, like support for grenades in the IR signal.
• The 3D printed casing has also gone through a new revision, to add a proper speaker holder and Multi-Material printed side-plates. It's extra fancy now :>

In other news, the IR LED of the Revision 3 hardware has been installed and tested. Range is as good as before, and I love the precision. You can hit a select person with a bit of aiming, but it's forgiving enough to not require 100% accurate hits on the sensor - wonderful!

Up next

Will probably have to be a slight redesign of the hardware of the system. I'll definitely be ditching the analog Audio Amp I wanted to use in the first place, and directly integrate the MAX audio chip. I might add a third NeoPixel to the casing itself for a bit more fancy, but that's optional ...

But to be quite frank, this thing already does everything it should, so once I get to my next lecture free time I might throw out a few euros, get a bunch of revised boards from LCSC, and build a playable amount of sets!