I unscrewed them one screw at a time and blue loctited my gen 3s making sure to crush the star washers

Okay, I've been hunting for the answer to this. Recently I got tilt warnings, and I swear it sounds like Nedry's 'ah ah ah' from Jurassic park. I thought that can't be right, and I seem to recall Burke may have said something similar when they they were discussing nuking from orbit, but that isn't it. Is this really Nedry or am I just forgetting a quote?

What’s the latest code out? I am on 2.2 and having issues with the magnet grabbing ball for the alien to grab it. Only works with a slow shot currently. Any fix for this?

I'm going to Live Track this thing all the way -- just stare at it until it docks.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:152344/mmsi:218355000/imo:9450416/vessel:VIENNA_EXPRESS

What can support do about the ball hopping over when it hits the target? That just seems like a normal physics issue. Same as franks shot on MB. I think the solution is to just up the magnet power (and of course the timing in the code). And if you purposely make that shot, hit it softly.

One thing people should check, which I just noticed while fiddling with my xeno magnet is, the one in front of my xeno is ground flat, but the one for the chestburster is peaked with a point in the center (probably 1-2mm higher). I'm not sure that this is actually an issue, but my thought is they should both be smooth and probably causes the ball to jump. Others may have something similar on their Xeno magnet if the forming is inconsistent.

Quick question: Did you have any special issues installing payfield and plastic protectors? Everything that needed removal and reinstall go without issue? Plastic Protectors have enough width for the legnth on the original screws? I am interested in the install. Haven't done this before. Any pointers that are specific to this machine would be appreciated. Thanks.

Are people so impatient that they go for ads like this?
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/123331

Given the state of pinball...probably.

Jesus, if that sells, I'm listing mine NIB and buying an LV.

i was just thinking the same thing.. mine should be getting loaded on ship in Italy tonight, in USA on 11/15. Maybe i should list it as in your home for thanksgiving, NIB, for 13K - get on the LV list and pocket a few pesos?

If anyone wants to get in on the LV and bought at the original price, I'll step in and take your spot and give you $500 towards the LV

The playfield protector had no issues, just time consuming. The screws used for the plastics are very very short so with the plastic protectors on they don't get a lot of bite into the nut. It would have been nice if they were a little longer but no issues popping off so far.

Got the new targets installed tonight and played a few hours. This game is absolutely mesmerizing. The atmosphere is spot on. I only wish my hands could take more hours playing Man they hurt.

When did you originally receive your SV machine?

I am very happy you're enjoying it and love the theme. I can't wait for mine.

I picked it up Aug 27. It still has that fresh pin smell, I love it

Now that I've ordered the LV - I've been scouring the internet for every little piece of information I can get. There's really no info about this is there outside of those (rather poorly conceived) mocked up pictures...?

Have to say though, just watching a few streams of the SV being played this machine looks AMAZING. Looks like they absolutely nailed the theme.

So, just throwing this out there because I've not seen it mentioned.

I've been working with Cato regarding my Xeno magnet, and he's sending out a care packet, but in addition to that he asked for my report logs. From this he found that the firmware for I/O was on an old version .55 vs .56 and apparently in this newer one has some fixes to the timings on the flippers. Fixing knockdowns, random holds, etc. I had seen a few of these, but figured they'd be adjusted in later software updates. If you are in the early shipments and haven't updated your firmware I would suggest it.

Yup, I got sent 0.56 back when it was in beta and it fixed a bunch of flipper problems I was having

Mine is .55 I looked today. How do I upgrade it?

I'd reach out to Cato and he will provide the file. I don't think you can get it from the forum directly.

Side art adds flavor. Nice touch with the red on the teeth

Is it possible to put pin stadiums on this?

That was the plan. And set them to a dimmer blue or green…

Yes. I have them on mine and I love them. The flash when you hit the Xeno really adds to the experience.

I went into it thinking I would use green as the ambient lighting but I ended up on blue. Much better and makes the egg pop bumpers stand out more.

Cool, I have a set and wanted to put them on.

I assume it’s easy to install. I just us the wire vs alligator clips

I have the Neo fusions so one connects to the Zeno magnet wires which give the flash and my kit came with a plug and play y splitter for the magnet wires. The GI lighting connects to 2 wires that go to an RGB connections..Black and green wire I believe.

Which stadiums did you buy (Neos?) and where did you connect the GI and Flashers?

Needs chrome teeth so I added

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Thanks for posting. Very similar to what I was looking at, the biggest problem is where to get “trigger from game”. Myself I would only want it to come on @ Self Destruct, Loader battle and all out war. I have a light activated circuit that that can sense when those LEDs are lit in combination with some sort of timer circuit may do the job (I see you have a 555 timer in your circuit). My beacons only draw max 100ma each @12v so plugging into the 12 volts on the power supply box on the bottom is not an issue. I’ll take this to PM.

Curious what your thought behind the ball shooter-lane switch as a trigger? What about limiting it to multiballs if nothing else via the trough, rather than either completely on or off?

The motion detector mod from Vimtoman is triggered by the shooter lane switch.

brado426 I see you have that mod as well and it is awesome

That's what I thought your intent was. As an alternative path, I was thinking of possibly using the trough switches, rather than the shooter lane switch - so that it only activates while more than 1 ball is on the pf would feel more integrated. I don't know what exactly tracks the trough, optos or switches, but there may be something that needs to be done to detect if all balls are in the trough as well (so it doesn't go on every time a ball drains - or when last ball drains).

I really haven't given this much thought yet, just been enjoying playing...lol

EDIT: another thing...if you wanted it triggered just by modes, couldn't you use leads to the specific LED's power line for that mode for a signal? I know that may require a bit more electrical knowledge and a bit more installation savvy, but seems like a straight forward answer to the issue.

What we don't know yet is how they plan to implement theirs. It may be we can just hook them up directly.

While I know PB are doing what they can, it does seem like a slap in the face that they basically screwed the early buyers with the LV attitude given what they said in the original interview.

Cato sent me 6 rectangle targets and 2 square .. not sure if the squares are replacement for xeno or the chestburster and other square one (forgot the name) .. any way to tell? probably a stupid question , but i feel stupid

You should have got 5 weapons targets and three Xeno targets. I think they should also include 2 more for the chestburster and upper left target. I’m gonna ask Cato for the extras just in case.

would love to see the game with the pinstadium lights on please

I will shoot a video soon.