Done:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/alienle-are-you-in-whats-your#post-2901808

pay with debit card and no fees

i have to sell my Space Invaders pin, so it doesn't get jealous being in the same house.
...any buyers?

Wow. look at how fast this thread went back to topic.

We have had this discussion

-Jeff

My bad....just getting labnip onboard...what's your #?

Amazing how one person can take over a great thread!

Ignore button is your friend.

Whew, no doubt!!!....blondetall rocks!!!

Just got word that Kaneda's Alien order was declined. Not enough money left in his Paypal account.

So, tomorrow for the art work super reveal? Or Tuesday?

well we are told we can expect the playfield reveal next week. i also got my first moderated warning.
alot of excitement this week.
glad the thread is back on track.

It's a badge of honor, my friend; wear it with pride. It's like the Tenderfoot badge of Pinside.

Eagle Scout is having your account frozen...especially if it's for a stupid reason. Get that, and I'll buy you a beer.

Can't wait for the reveal...love the theme, but won't preorder anymore.

you can come play mine anytime when it gets here i am only 1:15 away.
"be prepared"

I drive an Infiniti with a heavy foot...you're less than an hour away. I'll hold you to that invitation...thanks!

another thing i would love. As movies get many scenes in the dark, oppressives with flashs i would love a mod like on AFM with only a strobe light
i think it would be awesome.

if aurich can read me!

In the pipe, 5 by 5!

Ha you really need to get out more!

Aliens is a theme that commands mood lighting, I hope we see something special in that regard.

Like the TWD, and modes that take advantage of that.

Actually, the theme lends itself to what could be some of the best/creative lighting ever.

Did I miss an announcement on exactly what day they will reveal the playfield?

I know I read Andrew say "next week"

It's a new week lets see that PF already I'm dying here!

Expect that the playfield artwork will be shown on Thursday, and you will be pleasantly surprised when it shows up earlier. But also, have your pitchforks and frothy pinside rants at the ready if it doesn't get revealed until Friday.

There's no reason to keep it a secret, it will be tomorrow (Tuesday) to correspond with the show Heighway is attending.

Just curious for those that are ordering the LE if the lime green trim would end up being a detriment in the future if you ended up buying future "kits" for it to swap in? I would think that a black cabinet with black nickel or chrome trim would be a safer option as it wouldn't clash with future titles.-I suppose trim can always be swapped out later though.

Turn back 10 pages

I don't know that plan right now, so don't take this as gospel, but I think until the LE art is done we won't worry too much about the trim color. So I'd just file it under "special trim that matches art in a cool way" for now.

no pressure though

Personally, I would prefer a darker green to a lime green, but I do want it to be green. I don't really care if it matches other themes. The beacons on top of the LE probably won't match other themes, either.

Edit: Not to mention the little placard that says "Alien 35th Anniversary Limited Edition Number XXX/500"...that probably wouldn't match either.

Well, I don't know what to say about this but thanks to Highway and Aurich for pushing this thru... hopefully won't take another year to actually get it out though... no more pre-orders for me, but who knows, if pf looks awesome may have to change my mind about that..

You're one of the biggest critics of lazy effects in other art and that many modern games don't look like beautiful pieces of art so they're unsuitable for your home at the prices they cost. I'm ready to nitpick the shit out of this!

But I'm expecting it to be awesome. Shadow is the best looking game in my lineup!

Aurich/Andrew, will the playfield art reveal also reveal what's on the playfield display? I know that that's a dynamic thing, but has that been finalized to any degree yet?

And how about posting that simulated gameplay video we used to hear about?

That and the pf reveal would be a one-two punch!

Fair is fair!

No, only because it all needs to go through approvals before being shown. There is a dashboard and animations now, parts we consider "finished" but nothing we can show yet.

What I can tell you, and I mentioned it some earlier, is that at almost all times you will see your score, the scores for any other players (or instructions for them to start or insert credits, going to try and bring a little more "arcade style" clarity to multiplayer game starting) your credits or free play status, number of balls, and number of extra balls.

Only time you won't see that info is during full screen animations for events like starting a mode or a multiball or extra ball, that kind of stuff. Quick fun things, usually when the ball is being held. Otherwise the dashboard data is always present.

I hate not having access to that kind of info all the time, it's just too essential for players to have. Some modern DMD games don't do a great job of that, any especially in multiplayer games it can be frustrating.

Definitely one big advantage of a high rez LCD over a low rez dot matrix display. There's space and clarity for that kind of persistent info.

All that info is at the bottom of the screen, where it's easiest to read on the in-playfield LCD (that's the part closest to you) and will be in a consistent location at all times, so easy to quickly glance at what you need while playing.

That's really out of date now, is full of unapproved assets that were just in for testing purposes, and would give the wrong impression of the game. Wouldn't be a good idea to post it, sorry.

Thanks for the answer! Despite that, it is still going to be awesome for us to be getting ANY new info on the game. Playfield artwork is a huge thing for me, so I'm pretty pumped for tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a good Alien day!!!

I know this has been mentioned previously but I'm also hoping for a chrome glass frame and chrome flipper button protectors and start button protectors (I'm not sure what the proper name for these are). I'm a little reluctant to order a Full Throttle till something is set in stone for that. The grey just looks a little cheap and I'm not a fan of green. Chrome would be a nice universal look for the standard.

fingerprint magnet

Chrome... Nah. Grained stainless steel...

That would be fine too. I just want some shiny metal. lol

After watching Aurich's 5 by 5 quote, I started watching this Aliens behind the scenes. It's funny seeing some of these actors like the one that played Rodriguez that are completely different from the character they played and then there's Apone who was a real Green Beret and sounds just as hilarious and over the top as his character.

I believe the EAG show in London starts at 10am so there could be some art as early as 5am US East Coast time

With Andrew traveling I'll post the art. I get up early, but I'm on the West Coast, so give me a little time.

8 am Eastern should be about right

just post it now then sleep in...

You guys crack me up!

cool, thanks...and damn you guys....been waiting to see that thing for a year!

come an' get it !!!!

You better post this at 3:30am our time then! Otherwise I won't be able to see it until around 5pm. Some of us don't have access to pinside at work!

Still waiting....

Nitro is the Canadian distributor for Heighway. Not only is the price same, but we include shipping, 1 year warranty & tech support to customers nationwide. Ordering direct provides no additional benefit + you pay for shipping. I should also note, based on our discussions with Cointaker in the USA their pricing does not fluctuate either.