Quoted from Muymanwell:

My GZ premium came with some scraping at the bottom of the left side art, so I contacted my distro, who put me with Stern, who shipped a replacement...this arrived today:
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Quoted from PinKopf:

How much trouble was it to get enough access there to get the rail pulled up that much? Just the one plastic, GZ clear plastic, and a few screws topside/nuts underneath? Nothing more involved with the building to remove, etc?
I've been eying that area on mine already too, as that rail looked suspect. Some of the others seen to be bent/constructed differently to avoid this. That part of that rail looks to just be vertical rail tightened directly against the PF... I think I'll throw a washer on mine and double check the other rail there too while at it.

Quoted from Jamwin:

that makes sense that switching cities, then hitting ramps lights the next battle because I've hit the scoop plenty of times and moved on to the next city and it didn't allow me to choose a battle. make sense to hit ramps to light it. thanks bro

Quoted from shaub:

If you finish the first battle (in Tokyo), you need to change the City, then shoot 2 ramps to light the next Battle in your new City. But if you don't complete that 1st Battle, then your next Battle seems to be lit at the scoop immediately. Further, you can only play 1 Tier 1 in Tokyo but you can play a Tier1 and a Tier2 in the other 3 Cities.

Quoted from PinMonk:

Phone app is often garbage results. You may not be where you think you are. Use a real level.

Quoted from pacman11:

Is there a big difference between Pro vs Premium on this one? Looking to buy one..

Quoted from Muymanwell:

got my mothra mounted...originally planned to put her back by the building, but the figure was a bit bigger than i expected. I'll probably come up with a better way to attach the left wing
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Quoted from PinMonk:

Avengers is using 090-5032 coils across the board - all three flippers.
Godzilla is using ONE 090-5020 on the right and a 5030 and a 5032, and the 5030 is turned down to like 160 stock. So the feel might be a combination of mixed-strength coils with different power settings in the system menu instead of the same coil across the board like Avengers. I turned my upper left one up to like 180 or 190, and bumped the lower ones a little (they're already pretty high). The R flipper has a stronger coil than the left already.

Quoted from KingVidiot:

Yeah, I have a hard time enjoying Godzilla because I can’t stop thinking about how few wires and boards and solenoids are under the playfield
Might as well pop open a VCR and then a DVD player and cry “where’s the beef?”
Like all tech, pinball manufacturing has gotten a lot more efficient since the early 90s. I know this is gonna hurt, but that’s getting to be almost a 1/3 of a century ago.

Quoted from PinMonk:

Aside from some longplay fade, the Avengers flippers felt fine to me. What are you changing them out to and why?

Quoted from PinMonk:

Wow, how long are we talking, and which flipper(s)? The fact that the machine has a mix of coil sizes makes it important to know where you're getting fade. Godzilla is pretty slow to ramp up even without fans, but with fans you shouldn't be feeling any fade at all. The highest temp I've seen even with cooling on a Stern is in the low 120s. Most people should be in the 110s or less cooled. You usually don't feel actual fade until the higher 130s, although it can manifest as missed or bricked shots in the low 130s. So, color me intrigued.

Quoted from PinMonk:

AIQ makes a little more sense because it ramps up faster than Godzilla. But I'm still surprised you're feeling any fade at all when cooled. Karl DeAngelo has run those on streams for 2 hours straight and...nothing, and he's pretty hard on flipper coils. I know you don't have a timer on it, but would you say your AIQ sessions were longer than 2 hours?

Quoted from SlamtiltAB:

Has anyone had issues with their insider connect not registering achievements? When I first got my Godzilla pro before Christmas I was noticing the achievements weren’t registering when I got them during gameplay but my high scores and “last game played” all worked correctly on the site. About three days after owing the machine I scanned in again and when I pressed the start button it gave me 3-5 achievements that I believe I had actually got the previous days before I even plunged. Last night I completed 3 achievements I don’t currently have, while scanned in (didn’t show up on display just know I completed jackpot and beat monsters I did not have) and they don’t show up… my score from that game is my last game so I know I was connected. Has anyone else had this issue? Not end of the world and stopping gameplay but would be nice to get the achievements when completed. Says Ebira is the only Monster I have defeated in achievements and have made it to the 2nd tier while scanned in a few times last night so must have beat more.

Quoted from Chetrico:

I thought that I figured it out but balls are still flying around. I will search for this bracket. Thank you.

Quoted from Mattyk:

On the pro model, does it still take the same amount of time (15 seconds or so) for GZ multiball to start as it does on the premium?

Quoted from Chisox:

I don’t think they can do that though. The delay on the prem/LE is for the building to lower and puke the balls out, no?

Quoted from Tranquilize:

I agree with a few others. I'd never make that trade. I love Godzilla, but to me, maiden is the best designed playfield of all time. The nuanced comboing in the game is top-teir. GZ is no slouch either, but you can still buy it. Patience will pay off.

Quoted from Kevlar:

Wtf? Mine still doesn't work, still waiting to hear back from my distro ( he isn't the most communicative guy! )
Something is bothering me. I have my machine connected to 2 others through a switch. Every time I switch between machines, with all powered off, when I boot up the newly connected machine the scanner node board gets updated. Every time!. Is it doing this for everyone or just me?
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Quoted from jonahk:

Been doing some digging and I see I’m not the only one with the game losing track of the ball lock at the top of the building.
This game is on route and has a very high play count. That being said, it’s been pretty much flawless until we installed the .90 code on January 28th. On the 29th I got a text from one of our regulars that the ball was making it to the top of the building but not registering, and the game would have to go into ball search. Sometimes it would drop the ball and sometimes it would not (just giving the player another ball). I came in later that day and the TX opto at the top of the building ramp was dead. No biggie, swapped the opto and everything seemed fine.
Fast forward to last Saturday, same issue comes up from another player. I have them cycle the game, balls still don’t register. As I’m getting ready to leave and come check it out, I get a message from another player that now it’s working just fine. Cool. Game ran for about 8 days with no problems whatsoever. Maybe its just a fluke.
Owner comes by the next day, runs switch tests reseats connectors plays games can NOT get it to reproduce the issue.
This evening, I get another message from a different player (btw, as a tech don’t ever join a discord with all of the players hah) where the same thing is happening and but this time with more detail. It seems like the game is losing track of balls because the player also got a double ball launch on his 2nd ball of the game and the turn ended when one of his balls drained.
He finally got the 3rd ball to lock (5 shots total), but it only gave him two balls for the multi ball and it ended as soon as the 2nd ball drained.
It’s almost like the game never found the ball that originally went up the VUK to the building and couldn’t recover from that.
Other players before him tonight had 3 player games with multiple GZ multi balls including the shadow locks, so I can’t find a consistent pattern that would blame code but when all the hardware checks out I’m running out of ideas.
Tl;dr - recurring Drake hotel ball lock issues on GZLE since the .81 code was installed. Ball search required to release unregistered ball. Other balls in the same game will register but game loses track of active balls and only does 2 ball multi balls. Opto switch is fine.
Full code reinstall maybe?

Quoted from jonahk:

Good call! Yes, bar staff has a key and can pull glass. I’ll have them check.

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Quoted from PinMonk:

Thanks for the support!
I don't know what the difference is, but some GZ seem to have coil fade faster than others in a play session. They all need help for longer sessions, but some of them are like yours that are fading after only 20 minutes. I'm not sure if it's more sensitive players tuned into the fade quickly or something mechanically different with certain builds, but it's definitely a thing.

Quoted from tbaum:

Oof yeah it's a bad game. I played it last week at a pinball arcade and was bored out of my mind. It just shoots so slow, and the shots aren't very interesting. I didn't feel like much was happening, but I kept the ball in play. Finished with the GC, but really had no excitement at all.

Quoted from NightTrain:

Did scoring get ramped up for this new code? Or did I just have a good game?
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Quoted from DudeRegular:

Pic of the magnet plastic on my pro. Not sure if it is different than others machines or not. Build date last week of March.
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Quoted from PoMC:

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Quoted from Magicmike0:

Hello again friends. My intermittent flipper points are back. During another game my flippers were racking up points. As soon as it started this time I went straight into test mode. I banged on the playfield to see if a switch would trip, but no luck. I did press the right button a few times and the left. I discovered holding either flipper in, makes the “right ramp opto made” switch to pop up. During gameplay that’s what the sound effect is, the right ramp. Somehow the flippers are setting off that opto…how?
Also it seems every so often my right flipper puts up a dud. Not flipper fade, just a plain out dead shot with no power.
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Quoted from mbrave77:

I havent checked thread in a while and figured Id ask
This question again since theres many new owners.
I have a first run premium. On my game balls often go airborne on their way down the playfield and richochet off the ball lane rails that go across the playfield. Its not just a glance as the ball will be coming down the playfield and violently hit one of those lane guides.
Is this common and is there something I can do to fix?
Its mostly from the stand up targets on the building but also happens from the building middle as well when closed. The standups arent in a bad position that would send balls airbrone.

Quoted from mbrave77:

the building is more rare, but from the stand ups its all the darn time. Did you have the same issue and your wedges help?

Quoted from prentice:

Finally saw the gold dust everyone was warned about with the coil stops. Now, how do I found out which one needs replacing? Is it definitely one/both of the flippers? The gold dust seemed to be at/north of the cabinet speaker, slightly more left of center overall. But in removing the left flipper coil, I didn't see any gold dust in there.
There are also the two larger coils near the center, but the stops are part of a much larger metal bracket on each side. (hopefully not those?)

Quoted from Bohdi:

Can you download the new code via WiFi if your not a member of insider connected?

Quoted from reynolds531:

I joined the GZ club today. I picked up a premium from the local shipping depot and........a big tear in the lower part of the box. There is a five inch tear along with a few smaller ones on the right side of the cabinet. It is right where the bug's wing enters its body. I initially refused shipment and called Tilt Amusements. Troy said he would need to refund my money and I would have to wait for the next available machine. That could be another six to nine months. The other option was to accept the machine, send Tilt some photos of the damage and they would ship me a new cabinet side decal. If nothing else I can hold onto the new decal if I ever sell the GZ. I opted to keep the machine. I can't wait to get it set up and going. That said, what do you folks think? Keep or return?
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Quoted from splickety_lit:

Following up on this. I finally had some time to dig into it, and I believe the issue has finally been solved.
I checked everything about this flipper. The coil stop, the gap with the bushing, the EOS switch, the sleeve, the linkage, etc.. Everything was fine. But the left flipper was still sticking in the up position often. I knew it wasn't the coil, because I could cut the power and it would stay up. And the slightest vibration would drop the flipper, like if I smacked the cabinet or even just activated the right flipper. So whatever the issue, it was just barely causing the plunger to stick.
A couple months before this started happening, I replaced all three coil stops (and sleeves) with the ones from Pinball Life. When installing the new stops, I left in all the spring washers. Today, after I checked everything else again, I removed the spring washer from the left flipper because I couldn't think of anything else to try. No more sticking. Just to make sure I wasn't crazy, or I somehow accidentally fixed some other issue when removing the washer, I reinstalled and uninstalled the washer several times. Every time the washer was in, the flipper kept getting stuck. Every time the washer was out, the flipper never got stuck.
I'm not exactly sure what is happening with the left flipper and that washer. It looks exactly like the washer for the right flipper, which is still installed and that flipper has never had any issues. So who really knows what was going on, but I'm glad I can finally play the game without flipper issues now.
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Quoted from splickety_lit:

Yes and yes. Before I installed the new sleeves I made sure they were exactly like the old ones. And I don't think they could even be installed backwards since the end of the sleeve sticks out of the bracket on the side of the linkage. The lip on the other end of the sleeve would prevent it from doing that, and the brackets would not fit correctly.
I also checked the new sleeves for any burrs or debris or whatever that would catch the plunger, they were perfectly smooth.

Quoted from dboeren:

The biggest problem I'm having with Godzilla is trying to figure out what pinball to buy next that is worthy to stand next to it. Where do you go from here?

Quoted from prentice:

I think you can just peel them off, though you presumably need to reapply the VHB (strong, thin double stick tape). I think some people just leave the old strips in place, and Pinstadiums sells just the magnet strips.