The bug mentioned above by me about balls getting lost in the trough, turned out to be caused by magnetized balls. They stick to each other in trough rather than sit down on trough switches properly. I had ordered these balls from Pinball life at least a year ago and it turned out to be a bad batch of balls at that time. All other balls from them were fine.

This WAS fixed in v1.1.0.0

Great idea! Thanks for starting this list.

Didn't see these listed, so adding them. FawzmaGames said he knew about these, but for record's sake:

1. Service Credit button does not award a credit.
2. In Coil Test Mode, no coils fire.
3. In test mode, the Up/Down buttons don't work. Need to use the Flipper buttons to navigate.

Suggestions:
1. crypt should be lit green when it's ready to lock a ball (vs letting it fall through)
2. During Pit Creature phase 2, hiding should not score points, only increase final award value
3. Option for ball save on releasing ethyl ball for multiball, mine almost always drains down the middle. Have yet to ever finish the mode
4. Make settings 'wrap' when you get to the end of the options, not have to scroll all the way back
5. Show bonus total
6. Option to change outlane save time
7. Don't ever reuse a callout during a mode
8. Too much thunder during Alice mode, can't hear the music a lot
9. Display hurry up value when collected, before showing mode total
10. Option to make mode end when song ends, both to add tension and also give players an out if they're stuck in a mode they can't complete for whatever reason (seen a few people get stuck in vampire and are completely unable to hit the target for whatever reason, and it's really annoying)
11. Option to enable staging the upper flipper
12. Left upper lane should flash green during pit creature since it hides the ball
13. Mode high scores should ignore the current 'monsters completed' multiplier
14. Randomize the layout of the castle each game so I stop always hearing the same callouts

Bugs (sent many of these to Spooky months ago, but got no response; a few of these may have been fixed in 1.1, but I haven't noticed):
1. 'Music offset' does nothing
2. Ball search doesn't move guillotine?
3. Balls falling back down secret passage after mode start can sometimes count as a secret passage shot (noticed mainly in Igor)
4. Shooting 3 bank during skill shot does not award secret passage progress
5. During werewolf, shots that are red are off while three bank is lit, but still damage the player if hit
6. Scoop eject ball save is sometimes too short. Would appreciate an adjustment for length, or make it work as long as no switches were hit after eject?
7. Scoop eject ball save does not work in multiball. May be intentional, but would like an option at least, like in KISS,Star Wars,etc
8. Frank lock 2 light flashes even when diverter is not in position (after entering upper playfield via left ramp before drop has raised)
9. Draining down lit outlane during mode ball save consumes the outlane save sometimes
10. Scoop time/speed setting does nothing
11. Sometimes I go in the scoop when it's definitely not lit, and then get a mystery award. Sometimes I go in when it's lit and don't get an award
12. Draining out outlane with skillshot still going does not light the outlane
13. Center scoop seems to sometimes light mystery even when it's not lit, and not while it is lit
14. Starting a mode during crypt multiball didn't relight the ball save
15. Both habitrails can air ball directly into the lower part of the outlane. The right one has a ball save if it hits the right outlane switch, but the ball save does not catch if the ball misses the outlane switch and goes straight to the trough.
16. Hitting back wall target after entering upper playfield via left ramp raises the drop (since a switch was hit), but does not lower the drop (like the back wall target would otherwise do when hit)
17. Shooting upper left ramp while diverter is not in position counts as a lower left ramp shot
18. Inlanes are failing the skillshot in 1.1.0.0, they didn't in 1.0.7.0
19. A few times I've had the magnet save activate while the ball save was still active

Guillotine shot is not registering during modes or Crypt multiball.

I think that's intentional.

Speaking of though, it would be cool if it had more awards than just an EB at 10 chops. Maybe some set sequence, like "light mystery @ 2, light secret passage @ 5, light eb @ 10"

Also, I've seen a few people request a setting for how many chops are needed for EB, as 10 seemed high

I hope not. 10 is fine for EB when you get credit for the shots during the game. Hopefully they will at least add this as an option because the game isn't as fun when you are just trying to get chops when there is 1 ball in play and nothing else going on. It pretty much makes letting the ball drop off the flipper to the crypt as the only viable option when you are in multi ball play or in a mode (which is most of the time in my experience). I don't even go for that shot anymore unless it is for Frank SuperJack or Alice mode. Why would they take away one of the main shots/toys in the game?

Personally, I don't see these as bugs - these could simply be how they're supposed to be - but since we don't know what is expected and what ISN'T, we jutst don't know.

In 1.0.7.4 and 1.1.0.0, it would play the animation, but NOT damage the player.

I have never seen this happen (in 1.0.7.4 or 1.1.0.0), and can not reproduce (in 1.1.0.0).. You may have an overly-sensitive switch?

"Third X"? The third shot only gives you 6x bonus. (2x and 4x lit.) Why not.. you know, wen you hit 8x? (And I've never gotten higher than 6x - I'm not sure if it goes up to 10x, and so on..)

Not sure if this has been listed yet if you complete Billion Dollar Baby on ball one or two you will have to plunge the next few balls instead of just going to game over.

Ooh, interesting. I never actually watched the damage meter, just saw the animation

Holy hell, your game is set up far too easily!!

Play Better!!

Touché.

Bonus could be like, 2-3x its current value, without being that overpowering

Would like each of the rooms to have a mini game where you shoot shot "X" and something happens. Like in the kitchen you can over feed a person until they explode! Or something like that.

I agree. Also I feel there needs to be more Alice exchanges where he speaks of your progress and maybe tempts you to go one way instead of another as he gives you tips or misleads you into traps that start mini modes.

I turned off the match game sequence. Now every Alice quote gets cut off at games end.

This is correct. In fact, at ant time DURING your ball, you can hit the launch button, and activate the ball save. (And have Alie call out his 'welcome to the game' callouts.)

This may also be the source for the "stuck in ball save" issue, which I was able to cause once doing this.

Looks like I encountered the same bug as aeneas in that I got an extra ball on ball 2 - balls 3 and 4 would not exit the skillshot screen for me no matter what I did. All monster progress appeared lost(lights were no longer lit on playfield). Machine would go into crypt multiball but nothing else. I believe I had played Frank, Ethyl, and Pit Creature at that point.

During PIT CREATURE, The Shot in the Crypt is not credited : I couldn't find the creature when she's in :C

Hello everybody,

since January 19, 2021 the new Game Code 1.1.0.4. has been published, I would like to refresh this article and share my observations.
Perhaps the individual points can be confirmed or further specified, explained, edited ...
A structured feedback to Spooky about the new code would certainly be helpful in order to make the software for this great pinball machine even better.

In my opinion, the list should be limited to the points where there are likely to be real malfunctions that were not intended by the game designers. So no wish list regarding graphics, sound etc.

So here's my beginning:

# 1 zombie
- (without weapon) Mode starts and illuminates the following goals one after the other: 1 left loop 2 left ramp 3 Secret Passage 4 center hole 5 right ramp 6 right ramp again - instead of right loop, that (for me) was the next target to be expected (like in the previous code) 7 right ramp again, then back one after the other to the left ramp, this is also controlled twice, the left loop is missing. With the previous code, all of the destinations mentioned were regularly driven back and forth. The incorrect control of the ramps (twice in a row) and loops (not at all after the start) is new ...
- both inlane switches trigger a noise: loading rifle and shot (as in werewolf mode). Bug or intentional?

# 2 Pit Creature
- (without a weapon) after hits in the Scoop and Center Hole (no monster in both) no monster is recognized when hitting Ethyl Lock several times
- (in co-op mode) selected as the 7th monster and entering the kitchen - the weapon (salt barrel) is displayed as expected, but cannot be collected via the target on the upper PF (target not illuminated and also without reaction when hit)

# 3 mystery
- is not activated / illuminated in the scoop despite multiple hits in the center hole when „Light Mystery" flashing; it‘s not clear to me in which game situations you can activate Mystery and how...

# 4 BDB
- (co-op mode with 3 players) after finding all monsters (Frankenstein illuminated in red!) no start of Billion Dollar Babies; instead, the software hangs up at Frankenstein's monster, i.e. with all remaining balls, only this one monster can be started again and again. In another game in co-op mode (Frankenstein defeated and therefore illuminated in green) BDB could be started and played normally in the end. Could this incident have something to do with the fact that Frank wasn't defeated? In any case, that wasn't an issue with the previous code ...

# 5 Cold Ethyl
- Mode selected via right or left loop and 1 ball locked at the same time -> Start of the Crypt Multiball switches the mode selection to Igor! Any weapon that has already been won will be lost. It was the same in the previous code version. Bug or maybe intentional?
- at the end of the mode without loosing the ball, Secret Passage suddenly was illuminated, but the player’s location in the castle was the Foyer and no monster was selected! The result of a certain skill shot without doing a skill shot!

#6 Two balls trapped in Crypt Multiball Lock (final ball in play)
After searching for balls several times, the drop target opens and releases both balls while at the same time a third ball is launched...
After the 3rd ball is gone, the software does not end the game. No further ball search. The game just continues without a ball being there or being launched. Solution: switching the game off and on again...

# 4 BDB
- (co-op mode) after finding all monsters (Frankenstein illuminated in red!) no start of Billion Dollar Babies; instead, the software hangs up at Frankenstein's monster, i.e. with all remaining balls, only this one monster can be started again and again... but: after Frank was defeated the game continues with BDB! It seems that Frank needs to be defeated in co-op to reach the final mode

#7 Attract mode: no sounds!?

#8 Software hung up after 4th monster: played 4 monsters (Igor & Zombie green, Insects & Frank red), final ball in play, location: Foyer, next monster: Vampire -> no further progress by shooting left or right loop (tried several times); change of monster (Alice) doesn‘t help, software still hung up (in the Foyer)☹️

Anyone got a nice one for sale? Somewhere within a couple hours driving distance of Maryland? Thanks! Mìke

Attract mode sounds - when you hit a flipper button.

OK, but does that make sense?

some games and experiences further:

#4: apparently a win against Frank is absolutely necessary to reach the final - actually a cool feature!!!
A little irritating that the loops and maybe also secret passage are lit, but of course without function in this situation...

#3: Mystery sometimes can be lit by shooting the center scoop (when lit), but it is still not clear what system this very function follows... because sometimes it doesn‘t work

Overall, for me, ACNC is very close to the perfect pinball machine - well done Spooky!

Here'san idea: It would be cool if you can start (make it difficult) a 2x playfield multiplier (2x flashing), but when you bring in a multiball it will be 4x and when you bring in 2 multiballs at the same time, it will be 8x

New finding: all monsters battled except Cold Ethyl, final ball in play. Location ballroom.
Then mode started by shooting secret passage (-> typical sound), but the screen frozen, still showing the ballroom, no animations, no flashing of crypt, not further progress...
It was so close to BDB, disappointing☹️

...again problems with Cold Ethyl: 5 monsters battled, final ball in play, next monster Cold Ethyl, position Laboratory and got the weapon, so just one step to proceed to the monster. Right loop lit, BUT: Laboratory on map NOT marked by the red cross! Software stuck, shooting the right loop doesn‘t lead to the monster!

(unfortunately I lost the ball right after that, so I couldn‘t try to reach the monster via Secret Passage)

I really hope that there will be further software development and another code...

Just had similar. Last monster, map was blank not showing where i was or where the weapon was. Plus , still too many old bugs not addressed.

Shooting the werewolf - made a shot and it didn't turn red, green just went out and insert wasn't lit anymore.
Whilst werewolf I started crypt multiball and that reset the lightshow and then made shots became red.

I think there is an issue with Cold Ethyl still. I was playing co-op 2 players and when the mode started I put a ball in the crypt from the upper playfield. The animation said ball save as the game thought I drained a ball. Can’t remember exactly the sequence and I’ll try to duplicate it, but I believe after the mode ended and was back into regular play I couldn’t advance to another room and lock in the next monster. I hit multiple loops on the selected monster left and right side and no advancement. I could hit the middle shots to change the monster but hitting loops did not advance and lock in the monster. Could not progress until I hit the secret passage or mystery award, did the next monster battle and then it seemed to go back to normal. Anyone else experience this? I have seen a couple times now when getting a ball in the crypt from the upper playfield the display says ball saved and the ball was not drained in Cold Ethyl mode.

Same thing happened to RZ when ACNC came out. Spooky, and Fawzma specifically, seemingly don't care about finishing code. A shame really as the designs and themes deserve more polish. Still a fan of Spooky but feel this area of their business model is severely lacking.

Hopefully they'll take care of the bugs (minimum).
I can't imagine that this very pinball machine, on which Bowen Kerrins stands for the gameplay (by the way - my favorite pinball player), will stay as it is.
When buying a pinball machine, I expect the code to cover all of the functions provided by the manufacturer. No more and no less.
I'm not talking about a wish-list with additional call-outs, graphics, or rules (that would be a voluntary ad on by Spooky); but it cannot be that software errors prevent a regular gameplay (e.g. Cold Ethyl, Pit Creature etc.) and that frustration constantly arises.