Stern anti reflective glass is only coated on the top. I think only PDI has multiple coatings.

Thinking of joining the club. Love Elvira and my Scared Stiff pin.

Quick question: I haven't watched any game streams since early on (early code). One thing I felt was missing were more call outs from Elvira (I love all the double entendre in the Sacred Stiff call outs). Is there more of this in newer code?

Thanks!

Its quickly becoming the best audio package on any pin to date. imo.

I do think it has some of the best callouts in pinball. However, its not as dirty as I'd like. There is a little bit of naughtiness in it. "These guys are really stiff... Hey, I'm talking about their acting!!!!"

So... it is there. Just not as much as I was hoping. But, really the callouts are very good and varied. I do hope there are still a few more that haven't been implemented yet.

And I"m still hoping for a match video of unpleasant dreams.

There probably are - the last update (or 2 maybe) added additional callouts which had not been used before. Not sure if there is accompanying video

There are at least 5 times the amount of call outs so far on HOH than scared stiff. I had scared stiff and it only lasted a couple of months because it was so shallow by rules and there was just not nearly enough call outs. Not to mention they've got a ways to go with the ruleset so there will be plenty more call-outs

No doubt.

And some of the callouts that I hated. I've learned to love and actually realize that there are some stinkers in teh callouts for scared stiff too. Sometimes we think back and remember more fondly the past. I love scared stiff.... I would like to buy one. But, at 7k.... Ouch...

I use to hate teh PHEW! ball save callout. I think there is two of them. I think there is a callout where she just says phew and then another where its phew that was close.
And I just thought it was a bad reading, or maybe a stupid idea for a callout. Until one day I drained the ball during ball save time, and both me and Elivra said PHEW! at the same time. And then I was like... Okay... Its a good callout.

And really there are a lot of fun ones. Night of the living dead mode has some of my favorite ones. Love the yeah, yeah, let me stand next to your fire!
Just a whole lot of personality in this game. And its getting better and better as it goes on.

And one thing I think that cannot be stressed enough. The callouts have energy, but they don't resort to just screaming and shouting like how a lot of pinball callouts can be. Nothing wrong with screaming and shouting. Some of the best all time callouts have been shout outs! But, not a lot of shouting in this pin.

Elvira needs your votes : https://www.facebook.com/sternpinball/posts/10158550073569244?__tn__=-R

I own both.

I didn’t expect it to win this battle despite the fact that it IS the better game.

Too many people panned it on the early code, including myself. .93 REALLY brought this game alive!

Better game sure... Even I agree to that. But, not the better game for me. Elvira is the better game for me. Better theme, better art package and callouts. Just more fun for me and my home.

the blood drip plastics take Elvira to a whole new level. thx MrCleanHead

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It has been great being in quarantine with Elvira.
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Is there a good solution to repair this or stop it from getting worse?

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Patch it with quikwood, clear over it and put a cliffy on top. I think Stern will prob just send you a clear repair kit which depending how deep the damage is may or may not get you right.

I turned down the trough power to about 160 that seemed to help with stopping the damage so far.

I just added a cliffy set to my game the other day to prevent damage. Was kind of a pain to install, actually, numerous screws and nuts to remove.

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Great tips! Thanks! I feel like I've probably had a handful of first time owner questions that have likely been answered a hundred times somewhere on this forum, and so far everyone has been super helpful!

Yeah, lower the default trough eject power and get Cliffys. I always lay down some mylar as well. Cliffys are a must with any game, IMO.

Best mod ever. All the games he's saving...

Put down the money. Mine comes in August. Sold pirates to get this and a NGG. really love NGG actually! Elvira May even be better (none available for me to try out). Looking forward to it.

What is NGG?

No Good Gofers

Wrong thread to talk about it, but I’m finding it a very pleasant filler until EHOH arrives.

NGG is a very underrated game. Too bad the code was never finished. A fast, fun (and funny) game.

It would be nice when somebody could do unofficial upgrades for NGG, like applejuice did for RFM, IJ4, WW and many others

The code is 'finished' in that all the features are there, it's just buggy as fuck. Fun for home play but wouldn't use in competition.

So... who's excited for this weeks' code update?

(Wanted to get back to EHoH. )

Me, of course!

I am! Still so many things to be added!

There certainly is!

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I bet he's saving that for 1.0!

Still really curious Wtf that is.

Also.. no final Wizard mode yet

Or super head shot, or trunk items! So much good stuff still to go!

Still no "eeaagh" haunt and he is so prominent on the backglass, same as the two headed guy.

Just saw the "EEAAGH" movie this weekend on the shout factory "MST3K live channel" via Roku. Pretty ridiculous movie, but great MST3K episode, highly reommended. Will be interesting to see what aspects of the movie Lyman picks for that haunt.

I know we'll never see an official MST3K pin, but Elvira is pretty much the same thing with boobs.

The two headed guy is the Manster.

But, there is still so much to be coded. It'll all be there in the game. And it will be glorious!

Has anyone changed the lights in the house to match the colors the inserts light up for that mode? For instance, the window for "The Brain That Wouldn't Die" would light up pink or "Manster" window would light up teal. I'm just wondering how much effort that would be or if it's something that's possible.

Anyone have that Stern Elvira shooter rod on their game? Curious how it actually looks mounted to the game. Standalone it sure doesn't seem to mesh... but I have been surprised before

Has anyone had a leaper bracket fail yet? One on my game failed last night where most of the crimped end was missing. I didn't have anything suitable to replace the hinge pin so I re-used the existing pin and hammered what was left of the bad end flat. It should hold until I can get a replacement.

I also recommend a lock washer on the top screw that secures the bracket in place.

Rob

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yes. that same one failed on my game the first time I played it, but I was able to get the pin back in and it has since held. I think there was someone else in this thread who also reported they had the same one fail.

Impossible? Probably not. They are not bulbs, however. They are circuit boards with SMDs similar to the ones that illuminate the house.

Easiest play would be to use colored gels like has been done with IMDN etc. This is a great idea. Who did that one with the 3d printed brackets, @vireland?

Does the haunts appear in the same window every time or do they move around?

Each window has an associated haunt unless I'm mistaken, which I could be. It was def that way on older code at least. I keep telling myself to remember which is which and it immediately leaves my brain. Would have to make some choices like what color for the center (party multiball: red?) And the right window (unlocked modes. Could go red / green for santa etc).

Yeah, I can do that. The hardest part is getting the colors chosen. I'm also not sure what the mounting situation is inside the house facade. I'll look into it...

same window, and you can change the active one with the flipper button

Not the bracket, but I did have a leaper fly off a bunch of times - finally had to epoxy the rod to his butt

I think they said there were 18 movies they had access to. So wouldnt you have multiple haunts (and thus multiple colors) per window?

I dont own the game (but it's on my short list) so I'm just going on memory from playing it at Expo last year.