I really hope that they do *not* do this!

Funny how all your requests are related to making the premium model differences important....

At the Louisville show, the ACDC premium in the tournament was running 1.68. The only rule change I'm aware of is for Highway to Hell. Instead of the lower PF being lit immediately, you had to hit the right ramp, then all other notes to light it. So, I'd say there is definitely more coming, but no telling when.

The game is perfect as is..........let it be!

Exactly. Also, I would rather have them concentrating on other codes that most definitely need updates.

that's easy...don't update your machine if newer code does drop. the machine is great as is but why not greater?

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Either model needs to having a roaming super jackpot shot from the cannon in either of the ACDC targets or the bell shot. What about the super lanes, super combos, super combos, super targets, cannon fodder, cannon volley and cannon chaos, can something be done with those to clarify the use and make it more meaningful? Don't change much but we do need finishing touches to make it complete. When?

How about just some more songs?

So Lyman told me (without making any promises other than adding band member modes on Metallica "soon") he has a 4.5 page list of what he wants to do for Metallica, a 3 page list for acdc, and a 1 page list for tron. He says that when he gets time, he works on the game with the longest list. While he didn't say so, it sounded like his stern allotted time on acdc was gone. So logic says it would get worked on if he has spare time to work on it and after Metallica todo list is under 3 page mark.

I sure hope so, it's a classic and deserves a little more to it.

My number 1 request would be to have the ball save timer paused while you're in the lower playfield, at the start of each ball.
I've noticed after many, many months of enjoying this game that rarely do I, or my friends, select a song that uses the lower playfield. Nice to look at, but it's just too risky when you start a game. Nothing worse than accumulating a healthy score under there, and then watching the ball go straight down the middle, exiting from the pops/bell alley.
-of course, this is really only beneficial for HUO Premium/LE owners.

I love the idea of roaming lit shots when you're firing the cannon! Fantastic idea. The cannon is fun, but making that even more fun would be awesome.

Upper and lower playfield going at the same time would be nuts. Another cool idea.

Regarding the TNT, while I would like to see it detonated more often, keep in mind that album multiball would be more difficult to reach if you had to hit the TNT target after completing the TNT bank. I don't need "more challenging".

Lastly, some sort of mini wizard mode after completing half the songs would be very cool.

Having said all that, if we never see new code, this is still my favourite pin ever. If every pin that Stern made was this good, I'd be divorced and near bankrupt, in a place of my own full of pins. (With a smile on my face!)

How 'bout those devil horn inserts - what do they do?

The bell activation via magnet still needs to be implemented. There is to be a mode somewhat like a golf putt shot to time right with the swinging bell to the saucer captive.

And yes both upper and lower pf's going at the same time was to be a mini wizard mode.

So you're saying we need to come up with 2 pages of good ideas to bump AC/DC to the top.

That would be pretty sweet.

we're just talking about the future
forget about the past

Would like to see the live mode implemented. A mini wizard mode of some sort for the people that cant make it to encore(me). I would love to see a strobe concert type mode like the way it goes off when you finish a game. Maybe add some more callouts or if possible animation to the dmd. More use of the vuk behind the bell and magnet. Probably wont happen but I would love to see the lights in the lower playfield used as animation for talking and eyes blinking of some sort. Maybe add some kind of mode where the devil aka Steve messes with your flippers or possess them in some sort of way. A couple of those just thinking out loud.

Remember when Stern games had depth like LOTR & TSPP?

Shit FGY & SM?

I wish Stern would pay Lyman to implement those 8.5 pages!

Thank god ACDC is not like either of those 2 games.

This is great to hear. I hope it all pans out.

Did he specifically say modes for the band members? I had heard that it would be 1 mode.

In my opinion, there is a lot to add/improve

-cannon modes
-lit song jackpot targets more randomly (as in Dirty Harry)
-more scoring if a song is completed. (And here more different ways to do this)
-devil horns
-live mode
- extra songs in "encore" mode.

Best post in the thread.
I have every code they have released for this game. But will I ever go backwards?, probably not.
Let Lyman work his magic. I would never tell him to stop, it's good enough.

I'm referring to complete feature rich software not so much the shots or modes.

Maybe SM & FGY are better comparisons?

I dig ACDC & will buy a Luci someday in all likelihood. I'd go NIB Luci if they polish code, otherwise a HUO Premium will suffice someday.

^^^^^^^ THIS^^^^^^^

ACDC is great as it is and will get a lil more polish. Games don't need a rule sheet 8 pages long to be fun.

Would love the addition of a mini wizard mode and the bell lock to have more relevance. I think AC/DC could be made even better with a few additions.

I'm not talking 8 pages... I'm talking inserts, flashers, some cool bell & lower PF action.

Not saying add Valinor

More is better, why not? But I wouldn't care if they didn't add anything else

....that last little bit of polish would be nice. Devil horn inserts? Cannon modes?

I know it's been covered a lot, but here's my little wishlist:

- Make multiball start cannon shots worth a lot more points, so there's a point to going for it instead of shooting the bell.

- Give song intro animations more priority so they don't get clobbered by pop animations

- Longer timer settings for song select. Up to 20 seconds instead of 9 second maximum. Maybe option for no timer?

- Fix auto plunge so it does not launch ball when coin door is closed again.

- Add a sound/lighting effect for super lane (inlane) rollover.

- More use of RGB GI effects during play (not just song select). When I first saw ACDC I thought the different GI color song selections would stay that way for the song. But they don't..

- More use of bell magnet. Some use for the bell saucer....

Rob

I think they are done with it. Its been quite a while and I think Stern have moved on.

An additional code update to re-balance the Hell's Bell's strategy was discussed in the PAPATV broadcast from the Chicago Expo. I don't remember the exact details, but I believe it was Bowen Kerins commenting on a conversation he'd had with Lyman Sheets.

The last time I talked with Steve he told me yes, they wanted to do more with the code, but that other game had precedence.

I think this is adjustable in the settings menu if I remember correctly.

It is not considered finished. Whether an update ever comes is debatable, but the intention is there.

Yes it is, and 9 seconds is the longest.

Rob

Few more simple requests...

Slow down instant info page flip or stop it from flipping unless a player flips it with the flipper. Too many times some of the screens flip before I'm done looking at them - the jackpot screens especially.

Add something like a callout or sound for the pop bumper bonus (at 8). I ALWAYS miss that I got it. I think it's just points, maybe 80,000? Not much of a bonus really for 8 levels of pop bumpers.

Add settings for sling and jukebox kickout power. The ball bounces back into the jukebox a lot on my game. Sometimes 5 or 6 times which is annoying...

Plus I have a question: Why on some songs does a note light randomly(?) come back on solid instead of blinking? I suppose maybe blinking means it is needed to complete the song and solid means it scores points, but has already been made before. I'm not sure if there is a pattern to which ones come back on?

Rob

I figure that any game as long as it's being sold could be up for code updates.

Has anyone ever asked Steve or Lyman directly about the cannon inserts and why they were not used, or if there is/was ever any intention to use them? There is a text string in the rom that says 'cannon multiball' so maybe at one time these were intended to be something, but it just never got done.. Perhaps they felt it just wasn't important to the game as the rules were fleshed out?

Rob

Cannon multiball would make sense as an update, would really add another dimension to the current gameplay.

I suspect we'll see some of quick fix for this problem, as HB is really unbalanced. Even though I own one, I never knew it was so imbalanced until Expo.

Since expo, in the 10 games I've played, all but 1 has been near or over 300m and one was 590m with a 279m song jp. The goal is to hit a billion now

Thumbs down me... But as a Walking Dead LE buyer, I hope he codes my pin 'til his eyes bleed!

Just wanted to say that there are some excellent suggestions for updates here. Having got a number of hours on the Luci I picked up recently, many of these ideas (and definitely cannon modes if they were promised) would improve an already great game even further - a real classic.

Here's hoping Lyman finds the time or that Stern give it to him after TWD & Met get finished off (seem to recall on a stream not too long ago he said both were close but not done yet). I can see why AC/DC might have been put on the backburner given that I played a 6-7 updates behind current TWD LE a couple of months ago. It bore absolutely no resemblance to video of the game I've seen in its current state - to put it bluntly it was horrific. With that winding down .. fingers crossed.

Make LUCI sing!