I experienced flipper fading on the upper PF of my ACNC as well as on the lower PF. After some time it became nearly impossible to backhand the Frankenstein ramp from the left flipper or to succed the ramp on the upper PF for the second Frankenstein lock. Installation of DIY fans on all three flipper coils solved the problem for me.

Since flipper coils on the Scooby Doo upper PF are activated simultaneously to the coils on the lower playfield, especially in trap play I would expect some effects…

…same issue with the drop target on the upper PF of ACNC. Happens very often. Always a scary moment.
Coding solution would be highly appreciated.

spooky_dj It would be great if Spooky could take care of the ACNC code once again, since the latest code is already 2 years old and ACNC seems a bit out of support…

Sorry for off topic (I know), but this very issue was mentioned here, hence my addition…
(Off topic: imho ACNC code has still a few minor bugs, but I don’t care about anymore - e.g. missing position mark ups in the castle maps at certain stages of the game or probably 3 or 4 times the same mystery reward from the start of the game…)

A must have for ACNC and maybe for SD as well: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/alice-coopers-nightmare-castle-club-enter-at-own-risk/page/143#post-6883560

Seems that SD is playable even in darker environment

see #3683
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/scooby-doo-where-are-you-club-scooby-snacks-for-all/page/74#post-7529228

Bummer. Could you share an picture of that? Just to add another point on the pre-turn-on DIY QC check list…

The next topic (#50) on my „DIY QC pre turning on check list“ . Thanks for posting...

Hello Spooky, the excitement is rising with every update, great job!
Is there already a schedule when the first SD CEs will be shipped to Europe?

Has anyone ever thought of a cold solder joint? I had similar problems with BSD and T2 - inconsistent coil performance - and resoldering did the trick…

Maybe the start button switch is too sensitive and triggered by e.g. shaker action etc.!?

Congrats, enjoy!

Resoldering the coil lugs would be another possibility

CE #793 on the way to it‘s final destination in Germany, expected arrival on Friday 3rd November. Exciting

Congratulations! Does „truck this side“ mean that the bottom of the cabinet is facing this side inside the box? On which side of the box is the bottom of the cabinet?

Thanks

Where can the settings be adjusted???

Thanks. Not quite easy to manage without instruction but finally i got it

SD #793 in the house. Game is playing great without problems during the first 50 games. Well done, Spooky!!!
My only criticism so far is that in some situations, e.g. SSMB, the volume turns up automatically and the sound becomes far too loud... Hope one of the next updates will fix this.

This happens regularly, the sheet metal behind the post is very thin and is bent down. Anybody else with this problem? Solutions?

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Yes, thanks. But how will this look like?
I‘m thinking about adding some DIY macrolon protectors to stabilize the thin metal…

I didn't like that the van looked twisted due to the cutout in the roof and the roof was sunken at the back right. So I bent a bracket out of thick wire to stabilize the roof and the van.
Here is the result of this little DIY mod, before and after installing the bracket…

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Thanks for the suggestion, much better with both cables glued to the coil and flipped coil on the left hand side…

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…and inspired by TSB_ I gave my firing unit this improvement, works 100% with coil strength at 70%!
Material: Macrolon 2mm (approx. 1.5 x 7cm), shrink tube, 2 cable ties

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…this is how the roll bar looks like (prototype on the left)

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No, actually a vet

I usually make clear plastic protectors out of it, was a leftover. Just google lexan sheet, polycarbonate sheet etc.
This material can be bent and won‘t break. A piece of cardboard could work as well…

Hello everybody,
here's my next DIY improvement for SD...

Problem: balls hitting the sharp edge of the left lane guide, causing some wear and a clunky noise.
Solution: replacing the standard post rubber by two post rubbers, glued together, covering the sharp edge.

Merry X-mas!

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Well done that late at night!

Update 2024.01.06.00 installed... Two findings during the first game:
1. Skill shot cannot be chosen by pushing flipper buttons
2. Game freezes after completion of 7th villain after 3rd ball (setting: 5 balls per game), coin door buttons dead, restart required.
I will send the log file…

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You‘re right. It‘s set to „easy“. Wasn‘t aware this could be the point…

Yes…

My solution:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/scooby-doo-where-are-you-club-scooby-snacks-for-all/page/185#post-7936270

Any shoe glue for leather, rubber etc. should be appropriate. After approximately 20 games all parts still in place with no wear

I think about putting 2mm Macrolon clear plastic under these (too) thin metal guides.

Yes, that happens from time to time. No clue yet about what‘s the cause…

Hello everyone,
I think I notice that in Daphne mode sometimes even safe shots at the purple targets are registered as green (Frankenstein is getting closer). In my opinion, the software should be checked…
Anybody else who noticed this issue?

Sounds good. Too much action from the magnet will also magnetize the balls faster…

…the bonus calculation often is completely confusing for me, too.

…the problem is not the switch, but the design with the wide gap between the lane guide and the bookcase. Only approximately 60% of the shots hit the switch.

…yesterday with the latest code I played CC MB for the first time and the game went completely confused. The MB ended with still two balls in play (both flippers dead, end of ball bonus) and CC MB animation restarted with the next ball.
I wrote the log files on USB, will send it to Spooky for diagnosis.

Hello, I am wondering how long should the “reverse flippers phase” last? Is it true that there are only a few flipper actions?

…the video shows an older code version, probably v2023.10.26.15

Yes, last time it happened to me was at the end of a villain mode when the ball fell into the left VUK at the same time. Game stopped, nothing happened, ball wasn‘t registred sitting in the VUK assembly.
Then suddenly the game started a ball search, kicked out the ball and the ball drained immediately (I wasn‘t standing in front of the machine anymore). After that it started throwing balls into play and got completely confused…
Still a long way to go to eliminate all these bugs…

Another time in a two player game the game ended after ball one / player two. No second ball for player one in the shooter lane, display frozen. when pressing both flipper buttons Scooby asked for shooting the white shots - just as if the game continued.
Disappointing.

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No, it‘s not a post but a magnet that catches the ball.

Today, during „would‘ve gotten away with it“ mode (as Velma) the GI turned off completely. Very hard to play the mode, I managed to survive the Werewolf and Frankenstein phase in the darkness

…I played this mode 3 or 4 times before but I never noticed that all went dark. Maybe yesterday was the first time I played in the evening in a dark game room. Interesting