*edit* Nvm..

Well, I'm joining this club for at least a little while. We just snagged a game off a location that only had 1500 plays on it. Was unboxed in December from our local retailer, FUN. Goodie bag was never even taken off or opened for that matter. In the process of cleaning it up, and there's a dead pop bumper transistor (YAY) but other than that, plays nice and fast... updated the code.

Someone care to explain exactly how the skill shot works? I don't see any way to get the ball to the flipper without it hitting the spinner?

Okay, there's the missing key.

I don't even know what a powershift is, and the pro doesn't have hazard targets..

So....confirmed a pretty big glitch on the game last night.. kind of bad for tournaments.

Start 6-ball gear shift on any ball other than your last ball. Play down to 2 balls, tilt out......get a free 6-ball multiball at the start of your next ball.

/sigh.

Less of an issue, but I'll see if I can replicate it. Kind of sounds like more of a trough or shooter lane switch issue (like the shooter lane switch stuck closed) to me though. And frankly, that mode is coded really smart...it's not very lucrative points-wise. 1 million super jackpots is like less than most of the mode shots are worth.

Okay, maybe I won't try and replicate it then.. I have a pro. God knows what else that issue could be tied to on the premium/LE's.

I was having a lot of issues with Drag Race not ending correctly, restarting, etc, when I first picked mine up. It was the shooter lane switch.

Oh wait..I just remembered something. Did you have the mystery lit and possibly shoot it at the last second? I *DID* have one game where it really freaked out in the manner described where my mystery was lit, I shot the scoop to just go ahead and change races, and it immediately kicked back into Drag Race, animation and everything.

We bought ours while kids were away from a month. They were thrilled to see it, which actually kind of surprised me a bit. Especially because I told the younger one we had sold X-Men LE to try and find a spiderman. I guess he's still too young to get all butthurt about something like that, thankfully.

Paid far less than that for my Pro that was on location for 5 months, low plays....would recommend finding used if you're going the pro route...they're out there, and far cheaper than 4600.

Trust me, when you start trying to actually COMPLETE Cruisin', you'll wish you had the CAUTION targets and the free shots they award. Having that be the only mode in the game that I know of that you have to complete TWICE to get to Silverball Stampede SUUUUUCKS....the second time around you have to shoot every shot IN ORDER, and then hit a moving shot that goes by faster and faster, and hit it three times. UGH. It's a tough bitch of a mode.

lol, I like it in TF too, honestly. But I think it moves substantially faster than the ones in TF did. I'm not sure, never owned TF. It's just a bit difficult in Mustang to time because the shots are either sucker shots (NOS targets and lane? Yeah..I'm not shooting those for that!), switches are WAAAAAY back in the orbit (Left and right orbit shots), or have a substantial delay (messenger ball in spinout) from when you hit it to when the switch is activated.

The only safe thing to do is to shoot the scoop over and over while the shot is roaming.

I can do a rundown of Mustang rules...it won't take that long. Hell, I have half of it written on a facebook PM to someone that asked for advice prior to Pinburgh.

My suggetstion for noobs is to go for 5th or 6th gear. One super jackpot can win a game. Also, don't shoot the ramp for super jackpots unless you just HAPPEN to get it. The captive ball does the exact same thing and won't come back STDM.

*Edit* It's not going to show up tomorrow or the next day...I'm working like 70 hours this week and I have some fun stuff lined up early next week that takes precedence.. I'll try and see if I can have it up sometime in the next week.

Pro is "X number of spinner spins to light the scoop to collect a letter. Letters are awarded in sequence and do not carry over from player to player or game to game if competition mode is on in the options."

I'm not a car guy *AT ALL* for the record. I can't even be arsed to fix a torn rubber fitting that goes to my engine air filter that I have several replacements for on hand. My Civic Hybrid just crossed 200k miles and looks like crap. Interior is shot, paint is flaking, it's got shoddy body work...and still usually gets over 30mpg. It's paid off and that's all I care about!

*edit* Nevermind.

If you continually wipe down your cabinet, that's going to cause more wear than just standard use, IMO. The makrolon protectors will work, but frankly I'd rather have the lollipop rails, and that's what I've got on my game.

True that...

I've got Mustang, Met Pro, and Tron.....Red, white, and blue...go figure.

That's generally the case with most of these mods that aren't involving coding or a custom PCB... fortunately for the mod builders most people are REALLY lazy (Yeah, I'm looking at you people that paid 150 bucks for a set of hallmark cycles...)...to the point they won't even do 5 minutes of wiring and making a connector, even when the parts source is known. Boggles my mind, but hey....it's their money.

The only mod I haven't been able to figure out really is the plasma disc mods. I refuse to buy one to see how it was done, and I tried to take one apart with....less than desirable results. The wire broke off INSIDE the glass tube nipple, somehow..

Yeah, I can buy power bricks like that in bulk from my local electronics store, no problem. Probably less than 5 bucks a piece. The issue is getting the disc separated from the control box it's attached to without destroying the leads in the first place!

Because the specific use I want for it doesn't have room to accomodate the box. It needs to be as flat up against something as I can get it. I was going to drill a hole for the mounting, and attach it with epoxy, and put the glass nipple through the back, then the wires would be hidden from player view completely. For my idea to work, it's got to be removed from the box....there's no other way to correctly position it.

Check the switches for the drop targets, and also the molex connector that goes to the PCB for them. It's probably loose. Happens ALL THE TIME on our local location game. Sucks.

You're not. I haven't put them on my games becuase I don't want the additional distraction. I think they kind of fit on Mustang or other car games though, given the history of "ground effects."

Just want to point out my game is for sale for 3800 if anyone wants to make the drive. Pics on my FS thread. ;P

Every Mustang I've ever played is like this, regardless of pitch. It's REALLY hard to trap up on this game for whatever reason.