HAPPY NEW CODE DAY!

https://www.titanpinball.com/kits/index.php/view/id/1039

Thank you Spooky and happy BIG 72nd birthday to Alice Cooper!

Is there a changelog?

https://www.spookypinball.com/game-support/

There are beta changes listed there too, I'm not sure how much of that was implemented.

04/fEB/2020

V1.1.0.0

Well now.
I guess I'm leaving work early today.

A couple things I noticed...

1) When trying to adjust the Replay Award from 25M to 30M, I can only seem to increase the value one point at a time so this would take 5 million presses lol

2) My right loop doesn't always register a room advancement. It makes the sound but I am stuck in the Foyer. This happened two out of three times so far.

I like the new end of ball screen but it seems one "boom" too long. Maybe I am just accustomed to the old one. I would start with Bonus x 2, x 4 etc. to reduce it by one, and then Rooms, Chops, Monsters, etc. The old four "boom" sound was more aesthetically pleasing. Five seems too long, but again maybe I'm not used to it.

Oh yeah, be aware that your high scores will be wiped.

My game hasn't had the memory issue.
Only things on my wish list were better balls search and sound/callout for end of mode bonus shot.
Are either of these on the update?

How about the settings? Will I have to go back and re-tweak all the servo settings again?

Yes new code. Amazing!!!!

Got some games in today. First few were the usual. Suddenly I noticed a new trajectory on balls coming down the left orbit that was wildly different than what was normal. A wire was hanging in there.

Anyone know what this if for and where this is supposed to go, if anywhere? Not sure how this got disconnected - I don't go under the hood often - maybe a couple times so far and only for a second, but it is just hanging in there....

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1) yikes.. I'll give a multiplier for each one you increase it by .. I'll take a look. font size needs to be reduced for sure.
2) is the ball making it around the orbit on launch. I can see the issue if its a failed launch.I'll take a look
EOB stuff, I can revisit. I still want to show what the bonus total was plus the player score

update* values increases by millions like it should.. next update will have the fix

skull led disconnected it looks like

you shouldn't , servo settings are saved outside the update process.

There is a skull LED?!?!?

Yup. This is my first attempt at screwing with the electronics here. The connector is not keyed - I assume there is a right way and a wrong way to connect it. Can I just try it to see which what is correct or will it damage something if its backwards?

it will not cause a problem. in led test red and blue will be backwards.

1) I agree that it is nice to see the bonus multiplier. I would do the EOB screen like this...

BONUS x2/x4/x6/etc
ROOMS VISITED x = xxxx (Boom)
MONSTERS KILLED x = xxxx (Boom)
CHOPS x = xxxx (Boom)
TOTAL BONUS = xxxx (Boom)

OR

BONUS
ROOMS VISITED x = xxxx (Boom)
MONSTERS KILLED x = xxxx (Boom)
CHOPS x = xxxx (Boom)
TOTAL BONUS x2/x4/x6/etc = xxxx (Boom)

Maybe display the total just a second or two longer as it is hard to read that fast for us old guys lol

2) Yes, ball goes all the way around and makes the appropriate sound indicating that the switch is working. After I get a few more games in, I should have more data.

Here is the changelog since the last stable release on June 13, 2019 (for those interested).

04/fEB/2020
V1.1.0.0
General - New graphics backend
General - Memory leak resolved
General - Removed 'Recycle After Game' option
General - Mystery ready state did not reset when coming out of menu system
General - Guillotine now forced to stay up while in hurryup
General - Zombie frenzy save would end too early if you made it past the first wave and then some
General - EOB sequence changed
General - Flipper skipping monster intros working
General - Mystery monster intro flipper skipping working
General - Hurrup display would not update properly some times
Skillshot - outside orbit reward would not update room display properly
Crypt - crypt ethyl skip select fixed
BDB - start condition check moved to mode totals
BDB - default time increased to 60 seconds
General - attract wasn't refreshing the replay value
General - secret passage animation updated
Vampire - vampire ramps count wasn't resetting for next player
General - eob score was not adding to total due to scores being disabled at eob
General -

V1.0.7.6 (beta)
General - Game over ball released from crypt would trigger outlane magnet save if it was available
General - Search count before release option added to menu system (Ball Release Search Rounds)
General - Frank search release would get interupted by diverter logic
General - Frank search in attract went missing
V1.0.7.5 (beta)
General - Trough coil power can now be set, and saved across updates
General - Game wasn't checking for toughjam when attempting to start a game
General - More lock diverter changes
General - Removed save insert lights from all lightshow animations
Pit - Right orbit frenzy shot wasn't activating as intended
V1.0.7.4 (beta)
General - Official topper support
General - Habittrails enables ball save instead of looking for the outlane switch to be activated
General - Outlane light was not activated if outlane switch was first to be hit in skillshot
Insects - Was not enabling ball save if crypt mode was already running
V1.0.7.3 (beta)
General - Double flipping on start of ball2/3 would trigger EOB animation
V1.0.7.2 (beta)
General - Servo settings would not display restored value in the menu system
General - Lower magnet would continue to hold ball while going into menu system
12/SEP/2019
V1.0.7.1 (beta)
General - Key settings are now saved across updates, ie. upper flipper, magnet pattern, games played
General - Menu system was not displaying recent audit changes until a system reboot
General - Mag-neat-o save light show reverted back to original
General - Mag-neat-o explode SFX was missing
General - Servos would not disengage after coming out of menu system
General - Secret passage was not lighting after skillshot
General - Music selection after skillshot was selected before skillshot outcome was applied
General - New stuck switch menu option under tests
General - More frank lock safety checks added
General - Mystery light show would lag at start due to other lights trying to take priority
General - Replay animation/lightshow speed improvement
General - When room transition animation runs, display should update properly
General - Match yellow text would crash due to timing issue
General - Mystery award was awarding after ball drains and left subway was not triggered on next ball
General - Crypt lock + tilt was causing problems
General - Starting crypt while in a mode frenzy did no update ball save counts properly
General - removed the open lock delay from frank
General - Match score in tens would be offset from where it should have been with certain large numbers
General - Mystery light would not re light after mystery collect times out
General - Chop rewards are at 2/10/20/30 chops
General - Guillotine will drop and reset at each ball search instead of waiting a few rounds
General - Highscore screen was not displaying if you tilted on ball 3 and highscore was available
General - trough could become out of sync (loading ball when machine is loading) first search will kick a ball to resync
General - Replay animation delayed if monster intro is running
General - Monster multiplier was being used on first monster, throwing off scores
General - map area reduced when in monster mode
General - Ball save disabled when game tilts
General - New combo voices
General - New highscore voices
General - New match win voice
General - Tilt uses the Tilt Switch Sensitivity ms option
General - New option to recycle the game after each game
General - Mode start intros are skippable with both flippers
General - Outlane save will use mag-neat-o instead of insta eject if ready
General - If ball goes to outlane when coming from upper playfield, mag-neat-o save is activated
General - Frenzy shots collected are increased by monster multiplier
General - Ball save animation updated to use full screen. old animation was causing black screens
Alice - frenzy shots wont auto collect opposite sides of orbits
Crypt - Save time updated to 15 seconds
Ethyl - Reverted hurryup start condition. kicks off at single ball and if player defeated mode
Frank - locked balls were releasing too early
Frank - drop target now cancels out the skillshot if right ramp opto is skipped somehow
Frank - Save time updated to 20 seconds
Frank - Ramp jackpot screen value did no reflect try collected value
Frank - Right ramp would lock out super jackpot
BDB - cashout/you win state wasn't being tracked on a per player basis
Igor - Center lane wasn't ignoring the rollout from mode start properly
Igor - In frenzy orbit exiting won't collect a frenzy show
Pit - Frenzy shots added
zombie - gun shot sfx from flipper if ball just rolled over inlane switch for that flipper
zombie - If collect value is at minimum, roam timer is 2x faster
zombie - frenzy time resets to 20 seconds after each wave

What is Zombie Frenzy and how do you activate it?

After the main mode is beat, you go into a timed mode to collect jackpots. once time ends.. hurryup starts

Ahhh okay, I have beaten all monsters except the zombie. Hitting 5 of them is tough
It sounds like a good Mystery Award

Rubbers are supposed to be bouncy. Otherwise you’d just put string there. “The ball is wild!”

Each to their own of course - but I like the PBL silicone. I just bought a big bunch of the clear stuff - it’s now my default rubber, and I’m using it on every pin I shop.

rd

You're one crazy SOB rotordave

So I only put on one game on the new code(and related or not got my highest score ever somehow)! But one thing I noticed, not sure if just some random thing or a bug but when I got Pit creature it lights the 3 shots initially to find him, the crypt, the scoop and mystery I think. I hit all 3 shots multiple times and it never said he was found?! Every time it would just say he not there. Eventually drained the ball and mode was over but it never found him. I have no idea if some weird glitch or a possible bug but wanted to mention it if anyone else is playing and sees that.

Are directions inside the game for installing the new code?

Turn game on. Boot. Insert USB. Follow instructions.

Done.

How to update your machine:

Copy the PKG file onto a thumbdrive.
Turn your game off.
Plug that thumbdrive into a USB slot on the MPU computer (in backbox, upper right.)
Turn game on.
It will boot up and give you a SPOOKY screen, saying that it is applying the update.
Once the text turns green, remove the thumbdrive, and power-cycle the game.

All I’m getting is “Audits and Settings backed up”
What am I doing wrong?

File is not named correctly. Or in a subfolder. Or the system cant read it (for a reason). Check the drive's formatting, make sure it's FAT32, and give it another try.

Thanks! Of course I had an older version in my Downloads folder, so this one got an unwanted “-2” attached.
Updating now.

I played a few games on new code - everything seems to be working fine. Game largely feels exactly the same minus the end of ball screen that gives a more detailed run down of scoring.

I fell victim to the same issue... my mac was renaming the file with an added "-4"... took me a few minutes to put 2 and 2 together

Yup.

Obviously I'm speaking from experience too.

All seems lovely, I may be noticing a few more differences than some because didn’t install the betas.
Only a couple of games in but hearing a couple of new call outs, tidier screens and eob stuff, new vampire option on lower table, secret passage light working when it should and, on second go at Pit Monster, only one light available at start (and monster wasn’t there).

New code installed but now magnet is not working properly on ball saves. It now just holds it for a second and drops it. Is there a setting adjustment I can make to help this?Never had problems with the magnet before.
Thanks

Not that it is helpful now, but I would caution those that update to look at what ball save magnet pattern was working before the update.

As for getting it going again in the menu you will have to go through and try the different magnet patterns to see what works.

Also may wanna record your servo settings too, just in case!

Anyone ad Mystery that wasn't Advance To Monster?

No hatred for it. Frustrated is all. Been waiting for new code since we were having a lot of ball search and multiplayer issues as well. Game is drop dead gorgeous and I have gotten some good advice on adjustments to make, thanks to those who have given advice.

Yes, 'Home>Settings>Gameplay (feature)>Magnet Save Pattern'. Mine works fine at Original Pattern. I have the plastic disk covering magnet, Pitch @ 6.9 degrees.

No more scrolling through menu with service buttons. You must now use Flipper and Start buttons to scroll and select.

This is temporary, it will be like it was before.

I does seem pointless to display the Bonus X1.

I just got the lost ball after a Crypt and Frank ball lock. Also, I occasionally have to shake the machine for the trough to find the ball?? This is getting old. I can't figure out WTF is causing this??

New code is working great so far! My magnet is perfect, frank and other servos didn’t need adjustment, and The Mystery Award was much more random (hit it 3 times and only on the third time did I advance to monster...the others were 2 rooms and 1 room.
Just noticed another thing in Mystery Award “Go to Jail”. Was that there before...and what is it?

It's not new. Not implemented yet??

Probably one of the joke mystery awards like tilt other player on TNA

If you have to shake the machine for the game to find the ball it sounds like something is out of adjustment. Have you tried contacting Spooky support about it?

Alice has that as well.

Sadly, never get implemeted, but..

Just need a JJP POTC and crank up plundering, that should give you your fill