As a Mac guy, THANK YOU for this! I was able to update my game tonight without needing to ask someone to send me their thumb drive in the mail (btw... thanks, @mudflaps!). I played just one game, and I still suck (14K), but I can already tell that this is a nice step up from 1.09.

A tip to other Mac users who are using the steps on the website: make sure to include a space between the word "clean" and the "/Volumes/USBname" part. I didn't notice that at first and got the error message I'd grown so accustomed to when I plugged the thumb drive into the game. Once I realized my mistake, it worked like a charm.

With the glass off slowly work through that mode. That mode has more videos then most and if one is already playing the other will be skipped. Make sure the previous video ends and I'm almost certain you'll see the video. It's a separate code that controls the sound, this the nail filing. We have a few new ideas for that mode, so we may be soon addressing it in a different way.

Each scoop has its own opto and then there are separate optos that control the lifter. If go into the test menu and drop a ball into the top hedge. See which optos are registering. Sounds to me like there is something wrong with the opto at that scoop.

I’ll give it a go tomorrow and let you know what happens.

It’s chiari malformation.

Removing the balcony shot as target for bob and lynda could help. It seems to be the most troublesome mode when stacked.

When do you see the Laurie looking out the window video lol? I have yet to see it triggered

When playing the mode on it's own I find the Balcony shot to be really satisfying, however I often tend to inadvertently end up stacking with House and get a bit confused as to if I've completed the mode yet; if you've sufficiently drained Myers' health, knocked down the drop target and nail the balcony shot, would that complete B & L's demise whilst at the same time starting House MB?

Whilst on the subject of Bob & L's demise, this is one of my fave modes to start, as I think the drop targets glowing pink/purple looks great, but looking up the rules, I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong?;
I usually just knock down the drops, then head up the house PF before hitting the balcony shot.
Reading unofficial rules it says that you are supposed to hit some other shots in order first before proceeding to the House PF?

Re: current firmware, is it just me, or is the sound a bit iffy now?; seems like the bass frequencies are a bit messed up now requiring a bit of a tweak of the sub?
I also notice many call outs crossing over eachother now, but I'd imagine this will be fixed in the next code update and isn't ruining my experience (got around 60M for the first time yesterday)

Bob & Linda is hit the three playfield drops, get up to house, hit crossover drop, crossover to bridge, hit left ramp standups, shoot left ramp, hit right ramp standups and then shoot right ramp to complete. If stacked with house attack then house spinner shots will be lit purple, hit enough spinners before you can crossover to start house attack multiball.

They changed lot of the audio levels it seems. Some sound better while some voice clips seem lower. It sounds like they tried to tweak things also to improve the Loomis call outs as many had issues with sounding poorly recorded.

Ah I see There was me thinking it was only half of that to complete the mode! - I have completed it a couple of time I believe though, but don't recall seeing "boobies" like a few people have mentioned (I have adult mode switched on) - at lease not full frontal anyway! (haven't watched the film in along time, so not sure of everything in that scene)
Is that the only mode which is different with Adult mode off?; There's no swearing or gory footage from what I can hear/see?

You'll see bewbs if adult mode is on and you progress enough in mode to shoot left ramp. Don't remember if there's extra gore or swearing with adult mode on, never play it with it off so nothing to compare it to.

So doing the fight back mode, is there now a delay on when targets count? Cause like I swear i'm too late to hit the target before it switches places and it's scoring the shot still like a second or two late. Last night several times in various spots I was scoring the mode shots after the target already had moved so was wondering if the light/target sequence is out of wack?

It seems any mode is taken over by house. Any mode that requires the center ramp. If you could increase the difficulty to qualify house or the number of times you can start house would maybe help. Like once you’ve started/competed house, you shouldn’t be able to start it again after 3 center ramp shots. Or make it so house can’t overwhelm other modes. I’m not complaining just spit balling. 1.10 is definitely the best version so far. I tried but skipped 1.09 back to 1.08a because it was too buggy. Very happy with 1.10 so far. Because I’m not a great player i spend some time trying to get back up there to get other things done which inevitably starts house. Plus as an early adopter I got used to needing that shot to get to the middle playfield as well because the bounce outs of the scoop. Now that I have the vimtoman scoop mod I try straight on scoop shots more often. Usually from a trapped position though. An on the fly scoop shot is kind of too strong for such a close scoop

The center ramp is not really an issue, as those shots still count when modes are stacked. The problem with house is the upper playfield and having shared targets there. You can't tell what to hit when or one mode overrides the other when up in the house PF.

So we've actually removed that shot from Bob & Lynda (Gamora) on Ultraman. It's a bit of a test to see how that goes over. Being an easy mode it feels a lot more fair, but I also don't really like taking shots away from the upper playfield. It felt like a good time to try it though, since we added quite a bit more to the upper with it being a part of the qualification and multiplier for Sanitarium (Bemular). It does obviously solve the stacking issue.

The “it’s Log! It’s Log!” Theme instantly popped into my head lol

Hitting the balcony shot never gets old to me. One of the more satisfying shots in pinball.

Anything to clean up the house mode overtaking other modes is most welcome. I am one of those confused as to what is going on when it takes over. Otherwise the new code is a great step in the right direction!

I asked this over in the UM thread but didn't hear anything back. With the new update (1.10) us UM owners can now FINALLY make adjustments to the diverter at the top of the center ramp. But, I am confused by the settings in the menu. To be clear I mostly have rejection problems when the top PF is open. I can only get on there with a perfectly aimed shot from the LEFT flipper, I have only gotten up there from the right flipper a couple of times when I hit it JUST right.

So, how should I setup the adjustments to the diverter? Do I do a couple notches to the left to open up the right-hand entrance when open? Or do I shift it to the right to open that up?

Thanks!

I have been playing pretty steadily since the 1.10 code drop. Played at least 20+ games with my better scores being the 70mil range. I am really liking this update overall, especially the changes with Sanitarium mode. Being able to access the house playfield to get the ball onto the Sanitarium playfield in a controlled manner makes that mode much less of a slog. I haven't had any issues with extra balls being put into play or animations getting stuck on the screen like some others have. A few callouts got cut short during the end of game sequence, but that's about it.

I agree with the above about the House mode, though. I know it's been said before, but this mode just takes over the game and is too easy to start, even by accident. There are other modes that require that middle ramp shot and innevitably you are going to keep starting House in the middle of them, then it's back to the slow, plodding music and the UI/animations for the mode you were in no longer displaying properly. This is especially problematic for the Bob & Linda mode, because it shares so many shots with the House mode. I am thinking that House, and possibly also Sanitarium, should only take over the display and audio when you are not in any other mode. Push these to the back burner, because one of them is almost always running. Sanitarium is less troublesome only because you have to deliberately be shooting for it to start it. Maybe changing the way House mode is started would also help.

I have a few other thoughts, but this is a great update and big step in the right direction. I appreciate that Spooky continues to support this game.

Many folks, myself included, have noticed significant changes in the audio requiring a look at amplifier settings, adjusting volume levels, etc. During my own troubleshooting efforts to improve the sound, I came across what I believe to be a serious issue.

Looking at the subwoofer connections from the amplifier (located in the bottom of the cabinet below the subwoofer), I noted that both the left and right channels were both connected directly to the single voice coil terminals on the subwoofer speaker. This kind of wiring gives you a parallel connection-level output.

This practice should be avoided because both channels will be seen as a short to each other, which is a fault condition. The problem is that the two channels can have opposing polarity voltages at any given instant - Obviously, since the two outputs have distinct sound signals. Since they are opposing, current will be driven back into one or the other speaker outputs of the amp. This will heat up the output stages of the amp causing it to run hotter, making it vulnerable to heat damage over time. And needless to say, this kind of connection deteriorates the quality of sound the speaker produces.

What I did to correct this was remove the right channel connections going to the subwoofer from the back of the amp and leaving the left channel connections in place. This ensures that only a mono signal is sent to the single voice coil of the subwoofer.

After correcting my subwoofer wiring, I spent some time further dialing in the sound. I can say that the sound is significantly improved. The sub is no longer boomy or over-powering the backbox speakers. I was also able to get the amplifier knobs properly set so that I am able to get more useable “range” in the speaker settings, allowing more granular adjustments of the sound levels.

And "Don't Fear the Reaper" freakin ROCKS !!!

Below is a pic of my current sound amplifier settings. Imagining a scale of 1 to 10, I have my knobs set as follows:

- Sub Volume: Approximately 2 or so. This is a tough one to get dialed in as there is very little useable range in the knob between adding bass and it suddenly becoming too much.
- X-Over: 5
- Treble: 9 (I like a lot)
- Base: 4
- Volume: 3

Hope this helps.

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I looked into this a while back and the manual says it’s a single output, I put a spacer on the sub so it’s not touching the cab to improve mine.
Will have to give that a try as it doesn’t make sense why they fitted 2 pairs of sub outputs unless it’s bridged.

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How? I don't understand what could be confusing about the bridge shot.

IF you qualified the House Multiball requirement of spinner shots, the Bridge shot will count towards both Modes that are running.
IF you have not hit enough spinners, then the Bridge shot will only count towards the Pumpkin Mode and you will have to go back up, finish your spinners and then hit it again to start your Multiball.

It's pretty straight forward after the first time you stack these Modes.

Sorry, it's confusing and not fun to see only half of what's going on and guessing if you have finished one or both.

Don't take it away- flows really well for Bob & Lynda, especially after knocking down the drops - feels like a natural progression. Trust you know what you are doing though- just don't change anything about the purple/punk lit drops target for that mode

Keep up the good work though; fantastic game!

Do notice in the latest code a lot of calloouts with the end cut off? Like after the final ball drains and you've had a good game "he did very well last night... maybe somone gave him les/CUT OFF"

Another thing I noticed this evening when I had quite a long epic game. I'd played every available mode, but only actually completed a few. I could ofcourse light pumpkin to retry completing the modes (which is great), but it kind of felt a bit empty then like there wasn't much going on. It'd be grate if when all modes have been seen (not complete; that's a whole other situation where I guess there'd be a wizard mode), that a mode starts, or say all inserts change to a special colour (bit like Mario World where the map turns in to pastel colours); basically something to acknowledge your progression.

I also feel like upon launch, even when not landing a skill shot, I feel like if say you kit the scoop or Sanitarium PF (like I often do), you should get some kind of award for that, other than standard scoring.

Managed to start the Judith grave shot MB; I think it'd definitely benefit from some cool music for that mode and/or light show. It's fairly tough to start (5 or 6 shots or something to land the shots then release the ball?) and so I think there should be more of a.big deal made when it's starts/during the MB.

Only played a few, but loving the update!

I will be completely honest...I think it would be best to make House multiball completely stand alone....no stacking allowed. Make it so you can only qualify it and start it if nothing else is running. This seems to be the best way to solve the problem of overlapping shots, overlapping A/V, and make it overall less confusing. It may also be a bit more difficult to start if the center ramp only qualifies for it when nothing else is going on. Don't get me wrong...I love stacking, but you have to be careful about what modes can stack together and work. Many games have a multiball or two that can stack, and some that do not. To me that seems like a good idea here. Let Sanitarium stack since the middle playfield isn't used for any pumpkin mode shots anyway. Same with Hedge (although I could see the argument for that being stand alone also). And leave House as it's own separate thing. Now that there is a timer involved, it's not like you can get too "stuck" in the mode and stay locked out of the rest of the game for too long. Maybe even make that timer a bit quicker if that is a concern (difficulty setting?). If you have a ball locked in the tombstone, you can stack that in if you hit it...and that might be a good strategy doubling your House jackpots!

If I understand it correctly, Scooby's Captain Cutler multiball is like this...you can't qualify it or start it if you are already in a mode. That seems like the perfect solution here. You still have three other multiballs that CAN stack (now that tombstone is a "real" multi)...House really doesn't need to. Makes it more special, and allows those shots to be used for other modes without things getting all muddled.

Also...I am conflicted about taking the balcony shot away from Bob and Lynda. It makes so much sense with the mode, and I love it being there. But it does make the mode feel too hard for an "easy mode". My vote is to leave it in!

Just my two cents! Love the game either way.

Yes, please God yes, exactly this. No stacking House but leave balcony shot for Bob and Linda. I should have to work to see boobies. It would triple my enjoyment of the game.

I really do like stacking in general, it always adds an extra layer of strategy to a game. But it's usually restricted to a multiball stacking on top of modes, so where you do have different objectives together - multiball is always has a bit of a random element and tends to just light everything to hit for jackpots, so it stacks well with regard to advancing modes quickly.

Although House does have its multiball, you still have to clear it's mode phase first meaning if you are in another pumpkin mode, you have specific lit shots for both, sometimes in the same location and therefore the objectives do get slightly muddled. So - I do wonder if the game might actually be better off having house mode exclusive, and leaving hedge/tombstone multiballs for stacking with pumpkin modes? Hmmmm its a tricky one...

Another suggestion for the list m4tt (unless everyone else corrects me)
I think it'd be useful to make it more obvious which Hedge balls had already been locked onf of the three? (Maybe by having the knives for each scoop show as white or a different colour when locked in)

I find that I'm often stopping and squinting a bit to make out which one(s) are flashing subtley to show which hedge scoops I need to hit?

Unless I'm missing something? Am I correct in saying that the hedge multiball PF inserts only relate to how many hedge MB you've reached? (Once all 2 handed MB have been played, is there a cool mini wizard mode which begins or a hyper hedge MB mode?

Is spooky still going to redo all the animations in the game? They are pretty lame compared to new stern games. That is really my only complaint, it looks like a kid drew them.

You must have Velcro on your shoes.

LOL.

But generally I also agree

Hello All...I need some help I'm having a difficult time downloading the latest code 1.10. I was unable to go from 1.08 to 1.09 so I just left code 1.08 running. Now when attempting to download the latest code 1.10 the same update error message shows up on the screen. I'm following Spookys directions and I downloaded code 1.10 on 5 different thumb drives all less than 32GB on Fat32/32kb. Even purchased a new thumb drive a USB 3.2 gen1 32Gb and again the same update error. Also tried inserting drive directly into the CPU with no luck. Is there something I'm doing wrong? thanks for any help...

Did something change with the upper flipper power in this update? It feels like my butt pretzel shot is much slower. Probably all psychological!

The reaper multiple sounds fantastic! Good update. Thank you!

I still have one request. I don't know how to say this nicely. But my family has a few members that really stink at pinball. I'd love to see the ability to extend the ball save timers so they can see more of the game. LOL

If you havent, contact Spooky. This seems odd..

Well I worked through the mode a few times and saw the nail filing video once. The other times I heard the audio, but the video remained on the Michael staring at Bob stabbed to the wall scene, which shows after the drop targets are changed from purple to green. After I drop the targets I head up to the house, drop the target then hit across the ramp, and the wrong video is there, but I can hear the nail filing scene. I can’t be the only one experiencing this. The first time it started happening was with 1.09 update. Hasn’t worked right since. There are no other modes running when this occurs.

Same here

My question for you is where do you have the volume set on the screen? Out of 20 white bars how many are yellow? Also, what numbers are your SFX and voice settings on? I’ve been dicking around with this thing for over an hour now and just can’t seem to get it dailed in. Had it set pretty good but the update warranted some tweaking. Thanks for the info!

Drives me absolutely bonkers man. Used to be perfect. Don’t know what happened.

Hopefully they iron some of this stuff out with 1.11...I freakin' love this pin; super addictive

More things to fix next time around……

When the ball is over and you hit both flippers to get to the end of the bonus, it should show the end of the bonus not automatically start the next ball and not let you see it at all.

When you start the Judith multiball shouldn’t there be some sort of change to the music or something to indicate a mode started? It just seems like you have two balls out and nothing is different.

197.8 lbs. (just a guess)

Nope, I have shoestrings on my work boots that I can put deep in your ass.

Wow your an angry rodent

It's been a rough day... between Orkin and Terminix. Can't get a moment of peace and quiet.

No way you can tie your own shoes, cuck.

Lots to dig into here...

Stop the bus, you’re drunk