Ok, so I'm on track to pick up someone's pre-order tomorrow for the original price (Standard, delivering this month). I was feeling pretty good about it until reading a couple experiences with technical difficulties and playfield issues on Facebook. Are the issues overblown (like GnR)? How is the support from the Brothers?

Melissa has been swamped. Her husband caught pneumonia with COVID (he's going to be ok) and she's short handed. I've been waiting for a week for her to swap a pre-order to my name so I can pay for another guy's down payment, but little response. We're going to have to be a bit patient.

I just bought someone's SE order spot, supposed to arrive within the next month or so. It's the first time I've bought a game without ever playing it. Hope it's a good replacement for Dialed In!

Are we going to be able to connect a shaker to the SV or are they going to purposely limit to the LV?

I'd guess LV's are a ways off. I took over an SV that was supposed to be delivered in August but is now supposed to be the beginning to middle of November.

I was told by her on the phone last week that the next shipment was delayed from August but should be received within a month.

delt31 when you figure it out, please post a how to on connecting them.

Watching some streams, I'm pretty sure I'm going to Pinstadium this thing. I put them in my Elvira at 20% strength and it made a good difference in being able to see the ball and artwork without taking away the creepiness factor; I'm thinking the same will work here. Has anyone used them in this game yet?

Is it true that Heighway had the rights to use Ripley but purposely left her out? If this were true, could PB put her in?

Nm, found it in the Heighway thread. They couldn't get a thing past her agent. Makes sense why she's not in the Ghostbusters pin too.

On the Heighway thread, people have been modifying the sound package. Is that a possibility on this one too?

Just to add the obligatory "get away from her you bitch" and some Newt lines really. They could have used some more Lance Henrickson lines too.

So are there any art blades for this game if you aren't an LV owner? I'm not seeing them on the pinblades sites.

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

Are the LV's sold out? Just curious.

I'm travelling during the Thanksgiving week. I'm probably the only one who wants it to come in AFTER. XD

Thanks again for bringing it. It's the first game I've bought without playing first and now I have no regrets.

I just want it by the end of the month or first week in December. Looks like I don't have to worry about it being delivered while I'm gone for Thanksgiving though.

Now that we know how her agent works, they must have paid super high dollar for that commercial.

Still works best for me, I'm travelling for Thanksgiving. I was worried about it sitting at a warehouse or worse, the curb like some people have had happen to them.

I haven't gotten anything yet.

Yeah, I'm in the next shipment as well. :/ I was hoping to have it for a pinball party in two weekends, but I guess not.

Now I'm hoping I'll get it before I leave for Christmas vacation!

I haven't received an invoice after the initial down payment yet. 093062. A lot of people with numbers higher than mine are getting them first, so I don't understand the system.

Does anyone have info on the next boat yet?

My order number is the lowest anyone has posted and I haven't even gotten the full bill yet. :/

To lock lights that are already on the playfield for a higher model doesn't make sense though.

Still haven't even gotten my invoice to pay in full.

The current one or next week? (it's Friday)

I'll make an order as soon as I have the machine in hand.

I sent her an email since I'm going to be gone for a couple weeks for Christmas. No games have come in yet.

Just a heads up, if you buy someone's spot Melissa sticks you in the back of the line. I bought someone's order from last January and she told me she's counting it as an October order (when it was transferred). Don't buy spots thinking you're getting their place in line.

Agreed. The guy I bought my spot from gave up after placing his order last January. When I bought the spot, Melissa told me October, then November, then December. Then she told me she stuck me in the back of the line despite the 'spot' that I bought being made a year ago. I'm pissed.
Invoice #093062

Please keep making these after the long wait for some of us to get our machines.

cpr9999

I missed it in the previous page too. $420AUD for the kit + $100AUD shipping + optional extra insurance. $370AUD if you only want the back box part. Install looks a little scary, but the results are going to be worth it. (I've never spliced power wires before.)

Someday when I get my game this will be great.

Pretty sure he's talking about his own personal experiences.

Indeed. Now I know how the Elvira premium order people feel with the 40th editions rolling out before them.

Still no word on my SV that was supposed to be here in November.

I would definitely feel for her had she not confirmed to me on the phone twice that when she sold me a spot from a guy who had given up from his order from January 2021 that I was taking his spot in line, that my game was in the next boat, then tell me she stuck me in the back of the line and counted it as a new order. That's just unprofessional. What am I going to do? Give it up completely or wait it out? She knows I don't have many choices.

I did the same. Sold my Dialed In thinking it was coming within a month.

Since you are monitoring the thread, how about answering MY situation? I've talked about it at least twice on here. I was told on the phone that I was transferring the order from a guy who bought in January of last year. He'd given up, but I was taking his place in line. When inquired about why people with much higher invoice numbers than mine had already gotten their games last month, I was told I was being treated as a NEW October order despite what I was told on the phone when I took the spot. How is this acceptable?

I got mine! Perfect condition, thank you!

I'm assuming you skipped my question while you check on it.

Clarification, are all of these games listed on this schedule LV's or are some SV's in the mix?

I'm still not getting a response...

Might explain your issue to the guy who makes LitFrames. His keep the program you choose after losing power.

I just want one that plays cool scenes from the movies.

Paid in full 3 weeks ago, no other info. Hopefully soon.

I might need Red_Devils to come over and help me with setup too.

Melissa says that a shipment just cleared customs and they will be shipping them out next week after TPF (SV's)

Asked a driver about this once and he said it's a liability thing. It's a separate insurance policy for the company if they hit your garage door or something.
That said, yeah, I bet a $20 bill will get it into your garage. For me, 5 feet away from it was good enough.

It would sell pretty quick if you list the one you have I'm sure.

They were all down at one point or another, but if you came back in about an hour it was fixed. Cato was on hand.

Double checked with my wife, and yeah, the left LV had the hood up once and was shut down for about an hour twice. The left SV once. I was wrong about the right two games though. We had a conversation watching them while they were down, that's why we remember. She's been worried about their reliability. I compared it to her JJP Pirates and that they were holding up better than that machine would.

I'd also like to add that I noticed zero flipper power fade.

I was told at TPF that mine is shipping THIS week. It's now Thursday, still fingers crossed.

I really hope not. I'm tired of telling my guests "sorry, yet ANOTHER 'miscommunication'."

Indeed. Also eagerly awaiting info. Already scheduled the party with my friends. Does she let you know through email or phone?

Anyone have any word on when the next boat to the US is due? According to Melissa, this boat was supposed to have some SV's in it but only had LV's.

Awesome actress, but I never saw her sex appeal.

NIB flippers are ruining the market.

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

Just got my FEDEX Freight call.

My wife and I are visiting Copenhagen soon. Is that your personal collection or is it an arcade?

Thanks,

Damn, we'll be there from Friday to Monday. :/

I'm going to open a ticket, but thought I'd post here here too. We have some LEDs out on the SV we got today, maybe more. Checked the wires we could see and they seem to be connected properly.

That we can see that don't work:
-Both stand ups on either side of the right ramp
-Stand up to the left of the scoop
-Dome lamp to the right of the Alien
-The entire front egg

Some of these above don't show up in the lamp test menu though. They are there, so are they just not coded?

From the individual lamp test (nothing lights up)
-7 gi subway
-141 gi left revive
-161 to 165 bottom jet 1-5

Do we know why? The lights are there, they just aren't working.
I thought the LV and SV used the same software?

That's F'n lame. LV got art, lit blades, custom armor, shaker, and topper. We can't even get code to make what we already have work?

I've been watching LV videos and they don't seem to work there either. It might not be an LV feature after all.
Very odd that they would pay for and install lights without any function.

I got my SV this week. It's the best game I've bought in a while. I hated waiting, but I'd have waited another year if I needed to.

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.

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.

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've had issues where the ball won't launch until I reboot. That's software. It's not very often, but it does happen.

Wanting to install KJS's translite this weekend, started preparing, ordered a light strip I was missing.
First, did you guys need to paint the wood panels black? Also, trying to conceptualize the wood mounting blocks in my mind, but can't get there.
Can someone show me a picture of their inside mount?

Thanks

Thanks guys. Welp, better find my paint. I'll hit up Hobby Lobby or Michael's and see what I can find for framing.

Can someone post a picture of how they tapped the light for the coin door mod?

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Yes sir, wasn't wanting to bother you when others had already successfully installed theirs. There were a few pictures, but the frame was all black and hard to see and nothing of the wires spliced. "Splice wires into coin slot lamp wires" I'm too much of an electricity noob to know what that means really. I'd get a couple of wire nuts and that's probably wrong.

I'm going to run the LED's with regular power cord to the outlet, separate power supply. I'd rather not run the apron all the way out of the machine this way though.
I didn't get the plastic angle pieces, but I think I can see what kind of wood I can buy to make this work. Thanks for your picture.

I got them from Cointaker. I think it was the Bally/Williams fit.

I've only had minor problems, but I'll also add that PB's support has been top notch. JJP's support used to be this good until they fired Butch, now it's pretty sad. I've never needed support with a Stern game, so I don't know how theirs compares.

Hopefully a resin printer too. What are the dimensions?

My game is working flawlessly at 2.4. Each update there are new issues posted and I'm just holding off until that stops.

I'll never understand why some games get flipper fade and others don't when it's the same game. I've only needed a cooling kit on my GnR. Godzilla, Alien, Avengers...I've had 8 hour parties with the games going pretty much non stop and little to no fade on any of them. On the 7th to 8th hour I'll get a little bit on Iron Maiden.

We'll be streaming Alien tomorrow night at 8:00 central with Robert Byers from Top Rope Pinball. Come hang out.
twitch.tv/justplaypinball

Whoa there. There aren't any replacement plastics?

What flipper spring does this use? I've had all three of them break multiple times and each time it increases the tension when I move it up. Now it's affecting flipper strength.

Should only be a couple of weeks mah dude!

My wife is really wanting one open egg from the LV to have one that's different in the SV. Willing to pay a reasonable price for one open egg (or pay to swap). The after market ones don't look like the same color.

Good to know. The ones we saw at TPF were obviously not the right color, so maybe they changed something.

Upgrading from an SV to an LV and listed it in case anyone here wants to jump the line. (and is fairly local)

The ring is a very flimsy piece of metal. Just bend it back until it looks level to the floor.

I'm really wondering when they are going to fix this (hopefully not IF). How hard is it to add a few lights to the code?

They still didn't add the missing lights. :/

Ohhh, that should definitely be in the log. That's huge.

I'm on 2.8 and never touched updated because everything worked great. Today the big screen went blank and doesn't come back on. Power cycled 4 times, the screen works during boot up, game will start, but no video. Any ideas what I should check?

Update: after leaving it off for a half hour it fixed itself. Is this an update issue?

New issue today. Ran the firmware update, then the software update. Played a two player game but noticed that the start button wasn't working for the guns. Realized the button connector was loose, plugged it back in no problem. However, the game won't start anymore and the start button light does not come on. Weird thing is, both the switch and the light work while in test mode. Any ideas? Tried restarting twice.

And now my intermittent monitor issue has come back too (the reason I installed the updates)

If you mean make sure it's on free play, I double checked it and it is.

That's what PB told me.

Seems to be the same as the beta they gave me two days ago. I'll just leave it then.

I had an SV with an April build date and then bought my friend's LV with a May/June build date. The LV just shoots better, felt more dialed in from the beginning. I didn't mention this because I thought I was crazy, but people kept saying the same thing to me. I love this game and if the LV is 100%, then the SV was maybe 80% with topper and light blades considered. SV with Pinstadiums would have been just fine for me really, but LV definitely feels like a step up even just from the way it feels when shooting it.

The hand has cool potential. The tail still looks off IMHO.

Who they are as a company will be shown in support when they stop making them. Loving Alien, but Queen isn't selling. Hope they thrive beyond the Heighway designs.

Just broke a sling plastic (first on any game, ever). Is PBB selling them? What's a quality plastic protector set for ALIEN?

Thanks

I swear, if they don't give us who've already bought in the new code and movie scenes I'll never buy from PB again.....

Thanks Knapp!