Updated to the latest code today. Downloaded about an hour ago and my game froze for the first time while in the Velma character mode. It was the first character mode of the game flippers died, ball drained, and then nothing happened. I rebooted and played a few games without issue but we shall if it happens again. My game has been 100% trouble free before this new code.

Does that render the current rca plugs going to the monitor useless. I assume so now that the audio is coming from the extractor.

Unplug the light board

Remove the light board

Remove the drop mech

Repair mech

Reverse process to reinstall.

Your life will be much easier.

rd

It does, once you run the audio from the extractor you do not need the RCA in the monitor.

Thank you so much for the original post with the links to Amazon... this is super easy to do, and for $30 is well worth it IMHO.

Any BSEs in the US shown up yet? I’m hoping things start shipping this week. Been paid in full for 2 months…

Could you take a few pics of the cords you removed? I’ve thought about trying this.

Yes you no longer need the other audio connection

Just a headsup on captain cutler. I had his left hand flop over and looked goofy, so i took it off to find that it's attached with 2 tiny screws, for which mine was inside the cabinet. These screws look cut to keep them very short, so there's no more then a turn or so to be tightened.i would advise, before yours comes apart, to put a dab of blue loctite on the little threads there are, to help keep it on.

This is what holds the arms to the bracket. Pen to compare size. This one won't stay in.

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Mine was same. You can replace them. Due to the mech, short is a must.

I have the same. It's annoying cause it makes me think there's a free game on it or a credit.

Well, glad I’m not the only one seeing this. Hopefully it will be addressed in a future update.

Sadly, a terrible design.
I think they could've designed a quick release clasp, or a U bracket and put the screws on the front and back, not bottom, or make it 1 piece. Double sided 3m automotive tape used for car vehicle badges, would work better and never come off, but that's wonky as engineering. There's no reason it needed to even be 2 seperate pieces.

Surprising that whoever chose this as a solution, or whoever was cutting those tiny screws, wasn't thinking, "this is just bad, and stupid, and there's certainly a better way."

Anyone receive their BSE yet? My buddy just got his invoice for his. Wonder if they're on the line yet.

So I'm back to having trouble with SDTM returns when exiting the right loop. I had used a flat head screwdriver to gently pry the ball guide out just a little. And it worked for maybe 20 games or so. But it appears to have gone back to its original position, meaning the ball bounces slightly off the upper sling and right down the drain. Is there a way to fix this more permanently?

Go the next size up on the rubber on those post

Don’t do that. Lol. That would make it worse!

You just need to do the adjustment a few times as I said in my original post.

Metal has a memory - it takes a few adjustments to get it where you want it to stay.

I think I did mine three times maybe? Two or three. Then never touched it again.

Patience pays off in this Amazon Prime world.

rd

lol ive had the next size up for the past 2/3 months havent had one stuck ball since.

Think I ran into a new bug? Playing creeper mode and during the third steal the paper part where you hit the middle button- locked the ball in the van while it was running and the entire screen went white and the sounds for completing the mode triggered but the screen stayed whited out and locked until we powered it off. (Coop mode)

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Can you explain how a stuck ball and adding rubber fixes kevster stdm question?

He didn’t have a stuck ball.

Read his question again.

rd

Does Spooky respond to emails? I've sent two with no responses.

What email did you use? Yes they are very good about responding actually.

Awesome, thank you.

you sir are correct! saw bend/ screwdriver and ASSumed ( of myself) u turn! haha long day!!!

keep on flippin'

[email protected]

Email [email protected] for technical support.

Can you send a pic of how far you bent out? I’ve been fighting this for sometime

Just keep doing it till it works for you.

Your machine will likely be different to mine.

rd

Yeah, I just adjusted mine for the third time in two days. Just hoping that eventually it'll stick.

On a separate note, I'm really surprised that the apron lock bug still isn't fixed. That's been happening for the last several updates if I'm not mistaken. Just experienced it again and it's a real game breaker. This time I locked a ball on the right apron, the game acknowledged it with a callout, but it kicked that ball back into play and launched another. As soon as I drained one, the ball ended. But then it registered that a ball was still in play and immediately skipped to ball 2 without dropping another into the shooter lane.

Has Spooky ever acknowledged this bug? I know I've seen lots of people mention it here, but I'm not certain if it's actually been seen by anyone working on the code.

Decided it's time for an update on my favorite modes and then my opinion on ranking their difficulty.

Villain modes ranked by preference:

1. Miner 49er
2. Black Knight
3. Charlie the Robot
4. Captain Cutler
5. Creeper
6. Witch and the Zombie
7. Space Kook (I've never gotten to its alt mode. Only really tried once. That might affect my preference once I get to it)

*Worth noting that I think all 7 villain modes are pretty great

Villain modes ranked by difficulty (easiest first)

1. Charlie the Robot
2. Miner 49er
3. Creeper
4. Witch and Zombie
5. Space Kook
6. Black Knight
7. Captain Cutler (got REALLY close to beating this mode for the first time just a little bit ago. Can't believe I've still never finished it)

Character modes by preference:

1. Shaggy
2. Velma
3. Fred
4. Daphne (this mode being ranked #4 is really impressive because I love her mode)
5. Scooby (honestly, this is the only mode in the whole game that I actually don't care for. It's just too convoluted for me. Too much use of the action button. But hey, that means I really dig 11 of the 12 modes. That's pretty darn good)

Character modes by difficulty (easiest first; assume playing as matching character):

1. Daphne (her character ability usually makes her mode a cinch)
2. Shaggy (hardest part is not being greedy)
3. Velma (haven't played it enough to really understand Velma's ability on this one. Also still not sure how to tell from the iron maidens if the glasses are on the main or upper playfield)
4. Fred (really like the mode, but no matter how simple of a plan I create, I always seem to choke on the second half lol)
5. Scooby (way too hard)

Hi,

I was in the process of lowering my Scooby CE playfield down to rest on the rails on the cabinet when these two pieces fell out near the apron.

Way are these and where should they be installed?

I had removed the board covering the right outlane post because I’m moving the right outlane post to the upper hole.

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Those are to transmit light from the LED'S to the playfield inserts. They fell out when you removed the board. You'll see where they go when you pull the board back off.

Problem solved. They fit into holes in the playfield the the board holds them in. Thx.

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Thank you.

Hey Russ, I was hoping you could help me out. I ordered the parts you suggested here and will be attempting to move my posts this weekend. Anything else I should know? Just take the board off, unscrew the long post, hammer in the nut and then screw in the short post? Where did you get the rubber piece to go over the short post and can I use the one from the long post?

Thanks!!

That's pretty much the idea.

Try to get the t-nuts hammered in as far as possible since there is not a lot of thread engagement since the new threaded post is not very long. Don't hammer too hard of course.

Also try to use the thinnest possible washer under the threaded post. I ended up using a very thin nylon washer I got from the hardware store, but try what you have.

Yes you can use the small rubber ring from the old post.

RM

Look what was waiting for me when I got home

The box is huge

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Same!!

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Is this the 1.06 bug people were talking about? If so, maybe I'll finally get around to updating to 1.07.

I had just drained during the 7th villain mode (which was frustrating enough. I was one shot away from completing hit, but drilled a post and SDTM). Had one more EB saved up. And I had beaten my previous GC score by about 5.5M points. But upon draining, the game froze in this state. Flippers responded, but nothing else. Just frozen. Taunting me that I wasn't allowed to enter my initials. Or use my last ball to blow up my score even further

If nothing else, I just proved to myself that I'll be able to qualify wizard mode once it drops. That's exciting. But man, I'd love to have that score saved on the machine. Plus whatever my final ball would've been.

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Sure is

Spooky, y u do dis?!?!

Haha that sucks. But I commend your skills. My GC score is 6M haha

Ha, thanks. Yeah, it was a wild game. Bummer to have lost that score.

But I've since updated to 1.07. So next time I'm in the groove like that, I'll get to put my initials in lol

Haha see I’m not the only one!

I'm still having ball tracking issues with 1.07 code, specifically with it spitting out multiple balls. Anyone else having this issue? Prior to this code I had 1 in 6 games where the mystery van dumped two balls out but it's much more often now. Thinking about reverting back to previous code.

Also, I'm dying to get my topper and throw some Scooby Snacks around.

That sounds like an opto issue in the lock, not a code issue.

I suggest looking into this for your Mystery Machine issue:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/scooby-doo-where-are-you-club-scooby-snacks-for-all/page/159#post-7815473

Other - For Sale

Spooky Pinball Pingulp Archived

“Came with my Scooby and I don’t need it. It does not say Scooby on it anywhere so it could be used on other games.”

2024-03-23

Mechanicsville, VA

GCS2000

15

Archived after: 48 days

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Status: Didn't sell to Pinsider

Other - For Sale

Scooby Doo Pingulp - Custom Archived

“Custom painted pingulp cup from Modfather A few scuffs inside the holder portion from larger cups being used. Good condition. No longer needed.”

2024-03-23

Mechanicsville, VA

GCS2000

20 (Firm)

Archived after: 48 days

Viewed: 272 times

Status: Didn't sell to Pinsider

Still have these cups for sale if anyone wants them

Any body that ordered the new topper via pinball star get any updates or shipping notice?