It's not software related. It's a loose connection. I can't tell you which one, but this happens to my machine from time to time. Lift the playfield and press each connector to make sure they are all seated well. Visual inspection is not enough. When this happens to mine, all of the connections look good to the eye. Once you finish, the game should be fine.

I'll second that opinion - I've had a couple of issue on mine where the LEDs were randomly lighting - at one point I thought I had a 5x multiplier going with no idea how I had made it happen (turns out I hadn't). Also the top lane rollover lights used to randomly blink and switch.

Reseating the connectors fixed it all up.

Working on my Disco moves!

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If you lights are off by one you might have a connector plugged in one off. In that case light #3 might activate light #4 in switch test until you get to the end prong which will be not connected to anything (nothing will light)

Thank you folks… I’ll get back under the playfield and reseat the boards.

That’s what I wound up doing. The possibility that the scores were tainted would always be in the back of my mind.

I’ll admit it’s kinda frustrating since that GC score remains the furthest I’ve progressed in the game. Mechsuit with 3 snikt shots for a 4x playfield multiplier, sauron multiball complete along with two sauron team battles. It’s gonna be a while until I get there again, lol.

I hear that. I put up my best game months ago and cracked 2 bil. I feel I am better at the game now but just haven't been able to string it together to get to the wizard modes. Mind you I have also been dabbling with different strats that aren't focused around progressing the Battles and Quests so much so I should go back to that for a while.

Jeez, I haven't even cracked a billion yet! Came close once but still haven't done it. Haven't made it to any of the Mr. Sinister modes or Krakamegasuarus either. I stink at pinball

If you want to progress, then you can safely ignore everything except defeating the three main battles. Get your teamups working on whichever battles are toughest for you. Sabretooth- Shoot the orbits a few times and he is done. Juggernaut can be beat the same way, just hit the dead/pool targets first to light the shots in red. Mystique shoot the center spinner then hit the now lit white shots and she gets beat. Getting wolverine can be particularly helpful here. You can use lil deadpool multiball to assist with the safety of the second ball bouncing around to hit some shots as well.

Once you get to the quests, those can both be beat pretty quickly if you are going for progression vs points.

I'm good at the first battles. Often I can take out all 3 on my first ball. Then I seem to just start sucking after that. If I'm lucky I can beat 1 or maybe 2 of the sauron team ups but I always seem to crumble under the pressure.

When you complete the 4 top rollovers shouldn't the 2x between the flippers light? I'm getting the points but no light.

The multiplier inserts by the flippers are for playfield multipliers. Those come from snikt shots, weapons, etc. The top rollover lanes increase bonus x which is only displayed on the lcd.

Rollovers increase your end of ball bonus multiplier. The one between the flippers is a playfield multiplier (ie: all shots are 2x scoring while lit)

Thanks Dude and Smack

Wasn't that a 70's TV show?

If you want to get to MegaKrak don't keep playing battles. Once you finish the first round of battles, play the quests. That qualifies MegaKrak. Trying to finish all six of the battles to get to Mr. Sinister: Clone first is harder...IMO.

That is usually my preferred way in, but sometimes I want see Clone, so I go in that way.

Just put a deposit down on a DP Premium, super bloody excited. I've been wanting one forever, but there rarely on the 2nd hand market.

What are the must have mods? The LE came with the great art blades, I can't seem to find any decent aftermarket art blades. Do most folk go mirror blades?

PinWoofer and PDI glass are the top general mods IMO. They make any game sound and look better.

Also, install washers under a few of the ball guides to prevent them from scrapping off the clear and art.

pinwoofer is a really nice addition. Have it on mine and its sweet

100% this. I think the new run of Prems (hopefully the next Pros too) have an adjusted Katana ramp ball guide to help prevent this but I would still put washers down as you'll see some of your clear come up as dust over time under the middle part of that guide.

I would also recommend washers under the left ramp. If that is secured too tightly it can chip the clear and paint at worst and again lift your clear along the metal edges over time.

Wolverine ball guide can also use some washers. The Katana ball guide is the most important one though.

As for cosmetics Mezel Mod has a Katana handle that looks braided which can be a nice touch. And for art blades Tilt Graphics has a decent set and there is also the Stern set, but I agree the LE ones look really nice. Oh and lube your spinners, you'll thank me later

damn this start button is killer in person. rocket city pinball did a amazing job on this. need one for elvira hoh and The Mandalorian premium

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I use PDI on all my pins. Easily the best mod.

What about mirror blades vs art blades on DP?

Your pics make this look so much better than their product images. It’s gorgeous.

They should be paying you commission, just purchased based on those pics! Can’t wait.

On the topic of blades, I got the red sterns and love them, but I did change out the red leds with the comet kit. Afraid it would be way too red otherwise.

Ha ha, I did the same thing!

Definitely helps that his are on the actual game instead of on my Game of Thrones! I'll be updating my site and shop with these as soon as I have a chance. Thank you to all, I appreciate it!

Is that the standard red or metallic?

That's the standard. IMO that's the better of the two options for this button. I started with metallic thinking it'd be better, but the standard solid red really works well for this design, more comic-booky.

Yipppeede! One of the players at my Sunday comps owns a powdercoating business. So deadpool is getting the treatment. No hinges or coin door, purple trim coming for the backbox, but may use black too.

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Good friend to have right there! Don’t piss that friend off.

Yeah, there's a business growth opportunity for him here and i'm happy to help him design a website and cards etc as well as let others know about it.

The colour has deepened overnight by the looks to where i thought it should be. I'm officially excited.

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When are you going to put them on? Those look great, I can't wait to see it on your machine.

Kevin's a couple hours south of me. He comes for comp on Sundays now and then, so I'll get them next time he's here.

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He may make an extra effort as i have a liter bottle of my homemade bourbon here for him that has been barrel aged for more than 10 years.

Said he's redoing the lockdown bar as he noticed a minor imperfection.

For those like me who refuse to pay $200 for a Stern Deadpool banner...Amazon has $17 DP beach towels...make an okay wall hanging or even a dust cover.

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That’s a cool looking towel

Just an FYI, You can get the banners from Zach meny for like 135 shipped. Still not cheap but better than the guy trying to sell them on here

Cool! I use beach towels as covers all the time!

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I got my DP fleece blanket too.

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I had an amazing opportunity to interview George Gomez and Tanio Klyce earlier this week. The goal was to break down how they designed Deadpool from start to finish. It was a fantastic conversation and George dropped some really big news at the end. Feel free to check it out!

Just Another Pinball Podcast Ep 30: Deadpool Breakdown w/George Gomez & Tanio Klyce
Host: Joel Engelberth
Special Guests: Stern Pinball Chief Creative Officer, George Gomez, and Stern Pinball Senior Programmer, Tanio Klyce
Deadpool pinball from start to finish and everything in-between!
email: [email protected]
stream: twitch.tv/justanotherpinballstream
website: thepinball.network
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-intz7-107977f

What a tease! Alright...got it downloaded and ready to listen on the way home!

1:14ish if you can't wait... but obviously I'd suggest giving the entire thing a listen!

Whoa! Thank you for the point to go to! That was pretty cool news.

Awesome @joelbob, I too have a TMNT (we've chatted on ya stream) but yes the ability to choose challenges etc is awesome. I've my name down for a DP due next Feb22. Too far but the excitment is worth it, even more now! Great work on the interview.

Nice interview! It was cool to hear a bit more in depth on the game itself. Many podcasts/interviews tend to focus on collective work/career timelines, so it was cool to get their takes on some of the more minute details on a specific game.

For those that haven't listened, George alludes to a "challenge" type mode possibly coming to Deadpool and maybe some other games. September time frame is also mentioned. It sounds like a similar deal to what JP, AIQ, TMNT, and Mando have with the mode being accessible from holding the flipper buttons (just like the DJ Mixer).

It happened. Deadpool has become my favorite game. It's been in my game room a couple of months, and I liked it from the start. However now it is elevated to being called my favorite game I currently own. That isn't a huge honor, lots of games have held that title over the years. And as everybody knows, it isn't permanent. AIQ made a decent effort at knocking it out of there, but failed. DP has that special something that just makes me want to play it. If I only have time to play a game or two, DP is the game I turn on now.

Great interview Joel. That was a fun and informative listen. Super cool to hear them break down many of the shots and how they evolved. Sounds like they had a lot of fun developing this title with a lot of leeway from Marvel to experiment.

Question for those here. How many people lube the katana ball guide as George was suggesting? He was mentioning WD-40 on a paper towel and wiping the guide down. First time I've heard that.

Excellent interview that I really enjoyed! George Gomez is a legend and Deadpool is finally getting the recognition it deserves as an all-around excellent game!