He is probably the biggest personality in pinball streaming and was one of the first bing pinball streamers. Does a lot of work/partnership with Stern for game reveals, commentating, etc.

https://m.twitch.tv/deadflip

Every time you hit the toybox, one of the numbers in front of the toybox (1-6) will start flashing. A flashing number means the lock shot is ready to be hit (and the the lock light is also flashing). A solid number means that ball has already been locked.

For example, if 1 & 2 are solid, 3-5 are flashing, and 6 is not lit, that means there are two balls in the box, you are set to lock three more, but if you want to light the lock for the sixth, you'll need to hit the toybox again.

Note: this changes slightly after your first toys in the attic multiball

Does that help?

I would only add the "Toys" light must be flashing otherwise hitting the toybox will not make the 1 to 6 light start flashing.

Yes, as long as Toys is lit. Then when you hit the right scoop it goes into the toybox. Get 3 in the toybox and you get option of multiball then or delay for more multiball balls. My strategy is to delay multiball if you're shooting ball from trough #1 or #2. Take multiball if on ball #3 (if your machine is set to 3 ball game). Also, try to get "Sweet Emotion" almost finished, get multiball started, score big points as "Super Scoring" lights at end of "Sweet Emotion"

You should really only play a 3 or 6 ball multiball. In 3, 4, and 5 ball play the scoring is the same and you are just dealing with more balls in play which usually means balls crashing into each other more often.

However, playing a 6 ball multiball is worth the risk because all jackpots are doubled. Then you lock a ball or 2 in the trunk for 2x or 3x scoring and you will instantly blow the game up.

Thanks! I didn't know that.

I seemed to have solved my elevator issue and it ended up being the simplest fix of all... machine wasn't level left-to-right. I used the pinguy app to get the level perfect and now it's going to the left flipper reliably.

So if you're getting SDTM kickouts, give that a try.

The same happened with me. My EHOH was shooting SDTM. I tried different things then noticed one of my coaster type carpet protectors had slipped from under one leg . I felt a little dumb but it fixed it.

Howdy! I just noticed all the want ads for AS. Maybe this pin is finally getting the attention it deserves. Also I wanted to say how much I'm enjoying the AS live SD card. I'd like for "Walk this way" to be a bit louder (this song needs to crank!). Otherwise it'd be nice to be a bit cheaper and it would sell a lot better. But overall, a nice addition to an already great pin.

I can make it louder. Which version? Aerosmith or Run DMC?

Run DMC. It's just that other songs like Elevator are at a nice volume but Walk is a bit weak. When you get Walk balanced Elevator is too loud. It just needs to be balanced a bit if you can do that.

Sure can!

Great! I really like the concert footage. It really adds to the game.

Howdy! I just got the new SD card with louder DMC Walk this Way. It sounds way better now. Thanks Rick!

Are the live videos smooth or choppy with the live video mod for AS? Any bugs/glitches or random system reboots? Thinking about doing this with my LE. Already have Pinwoofer and the cartoon animations never did much for me.

You can watch the links I've posted of entire games being played. Never a system reboot.

Just did a automotive wrap job in Flip flop blue/ purple And I really like it

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Legs done to

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Looking good, you're going to give powercoat a run for the money. Got me looking on Amazon now. Some how I'm thinking I'll see a Coin door for your next post.

Looks bad a**! Got me youtubing automotive wrapping as well.

And the best thing .if the new owner doesn't like it .its totaly reversible. And no damage.

Coindoor is stil An option. But maybe a bit much?

Can someone confirm the files that need to be on USB when updating the code? I am trying to change some of the music with Pinball Browser.

I included these files on the USB and code was updated but music remained unchanged. Thanks for the help!

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my Aerosmith with inside art and modified lighting.

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That looks amazing. Aerosmith sure is a good looking machine and Donny an awesome pinball artist.

Saw this on YouTube... Pretty cool topper!!

That topper needs the custom video code along with it for sure.

I like that topper....

I replaced all the backboard lights with flex RGBs from comet(pointed down) to provide a similar effect.

I think they want $2k or something stupid.

Saw the topper video.
Meh

Not for me.

So was able to add a few songs with Pinball Browser. Think it turned out great. Added What it Takes, Dream On and The Other Side. Also replaced the Toys multiball with Cryin.

If anyone wants to try it in their game, send me a PM. Note it has to be loaded on an SD Card and you have to know how to use Etcher to copy the file onto the SD card. It will also erase all of your high scores and settings back to factory.

How hard is pinball browser to work with? I'd like to replace Rats, Saddle and Same Old Song.

Firstly, you have to pay a small fee to purchase pinball browser. Well worth it if you want to change songs on any Stern game. You will need an SD card to replace the songs on the original SD card. It is better to use a new SD card, so you always have the original, if you ever want to go back to how it came from the factory.

Unlike some of the Stern games, to make the changes with PB on Aerosmith it can't be done with a USB, it has to be with an SD card. It is not difficult, once you get use to it. You need to use a couple free online software programs as well. Audacity to make the WAV files and a program called Etcher to burn the SD card (Etcher link is direct from the Stern site).

Steps:

- download SD file from the Stern site, unzip it.
- open PB and load the unzipped SD file
- go to the song you want to replace in PB and identify the exact length of the song (should be in brackets)
- create a new WAV file in Audacity that is the exact length as the original song you are replacing (to the millisecond). The songs have to be the same length. This may require cutting the song a little short.
- import the new WAV files to replace the songs in PB
- copy the new SD file to the SD card with Etcher.
- insert the new SD card in the game and turn on the game. Usually loads the new files within a few seconds, doesn't take very long.

Sometimes you have to play around with the volume of the new inserted songs to make sure they sound ok relative to the other sounds in the game.

If you have to make any changes to the new SD card once you try it the first time, I found the card usually got messed up with the total memory on the card getting reduced greatly. So you had to follow the steps in this video to reset the total memory on the SD card back to the original memory size. I was using 32GB SD card with my game and it worked fine. Just make sure the speed is 10, as indicated on the front of the card.

See the (10 on this card as an example of the speed. I think they have to match (so I was told).
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This video is also helpful as it explains the code change process for an SD card Stern game. But it doesn't get into Pinball Browser and changing any songs:

Thank you for this effort @pinballjah!
Uploaded and sounds great - so good to hear Dream On and the other tracks in the pin!

Sure, glad it worked fine. If anyone else wants to try it, just send me your email address and I can send you the link on Google drive.

If anyone can share some video footage, I can try to add it to the game as well. Thanks.

Good news for those that care about Insider Connected. Aerosmith is on the floor at Expo and now the full list of achievements is available.

Achievements:
https://insider.sternpinball.com/insider/games/115/achievements

Expo Pics:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-insider-connected/page/31#post-6572199

I can already see how this will change my gameplay and make me a better player. Instead of stepping up and trying to get to Medley Multiball every time, I'll focus on accomplishing some of the harder achievements.

Aerosmith is included under the applicable games, which is great.

https://insider.sternpinball.com/insider/compatible-games

Another happy Wizard Mod purchaser, the magnetic grill cover looks amazing! I really hate the plain speaker grill on these newer Stern games.

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Having an issue with the toy box. Does not seem to activate during game play. Any suggestions on things to check? I checked coil test #11 and top box lid opens and for coil test #12 toy box lid hold, it seems to shake but lid does not lift. Should the lid stay up on coil test #12? It doesn't seem to get any indication from the sensor during game play. The toy box is activated and not turned off. Thanks for your help!

There is a connector under the box. Difficult to reseat. Needs some push. That would be my tip for you.

Thanks for the advice. Not sure what connector it was exactly, but I pushed a bunch in and now it is back to working again. Appreciate the help.

Sorry if this has been discussed before but is it worth it to use Ninja balls in this game with it's very powerful magnet? https://ballbaron.com/product/ninja-super-shiny-chrome-pinball-g10/

Says they could (will?) become magnetized after only a few plays. Has anyone here used the Polaris carbon pinballs? Thoughts? Suggestions? Leaning towards just using the Carbon ones to replace the stock Stern balls in this game, BKSOR and IM. https://ballbaron.com/product/pinball-carbon/

These are what I've used in my AS from day one -- never even opened up the Stern balls. The Polaris balls work great, no magnetizing issues with them.

Does anyone know how to turn on the coindoor ball saver on AS?

Manual says adjustment 51...but it doesn't match the software...

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Yeah, funny thing about that…. No coin door switch.

Aerosmith doesn’t have a coindoor interlock switch (at least not the pro, no idea for other models). So the game doesn’t know when the coindoor is open. They removed the setting because it became useless due to the physical design.

So if you open the door while playing… nothing happens. The game doesn’t know it and keeps playing normally. No coils disable.

Well that answers it! Thanks. Any idea why?