Am i the only one who misses the original spinner sound?? I really hope they bring that back.

Ok, I'm doing it again now. One thing i missed was the "quick" or "full" update option. This time I am doing full and it's taking a long time like it always has. I'm just wondering if "quick" patches in the update and gives the same result?
Anyway, choosing "full" is allowing me to wait quite a while and I'm sure it's gonna clear all my settings.

***Update- yep, lost all my settings now.

I am also having this issue with 1.17 on my Pro. Used the same stick that I used for 1.16... start the process, there is no progress or anything and then just after 20 seconds or so of doing nothing it says it's done and to remove the stick and power cycle... just boots back up to version 1.16 again

Has anyone with a pro gotten this to work?

I can't even downgrade. I'm starting to think that 1.16 messed up the upgrade process.

Mine is all good now after choosing the full option. Update installed.

Updated to 1.17 on my Pro. Did the full update and verify with the same USB stick I used for 1.16. Took a while, but seemed to update. Skill shot now says award 5%. However, it did not erase my high scores or changed settings (free play, etc.)

I'm not even getting the option for the full update...

I got mine to work. I tied another USB stick, yet again, but I think what made it work was a double power cycle. I noticed when putting a stick in for the first time it was doing some kind of update even though it had already rebooted. I made sure I rebooted again after this with my new file and it worked. Not sure if it was luck or this was it but I think it might have something to do with it.

This is what's happening for me. Am I doing something wrong?

So yeah I used to get this, when you try it again see if it says it is updating something on boot up. Not after you do that initial update but the next time you reset when it says it is still on 1.16. If it does do not try the update again without another power cycle. It should not say anything this time and this made mine work. I feel like it was never in the right state to do the update after the first failed attempt. Try another USB too with this method.

I believe (I may be mis-remembering) when mine said "press -/+ to choose" I pressed the + button and went with full update and verify.

Yes, that's what worked for me.

Mine won't do anything when I press +/-. When I hit Select it will make a 'thunk' sound and do nothing and then say it is complete and to remove USB and power cycle, exactly like in the video seenev posted a few posts above. So strange, never had problems like this and I've updated Spike games dozens and dozens of times with no issues like this in the past.

I'm going to try a different stick now and see what happens.

Can you film the next bootup with the usb stick (ready to try again) in the machine after you do EXACTLY what you do in the video? I want to see if you get that mini update message.

I think I made a dogs dinner of my explanations. Here are the steps I took that worked. Maybe they will work for someone, or it could have been luck of the draw.

1. Boot with up USB stick in. 1.17 recognized. You can't navigate but you can hit enter to update. Once you hit enter it sits for 15 seconds or so then gives the message Update complete, remove flash and power cycle. You NEVER get an option to do quick or full update.
2. Remove flash and reboot. It boots up as normal in 1.16 still. Ugh. power down.
3. Put USB stick back in and boot machine. It has a mini update message as it boots up and it boots back into 1.17 update screen. Here is where instead of trying the update again I decided I didn't like that update message on this boot and instead of trying the update again I shut it down.
4. Boot machine again leaving the USB in place. It should NOT give that mini update message (I don't remember exactly what was said, it was quick) and it should take you back to update screen again for 1.17.
5. Hit enter and this time you should get the option for quick or full. I chose quick with no verify and it was fast to update but it worked this time. I removed usb and rebooted and it was running 1.17 with all my settings and high scores in place.

ONE Simple question stern.... Can I see how many balls are locked on my pro ghostbusters now?

This sequence isn't working for me. I don't know if I'm seeing a mini update message or what that's supposed to look like. I never get the quick or full option.

For those that have the new code...is it as good as I am hearing?

On the Storage facility plastic above right kickout/saucer, there are two lights. If red only is lit, its 1 ball locked. If Red and Green are lit, its 2 balls locked.

so the answer is yes, still yes.

Why does it not show on the dmd... like the premium and LE?

I played about 10 games, it seems fine I can't hit anything tonight, just try again tomorrow, its just not my night. I was averaging 1-2 billion scores on most games.

Free play and stock code I dont disable anything, except knocker volume to low, & shooter power to lowest setting. Which was saved from the previous code 1.16 it kept all my scores as well from 1.16.

I finally got the update to work with a different flash drive. I don't understand why the other one didn't work. I used it last time...

I get the same. Between stern logo and update screen I quickly get numbers displayed like v 1.33 0 or something like on the video. Tried a dozen updates and no go. Even downloaded the prem one on stern in case it was better but no change

I would still love to see the innards of the stern topper.

Im not sure, maybe because it's a physical lock on the premium. I havent played much of the premium so I havent noticed a different animation.

Nothing worked for me except using a different flash drive. The first one I used I had used before to install 1.16, so it's not like the flash drive was the problem. I don't know what they did but I'm guessing it's a bug introduced in 1.16. Quite frustrating really...

Ditto. I went through 8 memory sticks before one worked. And I used ones that worked before. All formatted, and reformatted the same way. It just took some persistence.

the premium does not post the ball lock status on the DMD....the lights on the trap....which are fine.

Time for stern to release the design and wiring so we can make them ourselves.

I guess that means no vault edition either.

Licenses can always be renewed. It just isn’t active now.

Yes. You always could. The lights on the containment system show how many locks you have.

There are no physical locks on the PRO. You just make progress toward STORAGE FACILITY MULTIBALL. I do not ever like to say the word LOCK if you are not really locking balls. Its a pet-peeve of mine.

The first time on a PRO when you "lock" a ball (advance toward multiball) the display flashes STORAGE. To indicate its the first.
The second time you will see STORAGE FACILITY flash. This means you have advanced twice.

Ok so who is going to be the hero we need and break down their topper listing a BOM and wiring guide for the innards with some pictures. The housing is easy enough to fabricate.

Updating the code to 1.17 seems impossible (GB Premium). I used the USB-card that worked the last time for 1.16, but not now. There must be a bug in the installer.

Yup, very frustrating! I've tried a couple different keys, redownloaded the file a couple times, no luck, same result every time. Code update comes up when i boot with it, but I still cannot select any option with the +/-, i can hit the select/Enter button on the right hand of the controls, its makes a sound.... seems to do nothing for about 15 seconds, and then says its done and to remove USB and power cycle. Just gonna wait this one out a bit until everyone has been able to consistently get it installed.

Downloaded 1.17 Premium code from Stern, used 64 GB Patriot USB 3.0 Flash Drive for install (same one used for 1.16 install), did the Full Install (after reading about how Quick may not work).

Code updated to 1.17 as shown on the boot screen. All my scores and settings were retained.

Played 4 games and had no issues. Good download of file, good upgrade to machine.

...and I smiled each time I ripped the spinner and my very expensive Stern topper reacted with it!...

If all goes well, everyone that had 1.16 on their machines before should retain all settings and scores. That is one of the benefits of the new system.

I do think that's a cool effect!

That is awesome. Also love the cancel current game button combo.

No issues uploading new code on my Pro from 1.16. Used the same Sandisk 32gb flash drive I used before. Deleted old 1.16 off it and added the new 1.17 file. I did have the option to do a full update and “verify”. I noticed the machine recognized two files for some reason so I chose the first one with a full install and it worked first time. It retained my settings too. I am enjoying my topper even more now.

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And bless you guys for doing this! Part of me wants to set new scores but the other part of me wants to get back on the board again!
This is a great option for everyone!

I backed up anyways before just in case... LOL I do wish they'd tweak the Are You a God to light up the 20/40/60/80/100 ghosts lights on the playfield...

Jeff

I think Dwight said somewhere that their concern was people might be confused about where they stand with Ghost collecting after coming out of WARTBY/AYAG. But for something that doesn't happen very often, I can't imagine it would really be an issue.

It would also be nice if it indicated when you had 10/30/50/70/90 as well. like the 20 light start flashing at 10, go solid at 20, 40 start flashing at 30, go solid at 40. Though I could see how this might be confusing for some. Or if the DMD had the current count readily available.

I hope Dwight just becomes obsessed with perfecting the code and we continue to get weekly updates

Installation on PRO 2016- tried 3 different usb sticks, the 3rd worked. (file size 1.1 GB)

Played a few games, there is a new pitched buzz sound when the door on the right orbit opens.
It happens right after you plunge, just turn off the music and you will hear it.
I always play on volume 1 (family), thats why i hear it... at first i thought its the train noise from river of slime.
they said in the patch notes they did some coil optimizations, but this noise really annoys me and doesnt sound like a common coil noise.

On my games i made my way through the left and middle ladder (1x SFMB, 2x WCWS, 4 Extraballs) and got about 90 ghosts.
Looping supers and pke frenzy feels like a dangerous, ghost collecting STOP right now.
I cant make more than 5 Looping supers, most of the time i drain there anyway, not even to think about making risky 2x & 3x shots. PKE frenzy combined with SFMB can be killer, but what if you have no SFMB ready?

I have a question about this Looping Supers mode. When shooting the left ramp, SJP animation starts and the flashes comes right when i want to shoot the ball again. So i have to cradle it and wait until the flashes are over, because I CANT SEE WHERE I'M HITTING THE ***** BALL *blinded* (flashes are set to 60% brightness) Normaly the ball will be guided to the left way by of the ramp the devider when getting the SJP, and the ball will be released when the animation is over, so no blinding issue there. I also cant read how much points i get per looping super jackpot shot, because the animation is to slow when repeating shot after shot how its meant to be.
Am i the only one who thinks this mode could be optimized?