great to hear......now they can focus on Ghostbusters!

Great game just got better!

Dang I was hoping to pick up an LE or Premium cheap before this dropped! Oh well. $10K by Christmas.

No kidding! Once folks get word that SW and BM66 and, hell, even Kiss are practically complete, prices are going to soar!! Games will be “bolted to the floor” and “not going anywhere anytime soon!”. Damn, I missed my opportunity to buy an overpriced game at market rate and will have to settle for the inflated aftermarket prices!

Or not. Enjoy your finished games everyone! It’s about freaking time!

Doubt it. Too many people think it's too hard. I think game will not increase in value.

"- Changed the default master volume to 18"

Everyone installing this update tonight will thank you.

2 people I talked to that sold game said it was too hard???

I want one but this scared Me off as I'm not a great player.

Is it that hard???

Yes and no. It has the “one more time” addiction. So even as an average player, it’s still a blast. This game will also make you a better player...IMO. If you want to “defeat” or “complete” the game, then it’s a very difficult game...but I have never completed a game (although I did make it into “The Zone” on my TZ when I had it...but that took me 8 years). It took me a year to figure out all of Metallica, but I’ve never made it to “end of the line”. Bottom line, find a well set up SW and dump $20 into it, and see if you like it. Beware of a poorly setup one. That will make you hate the game.

I've had mine for months and haven't destroyed the Death Star. I haven't even broken 1 billion, but I can't seem to get enough of this game. To me, it's like the difference between checkers and chess. Do you want a game that you can mindlessly play, enjoy, and frequently win? Or do you want a game that challenges you and makes you feel like you've saved the galaxy when you make those hard shots?

I think it's a winner and the level of code hasn't been seen like this in years IMHO. I am just really impressed with the game.

Marc

Hi guys can someone post a video downloading code into spike 2

Do you mean downloading to your USB stick from the Stern website, or installing on your actual game?

This is an impressive update. Way to go Dwight and co.! And done in a timely and professional manner. Makes me want one even more now dam it!

I guess hard is relative. Been a pinball guy since the 80's not a pro, not a league player but just a regular guy. Yes SW requires one to be good at shots. Its not like medieval madness or other games that have easy on them. Its also a fast game, so you have to be alert. I find that the music and callouts and lights keep me immersed in the journey. I also appreciate that during this journey its making me a better player. IJ is also a hard game, yet its up there in the top 100.

What I can say is you need to play it for a while to truly appreciate the pin. A dozen or so game may leave you diappointed. 200-400 games or more in and its the best in my collection for me right now and i have MM,TAF,STPRO,TSPP,HS2,AFMR in the top of the list. And with the updates it just keep getting better, cant wait to load 1.0!

I really like this update, it mostly plays great with defaults!

The mystery scoop is still evil. Not sure if I will back it down to 20 again, or try the new ball-save option.
It doesn't seem like there's a reliable way to play against it, it often rockets STDM with no choice to defend.

No Hoth kickouts yet.

Something has changed that just makes it overall much more fun to play.

Yep, your perception.

Seriously, adjust the scoop down to 20-25. Those things are crazy overpowered at the default level. Aerosmith is exactly the same, although not as bad as SW.

rd

Hi josh I just watched your SW code update video.
Thanks mate keep up the great work

It can be pretty short and quick, at least. Of the 12 pins at our location, the game times on SW are the second-shortest according to audits. We average around 3:30 overall, while SW is around 3:00.

People still love it though, so there's no lack of value for money; otherwise we would probably make adjustments.

Tried updating, Formatted USB To FAT32

Followed instructions
Opened folder was give 3 options
Chose the bottom 2 as this said file 1&2
Plugged in to port game booted straight into 0.93 and nothing about the update.

USB flashed a couple times on initial start up but nothing!

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just tried on mine too, 3 zip files, it will start the update but keeps crashing at 812MB on the upload.

strange though as the first usb stick actually worked from the go this time thats a first!

There not in a folder, but individual.

Which files did you copy over?

Sorry.. just read Panzerfreaks reply.

Thanks very much

If I have STLE does it play similar???

Disregard, I misread your question. Mine is an SWLE.

I love a deep, well coded game. But the idea of “math chess” doesn’t appeal to me either. Why does RH refer to these rules - and GOT - as math chess, as opposed to “good, deep rules”? Are SW rules convoluted? Complicated for no real reason? Etc.?

ball save all the way. much much better. IMO. this should be an option on every stern game. I so want to like this game, but as another pinsider mentioned, maybe I just need to play more games on it.

all I can say is, thank goodness for colored flashing lights. otherwise I wouldn't know what to shoot for...

I keep seeing posts from people that complain that this game is too hard or too complicated. I wanted to give my take on the game as a whole after playing it a few hundred times.

When you walk up to Star Wars, it can be intimidating because there are a lot of choices. DONT WORRY!

You can pick any character and any perk. They are all balanced well and picking one over the other won’t set you up for failure.

As you play the game more, you will find some choices are better for what you want to accomplish. But if you've never played before, you’re not going to screw it up.

When people say it’s hard, I believe it’s because the game is super fast. There’s always an option to hit a timed shot. When a game is always making you feel like you have to shoot the ball, you make mistakes and lose your ball.

At its core, it’s a mode based game. The modes are spelled out for you, literally. It could not be any easier to know what to shoot for. When you pick a mode it says exactly what you need to do to complete that mode on the screen. Then during the mode, the game lights those shots in the modes color for you. It also shows your progress, and displays what to shoot.

There is a lot going on, and there are a lot of strategic options as you go along. That’s what makes this a great game!

Congrats!

Play it a bunch and you'll become a better player. Problem solved! Win/win right!?

I wouldn't say the rules are extremely complicated, but you need to read the screen for what to do on some of them as the shot lights aren't enough. I think some people refer to it as math chess because the multiplier is such an important factor in those games. Many people think that the further in the game someone gets, the more points they should get and "beating" the game should be the ultimate point award. Games like Star Wars and GOT buck that train of though. In GOT, I could just play Hand of the King, do well, and still destroy someone pointwise who got almost all the way through to Iron Throne because of the scoring and multipliers. Same thing in Star Wars, if you don't do well in your mode MBs and hit the right multiplied shots, you could get all the way to battling the Emperor and still lose to someone who did do well in even just some of those MBs and nothing else.

This is a one heck of an update - thank you Stern, nice to see the game get some major love! Will install it this weekend depending on feedback by those braver souls than me who update immediately

Nice big update. Can't wait to try it out over the holidays.

Have you played the game or are you just listening to RH rants? The only thing complicated are the multipliers and that's not really complicated either. It just adds another layer of things that you are trying to accomplish during play. I think it helps keep the game fresh while other deep games like lotr get stale for me quickly. If you just want to mindlessly flip around then this game is probably not for you. If you like games with deep scoring strategies that have multiple layers to the code then you will like it.

It's different which in my opinion gives it a ton of staying power.

Three things:

1) It is a FAST game, i.e. that ball is back at your flipper in no time, and with some serious velocity!

2) If the game is not set up correctly it will drain your ball and drain quickly. Level and pitch have to be perfect, the plunger lane guide must be adjusted so that you don't get any instant outlane drains, and the right eject kicker power must be adjusted down so that it doesn't shoot SDTM. I've played SW Pros straight out of the box that once you lower the kicker power played perfectly, and in contrast my Premium took a lot of tweaking in term of pitch and guide adjustments until it played right....it was very frustrating!!

3) It is very much a risk versus reward game, especially with the 3 bank target and the use of the lockbar center button during gameplay. Shoot that 3 bank and use that center lockbar button correctly...and your scores will go up dramatically. Hit that 3 bank wrong...drain......take your hands off of the flipper at the wrong time to use the center button...drain!

.....but it is a pure adrenaline fantastic theme integration awesome sound phenomenal lightshow let's just play one more game type of pin!!!

The games couldn't be more different.

i like all the cool stuff they fixed and added. will we get midnight madness back?

Who else loves the tie fighter button smash on this game. I've seen a lot of people really knock it but I think it's really fun. Do you risk smashing away when a ball isn't trapped? I go crazy aggressive and just try my best not to drain. It's pretty funny trying to get 20 or destroys when the ball isn't safely trapped.

Yup, love it. I love watching people play it that way too, especially when they have to frantically switch hands, everyone gets a good laugh when you have those close calls. Even if you drain when that happens, it doesn’t feel cheap, cause it was your own fault for taking the risk. Good wholesome fun!

My favorite is when I drain only to hear the tie fighter multiball start. Love hitting 35 right before the trough registers a drain.

This is the best!

I had a lot of cheap drains on my SW and it turned out that I had a bad play field that was not level. Got that replaced and it’s amazing and I rarely if ever have cheap drains.

just loosen off the ball guide from the scoop, bend it up slightly, mine hits around the top of the left flipper now and is fine, did drain stock.

I echo your points 1 and 2!!!!!

- Game should have a ball save feature when ball kicks out of right kickout
- if during a plunge the ball drains in Outlane, and then does it again, game should kick out a third ball.

Last week off a fresh plunge (during a tournament) i immediately got a right Outland drain, then ball saver plunged another ball, immediately drained and used my escape, THEN it drained AGAIN in the right Outlane.

Simple code update to do this.

Ball save from the kick out added to 1.0