The upper playfield doesn't help you complete the mode. I think it only helps you advance the modes score. You still have to complete the mode either the lower PF shots I believe. I think if you do the Upper playfield shots during the mode, and collect the house, that's a separate side quest if you will.

Full disclosure I've played 10 games on a LE.

You're definitely right. Was paying more attention to the dmd and it was adding time for sure from hitting the upper playfield stuff while in a mode.

Collecting two swords gets you to max multipliers on default settings. Swords light after completing a house so you can collect 7. I'm sure on the harder settings it takes more swords collections to increase the multipliers.

Just bought these. $60 bucks. pretty cheap, and they blend in great.

Example of blue and green throughout.

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No screws needed. Just use the stock hardware. Easy install. Had to lay down the head to get to the back screws, but that's about it.

I'm not a great player by any means, but I'll chime in.

I mostly go off muscle memory. But for the harder shots I memorize where on the flipper the ball needs to be to complete the shot.

Do you play golf? One of the hardest things about golf is keeping your head down. Even when you think you're doing it, you're not.

Same goes for pinball. Memorize the spot on the flipper that the ball needs to be on to make he shot and don't look up until after you flip. If you look up while or just before you flip, that changes the timing just enough to miss a lot of times.

Also I think you can just get the yips (another golf term) in pinball too. It basically means you start bricking shots for no real reason, and you have to just work through it and get your confidence back.

I have these on all my games

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haha. Good point. I have enjoyed seeing the few different ways people have used the tourney button area though. Tons of creative people on here.

If you're running new code, every time you complete the bank, there should be a delay to let the ball clear the area before it resets. You might get the ball whacked by the bank once in a blue moon when it resets like this, but I want to say it has happened like twice in over 300 games on mine.

Oh I see. Haven't noticed but that bank reset is strong. I'll be looking for it now, so I bet I have the same thing.

Awesome. You got the laserrific topper. That thing is badass.

Remember that you cannot get higher than 3x multipliers (playfield or combo), to start out. You have to unlock them by completing modes and then collecting a sword at the right ramp. Once you've collected two swords, all multipliers are unlocked. I suggested completing a couple houses before going into multiball.

Haha. I'm down. Good thing about this one is there is all kinds of cool little tasks that you can go for. Hell I just got done playing a game where I just hit the spinner for days to see how high I could get the value up. Haha

Funny. My 9 year old gets a kick out of getting destroyed too.

You seem childish to Elwin's score.

Nothing outside of collecting their point value. If you increase the difficulty of increasing the multipliers in the settings, then collecting more swords come into play.

Flank and labnip. Did you hillbillies play midnight madness? If not do it now. It's awesome.

Yep. Super jackpot at the ram. It's lit after you hit all jackpots during Blackwater MB. Hit the hell out of it as its on a timer. If the timer runs out, all the jackpot shots light again and you have to hit them 2 times each to relight the SJP.

Gold mirror blades too? Nice!

That's a badass trio right there!

Get one of those title stools. That's what my girl used until she sprouted up.

Oh yeah I hear you on that one haha.

For the cabinet or the playfield? I think the playfield is pretty much the same, but the LE cabinet and BG is all hand drawn while the Pro is photoshop cut and paste stuff.

Yep. But other than that, I think they're identical.

I'm sure they couldn't come up with one that they felt could be Implemented easily enough. Shrug

Good thing for Prem/LE owners is that there are already multiple fixes out there. One of them (mark's), seems extremely simple and easy to do.

Try ERW.

And CCC

I think it's only 3 digit codes. Could be wrong though. MOO doesn't work either.

Pretty sure that one works.

Another one: Sometimes when the ball drains, it will say "Swords are Lit" on the DMD with the sound effect.

Did this happen when you were playing Martell mode and you finished the orbit shots but drained while trying to hit either ramp? I think that may cause the swords are lit animation as you complete the mode by doing the required orbit shots only. the ramp shots are just additional points to be had. Just a thought.

This is the only good one I've seen on eBay. Someone around here as it and it also looks good lit up in the game.

Isn't that what the quarters on the glass are for? Man, I'd kill to have a location pinball scene like that near me.

You can get way more out of it if you stack it with battle for the wall. I think the WHC champion score on mine is 900 million or so doing it that way.

Actually is it not obvious at all, and is one of the more rewarding things to pull off in the game. So, to start WHC, you must complete 4 WIC hurry ups. What you want to do is have Battle for the Wall lit and ready to go, then get your 4th WIC hurry up started. While your hurry up is flashing, start battle for the wall. Then after battle for the wall starts, hit your flashing hurry up to start WHC as well. Enjoy an insanely long ball save and if your Martell, you can milk this stack for close to 2 billion points fairly easily if you're comboing shots.

Also, I'm of the camp that will complete at least one mode before starting multiball, preferably two. Then I have all multipliers unlocked for multiball, and you can really blow it up. And of course if you bring two more houses into multiball and do well, boom, you're at HOTK right after your first multiball.

Or just don't start HOTK and work on other stuff that doesn't involve hitting the center ramp, and wait to start HOTK on your next ball, add a ball in hand.

This is true if you only have one house battle ready. If you have multiple house battles ready, shots to any of those "iced over" house shots during single ball play will decrease that WIC countdown. Then whichever iced over shot you hit to take the counter from 1 to 0, that shot will be your hurry up.

So, you could have Lannister and greyjoy ready for house battle. Then you could hit the greyjoy shot twice, reducing the WIC countdown to 1. Then hit the Lannister shot, and that shot will be your hurry up shot. Also obviously if you were to hit the greyjoy shot one more time instead of Lannister, that will be your hurry up shot.

The countdown freezes if you are in anything other than regular single ball play. So if you're one shot away from a hurry up and start multiball or a mode or whatever, that countdown will still be at 1 when you're back to regular single ball play.

When you have completed a hurry up, that shot will turn your houses color.

Tyrell is a mode I do frequently before multiball. If you don't want to lock balls during it, hit the right ramp three times between shots to the lock targets.

Correct. However, if you change the WHC settings harder, you can change it from 4 to 5,6, or even all 7 hurry ups I think. While that makes it harder to reach WHC, it could make the mode way more lucrative since the jackpots are based off the values of your WIC hurry ups collected to that point.

Yep. You can definitely do this. However, I bet once you drain out, WHC won't continue to your next ball like IT does.

Scott's art:

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Same mod I think. Cap gave the design to Cliffy so they could sell them while he was away on service.

Right Except I think the first part is "Red Viper of dorn" right? I honestly had no clue what the last part was. Haha

It's the small switch right below the lock targets. Should have a small rubber ring around it. Right above the right outlane post.

Correct no skill shot. However you always want to use the plunger so that you and short plunge and take advantsge of the the playfield not being validated and get free shots to the LOL targets and the lock targets.

I have had this happen, but not this:

This seems to be the easiest DIY fix.

Feature adj 6. Set disable left orbits to NO.

Haha. Then I'm not surprised you couldn't find it.

Baratheon + BWMB is pretty badass too.

Color DMD sigma works in it. No way it gets full color until at least a year from now.

Shaker is pretty sweet. Accents the game nicely. During dragon modes, multiballl, the house modes, etc. It's worth it for sure.

Yes sir.

Do you have a pro or prem/LE? Much harder to backhand the right ramp on a prem but it should be doable.

Try changing the coil strength in the settings. Not sure which setting it is. Also, wax the ramp each time you wax the rest of the game.

Is the ball traveling up the ramp and just not making it all the way?

Good question on the coil strength. Not totally sure. I assumed it was all coils.

Maybe mess with your playfield pitch a bit and see if that helps.

Remember too. You're limited to 3x Max unless you've collected at least one sword.

It's the switches/code. Sometimes I think the ball comes up there so fast the game has to catch up on what has happened.

I think it's definitely something Dwight Sullivan can fix in the code.

I will give it a go:

So all 5 major shots count towards multipliers (orbits, ramps, and kickback). When one of those shots is made, it should make all other shots count towards a multiplier (signified by the flashing red arrows above each shield). All those flashing shots are now worth 2x instead of 1x. After hitting one of those shots, all other flashing shots are now worth 3x. Remember that this is your cap until you have collected a sword. One sword unlocks 4x, 2 swords unlocks 5x.

If the flashing arrows go out before you hit one, it goes back down to 1x. If you have a PF multiplier running, that gets multiplied by the combo x amount.

The DMD will also show you all five major shots at the bottom and what they are currently multiplied by. It will show the total of PF multiplier times the current combo multiplier. 25x is the max. 5x combo multiplier times 5x playfield.

I think that is right.

All the action does is cash in your iron back value and I believe takes it times any multiplied shot values you have. So if your shots are showing 25x, then you hit the action button, you cash in your iron bank and it's multiplied by 25.

But, that will also reset all multipliers back to 1x. Not advised unless you're draining. Always something more valuable to do (WIC hurry up, rip spinner, complete a mode quickly, cash in a mystery award, etc)

That's one of the things I have asked dwight to change. Have it give extra powers to each house, not just Martell. Or rework it to make someone want to cash in that iron bank at during a ball.

You also get a short ball save once the flipper gets frozen.

You are absolutely right. Greyjoy is the way to monster scores and also the hardest route to IT

That shouldn't be. You have the Martell power so you get one add a ball per ball. Maybe you used yours before you made it to IT?

Also. Stark and Tyrell are also very good house's to pick. Monster scores can be had with each.

Why would the next code version be 1.34?

No. he was just saying he is refreshing the code page on stern hoping for new code. I was just curious why he chose version 1.34 as the next code number.

Prepare to be disappointed.

Totally agree with this except the spinner value is only affected by the playfield multipliers and not the combo ones. The left orbit switch is affected by both, but the spinner is only affected by the playfield multipliers. Also getting 500 m per rip is amazing. I think my best rip was in the 350 million range.

Never seen 500 million, but 300 plus for sure. If you're running 5xplayfield and on level 4 spinner, I've been able to get 3-4 great rips on it for over 300 million a piece before the 5xtimer goes out.

Hard to really see how much you're getting if the ball goes into the pops cause the DMD cuts away from the spinner animation even though you're still getting points.

Here's a short video of the level 4 spinner at single value. You can see me get about 45 million on the second rip. With 5x playfield running that's 225 million.

Drop targets. I think it even says it on the plastic above them. I believe maybe 9 sets gets you to level 4

Also, when you drain you start back at level 1.

Good chart. Basically in simple terms. On ball one, each time you complete a set of drops the spinner becomes more valuable. The spinner level maxed out at 4, but if you keep comoleting sets of drops the value of the spinner keeps rising. Not sure if there is a cap.

Then on ball 2, you're back to level one spinner, but the value per spin is much higher than what it was on ball one level one. 17k per spin as opposed to 2k per spin.

Glass off test pretty much confirmed that the spinner basically maxes out at 3.8 million a spin. Takes about 20 bank completions during one ball to get there. That's like 1.5 billion on a good rip with 5x playfield running. Haha.

If the left orbit shot has a red combo arrow flashing on it it is supposed to loop all the way around.

If you're in Greyjoy, Baratheon, Martell (I think that's it) it will always loop around. Other than that, it should feed the pops.

Np. When I listed those houses I meant in their modes, not if you pick them as your house. Sorry.

It's lit at the start of the game if you pick house Greyjoy.

Other than that, it lights each time you complete a house's mode.

It also unlocks the next level of multipliers.

Yep. And that's one of the advantages of picking GJ. Get to collect a sword and unlock 4x multipliers right away.

Stark can be but you have to really maximize your WIC hurry ups and your winter has come multiball. But yeah I agree on the other three houses you mentioned.

This strat is not worth it at all for tournaments as it requires you to have a very long ball. Even if you do get it set up it takes a while, and you could brick and drain before you even get to hit the spinner once. I say just be aware that if you have a very long ball going and have 3x-5x playfield running, spam the spinner.

Most of us are playing Prem and LEs on location too. That's hurting the value imo as none of them in the tri state area of oh in and KY have working orbits and most have rams that never register. Sucks. I know the game is better than what I'm experiencing so it's frustrating to keep playing them.

Not a huge deal but the right ramp on the Prem/LE is very underwhelming. A lot more fun to hit that shot on a Pro.

These games destroy on route. I'm not surprised you friend liked it right away.

Or right orbit or right ramp or throne that doesn't hold the ball. Ram in common issue on both so I left that off. Haha.

Had to change my whole approach on a LE in the KY SCS because the right orbit didn't go around, left orbit didn't go around, hard shots to right ramp rejected, backhands to right ramp were impossible. I'm stunned I got 700 million one game (and lost).

Now I'm confused. Haha

The pro has never behaved incorrectly when dealing with WIC hurry ups and when they start. Not sure what SKB's issue was on a LE, but it sounds like he was just shooting shots and a hurry up started on one that wasn't even iced over? Or it was iced over and it was only the first or second time he had hit an iced over shot.

What specifically is happening to you? That's what I'm confused about. Sorry.

That's because if the mystery or other stuff is lit at the pro dragon shot (where the game will hold the ball) you will get credit for two shots.

For instance. If mystery is lit, and you need two shot to qualify targaryean mode, shoot the dragon shot and the game will give you credit for two shots and light the mode.

Dwight might not mean for that to happen, but that's what is going on.

As far as that goofy behavior of the Martell shot and stark shot on the LE, I've never seen that on a pro.

At the top of any code readme there should be an email you can contact.

That bracket goes on one of the spot light flashers and is there to hold the bulb in. Check them all and see which one is missing. Then reference another one that's installed for how to get that one back on. Not sure how that came off though.

This is a different issue I believe. Search this thread for tips on this as I believe there are multiple options for a fix.

I might not have quite the rule knowledge of this game as SKB, but I'm definitely going to do a series of YT videos to showcase a walkthrough of this game. Keep in mind though, it will be a pro so won't quite be the same as premium LE code but I think it will be useful for all owners.

I plan to have it done by the end of the summer. Not quite satisfied with my camera setup yet.

If you just want to get to HOTK, pick Greyjoy. Then go after Martell house, Lannister house, and Tyrell or stark house. Only need to complete three house battles as the game spots you Greyjoy house.

Did you get the additional power board you have to buy from pinball life?

Okay. I'd double check you got the correct one but that's all I got. Sorry

Looks good. My only problem is that scene/theme has nothing to do with the dragons so that dragon is out of place.

Yep. And the easy fix is to adjust that switch so it isn't sensitive.

Not normal. I think another switch is registering which is qualifying the playfield before the ball hits that switch. Try and put the game into switch test and flip the flippers and pound your fist on various parts of the playfield and see what switches are registering. If nothing, make sure the shooter lane switch is working.

I’ve seen this too. Not sure what causes it.

That’s it or the switch right below the lock targets.

If it’s a crow noise it’s the switch below the lock targets.

If it’s like swords clashing I think that’s the upper playfield “slings”

Putting the game into switch test is your best bet.

Sword clashing is a switch on the upper playfield. The sling shot. Put the game into switch test and shake the game around. It will tell you the switch that is registering. Adjust it so it’s no so sensitive.

First runs were in the middle. Later runs were all the way open.

No this is not happening. The game has not received any new features since around late 2015.

Right but what significant additions were made to the games? AC/DC got the stuff to tunes and stuff, but TWD has no new modes or features that I can think of.