I was told my game would be going on line in couple weeks. No invoice yet...I am a few games after you Wacky.

I don't get the Houdini comparisons... AC has a much more open playfield (less punishing on missed shots) and the shots are all definitely bigger than the Houdini shots. It feels more like SW as far as the shot difficulty goes

Please add me to the list when they are ready. They look fantastic.

I've been dreaming about a few things all of this time and finally decided to take a stab at one idea.

It's my first sculpt & bake. Drank in a lot of videos, picked up the essentials and spent a couple of days playing. I present to you 'the 2nd tower'; Tower of Torture(?).

I tried to get a picture from my playing view (the one that is furthest out). Believe it or not it doesn't hide much besides the flasher cover which was my hope. Difficult to convey that in the photos but I'm very pleased and I love that I was able to get it nice and close to the glass. It augments the main tower nicely IMO.

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Awesome job on the sculpt! Looks to be a pretty perfect match and a very cool addition.

Perhaps the photos are deceiving as you note, but they do make it seem the tower blocks more of the upper playfield/flipper and/or the guillotine/flasher than some would prefer (particularly for off-axis onlookers).

Otherwise, I'm glad to see this idea coming together, and look forward to seeing it painted up (if you don't have a color match, I could give you the "recipe" I came up with to match if it could help).

Thanks @Medisinyl!

The challenge for me, besides not having sculpted anything before, was that the pin is full of direct comparatives so I figured that I would either be fortunate enough to do come 'close enough' or would completely fail. I now have to figure out the colour(color) match yet, however as this is all new to me. Very pleased that I had no issues with baking.

You can see that I stuck to the same width as the original L style stone on that 3D printed block, tapered in to come up to the window/opening and then flared the top of the tower out, all so as to not obscure the guillotine. I will be dressing that up a bit as well, to trim it up to make it like one of the original tour guillotines.

I only had two days with it before the newest code dropped, but something seems different. Before, it would hold the ball everytime I reached a monster and I could watch the intro animation, but after the code update it doesn't hold the ball about 1/3 of the time. Is there a setting?

Also, the shaker seems a bit weak. I have it turned on normal. Is there a way to turn it up a bit?

Also, what are the game differences from medium to easy difficulty?

Not sure that I would say that this is new but I find that the magnet in the top center of the orbit does not always hold the ball. It seems inconsistent so I don't think that this is intentional, I think that there is something amiss. IE: on the 3rd ball (assuming that you have not previously reached/started a monster, you are given a monster on plunge. I believe that the ball should be grabbed an held on plunge and wait out the animation. There are times that the ball just comes around the orbit and you play while the monster mode animation plays.

If my assumptions are incorrect, please share your thoughts. I will try to keep an eye on this though, just to be sure.

changed my glass over to PDI and it rattles like crazy, does anyone know where to purchase the anti rattle tape from or what brand to get.
cheers

Flipper fidelity sell some that is good.
Jc

I can't find this setting in the menu. Can you tell me where?

This is exactly how it's happening to me. I thought it might be update related, but I only had it a couple of days before the update so I wasn't sure.

Bit of fun, but we did our ACNC video after having the game for 3 days. You can judge how much fun it is to play with your kids. Shots are not that tight, just be accurate. We will turn the power of the upper flipper up just a touch to make Frankenstein more achievable ( we can get it now, just has to be perfect to make it up there)

I can't back hand the left ramp like you did. Can you share your pitch and flipper strength Dr. John?

When my magnet grabs the ball, the magnet only shoots the ball up about 10mm then goes straight down the center, this is obviously not how it is meant to work, I seen dr Johns video and his magnet shoots the ball way up the playfield, does anyone know how to fix this or what could be causing it.
Cheers
Trevor

Try the different magnet save behaviors. Different game pitches seem too affect it. At 6.7 I used behavior 1, at 6.5 I'm using default.

The frank release timing is fixed in the next version

This setting determines where you start in the castle for room navigation

in settings->gameplay(feature) there is a "save magnet pattern" settings. you will need to pick one that works for your machine.

That's awesome... really cool to see pinball media with two people banging away and having a ton of fun. Consider yourself incredibly lucky that you have a daughter that loves playing pins with you! Can't wait to have my number called!

We brought our cooper to Pintastic this weekend. Most of the show it was set to 1$ a play high score contest for charity until we put it in the vip rooms for all night freeplay access Saturday night. We were able to raise 250$ for the Andrea Ritz Clinics in Paraguay with it

It held up great with just one real big we saw pop up and a reset corrected it. It was a surprise game to many as they didn’t think they’d like it as much as they did. I even had a few friends tell me they liked it over all the new games currently on the market like wonka and Oktoberfest.

The game is now on location at The Sanctum so if anyone near CT wants to try it out come by some Monday night.

-Jim

I don’t have the newest update yet because I don’t have a computer and can’t find my memory stick but I hope someone can answer me this. Does the update fix the Monster issue with the balls falling down below the playfield? It’s an infuriating issue that just pisses me off when it happens. How can I fix this? Also the right lock switch on The Monster never seems to register when the ball goes in. If I put it in switch test and press it it does work. I wanna get my Alice working perfectly so I don’t get pulled out of the game.

I’m on new code and have had two balls fall into cabinet. I’m not sure how it happens yet as I have not looked at Frankie yet. I hope it can be fixed with code but may need some physical changes to fix. I’m lifting playfield today to have a look will let you know if I find anything that may help. Cheers

Not sure if this has been discussed in the thread but I haven’t really heard it discussed elsewhere:

Does ACNC have the best upper playfield in pinball?

TSPP is really good too

There's a servo setting in the menu to adjust the ball load height. I had the same issue on arrival, but it was a quick fix. Interestingly enough, I didn't have to change the setting with the new code, so perhaps there was a slight factory setting adjustment?

Agreed albeit TSPP is a bit simple in comparison.

Depends if the original BK counts with the split level. If so, that would get my vote.

Otherwise, it's certainly amongst the best, if not the best. I do think it's a lot more fun than TSPP. The option to release a cradle to drain into the crypt is a "shot" that feels different and somehow satisfying. There's five possible exit points (crypt, scoop, left rail, right rail, Frank mutli). And it's necessary for a few different modes.

SoF is another favorite. It's simple on the surface, but the interactivity of the progressively slower timed drops with well synced sound effects makes it one of the more satisfying upper playfields for me (also used for the roaming jackpot).

Maybe I just like timed drop target banks...

What is the adjustment under and what did you set yours at? The only thing I don’t like about ACNC so far is the settings menu.

I love that you can enter settings, make a change and exit back into the game without a restart - thank you Team Spooky!

Three targets, a loop, two flippers, a ramp and physical ball lock that is one of the most satisfying shots in pinball. Maybe not so simple

Fair play. I reckon I find it more simple due to the “fragmented” play. But you’re not wrong!!

I find it simple play-wise since you're always trying to do the same thing. There's only one flow through it. AC has an impressive number of different goals up there. Imagine if the three drains functioned as mode shots!

I got another 3 months or so, but am wondering if a shaker is needed. I love shakers, but played AMH recently and the sub shook the game pretty good. Is the shaker really an improvement (for the people who like shakers) or is the sub rattle enough to give that tactile sensation a shaker usually gives?

Utilities menu, servo settings. I think the one you want to look at is Frank Load. Sorry I don't have the machine right here so I might be off a little.

If you're losing balls into the cabinet, the Frank Load position is too high. If you're not getting lock switches to register, it's too low.

dnapac

I don't think that it's needed. I have ACNC and GB LE almost beside each other and can't seem to recall any memorable shaker moments on Alice. GB, yes.

That said, maybe these moments are still to come so I can't speak to that, but right now not much comes to mind. Even with the Hurry Up at the end of a Monster mode, it seems that it is all sound based (sub).

Let's see what others have to say.

Am also interested in if the shaker is worth it or not. So far it Doesn't seem like it. Would love to hear from folks about this.

I have a shaker. In the current code revision, I would consider it a nice-to-have, non-critical, add on. But that may change in future revisions.

(As a comparison, I would 100% recommend a shaker in TNA)

I like it, but wish I could make it a bit stronger. All of my other machines have stronger shaker motors.

Im having BOTH problems

I feel the shaker is.

1.If you are using a pinstadium in your ACNC. The get a shaker. It is the best option to hook your flashers on.

2. Mode specific, wherewolf mode, if you hit a red arrow. The wolf attacks you and you get feedback by shaker.

Magicchiz

What I’m getting is, as the code matures, the shaker will be well integrated.

Good point! With TSPP it is start the TV mode and then shoot for the couch. Hopefully Bowen adds more cool rules that involve the upper playfield.

I like the secret Dungeon shot. It would be cool if every room had a secret shot or series of shots like that. It would be fun to find them

That’s called an assumption. Reality: maybe, maybe not

I was told my #300~s butter cabinet ACNC shipped on Wednesday. It'll probably be here next week

unless spooky is reassigning numbers, why not say you are #349?

Did you buy one yet or still just interjecting here to complain?

I don't think they reassign numbers. I didn't remember what my number was, and didn't want to go looking through emails. Thanks for reminding me

They do butter cabs in batches. It moves you ahead of the line a bit. My 219 will bet here in the next few weeks...

Does the magnetic ball save also grab balls that have drained from the outlanes, and are rolling along the apron to the trough opening?

I thought I saw that in a youtube video but it seemed too good to be true.

Thanks!

BobC