UGGGGHHH You are right about the knocker sound. Just complete weak sauce... I might buy a knocker kit for my game. Only about 50 dollars and should only take a few minutes to mount. The only thing is right now the knocker only activates when I match. But, I wonder if I can turn it on, and if it could knock when I reach the extra ball requirements. What i mean is when I score the replay reward. Which I have set to extra ball.

You might be right, and probably are. But, I don't think my machine makes that god awful fake knocker sound when I get the replay. Which is alright by me, as that sound is annoying and sounds like garbage.

This happens quite frequently to me... And I had a very early build as I was one of the first in the chicagoland area to get a prem... Anything that I can do... The switch seems to be registering when the ball plunges out.

Ohhhh that be cool... Could be a Dio's Arcade Banner picture up for my game... I think Maiden wouldn't mind.

HEHEHEHEHEH... I like it when they misfire from the vibration... The bottom one does misfire from time to time. But, is actually pretty accurate with the hits... So I think I'd like to leave that well enough alone...
The top one in the sarcophagus lock probably needs to be tweaked... As most direct blows don't register.

And what goes into upgrading them?????

The Pharaoh award is a nice change... Always good when the score gets increased...
Would still like aces high to be increased as that is a mode I get 3-21 million. Rhyme I actually like as you can set the jackpot value, and so its possible to blow that mode up... Just a lot of work to blow up aces... And you really got to earn it... Its a fun mode to play. Just the points suck, and while on the surface it doesn't appear dangerous as its a multiball. But, the amount of double and triple drains I get can be frustrating. I guess I just need to dial it back and play it a bit more conservative, but that takes away the fun.

Also, the new call outs will be really cool...
But, I do hope for more...

Sadly... I think all the animations that will be there will be there. And for me the animations really are hit and miss.
Some look great, some look okay, and some are just bad... I like cyborg multiball start, I like Rhyme, and the aces high stuff. Hallowed is a bit in the middle for me.
But, anyway... I was thinking about animations in modern pinball, and I think I prefer the old dmd type animations to this current state.
I think keeping it short and repetitive works better. I don't mind a longer animation for when I complete something or a lock. But, I really think modern lcd displays lack the energy of the old dmd games. And I would love to see someone make the animations for an lcd game as if they were still making them for a dmd. Still make them detailed and color. But, just the kind of stuff that constantly flashes. It just seems games are more devoid of animations now. Just my opinion.

Well... I kind of like the ball locked and the firing of the canon... But, the actual trooper artwork leaves a lot to be desired.

Honestly if it were me. I'd take the Original Trooper artwork. Import that into photoshop. Remove all the layers from it. Import it into an animation program. And bone it and just use that to give it a little movement... Maybe even use some morphing technology on top of it. Like they do for motion comics...
Maybe you'd have to pay derek riggs... So maybe they wouldn't like that.

But, they hired Zombie Yeti... So get him to do a few and give it the type of treatment I said... I understand not fully animating, but they could have cheated and done what I said, and sometimes that effect would have been better.
Again, I do like some of the animations. And I think some work just fine. But, some do suck... All in all still a great game.
And lets be honest. Pinball always have had great and crap animations in the games. Its part of the charm.