Gotcha! Thanks!

More purple you say? Well worth the upgrade!

I'm here to help!!!

So after upgrading my LE to the newest code my backbox lights are out. Well, not completely, just really dim. Adjustments do nothing.

During the update my backbox leds were pulsing brighter and darker randomly.

Any ideas?? Checked all cables back there...

They did change the default menu/edit brightness to 2%. You tried adjusting the brightness in backbox brightness settings? There are a few in there. If it's always had issues, I'd find out where those LEDs are connected and check the connection. If it only happened after code, try reinstalling code.

I saw the "service led brightness" was set to 2%...I upped it to 100 and nothing happened. I will dig into the settings some more and see if I am missing one of the settings. Thanks!

Just had my best game ever on this machine. almost 400m. Felt pretty good. Really wanna complete that power pyramid....so close.

Strange. It should change as you're changing settings if you're changing the service brightness. Does zero turn it off? If it's not responding at all, we're back to either a physical issue or code. Oh, wait, this is Stern. Could be both!

If code was the problem with the backbox lights, then everyone would be having the problem and they would fix it pronto.

I talked to customer support. They said flash the software, try and long boot sequence, etc. I am trying it all now. Hope my CPU board isnt bad now....

Everything verified. They said either the SD card or the CPU board is bad. IM leaning towards CPU board since the LEDs are all mounted to the board. Ugh.................

There have been other reported issues with the LEDs on the CPU board that light up the translite, so probably that.

Not true. See Stern's response above.

Yes, true. SD cards and CPU's are not software code.

Edit to clarify. Stern sounds like they are saying it is hardware related.

Wow.... Installation. Code. Process. Yes, it isn't the exact computer code.

For the end of ball bonus, the value you get for having collected Eddie cards and soul shards can vary. I've seen it be anywhere from 250,000 to 1,250,000 points. Anyone know how/why that changes?

Soul Shards are a hurryup, so maybe it's how fast you got them. Eddie cards also have level 1 and 2, so maybe level 2 are a higher bonus.

Got the new CPU board today. 3 minutes swapping it out, fired her up, all is well again.

Just had the best pinball game of my life. 1.376 Billion. WOW, so so fun.

https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/iron-maiden-legacy-of-the-beast-premium-le/scores

You're just a minor threat.

Is the honeymoon over for this game? There's not been much activity in the IMDN threads lately. By the time i get my game this place will be a ghost town and i will be in here talking to myself!

Nope, we are just playing it.

Not a chance!

We did all the heavy lifting, you new owners keep this going

That's what i like to hear!

Replacement orb and sarc. target stems (pointier ones) are back in stock. Just got mine in today.

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Sean you doing ok man?

Thanks for the heads-up--I'll start hoping mine arrive again.

During a game yesterday in Fear of the Dark instead of the usual first person perspective there was a side view of what was clearly Keith Elwin the man himself! It made me double-take! Played several more games after that but haven’t seen him again since. Great easter egg!!!

Hang in there Sean, it will all work out and you can get your games back soon!

That's the original placeholder version of that mode that was in the game for a while. It's great that they left it in the game as an occasional easter egg once they got the final video done.

Everyone moved to the club and issues threads.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/up-the-irons-the-iron-maiden-pinball-official-owners-club/page/38#post-4512091

You can up the percentage that this version appears via the game settings. I think you can set it as high as 25%.

What setting is that? That's awesome.
Sean we're in yer corner bub, if you need anything don't hesitate to ask my brother.

Hope all is well.. I don’t know you but think of you often. Sending my best to you!

Feature adjustment #31.

best wishes Sean - thinking positive thoughts for you and your family.

Are these replacement parts from Stern or from somewhere else?

Pin-K

You are going to get opinions on both sides. Your best option is to play bothiff you can. For me, I own and like the pro better. I've played the le and premium and didnt feel it added much, but I know others disagree.

I like the features of the Premium but the extra maintenance isn't worth it to me - seems to break down frequently and I don't want to pay extra to have more downtime. Can't go wrong either way though, especially if you like tinkering on it.

I love my premium and really haven’t had any problems other than one adjustment to the captive ball and slight adjustment to the shooterlane exit. I’ve been playing the heck out of it and it’s been great and I am very happy. I played the pro a bunch before I bought the premium. They are both great games but the premium is better for me

I think it depends on how much you value approx. $2,000. For some, 2k is just a drop in the bucket - if you're going to spend 6k on a machine why not drop an extra 2k to get the 'full feature' version? On the other hand, I had a hard time justifying spending 2k for the additional features. I played both, and while I think the lifting ramp is cool, the lock feature didn't 'wow' me and only seemed to slow down the game. In the end, I opted to get a pro. Now that I've had time to go back and read all the owners/issue threads - it seems most of the issues people are experiencing (other than launch alignment) are all with the premium mechs. My pro has been running rock solid without any adjustments right outa the box.

That said, if I won the lottery and had buckets of cash laying around, I'd splurge for the LE.

I've played both thoroughly and I'm happy I went with the LE. I think the mech issues are blown out of proportion by very loud complainers. Many, like me, have had no issues. The premium is Elwin's full design and is way better to me. As others have said, play both if you can.

Well, to be fair, NONE of them are Elwin's "full" original design. Lots of cool Archer features were cut. Vari-target and subways, for one (for two?).

Ill toss in my 2 cents. Disclosure I own a pro, usually a premium/le guy.

If someone offered to give me either game for free I would probably take the premium, it adds a fair amount with the captive ball lock and ramp being the biggest differences. Admittedly the pro is lacking any cool mechanical features.

However, the pro plays great and the unique design and shots combined with the fun modes and music are what makes this game you get that with both. I could really care less about the scoop shot and shooting the jump ramp is fun too and it holds the ball as well. I will admit the sarchopgus shot is very cool and hitting the left ramp much harder than locking via the jump ramp. Is that worth the money, heck none of this stuff is but its a cool mech. I don't think I will upgrade to a premium, but I wouldn't say the pro is "better' by any stretch. I will say I am not a huge fan of having to do lots of work on a NIB game that time is better spent on a classic

Very true. Stern seems to hate sewers. It's a shame as they are one of my favorite features.

Me, too. Stern artificially limiting the use of them sucks.