Playfield still looks great, though it's dimpling as expected.
No cabinet or insert issues.

I swapped the Stern balls out for Silverjets today, and wiped down the playfield with a microfiber.
No Novus #2 yet - I understand it's abrasive so I want to hold off. Anything I should use in the interim?

Still loving the gameplay, but I do have some nits.

1. The Mystery trap/ejector very_ frequently chucks the ball STDM. I'm running all defaults on 0.89, anyone recommend a change here?

2. The left drain pisses me off like you wouldn't believe! And yes, the game is level (I've triple checked it.)

Pins are a fun hobby, as it turns out!

A week

Yeah just wiped it dry. It seemed plenty slick - no trails. I will dump the stats to USB before my next firmware update and share them.

I will set this tonight and report back.

I play an hour or two a day maybe - and yes the games are brutally short. My wife played it a lot too. I find it has a very addictive quality, a big "just one more try" component.

Dumped the logs:

https://pastebin.com/J5hYCMZi

I did notice that it looks adjustable, and I've considered it more than once.

I'm somewhat averse to changing the rules; I want my scores to be meaningful. That said, it's my game and if I get annoyed enough I will do it.

I did decrease the Mystery kickout to 30 and that has reduced the violent center drains.

Yes, first and only pin.

I really don't like losing to forces out of my control.

Finally got a billion point game! One shot shy of blowing up the Death Star, argh!

I am so tempted to put my wife's hair ties over those $#@$@# side drains.