My grail pin is Cheers
Actually it’s always been alien LE, just was never in a position to do it until now
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Quoted from digitaldocc:Why do the magnets on my TWD work like a boss while the magnet that's supposed to catch the ball on alien only catches the slow traveling ones. Are they just bigger magnets or better quality on TWD?
MET is the same. Sparky magnet captures strong and the hammer...not so much.
Quoted from digitaldocc:Why do the magnets on my TWD work like a boss while the magnet that's supposed to catch the ball on alien only catches the slow traveling ones. Are they just bigger magnets or better quality on TWD?
Great question and I’d love to know. The well walker one in particular is impressive, since the ball could be bouncing off the edge of the WW and heading in a completely different direction, yet still get pulled onto the magnet every time.
Quoted from TinyBlackDog:Great question and I’d love to know. The well walker one in particular is impressive, since the ball could be bouncing off the edge of the WW and heading in a completely different direction, yet still get pulled onto the magnet every time.
Just looking at the magnetic surface in comparison it’s 6 times bigger.
Quoted from Yelobird:Just looking at the magnetic surface in comparison it’s 6 times bigger.
6 times? Wow - I didn't remember the TWD magnets being that large. I was hoping it was just a timing thing (like chuckwurt mentioned) but there is likely no easy fix with that difference in surface area.
Now where did I put my hole saw bits.... 
Quoted from chuckwurt:Probably has too long of a delay between when the switch registers and the magnet turns on too.
Yeah I bet the distance from the magnet to the switches is an issue. Sparky has an opto that's much closer to detect the hit earlier and the WW is right up against its magnet...
It’s a huge issue. Main toy that interacts with ball is not gonna work probably half the time. What’s the point then?
Quoted from zacaj:Yeah I bet the distance from the magnet to the switches is an issue. Sparky has an opto that's much closer to detect the hit earlier and the WW is right up against its magnet...
Yep, along with a wider radius to smack the Xeno targets (hence my "better than 75%" comment). Straight shots, regardless of pace, get eaten at a very high percentage. I can only speak to the Heighway game in this regard, not the PB, as I haven't played it.
( Sterns move to the huge metal surround was to eliminate the mushrooming, nothing to do with power btw, BM66 a good example. basically, all these magnet cores are similiar in size. An electromagnet at that size would catch the pf on fire big time )
Quoted from Zablon:Well hopefully they get it figured out. Seems like yet another thing that you would have thought was already re-engineered on this release.
This aspect didn't need re-engineering...works fine. I'd always wanted a Hall Effect sensor (like monkey in WOZ) to retract the tongue when the ball wasn't there, but never happened. Can't have everything I guess.
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:It’s a huge issue. Main toy that interacts with ball is not gonna work probably half the time. What’s the point then?
Start ambush better?
Hope PB will get everything figured out in time by the next Stern (after mando) and Spookey release. That way us buyers can have a 3 way dance.
If in a few months or so the alien game streams still have lost balls and failed magnet grabs then sadly I will have to cross it off the contenders list.
I'm rooting for you Pinball Brothers.
Received a tracking document from Melissa at CT. Looks like the container is suppose to arrive in the NYC port on June 7th. Hell yeah!
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:Received a tracking document from Melissa at CT. Looks like the container is suppose to arrive in the NYC port on June 7th. Hell yeah!
Nice! Do we know if all of the 1st quarter shipments are in that container? Only trying to get a gauge on time for when the 2nd quarter shipments start.
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:Received a tracking document from Melissa at CT. Looks like the container is suppose to arrive in the NYC port on June 7th. Hell yeah!
Are they shipping them straight from there or going to CT first?
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:Not sure. I’ll ask.
Congrats. Such a great game can't wait.
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:Received a tracking document from Melissa at CT. Looks like the container is suppose to arrive in the NYC port on June 7th. Hell yeah!
Very nice! Big congrats! You’ll have to keep us updated with everything.
Quoted from chuckwurt:Start ambush better?
Quoted from Lethal_Inc:Received a tracking document from Melissa at CT. Looks like the container is suppose to arrive in the NYC port on June 7th. Hell yeah!
Funk yeah!
Once container arrives in NYC, they will truck the whole container to CT and then ship via Fed Ex to us.
Quoted from Zablon:Wonder how many games they shipped. It wasn't the whole first quarter batch.
Tease us with a few LV features....dribble a few each month . June-July-Aug-Sept...
We should have a contest and the winner with the most correct wins the prize. We can make Red_Devils pay. HAHA
Quoted from Zablon:Wonder how many games they shipped. It wasn't the whole first quarter batch.
Do we know how many people fell into each batch?
Quoted from fsumassey:Do we know how many people fell into each batch?
As far as I know there are 24 in this shipment. I don't know how many were included in the 1st quarter shipping.
Quoted from fsumassey:Do we know how many people fell into each batch?
The number on CT was 35 for the first batch. I was 34 and have not been contacted yet.
Quoted from kklank:I thought 22 went out in the first shipment and waiting for the second shipment no?
There was an initial shipment of like 6 games that have already been delivered. I think the second shipment is what a tracking number just got provided for? (to only one person?) Are you saying that this current shipment is 22?
Quoted from zacaj:There was an initial shipment of like 6 games that have already been delivered. I think the second shipment is what a tracking number just got provided for? (to only one person?) Are you saying that this current shipment is 22?
I got my shipment confirmation.... Sounds like the boat is leaving on the 25th and arriving on June 7th.
One super happy nerd right here!
Quoted from zacaj:There was an initial shipment of like 6 games that have already been delivered. I think the second shipment is what a tracking number just got provided for? (to only one person?) Are you saying that this current shipment is 22?
Yes
Quoted from brado426:I got my shipment confirmation.... Sounds like the boat is leaving on the 25th and arriving on June 7th.
One super happy nerd right here!
Congrats!
It was meant to be shared so if you paid in full for a game already I would be happy to email it to you. It’s actually more of a shipping confirmation and not sure how to actually track it. It’s not suppose to depart until this coming Tuesday the 25th.
Quoted from Royale-W-Cheese:Tease us with a few LV features....dribble a few each month . June-July-Aug-Sept...
We should have a contest and the winner with the most correct wins the prize. We can make Red_Devils pay. HAHA
I have a guess on a feature that will NOT be in the LV: A playfield screen. If you think they'd go to the trouble of redesigning the playfield and light boards to simplify manufacturing, and then go and make two different versions? I don't see that happening. The Super Awesome podcast reveal from last December should have convinced everybody of this, but there are still doubters.
Quoted from TinyBlackDog:I have a guess on a feature that will NOT be in the LV: A playfield screen. If you think they'd go to the trouble of redesigning the playfield and light boards to simplify manufacturing, and then go and make two different versions? I don't see that happening. The Super Awesome podcast reveal from last December should have convinced everybody of this, but there are still doubters.
Well there's still people who think RAZA is going to ship...so..I guess people need dreams.
Ottawa, ON
Quoted from Zablon:Well there's still people who think RAZA is going to ship...so..I guess people need dreams.
What a mess that has been...almost 2 years ago I saw it and played it in Houston...
I dont need a PF screen. I can think of 5-6 other items to justify the 2k more..
This was a dream pin for many and that came true...LOL.
Hoping my other dream pin comes true-----The one who guesses it right get's a steak dinner at TPF.. Let's roll.
Quoted from Royale-W-Cheese:What a mess that has been...almost 2 years ago I saw it and played it in Houston...
I dont need a PF screen. I can think of 5-6 other items to justify the 2k more..
This was a dream pin for many and that came true...LOL.
Hoping my other dream pin comes true-----The one who guesses it right get's a steak dinner at TPF.. Let's roll.
Harry Potter? Jaws? BTTF? Troll 2?
Quoted from Royale-W-Cheese:What a mess that has been...almost 2 years ago I saw it and played it in Houston...
I dont need a PF screen. I can think of 5-6 other items to justify the 2k more..
This was a dream pin for many and that came true...LOL.
Hoping my other dream pin comes true-----The one who guesses it right get's a steak dinner at TPF.. Let's roll.
If it's not Evil Dead I have to write you out of the will.
Quoted from Zablon:If it's not Evil Dead I have to write you out of the will.
Nope.. HAHA
Quoted from Royale-W-Cheese:What a mess that has been...almost 2 years ago I saw it and played it in Houston...
I dont need a PF screen. I can think of 5-6 other items to justify the 2k more..
This was a dream pin for many and that came true...LOL.
Hoping my other dream pin comes true-----The one who guesses it right get's a steak dinner at TPF.. Let's roll.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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