Houdini
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hey just a quick houdini question. super new to pins. played houdini once and loved it. When I was playing and the ball hit the bumper top chain things it felt different... like the whole machine was like vibrating or something, it felt so cool.... was this like a shaker mod that was installed or do they all come that way, or did I imagine the whole thing? and if i didnt imagine the whole thing do other machine do this same vibrating thing or whatever it was?
oh so that is basically the same as any game that has the shaker mod installed on it? and for this game it shakes when it hits those bumper chains? but on other games it shakes on whatever the mod is set up to shake on i guess then? side question; could you basically get a shaker mod and install it on any pin? or does it have to be a shaker mod that is specifically built for a specific mod, sorry if thats a super dumb question.
JUST GOT A HOUDINI!!!!!!!!! I'm sooooooo excited, i have wanted this game ever since i played it for the first time years ago.... yAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. this was the dream machine for me!!!!!!! yaaaaa!!!!!! so happy to slowly read through all this fun stuff and learn everything i can about Houdini!!!!!!!
So manual says that houdini comes 6.5 pitch at default but I see sooo many people on here saying they have there's say at 6.1 or 6.2. All my games I normally set at 6.5. Should I really lower it down?
Quoted from Scoot:I would not. 6.5 is the perfect pitch for this machine, at least it is for mine.
That's what I figured as well but then if you read back through this forum a bit wowzers everybody is saying much less even after the power amp. Confusing. But for now I'll stay at 6.5 then unless I get an overwhelming amount of people saying otherwise. Sadly now my catapult misses the shot though which is a bummer. Weirdly it seems like it's hitting left instead of just short.
Quoted from Ericpinballfan:Joe Balcer made a point to ad a new feature to NiB setup. Not having to worry about game leaveling. Houdini is designed for the leg levelers to be all the way up with no threads extended , showing. Thus, there screwed all the way in.
Of course there is carpet and uneven floors, so a minor adjustment may happen.
So then 6.5 is where you should attempt to keep it?
Ya in my garage the floor definitely isn't level so I've had to mess with it a bit but not nearly as much as some of my other machines which is nice.
Quoted from pinballinreno:My game is sold!
What an amazing game, what an amazing team that produced it!
I had the time of my life sorting my game out.
The endless support from API has made the game world class.
Im sure I will miss it.
This makes me want to try all there games!!!! I've only ever played houdini
Quoted from Ericpinballfan:Correct. 6.5 !
I saw an incident at a tournament that applies to Houdini. It's a tight playfield.
If you take the glass off and raise and lower playfield...Always make sure the 2 forks rest flat into reciever under lock down bar. There are times do to playfield weight, either fork can be just raised a little. Metal on metal lowered playfield into receiver.
Hope that makes sense.
Now I did just adjust my game to 6.5 becuase it was coming in at 6.2 and I did have a heck of a time locking the lock down bar which I've never really had before. Was I doing something wrong? I feel like normally they are kind of idiot proof. Can you explain further what your talking about so it's not soo tight next time I lock it down.
Quoted from pinballinreno:The game plays the best at about 6.1 to 6.2 degrees.
Then you can dial in the power settings.
OK see this is was I'm talking about. I thought default was 6.5 and I thought most pins where 6.5 on average. But ya a bunch of people are saying lower like 6.1 or 6.2 like your saying. You seem to be the man around here even though you sold your game ha ha so I feel like I should trust ya. Maybe that'll help with the catapult as well.
Quoted from pinballinreno:The default is 6.0
I found that it plays better at very slightly steeper, like 6.1 to 6.2 but no steeper than 6.2
Steeper than that its hard to get "Everything" to work excatly right.
Too strong of flipper power and you get stage rejects, balls fly off the wireforms etc.
It has to be really close to level horizontally.
Since you are the guy I am trusting you and just releveled it to 6.2, haven't had a chance to mess with the settings yet but I will. But manual I have says 6.5, attached is a screen shot for your reference.
Screenshot_20230507_160329_Microsoft 365 (Office) (resized).jpgQuoted from Scoot:If you enjoyed Houdini then you will love Oktoberfest. It is one of my favorites.
The theme isn't my style but I have heard very good things, I would definitely like to atleast play it and check out all the cool features for sure.
Guys in test menu it says I have an error and that I should go to switches and so I did and I have trunk lid in red. I feel like the game plays just fine unless it's not doing something and I just don't know what that something is. Is this normal, or should trunk lid be green?
20230530_210512 (resized).jpgQuoted from LTG:Page 7-158 shows a leaf blade switch. There is a switch test in Houdini. Check it there. I don't have the game to check but it can't be too much. Trunk lid isn't opening ( should be a test for that too ) or switch needs adjusting.
LTG : )
Ok thank you. Whats odd is trunk opens and closes fine. this is the trunk at the top left that the catapult shoots into right?
hey guys i know its been discussed on here a whole bunch but Im hoping you guys can direct me to it or reiterate the newest way to get the catapult working correctly, mine shoots way left. It ends up bouncing off the side of the machine and then into the trunk like 50 percent of the time which is cool but i dont believe thats the route it should be taking ha ha. Can you guys help a man out. I looked through here and saw some options but they kind of scared me and I was thinking the newest ideas might be the best now that the machine has been out and been tinkered with a wholeeeee bunch. thanks in advance.
Quoted from GSones:My catapult shot was barely hitting the side of the wire ramp next to it so I drilled a new hole in the ramp mounting bracket and moved it to the right. Was pretty easy to do and the shot has been very consistent since. I don't have any pics of the modified bracket but it should be pretty obvious what to do when you look at the game.
my fear would just be drilling a new hole and lining it up correctly so that when I did drill that whole it was right on.
Quoted from bobukcat:Take some slo-mo video of the launch with your phone camera, this is the best way to determine exactly what's going on. Sometimes the ball can hit the ramp, especially when the coil power on has been turned up too high. If it's really hitting the side of the cabinet directly from the catapult something is SERIOUSLY wrong so I'd try to determine the exact ball-path first. You can do this repeatedly from in the coil settings mode, following the initial setup guide on page 3-20 of the owner's manual: http://s4.american-pinball.com/img/support/2021-10/API-Houdini-Service-Manual-10-6-21.pdf
slow man camera is an amazing idea! Ill try and get that going and check it out to confirm that my eyes are really seeing what i think they are seeing and then I can go from there, thank you!
Quoted from rosh:It ends, because either you passed or failed your final exam. If on factory settings, few players would have the stamina or desire to start back at the beginning.
However, there is an adjustment that will allow you to continue game play.
YOU PEOPLE HAVE REACHED THE FINAL EXAM!!!!!?????? wow!
Quoted from rosh:funny thing is, anyone can get there.
how my friend? you make it sounds so easy ha ha
Quoted from Bkrout:I would like to get a shaker motor for my houdini but can't seem to find any. I can find them for October fest does anyone know if you can use an October fest shaker in a Houdini??
yes find and get a shaker!!!! sooooo friggin cool, when your ball is rattling around in the bumpers and the chains are rattling and the shaker is going it just feels so simple yet so awesome.
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