On some characters (?) Luke you can pick hyper loop ready as one of the pre ball launch options.

Now that I have enough plays to open this game up, I'm loving it. There are so many things to go for and so many different ways to approach it. Currently, I would put this game solidly in my top 5. I think it gets beat up on ratings for some of the same reasons TWD does. It can be brutal, and the rules take a little study to understand fully. That and people are still emotionally damaged over its non-cluttered playfield.

I would highly recommend installing the Pin-woofer super kit. It's by far the best mod I've put on mine. To really appreciate the audio assets that immerse you into this game, you need the amp in the BB with the upgraded speakers. Crank the BB up, and the hairs will stand up on your neck each time you start tie fighter or hyperloop multiball. The stock amps and speakers do this game no justice.

I agree with the upgraded speakers. I went with the Flipper Fidelity high output and they are a huge difference. I can imagine with a separate amplifier they would be even better.

Just installed a stern shaker that my wife got me for Christmas . got my high score and blew up the Death Star!I see what people mean by saying the shaker is very aggressive in video mode. Guess I'll just to play better! I have it set on minimal which I think works best. Only thing I didn't care for was it going off during the match sequence. I'll see what happens if I turn that setting off.
Lastly, what setting are people using for amount of extra balls?

I am factory default for the extra balls. I think some characters (Luke) are able to earn extra balls easier than others. As far as the shaker, I think the implementation is great. As far as video mode, if you don’t hit the asteroids the shaker never goes off.

I turned the Match off.

I’ve come full circle on this game. When playing it for the first time in 2017 (Pro model), I felt that the game didn’t grab me. I really wanted to warm to the machine as I’m a huge SW geek, but alas it wasn’t to be. I ended up buying an AFMR LE instead. Fast forward to now & im smitten after playing my brother in law’s Premium on Boxing Day. The AFMR LE is now going to go to make room for the SW Comic art Prem machine. Can’t wait to officially join this club!

That's what I felt about the game initially (I didn't understand it). I played a lot of the SW pro and wanted to like that because the cabinet art was better but now having the premium cabinet is really great too, but the main thing to me is the hyper loop which is one of the greatest toys and really brings SW premium up to greatness imo.

It seems like Stern has a continued winner on its hands with the comic art remake.

After seeing the topper and being disappointed and in sticker shock, my wife and I made our own. Not bad for a stunt ultrasaber that I converted to a plug-in and half a cheap stormtrooper helmet.

846ACFA5-DF6B-4140-A28E-03FC8D28340B (resized).jpeg

Same thing here as well. Played the game early on tried to have an open mind but with all the bad talk about the game I really just didn’t bother to see for myself. Then playing it again after some of the dust settled and going at it with an open mind wow awesome. Theme integration and game play is deep but straight forward if you just take a short time to understand it.

Anyone able to help me with a sound file that I can’t seem to get formatted properly on my Mac?
I can’t even tell if it’s supposed to be a .img or a .spk file for the install in the game.

I’ve tried etcher, disk utility, decompressor and a rar file unpacker. The native file seems to be a .rar which I have t worked with before.

Due to a limited three space pinball area, unfortunately I need to sell my HUO SW's Premium w/ many modifications. This is absolutely one title that we would like to reacquire in the future, but for now it's up for sale/trade. If interested, please refer to the Pinside Market for further details.

@mbrave77. The left outlane is a drain monster. No pitch will fix it. This game will teach you to nudge better. The Tatooine scoop issue fix is to adjust the power. Mine hits the left flipper 90% of the time after I found the sweet spot. Also, there is a setting for ball save from that scoop. And NEVER autolaunch or launch with lockdown bar button. ALWAYS soft plunge. I usually soft plunge to right flipper. Autolaunch is often a drain. I would also recommend setting ball save to 8 seconds until you get used to the game.

Someone made a little plastic with rubber attachments for TWD out lanes. More adjustable and more control I’d like to buy something for SW like that.

What exactly are you trying to do? I’m a little confused by your description. I used a Mac to edit the SW sounds using pinball browser.

Pm sent

Yes. I've done it serval times, though I'll have to confess, both times were accidental.

Absolutely. But your game must be at a 6.5 degree pitch. Use the “pin guy” app for iPhone.

It’s a tight shot. But if your game is level and clean it should be doable.

I can’t always do it but I frequently can intentionally backhand it. Usually from a cradle only. And it BARELY makes it. I feel like the magnet has to pull it up a little!

I make the death star as much from the left flipper as the right. It does usually have to be cradled to get the proper aim from the left; otherwise it is a luck shot.

I usually miss the Death Star shot as much from the left flipper as the right.

Cradling the ball on the left is a must, I thought that went without saying

For those interested, twenty84 (ChromeCandyPinball on Twitch) did a stream a few days ago with a dedicated camera on the new SW topper the whole time:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/527437553

The most interactivity I noticed was when R2D2 did a full 360 degree rotation after a free ball was won. Otherwise, it appears to be fairly sedate.

R2 does quite a few things I have noticed. For this stream, it would have been more noticeable with direct audio capture, since a lot of what is added is audio + the movement. He is more active when you play as R2, since he seems to move more in the modes he is in.

A few things I noticed:

*Tilt / Warning he will freak out
*Mystery he will move similar to the R2 on the screen
*Bonus countdown (when R2 is pictured on the screen) he mimics the movements of the screen R2
*When selecting R2 character before 1st ball he moves and beeps to acknowledge he is picked
*Ball save (when playing as R2) springs him into action when the animation pops up

If you have the volume up, you will definitely notice R2 while playing because of all the extra R2 beeps and movement sounds.

One of the best parts of the topper that I didn't expect is how R2 brings the machine to life in attract mode. You can adjust the interval when he makes sounds and moves in attract. Default is every 20 minutes. The execution is pretty good overall.

Good info - thanks!

Now if it only looked better and wasn't so expensive ...

Thank god I don't have enough ceiling height in my basement for one of these! After reading this,the more I want one.

This is how I installed it. Not sure what size rubber, 3/8 maybe. No playfield scratching.

IMG_20191212_124633 (resized).jpg

Looks to be tight against the playfield rail so shouldn't be going anywhere.

This is a great adjustment that I wasn't previously aware of. Thanks for posting again @D-Gottlieb!

I removed the existing post. It may be in the lowest hole, I don't recall. It doesn't move.

Congrats mbrave77 ! It’s such a fun pin. I’m a new owner also.

Man that hyperdrive loop is fun. But hard. So far only managed two balls up on there and only for a few seconds.

750 for the stern topper is criminal! I just saw this droid in my inbox, not too big but got a lot going on. Now maybe an arduuino controlling it as a topper. and for 39.95!

https://www.newegg.com/sphero-r201-apw-entertainment/p/N82E16886428004?Item=9SIAG1N8S03437

Been trying to complete Escape from Hoth without bringing in any other multiballs and it's tough. Hitting that left orbit can be tough.

Hardest MB for me. So many stages

Finally did it. Had been trying to shortcut it with Luke and Han but Lea gets 4 balls in this mode so that's the way to go.

For the right ramp, it’s a much easier and safer shot back handed from the right flipper.

To extend time for hyperspace multiball, shoot the yellow arrows before you try the hyperloop shot. That builds time you have to load balls in the loop. The yellow shots are the right ramp or left orbit. Both of these can be combo’d into the hyperloop. I like to backhand the right ramp to build time / hurry-up score and then combo it into the hyperloop.

Both are easiest when backhanded.

Setup my game the last months like this:
3 balls + 1 extra
No mode combination at all
outlanes wide open
tie fighter multiball settings hard (50 tie fighters needed for mb)
hyperspace multiball hard (3 hurry ups)

Finally defeated the emperor on these settings.
Was a real rush to play.
I'm not at all in to star was but this game is such fun.

Ended up 11.5B (in this was a 1B hyperspace hurry up and a 850M video mode).

That’s awesome but way to make me feel bad my highest score is less than one billion.

Ouch. Try R2 and focus on multipliers.

I've broken through a billion a few times (1.6 is my highest). I just can't seem to beat any of the mini-wizard modes. I even stacked tie fighter multiball a couple of times and still failed. I can't imagine battling and defeating the Emporer at this point.