This machine is really starting to peak my interest.

Ok. I have a topper question. I am thinking of buying a premium. If I buy the topper, will I be able to add the projector and have all the game interactions the same as the LE/SLE? If I am correct, it uses node boards in the topper to drive the projector but I wasn't sure if the code was different for the premium vs LE/SLE.

If I can get full functionality with he topper then I would rather add the aftermarket projector but I wasn't sure if he Stern projector had any boards in it.

Thanks

So if I find a topper with node boards then I can use the doc's projector with full integration and if not, I can buy a stern projector and use the node boards in it to run doc's bat signal and not need the topper at all? I will probably get the topper anyways just trying to plan my purchases when I get the game.

Sounds good. Thanks for the reply.

If it is printed with ABS it can be Acetone washed to give it a gloss look. Also you can increase the resolution of the printer to minimize the lines.

Narrowed my first NIB down to a BM66 or Dialed In. I'm
Leaning to BM66 but haven't pulled the trigger yet.

I see some people talking about the blade protectors and it seems like a cool product. I've been doing something similar for years with poster board sheets. I cut two per side and fold them over the top. I use them when putting the playfield back in the machine and during the restoration process. No bells and whistles with the logos and magnets but for a couple bucks it works great.
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Funny thing is that over the last 4 months or so I have collected some of the generic add ons (Halmark bat copter, motorcycle, bat signal, figures etc) "just in case". I think I am telling myself something there. Lol

Man, These node board problems and the fear of long term reliability has kept me from buying this pin.

Just a little info for everyone. I just put in my order for a BM66 today. Will be my first NIB. Stern didn’t make any extra in the July run so orders placed now are scheduled to be run in late August.

I talked to a couple and they didn't have them In Stock. I wanted to pick the machine up so that limited my options on distributors.

Does the cliffs protector set affect gameplay at all for this title? I know that the ball can hop over the scoop in JP etc. just curious how these work on this title. I have a NIB on order and am gathering up the parts/mods to be ready when it arrives.

Cool. I want to protect it before I shoot the first ball. I restore machines from the ground up so I am used to PITAs

Have you shipped my stuff yet???

Made it too the game room. After 9 hours of driving, I’m spent. Probably won’t crack the box until tomorrow. Then I gotta put all your mods on.

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I have been following this thread for probably close to a year now and I don't remember seeing anyone post about a change in leg braces in the cabinets. I also searched the cabinet split threads and didn't see an update so I thought I would post. If I missed it and this is old news then I apologize .

My premium has a build date of July 11 2018 and it has upgraded leg braces on it. While its probably not required now, I will probably put a small bracket towards the top of the front cab just to be on the safe side.

Did any Batman's have the service posts or did they always have the service rails?

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On the back of the main cabinet.

I was supposed to be in the next run but they found one laying around I guess.

Wow. Really enjoying this game but man, you need a book to figure out what you are supposed to do. Lol
I don’t know how many times that all of the sudden there is another choice or feature that I activated and have no idea how. No idea how to use the gadgets yet or when multiple things are going on at once, what I should be doing. Don’t get me wrong, loving this game but it makes my brain hurt.
First NIB and I can see me doing it again because as much as I love my older games, this is just a whole different experience.

I know there have been posts here and there about different things but if there is a General write up on strategy/rules, could someone point me In that direction. Even if it’s another site.

Thanks.

I just took it off yesterday when I installed the Atomic Pile mod. The little
Release clip is on the outside part of the plug (facing the edge of the TV and not the center) . It’s kind of tricky to get too. From what I remember, I took the two screws holding the TV on and then I was able to get a little better grip on the plug. I was never able to just press it all the way in. and release it but was able to squeeze it just enough to get the cable out.
If you have some needle nose pliers, you might be able to squeeze the release from the back to get the plug out.

This may be common knowledge but I haven't seen it before. This is the exact kind of document I was looking for that actually explains how the rules work and strategy for the game. Too much to learn all at once but if you break it down in sections you can slowly become Batman.

As of now it is current to code .88

http://tiltforums.com/t/batman-66-rulesheet/2463

I was wondering if someone could check a setting out for me. I am having trouble with the crane stopping on the purple inserts. The crane is overshooting the insert in both directions. When the crane stops, the ball goes past the center and rest on the outer edge of the insert and on some cases it is centered on the black ring around the insert. Some of the inserts it goes far enough that it passes the switch sensor and the crane does not know its over the insert.

There is a setting in Feature Adjustments (#126) that is Penguin motor lag. The default is set to 20. It doesn't matter what setting it is on, I have tried 0 and 100, the movement doesn't change at all. Stern is looking into it but I am just curious if your crane movement changes as you change this setting. Its almost like the software is not using this setting. I figured it would be good information to tell Chaz if other peoples works or doesn't work. Also, the may have been something that broke during a code update.

If you test it could you also say what code you are running. I am the latest .93

Thanks

Ok. I will do some research. This is the setting Chaz had me adjusting. Of course it would be nice to have a manual that describes what all these setting do. Some of them are self explanatory and some are not.

I will try and search for the adjustments you talk about.

Thanks for the reply. I never rebooted so that makes sense. I will try the new settings again with a reboot and see if it helps. I searched this thread and could not find the post on adjusting. I don't really think an adjustment will fix my problem since it over travels in both directions.

I actually talked to a buddy of mine and I came up with the same solution on widening the opto trigger as well. If the feature adjustment doesn't work, I might go that route if Stern doesn't have a solution.

Is your crane ball lined up with the inserts or is it off to one side or the other? If it's not lined up, you might go to the crane diagnostic test and see if the location inserts are triggered when the crane is over the inserts.

For those interested, the crane lag adjustment(#126) fixed my issue of overshooting the inserts.

My specific problem was that the crane would overshoot in both directions. If it is only off on one side then it’s probably a mechanical adjustment.

The adjustment you will use is in the feature adjustments. It’s #126 Penguin Lag”. The range for this is 0-100 with 20 being the default setting. When you make an adjustment, you have to reset the machine to get the setting to work. I started with a setting of 10 and I could see improvement. I eventually went to a setting of 0 and it’s pretty darn centered. I never even tried settings above 20 just to see what would happen since I had it fixed.

Hope this helps.

That’s what I did. But this being my first NIB, there might be someone else that could chime in if if there is a way to do that without turning off and then back on.

Awesome. Glad it worked

Mine only holds for batphone maybe 20% of the time. I am guessing there is an adjustment for that but I haven’t got around to looking for it yet. Lol

Yep

Does anyone know if there is a list of game adjustments and what exactly each adjustment does?

Also. Does anyone know if there is a power adjustment for the magnet? I saw the setting to turn it off/on but I haven’t seen anything else. Mine only catches it about 20% of the time when answering the phone.

Have a couple general questions

When I played the game at TPF. The joker mode was the surfer episode. It’s not when I play on my machine. I thought I remember someone saying that you could change the episode to play. Is that correct or did this episode just change with code. If you can change it, how do you.

I have heard in the past about changing channels on the Villian Vision TV. Either I haven’t got to that point or I don’t k ow what to do. I have never really used the small TV yet

Thanks.
Loving this game. A lot to learn. Lol

Thank you for the info.

As far as changing the little screen. Is that anytime or just during certain modes?

In my experience, it’s a longer than normal wait but after the animations are done on the screen, the ball will kick out and you shoot for the left outer loop that has the orange arrow. If you hit it, then you will have 2x for the entire mode.

The new games come with better leg brackets.

When I installed .94 code, I went to adjust the Penguin lag and it is now adjustment #136 instead of #126. So 10 adjustments have been added. I haven’t went through to look at what they are. May be related to the new King tut mode or the Holy Multiball.

Art blades and Mirror blades are all personal preference. I don’t care for the art blades on this one. Mirrors are going on my game. But I don’t like the art style on the back panel and that’s what the art blades build in. To me it just doesn’t look “Sharp”.

I didn’t know you could use PB on spike systems. I will have to look into that.

I didn’t see it in Pinball browser. You have any idea where they are in the sound calls?

Thanks. I was wanting to go through the list and see if “I” am there. Lol

Man, I am on my third attempt to download the code. I have never had an issue before. Both times it appeared to be at the end but they both showed partial downloads and the download screen was closed. Both showed 5.4 gig. Any ideas?

Did I miss .97?

Mine did that a few times but it was several updates ago and the code had been installed for a while when it did it.

I think it was mentioned before but it would be cool if you drained in the middle of fighting a Major villain then you would get a cliffhanger clip at the end of the ball.

Seeing some of the scores you people put up just proves I SUCK.

I love the idea of a bat climb mode but wouldn’t you have to get permission from all the actor’s to use them? Unless you just make it a generic mode.

Yeah. Your slings at “brutal”.

I can’t do the super skill shot (hold left flipper button) mine always bounces off the top post on the left sling. I have tried to adjust the guide but nothing seems to work.

I have the dome covers and I think they look great. The originals are just bland. I look at it as more of a style and not about how many there are. Unless they are on a car then the number if them doesn’t matter to me.

Try adjusting the penguin crane lag. I had to turn mine down to zero. Be sure you reboot the game or the adjustment will not take effect.

There was one BM66 at TPF with bad flipper alignment. I was trying to explain to my playing partners how to play the game and nothing I said was happening. I found out that the code was .70. Holy Bat Crap. Do these people live in a bubble???

I’m pretty sure I got mine from Cointaker last summer for $250. It doesn’t appear that they have them anymore.

Can someone please post a picture of the kit installed. Not sure if mine has the fix from the factory or not.

I can’t think of a reason you would need to access those bolts. The only blades that I know of that have bolt holes are the ones with the “nut” is actually on the inside of the cabinet. Since stern is recessed it looks much better without the hole. And if for some reason you need access, just take the three tiny screws out of the blade and remove it. Mine look great in BM66

Catwoman Julie Newmar releases new portrait for her 86th birthday

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/catwoman-julie-newmar-birthday-portrait

Looks great. What motor did you use and how did you mount it?

It’s all about the node boards. They are specific to the game and Stern isn’t going to make them forever. Will someone else make them or will Stern even let them?

Older games are easier to fix. It will be interesting to see how it works out in the long run.