It's really awesome to know you're enjoying ACNC so much, @fightnightfz!

I thought the bonus X target has a sound effect associated with it. Now the hurry up target at the end of the frenzy needs some sort of fanfare. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if you’ve hit it in time.

For those of us not yet firing up the game yet, what would you even do on a new playfield to avoid tearing up?? What has torn besides normal dimpling?

Just dimples for me. I would say my dimples are more like a JJP than a Stern. My Stern NIB's looked like a bad Acne commercial after a week. My JJP games make me look for dimples.

Can a current owner comment on the Bro/Pinball stream... seemed like there was a little frustration that modes aren't timed.

Curious to read some owner's takes

With this description, our PF is definitely an adolescent Stern equivalent. My JJP POTC, you have to look for them.

I didn’t watch the stream so I can’t comment on that . But the modes are great , I like the fact that modes are not timed . You can defeat the modes quickly or have more time if needed . The thing is that you must defeat the modes/monsters on this game to make it to the end . This isn’t like a Bally /Williams mode based game where you can start a mode cradle the ball and let it time out to get credit for that mode and advance towards the end. In Alice Cooper you must play and complete the modes to advance so having them not timed is an advantage to the player . Once you complete the main objectives of a mode and get the green light for completing it you do get a frenzy and that is timed . I think the way spooky did the modes is perfect .

I enjoy every mode. They are unique games in themselves. I'm glad they aren't timed because I want to beat them all. Can't say that about every game I've played. Take the Buffalo review with a grain of salt. It's their experience and their opinion. Nick said he wanted to leave after hearing Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever. For me, that song and mode never get old. I love the humor in this game.

Fair enough. They were respectful in their review... and definitely framed their remarks as their take.

Interesting to read other opinions

How many balls does the game take? I’m getting ready to place an order and wanted to make sure I get enough.

Can someone shoot a picture inside the cab and under the playfield? I’m curious to see...

Okay, the worst part of putting ACNC #62 into the lineup, is hiding that gorgeous cabinet art. Even without butter, holy crap this looks amazing. Jeff Zornow's art looks fantastic on these decals.

Here’s a few .

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Love the individual LEDs for the inserts. Limited boards. Easy harness connections. And look at those corner bracing...beefy. Well made.

Are the art blades standard?

Nope. There are options. Email KT.

Art blades are extra , I forgot how much but I believe they were around $40 extra ? I know someone posted pricing on upgrades at some point here but Kayte can give any info on upgrades if you email her .

Additionally, all those boards look like they are mounted with rubber sheets underneath. Even the mini LED boards have some padding underneath for vibration. Very nice, Spooky!

Holy smokes the fan is LOUD. That's gonna have to get fixed ASAFP.

All these new pins with fans are loud. People replace them in TNA and I’m assuming it’s the same power supply so it should be doable.

It is what it is but at least the community has found a solution for every manufacturer it seems.

This is the fan to get that works for TNA.

Vantec Stealth SF6025L 60x60x25mm Double Ball Bearing Silent Case Fan (Black)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000234W04/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_H6MZCbZNC4W6S

takes about 40 minutes to an hour to the do swap.

Some folks have also bought a silent meanwell PSU, but they are very expensive around $220.

Vantec Fan swap is around $10. It is significantly quiter, you can barely hear it with the glass on.

Images:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/total-nuclear-annihilation-cluball-welcome/page/49#post-4370299

Caution:

Stern Spike 2 games are loud as well, but they generally don’t run the fan all the time like the psu in acnc or tna.

For new Stern Spike 2 games, get a replacement fan from the pinmonk for $15 and save yourself the hassle of crimping on the 2 pin connector to the new fan. Allows you to save stock fan and easily revert to back to original if desired.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1170-pin-monk/02140-spike-quiet-fan-plug-n-play-kit

Do Williams mirror blades work in Spooky games? I know TNA was unique in its design... but Alice?

I don't notice the fan, 'cause Alice has been cranked from day 1!

Have him up in our main floor dinning (pin) room and the rumble is cool. Regarding the art, I will have to move him once in a while so that I can appreciate the other half of the cabinet.

I noticed on your subway there is no one way gate where it merges going towards the VUK? Mine is number 46 and has one there, I did need to adjust it as I think the ball was getting caught there sporadically. Was there one installed originally or not? Could anyone else add some input if they have one or not?

In support of Spooky here, I would like to add that we used mine fresh out of the box at our recent expo (my expo crew mates did set it up, but saved me first game ). Aside from the ball hang up, which was solved, it played flawless, and was popular all weekend.

Owners, how y’all able to get Mylar on play field where ball drops from Cold Ethyl? I really hope not to have to take apart the upper play field!

Also the far left rock formation (with skull) - how loose is that? Wiggle a bit on yours?

I have #10 so that gate must have been added after my game was made . Maybe they were getting balls bounce out of VUK into subway so they added a gate? I haven’t had an issue without a gate so it’s just a guess on my part though.

Hmmm, I don’t know why a gate would be needed...gravity should take care of the flow.

Can you take a picture of this gate.
Magicchiz

Chic style, I want just that. I love when decorated in the style of horror.

Yes, my castle was loose, just had to be tightened with the bolt - I may put some loc-tite (blue) on a number of fasteners going forward, on any of my pins, where necessary.

Regarding the mylar for Cold Ethyl, I had a sheet to cut from and mocked up a shape on paper first, just to size it right, then cut it out of mylar. I used a razor blade to hold onto a small area of the mylar and carefully inserted this into to front opening and under the upper playfield. When I was where I wanted to be I just dropped the back of the mylar to adhere, followed by the rest and used my finger to press it down completely. There are two drop targets in that space so you must be between them, where the ball drops. You don't want to cover any part of the drop target holes.

Is there a Topper available for this game yet?
cheers
Trevor

not yet!

I think Charlie said they are working on a topper in the last podcast.

I'm guessing it's a brain in a jar for the topper.

Mine definitely has a gate in the subway(#39), I was getting some ball sticks on it as well. Solution ended up being some additional spacers to change the angles of the subway to make it flow better. I think Spooky noticed this problem and was applying the fix to games now to help prevent subway issues, wasn't aware they possibly removed that gate

Thanks for donating your game to YEGPin! People definitely had fun playing it, including me...

I noticed that the ball sometimes was sitting just in front of the VUK in the Mystery scoop. It was easily nudged in place. I figured the edge of the subway was either too low or needed some filing on the end to make it smoother. Was the gate just making the ball travel too slow to move directly into the VUK at the end of the subway?

I have ACNC #49 and there is a gate on mine too - pics attached here. It does sort of seem like an unnecessary item.

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I adjusted mine as it seemed to be binding on the corner. If it continues to cause issue I’m going to remove.

I’m going to start poking around for a build slot - if you’re selling hit me up.

Mine just shipped today! Yessssssssssssss!

Turns out the issue was just that the gate was too stiff. So I used a bit of brute force and pulled the gate a little bit past its open position with my fingers. That did two things: Bent the little metal stopper upwards a bit, and it loosened up the hinges of the gate. Now the gate swings looser than before, so if the ball does get underneath the gate, it just rolls back out on its own.

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#48 here and I went back to look the pictures that I took awhile back to share.

Look at the location of the switch here. How does it compare to others? I don't recall any hang ups in the subway.

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The position looks about the same as mine - #49. I can't tell from your pic (without my 3D glasses on)...is the metal "U" pressed up against the wood of the playfield, or is it sticking out towards the subway?

I'd say pressed up against the PF as I had it lifted up on the head, excitedly snapping pics.

I'll see if I can get a pic when lowered, to see how the wire hangs on mine.

Mine the wire of the gate was catching on the corner of the subway, not opening completely, pulled it and bent it slightly. Has been good so far. I think those that passed or got out early may regret it later. Huge Alice Cooper fan here, so I may be a little biased, but for the price point there is a good bang for the buck!

I bent the switch on my second Frank lock (right one), to ensure that it registers every time. I may have to do the same with the first ball lock's switch (left one), as now it's occasionally not registering. The ramp and diverter make the ball path so smooth that I think sometimes the ball fires past the switch too fast for it to press all the way down. I wish the design was such that the switches were on the Frank toy, instead of behind it, because as you mentioned the game doesn't recognize the locked Frank balls when it does a ball search.

Thank you. I'll have to give that a try. I thought my issue went away after updating the code, but sure enough it happened again a couple days ago.

I currently have a working solution to one of my habitrail issues. A fast left ramp shot that smoothly went to the left habitrail would fly off near the upper playfield at the first bend and head near SDTM (was happening very often for me). It's an arched castle piece that installs on the rail (doesn't block view of anything other than the bland, green plastic underneath). [before/after photos added below--better photos will be available when the mod is offered]. Even if I didn't need to fix the ball hop issue, I love seeing the ball go through the tunnel (and the scream sound effect that times well with the ball flying out of it--allows my imagination to wander and wonder what monsters are inside the tunnel...yeah, I never grew up )

I'm currently on the 7th revision of a tower mod for the backboard/vampire. This is intended to be offered as part of an upper playfield set with the rail mod.

As I'm also developing some IJ mods with borrowed parts, I'm not sure when these will get a proper reveal and be offered, but hopefully soon.

There will be an RGB lighted mod for ACNC later on, amongst some other mod plans (While I don't want to put much on the lower left habitrail exit, I do have occasional ball hop issues there that sometimes go into the outlane, so I'll likely have to make some sort of simple solution there without blocking view of any inserts, etc.).
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EDIT: As a side-note, to my surprise, my friends and fiance have all considered ACNC their favorite pinball machine. I couldn't believe when my fiance played ACNC about 20 times in a row. At first I thought she was just playing while I was occupied with some renovation work, but kept playing with enthusiasm even after I was done (she never did that with any other game). When I got Maiden, nobody else liked it and would only play it if I asked them to. Now friends are asking to come play ACNC regularly (that hasn't happened since GB).