You're a HELL of a host. I usually just offer guests a drink.

I expect it will be a long afternoon for me, waiting for 5pm.

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Pinsiders in general despise anything pinball-related.

has anyone else had difficulty upgrading the game code?
I've tried 2 USB sticks and it's not auto-detecting anything.
Verified that the USB is FAT32, and this is the only file that I have installed on it.
Question: the file that's on the Stern website is .zip
Do you move it onto the USB as is, or double click it, to unzip it first?
Unzipped, it's an .spk file, which is what's indicated in the instructions in the backbox.

Any other thoughts? Like downloading the Premium file instead of the LE file?

Yep. Makes alllll the difference. Thanks so much!

Got the new code working -thanks guys.

Really enjoying the game so far. We've only put a few games on it but it is providing an awesome initial wow fun factor.
If anyone's on the fence, my suggestion is "hang in there"!

Question for current owners: The forks that lift to the ramp under the deathstar...
I made the shot at LEAST 3 times, and solidly, I would say -but they were all rejected.
Are you having the same issue? Seems like I need to tweak it somehow.

Edit: we've hit it a couple times, but still appears to be less than perfect.
Anyone else experiencing this?

Yeah, the white molding was a surprise to us as well. Although it looks fine, I think I would have preferred black, if given the choice.

UPDATE FOR TWEAKING THE HYPERSPACE/DEATHSTAR SHOT:
(this is only for trying to make the hyper-space shot, when the forks are up)

-I was having a lot of rejects last night and this morning. The shot had to be perfect for it to work.
Played around with things this morning, and recognized that the pin had to be less steep.
At present, I think I'm at 6.4 or so and it's working near flawlessly.
Don't get too fed-up with this. Just try adjusting the height on your front legs.

Honestly, i think the game needs to be setup "just right" and leaves less flexibility for specific taste, including slope.

Yeah, I triggered mine through the menus to test it.
It's actually pretty cool in my opinion. I doubt it will blow anyone's mind, but I think it's cool.

The hyperloop is incredible!!!

I don't have anything worthy of taking a video (ipad is all) so a video is likely out.
Still, on a video you just cant get the excitement as it is, because you don't know how satisfying a shot feels when you make it, after missing it over... and over... and over...
I hate to suggest that you should spend your money based on my recommendation, but my buddy played this with me on Thursday night and again on Saturday and now he wants one. And he hasn't even seen the hyperspace loop at its finest.

It works like this: you make the shot to activate multiball mode.
That ball starts zooming around the wire form. Another ball gets launched into play. If you can add that one to the hyper speed warp ramp, then two are now whizzing around, and a third gets added to the playfield. Lather, rinse, repeat until the time runs out and all the balls are then fed to the playfield.

It's one of the greatest things I've ever seen on a pinball machine.

Essentially correct, but that doesn't really convey any excitement.
In Aerosmith, it's cool to fill up the toy box, but in StarWars, it's a timed mode to add as many as you can. Meanwhile, the balls flying around that ramp, the music, and the lights, all get you heart racing, trying to make the toughest shot in the game as many times as possible, before a multiball starts.

Do you mean how to qualify/start it?

Complete the 4 inlane targets. That lights 2 yellow inserts: 1 on the left loop, and 1 on the right ramp. Shoot either, and the countdown timer begins for you to make the Deathstar/Hyperspace shot. You need 2 (I believe) completions to begin the multiball.
When it begins, focus on trying to get as many shots into the hyperdrive as possible before the multiball begins, when the balls drain out of the wire ramp.

So far, I love the game -and as I get to understand each of the modes, even more so.
So glad I splurged and got an LE.
But if I were in your shoes, and given that the Premiums will be rolling out soon, why not wait and save the dough?

38 minutes to go and counting!!!!
Hope you've got the box cutters ready.

I've been around long enough to have experienced "new game syndrome" and witnessed threads of owners gushing over their new game (no matter what the title) -and maybe it's just because of the serious negativity on Star Wars before the game was finally launched but...
I REALLY love this game. I don't think it's missing a thing and I'm stoked to see what's planned next.
We have yet to see Lightsaber Battle, Midnight Multiball, and I wouldn't be surprised if a couple more modes/planet final modes get some love.

For those of you just getting into the game, I hope you'll find as I did that once you get to know the shots required for certain modes, that you'll start moving those multipliers over. It's not rocket-science, or calculus as I originally expected... it's just "move them here cause I'm about to blow sh!t up and I'm cashing in!!!!"

Funny cause after a watched that Deadflip video I felt like cancelling my order.
Seemed to me that the features weren't usd much and seemed lacklustre. Glad I stuck it out, obviously!

Hey, hey! Let's not forget Dwight's coding! But have to agree on all comments otherwise.

I decided to keep the LE translite on mine.

Guess who destroyed the Death Star for the first time this afternoon?

THIS GUY!!!!!

I love my LE, but can't justify the extra price to others. However, I think the Hyperspeed loop is the most satisfying shot in the game. The Hyperspace multiball is obviously where it's used the most, but you still have to make the shot twice to qualify that mode so the shot comes into play often enough, in my opinion.

I honestly find this mechanism to be one of the best toys on any pinball machine I've played.
I liked the lower playfield on ACDC, but after awhile it lost its allure.
The hammer on Met is awesome, but it's kind of a one trick pony. It hits the ball, and poof, it's done.
The toy box on Aerosmith is great, but the hyper loop is like a timed version of that only the bal(s) races around the loop in plain site while you'll qualifying more balls. Way more exciting than locking them away into the toy box.

I think you really need to get some games in on a SWLE to see for yourself. Who knows... You may experience everything I've described and just think "meh".

If anyone's experiencing rejects like this on the fork/deathstar ramp shot, lemme know, or look for my previous explanation.
Easy fix.

No you aren't. The game is empty. Stern cheaped-out and dropped the ball on this one.
I know, because I read it on Pinside.