During Vengeance MB, just shoot spinner and warps. Not worth many points. Klingon multi ball can be huge points. Make sure to combo the super jackpot for 40M!

I think there are more points to be had with warps and working way up to double scoring. Once near Warp 9.1 or 9.9, I usually wait until Klingon mb, new mode, or Kobiyashi Maru. With ball save on, I'll shoot Vengeance but its a pretty dangerous shot and tend to drain out fast from that multi ball. Like you said in the grand scheme of things, not worth a ton. However, double scoring stacked into something mentioned above is huge points. Just my thought.

The key would be to cradle up and try to have one or two balls on the left flipper and one on the right flipper. Then shoot spinner and warps repeatedly until you miss. Get back to that situation and repeat. For fun today, I actually focused on completing Vengeance MB and had double scoring going during some of it. I got through victory laps two times through and still only ended the multi ball with 50m.

You can really get some value on the spinner if you get through Nero 1, 2, and 3 to double the spinner the rest of the game. Nero 2 is best completed during a multi ball.

Hammering down on modes is a very fun way to play the game if you want a change. I would recommend doing Klingon and Nero to get the spinner and left ramp doubled. One benefit of doing this is that once you get to Kobiyashi Maru, the medals earned from level 2 and 3 modes are also awarded. I was able to cash in a kobiyashi with 11 missions completed, which was a base of 87m (if had double scoring on, it would have been 174m).

Just keep practicing. As with everything, more practice with it and you'll be better. Dead bouncing and drop catching during multi ball is huge to get all the balls under control.

Controlling 4 ball multiballs in any game is tough. I prefer to have a 3 ball multiball and cradle up and hit shots. As you said much easier to control. With that being said, try to avoid hitting the add-a-ball shot whatever its called until you are down to 2 balls. This will keep your multiball at only 3 balls and will give you another ball save, which is key. Hitting that shot right away not only adds a 4th ball which can be hard to control, but it also extends your ball save by a little bit. You would much rather have two separate ball saves during a multiball.

Just keep practicing, the short plunge during vengeance is key. You can either hit warps or let the ball go all the way to the right flipper for a live catch. Sometimes when a warp shot isn't necessary, this is a very easy way to get the ball back under control.

Eskaybee -- good post, that is what I have been doing lately and I think its the quickest way to high points. Also one typo - Klingon Battle doubles the left ramp, not the spinner.

The biggest area for massive scores is when you get double scoring going before cashing in Maru or Enterprise Amok. Not only does it double your medal total, but it helps big time when you cash in each Maru jackpot. The highest base value for a Maru jackpot (second time you hit the shot) is 7.5m. Of course this can be doubled for 15m through a combo. With warp double scoring going this can be 30m (potentially up to 6 shots) with a double scoring and combo shot (7.5*2*2).

I got to Amok in three straight games, but still am having trouble doing well in that mode. Can anyone explain the ruleset to Amok? Seems like you add a ball with a certain number of shots, but idk.

Practice definitely helps. Also finding the right spot on the flipper is key and from there its just timing in order to get 7 in a row or so. I've played some ST's where the flippers are a little weaker, which makes the warp shot much tougher. Big time scores will be hard to achieve without utilizing the double scoring for 60 seconds. My highest games are usually when I'm at 40 plus warps, meaning I've had double scoring lit 4 times and cashed in big time on a few of them.

Completely agree with scoring for league/tourney play. In those instances, with more pressure and noise around you, going for Kobi Maru is the best way to go. A local bar next to me just got a brand new ST so with strong upper flipper and no background noise or anything, 40+ ramps is very doable if you can get the timing down. And I'm sure some of the top players have gotten to Warp 9.9 in a league or tourney setting. I've seen it a few times so far from some of our top players. But the great thing with ST, is there are numerous opportunities for big points even if double scoring isn't activated.

For tier 2, the best modes to do while in multiball are Nero (10 shots) and STE (8ish shots) since both modes are not timed and have a good number of lit shots. Space Jump 2 is really same as tier one, but its a quick timer and 6 shots I think to finish. First three shots I like to do is left ramp to right ramp to spinner. After that just hit the last three lit shots. DTD 2 was explained earlier in thread and much better than I could do. KB2 is super easy if left ramp shot is repeatable. If it is just shoot that 6 straight times and its over. Prime Directive 2 is similar to SJ, just hit the lit shots before the timer ends. As with everything, combos can be very lucrative in these tier 2 modes as well as hitting the multicolor flashing shot (number of these hit determines what medal you get). Medals become very lucrative in Kobi Maru and Enterprise Amok.

For tier 3, Nero is by far the easiest to complete, which is why I agree with trying to complete all three Nero's in order to double spinner. Then start DTD, hit one lit shot, then start galactic spinner. Shoot spinner, let it come all the way around for a live catch, combo spinner again for 4x shots. Rinse, repeat 8 times until gold medal is lit. For final shot, shoot left VUK for big points (can be combo'd if done perfect timing).

Nero 3 has two lit shots. One shot is controlled by the left flipper and the other by the right flipper. The best way to complete this mode is to cradle up on the left flipper, then use the right flipper to set the lit shot on the left ramp. Then hit 5 straight left ramps without hitting the right flipper, since that would move the arrow to the spinner or vengeance shot whichever way that rotates. This is almost impossible to complete during a multiball, so do it during single ball play.

DTD3 is very similar to DTD2. Really the rest of the tier 3 modes are just hitting the lit shot before the timer runs out. Sometimes only one shot will be lit, so it's very important to be accurate on shooting.

I'd encourage everyone to attempt every mode just for fun to see how they all are. When you get the left ramp or spinner doubled for rest of the game, then when you are going through the rest of the tier one and two modes, they are very very lucrative.

I wouldn't classify any specific mode as very hard; however, with 18 of them and usually only 5 balls, it's very very hard to get to Amok or Five Year Mission. You really have to have that goal before the game starts and not really worry about your score, which can be hard to do at times. Hope this helps for everyone. This game has countless scoring strategies, and I'm sure some other people have found one that suits them best.

Right on! Points galore especially when combo'd for 4x!