Quoted from jarozi:

Actually had a ball make it to the top of the apron. That one was a PITA to clear, as you pulled the glass down, the ball rolled down further binding the glass from sliding out. Fun fun. I raised the apron rail a bit, hopefully that prevents it in the future.

Quoted from jarozi:

That one was a PITA to clear, as you pulled the glass down, the ball rolled down further binding the glass from sliding out. Fun fun.

Quoted from jarozi:

Actually had a ball make it to the top of the apron. That one was a PITA to clear, as you pulled the glass down, the ball rolled down further binding the glass from sliding out. Fun fun. I raised the apron rail a bit, hopefully that prevents it in the future.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

That happened to me about a week ago.

Quoted from LTG:

Slide a ruler or something thin in and push the ball back so it clears the playfield glass. Then slide the glass out.
LTG : )

Quoted from LTG:

No way the game could kick it out of there.
When that happens, you usually need a smaller rubber ring.
LTG : )

Quoted from Hogey:

That was a joke LTG.

Quoted from KingPinGames:

spotlights are controlled by
f709 3a sb
f714 4a sb
Yellow power wire (J109-1) and yellow/green drive (J109-8)
are you pop bumper barrels spinning, your black pearl moving? (these are on the same power line). If they are, then you either have a blown transistor (Q416) or a broken wire. The same color wiring is for all 5 spotlights

Quoted from SDpinballer:

This post was helpful and allowed me to fix my problem. thank you.

Quoted from Lambow:

Question about Dead Man's Chest wizard mode. I know that you have to shoot the fountain of youth loop a bunch of times to raise the net before the tentacles sink the ship. I also read somewhere that you can stop them by hitting the shot that corresponds to the tentacles, true? what are those shots? also is there suppose to be a ball save that is active during the mode?

Quoted from MarZ_78:

The tentacle shots are indicated by the lit up green arrows. When a green arrows is lit, make the shot to stop the tentacle from progressing. If it reaches full "size" (end of the timer) the arrow turns red and you can no longer stop the tentacle progression. Once all tentacles are full size they sink your ship, and ends the wizard mode. The goal is to hit the inner loop shot (shot count in lower right of display) to raise the gunpowder net and enable final shot before the ship is sunk. Losing your ball sinks your ship too. I think ball save is what ever your default ball save timer is set too. Game default is 0.

Quoted from Lambow:

A couple more questions. Is the final shot different than the loop shot? Is the number of loops needed set, or can it be reduced somehow thru game play? Thanks for the info.

Quoted from zaphX:

So the boat has cannons aiming at itself, flanking the boarding ladder?

Quoted from KingBW:

**** Liars Dice Info from Keefer **** (Make this a key post please)
IE Pinball asked: "How does POTC decide what to wager for in Liar's Dice? "
pinball_keefer: Great question! This is going to take some explaining. How @potcpinball chooses what you'll risk in Liar's Dice:
* Everything possible thing you can risk is assigned a weight. The 2 items with the highest weight are selected as your possible wagers.
* Weights are assigned as follows:
1. 50% score: If no wins yet, weight = 50. If 1 win, weight = 20. Otherwise, weight = 0.
2. 75% score: If 1 win, weight = 50. Otherwise, weight = 25.
3. 100% score: If wins > 1, weight = 50. Otherwise, weight = 0.
4. 100% gold: If you are at least 50% of the way to Tortuga, weight = gold / target * 100 (so 50% to Tortuga is weight 50 and goes up from there). If <50%, weight = 0.
5. Treasures work the same way as gold. If 50% of treasures, then weight = treasures / 12 (max * 100. If treasures < 6, weight = 0.
6. Souls: If souls > 1 (simply to avoid dealing with pluralization, lol), weight = souls * 3.
7. Tilt warnings: If current warnings >= 1, weight = 40. If warnings < 1, weight = 90.
(I just realized the previous entry was more specifically 1 tilt warning, sorry.)
8. 2 tilt warnings: If current warnings is 2, weight = 90. If 1 warning, weight = 65. If < 1 warning, weight = 40. Otherwise (already > 2), weight = 0.
9. Extra ball: If Liar's Dice has been one at least once AND you haven't won an extra ball from it, weight = 100. Otherwise, weight = 0.
10. Your soul: If you've already won exactly 1 extra ball from Liar's Dice, then weight = 100. Otherwise, weight = 0.
And that's all there is.
[If I find out specifically what the correction for #7 is, I will correct that. I don't want to mis-quote Keith. Interesting on how they come up with these things]

Quoted from delt31:

Liars dice has to be the most confusing video mode in history.

Quoted from KingBW:

**** Liars Dice Info from Keefer **** (Make this a key post please)
IE Pinball asked: "How does POTC decide what to wager for in Liar's Dice? "
pinball_keefer: Great question! This is going to take some explaining. How @potcpinball chooses what you'll risk in Liar's Dice:
* Everything possible thing you can risk is assigned a weight. The 2 items with the highest weight are selected as your possible wagers.
* Weights are assigned as follows:
1. 50% score: If no wins yet, weight = 50. If 1 win, weight = 20. Otherwise, weight = 0.
2. 75% score: If 1 win, weight = 50. Otherwise, weight = 25.
3. 100% score: If wins > 1, weight = 50. Otherwise, weight = 0.
4. 100% gold: If you are at least 50% of the way to Tortuga, weight = gold / target * 100 (so 50% to Tortuga is weight 50 and goes up from there). If <50%, weight = 0.
5. Treasures work the same way as gold. If 50% of treasures, then weight = treasures / 12 (max * 100. If treasures < 6, weight = 0.
6. Souls: If souls > 1 (simply to avoid dealing with pluralization, lol), weight = souls * 3.
7. Tilt warnings: If current warnings >= 1, weight = 40. If warnings < 1, weight = 90.
(I just realized the previous entry was more specifically 1 tilt warning, sorry.)
8. 2 tilt warnings: If current warnings is 2, weight = 90. If 1 warning, weight = 65. If < 1 warning, weight = 40. Otherwise (already > 2), weight = 0.
9. Extra ball: If Liar's Dice has been one at least once AND you haven't won an extra ball from it, weight = 100. Otherwise, weight = 0.
10. Your soul: If you've already won exactly 1 extra ball from Liar's Dice, then weight = 100. Otherwise, weight = 0.
And that's all there is.
[If I find out specifically what the correction for #7 is, I will correct that. I don't want to mis-quote Keith. Interesting on how they come up with these things]

Quoted from gliebig:

Playing tonight...sound would intermittently go out for a few seconds then come back. Think I also noticed lights on the rocking ship went out for a moment too.

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

There’s a 2-conductor power cable on the ship that can work its way loose and cause flickers or it to eventually go out entirely. Mine did that for a while before I finally found the connector

Quoted from gliebig:

That only happened once. Now the sound is going out a lot more. Is there a connection somewhere I should check?

Quoted from Reznnate:

Anyone have an extra shooter lane wireform they aren't using? Mine is messed up (not fabbed correctly, ball is bumping multiple spots). Unfortunately it seems JJP sent out all of their 'extras' and is out of stock and not making more. Please send me a PM if you're able to help.
I wish I had been able to open my game sooner!

Quoted from Reznnate:

Anyone have an extra shooter lane wireform they aren't using? Mine is messed up (not fabbed correctly, ball is bumping multiple spots). Unfortunately it seems JJP sent out all of their 'extras' and is out of stock and not making more. Please send me a PM if you're able to help.
I wish I had been able to open my game sooner!

Quoted from Reznnate:

Anyone have an extra shooter lane wireform they aren't using? Mine is messed up (not fabbed correctly, ball is bumping multiple spots). Unfortunately it seems JJP sent out all of their 'extras' and is out of stock and not making more. Please send me a PM if you're able to help.
I wish I had been able to open my game sooner!

Quoted from Yelobird:

If you need you can send it to me and 5 minutes with a Dremel I can fix it and send it back. Free minus shipping. Just let me know.

Quoted from zaphX:

My wireform on the CE has the same malady. Do you just grind it down to allow the ball to travel? Do you do anything to touch up the chrome appearance after?

Quoted from Yelobird:

Only had to fix one. Only grinding a very small segment that sticks up. Light grind followed by a dot of clear ro seal. Hardly ever notice it and your back to playing.

Quoted from Reznnate:

Anyone have an extra shooter lane wireform they aren't using? Mine is messed up (not fabbed correctly, ball is bumping multiple spots). Unfortunately it seems JJP sent out all of their 'extras' and is out of stock and not making more. Please send me a PM if you're able to help.
I wish I had been able to open my game sooner!

Quoted from PtownPin:

Its frustrating that JJP doesn't have the cash to stock spare parts for this machine. I've been waiting on a wire form for months

Quoted from Reznnate:

Anyone have an extra shooter lane wireform they aren't using? Mine is messed up (not fabbed correctly, ball is bumping multiple spots). Unfortunately it seems JJP sent out all of their 'extras' and is out of stock and not making more. Please send me a PM if you're able to help.
I wish I had been able to open my game sooner!

Quoted from Yelobird:

Appreciate you sending that video. Yes that would be bit annoying no question. For those that didn't see it, basically it appears the rails were spaced just a Smidge to far apart so when the ball travels over the 1st and 3rd straight support wire it "clicks". Still willing to fix it as I think it could be done with minimal if any damage.
I will Try to describe how I would fix it. Basically the radius of the ball just comes in contact with the straight center of the bar. I would set the (off the game of coarse) wire form on a soft piece of pine wood. Using a round say 3/8" Metal dowel or socket even place it at that wires center. Using a vise or hammer, apply pressure to the dowel to create a Slight bow to the center of that straight wire. That applied pressure would Also slightly pull those rails together say 1/32". Combined I suspect that repair would be unnoticeable and fix the annoying sound. Hope this makes sense, still willing to fix it for you (Free) as we all have plenty of time these days lol...

Quoted from KornFreak28:

Would it be possible to post this video? Thanks!

Quoted from KornFreak28:

What's wrong with it?

Quoted from KornFreak28:

Would it be possible to post this video? Thanks!

Quoted from zaphX:

Pirates fans, designer Eric Meunier is streaming his POTC CE #1 tonight at 8:30 CST!
Be there or be [ ][quoted image]

Quoted from Rdoyle1978:

Awesome! Can we get him to light a fire under Keith for the update? (Kidding, I know he’s got a lot going on). Interesting he confirmed on the Buffalo Pinball interview that he would not release the update until the final Wizard is in there.
I was a little surprised about his mini rant about people wanting the update “just for a Wizard mode most wont even get to”. I doubt I’ll make it to that final mode, but I know there’s other stuff being updated. I wouldn’t mind some damn attract mode
Music, for example. Or some more licensed content integrated. The game is amazing. There is no question. But I’m actually starting to think that Lyman’s EHOH is giving it a run for its money.