You gotta install the film code on your JP, total game changer!

Having a fathers and sons day mini comp here later but still no Halloween to beat them on here
The grandchildren don’t call me Grumpa for nothing
Hope you all got spoilt today.

I think I finally got my narrow house mold channel fixed. I just put a pinball here and let it "dilate" the area over night. Hope it helps someone else with similar issue

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Good idea, just made me think too much about my dental implants (same basic approach).
Also, having been away from my pins and computer for 3 days, just caught up on this thread: What a shit-fest, like watching a movie in fast motion - I'm tired, going to get a beer! Happy Father's Day to all you motha's out there!

I managed to take out the fifth light board underneath the Sanitarium playfield. Now it’s hot glue and gorilla tape time.

I'd try to relocate the light or adjust your shooter lane. Something is not right with that area on your game. I've launched 1000s of balls on Halloween and Ultraman and haven't hit a single light bracket. If you need some help, give us a call and I'll walk you through it.

I agree with you.

I’ve called a few times. The issue with relocating the board is that I’ll need to remove both upper playfields. I’d rather not do that.

I’m going to try one more time by removing the rubber on the board and adjusting the position of the board with hot glue and 3M tape. There’s not enough leverage to route a new hole without removing the Sanitarium playfield.

If this doesn’t work, I’ll call to get the best sense of how to remove both playfields. I’m glad no one else is having this issue, truly. Because it sucks.

I think I got it this time. Light board repositioned, screw and rubber removed. I used double sided 3M tape followed by hot glue as a sealant. I loosened the Sanitarium playfield to allow some area to work.

Notice how far the light board was in the shooter lane before I moved it.

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Huge difference there. Hoping this becomes a permanent fix for you, it would drive me nuts.

Do you reckon the ball is hitting the left edge of the ball guide there and going airborne?

Maybe get the old iPhone out and record the ball launch in slow motion. It’s amazing what you can’t see the ball doing with the naked eye. I’ve solved a heap of issues with the slo mo video.

Added bonus - the slo mo video makes very cool pinball clunking noises.

ADDED: I see a gap between the black centre rail and the launch ramp. If the centre rail was repositioned more to the right (so there was no gap) the ball would always launch away from the light board. Just a thought.

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I haven’t noticed any clunky launches, but admittedly I didn’t record in slow mo. If you kneel down and angle your eyes just right, you can see the launch through the knife.

I’ll check any gaps, but again, the launch seems normal. That switch was just dead center in the shooter lane.

Added a 1979 Ford LTD wagon (can’t find a 78), but still need to paint it gray, remove the roof rack, and add the “For official use only” sanitarium logo. These are easy to find on eBay or Amazon for under $15 packaged in either T2 or Charlie’s Angels themes. If these were discussed above already, forgive me!

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Everyone knows Dr. Wynn gave him driving lessons.

Didn't find it, but I guess no matter if it's out of stock. I tried the plastic overhang, but maybe mine was a bit small as it didn't really help. I'm going to see if I can come up with anything, but too bad we can easily bend the deflector.

Code related questions:

1. The Sanitarium drop target doesn’t seem to engage, but works in test. I seem to remember it was used more with the previous code update. Is this drop target supposed to always be down?

2. Jackpot lights. For each of the main multiballs, there are three jackpots. The inserts are lit either orange or red. What do the colors mean?

I just received my Halloween CE #702 and the sanitarium drop target is usually up until I knock it down (after it turns red) to start sanitarium mode, then it’s back up again during that mode. I’m not sure which code version mine has.

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No worries. Just letting him know my drop target on the sanitarium playfield is usually up. I should check my code version, but my pin was fairly recently produced (#702). I’m guessing it’s current, unless we’ve had a recent update.

This is the norm for me. Since during the mode you have to hit the two targets next to drop target, and also the drop target again to get through mode. Might have to hit the three main playfield targets too. I usually mess up somewhere on top playfield and while I'm down hit the three targets since they are red before going back up to complete (hopefully) the mode.

Universal Studios Orlando must be following this thread. Guess I'll be visiting Halloween Horror Nights again this year

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We go every year. Hoping all the houses are good this year. HHN is such a blast.

Is something going on with production or the butter cabs? I got my email about butter option and going into production at the end of April, it's getting into late June and heard nothing. Emailed couple weeks ago and was told theres a wait on butter cabs. Does it normally take much longer for having chosen this option?

For some reason the butter decals are taking a really long time. Spooky is building non-butter cabs much more quickly. Supply chain, I guess

Geez I had a higher number and see folks close to my old number getting their machines soon now. I got bumped up the list to a lower number cause folks backed out at Kingpin but now gonna be close to two months since I got my email about butter.

That makes a bunch more sense

That might be it yea.....

Bummer was excited and made space for the new pin with the rest in the new house and just sitting waiting now on any news...

I also originally had a higher number and moved up when the opportunity knocked but a far different scenario from yours. I paid for my butter cab just last week and I received the tracking number this morning for THIS Friday delivery..... Very strange that Butter Cabs are all over the place right now. As far as I am aware, I am one of the first few butter cabs to be shipped with cabinets in the 600 range. So, hopefully you will get your very shortly.

Actually, since Michael busted out of Smith’s Grove in late October, 1978, he could have been driving a ‘79 LTD. New model year usually comes out in Sept or so the prior year, right? So, assuming the official use vehicle was brand new (nothing but the best for Michael), it could be a ‘79.

It's part #01-8806 on Marco's site. Sign up to be notified via email once it's back in stock. I've been signed up for a few months; nothing yet. One day!

Thanks. Signed up.

We were unable to get butters for a stretch, so we're currently a bit ahead on standard cabinets. The current line is almost exclusively butter, so we should be caught up shortly.

518 butter came home today.

Where will you get the decals??

Nice. I haven't been asked to pay yet, just got the email for butter option almost exactly two months ago, said yes right away and haven't heard anything since saying yes. So hoping to hear something soon

I’ll make them. My wife is pretty good at making custom target decals. We will zoom in on the image of the logo from the movie, recreate it, print very tiny images on decal paper.

Here a video on the car if this helps with your mod.

Does Halloween ce come with standard glass ?

Yes

Time to order pDI!

I put voodoo glass in my UM CE. It really makes everything pop. Definitely recommend one of the anti glare glasses out there.

It’s definitely a ‘78. The movie was shot in May 1978, and new cars don’t typically hit the lots until fall. Plus, when the latest Halloween came out they found the car and did an extensive restoration on it. Edit - I see someone posted a video about!

This software version seems a lot less stable than the previous versions. I have to power down and restart several times a day or else the game start sequencing starts crashing. Hopefully there's a patch or another update in the pipeline.

I have yelled, kicked, and screamed about butter cabinets to the supplier lol. I unfortunately they are just a very labor intensive process and seem to always take longer than we want. I have had a standing non stop order for them since months before we even started the build! Sorry about the wait I know it's annoying but we will get it to ya!

I don’t think any of us are having this problem. Might want to re upload the most recent update or have Fawzma reflash your game.

Mine crashes if the game has been on for a few hours. A reboot will fix it every time. I assumed it was a code issue, and not a huge deal. I’m sure they’re track it down and address the problem.

Could this be similar to that memory leak thing that caused ACNC issues? I know this is a new board system, so not sure.

Possible. It hasn’t really bothered me, so I haven’t raised it as an issue. The lights and display will freeze, no response from the start button. Quick reboot and I’m back in business.

Spooky, I’m #80, so if there’s a code issue to address with that version of board set, those are the symptoms.

Yep, I agree. Just kidding about it being a new model ‘79 for fall of ‘78. It’s definitely a ‘78 from what I’ve read. The ‘79 is close, but has some slight differences.

#207 just in case