I believe only 1 container of Q1 games has arrived, Im in Q1 paid in full since end of May and have not received game or any updates. Hoping mine is in the container being tracked above

Sounds like Monday is going to be a great day for quite a few people, got delivery set up for mine as well

Just took delivery on my game as well!! Help getting it in the house can't come fast enough

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Havent gotten as much time on my game as I would like but I am enjoying it so far. Flipper buttons are definitely sensitive and I'll have to look into that, as well as the mother kick out consistency, and sometimes the trough takes a couple tries to kick out a ball.

Biggest issue I'm having at the moment is the game freezing up during a game, flippers continue to work but no points or other functions. Have not opened a service ticket yet going to update to 2.2D code and see if it fixes it

Thanks for the info guys, will start with the code update and hope for the best. Of course it had to lock up on me after a ball 1 that was better then any total score I've put on the game so far

Mine has been pretty reliable as well, just some minor tweaks and adjustments

I've had it grab the ball and set up for a lock shot but I've also had it throw the ball back at the flippers

Did everyone get a confirmation email when they signed up for the fresh desk? I'm trying to submit a ticket but can't get logged on

Not getting a lot of action from my spinners, planning to see if I can make any tweaks to them or the switch arms.

Anyone had to make adjustments also?

I used a tiny bit of zoom spout oil on a toothpick on my ACNC and my spinner really cranks now, on my alien they are really tight, even getting stuck upside down sometimes

While I had my playfield up today noticed my left up post sticking slightly above playfield. The nut for the adjustment screw it too thick preventing the post from adjusting lower, have not mentioned the issue to Cato yet so they can make adjustments on the line but I'm adding it to my list for my service ticket

Everyone might want to check their posts as well

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My temporary solution was to move the nut further down the screw to the bottom of the bracket

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I have gotten this a few times since updating as well. I think the gear is slightly slipping sometimes. There is a thread on the support desk showing how to tighten the set screw on the gear I haven't done it yet but I'm going to start there

Rumors of doing Queen after alien. Designed by Barry Osler for Heighway

I just started working back and forth with Cato and have to agree he has been great. His service alone might be worth the increase in price.

Been very happy with my game so far

Looks like only 1 ramp, lots of single drop targets blocking shot paths and upper right playfield.

Should be interesting looking forward to seeing more. Wonder if it's also a widebody..for the fat bottom girls

Got my package of parts today.. all new targets, flipper coils, scoop protector, post, wiring and a board... Looks like I got my work cut out for me.

Did not get the replacement flipper bats I requested so I'll have to follow up on those

I'll second this, game is very easy to work on..

On the other hand pulling out the playfield is a little bit of a grinding struggle. Every other game I have slides so much smoother.. anyone come up with anything to make the slide out easier?

Someone here also posted about the drop target coil shifting and transferring the power through the bracket because coil doesn't have a tab to hold it in place. Zip tied coil in place to prevent

Still need to get some more games in on 2.4 to feel it out but seems like a nice update so far, great work by Cato and team.
I did end up decreasing the left eject 20% to get a smoother feed. I'm also still getting some inconsistent drop target resets even after putting a ziptie on the coil so I upped the power 20% on that to see if it helps.
The Xeno grab does seem to be improved but still only grabs about half the time or so on my machine

My hyper sleep ramp looks to be the same but I don't seem to be having reject problems.. it is a tough shot but I have gotten a little better with it after having the game for a few.

Had one of mine come off an half the tab had broken off with it. Had enough to resolder but will have to keep an eye on my other coils

Complete 3 life cycles will light extra ball, not sure if there are other ways

APC drops on the right side

Right spinner arm can slightly catch on the plastic, try shifting it to the left to help clear it

What pitch is your game at? I've read where too much pitch can make the already difficult shot even harder

Been running on 2.4 for awhile without issue and hadn't had much time so been hesitant to update but think I'm going to go ahead an go to 2.8 today.. is a factory reset still suggested before updating?

2.8 running well on my game but I'm getting inconsistent drop target resets now even at +50% power. Had them working flawlessly on 2.4

I increased it slowly while testing it. On 2.4 I had it set at +20% with no issues, I'll be lifting playfield tonight to check for any issues with the mech, hasnt been touched it in months since I got it working properly on 2.4

I can't hear the coil over the game but see the targets shift slightly (less movement then in brado426 video) like an attempt was made and the lights reset to the unhit state so I believe the switches are activating properly

Other then my drop target issue I have not had any other issues or lock ups in 2.8, but have not had any multiplayer games yet.
Interestingly enough I went back and installed 2.6 to get the LV attract video and had a lock up within the first 2 games

Followed this advice and set my drop target back to factory power and so far have not had any resets miss.. will be keeping an eye on it..

One thing to note I noticed before taking the plate off the plunger had a lot of play back an forth which could have created binding, when I reinstalled I pushed the plate toward the mech when I tighten the screw which seemed to help with the back an forth slop of the plunger

I did the ziptie on mine as well, will look into any potential chances to still short. My drops have been solid since I smoothed out the edge of the plate like Baggerman suggested and adjusted the plate to reduce slop.

Newer machines should already have the coil flipped over from the factory like in the service update. I might eventually get around to flipping mine if the problem comes back

2.6 had some of the additional feature options in it for the LV (attract mode, staged flipper)

The update will only affect what has been changed in the code so you can go up to 3.0 from 2.4, You just won't have those additional features unless you install 2.6 first. I had this when I installed 2.8 and then tried to use the LV attract mode and my screen went black. So I installed 2.6 and then 2.8 again and it functioned properly

Adjust the wire by bending the two arms forward or backward (toward or away from the
Player) until the spinner rests more vertical

2.6 had the LV features in it (attract mode, stagged flippers)
You can skip it and go to 3.0 but won't have those features that were in the 2.6 code (also why it is so much bigger)

Had this happen on my game before, as the rod retracts there is a groove the switch arm falls into and opens, adjust the arm to stay closed slightly longer so the rod retracts far enough to knock the ball off

I think there was a video someone made I watched at the time but I can't find it right now

Ok I'll add a 3rd scenario to the mix, just did my update to 3.0. My left xeno target is tied to the right airlock switch like Cheddar but all of the others flash red during skillshot. And lit solid red when hit
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I believe 1-4 should flash red during game and lit solid red when hit, target 5 by the drop targets doesn't have any lights coded. I did not notice anything during attract just when game is started

There have been issue of one of the weapon targets being tied to the left xeno target, which I am seeing currently in my game

I haven't had my play field up in a while but I want to say that the fifth target is the only one that doesn't have a spot to plug in so that could be part of the problem at least on older machines

I haven't seen this problem pop back up since I made some adjustments to the switch arm, need it to stay closed slightly longer before it falls into the groove on the rod as it retracts

I have an earlier build as well and had to replace my board 6 twice as well as board 4, current revision D has been solid since. My board 3 is an older revision without the connectors for target 5, it's all going to come down to when your game was made and what board revisions you have. And I have to agree with you at those costs I don't see it worth it if you have to replace boards.

From henning picture above it looks like board 3 is a 4 pin connector, is that correct or is it 5 pin?

Just a random thought.. if you replaced your xeno targets and still have the old ones there is a connector for the led that is 4 pin on one side 5 pin on the other.. could potentially be used to connect board 6 and 3

If you have an early run SV and had to change out your xeno targets then the cable you need for the interconnect is the same as the LED on the old target.

I unfortunately have an early rev board and don't have the interconnect for target 5.

There was a setting in service menu to turn off the staged flippers, they might be on by default after update

First ball I shoot for the scoop to get mystery and start life cycles (different skill shot on each ball for the bonus), when it kicks out I try to hit the right orbit to the pops to continue the lifecycle and build up pop hits. If I get the chest burster on the return from the pops I'll finish off with the xeno otherwise I usually go for starting a scene so I can run through it while I build other things.

Haven't gotten super high scores yet in the 400 million range is my highest but I always do the best stacking multiballs and working through as many scenes as I can. And man do those weapons come in handy!

A factory reset should clear the scores

Went ahead an updated code and firmware last night. Only played a handful of games but seems to be running well. Smoother faster xeno tongue is a great improvement. Had to increase my center magnet 25% to get it to grab.

Still having a problem with weapons target light to the right of airlock lighting left xeno target

Didn't seem to try any grab at all on most shots, had a few that tried to grab but immediately dropped. I'll play around again tonight and see what results I get,

Need to look into the light situation as well

Better off then I am

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I am currently working with them on a ticket so I'm going to mention it but I don't think I'd be covered an would have to buy replacement board if I want the 5th light