I did some glass off testing of the colors for the individual band members. Yes, you can check these in your instant info, but I wanted to get a visual representation at a glance. Keep in mind, this is not your total Icarus X, just one of the four band members that get multiplied together.

Dark Orange 1.0-1.1
Lighter Orange 1.2-1.3
Shades of Yellow 1.4-1.9
Light Green 2.0-2.2
Darker Green 2.3-2.5
Blue/Green 2.6-2.7
Shades of Aqua 2.8-3.6
Light Blue 3.7-3.9
Dark Blue 4.0-4.3
Shades of Purple 4.4-4.9
Shades of Pink 5.0-5.6
Magenta 5.6-5.9
Dark Orange starts over at 6.0

Of course, most of us will never see most of these colors. It's hard enough to get past any shade of green. But at least this gives some reference.

i think albums are how many balls you have in play at the end of the challenge. when i got 6 albums, i was crushing the last few songs and kept getting add a balls.

The picture in #1509 was so helpful!

Top of the charts score for me on 5th try and I’m average at best.

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6.7, left eject is the toughest part for me, especially with more than two balls going.

I've determined the best strategy for fastest time is to constantly aim for the ejects and once a ball is locked then start going for the other shots with a secondary focus on getting the red shots. I think its possible i could shave another 30-60 seconds off this time.

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Thats the fastest ive seen yet. I saw RAY do a 6:04 yesterday.
GOOD JOB!

I can backhand mine. It takes some learning

Anyone's upper control gate occasionally slow down/impede the ball slightly when shooting the right orbit? It's almost like the ball hits something and it slows it enough that it doesn't make it to the lock scoop. Since the coil opens the gate coming from that direction, I don't think it has anything to do with timing of gate activation. I've even theorized that the ball is getting slightly airborne on some shots and hitting the mechanism or bracket. Any thoughts/anyone else experiencing?

Love this game!

Having the spinner problem again. How do I remove the spinner to turn it around? I don't want to damage it and lose warranty. Assume you squeeze wire until it pops out.

This happens to me also. It is because the center of gravity of the spinner is too close to the fulcrum. I can fix it by pushing the two ends of the spinner inward which has the effect of moving the center of gravity down slightly. In the past it has bent back slowly over time and the problem returns. I asked Stern for a new spinner, but you can fix the issue in a few minutes using a screw driver and some pliers. I demonstrated it here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/915697775

It's possible to backhand all ramps. Takes a couple of tries but worth it to slow things down and aim smart

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With the mankini the only kind of binding is up the backside.

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Hard to see exactly what this guy is doing with his hand and pliers in the way. Assume he is just squeezing both ends of the spinner wire inward. Is that the fix? Damn shame we have to keep doing this though. Stern needs a real fix but that might mean the whole mechanism and they of course do not want to spend any money on this. Stern tech support is pretty much non existent. I sent message Tuesday on this spinner problem and now Monday and still no response.

Anyone have their machine crash and restart while having the best game you ever had? Microsoft OS?

I've not had a single issue with the spinner. Of course, I knew ahead of time about the issues. So I don't shoot the spinner while it's spinning. I also don't shoot the EM at all while it is moving up or down. To be perfectly honest, quite often I just ignore it until it goes back down because there's just not much coded into that mode yet and the points from it are way too low.

I haven't had any crashes at all. But a couple of times on boot up I get a weird grainy pattern on the screen and then it gives up and reboots itself. It has never failed to boot up, just does it weirdly every now and then.

Yeah it was the first time it crashed in about 150 games or so. It scared the bejesus out of me. The sound and video stopped. I was able to keep flipping...but then eventually that went dead and then it restarted.

Probably code bugs. Kiss Pros and some of the early pros of others only had a 300W power supply. Stern eventually ended up putting the 500W one in all Pro/Prem/LEs.

Joined the club, was originally in on an LE but backed out after the reveal. I played a pro and thought it played decent enough, had the chance to try a premium and came home with it this weekend. I got to see an LE up close and it is a nice looking machine in person.
I really enjoy the lighting system and the way the game shoots.

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Lol. The Mankini could be the best pinball mod of the year.

If I had a LZ, it would already be done. No idea what Stern was thinking with that straight-at-the-player sculpt.

There should be a T-Shirt that says “I’d hit that...for 2x scoring”

The Modesty Mankini (tm)....making the modest even more modest.

Yes, just using the pilers to push in the ends. I've contacted my distributor and Stern about a more permanent fix. I agree that Stern tech support isn't great, you need to be persistent and keep CCing your distributor.

Anyone else get the occasional right orbit shot that rather than going into the lock or pops actually goes all the way around and comes out left side?

I’ve had this happen maybe 5-10 times in 150 games played or so.

I believe I have and I thought that was by design

I’m not sure since there is a gate

Ok, I just looked at mine and I thought you meant the left to the right with the gate that does lift.

I haven’t done it the other way

I’ve had it happen going right to left. Can’t see it happen but I’m wondering if it bounces off the scoop and somehow gets behind the gate.

Gate always seems to be in proper position and not up.

Odd and it surprises you when the ball comes flying around the left side.

Yeah, very weird and for it to keep its momentum. It must get stuck up to be able to do it. Maybe take the glass off and flip it. See if it sticks every once in a while

I can definitely backhand the right ramp on mine but it takes a super early flip and it’s real tight. I still think it’s safer and a lot less risky then shooting from the left flipper across in the games I’ve played.

I love the lights-I think they will be a standard feature on future machines. And of course the music is great! I'm mixed on the EM. I'd like to see it better integrated and maybe award more points, though it just might be me. All in all, a great machine for Zep fans

Yeah, I actually try to avoid getting it raised as ones it does than that’s all you can really do. I think I might make it harder to get in settings. I will check that out tonight

Anyone notice the extra switch a third of the way up the shooter lane? Can't say I remember ever seeing this in a game before, wonder what it's for.

I'm really enjoying the game. Man I really suck I don't think I can get close to the scores I have seen here. I would like to mention that my EM spiner that I adjusted before one play on the game got bent and looked like it was going to get worse. I removed the spiner and bent it back and installed it backwards like mentioned here. I really like the way it's sitting now. It's ready for the ball to hit the target not tilted at all. I will contact Stern and see if they get back to me.

AC/DC had it for sure. It's to lock in your song selection on AC/DC if I remember right. I think TMNT does, too. It's not that uncommon.

Stern official spinner fix: remove electric magic top careful not to lose the O rings at bottom of the 4 screws. See picture showing O rings. Then bend out brackets as Stern diagrams show.

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I haven't tried moving a flipper before, but I would like to know how to. What does this involve? Is it done by loosening the flipper from the PF and using the play in the fasteners to slightly move them, or is it done by adjusting a part of the mech?

Thanks!