This topic is specifically for owners to share unboxing photos, pictures, impressions, strategies, tech help, etc. Let's keep this topic positive!

Please PM me if you think there is a key post that I should include below.

Great synopsis of current NIB items to check - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-3-the-official-thread/page/77#post-5293811

General pre-release/non-owner discussion is located here - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-3-the-official-thread

Ramp washer install - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/24#post-5343108

Skill Shot Ball Guide Replacement instructions - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/40#post-5463003

Playfield protector install - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/25#post-5353301

List of haunts and their location within the house - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/2#post-5252173

Custom apron cards (different thread) - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/custom-apron-cards-printable-versions-only/page/15#post-5412180

Fix for house not locking the ball at the start of a mode -
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/48#post-5512477

Left orbit guide, left ramp, and VUK fix video - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/122#post-5993265

Updated VUK fix how-to - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/82#post-5752968

Right orbit RGB insert mod to more visible location - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/120#post-5989196

DIY 3D printed Deadhead Crypt with lit skull eyes - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/123#post-5998017

VUK fix that ultimately worked for OP - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/156#post-6223813

Instructions for above VUK fix - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/156#post-6225405

Fix for turret being off-center when stopping - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/210#post-6722172

How to remove the house
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/222#post-6928061

Known LE numbers and owners:
2 T7 297329
11 cjmjmm2006 297338
17 Da_Topper 297344
29 Leaffan67 297356
33 OilRat 297360
36 legui 297363
39 Vreuls
40 gawcol
41 Chetrico
47 lasermel
48 CyberNinja24
69 Mar
75 pingod
79 Robertstone0407
82 swydooghe
92 MrCleanHead
95 Blakester
98 turbo2nr
100 Peanuts E297427
103 DefDumBlindKid 297430
104 EEHemi 297431
105 Blackzarak 297432
106 FtrMech 297433
110 Mad_Dog_Coin_Op 297437
113 rvdv 297440
114 CVeRiTy 297441
130 wvpinball 297457
133 Reality_Studio 297460
135 stf_dnx 297462
151 Macca101010
155 pinballaddicted
158 Multiball33 297485
160 mnpinball
164 jmatlack
166 whitey 297493
176 Pinballer31520
177 Dnis
180 pozzest01
182 littlecammi
183 moonduckie78 297510
190 kingpin24 297517
198 RobertWinter 297525
199 blimpey 297526
202 doghouse 297529
206 GAP66 297533
208 cooked71
209 DougAUS11
211 John1210
219 Crumbalimb
220 krustykramer
229 SKWilson 10/07/19 297556
262 SuperPinball
263 Indusguys
265 dnaman
266 xizor
267 Philz
292 BigT
299 Ambido
304 frankenpin
306 etsaia 297633
314 calprog
315 Magicchiz
318 Indypin 297645
328 Sethman 10/22/19 297655
335 jfh 11/1/19 297662
338 DerezzedKnight 297665
350 TUFLYF 297677
360 marspinball 10/10/19 297687
362 RebelGuitars 10/10/19 297689
365 Banker 297692
383 Rdoyle1978
390 Phillyaudio
392 Hayfarmer
396 pinmaniac 297723
397 arcademojo 297724
398 lockie 10/10/19 297725

Known SE Owners
1 renvhoek
11 PiperPinball
19 Kaiserstadt
25 hbagz
48 luch

Congrats to all the new owners!

So I have to ask... those of you that have the game in your possession, is there *any* blistering around the posts? I believe someone stated there was no artwork around the posts.

Would love some detailed pictures.

Initial code release 0.83. Did anyone notice it's 6.2 GB in size? That's enormous!

By comparison -
Munsters LE - 1.8 GB.
DP LE - 2.2 GB
B66 LE - 3.8 GB
SW LE - 4.0 GB

There is going to be TONS of content in EHOH!

Owners... Please post pictures!

They are supposed to hit the glass, that is by design. Scared Stiff is the same with its leapers. Dennis mentioned this in the original stream.

I'll be modifying the initial post in this thread with LE numbers that people have either posted publicly or have gleaned from pictures they have posted. If you're not currently listed and would like to be, just shoot me a PM and I'll add you to the list.

I'd also like to start tagging key posts in this thread that will have useful troubleshooting information for current and future owners, like the node error issue of booting up the game with the coin door open. You can nominate a post as a key post by hitting the tag icon on the lower left of the post. The Pinside editors will take it from there.

Deadheads were in both EATPM (Wake the Dead Heads left target bank) and Scared Stiff (upper rollovers).

Anyone else notice this modesty version of the backglass from the Expo presentation? Wonder if that's a decal or an alternate translite?
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Edit: Found out it was an alternate translite version...

I believe it was just a test. They *might* have decals available in the future to achieve the same effect.

V0.85.0 - Oct. 22, 2019
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- The starting house haunt was not being initialized/reset properly in
all cases. This has been corrected.
- Removed the adjustment for photo shoot. This adjustment will be reset
to NO after update.
- Improved ramp/diverter handling.
- Fixed background lamp effect for house haunts so the cellar lamp shows
correctly when the cellar is lit.
- Added moving super jackpot for Wild Women Multiball.
- Added a score countdown (hurry-up) for shooting ramp shots during
Trailer Trash. When Trailer Trash starts, the house ramp shot is worth
1/2 of the points scored during the last haunt. The first ramp shot
increases this value to 3/4 and starts counting the value down. The
second ramp shot increases this value to 100% and starts counting the
value down.
- Added some sounds to bonus.
- Reorganized priorities so Gargoyles Gone Wild is higher than Happy Hour
and Drive Me Crazy.
- Add additional adjustments to adjustment menu.
- Game over music was not being quieted after a period of time at the end
of a game. This has been corrected.
- Added and implemented virtual lock adjustments.
- Added and implemented game over unlock of garage balls locked and trunk
balls locked.

I would prefer to discover them while playing...

Playfield and gameplay is identical on all models.

I bought the LE based on the cabinet artwork alone. The powder coated rails, mirrored backglass, HD glass, shaker, upgraded audio system and inner side art made the decision a no brainer since those were things I'd add anyway.

Here's an interesting article with a rare peek inside The Witch's House / Spadena House in Beverly Hills. Dennis had mentioned that this was one of the initial inspirations for the game.

https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/exclusive-look-inside-witchs-house-beverly-hills/?fbclid=IwAR0dlFopl5vdEmPV-4yNuoSzyCU9kUoAyAyHlddySljzIDxPsIEks6dkLHI

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Any pictures?

If people want to start submitting their serial numbers and date of manufacture, I'll add them to the first post with their game numbers. That would prove/disprove any correlation.

Looks like they are not *built* in order but the LE number *does* correspond to the serial number.

Will you be adding the two lower skulls as well?

Will the wording be engraved?

I like it so far. Nice work!

Sounds like we're waiting on more shaker code...

The correlation is correct. You have serial number 297662 according to the box, which is the correct SN for 335.

And congrats on the game!

Personally that's way too bright for me.

If I decide it's too dark at some point, I'll do something similar to what I did on Munsters and add a few strategically placed spots.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/1313-mockingbird-lane-munsters-club/page/94#post-5050593

BEFORE

AFTER

There is no Pro.

Premium, LE and SE all have the same playfield and game play.

Fixed!

All games are exactly the same when it comes to the playfield and game play.

The heads are fine. Just be thankful the floaties are gone!

I don't think anyone is insulting you or the artist. Just pointing out that the way the winked eye was drawn looks incorrect. It looks like the eye has closed from the bottom up. When a person winks, the top eyelid comes down and the eyelashes point downward.

I liked the overall drawing, it just needs a tweak to make it look more natural.

Here are some reference shots for an Elvira wink.
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https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/37#post-5454514

Not sure if this was posted before but there are custom apron cards for EHOH here.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/custom-apron-cards-printable-versions-only/page/15#post-5412180

And Deadheads...

I'm surprised you did that with the playfield nodes plugged in...

He just put in an SD card with the ST image on it. Wouldn't be playable.

You downloaded AND installed the full code by mistake? I understand possibly downloading the wrong code.

But then you need to copy it to a USB drive. You didn't notice the file was named "stranger_things...spk.zip" and not "elvira3...spk.zip". That's a little hard to believe.

Doesn't really matter as long as you avoided any damage to your game.

Fantastic deal from a fantastic seller. This should go quickly!

"Elvirus" haha. Hilarious vid. Thanks for the heads up!

Agreed. Nice work!

My game flows perfectly from the left orbit directly to the middle of the left flipper.

Straight out of the box. No adjustments. 7 degree pitch, level left to right.

New in .94

Added a rule for ATTIC ATTACK MULTIBALL. This is based on the movie LADY FRANKENSTEIN. There are two parts. The second part requires the player to collect all 4 sides of the spinning turret. 

Last time I checked, you can't open .94 in PB.

It's not the size. Apparently Stern encrypts the contents now.

That was version .93 he was talking about.

Here are the rules for Attic Attack as of 0.94.

For Attic Attack, there are two parts:
Part 1:
To bring the monster to life, you make 5 jackpot shots and then the Super Jackpot on the center ramp. (This shows the scene from Lady Frankensten of the monster destroying the Doctor.)
Part 2:
Monster on a rampage,
a) All jackpots lit, flashing. Make 1 jackpot shot and the center ramp jackpot will light up flashing and all other jackpot shots will turn solid; the turret will start to spin continuously.
b) You can continue to shoot jackpots on the shots or you can shoot the center ramp for super jackpot.
c) If you shoot the center ramp for super jackpot, the game will remember which side the turret was on (Elvira, Eyeball, Bats, Spider) when the shot was made and that "side" will not be available next time. You will have to time the shot for the super jackpot next time to coincide with a side of the turret you have not made yet. (This is Lady Frankenstein and Thomas destroying the monster.)
d) Go to a) until all sides of the turret have been made unavailable.
e) Left loop and right loop are lit for "bonus", this is the monster being defeated and the villagers setting fire to the castle.

Each new a) requires one additional shot, and c) the super jackpot now has a variety of video instead of the same scene of Thomas clubbing the monster to death.

Loaded the new update and was able to see and hear a few of the changes. It's little things like added speech for the Match that are really adding polish to this game.

I did notice that the turret was no longer spinning during House Party. Anyone else notice this?

I think some clarification is needed here...

I'll be getting my shooter rod shortly and will post pics if someone else hasn't already.

I was also torn on if it would mesh. Won't know until I put it on. When I first saw pics of the shooter I was like "huh?" until I realized it was the clown in Drive Me Crazy.

It was driving me crazy too...

Here are his pictures in the correct orientation.

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I know that smell all too well!

Why does Stern have to send a complete shooter assembly? I already have the housing, spring, washers, e-clip and rubber tip. How about knocking $20 off the price and just send the shooter rod?

I had to swap everything anyway since I had my housing powdercoated to match.

Just install the LE code on your machine!

Just saw Katrina and what I'm assuming was the new zombie dead head (I won't spoil the actual name reveal, it's quite funny!)

Looking forward to discovering all the new stuff over the next few days.

If Lyman continues to spoil us with these epic .01 version updates, I can't imagine where this game is going to end up when he finally hits version 1.00!

Thank you Lyman.

It's not the final wizard mode but something along the way. I believe Directors Cut may be the wizard mode. I've gotten Gappa Angry many times but have only started Directors Cut once.

It's hard to predict what may still be planned. Only Lyman truly knows where it's all going to end up.

Enjoy the ride!

Useless bit of trivia -

Anyone who has played Feeding Frosty on Megatouch might recognize the Level 3 music is the same that's used in the Santa Claus Conquers The Martians haunt.

Had an epic game yesterday (epic for me anyway). 4x playfield running for most of NOTLD, 75% Trailer Trash collected (I didn't want to risk the second ramp shot) and continued with 4x into House Party.

Only got to Dance Fever during Gappa Angry but still managed a decent score. All this and I still only got to 7 haunts in the game!

This release has also made me painfully aware that my VUK needs adjustment. Will work on that soon.

One code tweak I would like to ask for if possible. I had the right outlane lit for The Dead Return. Started Zombie multiball and while its ball save was still running, I lost a ball out the right outlane. It played the Ball Saved animation for the outlane and then turned it off. Could the running multiball ball saver override the outlane ball save and not use/turn it off during that time?

I LOVE THIS GAME!

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Apparently it's not a bug. According to Lyman, this is what is happening in that scenario -

'The way "The Dead Return" is currently designed to work is that if you have it lit during multiball and the ball drains down the right outlane while the multiball ball saver is running, then I add more time to the multiball ball saver and turn off "The Dead Return".'

He may add an adjustment at some point to modify the default behavior of the above.

Boney flipper bats - $10 each (currently out of stock)

http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GS-SS2

Action Pinball has NOS listed for $18.95 ea.

https://www.actionpinball.com/parts.php?item=20-10343

Maybe another Deadhead if they aren't all in by now.

More changes to the match sequence?

Is the final wizard mode finished? I'm not even sure what it is since I've only ever gotten through all the haunts once.

Lyman already addressed all of the minor tweaks people suggested from .96 in .97 so I can only dream what he's still got planned. Loving the game even more with every new code release!

I noticed it won't use the new score color until you reboot the machine.

I also had my score colors change mid-game to white and stay that way. It was early on in one game and I haven't been able to reproduce it yet.

Trailer Trash seemed to disappear when I started the next haunt. I had just completed the first haunt, Teenagers From Outer Space, and the house was lit to start Trailer Trash. When I shot the house, it started the next haunt and Trailer trash went away.

ALWAYS have the coin door closed (or interlock switch pulled out) when rebooting the machine for the first time after an update.

I would reflash your SD card with the latest image.

Welcome back!

Yeah, scores should be nowhere near that high. You've definitely got a switch/opto issue.

I have a protector on my LE and have no issues locking any balls in the garage. I did the house backdoor guide update and bent up the flap on the garage gate that people suggested.

I installed the playfield protector and made all the tweaks/upgrades before the first ball rolled on the playfield.

That's one of the other things I did as well when I had the house removed for the back door guide upgrade.

Here's mine.

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Ask Robertstone0407 as he's done matching pieces. He calls it "Blood Sparkle"

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/powder-coating-services-offered/page/39#post-5467189

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/powder-coating-services-offered/page/40#post-5507330

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/powder-coating-services-offered/page/40#post-5508804

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/powder-coating-services-offered/page/43#post-5595431

I did mine. Swap the entire flipper.

Cliffy makes a protector that prevents that kind of wear.

http://passionforpinball.com/ballejects.htm

It must have Elvira on it and be animated for that price.

I've been told by every distributor I contacted that it IS limited to 200. A few other people have posted the same experience.

My LE has a build date of 10/7/19 and it had the ramp washer installed from the factory.

I assume you're using PinWoofer GT 8in Spike-2 Super Kit?

Do you use the existing backbox speakers and cabinet woofer in the LE?

WOW! Not only does 1.0 code drop but I should have my topper soon as well!

Which begs the question, do I wait until I get my topper before I update the code? To be honest, I'm so busy with work right now I probably won't get to the update until next week anyways.

BTW, this looks interesting - "Added the DJ MIXER so users can play music in the attract mode."

THANK YOU LYMAN!

Reflash the card with Etcher and the .99 image if you have a card reader. Once your game is back up and running, you can try the update again.

Or wait until they update the image page to 1.0.

My distributor said, in writing, that it was limited to 200.

Stern themselves never advertised they were limited. In fact they never advertised ANYTHING about this topper.

I hope they make more.

It was from the distributor and in no way official word from Stern. The distributor even mentioned the strange lack of info from Stern regarding this topper.

Technically everything is limited once they stop making them. Just like Kiss, TWD and every other topper Stern has made.

Pinbrowser I would imagine. And it would be replacing, not adding.

I'm not yet a member of the 1B+ club, but I did manage to put up my best score today. Can't manage to get past Make Out Mayhem during Gappa Angry, but I did start Director's Cut for the first time.

This game continues to surprise me with how deep it is. LOVE IT!

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Given the variety of opinions on when to play the trailers, just make it an adjustment. After achieving Director's Cut only or after a certain percentage (adjustable from 0-100%) of games. Like a match feature.

0% could be only after achieving Director's Cut.

I finally broke the 1 Billion barrier today and saw things I had never seen before.

Finished three Dead Heads so I got to battle the boss Dead Head. I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen him yet. Very fitting to say the least.

They Came From Beyond Space was a lot of fun and had a great intro sequence. The intro took me off guard as I wasn't expecting it.

Was one shot away from completing Gappa Angry so I had to settle for Scream Test, which was new for me to play. The topper gets quite a workout during this mode for anyone wondering about topper integration.

I still haven't played Run For Your Life, Phone A Fiend or sold the house yet. Looking forward to getting there someday.
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I knew I probably botched the title, I just knew it was a blast to get to and finally play it.

Thanks for the correction. Might be a while before I see it again!

I've always wanted to do something like this as I can *never* see whether that right loop arrow is lit and always have to lean over to check.

Did you replace the dome with a clear one?

Where did you end up sourcing the RGB LED board and harness from?

Something like this?
https://www.pinballlife.com/rgb-pcb-led-replacement-board.html

Got a link to those bits?

Or, just use a couple washers...

You have to download the files individually. Download All does not work.

Just below the pictures, click on the "8 Thing Files" box.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4676669/files

And if you're in a game at any point and want to end it back to the attract mode, hold down the left flipper button and the start button for a couple of seconds. This may be unique to EHOH.

EHOH has three motors. Lift ramp, Crypt and Turret.

With all this delay on more machines and price increase, I wonder if the topper will still be rerun...

Except that on Whitewater that ramp is fed from an upper playfield, so there's a lot more kinetic energy on the ball to travel the dips.

Prior to installation I cut a sliver out of my protector right behind the house when I installed it so I wouldn't have to remove the entire house. Greatly simplifies the process.

I highly recommend a protector for a new game.

It also is active at the end of the intro to House Party as long as you don't flipper cancel.

I believe that's the HUO game CT listed on Facebook that was gone in minutes...

I managed to get Gappa Multiball for the first time just last weekend! Fantastic mode and just getting there is very challenging. I hadn't got past 4 locks either and then it just happened!

I've had this game for over 16 months and I'm still discovering new things. Love this game!

Oh, I've gotten to Gappa Angry plenty of times. It's *finishing* all the shots and locking all the balls for Gappa Multiball is what was elusive.

Contact tktlwyr

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/120#post-5989196

I have one of his kits installed on my game. Totally plug and play. Highly recommended.

I saved myself $200 by not buying a card from Ebay!

Creepo also drives the car in the Drive Me Crazy mode. Most people should see that.

And the shaker integration with Gappa Angry is top notch.

Backglass is only available on LE machines. I don't think Stern will even sell a replacement unless you show them the broken old one.

It also opens/screams during the House Party intro.