I just sent my deposit in for a LE to flipnout1 ! I had the chance to play a few games at Expo and the game is nothing but amazing to me. I was surprised by how well Eric and the rest of the team pulled it off. The other favorite JJP title is WOZ, which Zanzabar has a nice one in Louisville set up that I can always play. The biggest difference to me on POTC vs WOZ (or TH) is that POTC does not feel like a widebody on the shots. The real estate on the game is thought out well and completely chalked full of features. The second game, I finally noticed the 2 magnets at the top of the playfield above the map targets, that I think you may be able can control with flippers. I know ZBar will be getting one, but with the deep rule set, and the toys.. I know that my kids are going to play a ton of it too and not get bored, and that is what it is all about.

I felt like I talked a lot to Eric, Keith, Joe Harber and Jack on the game, which definitely helped me with making the decision to purchase the pin.
Thanks JJP crew for making an awesome pinball!

Oh, and what better way to move a nice title like this but with an Escalera from flipnout1 (That was for you Larry lol)

I got my shipping notification yesterday! Hoping it is here next week. I will post some pics when it arrives!

Finally have some time to upload some pics!
So I don't have a walkout which means I unboxed it in the garage and used my sweet escalera to take it down the stairs (in case you are wondering why the unboxing is not in the same place).

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I didn't take pics of setting it up lol (sorry! I will ask my friends that were there if I can get their pics), but after it was set up my brother and I did a quick check of connectors underneath (everything was solid!)

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Two minor call outs... The packing material wasn't exactly spelled out on the setup sheet. It was called out to "remove packing material", but just remember to take the foam blocks out from around the black pearl. They were a little hard to see as they blended in, but we did catch it before turning on.

As far as the topper goes, the cable is wire tied to the back of the bracket where the topper mounts too (I love strain reliefs!). This actually is in the way of the topper, so I had to slip off the wire tie. I plan to put a large wire tie on so that it just can't slip back through the hole in the top of the cabinet (if that makes sense)

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This is kindof a terrible pic, but wanted to show the led lighting underneath the black pearl ramp, which lights up the playfield pretty well. The spotlights do a good job too.

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Here are some other random photos

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Everyone likes a nice set of legs right?

These look like a powder coated blackish-brown in my basement lighting, but the Leg Bolts AND leg levelers are powder coated the same. I was a little shocked on the levelers. Maybe all powder coated games have this (this is my first LE obviously).

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oh also the pic above on the legs (just saw it)... they give you a piece of cut felt that goes behind the legs.

Basically cabinet->mounted metal plate->felt->leg if that makes sense.

Something I shouldn't admit lol, but after the game was set up..first ball I full plunge it, and it flies around the top orbit straight down the middle. That is when we notice ball save is not on by default! So my "first impression was 256 points"

Honestly, this game has a lot going on as you all know. The developers on the twitch streams definitely make it look easy. I know it is a new game in the house , but my 9 year old loves it (esp collecting gold).

The light show of the GI is awesome...esp for stranger tides multiball when it goes red. The colors pop very well.

Sound/music.. I wish I remember what chapter it was, but there was like a choir chant (not describing this well) going on which was very awesome.

I haven't made any adjustments yet to the playfield or any power settings. Trunk lock has worked fine so far. There were a couple that didn't make it up, but it wasn't directly hit either. I do like how the balls are physically locked and displayed.

One software change I would love to see, but may be too difficult... Let's have this game have a "max players" option default to 4, that you can add up to 32 players. Last night we had 8 people all wanting to play. It would have been cool if we could plunder against each other! ARGHHHH!!!!

I didn't have to remove the ship or loosen anything to pull them out.

Yeah I prob had the playfield pulled out a little to take advantage of the full rails

Just sharing a couple minor adjustments I made after playing a few games:

1) Switch for the fork ramp under the treasure test was not 100% registering all of the time correctly. I bent it out a little so that it would make contact sooner/longer when the fork ramp is up. This fixed an intermittent fault reported of the fork ramp not working right. Test fault helped with testing it to make sure it behaved right.

2) The Tortuga saucer was kicking out to the tip of the left flipper and then down the middle. I bent the cover slightly to have it go close to the middle of the left flipper.

3) The switch for the right "chapter rubberband" / sw 57 (in the start chapter stars area at the top) was a little tight and was registering 10 points I think when you hit both flippers. This was cool to figure out as I am a JJP noob. During a game, you can go to diagnostics / switch tests / switch matrix... close the coin door and flip the ball around. You can watch the matrix as switches were firing. I noticed switch 57 going off by itself even though I was no where close to it. So that was obviously it. Since there is a plastic that covers that area, I took the switch out from the bottom of the playfield, adjusted and reinserted.

I did that swap just two days ago
Now it seems to go over there alot, but I am ok with it as my kids freak out when they get a "free ball save". We also have plunder turned up pretty high too. It is hilarious to watch how happy my 9yr gets when she gets to plunder 30 or more pieces of gold from someone (normally me). Plundering definitely leads to smack talk for sure.

So I just had my best game. 1.9mil on code 0.96. Funny but I chose blackbeard because it is my brothers favorite character to play (because it is Swearengen from Deadwood) and just lit up the table.

Only strategy was to keep a ball in play lol. I never got a wizard mode though I tried.

What an awesome game!

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The single disc has a ton of reaction on the ball...and I think it is more now than when it was when it was a three disc. I guess it is because the spinning disc moves slow (so it can grip the ball better / more coefficient of friction). I am completely happy with the game and I pretty much forgot about the three disc version until I saw this post lol.

On the plunder question, I have mine cranked up high too. It is so fun when playing against the kids. It totally adds to the overall experience of the game. Arghh!!!

Hope the pics help, but the chest is mounted to the vuk bracket. The bracket goes into the chest and has threaded posts that go through the bottom of the chest. There are nuts on these that hold the chest in place.

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I had the exact problem, and thought it had to do with the latest code update, until I heard the clicking noise like you heard. I noticed the exact same stop that you found and how it wasnt hitting it. I adjusted like you did, and haven't had a problem since. I assumed this was just the gate somehow binding against the chest, and the stop prevents it. Anyway, my chest lock has been working fine..but maybe this is an adjustment that may be worth noting on for anyone else that has the issue.

Talking about quieting down a pinball machine, it reminded me of evh347 post on the disc silencer kit. I got this too as I was having a noisy rotating map and was thinking it wouldn't quiet it down too much. At first it was noisy still (and seemed maybe noiser). But sure enough, after 4 or so plays it quieted down, just like the instructions said. This was a huuuge improvement! Well done @yelobird!

Yep! What I do to "learn the stars" , is shoot the chapter select / star map shot...watch for the flashing shot on the playfield , and then look at the star field. Then you learn the star constellation patterns. I can pick out a few now by looking at just the stars. When I get it right, and playing with a friend it freaks them out lol.

Awesome find/hint! I thought maybe a clue would be on the playfield/inserts since each player has a respective shot. I only saw the 22 characters (and nothing else) as a labeled insert or pic on the playfield. Maybe the CE has someone on the playfield that the std/le doesn't?

Also tried a combination of flipper buttons (411 code, but no luck). Just holding in the left and pressing 5 right makes the random select is all I know.

It's quite genius really. No two games are ever alike. I don't see how the game can get old because of the change of characters selected per chapter. I find myself more looking up two see what characters were chosen then remembering who to go for vs looking for the inserts. Very fun!

Rdoyle1978 beat me, but here is a pic of my under playfield flipper

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So here is a weird one. Had a few multiballs going on and had a ball hit the glass. The ball hit perfectly where the rail on top of the apron joins with the other rail and jumped on top of the apron!

Anyway. If some odd chance this happens to you, use a stool or something to have the ball roll backwards THEN pull the playfield glass off. I did that to avoid the ball wedging against the glass as you slide it out. Just passing that on. May play the lottery while I am at it lol.

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Good call, will check that!

I hate to say it Nick, but if you put a coil in with diodes, I could totally see the diodes themselves shorting out the mosfet again. This could happen if the Cathode of the Diode (stripe) is connected to the drive side of the connector (Tan / Red wire). If it was wired the opposite, where the anode side is to the Tan/Red wire, I would think it would be ok.

What will happen if it was backwards, is that when the mosfet is engaged, it will not have the resistance of the coil to limit the current, and just put all of the current through the diode (0.6v voltage drop though) and the mosfet.

It sounds like you already tested the mosfet by installing a new coil and it stays engaged, or if somehow the driver wire is shorted to ground somewhere.

I hope that helps, and hopefully not too confusing!
-Jeremy
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Just keep at it! I know it sucks, but will be sooooo rewarding when you get it all back in "Ship shape" condition

Yeah awesome job! Such a great feeling getting a game back to 100%. Now it is time for you to plunder some gold!

Holy crap! Just checked telegram (beta sign up)!
Thanks Rdoyle1978 for the heads up!

It is in the telegram channel from the JJP Open beta program. Being beta, it is not officially on the site yet.

Beta program sign up info here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jjp-open-beta-program#post-6225712

Btw, is there an achievement for answering @LTG?

This was what was recommended, and I have in both JJPOTC and WOZ..works fine:

TP-Link Nano AC600 USB Wifi... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PB1X4CN

Holy crap, that looks awesome!

Looks like the "The Hobbit Pinball Barrel PinCup Mod Mk II" on thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3209406

Just curious, has anyone ever figured out how to get to the 23 character/pirate or if there is one?

I assume it is some sort of flipper code you enter during choosing your character. This is in reference to the 411411 Kandy Kode from Wonka:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/pinball/262547-willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory/faqs/78127