I hope those figurines would be sold as a mod, because I saw them in person and they were a very nice touch. I will admit that the clearance with the ball on the habitrail looked very tight, but I didn't see any cases of the ball being obstructed by them. They were very close though.

On a side note, does anyone know where I can buy replacement decals for the flipper bats? The red one on the upper flipper is starting to peel off and I would like to replace it. I didn't see them on AP's website or on other pinball websites that sells mods and flipper toppers.

The new replacement membrane switches may be better than the ones that were originally included with the machine (they are a different color, so they may be from a different supplier). I would try replacing the membrane switches.

I agree, I wish they used a different type of switch.

Where did you get that duck from?

The juggling tent mode starts as a two ball multiball and then you get additional balls in play as you hit the lit shots.

I know that is not exactly what you are asking for, but it is a multiball mode that lets you add balls into play.

I once had 160m points in bonus. (yes, million)

I knew I had a great ball by completing multiple tents, getting a lot of ducks, and just having a really long ball time in general. I expected a good bonus, but I did not expect anything remotely close to 160m points.

The lesson learned is to complete the tents and don't tilt!

I think my score before that bonus was just under 100m. I played a few extra balls, but the bonus on my last ball was an absolute monster. I don't remember exactly what I did during the last ball, but I know completed tents and collected a lot of steins.

I only got that monster bonus once. This wasn't broken, it was a game where all the stars lined up on the final ball.

For flipper performance, you may want to try lowering the flipper coil power slightly. You will reduce the flipper strength up front, but it won't generate as much heat and may not lose its strength after a long game.

You could increase the coil power which will increase the flipper strength upfront, but it will generate more heat and could weaken the flipper earlier.

Another thought I had, but didn't try myself is to put a small desk fan in the cabinet, pointed up towards the lower flipper coils, and plug that fan into the service outlet. I have not tried this myself, but I would think that this would provide decent cooling for the flipper coils.

I created a 3d printable part to solve that exact problem. It works 100%. If the ball jumps the habitrail, it will simply fall back onto the main playfield rather than get stuck.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4807108

Are you saying that the ball gets stuck between the yellow ramp and the sidewall? I haven't seen that happen before.

My current part will prevent the ball from getting stuck between the yellow ramp and the barrel's entrance. (where the ball is in your picture)

If the ball jumps over my part and gets stuck between the wall and the ramp (the arrow pointing to the wall), I think it I can modify my part by adding a high wall to block the ball from jumping over.