Quoted from frankmac:

"Space Alien" color trims on my SV .
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Quoted from brandonx76:

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Quoted from jokerpoker:

So excited, now the dilemma to drive down to Melbourne to pick up or wait on the courier. Decisions decisions. ‍

Quoted from robd222:

I like how it looks purple at a certain angle. I had a wrap on my old bike just like that, it did the same when the light hit it. I think I like yours better than what's coming on my lv.
Hi everyone, I've been lurking in the thread. I just paid my final invoice today.still stoked for this one.
Just for reference...
I first emailed Melissa the day after Christmas 2020, paid the $1 in April 2021, then the $1k in October 2021 and my final invoice came on Monday.
Thanks in advance for everyone who has gone before me, I'm sure this thread is gonna be a valuable reference guide.

Quoted from SDpinballer:

Back Box art: PB LV version is amazing. Aurich hit it out of the park on this one. I actually thought I would like a bigger screen better on the box, however I’ve completely changed on that one. I like the smaller screen better b/c the art is so good.

Quoted from javagrind888:

Did she give you an estimate as to when more SV's are coming?

Quoted from SDpinballer:

Well, I guess I couldn’t wait for the weekend to unbox.
I’d like to point out a couple differences between the PB Alien LV and the previous Heighway LE (I have not played a standard alien, only LE and LV - owner of both). All in all, I’m very satisfied with the purchase of the LV. Set up was cake. Version 2.5 was loaded and I immediately upgraded to 2.6 before I even pressed the start button. There don’t seem to be any issues. I’m revived on my love of pinball in general. So, thank you PB for getting this thing out to us!
With regard to pinball fun, for me personally, I would say PB LV is leaps and bounds more of a positive experience than the Heighway version. The main reason for this is the anxiety of when it breaks. I don’t have the technical capabilities like some of us on here, in order to be competent to own the heighway version, without being anxious about when something goes wrong. Even though the original version has a tremendously wonderful, and helpful community, I still worried every time the thing would shut down unexpectedly, or some part would break. With pinball brothers, an active company trying to make its way in this industry, the anxiety of playing is gone. That makes the game way more fun.
With regard to game specifics, here are some pros and cons, not in any particular order…
Audio: Heighway Version was better. Not a bummer for me - easily upgradable. Will need to boost the bass to get the same sound effect as the original version. Audio is important for me so I will be upgrading. Even though it’s not as good as the original version, the pinball brothers LV Audio is still better than most other new games that I’ve played.
Cabinet, back box, trim: it’s toss up. They are different. I like the PB tiltable box better, but I like the heighway liftable, removable glass better. Trim: I liked the Heighway Blue best but never saw that one in person. The PB Blue is a close 2nd. I was never a fan of the green. Short versus tall flashers make no difference to me, but one of my kids liked the tall ones better.
Cabinet art: Also a toss up. I like both versions probably equally. They are different.
Back Box art: PB LV version is amazing. Aurich hit it out of the park on this one. I actually thought I would like a bigger screen better on the box, however I’ve completely changed on that one. I like the smaller screen better b/c the art is so good.
Playfield art/lights: Heighway takes the win on this one. Even though I did not use the playfield screen during gameplay, I did like the lighting effect that it had.
Ramps/toys/apron: LV is overall better. I do like how shiny the mirror ramps are in the new version here, but I think when some more time gets on them, the ball trails will stand out. The heighway version had a more industrial look. The Xenomorph toy seems to be much louder on the PB LV version which is a negative. Even though there’s not much to it, the metal apron is a huge improvement over the plastic piece of crap that came on the heighway version.
Gameplay: The updates are huge. The software improvements for the PB version make the game way better. This includes the attract animation art. I really like that scene. Incorporating the flashers more often is great. Having the extra magnet to hold prior to the upper left playfield shots was a fantastic idea.
Feel: Both the LE and LV versions are widebody tanks, heavy, and difficult to move. Luckily I’m not small. I don’t know if my previous LE got too tossed around in shipping or what, but now that I’ve got this new LV, there is a noticeable difference in the sturdiness. The LE felt rickety, felt top-heavy on swaying legs. The LV feels very solid comparatively, which I definitely like.
The win goes to PB. But I am definitely biased as that is the current version that I own! Ha!
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Quoted from IdahoRealtor:

Hey, owners! Can you guys please bring me up to speed on this title? How much does it cost to ship this thing stateside? How's the reliability? Worth it to go LV? LV artwork looks a little busy to me. I think I prefer the standard artwork, but the beacons and the light up interior panels look sweet.

Quoted from PeterG:

Backbox art on LV is from Brian Allen, not Aurich.

Quoted from Ceemunkey:

Mark is picking some up on Monday for Sydney delivery including mine - not long to wait mate!

Quoted from SDpinballer:

Back Box art: PB LV version is amazing. Aurich hit it out of the park on this one. I actually thought I would like a bigger screen better on the box, however I’ve completely changed on that one. I like the smaller screen better b/c the art is so good.

Quoted from PeterG:

Backbox art on LV is from Brian Allen, not Aurich.

Quoted from Aurich:

Thanks. It felt good to be able to work with PB to get that done, it really washed away the last of the bad taste from Andrew.
They really just let me do what I had always wanted it to be, which was to fill it full of Alien themes, but offer a backglass that wasn't so visually dark and monochromatic. The green and black version is fine, but to me pinball needs a little color and pop in a game room. Same deal with the cabinet art.
I'm glad you like it, I've never actually seen it in person, just photos and video.

I can confirm that this is not only not true, the Brian Allen version was just a redraw of my original LE backglass. Andrew didn't want to use it for whatever reason, and being a giant cock just backstabbed me and hired Brian (not his fault, and I helped Brian get paid for his work, no bad blood between us) to basically draw what I had already done.
(After Andrew told me an original drawing wasn't an option, but hey, just one more lie.)
Also—again, no disrespect to Brian—but it really showed how ridiculous the whole thing was. His drawing wasn't not at all accurate to the film, the number of fingers was wrong, he added horns that didn't exist, and Fox just rubber stamped it. Clearly we could have done whatever we wanted, Andrew was just incompetent and wouldn't let me talk to Fox. A ten minute phone call would have saved years of grief.

Quoted from PeterG:

Ok my wrong, thanks for clearing this.
The LV backglass looks amazing. Great job there.

Quoted from brado426:

Zablon -
I had this exact problem. I spoke with Cato about it this morning.
He had me take the Xeno head off and loosen the two gold bolts you see in this picture. On the other side, there's a phillips that will make life easier too.
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Then pull up on the black plastic piece in the center of the metal plates. On mine, it lifted up a bit.
Then tighten the bolts (I used the phillips side to tighten).
I don't understand why, but this appears to have totally resolved my magnet dropping problem. I have the center magnet on Normal strength with 2.6 and it is working flawlessly now. That's the only thing I changed. I'm curious if it fixes it for you too.

Quoted from Zablon:

I finally got around to trying this and it made no difference.
I even changed out to a new magnet mech and no change. The magnet does work, it just only holds the ball for a split second, no matter what setting. The flings leading up to the grab work fine.
Checked my donut board and it is RevA

Quoted from Ceemunkey:

Mark is picking some up on Monday for Sydney delivery including mine - not long to wait mate!

Quoted from jokerpoker:

I’ll see I’ll have to see if I can get in on his delivery. That might be easier.

Quoted from Manny65:

Breaking news - Alien nest found in Australia!!!
Aliens are now spreading out across the country ...
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Breaking news - Alien nest found in Australia!!!
Aliens are now spreading out across the country ...
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Aliens are now spreading out across the country ...

Quoted from Deadpin:

Interesting... I see numbers 252,253, 256 & 258 there, yet I am number "231" and I haven't even been asked for final payment.
Advanced Alien math....

Quoted from Jonnylaw707:

People who have gotten your LV's help me out here to make a diction on this please!!!

Quoted from Jonnylaw707:

I talked to Melissa Yesterday and she said 15 to 20 games being shipped by air and a ship scheduled to depart on May 2nd with 40ish more games. I was talking to her about my LV order so i would assume that means they are all LV's but not 100% sure. I've been following this page ever sense I put in my pre-order around November. To tell you the truth I might be out on this game, I don't want to have to do a bunch of work on a brand new game to get it to play right. In my opinion some tweaks here and there is fine, but I'm see post of people having to with major issues!! Game looks awesome and would be great in my collection but I have concerns. People who have gotten your LV's help me out here to make a diction on this please!!!

Quoted from Spacemanratso09:

Tweaks here and there is most likely all you’ll have to do

Quoted from zeldarioid:

Question: Anybody else's xeno head kind of freak out when you lift the playfield? If I don't go super slowly and pull the PF forward at basically the same instant that I start to lift it out of the support brackets at the front of the machine, it acts like the back of the inner mouth is hitting the back of the cabinet and pushing/actuating the gears. Is this a known issue, something I can adjust perhaps (can I bias the inner mouth forward w/o causing it to throw off where it expects to make contact w/ the ball while playing the game)? Is it just something we have to deal with? It sounds horrible every time, to the point that I absolute hate lifting the PF because I don't know if something is going to get messed up with that mech one of these times.

Quoted from SDpinballer:

Well, I guess I couldn’t wait for the weekend to unbox.
I’d like to point out a couple differences between the PB Alien LV and the previous Heighway LE (I have not played a standard alien, only LE and LV - owner of both). All in all, I’m very satisfied with the purchase of the LV. Set up was cake. Version 2.5 was loaded and I immediately upgraded to 2.6 before I even pressed the start button. There don’t seem to be any issues. I’m revived on my love of pinball in general. So, thank you PB for getting this thing out to us!
With regard to pinball fun, for me personally, I would say PB LV is leaps and bounds more of a positive experience than the Heighway version. The main reason for this is the anxiety of when it breaks. I don’t have the technical capabilities like some of us on here, in order to be competent to own the heighway version, without being anxious about when something goes wrong. Even though the original version has a tremendously wonderful, and helpful community, I still worried every time the thing would shut down unexpectedly, or some part would break. With pinball brothers, an active company trying to make its way in this industry, the anxiety of playing is gone. That makes the game way more fun.
With regard to game specifics, here are some pros and cons, not in any particular order…
Audio: Heighway Version was better. Not a bummer for me - easily upgradable. Will need to boost the bass to get the same sound effect as the original version. Audio is important for me so I will be upgrading. Even though it’s not as good as the original version, the pinball brothers LV Audio is still better than most other new games that I’ve played.
Cabinet, back box, trim: it’s toss up. They are different. I like the PB tiltable box better, but I like the heighway liftable, removable glass better. Trim: I liked the Heighway Blue best but never saw that one in person. The PB Blue is a close 2nd. I was never a fan of the green. Short versus tall flashers make no difference to me, but one of my kids liked the tall ones better.
Cabinet art: Also a toss up. I like both versions probably equally. They are different.
Back Box art: PB LV version is amazing. Aurich hit it out of the park on this one. I actually thought I would like a bigger screen better on the box, however I’ve completely changed on that one. I like the smaller screen better b/c the art is so good.
Playfield art/lights: Heighway takes the win on this one. Even though I did not use the playfield screen during gameplay, I did like the lighting effect that it had.
Ramps/toys/apron: LV is overall better. I do like how shiny the mirror ramps are in the new version here, but I think when some more time gets on them, the ball trails will stand out. The heighway version had a more industrial look. The Xenomorph toy seems to be much louder on the PB LV version which is a negative. Even though there’s not much to it, the metal apron is a huge improvement over the plastic piece of crap that came on the heighway version.
Gameplay: The updates are huge. The software improvements for the PB version make the game way better. This includes the attract animation art. I really like that scene. Incorporating the flashers more often is great. Having the extra magnet to hold prior to the upper left playfield shots was a fantastic idea.
Feel: Both the LE and LV versions are widebody tanks, heavy, and difficult to move. Luckily I’m not small. I don’t know if my previous LE got too tossed around in shipping or what, but now that I’ve got this new LV, there is a noticeable difference in the sturdiness. The LE felt rickety, felt top-heavy on swaying legs. The LV feels very solid comparatively, which I definitely like.
The win goes to PB. But I am definitely biased as that is the current version that I own! Ha!
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Quoted from calprog:

So nice. What number? I’m waiting patiently. Lol.

Quoted from SDpinballer:

LV #25. But that number was specifically ordered from the get go to match the other LE’s in the collection. Super happy that little detail worked out.

Quoted from Manny65:

Breaking news - Alien nest found in Australia!!!
Aliens are now spreading out across the country ...
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Quoted from Manny65:

Just a quick post, my LV is setup and running perfectly - no electronic issues powered on first time and been running flawlessly (installed with 2.5 so undecided whether I should upgrade to 2.6) and only had one mechanical issue out of the box with the ball jamming in the U bend of the hypersleep ramp. I recalled seeing this mentioned previously, seems when the plastic on the top of the ramp (to stop airballs) is installed it can pull the bottom of the U in just enough to stop the ball - I simply removed the plastic, had to just very lightly squeeze the outer sides of the U bend by hand which widened the gap at the bottom of the U, I was able to put the plastic back on and screwed it down without any alteration - a 2 minute job to fix.
So very happy with the game, it was securely packed, has a solid well made cabinet, beautiful artwork and lighting, outstanding A/V package and integration, ... and it kicks my arse! Now to focus on the gameplay

Quoted from Manny65:

He already has them onboard ....
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Quoted from ultimategameroom:

Damn that van looks like it’s prepped for some Serious front end collusions!
Kangaroos or?

Quoted from Manny65:

You’ll find most trucks and 4wds have bullbars - predominantly for roos, but cattle as well. The main highways in the outback cut straight through cattle stations and cattle will lay down and sleep on the bitumen roads overnight (the bitumen is still warm from the sun). Hence why the truck also has high powered driving lights hanging off the bullbar to help you spot them.

Quoted from Lateralus:

Does anyone here have LV #161 and want to swap? Pm me if interested.

Quoted from Manny65:

You’ll find most trucks and 4wds have bullbars - predominantly for roos, but cattle as well. The main highways in the outback cut straight through cattle stations and cattle will lay down and sleep on the bitumen roads overnight (the bitumen is still warm from the sun). Hence why the truck also has high powered driving lights hanging off the bullbar to help you spot them.