They add to the excitement!

I'm wondering if anyone has tried putting sound deadening foam inside the cabinet to see how it would affect the noise?

So my Goblin pop-up just stopped working. Worked fine last game, about 30 mins later played another and it won't raise up.

Entered the pop-up tests and it will attempt to lift but seems either stuck or not getting enough power. After a few tries it reports back that the mech is broken.

Examined the mech underneath and didn't see any loose wires or anything that looked wrong.

The ball-stuck preventers are installed on these.

Any ideas where to start? I'm going back to examine closely to see if anything is out of allignment causing the mech to get stuck.

Thanks for any help!

Thanks for the quick reply LTG! I pulled the mech up from the top and it seemed to clear whatever it was hanging on. Goblins are back on the menu!

Yeah I had read about those problems and gave each mech a good looking over when I unboxed the machine. I moved one of the connectors that looked like it might get in the way. So much going underneath this game!

My Smaug says #51 on the shipping box and on the apron. Limited or not, they are indeed numbered.

So this just happened. Was in Smaug multi ball and after a while all but one of the balls had disappeared. I couldn't find them though. Hit the final ball on the left loop and it disappears too!

After about five ball searches and some nudging they set themselves free!

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Quick question about the Coil Settings:

The kickers are adjustable but I don't understand the relationship between the setting and its effect. What are you adjusting when you increase or decrease the milliseconds for each kicker?? How long it holds the kick?? The delay before it kicks?? Which setting makes them stronger or more lively?

Thanks!

Love the lit gold buttons, might have to steal that

I'm noticing some random behavior with my Orc pop-up. After a random period of playing the coil that lowers the pop up will fire every two or three seconds. It will continue even when the game is in attract mode. I'm guessing the game thinks the target is up so it's trying to lower it. I inspected the switch that detects when the pop-up is down and reseated the connector to it. Did not notice anything that looked awry.

It's not a major problem... yet... any ideas for further debugging and bullet-proofing?

Thanks, will investigate!

I think the Smaug locks get harder as the game goes on so it could be that. Also I've noticed it turn red when I've locked more than 1 or 2 balls in the secret lock. Spell the red lock to get 3rd and 4th secret lock.

I used these LOTR side blades and for me they look great. The photos might not capture them perfectly but they look like they came from the factory. They are made by pinsider sillyoldelf

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I have no idea but I'm definitely itching for some new code. The current code contains all the promised features of the game but it could definitely use a lot of tweaks and polish.

And hopefully someday we get an ultimate wizard mode too.

Which connector is for the topper? Is it the one with two blue wires?

Such a satisfying feeling when you combo 2 or more orbits!

I think the erratic volume changes are a code problem that's still waiting to be fixed.

Ground loop fix only gets rid of the constant buzzing/humming.

You should be able to make both ramps from both flippers when the game is adjusted properly. A cradled ball should just barely make a backhanded shot up a ramp. If it's too strong than the shots can be a bit too easy and the ball can fly and jump off the ramps more.

Each machine and floor is going to be a bit different but I have mine at 7 degrees incline and 26 flipper settings.

I got my TH a month before I got my WOZ, have had both games almost 6 months now. I checked the audits on both last night and WOZ has 100 more games on it. Between myself, friends, and family, it appears WOZ is winning the popularity contest. Both are amazing games and both are very different.

It's just very snug, gotta go slow but firm.

Also, it's highly likely at some point you'll put some tiny scratches in the glass. They won't be noticed while playing but you'll see them when you clean and inspect the glass. Don't get too upset over it, life's too short!

What worries me is that JJP has multiple games to deal with now and I wonder if they will actually spend the time to make the code perfect on all their current and upcoming games. WOZ was their only game for a long time and it had to succeed so they poured a ton of time into it.

I never played WOZ until 6.xx so I don't know how much it grew, but Hobbit at 1.90 definitely feels like adolescent code. As in it needs to grow a few more pubes before it's a man.

Regarding the latest beta does anyone else have issues with the windlance shot? I get a weak shot that doesn't even leave the kickback lane no matter what strength I push the button at.

For regular kickbacks everything is fine.

Added an external sub woofer yesterday and boy does it make this game come alive. Smaug's voice rumbles the walls, mode lock feels like you're opening up a mountainside, it's amazing!

Finally got the barrel lamp mods all installed. They look awesome!

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Sorry already reused the spots in another game! But they don't block much more than the original spots did. Maybe a tiny percent more but not enough to feel like they are obscuring things.

Ring save is a mystery award. The lower right outlane target adds a ball during multiball modes.

Those look like the ones from Tilt Graphics.

I am so happy they brought those back. Experimentation is cool and accepting that not everyone liked it is even cooler!

I took both outlane posts and the center post completely out of my game. Combined with making the software harder the ball times are now usually less than a minute. Nobody has beaten the Jersey Jack 500k factory GC score in over three months and about 1000+ plays.

It's absolutely addicting to play now. Always leaves you wanting more. Never feels like a boring game since your chances of survival are so low; as the should be against a dragon!

My Smaug has stopped moving his mouth. Is there a reply to this thread detailing how to trouble shoot it? Thanks!

More code updates are always welcome but the game is still really great if you take the time to set it up to your liking. Personally I removed the outlane posts and made the software tougher and the game has become a thrilling challenge and not a lengthy chore.

Becomes a proper ass kicker when setup like this! It also helps to plug up the holes where the left outlane post was because it can turn into a ball trap.

I put three layers of cell phone screen protector (the thin kind) over all three holes. One layer wasn’t thick enough and balls would still tee up. My game came with a black plug for the center post and I was going to buy more of those but I like the transparent look it has right now.