This thread is for all people that have in any way interest in Heighway Pinball’s first title Full Throttle.

On 22 February 2016 my Full Throttle entered the building. I am very excited about this game and would like to share my enthusiasm with fellow pinheads.

Below some information that is relevant for Full Throttle. As this is work in progress it may not be complete and all feedback is welcome.

Company:
Heighway Pinball Mission Statement
Our goal is to make pinball mainstream again, by producing fun, innovative, reliable and affordable pinball machines, packed with the latest technology.

What we do
Heighway Pinball – your one stop for new pinball machines. From one-off custom pinball machines to full production runs destined for the global market – Heighway Pinball is equipped to handle all your pinballing needs.
Heighway Pinball is incorporating the latest technical advancements to make its games the most fun, innovative and reliable pinball machines on the market. From new game units that swop into existing Heighway Pinball cabinet units in a matter of minutes, to modular mechanisms that can be swopped over in no time, and with no special skills required, to non-mechanical switches that do not require switch wires to poke through the playfield, to the latest in LCD screen technology that is positioned uniquely in the middle of the playfield surface – these are just some of the ways that make Heighway Pinball unique, and able to offer the best pinballing products possible to the global market.

For more info see: http://heighwaypinball.com/

Info and development:
The following information gives you a good impression about how Full Throttle evolved:
http://www.pinballnews.com/games/fullthrottle/index.html

Videos:
Heighway has their own YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFrztZU8v9tMsaaTEkmrOBg

Models:
At this moment 3 models are available:

- Standard Edition (SE) - 1 model

Black matt cabinet with silver trim
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- Limited Edition (LE) - 2 models

Black gloss cabinet with red trim
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Red gloss cabinet with black trim
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Full specs can be found here: http://heighwaypinball.com/fullthrottle/

Pricing:
Complete pin see: http://heighwaypinball.com/fullthrottlegame/
Playfield kit: 60% of complete pin

Upgrades:
Shaker motor: Available
10.1 inch backbox screen: Available
27 inch backbox screen: Available
Fiber optic ramp: Available

Chrome trim (LE only): Availability to be announced

Gameplay and rules:
Bowen has made a video and by watching it you get a good impression about rules and gameplay:

Heighway's own tutorial video:

Shot map:
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Current Software version
1.10 Initial release software
1.20 Major software update, with stable USB update platform
1.30 Minor update, with additional screen support software
1.41 Stonger flippers\pop bumpers, improved shaker motor\fiber optic control

Feedback on software version
If you have any feedback about a software version please post it in this thread:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-what-we-like-in-future-software-builds#post-3136662

Adjustments
Inner loop ball guide
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/6#post-3073686
Right Outlane
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/5#post-3056500
Install extra padding for glass frame
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/6#post-3090599

Fixes
Speaker - Low Hum noise
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/7#post-3173964

Speaker - High Pitch noise
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/7#post-3175096

Fix for spinning wheel discs falling off
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-fix-for-spinning-wheel-discs-falling-off

Extensive Review
27 March 2016

I have Full Throttle now for more than a month and played a lot of games. Not quite an expert yet but I am ready to give you my thoughts about this game. Please note that this review is based on software version 1.30 and in this version the shaker was not enabled yet. Future software updates might change gameplay and might impact this review. Adjustments will be made then.

The review is based on the topics you find in the rating system on Pinside and I included the score as given in this system. Please let me know what you find of this review and any feedback is welcome

Standard Model
Software version 1.30
Shaker not enabled in this software version

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Game Design

Playfield layout 6\6
• +Very refreshing
• +Unique and fast playfield layout
• +Different use of geometry. Almost every shot seems to be on a angle you are not familiar with
• +Tight shots (especially right ramp)
• +Special placed spinner shot
• +Inner loop is an awesome shot
• +Big X-ramp
• +No waste of space
• +Placement of playfield monitor
• +Use of inductive switch technology
• - Inner loop drain if ball guides are not in line with each other *1
• - Scoop eject -> hit rubber – bounce to left – sometimes results into a drain *2
• - Right outlane -> unnecessary drains and not much nudge possibilities *3

Game rules 5\6
• +Racing mode is well designed
• +Challenge modes award system is well thought out
• +Stackable modes
• +Playfield multiplier
• +Easy to understand rules
• +High replay value
• - You do not get a feeling you are working towards a final goal

Toys and Gimmics 4\6
• +Nice details in Valentino
• +Bike making wheelie is cool
• +Spinning wheels are a nice feature
• -Interaction of Valentino could be better

Game play 5\6
• +Fast
• +Rewarding shots
• +Cool skill shot
• +Satisfying combos
• +Shots have to be accurate, almost no margin for off angles shots
• +Racing mode is challenging and very satisfying
• +Stacking challenge modes is cool
• +Want to come back for more
• +Game makes you get exited
• +Inner loop shot is very cool
• +Spinner shot is cool
• -Sometimes unforgiving with very short ball times
• -Rules do not give you a feeling you are working to a final goal
• -Lacking atmosphere in the context of not getting the feeling you are part of a greater story

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Artwork

Playfield art 5\6
• +Hand drawn art
• +Good text on inserts
• +Eye for detail
• +Well integrated with theme
• +Good color balance
• +Plastic: some plastic (bike chain\ checkered flag) are simple but fit the theme well
• +Nice backboard and apron

Overall all seems very well thought of to bring the art in balance and that is exactly what it is. A total package. Nice and well executed.

Backglass art 5\6
• +Hand drawn art
• +Simple but enough detailed and well integrated with theme

Cabinet art 5\6
• +Hand drawn art
• +Simple but enough detailed and well integrated with theme
• +Backlighted

Cabinet art is like all the other art well integrated in the theme. Simple but detailed and it is back lighted. I for sure do find that a very big plus as this creates a new dimension to how art can be presented.

Animations 4\6
• +Simple but effective
• +Nice execution of dashboard
• -Not that much variation
• -Not spectacular
• -Instant scope award not that great
• -Does not draw you into the game to make you part of a racing team

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Sound and Music

Sound effects 4\6
• + Most are good.
• -Motocross sound effect not so good
• -Not that much variation

Music 5\6
• +Good choice of music style. Fits the theme well
• +Enough variation between modes

Quality 6\6
• +Separate amplifier
• +Adjustable treble\bass\volume
• +Good and balanced sound output
• +Separate bass speaker
• +Good quality satellite speaker

Variation 4\6
• +Music variation between modes is good
• -Sound effects and speech could use some more variation

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Other Aspects

Game lighting 5\6
• +Great use of RGB Insert and GI lightning
• +Pop bumper leds represent country colors
• +GI leds represent country colors
• +Color changing standup targets
• +When a lot of modes are active the color balance is very great and looks way cool
• -GI is on a dark side
• -No spectacular light show(s)

Lastability 5\6
• +High replay value
• -Sometimes very short game times that demotivates to play again

Theming 5\6
• +All aspects of this pin are looked after resulting in a very well integrated theme
• +It’s all about racing
• +Details are consistently seen throughout the game
• -Could use some more atmosphere to pull you into the racing theme
• -Sound effects, animations and use of Valentino need to level up

Fun 5\6
• +For all ages
• +Finishing races and challenges gives you a good feeling
• +Fast combos are fun
• +Overall a very enjoyable game

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Overall

This is Heighway’s first pin. Can you believe it? Yes, it has gone a long way for reaching its current state but what an achievement in the end. You can see that all aspects of designing this pin have gotten the attention they needed.

In the list of pins I have rated Full Throttle stands next to Twilight Zone now. I think this is a big compliment

This is the next level of pinball. A very user and operator friendly pinball design due to its modular build and innovative design. Very well done Heighway and looking forward to many pins to come. Which one is going to beat Attack from Mars from being my all time favorite game

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* 1: See https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/6#post-3073686
* 2: Fix is already available for this. More info will be posted soon.
* 3: See https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/5#post-3056500

Did not play it enough to rate it yet. When Full Throttle is my house I will rate it for sure. Expect a high rating

Wow, that is great news. Are you in the so called second batch of 78 pins?

Spoke with Andrew today. My pin is planned to be ready mid January 2016. Looking forward to that

Do not understand that. They do make the playfields in-house I thought.

Probably not. I think the pins for the US get done first

That looks very good. Only one thing looks better......an unboxed Full Throttle and you enjoying it

Congrats!

I really like the black trim. Me want too

From the Heighway newsletter:

We are releasing a new software update for Full Throttle over the festive period - Version 1.20 - including new sound, new videos and some bug fixes.

I do not know. Could not find any section on the site of Heighway for software updates.

I did send Andrew a pm if he can explain how the software update process works.

It is still not on their website. But I could order it and Andrew told me that the code for the shaker is already included in the rules.

I must admit though that I did not hear of the shaker being present in pins that Heighway brings to shows nor in the pins that already have been shipped.

@Andrew: If you might read this, can you comment on the availability of the shaker motor.

I am expecting something in the coming weeks.....might come in a big box.....

Hi Andrew, care to share the revision details?

Right ramp sign?

Right ramp sign!
League racing
Left ramp sign? (Cannot see that fully on picture?)
And the red sign in the back

That's four

Makes the overall look more complete. I like it very much.

Maybe some extra mode too? League racing is not on the inserts is it?

Update received from Andrew:

All games must be updated from 1.10 to 1.20. From there, games can be updated to any software version.

All games are currently being shipped with 1.30

1.10 Initial release software
1.20 Major software update, with stable USB update platform
1.30 Minor update, with additional screen support software
1.40 Major update with full shaker motor and fibre optic enable. Currently being tested and available for all customers within 2 weeks

Congrats! What a beautiful game. Enjoy the adrenaline

Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

Games look very good and the theme is very well implemented. Perfect example that you cannot judge a pin based on an unpopulated (Hi Alien) playfield. Very well done Heighway.

Hope my game arrives soon.

Yeeeeeaaaaahhh

Just got a mail from Oti. My game will ship tomorrow and will be here coming Monday. Very excited

I already do

Added shot map on first page overview

She has arrived

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What a beautiful game

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I am player 2 off course. Player 1 and 3 must have been my son. Player 4 most probably my girlfriend

But seriously. I am going to write it in a short summary in a bit but you really have to get used to the geometry. Everything seems to be at just a different angle that you are used to. Quite challenging.

Full Throttle first impression
I only have played a few games so here is my first impression. This will be a very short summary and a more extensive review will be written on the fist page of this thread. Please note that all settings are on factory defaults. Software version 1.30

First of all congrats to team Heighway to deliver such a good looking and playing game. Very well done.

Build
You can see that there has gone a lot of thought into all aspects of designing this game. The modular build looks great. And the overall finish looks great.

Playfield Layout
You really have to get used to the geometry. Everything seems to be on a angle you are not familiar with. And that is a good thing. You really have to give it a lot of effort to make correct shots and get rewarded.

Rules
Though simple and understandable, there is so much going on and the game is soooo fast at some points that it is just a matter of surviving most of the time.

Game Play
Ones you get used to the angles of the shots and an understanding of the rules this game will be a blast to play. For now it is mostly surviving. Starting races and playing multi ball is doable. Stacking challenges for add a ball is….ehhh….very challenging at the moment.

Art
This is a very well executed theme and the art fits in perfectly.

Animations
Though simple they really integrate into the theme. The big screen looks gorgeous.

Sound
Honestly, I have the volume on 3 now. It goes to 31! If I will set it higher that 15 people in my neighborhood will evacuate their homes because they think that there is an earthquake going on. But the sound quality is very good. Music, sound effects and call outs are good.

Lightning
The RGB leds look fantastic. The lightning in the pop bumper representing the flag of the current country you are racing in is cool. I think some people will find the GI a bit on the low side. I do not have a problem with that.

Fun
Me and my family had a blast today playing this pin. It is fun for people of all ages. My son really likes to start a race. ‘Yes, Japan. Didn’t do that one.’ Priceless

Go for it

You won't regret it. This game rocks.

Thanks.
No regrets, one of my best decisions ever in respect to pinball This game rocks

Will do. If you ever make it to The Netherlands you can play the pin yourself

Confirmed

Magnetism based I believe

I think they are still testing the 1.40 software that supports both the shaker motor and fiber optic ramps.

Looks awesome.

I do not know if you have the same experience as I have. But I find that there are some unnecessary drains and not much nudge opportunities on the right outlane.

So I made a small adjustment that can bring even more joy to this already wonderful game.

What did I use (metric=cm):

- One white post rubber
Left is the original, the right one is the new one
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- One black post rubber
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I replaced the original small white one with the bigger one on the post just above the long lane guide.
I moved the original black rubber of the post just above the right 'special insert' a bit down and moved the black rubber as shown in the picture above on the spot were the original black rubber was.

Before
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After
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Extensive Review added to first page

I have Full Throttle now for more than a month and played a lot of games. Not quite an expert yet but I am ready to give you my thoughts about this game. Please note that this review is based on software version 1.30 and in this version the shaker was not enabled yet. Future software updates might change gameplay and might impact this review. Adjustments will be made then.

The review is based on the topics you find in the rating system on Pinside and I included the score as given in this system. Please let me know what you find of this review and any feedback is welcome

Yes, I had 2 lock ups. Was on software version 1.30 with the shaker motor connected to the power board (it was disconnected from the factory, but I connected it myself).

As the shaker motor is supported from software version 1.40 I disabled the shaker motor from the menu and disconnected the power connector of the shaker motor from the power board. Never had any lock up issues from that moment on.

No, waiting for software version 1.40 as it is not supported in earlier versions.

True. But it was mostly not controllable (like direct fire from left sling into right outlane) or by unnecessary drains caused by:
- Inner loop shot often resulting in bounce of the back of the slingshot rubber resulting in a drain
- Not much nudge possibilities on the right resulting in a lot of drains

Both unnecessarry drain issues have been fixed now by adjusting the left ball guide of the inner loop shot. And adding different and extra rubber on the posts located near the right outlanes.

Yes, the flippers feel different. But in a very positive way

It is a great game. I think you will like it

Inner loop - Ball Guide adjustments

As said in my extensive review I did have a lot of unnecessary ball drains caused by the ball bouncing against the back rubber of the left sling when making an inner loop shot. I think >70% of inner loop shot resulted in an unnecessary drain. You understand that this was quite frustrating

I did get instructions from Heighway, thanks Henry , on how to adjust the angle and what tool to use. They also send some pictures as reference, but as all pins are slightly different you have to adjust and test.

Before I started I removed the plastic above the ball guides so I did have more space for adjusting the large ball guide with the curve in it.

Before
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I used some pliers and got some electric tape on them to prevent scratches on the ball guide.

Pliers
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After
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I adjusted the guide and after every adjustment made some shots to test if the shot could be made 'perfect'.

18-04: Unfortunately I cannot get the angle of the guide in a way that all shots can be made with unnecessary drains. Working together with Heighway on a solution. To be continued

01-05: I got a new guide from Heighway that was setup on their test machine and tested on the inner loop shot to be perfect. After comparing my guide to the one Heighway send me you could see that mine was way of angle. This of course explains why I had so much unnecessary ball drains when the ball entered the leftmost inlane and drained then in the left outlane.

Here is a comparison picture of the ball guides. The old one is on the bottom:
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The bend is made where the curve is, at the location of the screw. You must try the get the exit of that ball guide more in line with the guide that leads to the left flipper in such a way that the ball does not bounce against the back of the left sling rubber.

What I did is using the pliers in a vertical way so I had a good grip on the guide and then made a move forward. This seems not logical but this causes the curve to move more to the inside position.

It is indeed not easy to see on pictures, this is why you have to try and test if you are facing the same problem I did.

Hope this helps. If not let me know

Install new playfield glass

Recently I installed a sheet of anti glare playfield glass.

For two reasons I have made some adjustments to the padding of the glass frame:
1) The sheet of anti glare glass is 4 mm instead of the 6 mm factory installed playfield glass
2) Because the installed shaker is pretty strong I think some more padding is needed to absorb vibrations

So what did I use:
- 3 mm thick and 9 mm wide anti rattle tape
- 4 mm thick and 9 mm wide anti rattle tape
- An awl
- A pair of scissors
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Steps I performed:
- Added 1 row of 3 mm thick tape on top of the white tape on the frame
- Removed the white tape from the 4 panels
- Added 2 rows of 4 mm thick tape on the panels
- Used the awl to free the holes of the panels from any blocking tape
- Added 3 mm thick tape on the front of the small sides of the playfield glass
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As of software version 1.40 the shaker will be active. I will report back when I have tested the software to see if the added padding has the desired effect.

Found some interesting info about the rules on the website of one of the programmers, Janos Kiss.

http://kissjanos.com/2015/08/23/full-throttle-rule-set/

Hope Janos will update that info to replace the 'soon' markers with new stuff we wanna know

12 New updates and 25% of them from one poster saying.........nothing. Ridiculous

But glad to see more people are getting interested in Full Throttle.

As many have said this pin is both unique in new technology, quality and gameplay. Ones you have played it you only want more

And do not forget the Heighway team is awesome. They always have time for you and their support is more than great. Seems like everyone there is breathing Pinball.

Yes, I am a fan and I sure hope Heighway Pinball is there to stay. Cause I am convinced Full Throttle is just the beginning of a awesome journey in the Pinball Universe.

Game on

Finally my left ball guide is setup in a way it works. No unnecessary ball drains anymore

See https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/6#post-3073686 for full history.

Heighway did a great job with helping me fixing this problem.

I started a new thread for collecting feedback on Full Throttle software versions:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-what-we-like-in-future-software-builds

Your feedback is much appreciated

Congrats and enjoy

Did this hum come through the speakers? I have a very high pitch that you can only hear when no sound is played.
I already turned down the volume of the amplifier with no effect.

Thanks for the info. I will try the reroute the cables too.

No.

Shaker will become available in software version 1.40

Heighway uses the Red Tremor shaker from Cointaker. However, I do not know if the shaker is customized to work in Heighway's pinns or that it is just the stock one you can buy from Cointaker.

Nevus gave me detailed instructions on how to fix this. I will try to reproduce it. If successful I will post the fix here and inform Heighway support.

Speaker – High Pitch Sound - FIX
I could be that you have a very high pitch noise coming through the speakers. This can be fixed by taking the following steps:

1. At the backbox remove the bundle of cables from the cable mount so that the connector can be easier accessed
2. Disconnect the connector and place the cable bundle with the big heat shrink wire wrap around it outside the cabinet
3. Use some scissors and cut open the heat shrink wire wrap along one of the folds
4. Disconnect the speaker cables from the amplifier for easy separation of the rest of the cable bundle
5. Fasten the heat shrink wire wrap by using tyraps along the bundle that has become separated from the speaker cables. Start connecting the heat shrink wire wrap as close as possible to the connector without putting too much stress on the separated speaker cables
6. Use electric tape to isolate the visible cables of the connector and do the same with the separated speaker cables
7. Use electric tape or tyraps to connect the speaker cables to the big bundle with heat shrink wire wrap around it

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Now you are done and you can connect the connector again and the high pitch sound should be gone now. This is how it should look:

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No problem with it on my pin. The right ramp shot has to be made 'perfect' to be good. The design of entrance of the ramp make any shot that is not made under the correct angle fail. If you use the correct angle the shot can be made with both the left or right flipper

In any way I find it the most challenging shot.

Nice score

My impression is most people do not look into Full Throttle as they are not attracted to the theme. But.....once they have played Full Throttle they are pleasantly surprised by the speed, fun and easy to understand but yet challenging rule set. Yesterday I had 2 people over here from the Dutch Pinball Association. The were skeptical about Full Throttle when they came in and the left with a big smile after playing Full Throttle for 2,5 hours in a row

Congrats and enjoy your game

That is a good start. I think good games start at around a score of 150 million. Great scores, let's say > 350 million. We have to ask Zampinator on how we also can get such a score

All leds in Full Throttle are full Rgb, also the GI

You probably have read all the things I have written on Pinside about Full Throttle, if not check it out. Maybe it can help you to get to a decision.

This game is very good. Modular quality build, some innovating stuff in it (like inductive sensors to replace roll over switches) very fast and good flow game. Not the deepest ruleset, but very easy to understand and with a lot of strategy involved (like major stacking opportunities) and above all it is fun Whatever your level of experience is, you do want to come back for one more game

So go for it, you won't be disappointed

Ideas are posted here:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-what-we-like-in-future-software-builds

Heighway members are reading and participating in this thread.

Some great ideas are already been mentioned and hopefully some will make it to a future software build.

Pop bumper gets the revs up and second gear awards 2 x multiplier, third gear awards 3 x multiplier etc. You can see were you stand at the lights on the backboard.

When the ball is lost you have to start over again

Wow, 500 million is an awesome score. Well done

Me too. Practice time

Added:

With thanks to VolunteerPin

I think the new boards are red (instead of green) and are version 1.4

Thanks for the update.

This means that all early models need revised boards. I will contact Heighway (Henry) about this and If ttue they should send out a bulletin letter to all involved.

Do you have an LE or standard version ?

Same here

Spoke to Andrew last week and most of their resources are assigned to get Alien ready as soon as possible. This probably means no major updates on Full Throttle on short term.

The good news is that soon a second development team will be installed and that then more time can be spend on software updates for Full Throttle.

Until then, enjoy your game and if you need support call Heighway.

Might be referring to 1.4 were the shaker motor is supported. For what I know only a functional update. I have asked Janos and Andrew to give an update about when 1.4 will be distributed to customers.

What I meant is any extra's, bug fixes or tweaks suggested here https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-what-we-like-in-future-software-builds will not be on the top of Heighway's list for the coming months.

There will be no lack of support for Full Throttle code as said earlier. When the second development team is installed there will be time for updates.

To be fair the current version 1.3 is pretty solid. As far as I know only one bug in it and that concerns wrong color lights for the Russian flag.

In this thread a lot of info is already available. Here are the links

Speaker - Low Hum noise
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/7#post-3173964

Speaker - High Pitch noise
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline/page/7#post-3175096

Congrats. Let us know what you find of this great pin

We need proof of that. Ehhh...a video would do

Use a video uploading service like YouTube and post the link to that video here on Pinside.

Give me a PM with your mail-address and I will send you a link for the code.

Just looked at my pin and it looks the same as on the picture you made. I cannot recall having any problems with that shot.

Care to explain the process and post some pictures?

I never did it so I don't know. I was just curious to see some pics as reference.

They have only 1 plan at the moment, get Alien pins out and survive.

If and when a Full Throttle update will come is unknown and not Heighway's priority at the moment.

This, and not sure if current prices of the kit make it that attractive as it was when the kit was approximately 60 percent of the standard edition price.

I advice you to contact iPinball as he is the distributor for The Netherlands to get insight in current kit price and delivery time.

Do not have my FT so I cannot check, but I do not recall a setting being there and I never had any problems with the flipper strength.

You are sure it is the strength of the flippers and not the angle of the shots being off? Especially the right ramp is punishing then.

Maybe you can pm Ferret as he is on of the programmers and he might also have insight in the problem you are experiencing.

I will send you a PM with a link to the 1.41 code update

I think this thread is still valid for background purposes but not for current information or support. I guess you can better try here https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/heighway-pinball-support-full-throttle-and-alien/page/21

On the first post under 'Gameplay and rules' videos are linked and a shot map is included:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-throttle-club-enjoy-the-adrenaline#post-2799958