thanks for the reply, I am not good at this obviously. It shows that it's downloaded on the drive C I think. using I-tunes I guess.

How do I convert it to what you are saying?

Yes the flashing "T" is just fine the way it is. I like a reminder that I have activated the kick back.

Do I send it to dropbox or Patriot drive J (name of my flash drive I guess) ?

Make sure the downloaded file from stern is unzipped before saving it on your flash drive or it wont recognise it on there. You need the STPRO1.5.bin file

1: download file to your computer.
2: unzip the fle using winzip or any other extraction program.
3: take the file with the .bin at the end and save it directly to the usb flashdrive.
4: flip dip switch 8 in the backbox and follow instructions.

Ok so when I am looking at the file, when I right click to I go click on WINZIP, or SEND TO or OPEN WITH ?

I never do this shit, guess I need to learn.

Yeah, that sure sounds WAY cooler. What a big change!

erak:
I know you have been waiting patiently, what do you think of the new code?

also, do I need to delete the 1.40 files currently on the flash drive?

The galactic events are top notch! Galactic vengeance!!!! Galactic lanes seem cool too. Game is so fast though to see the dmd and point values! Rob come up here and play my STLE so I can watch!

So, the update has a very long changelog list. The new lighting and sound effects are great. The game is definitely a lot better than it was.

However, for those of you that did nothing but complain about the rules and how every mode felt "the same" before, I don't see how it's any different now. Yet all those same people seem pretty pleased with the update. Why is that?

Personally, I've been ok with the rules all along. They're not fantastic, but they're not terrible. In this update, it feels like really none of the rules have changed at all. Sure there are some small rule changes like the addition of the shield targets lighting the left outlane on the pro or the setting that use to exist now being defaulted to "ON" where 3 deep gives you a 2x shot for the game. But for the most part nothing has changed. The list is long, Steve Ritchie posted it himself showing he cares, lots of new call outs, no real rule changes, and everyone is happy? Well I'm happy that people are happy. I am happy, too. But it is still confusing.

ok I think I lucked into it. I clicked a link on the first page of this thread and I somehow have my BIN file now. Download in progress. oh I can't wait!

has someone swapped the audio and could send me a pm link

thx

I haven't played it obviously, but from what I've read in the notes, this is also the impression that I get. I posted a similar question in the ST = Work thread.

I'm sure people are pleased though because there are obviously improvements as you noted. Better call outs, some cool MB effects, warp ramp finally implemented like it should be etc. But yeah, the modes don't appear to have any major changes based on what I've read other than the Galactic Away Team scoring, which I don't understand yet.

Do you know what the GAT scoring does Mark?

So,still no Star Trek main movie theme music

So previous updates went fine, but now keep getting an error message:
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I am using the same USB as I did last time but don't seem to be having any luck...at the moment but will keep trying before trying to revert to the previous version

"Dammit man, I'm a Doctor, not a Pinball Wizard!"

Have to agree with you. The game has definitely been made better with the lighting and callouts but the rules don't appear to be much different apart from the away team and a few other scoring changes.

I didn't have a problem with the game before but the visuL and audio changes are great. Love the start of Klingon multiball.

Error 8 is the one that is ok I think. I think it updates it but keeps your high scores.

So this code is growing on me. Before I mentioned I didn't like the female galactic call outs and now I quite enjoy them. I think after 8 mos of hearing the same call outs it takes a little getting used to with the new ones.

However, I think the 2X pf shot still might be bugged? I got DTD3 complete, lit the warp 2X and my 250k combo'd warp shot was still 250k

Most people felt the level 2 and 3 missions were fine and different. The tier 1s are great now cause after 3 shots you have the choice to start a galactic even which each tier 1 is completely different from the next. In fact, it's almost what I was envisioning when I mentioned in the Star Trek = work thread that each tier 1 mission should focus on a specific feature in the game and now they do!!! Thanks Steve and team for listening and they implemented it way better! Galactic event! Great idea IMO.

Ok got a few games in. I disable the punch it button launching the ball. Because of this I could not select a mission once I hit the right away team. Basically sitting there in no mans land. Secondly I notice away team coming on what appears to be prematurely during a mission. I hit it and no move forward into next mission.

I love it though! Thanks for the help with the download guys.

It's because they made it easier (which is basically what most wanted) and they increased scoring. Easier + more points = happy home buyers. The boatloads of new audio, dots and lights helps too, but easier is always better.

They also made Tron easier in later updates and that seemed to work out okay. The possible irony here is that due the easy to light kickback and factory placement of the left outlane post, the pro may now be higher scoring than the premium or LE. That would be a first.

Why would you disable the Punch it button?

Love the scoring strategies! Just got super ramps, super spinner , double scoring AND galactic ramps! I was getting 200k per spinner switch and couldn't tell what my ramp shot scores were but I then started Klingon mb. This all happened on ball 3, going into that stacking frenzy my score was around 60-70m, coming out of Klingon mb and eventually draining, I got HS#1 for 154M. Pretty bitching stack if you ask me.

Ok, as a check, reinstalled 1.42 from the same flash drive without any issues. I decided to try a different flash drive after a fresh FAT32 reformat and redownloaded the 1.5 binary again, and things now seem to be going smoothly now.

Ha, just got galactic ramps and double scoring for 2M galactic warps and I'm pretty sure I was getting the bonus points for regular warps.

Side note (unconfirmed), but I believe once you light a galactic event you can continue to hit shots to build the galactic point value. Trying to confirm that...with the glass on of course shit it's almost midnight. May not be able to confirm til Sunday night. Enjoy the code peeps. I know I was on the fence my first few games, but really liking it now.

Ok pretty much confirmed it, normally in Nero galactic target mode I 'think' I was around 480m per target with values increasing by 5k per each hit. This last game I pulled off a sweet 5-way Nero combo then started the galactic event and target values started at 800k! With 5k increments per hit. Unless I'm sleep deprived, that is a cool feature and can be used nicely for scoring stacking.

Enjoy the code boys, and I leave ya with a cool new bones call out:

"Damn it Jim, don't man handle it!"

Sounds awesome. You are obviously way better than me.

What is galactic ramps? Is that from the Galactic Away Team mode of a certain lv 1 mission?

Because I don't want the ball to fire when I hit it. Guess I am a little traditional, I like to plunge it?

You activated a Galactic Away Team mode. Check out the first post.

Yeah I came to realize that, thanks.

101 mil so far nothing special, but not bad. Had 228 on the old code. This code is awesome!!!

If you disable it can you still fire torpedoes? Seems odd to disable something that is completely under your control, if you don't want to press it then don't move your hands from the flipper buttons. I have never hit or brushed the button without purposely doing it.

I want to select my mission, swig my beer, scratch my nuts and fire the ball. Wtf do you care, lol. It's one flaw in the programming. Wasn't a problem before.

Galactic ramps is awarded from Klingon battle galactic event. Each mission has their own specific galactic event. It's pretty sweet once you get the hang of it. Not only that but you can continue making shots to build your galactic value then hit away team shot and your time increases and the event starts.

I don't care but it just makes ZERO sense to me. Have fun not being able to select a mission because you disable a button that you have a choice to press or not press!?!

All in good fun...this thread needs some Pinside drama!

Cheers!

Cool, I didn't know that. In the few games I've played I've gone for away team straight after three shots. Maybe it's time to push my luck a bit more.

The update looks very promising. I hate to be negative at this point, but to me a few of the KU call outs lack a sense of urgency considering the situation he is supposed to be in. He sounds sort of uninspired. Ah well, nothing major =)

Went to download the LE version and it's not available anymore (page cannot be found). Guess I'll have to wait until they put it back up.

EDIT: I went to the actual game page and tried to download it from there and it worked.

This galactic shot is the game changer. If you activate it, then finish the mode, you miss it. So level one modes play completely differently now.

Sorry to disappoint! I was really hoping for your approval. I don't want the fucking button to launch my ball. It's an option for a reason. (Apparently beyond your comprehension). Cheers

Galactic Away Team scoring? do you get this mode after hitting three shots on a mission? then hit the away insert but what happens after this?

Yes, after three shots the away team lights up. If you make the shot you then get additional time and new objectives to complete within that tier one mission, possibly increasing the score more than just playing the mission as usual as well as getting the galactic rewards that SKB is talking about. I haven't played enough to get into more detail at this point, but the objectives are different for each mission.

Cool thanks for that one more question how do I tell what the rewards are or what to shoot for? cheers

I'm not sure on the rewards yet apart from what Eskaybee said above, but someone will surely share it soon =)

The lit shots will be different from the normal mission so you'll know what to aim for

I just had a game where the laser and motor continued to run after finishing klingon multiball. the laser was still on all the time during the next mission until the ball drained.

looks like a bug.

So you hit the right away team and you have a ball sitting in the shooter lane......leave your punch it button enabled, choose your mission, resist the urge to press the shiny flashing button, and pull the freaking shooter rod!

Then dont press the button!

I have been into a few oat sodas tonight, what am I missing on this? To each his own but DUDE, it seems like your handcuffing yourself for no reason!

Cheers!

Did they get rid of the original pop bumper animation? In the videos I have seen, it's now spock beating up khan.. or trying to. Or is that super jets mode?

Rob

I'm guessing given the number of changes there will be some minor bugs in this code.
Now if they would only release some new ACDC code...

Rob

That is the super pops mode yes.

I installed it and played a couple of games and in one game I had 4 air balls. never had a single one before.
I know it's not from a software update but a very strange coincidence.

Holy crap. Just went into a KMB on 42mil and galactic ramps going and came out the other side with 98mil. There is real leverage in the tier one modes now. Massive.