Australia got a container of SV’s last week - not sure the exact number but it’d be 30-40 games. So they are still being produced

Looks good. Thank you for showing what it looks like.

In my opinion, and this is strictly my opinion, I think the green looks better even on the LV. That's just me, though. This does look good too, however.

is this after you got yours? I was hoping that container was to the US so we could get our games

Just glad someone got pinball somewhere. Know the game is coming.

If not back in five minutes, wait a little longer.

I’m looking to trade my LE for a Big Lebowski, BBB plus cash or straight up sale. It’s working though I do not want the headache.

This post kinda scares me lol. Just bought an sv.

That's funny. I canceled my lv and ordered a Big Lebowski from CT for the same reason. I love both themes but think TBL is more polished at this point in time.

Any idea what number LV's are shipping?

I am LV# 35 and haven't heard a peep from cointaker

Just buy both.

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Any idea how long PB will be producing this game?

anybody get one without any tweaks and adjustments needed? I have limited time and tools on site to be constantly fixing and adjusting and researching. Kinda nervous.

There's a big difference between getting a machine that didn't need any adjustments and one that needs constant fixing. There seem to be a reasonable number of machines out there now that don't need "constant fixing" but that's not to say that the owners haven't had to make some simple adjustments (whether they be via settings or something mechanical).

Yea I get that. I don’t mean dialing the game in settings wise and leveling etc. I mean a bunch of diy fixes to make it shoot right I guess.

Sweet lineup. I'd be in for a TBL if it wasn't so damn expensive.

I have made adjustments in absolutely 100% of machines I got. All NIB by the way, needed some degree of TLC.

I spent about 4-6 hours dialing in Jurassic Park, the previous owner did not realize any of this in the 100 plays he had put in it. Some people do not care.

Minor tweaks, some more tedious than other, some things I took some precautions just because and be ahead of the game. Things came loose (posts behind ramps, upper flipper post), things were not working right (the chopper was not spinning right), code issues, and other maintenance that I take upon myself to do at that moment while the game is in service, to prevent future work for myself and wear on the game that can be immensely minimized by just being pro active.

Getting a new game is always 2-3 days of testing before it plays like it should for me. Things come always loose, nothing is ever perfect from the factory. Not to mention certain games needing to be partially disassembled to add washers in certain places or mylar (talking to you Stern) or it is too late if you did not in the first 300 games...good bye art, hello chips.

I think every game has its nuances.

This is pretty much spot on - the only game I've had new which literally required not a single adjustment was Deadpool, it really did work perfectly out of the box but I consider that a real rarity (also I don't know if eventually the pf might have worn/chipped as I didn't add any washers etc). Other new games including:

Attack From Mars Remake
Iron Maiden
Avengers IQ

... all required a few days of tweaks here and there to get things shooting perfectly. Avengers also actually ended up having an opto wire sheared in two that I had to replace, but the distributor here in Sydney had a new one out to me very quickly.

However, I'd say Alien has required maybe a tiny bit more to get it going 100%, and one of those issues meant I couldn't play the game for a day or two, because it's been less of the mechanical stuff and more of the wiring/connectors. I think it's ok now though and i would say - don't be too nervous. Good support and customer service gives you absolute peace of mind, and PB support have been pretty responsive and will get you up and running if there are issues. You most certainly will not be left with an unplayable box.

Still though, no matter what - it does kinda suck to pay so much for a machine and not have it instantly perfect out of the box. I guess these things just don't travel well.

Now THAT is one hell of a trio. Awesome!

While you see a lot of posts on those having issues, I believe there are a growing number of newer owners that aren’t experiencing issues.

Ahh?? TBL more polished? no way! Alien is 100% more polished than TBL. Maybe when TBL comes out with 1.0 and has the Wizard mode. But at moment I feel Alien more finished

Have reached out to Cointaker but still no response. Just wondering what a realistic wait time is if I placed a deposit today on an SV. Year?

Wasn't talking about coding so you may be correct about that.

I just had something strange happen. Had a pretty average game and at the end it said enter initials. At first I thought maybe I had got a minor thing like egg champ or something like that but it was the top score.
Now this was a 70 million score and my lowest top score to date would have been 150. Seems all the scores had reset. I’ve only played 50 games so couldn’t have been a high score reset yet.
Anyone else experienced this?

Did you do an update to your machine?

No.

Maybe someone went into the menu and erased the high scores.

I have had the game for 3 months and it plays great. Such a cool game. Added some mods - titan yellow posts, coin door plaque, instruction cards, backbox mod, tracker mod, playfield screen mod, and launch button mod

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Nice. You in on the Apron and beacon mod?

Unfortunatley not...gotta stop the cash bleed

I've opened a ticket.

My trough is not kicking balls into the shooter lane and it goes into ball search. The coil test also does not fire the trough coil.
It's been intermittent and killed 2 Twitch streams. Hoping Cato can have me up and running for both a party at the end of the month and before a friend that wants to play it moves away.

Who is selling the florescent plastic protectors in green? Someone posted but cant find them.

So what is the difference between 2.4 and 2.6 code? I read some issues with 2.6. Wise to upgrade?

Changelog is here:https://pinballbrothers.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/80000956738-alien-delta-game-update-2-6-

some folks are fine, others have minor issues.

2.6 is excellent. I'd suggest you upgrade. I held off on upgrading and then did it as I had one lingering issue in 2.4 even after adjusting coil strength. My left flipper would drop from a solid ball hit if it was in the up position. 2.6 took care of that. Before updating to 2.6 remember to reset your coil strength if you have made any adjustments.

Yes, I think 2.6 can be considered stable now. The big differences from 2.4 are some improved light effects, a few subtle rules improvements, and better flipper & up post control.

I’m all sorted now and fully up and running. New opto set arrived and installed . Right ramp now working fine

Loving the game, really great modes and atmosphere. Sound, graphics, art all top notch

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Isn’t 2.6 for the LV’s only? I’m running 2.4 on my SV and it’s been playing really good.

2.6 works on both LV and SV. You can upgrade from 2.4 on an SV.

Fixed the ball trough issue, it was just a loose wire on the power clip.

My Xenomorph magnet is only catching the ball for multiball start about half the time. When it catches, it catches hard and everything works great, but a solid hit to the targets and back misses the magnet pretty often. Are there adjustments for this? Normal flipper strength, 6.5' pitch.

I dont think you will be disappointed at all!

Hey there - yes I did experience this early in my ownership. Full 'loss' of highscores happened to me twice. Also, I entered initials that were not saved, however I suspect this is because I turned my game off to quickly after entering.

If this continues to happen, PBros recommends you open the case in the backbox, and replace the button battery (CR2032?) on the board. Once I heard this I decided to wait until it loses memory once more - hasnt happened to me again so I havent actually changed the battery myself

Even on 2.6 for me I have the centre magnet turned up at least +20% , have you adjusted this?

2nd , I will share this - which looks good just havent done it yet https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1nAbEz6VHpTw8Kl0FMe9Gfh8GaA52Q2-uChS36ffJNn4/mobilebasic

You shouldn't need to do that. With the newest targets, the brackets are angled so the targets face downward instead of straight on.

The issue isn't usually the bounce, it is the timing of the magnet. A hard shot is out of range before the magnet powers up. Upping the power might help, but I never noticed that it did. I think someone mentioned that another game had an opto in front of the target so it knew to activate the magnet. That is what is lacking on this game. I would assume at some point they can get the timing close enough to not miss. (but there are other issues with the magnet that seem to not be consistent across the board which makes fixing it harder)

Cato got back to me about it and said they are still trying to figure out how to make it more reliable. Oh well, I have an X-men with the Newton ball on Wolverine and it only catches about half the time too. Just a little more dramatic in Alien.

I my magnet up to 35 plus and it works much better now 25 not so much,I hope it is safe!

Yeh I’ve stayed with 2.4 on my sv. Haven’t heard reason to risk anything when it plays great as is

I like that coin door mod. Where did you get it?

From VICTORYFORHEROES on etsy - he has lots of great alien stuff, I like the xe-no-more on the Apron.

Has anybody done anything cool with a model from https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?Brand=4948 yet ?! I want to add a vehicle somewhere but, so many options, if someone has added this already Id love to see the results :$

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Ugh… Here I go again with an IO board message. I guess back to Pinball brothers to help me sort it out hopefully at this point they’ll just send me something new to replace whatever is broken. Base of the game played fine didn’t move the game or lift Playfield and the next time I turn it on missing I/O connection again. It’s going to be a loose connection or some bad software. Looks like they’re willing to do a zoom has anybody ever done that?

That's interesting! Although I cranked up the subwoofer volume in the backbox, the amount of bass is really not much exciting. It's miles away from the pumping bass of my Rick & Morty. Maybe it's an issue with my machine?

Check to make sure that the audio connections are correct on the pin in the backbox. Left to left and so on. My bass shakes the whole machine, no need for a shaker