Mine did this with the last update. I turned it off in the settings and then back on and it fixed it

I've heard about this many times. But I've never noticed mine go completely dark as people describe. Granted there are lights on in the room we have the game in. What modes does this happen on?

That’s actually my favorite part of the game .Lights go out and the pinballs glisten as they roll around .I think GZs light show is extremely underrated .Tank MB is another favorite show .There are quite a few light show “moments” in this pin along with everything else .

You didn’t miss anything. That’s the way the lights are programmed. It’s one of my very few nitpicks for this game. Before I play it, I adjust the lights in the room so I don’t get annoyed when I do something really good in the game.

If the switch does not register in switch test, most likely a wire broke at the switch.

But if the gap is good and no break in the wire, check the wires at the sling coil under the playfield.

You probably have a broken wire at the coil. It's a 5 min repair to resolder.

Thank you for the help I’ve never done this before ; so basically lift off glass hit switch test then i have to physically touch switch to test? So just tap the two switches for the left slingshot while it’s on in “test”? ;

Just want to make sure it’s safe to do with the machine still on as I’ve never done this and it can be quite daunting at first ….

Yeah put it in switch test mode then you can start poking around and see if the switch actually registers when you push in the slingshot.

If the coin door is open all the high power stuff gets disabled so you should be good there.

If it doesn’t register you might have to lift up the playfield to see if there is a loose wire or broken connection on the slingshot.

Remember to take the balls out before you lift the playfield or they will be flying all over. I did that one of my first times lol.

Ok I have an update! I put it into test mode on the screen it didn’t say anything is open or closed when I tapped the slingshot and switches and nothing happened :

So then i stretched the rubber band out more and then the switches started registering; So maybe only adjustment I need to make Is stretch the band out a bit more ? ;

When I stretched the rubber band it must have released from being closed …

What do I need to do next guys?

Maybe use a flathead to make sure there is a larger gap in between switches? Is this most likely my issue?

I guess it’s good news I temporarily got it registering!

I feel like we are almost home! I’m getting excited

Thank you all for being patient

Yeah if you can pull the band out and cause it to register it’s probably stuck and needs gapped a little bit more.

You’re on the right path for sure, good luck you’ll be flipping in no time

Yes, The leaf switch is probably stuck closed or very very tight, when making adjustments go very very slow little at a time.
And buy one of these to have on hand for next time
https://www.pinballlife.com/ultimate-leaf-adjuster-tool.html?Category_Code=

Called it! I'm a Christmas Pinball Savant. j/k

This is the issue 90% of the time. Adjust the gap open on the leaf switches. Easy peasy. This is common and needed on many NIB games.

Play in the dark; the game goes dark a lot (at least my pro does)

I also had adjusted the translight "lights" down, I upped then back up... but still.

Thank you for confirming the not entirely unexpected bad news. I am actually a bit surprised this has not yet been addressed in a software update yet. This is at least a fixable thing (adding lights to the apron that stay on while the game is powered on). But seems silly when it has existing apron lights where this should be tweakable...

Question to those who bought the Myst pinball speaker kit for GZ….

I set it up looks awesome and also the under cabinet light look good too.

Having issue in that only one of the speakers will light up. I tried swapping left and right speakers and good news is the light kit works with whatever is plugged into the left side… so both the actual light rings seem fine.

Does anyone know of anything I could do to troubleshoot the control box ?

finally joined the 1 billion plus club! Merry Christmas!

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Starting to get ball searches after the ball is sent up to the top of the building. Usually a few coils fire and then it finds the ball but occasionally the building needs to go up and down to release all locked balls.

Any suggestions for troubleshooting this one? Flaky opto somewhere?

My only above 1 billion game so far. First game after reading the tilt rule sheet twice!

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Had a good game
Tonight! Love this code.

Made it through 2 cities after 1.9 B score. Long game!
Wondering if I should read the rules lol have no idea what I am doing.

Is the code considered done or is it still being polished? Just asking because I have noticed a lot of updates (in my email) before owning the game.

Only had it for a few days. Not my first time playing godzilla in fact have a few hours playing a premium on location.
Love to have it here such a great game

Nice job. Small polishes still happening but it’s very mature now and mainly done. Maybe we will get some small surprises. My approach is to avoid reading any rules for a few months. My way to savor the game and prolong discovery and enjoyment. Enjoy your game.

Yeah I try to do that when I can. Some gamea are better than others at showing the way, and gz is good at that!

I’d consider it done outside of a bug fix or two.

I have a new problem with the magnet, which is not catching the ball for destruction jackpot independent how fast it rolls. It shortly graps it, but releases it as if no destruction JP is lit. Any ideas?

See here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-godzilla-official-owners-club/page/354#post-7307128

This is one of those things that SHOULD be easy to remember but for some reason I often forget. I'll be bummed when the balls break some plastic or damage something. I considered making myself a sticker for the rail under the lockdown bar that says "REMOVE THE PINBALLS, STUPID?!?"

Congrats! I still haven't broken 1B but getting quite close. This is my first home use machine so I've been focusing on trying to get consistent on my ability to hit specific shots when needed for modes and other stuff. You're probably more experienced than me so once I started being able to more consistently hit shots, I found this thread (and specifically the videos) helpful on rule strategy for scoring. The game is super complex so it was helpful to have someone talk through it. Even with video, voice, and demonstration, it's deep enough that I'm still working through the details as I go. Which I think is probably a very very good thing for a machine at home.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/how-to-score-a-billion-on-godzilla-and-more

Probably a longshot however, a few days ago I was playing one of my best games ever when I found the small screw lying inside the left inlane. I have not found where it goes. Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas? Thanks in advance!

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Could be a lot of things but what I do in this situation is study the pf and look for what kind of thing that type of screw is used for. Look for other screws like that. You may find a pattern in how the screw is used. That helps narrow it down. Pull out the pf and Look all over with a flashlight until you figure it out.

You're welcome... And obviously thanks to Abe for coming up with the idea!

Check the bridge (underside). They screws are small and black, but I can’t remember if they flair under the head like that.

Merry Christmas!

So I’ve done research in the thread and see some references to magna grab not catching a direct, powerful hit. I’m having that. The magnet seems to work well in all other respects. Anyone have a fix for that? Or ideas? I don’t want to mess too much with the magnet as my imposter and all other drops like disaster jackpot seem well tuned. It came to me this way. Am I clear that the correction function is to catch every ball when the magna grab light is on? And I believe “light magna” is at the right inlane, but should it catch it right from that inlane?

Thanks a lot, that was it, a switch stuck open!

RE: my previous lost screw post

Still can't find where came from, really seems to be only screw that looks like it, not from buildings, bridge or optos, really weird. I am thinking likely not critical screw if only one like it that I can tell, but who knows.

I did find post on my premium with open whole on top, not sure if that is it??

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Nothing on top. Prevents ball hand ups there.

LTG : )

I need to go study the rulesheet a little, but today I've had two games where I was battling Ebirah and I swear I received the "Left Spinner Award" without actually hitting the left spinner? Is there a special shot that credits you for the left spinner in an Ebirah battle? Makes me wonder if it's a feature, a bug or if I have some kind of funky wiring situation. The left spinner switch functions as expected and when I do rip it, the spins count.

I also have a funky sound that persists any time after I get a Mechagodzilla Multiball, even after the games are finished. Almost like a buzzing sound but more like an alarm sound somewhat far away? I'll have to see if I can record a video with it. I do have a Pinwoofer kit installed as well as coil cooling fans, but the noise keeps going even if I unplug the fans and is only there under certain conditions.

Christmas Day Mysteries!

The wallop shot will spot a shot could you have hit that? (the shot left of the building)

Ahhh, that's exactly it! I definitely hit a wallop shot directly before the left spinner award callout. Good call.

"Godzilla Wallop: If a mode is running, a strong shot to the exit of the building that passes through its entrance will award one lit shot, prioritizing those on the left side of the playfield. This is called the “Wallop shot” by the game. Further uses of Godzilla Wallop during the mode just award 1M."

It's a Christmas Miracle!

I wonder how many spins it awards. All 15?

That post on my Prem. also doesn't have any screw in it.

The cables are long enough to just pull the playfield out and set it on a table lined up along side the game without having to unplug them if you want to go that route. This is what I did when I installed the side art in my game. Literally took like 10 minutes from start to finish.

John

That's what it looks like, after I got the Left Spinner Award, I'm pretty sure it had zero spins left.

Here's a video of that noise I described above. Pretty sure this starts during Mecha Multiball and then persists until the machine is shut down. Have any of you heard this?

Those speakers don’t look stock. I would review your custom speaker setup and see where something may have went wrong.

Any mods on your machine? I didn’t find that type of screw head on my GZ

Yeah it’s a full Pinwoofer kit as mentioned above. It goes away if I unplug the Pinwoofer amp, but then again so does all the sound. I’d suspect the Pinwoofer setup if it didn’t come and go at times. I’ve had it start on a multi-player game and then stop when the next player comes up. Strange one.

I have a Pinwoofer setup and I do not have that noise.

I would make absolutely certain your install was done correctly.

Sounds like maybe a shielding issue with the audio wiring. Try reseating the audio cables and maybe see if you route them slightly. Does it come with a ground loop isolator?

I agree, maybe contact Pinwoofer and see if they assist.

My pinwoofer kit had very loose RCA connectors this would sometimes make noise. Try pinching the leaf in so they make better contact.

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Next I would try reflashing the SD card with fresh code.

Mecha has tons of bass, might be jostling something loose during the mode. Also does pinwoofer have a ground wire for their amps? I've found I have to ground the amp chassis to the braid to eliminate a minor background hum in Spike2 games. My own setups, not PW but similar.