New Hartford, CT
Thank you Joe at Pinballstar for the great service!
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Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Well, this happened:
Second or third time I hit the trunk, this metal bracket crashed down onto the PF! I think it covers the LED strip in the backboard, but I can’t figure out how to reattach it. Help!
Happened to me also
Quoted from Malibu-SS:Happened to me also
When mine was delivered the cover was off. Double side tape works great or rail tape if you have it
Quoted from rosh:Just repeating this since there seems to be some confusion. This is a product that Cliffy is making and he will be selling. Because of requests from many of you, we have been working with him by providing him a playfield and then checking what he has made to make sure it is going to fit correctly. There are NO plans to provide these from the factory or to include them.
Limited amount of Nib Houdini’s with side art available at Abel Electronics. PM if interested for details.
Game still rules. I wouldn't complain about a bit of polish on the light show (a la LEDOCD type slow-fade-in lamp control) but having a blast... Catapult missed 2nd time it launched... and not since. Bad. ass.
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Game still rules. I wouldn't complain about a bit of polish on the light show (a la LEDOCD type slow-fade-in lamp control) but having a blast... Catapult missed 2nd time it launched... and not since. Bad. ass.
Aerosmith could take some ball launch consistency tips from Houdini, for sure.
Some new code is now available to enhance your weekend.
Did identify a cause of the 'unexpected multiball' issue that a few people were still getting. Hopefully this kills off this issue for the folks still running into it, time will tell.
As always, if you run into issues let me know,
Josh
https://www.american-pinball.com/support/updates/
18.5.4
New — pops will now pause timers, except the milkcan multiplier. It will also not pause if the current stage mode is handcuff escape or needle trick or if a multiball is active
Modified — the timing of the check on balls being released from subway that confirms release. On some machines the time this was taking longer than expected and could result in a second ball being put into play.
Modified — animations and lightshow behavior for curtain opening/closing for stage modes
Modified — timing of stage action on water torture on successful completion
Fixed — race condition at end of elephant if ball snuck into the stage after timer ran out and the ball would not be put back into play right away.
Fixed — issue where if you had ramps, but nonconsecutive and no loops the ramp bonus at end of ball would show a consecutive ramp number of 0 and not award the points. Also depending on sequencing ramp max count could be impacted by loop max count.
Fixed — stage curtain not opening right away when earned -- if another stage mode had recently ended and a movie was also ready to start.
Fixed — if you earned 5X bonus on skill shot, and if you had hold bonus multiplier on previous ball and the new multiplier value exceeded the threshold for an extra ball it was not awarding it.
Quoted from rosh:Some new code is now available to enhance your weekend.
Great news. A friend is driving back from Allentown with his new Houdini pin right now. They'll be setting it up tonight. I sent him a copy of your post to make his weekend even better.
LTG : )
Played a couple games of H at Pinfest today. Had a much better experience than when I tried it last year. No trouble hitting the shots and was able to load the tunk, unlike the first time I played it. I don’t own any pins and don’t get to play all that often, so I’m not a very skilled player. Really let me get into the game and enjoy the experience so much more. Big thumbs up from me.
Quoted from lodgingdolphin:Had my longest game yet tonight, but still a few letters away from spelling Houdini.
On the new 5.4 software?
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Has Rosh posted the brand new code yet?
Scroll up a few. Link is here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/american-pinball-houdini-thread/page/71#post-4380002
And look what magically appears at my home. A new in box Houdini from American Pinball. Talk about customer service. Thank you Joe And Barry for personally coming over to set up this stunning game.
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Quoted from PinMonk:On the new 5.4 software?
Yes, but the first dozen or so games on the new code were all under 500k.
Quoted from hoby1:And look what magically appears at my home. A new in box Houdini from American Pinball. Talk about customer service. Thank you Joe And Barry for personally coming over to set up this stunning game.
Barry and Joe set it up for you? That’s awesome! Congratulations on your new game you’ll love it.
Quoted from hoby1:Thank you Joe And Barry for personally coming over to set up this stunning game.
Talk about white glove service
Quoted from lodgingdolphin:Had my longest game yet tonight, but still a few letters away from spelling Houdini.
VERY nice score my friend!
Quoted from rosh:Talk about white glove service
Wow, Ill say. I dont see this option at check out to add to cart. American pinball continues to step it up a notch.
Quoted from hawkmoon:Well,hopefully,JJ at GEX will be contacting me soon!!!Hard waiting and watching you guys rip it up
JJ will hook you up soon. Call him and have him delivery and set up before Golden State pinball show.
I think i found a bug. At the end of return from beyond i hit the very last stand up target with my last flip. It still killed the power to the flippers even though it registered the hit on target. I havent taken the glass off to validae this but wanted to post this.
Update help - just tried to install the new 5.4.18 code, and the game doesn't seem to be detecting it. Do I need to make sure that is the ONLY file on the USB? Also, the game said that it had automatically copied the settings and audits to the USB, but I don't think it did; probably just the wrong screen to show at the time
There can be other things on the usb stick. It must be named exactly as it was downloaded and not in a folder.
It will always copy off logs and settings whether a code update is on it or not.
Quoted from rosh:Some new code is now available to enhance your weekend.
Did identify a cause of the 'unexpected multiball' issue that a few people were still getting. Hopefully this kills off this issue for the folks still running into it, time will tell.
As always, if you run into issues let me know,
Josh
https://www.american-pinball.com/support/updates/
18.5.4
New — pops will now pause timers, except the milkcan multiplier. It will also not pause if the current stage mode is handcuff escape or needle trick or if a multiball is active
Modified — the timing of the check on balls being released from subway that confirms release. On some machines the time this was taking longer than expected and could result in a second ball being put into play.
Modified — animations and lightshow behavior for curtain opening/closing for stage modes
Modified — timing of stage action on water torture on successful completion
Fixed — race condition at end of elephant if ball snuck into the stage after timer ran out and the ball would not be put back into play right away.
Fixed — issue where if you had ramps, but nonconsecutive and no loops the ramp bonus at end of ball would show a consecutive ramp number of 0 and not award the points. Also depending on sequencing ramp max count could be impacted by loop max count.
Fixed — stage curtain not opening right away when earned -- if another stage mode had recently ended and a movie was also ready to start.
Fixed — if you earned 5X bonus on skill shot, and if you had hold bonus multiplier on previous ball and the new multiplier value exceeded the threshold for an extra ball it was not awarding it.
Can you post code updates on the American Pinball Facebook page so I can share to 3 of my main groups I am in? There are a few in those groups who own Houdini games. Thank you.
Quoted from rosh:Some new code is now available to enhance your weekend.
Did identify a cause of the 'unexpected multiball' issue that a few people were still getting. Hopefully this kills off this issue for the folks still running into it, time will tell.
As always, if you run into issues let me know,
Josh
https://www.american-pinball.com/support/updates/
18.5.4
New — pops will now pause timers, except the milkcan multiplier. It will also not pause if the current stage mode is handcuff escape or needle trick or if a multiball is active
Modified — the timing of the check on balls being released from subway that confirms release. On some machines the time this was taking longer than expected and could result in a second ball being put into play.
Modified — animations and lightshow behavior for curtain opening/closing for stage modes
Modified — timing of stage action on water torture on successful completion
Fixed — race condition at end of elephant if ball snuck into the stage after timer ran out and the ball would not be put back into play right away.
Fixed — issue where if you had ramps, but nonconsecutive and no loops the ramp bonus at end of ball would show a consecutive ramp number of 0 and not award the points. Also depending on sequencing ramp max count could be impacted by loop max count.
Fixed — stage curtain not opening right away when earned -- if another stage mode had recently ended and a movie was also ready to start.
Fixed — if you earned 5X bonus on skill shot, and if you had hold bonus multiplier on previous ball and the new multiplier value exceeded the threshold for an extra ball it was not awarding it.
Seems to have fixed the mystery multiballs! Does Seance mode supposed to be MB? If so, would be great if it was announced at the start IMO.
Quoted from rosh:There can be other things on the usb stick. It must be named exactly as it was downloaded and not in a folder.
It will always copy off logs and settings whether a code update is on it or not.
Thanks for clarifying, Josh! I’ll try another stick and double check the download wasn’t corrupted
Quoted from Ilushka85:I have a switch error showing as red for trunk. Not trunk lid. How do I test this ?tried sticking my hand in trunk and no luck.
There's a diverter under the trunk that dictates where the ball goes. Is there an opto or physical switch on the underside of the PF for that? (Not sure, I haven't looked closely back there).
Quoted from Ilushka85:I have a switch error showing as red for trunk. Not trunk lid. How do I test this ?tried sticking my hand in trunk and no luck.
Its an opto in the subway, so tricky to test, manually hold the diverter then drop the ball down into the subway. It not registering, check to see if either side of the opto has popped out of its bracket
Quoted from rosh:Its an opto in the subway, so tricky to test, manually hold the diverter then drop the ball down into the subway. It not registering, check to see if either side of the opto has popped out of its bracket
You can't just slide a piece of paper or business card between the opto and the channel while in switch test mode? That's what I usually do.
Quoted from PinMonk:You can't just slide a piece of paper or business card between the opto and the channel while in switch test mode? That's what I usually do.
I could swipe my finger through it.
Quoted from Ericpinballfan:I could swipe my finger through it.
Not knowing where the opto was, I assumed that would be hard if it's inside the subway pressed against the underside of the PF. I know for the ones by the scoop on the right using paper to trigger them is easiest.
Quoted from PinMonk:Not knowing where the opto was, I assumed that would be hard if it's inside the subway pressed against the underside of the PF. I know for the ones by the scoop on the right using paper to trigger them is easiest.
Your way is good to. There is a good air gap between subway and playfield. Opto is about 4 inches down hill from the trunk hole and divertor.
Here's the replay of the Houdini stream with the latest code, if you missed it. The game played great and that trunk toy is so cool. Thanks Josh for hanging out and answering questions!
Quoted from Ilushka85:Have another issue when scoop coil fires it keeps firing even in coil test mode. Does not stop firing when testing it or fires like ten tiles instead of once.
Gonjnto swir h test and Check the switches/opto in the subway near the scoop (rightlock3,2,1)and also check the switch in the scoop
Quoted from rosh:Gonjnto swir h test and Check the switches/opto in the subway near the scoop (rightlock3,2,1)and also check the switch in the scoop
Is this really a factor in coil test mode ? Shouldn’t it just fire once there regardless ?
Quoted from Ilushka85:coil test
It would if in coil settings but I don’t think it should in coil test.
Quoted from rosh:It would if in coil settings but I don’t think it should in coil test.
Yea happens in coil test
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