Got my notification from Spooky today. My game is ready

Mine is 210.

210 arrived last Thursday, but didn't get to set it up until Sunday evening. Had a few friends over for the unboxing. Nay sayers became sayers, expectations exceeded. What a great game and lookin good in my little Spooky row.

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They come already installed.

I have completely forgotten i have other pins. ACNC gets all the attention even though it kicks my ass most of the time. Can’t wait for the next “only have room for one pin - which one?” thread....

Had the same issue. Original and Pattern 1 grabbed the ball fine but then just dropped it into trough. Pattern 2 seems to be working for me now.

I have been less terrible this past week. I raised my flippers slightly to line up with the holes in the pf (Yeah those alignment holes) rather than parallel to the inlane Ball guides like i normally do. This was recommended to me by @coyote. HUGE difference. I used to find getting up either staircase stoopid difficult and even the orbits were a challenge. Now i’m hitting them more consistently, and no longer dread Alice or vampire modes. Basically that small adjustment made the game feel less tight and it flows a lot better now.

Made it to BDB. No, not just because I adjusted the flippers. I played a 4 player coop by myself. Don’t tell me you haven’t done that lol. Still a thrill to make it there. Had some wicked balls along the way and even left a few balls on the table. The proverbial table of course - not calling the game a table that use just irritates me haha.

Anyway just thought i’d share that tip.

Yes i aligned the back edge without rubbers to that hole. I have this metal stabby thing i’m pretty sure was originally intended to use to truss a turkey. it fits in those holes perfectly, but a round toothpick would work to.

I had previously installed Titans on the flippers and found it made an improvement in terms of ball control. I have left the rest of the rubbers as is though. If i get to the point i find the game too easy (bwahahaha) i will put the PBL ones back on.

Yeah i think “verified” is by anyone else who agrees with the list. Kinda like My Fitness Pal where nutritional info can be verified and still look nothing like the label..

I’m thinking of ordering up some post rubbers so i can continue to improve on my “Post Champion” and “ Brick Champion” scores

Have you tried the different magnet patterns? There are 4 different ones. Every update i have to use a different pattern.

Depending on your build date you may have a resistor in line with the magnet. Later builds removed it. Spooky posted a video (i watched it on youtube) on a few different ways to bypass it.

My initials would be in for both “Brick Champion” and “Post Champion” if those achievements were available haha

Try adjusting the flipper angle. I moved mine closer to being lined up with the playfield alignment holes (rather than parallel to the inlane guides). Huge improvement for my game.

Yes -mine were too low from the factory so i used the flipper alignment holes and voila started making more shots. I’m not saying i’m nailing every shot but i saw a huge improvement on making the staircases. I used to hate Alice and Vampire modes. I no longer avoid those

Also i no longer get any SDTM or require desperate saves off the end of flipper coming down from the left orbit. It wasn’t a huge adjustment either.

I’m game 210. It is part of the serial number.
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Doesn’t the new code have an info screen that shows you which weapon is available in which room for what monster? Saw that in a recent Bowen YouTube vid.

There would of been a text file dumped to your USB which has some good info. I like to keep track of games played so I have an accurate record of lifetime games played.

Interesting - i have had this issue the odd time as well. As you say, it only happens on the first Frank shot and definitely not on every game. Long ball search to clear it and you get no credit for the shot. Next time my game is opened up ima gonna have at look at this. Cheers.

I have had to change the pattern after every update. There is always one that seems to work for me though. I still haven’t bothered to bypass my resistor yet.

Both? Isn’t there 4 patterns?

Games were originally produced with a resistor in line with each magnet. Later games they omitted them. You can bypass it (cut it out and resolder wires). I think that setting is telling the game if its in or not. Setting to “no” will not disable it. You physically have to remove it. There is a YouTube video by Spooky on this.

I’ve owned both since new and they are still in the lineup. I don’t see me getting rid of either tbh.

EHOH: fan layout, shots are straight forward and nothing difficult to hit. Which is ok, it allows you to advance through the game deeper and this is a deep game. Campy and fun and i love it.

ACNC: unique layout. upper playfield has lots to do. Shots are toight. In fact when it was first released i wasnt too interested based on all the chatter about that. Then i did something crazy and did my own research and played one and it was a done deal. Once you dial in your shots they are all consistently makable. And satisfying. I tweaked my flipper angle a touch to dial in the orbits which is important if you want to play any modes (its a mode based game). Don’t get me wrong, i am still “Post Champion” AND “Brick Champion” on my game. But i keep going back to it. Can’t beat a Spooky sound system. I grew up in the 80’s as an Alice fan owning all his albums.

I was never a modder. I just preferred using that $$ to buy more games. Both of these games have been given the Medisinyl treatment. I even did something i never thought i’d do and bought a topper for Elvira. 1000 bucks ain’t buying you a game anymore so F it.

Now, if i had to keep just one i think it would be ACNC. It’s a game i’ll go to often and leave others turned off. Pit Creature is such a great mode. Halloween is brand new and stealing all the attention but i will always go back to Alice.

Been playing a ton of Alice lately. Out of the blue my 15yo declared ACNC to be his favorite, now every night before bed he asks me to go down and play a few games. He loves the modes he says. Tonight i noticed him giving a serious effort to nudge which made me smile.

I had installed some Medisinyl mods on Alice a while ago. The crypt, volcano and arch. When last call for the Lab was announced i decided to get on the last run. Finally got around to installing it tonight. Glad i got one.

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Very nice! I have a similar wall going. I wish i had of gotten the mod set for RZ before it was discontinued.

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My two cents: First penny - your issues are real and anyone would be upset/annoyed/irritated by the problems you describe. No one should fault you for not being overly enthusiastic here.

Secondly, your machine is the exception and not the rule. Its not typical of a Spooky game or any manufacturer, or NIB in general. I haven’t had to do anything to any of my 6 Spooky machines to make them function properly. I found 2 loose screws in the bottom of my Elvira game (eventually figured out the were from the roof of the house). But i don’t think the build quality is shit. I think they backed off with all the vibration over time. As for the comparison to an older machine its fair that you have’t had to mess around but doesnt mean the people who owned it back in the day didnt have to adjust/tighten/replace stuff (unless you bought them NIB then you would know). Of course they didnt cost 7k back then and being upset that there are this many things wrong with it for that money is understandable too.

Owner’s threads are good places to seek help and if you need anything - like a pic of the spinner assembly on a working one, or whatever - then people will be happy to do it. As for the code comment i do not think ACNC code is the issue. It would have to be happening on all games then wouldnt it? Possible that there is something up with your install being corrupted or something up with optos or other hardware problems. I also wouldn’t assume Spooky support team can’t/won’t help. They obviously can’t tighten loose hardware over the phone but the odd behavior they’d figure out i bet.

Except if you can only travel in one direction on the map, then one of the orbits will no longer be lit…

You would be able to tell if it was your Frank lock switch - if you hit the shot and the ball lock animation plays, then its not the issue. On my game that switch would settle (i think) over time and not register when i hit it. i wouldnt get the animation. Eventually it got kicked out from the ball search. However it was fine after that as the switch was reset and showing open again. Sounds like you resolved the issue but thought i’d mention this anyway in case you have issues like this in the future.