What are some recommended strategies for ACNC? It seems like all the points are in the modes, but curious how you approach the game for score?

Awesome! Greatly appreciated

I read that and thought "wow how did he score so high?" Then I realized that I have extra balls off.

If you're after points you gotta play Pit Creature somewhere in your game. You should also prioritize Insects and Igor over other modes as they gives you good points and aren't too difficult, and all three modes are better with multiball.

If you're after wizard mode, you gotta collect items/weapons.

Collecting anything on the upper playfield isn’t risk and reward. There’s no way you’ll drain even if you do miss!

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Ok, got my first real problem. My guillotine is stuck down, along with the platform for the ball in the ramp. I’ve gone to the servo menu and it won’t respond. I’ve checked the 5 fuses in the head and they are good for continuity. Any other ideas.

I would plug in a new sevro and see if it works myself,I know my amh would only work with analog sevros but I am not sure about this game!full size sevro

Thanks. I was figuring I’ll need a new servo.

I had this issue the other day. I contacted Spooky and they gave me the part number to replace the servo.

I purchased a kit that came with 4 of them. While I waited for them to come in, I physically got the guillotine all of the way up and unplugged it so it wouldn't move down again. The game was playable with the servo disconnected.

Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQJ1VZ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title

For those wierdos like me that don't want to shop on Amazon: https://www.makerfocus.com/products/4pcs-mg995-servo-high-speed-20kg-control-angle-180-metal-gear-servo

That's definitely a servo 100%. Mine went too, I had to change it out.

Have fun getting to it....

I saw Luke did a video to change it. I need to check that out. I was able to disconnect the guillotine servo and manually raise it so I can play it, but now I can’t access the service menu. Is there a relationship to the guillotine servo and the buttons inside the coin door?

Not that I'm aware of, my game is on location or I would check it out for you. I had the servo unplugged ant I could still access the menu.

The servo isn't that hard to get to, it just takes some patience and a little bit of time. I would absolutely watch the video Luke made a few times, it will save you a lot of headache. It did take me a little bit of time to really dial in the servo positions after I installed the new one, but in the end it worked out.

Does anyone know if someone created a video as to change the flipper bushings?

Or if someone could illuminate the process.

I emailed Charlie about it and got as answer on acnc it's not necessary to replace them..

Ive had the latest code since it came out and I still haven’t figured out how to collect items/weapons and what they actually do? Any help would be appreciated!

Only certain monsters have weapons available. When that monster is activated, one or both of the orbits are lit green. Hit one of the green lit orbits and then the face on the upper playfield castle tower will flash green. Get it to the upper playfield and hit the flashing target. Now you’ve collected the weapon. Now activate the monster and fight! The weapons will help you defeat the monster in only a shot or two, then collect a ton of points and the hurry up.

Sweet! Thanks for the explanation!

I believe all of the monsters have weapons (except for Frankenstein's), but they are found in deeper rooms of the castle. Meaning at the beginning of the game you are only able to find 2 or 3 monsters weapons because the weapons are located in the first two rooms.

As you open up more of the castle you are then able to find more of the monsters weapons.

Seems like everything that I have done to make the magna save work have if not futile but it’s worse! It was dialed in for awhile but it almost seems like the latest code made it worse even after changing patterns. It grabs the ball, holds it moves it up about a 1/16 of an inch then drops. At one time it would almost make it into the secret passage. Thinking if ordering a new magnet just to eliminate that. Any thoughts?

Game #006
Capacitor disconnected
Capacitor setting tried both on and off
Pattern 1,2,3 tried
Sticker installed on magnet core

I’d try a new core. If it’s game #006, it’s been around awhile and some maintenance is required. I have the latest code and have no problem…except a dead guillotine servo…lol. That’s my maintenance job at the moment.

Is it constantly doing that? (Throwing it up a little bit).

Mine (#91) is set to original and seems to randomly throw the ball. Sometimes into the secret passage, other times part way up, other times does not go up enough to land on the left flipper and drains. Ball save then kicks in and plungers a new ball. When I first got the game, I do not recall this behaviour. Soon after getting it, I did the code update to the latest version. Could be related.

Oh yah, so consistent now that I would say always.

dnapac have you had to replace a core before. I’m calling spooky tomorrow and was going to ask for a whole magnet assembly but I would think that this item isn’t specifics to spooky and might be available elsewhere.

If you are willing to wait about a week, I may have something for you to try. If interested, PM me. It's not a permanent fix, but is kind of 'big'.

Never had to replace my magnet core yet. When you call Spooky make sure they agree this is most likely…they may have other ideas. They probably will give you the part number from “x” manufacturer/distributor (could be pinballlife). Good luck!

Do you have the plastic over the magnet or just the sticker?

Just a sticker and it was messing before I put it in. I’ve read the posts about the plastic core cover but as dead as mine seems I tend to doubt that there is that much friction especially if it worked before without anything on it. Cheap enough to try though so I’ll give it a whirl.

Mine didnt work correctly, so I put on the core cover. It was hit and miss, then I cut the capacitor out and it has not missed since. So maybe the cover had something to do with it.

Resistor. Resistor, resistor.

For sure… my bad!

Based on the space between the flipper and the playfield mine had, it was definitely necessary. Every person who has played it since I made the swap comments on how much better the game plays. I also thing this has led to a lot of the coil temp issues, but I don't have a way to test that. Bottom line is flippers shouldn't be so high off the playfield that the ball his on only the bottom half of the flipper rubber.

Funny, I went back to his post to see what it was called. Lol

Sorry

Nah, it's okay. I'm just being an ass. (Though, I would laugh if someone went to replace it WITh a capacitor, and blow the whole darn thing up. )

Haha yah it might launch the ball straight up through the glass!

I can actually see that there’s a crypt drop target under the castle now.

Colors change with the monster modes.

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Nice! Where can I get one?

I want one also
Magicchiz

I have the drop with one colored light but how did you get the color changing?

Very nice!

I'm doing this to my game. I got an extra insert lamp board, a translucent drop, and will be connecting the lamp board in-line with the insert, so in my game, it'll match the insert that's pointing to it.

Did you guys get the drop target from Zitt pinball-mods.com? Are they the Bally Williams style?

Here's the drop target you need:

https://www.pinballlife.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PBL-300-0021-00-71

Thanks!

It's basically the same process as how I made my under cabinet lights change with the monster modes. The only difference is that I had to fabricate a bracket to direct my LED strip at the drop target.

See this page and scroll down to my post #11389 for a how to: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/aw-jeez-official-rick-and-morty-club/page/228#post-11389

Found the problem with a lot of help from rotordave and using the log files to see what was going on. Turned out to be one of the small boards underneath the play field. In switch test the switch on the drop target 2 (36?) was not always registering. Further proved it was the board by connecting pin 10 to pin 6 to close the ‘switch’ and not always registering. Pin 6 is the coloured wire from the second drop target. The phantom skill shot was happening when drop target 2 would reset and the game logic thought that it was part of the game, where as it seemed to be when the signal via the board would randomly get through. At the beginnng of a new ball, the 2nd crypt drop target is supposed to reset if there is not a ball locked in the crypt. Sounds a bit garbled, but we proved it by swapping the boards around and setting the dip switches appropriately. The dodgy board was moved so that it now registers the first lane on the left on the upper play field. The phantom skill shots have gone and the game is now playing more consistently.

My acnc is not releasing the ball at end of game from the crypt lock. Spooky does not call customers just text assistance. Not sure why this is to be honest. Switch is not releasing ball. Any idea what this could be? In test switch not working. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks!

Replace the switch? lol

Lol. This game does this all the time. Who knows what it is now. Switch works off and on. Now it won’t release the ball and end of game. A great design. Lol