What character were you playing as? Go to the instant info screen and see what it says is remaining. I think I’ve seen something similar to this once; I was playing R2D2 and tilted in a specific mission, when next ball started I couldn’t do anything.

Make sure you are trying the 3 bank below the mini display. Some modes use these targets.

I ran into a bug as well. Got HS multiball while doing the Endor battle. Screwed up the mode, Got two balls in the loop, which slowed down and then dropped out after a few laps. Later the same game, Lit DS, but the ball shot around the loop once and diverted out instead of being held in the DS. Of course, the flippers were dead and the ball drained.

I ran into a bug as well. Got HS multiball while doing the Endor battle. Screwed up the mode, Got two balls in the loop, which slowed down and then dropped out after a few laps. Later the same game, Lit DS, but the ball shot around the loop once and diverted out instead of being held in the DS. Of course, the flippers were dead and the ball drained.

Double post mode must be on.

either leah or r2d2 if i recall. seems most of the bugs were in leah, as i had just recently started playing with her (character). lol

yeah, still seeing the ball drop from and the flippers dead = end of ball bug too. that happens with hoth if i recall.

If you hadn't qualified (lit) one of the remaining planets, you have to shoot that planet's shot a certain amount of times to make it's missions available. There will not be anything "lit" to tell you this.

yes, i am aware of that. I am saying that those shots are not available to shoot to qualify and start planet missions. there is nothing to shoot, you can't light the planets to even start the missions.

Yea. It’s probably the R2D2 bug. I think it was mentioned in this thread before or on tilt forums. No one knows how it’s triggered because it’s so rare. I think it’s one of the Hoth missions (perhaps stacked with another?), playing as R2D2, and then tilting or tilt warning during a drain.

That’s about all I got in my memory tank lol.

I figured you probably knew that but I didn't want to leave out the obvious either.

Strange bug for sure.

sounds about right, i guess i'll try to duplicate it over the weekend if i'm lucky.

for sure, i guess a lot of people wouldn't know that if they don't own the game.

It went into mission select mode without hanging on to the ball in the DS. Instead, it sent the ball out the hyperspace diverter. If I had selected a mission quickly, the flippers would have re-energized and I could have saved the ball. Definitely a bug.

No. The ball didn't fall back out of the DS. It was kicked into the Hyperloop and sent immediately into the diverter and down the right inlane. A software bug for sure.

Just added lightsaber from a trip to disney, if I could find a way to make it turn on and off with the red and blue GI, it would be interactive and very cool
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Did some paint work on the pinworlds mods.

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That looks really good!

Want to paint a set for me? Lol

I like the Hoth world with at-at

After I slayed the Emperor awhile back, I worried I might be done with the game. Hell no. This game has legs. I’m back in the groove. About to start stacking modes, as I finally think I can remember them all!

Wow!! Your detail work on the Ion cannon is amazing! Particularly the icicles hanging off the edge of the structure below the sphere - nice job!

Sorry to ask, maybe mentioned before, but is there an award for beating all four characters?

Nothing special for finishing all 4 characters. It simply lets you pick a new hero again.

Basically, it’s a self induced reward which involves quietly, and calmly, powering down your game, unplugging it, wheeling it out to the front lawn, place a for sale sign on it; and might as well as wheel all your pins to the front lawn in fact. Then, go online and custom order an ‘I win at Pinball’ T-shirt, as there’s really no need to play ever again.

It's like a pie eating contest, where the prize is more pie.

It would be nice if there was something, even though I would never see it.
Just a video clip of something congratulating you would suffice.

What does “beating” all (or any for that matter) characters mean? Aren’t I playing as the character anyway?

Just had a great game on IMD and after that I decided to play s few games on SW and look what happened.

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Holy smokes! You were awarded a free credit! Sweet.

Quick question.

Does the “May the force be with you” swing gate back into the shooter lane do anything?

Not sure I’ve ever seen my work. Thanks.

Also, check settings and make sure it isn't disabled.

This is a good question. I assume it's an incentive to keep you from just trapping up and hammering the button but is it worth the risk?

I've never been able to see any effect from hitting them

Me neither, but thinking about it - maybe they increase the time you have to bash that button...?

I think that would make the most sense.

I always thought they just gave you an extra tie fighter kill.

So are you saying when “escape is lit” the ball is supposed to be rerouted to the shooter lane? Mine currently drains down the outlane and into the trough. A new ball is kicked into shooter lane.

I will look at the bracket underneath. Thanks

Yes, the gate should open and reroute the ball to the shooter lane.

Edit: I thought that shooting both ramps rewarded you with the points you had remaining after you've hit the TIE Fighter target from a TIE Fighter hurry-up, but thanks to Jerickso77 I had another look ..and.. it's back to the drawing boards. If I ever work it out I'll post the answer.

Interesting. I always thought you got those points just for hitting the tie fighter. I assume the multipliers work for this as well?

Speaking of multipliers, I hit a 1.2B hyperspace hurry up and it was glorious!

Anyone ever have the problem of the lock post on the Endor Shot dropping, but not far enough for the ball to roll over it? I ran the coil test however it doesn't do much. How do I adjust the height? Thanks.

My game is for sale if anyone is interested. 310 total plays. Located outside Philadelphia. Great pin, but unfortunately got no love from my family.

SOLD!

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You know what... looking back at some of the recordings I've made while playing, I think your right. It's very hard to tell what is going on as the TIE Fighter choreography takes up all of the main screen. Now this is more of a head scratcher than before.

I'm curious to hear players opinions on R2-D2's unique mission in Hoth 3.

The way the mission currently works is that you have 3 blue shots (LO, RL and the RR) and when shooting one of them you are awarded 7.5 million base points and then it starts a 15 seconds hurry-up on the LL that can be timed-out. If you timeout that shot, the mission restarts.

Now here's the interesting part. The 3 shots that activate the LL hurry-up can be multiplied (I originally thought they could not). So 40 x 7.5mil = 300 million points. If you timeout the LL shot, the original 3 activation shots re-light, and again they can be multiplied! So this mission can technically go on for as long as you want.

Here's the setup:

Enter mission with 40x. (or the highest multiplier possible at the time)

Step 1: Shoot the easiest shot of your choice RL or RR and make sure it's multiplied. (I like the RR)
Step 2: Control the ball then shoot the 3-Bank to refresh your multipliers about midway into the LL hurry-up.
Step 3: Control the ball and by this time the LL hurry-up has most likely expired; restarting the mission.

Then repeat the steps.

It helps if you have the game set up to not pause timers when inactive but the above works with both options, on or off.

The 3-Bank shot is so evil on my machine. It loves directing the ball to either the left out-lane or SDTM. I've tried to see how many loops I can do, my current highest is 8. I had to fight the machine to get those 8 repetitions (I usually get far fewer before draining). The fact that I currently have to fight the machine to exploit the mission tells me that the mission is probably fair as is but the mission's points potential still worries me a bit.

So for those that have tried it, I'd like to hear your opinions.

While playing on my premium it registering shoots in the mystery scoop without the ball hitting the scoop, any suggestions on what to adjust?

Also the "may the force be with you" gate has started to malfunction.

I had an issue with the gate at one time. The top screw on the gate just needed to be tightened. Can't help with the scoop.

If I’m reading this right. Are you saying each time you hit the initial setup ramp (300 mil in your example) it continues to accumulate the value for the final death Star shot? So shoot right ramp, 300 mil banked, timeout, shoot right ramp, 600 mil banked, timeout, shoot right ramp, 900 mil banked, timeout, etc...?

If that’s correct, is the final cash in shot to complete the mission multiplied too?

In R2-D2's Hoth 3 mission there's no banked points, you get 300mil (with 40x) added to your main score each time you hit the RR, so long as that shot is active and you achieve that by continually timing out the LL hurry-up. You could technically stay in that mission gaining points without ever completing it.

The final LL Death Star shot is also worth 7,500,000 base points (counting down) that can be multiplied but its points are not altered by how many times you've hit the RR.

Nice. Ill give it a shot.

Screw was tight