I agree. However, the distro I bought from got me in at 148. I would have been in the high 400’s if I had gone through spooky. I didn’t wanna wait!

I don’t think so, but I’m really tempted to put Titan GITD on it. It’s the first game I’ve owned that I think they might look good on. Just not sure with the color changing GI cause then clear really pops. Idk

Fair point. I should have mentioned in my response that, although this game is very cool and I'd love to own it ASAP in a perfect world, I'm in no rush due to other considerations. End of year is okay by me.

161 in the house!

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Look at that QC in action, thank god the screw is in place, who cares if the rest of the game is ok, you can sleep tonight now!

I highly suggest the powder coated coin door latch!

Yet another post where I wish I could give it more than one thumbs up.

What kind of wax are you guys using on the coin door latch? I hit it with two coats of Mothers three but i don't want to do more damage than good.

That latch shit was real? He sent his game back to Wisconsin over a coin door latch? 10 bucks says Charlie finds the son of a bitch in the back of the cabinet. Man, talk about a real cross nailing. Maybe get into Faberge Eggs or something less breaky and requiring of some basic know how and some spare parts.

There is nothing worse than an owner with a "loose screw"

I think he was all butthurt and his pride left him no alternative. Pride is not a virtue.

Me. Happy to trade down from 361! I also have a box full of replacement locks and latches.

ebay.com link: 7 8 ARCADE PINBALL COIN DOOR KEYLESS THUMB LOCK NO MORE KEYS TO LOOSE

I usually change my locks out to thumb locks. I've had one too many get broken off in the lock or kids take them.
Toss the keyed locks in a bag until a show or when you sell a game.

I went to thumb locks for this issue about a year ago on my games. So much nicer.

That may have been a part of it and I did give him the benefit of doubt in the beginning. But I now believe he's the type of guy that goes looking for trouble and wanted to grandstand as a tough guy. I've seen that act before.

The screen shot of quotes I'm posting summarizes for me the story of two completely different people and what happened here. The accusation of Charlie being snarky is embarrassing and Mthirkell's response especially so.

I know which man I'll help and do business with on any level and which one I will avoid at all cost.
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I would guess that having a distributor that can service the machine under warranty would be the main advantage, along with getting a machine earlier like ChrisThePintern said. This will be only my second NIB and my previous was a Stern, which I could only get through a distributor. So I will admit to being less than knowledgeable about such things.

I’m curious: what difficulty setting is everyone setting their game to and what’s your high score? Had anyone made any playfield modifications that affected gameplay?

I set mine to the hardest and managed 140 million roughly. It’s such a rewarding thing to finish a monster mode. Really enjoying the game.

To clarify about the settings ... they are just adjusting how easy the modes are to start. Modes themselves appear to be the same. From Fawz:

“difficulty level simply puts you close to the monster room depending on difficulty. Easy puts you at dungeon/lab after skillshot. schools, is the default and puts you on the outside of the map. nightmare is the way the game was originally set up..have to travel the whole castle”

I put my game on Easy Action for the launch party the other night, so most people would be able to start monster modes. I did a tutorial before the event, to show people how to start a mode. Went well!

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Yup! And it definitely makes the game harder! I really like the level of thought put into the code. What was the high score on the night, if ya recall?

I’m hoping for another multi ball that you can “build to” that isn’t the wizard mode (like disco multiball on Deadpool pro) on top of the two two balls that exist.

Dunno, but I got 350m yesterday with it back on regular settings.

Haven’t got to the end of it yet but got close twice.

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This game is so much fun!

Code is still early but already some nice little touches in there. Got my first stretch bonus in the dungeon tonight which I wasnt expecting. Cant wait to see what else they add to it

Many of the rooms seem to have collectible objects that may be used as weapons, aka Monster Bash. You can see them if you look closely. For example, The Parlor has guns, The Library has a cross, The Kitchen has poison, The Conservatory has a scissors, The Laboratory has dynamite. Hopefully these are coded in the next release.

I also like the hidden feature in the Dungeon. It would be cool if each room had a hidden feature, whereby a certain sequence of shots would reveal the secret, like a multi-ball, extra ball, 2x playfield, hold bonus, instant monster kill, or even a mystery monster

Why not handle the problem via email or phone call? Why post the issue on pinside and immediately rip on quality control for a missing screw? That speaks volumes IMO.

I thought they just released a big code polish loaded with goodies? Was under the impression the game is practically complete...

The game is completely playable as is but I personally wouldn't mind seeing some deeper code, maybe more modes and multi-balls. I think there are two now, Crypt and Frankenstein. It seems that more depth could be added to the rule set. Perhaps some easy modes for casual players and a video mode or two?

It would be awesome to find these items that can be used during the monster modes! It is tough to finish modes in this game, it's really really tough to finish multiple modes to get to the wiz mode, so this could add some variety in how to approach and progress in the game.

Ah... I understand. I thought You'd heard from Spooky that current code is considered early. sound like you have a wish list... but it might not be grounded by actual chatter from the shop?

I believe the weapons we placed into the rooms purposefully. If my memory isn't failing me, the initial brainstorming for the game was to have the game be a bit of a dungeon crawl. I'm unsure they are still a part of the current coding plans.

The best laid plans of mice and men ...

Just started a pity monster mode on ball three with a couple million points on the board and took it to 191m. I love this game. Cant wait for another update.

I have to believe that with all the games that Bowen has mastered, he has some great ideas to make the code deeper and provide long-term playability. I really like what he has done so far with the variety of monster modes and the subsequent rewards. I look forward to more

I'm hoping for more oomph from Crypt Multiball. There's no music right now or anything to make the multiball more exciting. I have trouble figuring out if glowing shots are Crypt Jackpots or just that was lit before I started the MB.

Had the same thing happen a couple days ago. Pit creature started on ball 3 with crypt mb soon thereafter and ended up ~112 million. For me it seems like I'm either hitting every shot on this game, or none at all.

I'm loving this game, but I do think it has even more potential. I'd like to see Billion Dollar Babies turned into a mini-wizard mode, and a harder to reach wizard mode added. As it stands, I believe you reach Billion Dollar Babies by simply starting all the monster modes. It would be really cool if there was a separate wizard mode that required you to defeat all the monsters. This would be similar to Sea of Simulation/Portal on Tron. Make the wizard mode "School's Out", and this would instantly become one of the best game ever made!

...all take time to achieve. Thank goodness we have 2 programmers now.

Still lots of polish to go in this game everyone. It's already the deepest game we've ever made, and more to come! We'll be adding / fixing / polishing for months, and we're happy to do so.

Awesome, thanks Charlie! And when can we expect the new songs in the game, both Poison and I'm Eighteen? (Figure if I ask enough I may will it into existence)

So, Medisinyl has some awesome mods (I will be ordering some of these). Is there any custom shooter rods in the works? I’m a sucker for good custom shooter rods.

Tell Nick Lane.

Dude this game is like Carmen Electra... Rod-less

Spooky can chime in but I don't believe that this game was ever intended to be an Alice Cooper Greatest Hits pin. The songs seem to be chosen that go best with the "Nightmare" theme of the game. I am always up for more music but I can't see how I'm Eighteen or School's Out would fit the theme? Poison...perhaps if you acquired the poison bottle from the kitchen and used it on the Insects

Haha, just saw my error! What was I thinking. Oh, well. Carmen Electra is hot...so I’ll accept my stupidity, and enjoy the view! That does beg the question...maybe a custom shooter button would be cooler. I’d buy it. Any thoughts?

Heck yeah! It truly is the first rod-less game where I don’t miss the rod.

He said rod....

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I've had a shooter button mod in mind for awhile, but I have yet to figure out how to do it in a way I'd be happy with. Perhaps one day if someone else doesn't make something first.

Charlie may chime in but this was mentioned in the past and he said that he will only add songs if the request comes from Alice.

To which I said, let's try to get Alice onboard! Fan club, signing at shows... spread the word.

I do agree that the songs or clips would have to be relevant but there really are a lot of songs to pick from

I'm really like the game already, but since you keep mentioning it, what would be your ideal song selection? Below is mine, which is a bit more of a greatest hits. Sorry, those are the songs I know best. I could not think of a way to include School's Out, I'm Eighteen, or Under My Wheels. I did include his two biggest non-cover hits from Hollywood Vampires. I think Raise the Dead would have been perfect for Zombies. I did put Who's Laughting Now for the Tentacle Creature, but obviously that would be more ideal for something like a Killer Clown.

Cold Ethyl (Replace Cold Ethyl with Bed of Nails)
Frankenstein (Feed My Frankenstein)
Igor (Replace Lost in America with Hey Stoopid)
Insects (Replace It’s the Little Things with Poison)
Tentacle Creature (Replace Go to Hell with Who’s Laughing Now)
Vampire (Replace Disco Bloodbath Boogie Fever with Welcome to My Nightmare)
Wherewolf (No More Mr. Nice Guy)
Zombies (Replace Brutal Planet with Raise the Dead)
Wizard Mode (Billion Dollar Babies)

I agree with all of your choices with one exception, Disco Bloodbath, which I thought at first was a silly choice but everyone who plays the machine seems to love this song lol

You mean custom button?

I love this song. Never heard it before until I played ACNC. My wife and I played the game and both got to this song and never wanted it to end.

I am in 100% agreement with you. That songs gotta stay.

I just want a "Hey, Stoopid" callout after a quick drain/ball save!