Just a heads up that we'll be live streaming The Hobbit from the Jersey Jack factory with Jack and crew next Saturday, July 23 at 1 p.m. Eastern! You can watch live on Twitch at http://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball

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Good question! I'll check

Here's the replay of yesterday's Twitch livestream from the Jersey Jack factory on the new 1.30 code. We had Steve Bowden with us and he and Nick showed off quite a bit of the game, including Into the Fire a few times!

Oh and here's the factory tour we did with Jack after the Twitch stream. The video quality isn't the best since it was broadcast live on Periscope but it's not too bad and Jack talks about a bunch of cool stuff:

Joined the club yesterday. I’m going on an adventure!

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Going to stream some of the new 2.97 code tonight, 8 p.m. Eastern: http://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball

Adding another video to the pile for reference material, I got to Five Armies last night on the 2.96 code. Didn't complete any of the modes unfortunately but I've found it's good to have a spotter for these modes to call out the things you need to do during them.

Link should take you right to the start of that game: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/323208946?t=01h51m35s

That does look nice, especially for the Smaug edition. Might have to go for it...

Added green Titan rings and the ULEK Store slingshot/inlane protectors today
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Any recommendations? I usually don’t get into target decals but they look great on POTC next to it.

Nice little upgrade for the lockdown bar button. A button with gold trim like this would be good to have for JJPOTC too.

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Newton and captive ball upgrade.

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I like the look of the throne but don’t like that it blocks the view of the ball in the back. Guess I’d have to see it in person to decide for sure.

I'm planning one for Monday night

Streaming Hobbit with 3.0 code and direct A/V from the machine tonight! 8 p.m. Eastern: http://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball

Thank you! Hobbit is my favorite game to stream solo, there’s just so much to do and experience. Hope to see you in chat later today.

Here’s the VOD from yesterday’s stream. Smaug had a rough night

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/v338192805

Highlighting a few parts of the stream. Here's a complete runthrough of Into the Fire (I LOVE this mode!):

I don't know the intricacies of the scoring, but I do know that the more difficult a mode you complete before going into ITF (or the other wizard modes) determines some of the scoring. So if you beat, say, The One Ring (a one-star mode), your ITF scoring will be a lot lower than if you beat a 5-star mode before going into it.

http://www.pinballplating.com/quick-exchange-parts/brass-balls

I sent the team a stats dump after that stream. I’ll sure they’re on it )

I recently added the Pindemption software to my Hobbit and will be streaming it tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern if you want to check out what it adds to the game! http://www.twitch.tv/buffalopinball

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You have to send in he security dongle from your game and they add it for a $200 charge for the software only. Then you can turn pindemption on or off in your settings whenever you want.

I was quoted $800 if you want the ticket dispenser too.

Here’s a link to the full Pindemption stream for anyone who may have missed it. I played around with a bunch of different play types throughout the stream:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/364105979

I went with titan rubbers in green on my game. Posted some pics earlier in the thread.

I clipped out a ticket game where I defeated Smaug as well as a timed game with standard rules using the Pindemption software:

I'm cashing them all out for spider rings!!!

I’ve got a Polk PSW10 on mine and it’s awesome, especially when Smaug talks. Using the L and R inputs it’s possible to hook one sub up to two pins.

I did green Titans on mine, pics are posted further back in this thread: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hobbit-owners-thread/page/114#post-4670113

Try replacing the USB cable that runs from the BAG board to the CPU. It made a difference on my game.

I need help, fellow Hobbitses.

My playfield lights and Smaug frequently lock up during gameplay. You can see an example of it here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/491641015?t=828s

(It happened a few other times during that stream too).

I’ve heard it may be an issue with the BAG board so I reseated connections on it and replaced the USB cable, but it’s still happening. I was going to bite the bullet and buy a new BAG board but I don’t see any on the JJP site. Any troubleshooting recommendations appreciated. Thank you!

Thank you. I'll see if I can track one down...

Would be nice if someone knew how to fix 'em -- seems silly to replace when you could potentially repair.

Update: Turns out JJP will repair these. I'm sending mine in, hopefully it does the trick.

Repair is estimated around $100 (depending what’s needed) plus shipping

Replacement is $227.99 plus shipping.

Looks like prices went up a bit

So I got my replacement BAG board from JJP, but I’m still having issues with the lights locking up. Any other ideas? @ltg?

I use these from Comet: https://www.cometpinball.com/products/opmax-12v

I mean, I have all the JJPs except WoZ, so let me know if I can help!

Hey Hobbiteers, looking for some assistance.

Been having on and off issues with light boards in my game. Here's a gameplay example of what happens. The game will play normally for a while and then the lights will lock up and Smaug's mouth freezes. A reboot will bring everything back but after a bit of gameplay it will happen again:

So far I've done the following:

1. Sent BAG board in for repair from JJP, since that has been a common point of failure for issues like this. JJP determined it to not be repairable so I received a brand new one. Lights kept locking up.
2. Through troubleshooting (swapping boards around, testing new Ethernet cables, etc.), figured out that one of the three RGB LED Controller Boards went bad (Part # 15-0031-00).
3. Purchased a replacement and everything worked for a while, then eventually a second one went bad. Purchased a replacement and eventually the third went bad.

It seems like something in the game is killing these boards. Any tips on how to figure out what is doing it and how to remedy the issue?

Thanks!

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Thanks for all the tips on my Hobbit issue -- I'm gonna try to dig into it tonight and will report back!

Yep I'm happy with the results after last night. I mentioned at the end of the stream that there were a number of things I tried, including reseating power connections, changing USB ports for the cable that feeds the playfield, and adjusting the values of Smaug's mouth. Considering it held up after that last game where I defeated Smaug and got to Five Armies I'm calling it good to go.

I did all those things: reseating power connections, changing USB ports for the cable that feeds the playfield, and adjusting the values of Smaug's mouth. One of those things did the trick, but since I didn't playtest after each change I can't say specifically what worked, but I'm guessing it was Smaug's mouth binding.