You could always stick a 25lb plate inside the cabinet to give it that heavier feel.

Is there going to be an option added to turn off the back box lighting for strobe multi-ball? That would be a nice easy feature to add.

I'm in early on this, so hopefully I'm in the first wave before they go back to MMR. I need me some AFM!

Thanks for the update Doug. Since your here, I'm going to ask a question from earlier. Is there any plan to add an option for dimming or shutting off the backbox lights during strobe mutliball (sort of like the blackout mod)? This would be a nice feature to add as a simple software enhancement.

This is a nice surprise. I was thinking I was going to have to purchase one since I wasn't content with the plain black, now that issue is resolved. I'm hoping this will be first game that I will not have to add any mods to.

Awesome! Thanks!!

Hey is that the backboard art that's going on them? Can you get a clearer picture?

It looks great! I think CGC nailed it overall.

At this point the only thing I'd be tempted to add is possibly the 3d translite.

That's early. Its hard to understand how you ended up 2/3 down the list, enough to miss the first 500 batch.

Yah I hope I get mine in the first batch. I hate long waits. 6-12 months of waiting gives me too much time to change my mind.

To make everyone happy - impossible

There will always be something to nitpick.

You can change them. You'll just need to do a bit of soldering. It'll likely void the warranty though.

I wonder if you could use LED filters to cool the warm color?

I have a feeling you're going to sell a bunch of these.

Exactly. I'm hoping this is just a one-off issue and not a sign of ineptitude.

He bounces up and down similar to the playfield versions.

Doug,
First I would like to say thank you for setting the bar in responding to questions and concerns. I wish other manufactures would follow your lead here.

As to the strobe issue. I believe the hopeful expectation for most of us is something similar to this. At 4:13

However, I do realize that Bigd likely has his upgraded from the original and it is awesome. **Correction-His is an original.** The AFMR video out there shows just a dark playfield with a very timid blinking light in the back.
Look at 14:07

I think expectations for one of the most applauded features in pinball were a bit greater than what we see in the AFMR video. If it could be a little more strobe lighting and a little less plain dark playfield, most will be pacified.

Thanks for pointing out that yours is still original. I wonder if simply tilting the board face forward slightly would make a difference? That would at least push the flashing effect a bit further across the playfield.

Done

Can anyone else with a new SE confirm this issue or is this a one off?

The reason its better to not to be in the first shipments.
As long as they fix it before they ship mine out...

Thanks for the update as always.
Feel free to take your time getting mine if it means getting it perfect. I'm a little concerned as others are regarding the cabinet splitting issues that have surfaced over the past few days. I'm sure you are working on this now with the open tickets, but was surprised there was no mention in the update. I would rather it be corrected in the factory then at my home.

Yes indeed. So did this bit of news.

You should have picked up an LE man, its not like they are sold out.

I agree though. The mini saucers are badass and the main thing that pulled me into the purchase of an LE.

I'll bet you could've sold that topper for a couple hundred without too many problems, but still, you would have been in for $500 for the mini saucer light effects. Kinda mucho

Wow! Thats great to hear. I don't think we have anything to worry about. Really looking forward to my LE.

If they had that as a option, that's what I would have went with. I agree that the black is too Stern Pro/Prem to me. I already have several games with black, so I went green to have it stand out. I think the green looks much better then I originally gave it credit for.

Here's where I stand on this. I really don't mind them selling LE features for premium\SE games as add-ons, the problem I have is when this is done after orders and payments have been taken for LEs. This all needs to be communicated in the very beginning, so that everyone has a chance to make the best decision possible on what model they would like based on what's offered. Otherwise I would likely refrain from purchasing the LE in the future with the assumption that I could "ala carte" the SE later with LE features and save a few bucks. I also purchased the LE specifically for the mini saucer lights. The other parts of the LE was simply icing for me personally.

Obviously - CGC has made no mention to doing this, so is all just discussion at this point.

Its always a little unnerving when a company (or person) goes dark on you after they have all your cash. I would be finding a new distro to use for future purchases. Life is too short to deal with that sort of BS.

Very nice. I'm hoping I can get a call like that.

That's packing done right. They shouldn't get any back for being damaged in transit. Its probably a good idea to keep the box in case you sell someday and have to ship it to another collector.

That black does look nice. I'm hoping green looks that good.

I've been waiting for the cool whites to be in stock in qty 35. Ordered!

I just ran into my first major issue with CGC and its a big one. There's still no tracking number in my inbox! An empty spot in the gameroom and no AFMLE sitting there.

Those games look great together. Congrats!

Sounds like the classic version would be the one for you to get. You still get brand new everything, but without all the upgrades.

Very true. I was assuming that he was particularly interested in the remake or he would have already picked up an original by now.

After a full week of ownership, I can say the game is sweet! I'm not sure what other remakes I would buy, since I didn't plan on buying this one. It's really going to depend on what CGC does to improve it like they did with AFMR LE.

That what mine does.

Here you go. As you can see, my lights rotate smoothly changing colors between red, green, and blue. The one in the above video appears to get stuck on a few lights at times instead of a smooth rotation. I think there is something wrong with the LED board on that one.