Wish I was smart enough to do something like this but nope. Took a much smarter person than I to do this. Even has movement!

Here's a quick how to video on changing to the original code AND changing to the original dots. It's something that adds some neat variety to an already fun to play machine. A big thanks to Cell Processing for telling me about this undocumented feature. As I had NO CLUE the original dots were in the CGC code.
-Pinball Mayhem Jeremy

Great video! So many awesome games. I like the idea of the clear where there is light to let more light through. Matching the other rubbers to the colors on the playfield is brilliant.

Looks great! I'm putting Pinstadiums on so I'm not sure if I'll be going with the clear. Maybe on my other two pins.

Very cool looking. What gave you the idea for light blue? Was it to match some colors on the playfield or a personal preference to light blue?

Does look pretty cool. I actually haven't played the original code yet. I played an original on location before though. If I'm not mistaken I think that this is mentioned in the manual. I read the manual cover to cover when I first got my pin. I'll have to look when I get the chance. Looking forward to your next stream. I work all weekend so I won't be able to watch the syream live though.

So this has the original code? That’s very nice. Even if it’s not perfect it’s something I find interesting. I had XMLE and that code changed a lot, was almost a completely different game when it was released. It was fun to go back to the original code from time to time, gave it a new feel.

I had a chance to check out the manual. Just says how to turn off colorizing but not that it's the original animations.

It is in the FAQ of this thread though.

Thanks, how to change to the original code is documented. But even Ryan White didn't know that the original dots were in the game when Cell Processing mentioned it in chat.

Straight from CGC this morning.

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Was there more to this communication? Just signed up for CGC's newsletter, but haven't seen any updates in my inbox as of yet. 4-6 weeks seems to be inline with what I was hoping for. Fingers crossed that those predictions hold true.

I emailed them about a part and snuck in a cactus canyon question and that was his response to the ETA.

PM_Jeremy

I knew I saw something about the original animations somewhere. Lol Had to go back and read the FAQ again after going through the manual.

Also I tried your 10 ball method like you do in your livestreams. It was pretty fun. Completed High Noon on ball 5. By the time I got to ball 10 I decided to shut off the machine so the rediculous scores wouldn't be on my machine. I have only been able to grt to Hign Noon once in a 3 ball game. Been close a couple more times but that's it. I have difficulties getting Motherlode. Hit all the jackpots and drain before I can get it back in the mine. Lol

On a side note my Pinstadiums will be delivered tomorrow! Have to work this weekend but first thing Monday they are getting installed. Hopefully hooking the Orions Belt to the flashers won't be too difficult. Has anyone put the new Neo Atom Fusion Pinstadiums on their CCr SE?

In the settings you can choose original code. Extended code. And not now but later the Lyman update code.

LTG : )

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Lol I hope it comes sooner than later. Got to High Noon on Ball 2 last night and almost hit it again on Ball 3. Drained during Bionic Bart which was my last achievement to collect before I got back to High Noon again.

Awesome! I'm glad you gave 10 ball games a shot. If you're a regular watcher you noticed I really had trouble getting Motherlode the last time I streamed CCr. Some times I get it right away and other times I royally suck But I still have fun. I really enjoy playing and streaming CCr.

yup, hit or miss on motherlode for sure. Ha!

Had a 3 motherlode multiball the other day, that was way fun. But then I've had games where I was only motherlode away from high noon and had started gold mine 3 times, that's not fun.

I'm resisting the temptation to do the 10 ball game.

I just started high noon after getting motherlode on the same shot,
It was in the grace period after I was down to one ball, was pleasantly surprised it gave me mother lode and high noon in the same swoop.

So for some perspective. It's going to take them longer to add an extension to this game then it takes other companies to develop an entire game from scratch.

And that's generously based on the timeline where they had a final game ready.. and had already started on the expansion.

Makes me wonder what the timeframe for the next remake will be. Will the CC expansion delay the next remake even that much longer? Or is the expansion a way to monetize resources that would otherwise be idle/waiting for the next project.

No - it's facts. You're going to be more than 15months AFTER the game was launched to your timeline of the soonest availability of the expansion. It's been cited over and over the general timeframe for development of games at Stern is around 1yr. There is no 'opinion' in this.

What? rewriting the OS/etc ARE NOT PART OF THE 15MONTHS BEING REFERENCED HERE. That work was already done by Oct 2021 when they launched the game. I'm talking about the period between Oct 2021 and Jan 2023. The OS and game were not rewritten during that time.

Reality is it will be well over a year between when the sample (completed) games were shown and sales were opened and when the expansion is even considered being available.

You're not connecting all the pieces. The next game won't require as much software to be created as CGC did because as you mentioned, the created a whole new platform. So there is less work to do for the next one vs what they just did. And don't you remember when they included people like Ferret on one of their slides awhile back? And the hardware design for the next game can be on a different timeline then the software.

It really is just a question of if this extra chunk of work is going to come at the expense of 'the next' thing.. and if these long periods and extra project scope are going to stretch out what is already a hugge gap between CGC titles.

Sounds like the game is too easy for some folks? Is it much easier to get High Noon than Rule the Universe on AFM?

Great question

My first issues after playing it for four months and this hopefully is easy but the game sure acts weird and gives out mega scores.

On first plunge often the marksman is completed no matter the skill shot, playing the game random modes complete. Sometimes being in the pop bumpers it will just keep on racking up combos, over and over. Switch tests the only thing maybe odd it is shows Right loop bottom 3-7 and left loop bottom 5-6 closed. Williams ID 36 and 37 (sure would be nice if the manual at least had a column for the new ID's).

Should these switches be closed normally? Is there any common thing to both of them? Have not even looked yet further than the test menu as I had to run out, and am now making the post.

Please help with any thoughts or ideas. Thanks

Not sure if it can have anything to do with it, but the audio system was just completed in the game room and it does have some decent bass. The two seemed connected but it could be just dumb luck.

For me AFM is easier, I do not have an AFM at home, but I get 20+B here and there and rule the universe on location, compared to my CCr at home that is setup harder (out lanes open etc) and I have only gotten thru it once with many more games.

You have one or more leaf switches that need to be adjusted so the are open when no ball on switch, closed when ball activates switch

Yes.

Go into switch test, bang on playfield. Any leaf blade switch triggering make less sensitive. Any sensor triggering, try reseating it's connector.

LTG : )

Not trying to be rude, but I do not think you are correct. Just checked the manual and in switch test everything is as it should be on page 3-4. Including the ones I had in question originally. The are NC.

EDIT:
Thanks as I now realize you could be right if in gameplay so i'll test it shaking it.

I'll go beat it up some when I get home. Hopefully a status shifts if I crank the stereo or hit it.

Many times a solenoid firing will set off the leaf switch If you hit the flipper button in the switch test you will see of course the flipper switch and EOS switch but check to see if some other switch is registering.

I’m a pretty decent player, (I’ve won a couple state titles)
Right now my high sits at 328 million, 64 bad guys mowed down, and 62 beers

I’m getting a lot of left and right drains, and a gunfight can mean almost certain death by any of the three drains. However, there’s a lot of extra balls to be had, and I welcome each one.
So it’s not very hard to get to high noon, with the hardest part being you need to get a motherlode jackpot in multiball.
For me it doesn’t matter, I love the shots and flow, and seeing how much jackpot I can rack up in bionic Bart mode, or how many bad guys I can shoot.
I’ve spent extensive time and owned both AFM and MM, which are great games in their own right, but there’s something (or many things for that matter) about CC that I prefer over both of those games.

It’s a very addicting game that is super well executed, there’s a lot here to keep you playing and it doesn’t seem to stale or feel too repetitive because of the variety.

If it's easier it's because completing the Barts is dramatically easier than castles and saucers. The number is lower and they are not nearly as dangerous being offset as opposed to center playfield. That said the bad guys on here can kill you anywhere anytime and I feel that evens it out, or gets it ballpark atleast.

There’s a reason this game sold for $15k and up even a decade ago.

I can watch pinball videos like this all day. Beautiful pins and thanks for takin* the time to post this video. Bravo Sir…..Bravo!

I’m in the mood for a western movie. Anyone have a favorite film to recommend?

On the lighter side: Silverado

Very lighter side: Blazing Saddles

What a joke... never been in software dev? My last project where I was the architect was developed across 3 continents, 7 time zones, and is booking 7 figures A MONTH in recurring revenue. How about you? Careful where you stick your neck out.

There're still building game code using a high level language and they better have established a framework for their games. If they haven't... they're idiots and maybe why their value-add feature is taking as long as others use to develop an entire game.

'first true DRM code project for pinball'?? You think adding DRM to the product (where they already control the hardware) now makes this into some moon mission? If the feature were going to take them an extra year just to add DRM to the project, they'd probably should have just gone back to their PIC chip like they used last time.

Fact still remains... year+ of development for an 'expansion' feature.

Ok, so I kinda cheated the install so I could see and stare what he looks like installed….

What do you all think? He has movement, randomly seems to move his arms into different poses then goes back to the pointing guns position.

Cannot wait to have the time and install him the right way.

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pretty awesome. Do you have any option to add sound too to match with your movement?

Well Just an update to my game seeming to go haywire. Bashing it and turning up the tunes (4 *15inch subs) did not cause anything odd in the switch test or sensors, I got the tilt bob and ball trough as they shook out of place. I flipped up the the playfield and gave things a once over, the only thing i noticed slightly was the maybe 5pin? connector on the board with the blue lights for marksman was not seated perfect. Put it on correctly and tested all is back to normal. No idea if that is just a lighting board or has a sensor, or if some other cable got moved enough to fix it, but it has played fine now since.

I’d have to ask ask the person who made it for me…. I’d also like the lights tied into one of the flashers. Would be a nice touch

Can one of you two be the bigger man and just let it go. Killing the vibe of... well... everything... Damn it guys lets just enjoy pinball.

That's what I like to hear man. Thank you.

On another note. The sling below the two pop bumpers I have a false hit every now and then... well more often sometimes than others. I do have a shaker motor and I have been playing a lot lol. I feel like the plunger might be sticking or the pivot point might be binding a little. I can lift the playfield and actuate the sling by hand a few times button everything back up and it plays flawlessly for a while. Then back to the occasional sling activation.

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A slap down mode would be cool for CCr, lol

These guys crack me up