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I can get to enterprise amok pretty regularly now on a pro on route near me. Five-year mission is just really hard though. Those third level missions are tough because you have to keep restarting them.

So an 8 ball game and you haven't made it past the level 2 modes?

Same here. You have to break 400m to put in your initials but no EA. I was within a few shots once but very tough to get to even when earning several extra balls.

I wish. I think it's something you just need to focus on as the only goal to accomplish it.

I'm still trying to reach KM with regularity. My 8 year old has gotten there more regularly than I have recently. In 900 games I think I've reached it maybe six times.

It may be time to soften the rules.

Want to get better? Shut off all those extra balls. You have them on escalating achievements, so a good game can become great. However each ball is worth less, so you give them up easier. That many extra balls actually puts you into a psychological prison. Reset yourself to factory, and then start your quest again. The games will seem very short for a bit, but then you will really start concentrating on goals.

So is there a good rule sheet for ST?

I made it to EA just once a little while back. I stopped concentrating on scores and really focused on just getting through the missions. I was pretty obsessed with it for a while, which helped.

My settings are pretty generous with extra balls. I give myself one at 30 million and one at warp 4. I recall also getting an extra ball that game from Vengeance 2.

Anyway, it was the best game I've ever played. I felt invincible. I even thought that 5 year mission would one day be possible. EA was very trippy, and I didn't really get the rules. I was also sweating and really excited so I wasn't doing the best job paying attention. Really fun game. The only problem was I started it at 10pm on a week night and couldn't get to sleep afterwards.

So after seeing this thread this morning - I tired to focus just on EA this morning. I played two games and got to KM both times. My main observations which I think prevent success are:
1. Second tier modes are exponentially harder than the first level. I kept having to restart PD2 in order to get the last shot on the warp ramp.
2. I get lost in that delicious flow of the game - I can't help myself. It's so hard to just catch the ball and gain control when it feels so good to make combos. Both games I wasted my first 2 balls just getting caught up in the flow. I think if I concentrated on not getting lost in the flow I might be able to get to EA.

I might try again tonight and focus on not getting lost in the flow.

Try stacking some of the harder or longer modes with Klingon MB. Nero 2 in particular is long, but every shot counts, so it works particularly well with multiball. PD2 might be a good one to stack with Vengeance MB so you can concentrate on getting that warp shot.

Planning ahead to run certain multiball modes along side certain missions is a strategy I'm starting to appreciate more. Great aspect of the game.

I'll try this tonight. This is the first time I"ve really been concentrating on getting to EA. I might go thru and try to play a bunch of games and map out the goals of the level 2 modes to see how to most efficiently stack and play them.

I use to do this but not anymore. I use multiballs for tier 1 modes. Nero 2. I like the flow of Comboing the shots with 1 ball rather than having balls just bouncing everywhere

I do alpha ramp, beta ramp, left orbit. If it's a weak left orbit shot. I hope the ball falls into the pops. If it's a strong shot I try the warp ramp. By then, the shots should reset and I repeat

I use to hate Nero 2 but I love it now

I no longer try to time the warp ramp for KM anymore. I realize I'm not good enough to hit warps when ever I want I have found double scoring really good for pts if u did KB 1-2-3 Nero 1-2-3 then do STE with away mission active. I have scored over 90M on ste with away active alone.

I once had warp 8 with km ready. My score was sitting at 440M on ball 3. Instead of cashing in on KM. I tried for warp 9.1. I made warp 9. Then drained trying to get warp 9.1. I thought I could pull it off because I performed my 1st ever "death save" that game and thought the stars were aligned for me

I know if I pulled it off medals was worth over 100M.

I've been to EA on factory settings/outlanes before I got rid of mine, not FYM though.

EA is the same as the final battle wizard mode on Avatar. Just switch hits to light a jackpot, controlled inserts light up corresponding to percentage of shots made/left, and then you collect the jackpot/add-a-ball shot and do it again.

I like the machine, but it's a bear to get through. Focusing on EA and FYM is too reminiscent of when I had LOTR and focused on Valinor (aka frustrating).

Basically the path to FYM/EA is a mile long army crawl uphill through mud under barbed wire.

Got to EA!! Actually tilted my bonus and missed the vengeance shot for 10% of my score. Is the third vengeance battle always for that point value?tmp_17859-20151012_210241-1765876543.jpg

Factory settings btw.

Yes, and you can double it too if you hit it after a combo.

I have never made it to EA and only KM a few times. I guess I need to PLAY BETTER!

Rob

I don't know that I"ll be able to make it to FYM. I had 2 balls left that I kind of drained quickly after getting to EA last night. It was a long game to even get to EA. I'm going to have to work on my endurance as nerdy as that sounds.

EA - Been there a dozen or so times.
5 year - not quite. Close a couple of times

One thing I'm reading that I think may be part of your challenge is it seems as though everyone is doing all the tier 1 modes, then to Kobi MB and then focusing on tier 2 missions. When I'm going for modes vs score I'll generally do the level 1 modes that correspond to the level 2 modes I struggle with first. I then make sure to get into that level 2 mode right before I start a MB. I actually prefer Klingon MB for PD2 as Klingon MB feeds the right lane which makes the warp shot easier. Vengence MB loops to the left lane. So basically, all my MB's are used playing Tier 2 missions. I stay away from STE2 and KB2 while in MB as those are fairly easy to complete in single ball play. For the most part you can just keep backhanding the left ramp until they are done with the occasional shot to the right ramp.

Also, if you can get to warp 9 quickly don't stop there trying to double your PF at just the right moment. Keep them flowing as at 9.9 you get an add a ball. Having that extra ball in play can help.

For me, the times that I get to EA seems to always be the times that I get to Kobi MB after I've already knocked out 3 or 4 tier 2 modes already. Works out nicely for the extra points as well for your trophies.

That's the rub with this game. Its meant to be played fast, furious, and flowy. I play ST all the time and this is the first I'm hearing of EA and 5 year mission. Guess I should read the rules.

I did, easily an hour long game that day but the downside was I lost interest after that and sold my LE. Still damn fun game.

Congrats!

Crap. I was already on the fence about trading out my LE but all this talk has me leaning towards keeping it longer. I love it but was just thinking about cashing in and maybe 2 lower priced mid tier pins instead. Heck, maybe I should simply keep it. I've never been remotely close to EA.

ive got EA once and have yet to get it again. i would have to be on 5 ball or something to even remotely get to 5 year mission. its ridiculous

Is there a link for the rules?

I made it to both Enterprise Amok and Five Year Mission tonight on Star Trek on location in NYC on factory settings. I'll be happy to volunteer the game has a very liberal tilt.

Amok was a 2 ball multiball that I totally beefed. I didn't realize it till too late but I think it's a switch hit multiball...I should have just kept sending balls over to the pops.

Five Year Mission was your basic 4 ball multiball, get all the jackpots. I did better on this one.

Final score:
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Thanks, no one has attempted to write up a rule sheet yet?

Disappointed that Pinball news has not done any updates.

WOW.

I forgot about this thread...I posted to the Star Trek club that I made Amok for the first time in about 1500 games a few days ago.

It was friggin awesome.

I posted this in another thread. But how do u start FYM.

First time I got to it. Completed all 18 missions. All the missions were lit up. Didn't know what to hit to start it.

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That must have been exceedingly frustrating. But, nevertheless, congrats on a great game!

Don't you think you're being about 1,000,000 too generous with yourself?