I really dig that game more and more, I end up only playing Dialed In at my location that has 50+ pinballs.

The one thing I still don’t get is the “upper” playfield, the transparent piece on top of the pop bumbers. There’s a hole in the middle but I dont see any opto or through and going in it doesnt seem to do anything.

Same ! I put my TSPP for sell to buy a GnR, then I saw a bunch of gameplay videos, got scared by the permanent multiballs and went to buy a DILE. I'll go get it in a couple weeks and I can't wait !

It took me a while to realize how fantastic DI is, I didn't like it much at first, then I got one game where it all came together and I saw that the game flows like no other. It doesn't reward instantly like other JJP games, it's a game of sequences IMO if you get it right you get the score and the real fun the game can provide.

I got hooked up to it ever since.

I'm 2 weeks away from getting mine, and I can't sleep already !

I'm a JJP fan, what GnR did was to make me look into getting a Dialed In

Same ! I'm joining the club this Saturday, and I can't wait !

I've just finished setting up this beauty today ! Time to play !

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20 games later I had to take a break, but surprisingly my wife is still going at it. She probably played 5 games of WOZ in 2 years, if that's not a sign it's a great game I'll be damned !

I have a simple rule question but I can't figure it.

I don't get how to light the lock, I read you have to shoot both ramps which I keep doing but it doesn't light the lock.

Am I missing something ?

Ok I get it now. Is it always a 2 ball multiball or does it go up with each round ?

I bought DI instead of Guns and Roses because I wasn't into the multiball frenzy but I wouldn't mind one once in a while !

Surprisingly I got my first 3 ball mb right after reading your answers !

At first I thought the 2 ball mb was a consolation prize for players who suck and I'm definitely one of those for now but I'm getting better at it !

There is definitely something special with DI, I had friend over last night, WOZ got played once while 10 people were waiting to play DI.

I must say playing WOZ felt slow and clunky for me too, but I won't draw conclusions as to letting it go too fast, it might just be a temporary attraction to the new toy.

My phone scoop sends the ball SDTM, 1 out of 10 times which is starting to be frustrating. I tried setting it up higher but the ball hits the rails, and lower the ball barely comes out
Is there a secret trick to avoid that ? My game looks decently levelled so I don't know what else to try.

My girl (don't know her name yet) is squeaky, I have some silicon lube where should I apply it ?

Oh interesting. My magnet works fine but it doesn't shoot the ball when I hit the subway doors, it holds the ball and sends it back down.
I figured it made sense since the ball bumps against the doors

I'm posting this again, as it got lost on the way. I need to put some lube on the lady that holds the diverter to the "upper playfield', where should I apply it ?

Thanks Lloyd, I'll give it a shot tonight.

The backhand shot is the easiest way to hit that phone scoop. The shot from the left often bounces back against it.

Yep that happens to me a lot, I often forgot to release the button when I do this shot
I should be used to it, WOZ has a very similar shot to this one

I can do it without a ball in play, but with a ball it takes some skills I don't have

I've never managed to hit that hole directly from the upper right flipper. My best success rate is by bouncing against the big bang target

Does the Big Bang give you anything more than a big score bonus ?

So basically, everytime you start a mode you can just hit the big bang targets repeatedly and complete all the modes ?

Wow that is quite a change in strategy

I do like the theme, it's light, fun, has some good moments and more than anything it serves the gameplay well.

Unlicensed pins are a rarity nowadays, and this one does a great job at it.

I will agree that the multiball score is frustrating, I play multiballs because it's my best shot at hitting the B randomly or the sim card shot. But after hearing Jackpot and Double jackpot twenty times and looking at the score it does feel low ball

So you will either nudge a zipper or the back pockets of a pair of pants ! Interesting !

I'm allergic to Wonka, I might have missed the point as there are a lot of folks like it but to me all there is to shoot is on the upper right part of the playfield, the gobstobber shot is on the left but I find it terribly unrewarding.

On the other hand I'm a big fan of DI, it flows endlessly and has so much to offer.

DI has a different flipper feel than other JJPs, my WOZ has far more brutal flippers who slap the ball. DI flippers feel more like the rest of the game, smooth as butter and aimed at being a part of the flow.

You might want to tilt the playfield a bit more. Mine was set where JJP recommends and the ball kept being stuck on the QED guy. I added half a bubble more and that's all it took

For the phone scoop try to lower the coil power a bit, I still can't get it to shoot the right flipper but at least it doesn't go stdm.

Same here, I very rarely see them spin but in test they work perfectly.

@aaltan What did you repair on them ?

Thank you ! That's a great source of info, I bookmarked it

I sold my TSPP the day JJP revealed GNR, I was in to buy one. I started watching a bunch of gameplay videos and realized the multiball madness wasn't for me so I bought a DI and I don't regret it one second.

I wouldn't be that pessimistic. Aside from the fact that I can still find motherboards and processors from the 90s, the one common fail point is the capacitors that are easy to replace.

Also a replacement mobo doesn't have to be the exact same one, as long as the chipset is equivalent it will run seamlessly on different brands/models

And last but not least you can also look into virtual machines.

Personally I would be more worried about proprietary boards than about generic pc electronics, one sells in confidential numbers, the others in dozens of millions.

I still can't find the proper setting for that phone scoop. It's either too strong and the ball goes stdm, or weaker and It's anywhere between hitting the ramp or bouncing on the playgirls, these 2 cases worry me about damaging the playgirls so I leave it higher but lose too many balls.

It's annoying that's for sure, I'll take any idea on how to fix that

I need to adjust a switch on the left bumper, he fires by himself. Is there a tutorial to do that properly ? I don't know if I need to bend the front leaf or the back one, how far to bend it and where.

Any help appreciated.

Thank you !

I'm curious, why do you need to replace that glass ? Did a ball hit it ? Is it just plain dirty through time ? Cleaning that thing is not in my maintenance schedule, but I'm wondering if I should add it.

It popped up on my Instagram feed, I got one right away. I got 15$ shipping added which doubled the price but I'm still happy to finally get one

It was the last game I was attracted to from a distance. After playing it a couple time I bought one, it's bolted in my house, pinball doesn't get better than that

You can still side load the apk file, it's one these bonus freedom android allows.

Just Google jerseryjack.apk

They sometimes comes with malware so if you have an old device it's better to install it threw then check your phone activity to make sure nothing wrong is going on. Other option is to use a malware scan, there's a bunch.

That's one of the reasons they removed the app, connecting through bluetooth is very random. It doesn't work at all on my Pixel 4, but I took an old Samsung phone and it connects perfectly.

There was a big change in bluetooth protocol support 3 or so years ago, and a lot of apps stopped working then. I would advise to find an older phone running an older version of Android, it's your best shot.

Also check that the BT dongle is plugged in, more troubleshoot infos on this thread
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/dialed-in-smartphone-app-connection-solution

There is no graphic card, it runs on the built in graphic chipset

I want to remove the cliffy on the phone scoop and replace it with mylar. It's bent on the side and make it hard to shoot.

Is there a tutorial somewhere to remove the cliffy ? Do I just pull on it or is it more subtle ?

As a long time video game player I couldnt agree more with you. Everyone is bitching old games are too hard instead of blaming their own lack of skills killed by a decade of no game over video games the norm since gaming is a multi billion dollar industry.

Having to trade the Dialed In app for Scorbit is a real bummer to me. Obviously I really want to get Scorbit on all my games, the whole thing is super compelling, but I also like playing pinball with my phone, the kids also love it, they almost only play with the phone actually, must be a generational thing.

I'm pretty sure JJP got drowned into service tickets for the bluetooth connexion, it's random between devices, often breaks between different Android version and frequently gets lost with the phone maker firmware (Samsung typically) that sits on top of the Android base, but when it works, it's a one of a kind feature, never seen before and never seen after, almost a piece of pinball history on its own.

Giving up on that, kinda sucks actually.

Maybe the extension cable doesn't have power wired.

They removed the app from the store a while ago, I think they gave up them and made it just a bit more official

I agree it would be great to roll the light on BOB, hitting the first B is totally random.

It depends on the mode, if you look at the screen it will tell you when the ball is supposed to pass through, to be launched up or to be sent back down.
For exemple when the screen shows a spinner it passes through, when you see the train doors it sends the ball back down, when it's a rocket it will hold the ball and fire it up.

The above is correct for the timer, the higher will hold the ball and launch it up or block it, the lower will pass through. What you need to do when you adjust is to find the setting where the ball is held and sent up. When sent up it should at least go high enough to get in the scoop, but mine sends it all the way to the upper lane, sometimes down to the bumpers, and sometimes all the way to the upper right flipper.

My theater magnet doesn't send back the ball sdtm, the one that does that to me all the time is the phone !

I bought a power regulator, an APC line 1200-R it cost around 100$. My pinball is overall much more consistent but the most visible improvement is that my phone scoop doesn't throw the ball STDM anymore.
I'm happy

I want to do that on mine. Can you point me to the mylar you use ? I'm looking on Amazon but can't figure which one is adhesive and transparent.

I need help before I lose my mind. In trying to remove this pole on the right of the phone scoop to remove the cliffy. I took out the nut under but that pole isn't moving an inch, and I swear I checked 10 times that I removed the right nut.
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Nevermind, I got it out. This was my first time using a hammer under a playfield

50 games later with the cliffy off the phone scoop. Probably the best thing I've done on Dialed In, it's still a hard shot to make but the ball doesn't bounce back when it goes in anymore..

I was prepared to put some mylar but there was already some mylar under the cliffy.

It would have taken me 10 minutes if I didn't spend an hour trying to remove the right pole, then 30mn to buy a mallet at the hardware store.

I used this video and it helped me a lot.
https://pinballsupernova.wordpress.com/2017/09/17/cliffys-pinball-protectors-full-install-on-jersey-jacks-dialed-in/

I don't know if I'm on the good side, I'm very happy when I pass 1 million, my top score is 1,8 million.
A sidenote : Despite going at it for more than 20 years, I desperately suck at pinball, so take my good score with a grain of salt.

I've just noticed another positive effect of removing the cliffy on the phone scoop. The balls no longer go STDM when the phone shoots them back. I've put back the coil setting to its default, the game plays super nice and smooth now

I guess I'm gonna remove the sim card cliffy this weekend.

Your best shot is to play with the theater magnet setting. Mine is around -130 but from what I've seen everyone has a different setting.

In test mode you should see the ball stop on the magnet then be thrown up with enough power to go all the way to the upper right flipper.

In game you will know you have the right setting if the magnet does what the screen shows. Passthrough if you see a spinner, Stop and up with the volcano, send back with the drop target.

I had some STDM issues with the phone scoop but never ever with the Theater.

You can download the app still but not on the play store

It was under JJP full name
https://m.apkpure.com/jersey-jack-pinball/com.jjp.jjpapp

I don't remember having to turn on anything in settings, what version is your pinball on ?

Don't shoot the big bang before you start a disaster, then you can hit it and it counts as mode completed

What's the phone screen cue ? I didn't know you could skip multiball. And if you skip how do you get multiball after that ?

I had tons of rejects from the cliffys, it made playing the game painful, so I removed it and put some mylar instead. The playfield is protected and my shots go straight in the phone.

I had the naive idea that I could pile up the sim cards and collect them all with one shot in the dreaded sim card hole.
And of course it failed, you still need to get them one at a time.

Left lane diverter, goes up when a BOB shot is ready after hitting the BOB targets. The big arrow in front of the outlane is lit when diverter is up.

The Sim card shot, removing the cliffy makes the shot way more doable, pretty much the same as the phone scoop, get rid of the cliffy, replace with mylar. Mine had mylar under the cliffy already.

So JJP did remove the app from the app stores, and I also think they removed the code from the firmware in one of their later updates, seems they have no plan on bringing these features back.

They are a gimmick, but I do like to show them off once in a while, I still find it super fun and unique. The one thing that really changes the gameplay is that you can hit the big bang button on the app anytime you want instead of having to hit the target which makes it easier to complete a mode.

Now if you want to play with it, you can download the APK file, it's all over the Internet and side load it on the Android device, but you also need to check the firmware version your game is on, and avoid updating it, so you have the build that still have the code for this feature.

Accessibility is a good point that they've probably didn't thing about
It is spotty to setup, I think they removed it because they got tired of getting support calls to figure how to connect. And they had these problems because they didn't implement Bluetooth support properly, so it was failing on some devices, working on others etc.

Brand value is expensive, managing spare parts is expensive and being present worldwide is expensive.

JJP has no responsibility to make spare parts available locally they can decide to do it if they want but they don't have to.

Truth is they already have enough supply difficulties for the US market with spare parts that I don't see them starting to build an international network. It might bite them at some points and might drive them to invest more but it's far fetched.

I got mine bent from the previous owner, I was tempted to bend them back up because I thought it looked weird. But now I know why, thank you !

If you want LTG support back, you'll have to write JJP and tell them he was their best and most responsive service resource.
#bringltgback

Me ! And the phone cliffy too. Both had mylar under. The biggest improvement was on the phone cliffy but the SIM card one gave me a much better hit rate.

I still can't hit it straight from the top right flipper, but it does go in more often.

The only code update I would ask for is to switch BOB targets, I never shoot the first B, I get it randomly when the ball decides to bounce on it.