Lots of people (including me) replace that post with a bigger one due to all the three bank - to - left outlane drains. I suggest leaving it on.

I felt that way originally, but now I just nudge.

I'm confused about the bonus on/off thing?
The little rule sheet said if bonuses are off you can select or change with the flipper buttons? I don't understand what that means and mine doesn't do anything if you hit the flippers while bonuses are off.

Secondly why would you want to turn the bonuses off? is it just because they wear out if they are on? (that is save them for a multi-ball or something?)

I don't ever last very long to drain out the bonus time lol..

but seriously am I missing something? I don't see why youd turn the bonuses off or what is supposed to happen if they are off and you hit the flipper as it mentions on the rule card?

The only reason to turn it off is so you can move it around to other targets with the right flipper. Then turn it right back on where you want it.

* edit * I still suck at doing this.

I think you are confusing things a bit. It has nothing to do with bonuses. It’s a shot multiplier. Those big X arrows on the pf. They can be green or red. Red is off and will move with the flipper buttons. Then you press the lockbar button to “lock” them in that shot and they turn green. It starts with 2X and 3 lanes lit. As the multiplier goes up, less lanes are lit until it’s only 1 lane lit. So let’s say You have a final shot to collect a jackpot, you would want to move the shot multiplier on that lane. Or move it to the Hoth shot when video mode is lit. This will multiply your video mode score by whatever the multiplier is at.

Max is 20X unless you get it doubled, either through a mystery award or hitting the FORCE targets.

I use the audio cue to remind me to reset the multiplier counter so as to not lose it. When you hear that repeating horn it’s time to hit those 3 stand ups. Every time you hit those targets the multiplier goes up by 1 (or 2 when doubled).

oh very interesting I"m glad I asked as I would never have figured that out on my own. thanks so much for your help! I might have a follow up question once I get a chance to play again maybe tomorrow night to make sure I understand completely.

WOW this really adds an entirely new aspect to the game, and is really neat. Thanks so much for explaining it I would have had no idea.

Yeah, juggling the shot multiplier is really this game's party trick. It's got some great shots and modes, but that multiplier is the innovation and in my opinion the best use of an action button I've seen in pinball

And you WILL lose balls because of it lol.

only humans will lose balls...
joking, but my son so easy to master the multiplicators, as he really get a 3rd hand to use that button !!!

Trying to reset lanes after add-a-ball switches multipliers off and trying to juice destroy the fighters are my two most common unforced errors

on the LCD display under your score there is sometimes a number in smaller font colored red. Does anyone know what that number (it changes) represents?

thanks
brian

That red number is what you scored on your last shot or switch.

great thanks for the info!

Hey Star Wars owners. I just installed my topper. And R2D2 is facing the wrong way. Any suggestions?

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Looks like he's inspecting above the drop ceiling panel you removed

My guess would be when the topper was reassembled after modding, either the 3 screws for his head were put in the wrong locations...or more likely the motor unit is 180 degrees off somehow.

Bigguybbr- My wife doesn’t love me so i don't have tall enough ceiling in my basement for toppers. Thus I had to mod my ceiling …

Seztkor - Thank you. I know what to do. Should be a quick fix. I’ll share more photo’s once its done..

Close the tile in with 2’-L x 6”-H mirror panels maybe even 2’x2’ top panel mirrored!
Let that topper shine!

When you take the mounting screws off to remove the done, you'll be able to see if the set screw which locks it into the pivot rod is loose. I would add some blue locktite to the threaded insert so you don't have to worry about it again.

Is that another SW Comic Premium I see? I have one, I heard they only made 250 of these, do you know if that's true? I just got mine back after a 6 month trade, it's fantastic. Sitting next to Godzilla, it's an entirely different game than Godzilla.

I think 500 is the most common guess, but yeah there weren't many. I'm not sure if there were some more in the most recent build run around August last year.

Perhaps the low number is due to how Ugly The Playfields are in that model. The Only positives of the Comic Edition to me is the Cab Head and cab body decals and maybe the Translight . But the Soap dish around the 4 choices (Han to Luke )inserts alongs with SUDS -and the BLUE /WHITE Hyperspace lines give my eyes a headache looking at them.. The art on the Playfield sucks in that area of the playfield and not sure why those inserts needed to have a border around them when the original does not makes no sense .. My opinion is my Own and sorry to knock any one who owns the Comics but i am glad you like it ..

I had to choose between comic and movie art when I bought mine. I found the comic art too childish as a look. I also found it didn't make sense since the game (and video assets) is all about the original trilogy. Why try to turn it into a cartoon? But that's just me.

Despite some folks' revisionist view of history, Stern stopped making them because they just weren't selling. Rarity isn't necessarily a selling point in this case. Of course now in the post-pandemic world with more pinheads, there could be more of a demand for them. I still don't like the comic look, either pro or prem doesn't matter to me.

Oh, comic vs. original. We never had that before.... yawn...

Got my SW Prem yesterday. One major issue that I have are SDTMs from the death star. Unfortunately the guide can't be bend and there's no rubber that I could change. Any way to fix this?

Realllllllly. Burp!!!

Find it funny the few who did buy it thinks that its rarity means it’s worth more than a New in box from any distributor who STILL has them in stock for less. Gigity lol!

One of those cabinet felt dots at the base of that ramp at ball level will work . Used for cabinet door noise when closing your doors hard to lessen the noise is what I mean by cabinet felt dot

Sorry, we can get back to endless pics & questions aboot shitty mods now

Yes, discussion on pinstadiums preferred. Soooo interesting. Or maybe new insights on "How do the multipliers work?"

Ok, I get the dot, but I don't understand where to put it. Do you have a picture?

Hey everyone, I’m joining the club with a nice Comic Art premium I picked up. I have a couple of questions that I wondered if I could get some assistance with.

First, does anyone make a mirrored back glass for the comic art version?

Second, it has very low lifetime plays (354) but my experience with these machines makes me think it has actually had more than that. Is it possible for people to hack the odometer on the Spike2 system?

No backglasses at all as far as I know. Only translites, even the LE. The play counter was resettable on early software. I don’t remember when they locked it up.

It depends. I have heard that the more recent code updates eliminate that possibility, but I can't say from experience. With earlier codes you could easily reset everything.

Lifetime plays first appeared in 2019 with Beatles (I think) so games like mine didn’t have them for a long time. I’m 99% sure they appeared in code drop 1.1 for Star Wars. If your game came out after 1.1 the plays are real if not they are not.

I think the lifetime plays started with v1.05 on Star Wars.

Makes sense. I like that lifetime play concept, I’m glad they added it.

Does SW premium have any magnets?

I am thinking the hyperloop accelerators are in fact magnets - or have the same affect - so can't use Ninja chrome balls

can someone confirm

thanks much!

Yes they are magnets. I have tried Ninja balls and they became magenetized after one weekend of play.

The manual does show all the hyperspace loop magnets.

I have had Ninjas in my game from the start. I have had them in all 9 games I've owned, several of which had magnets. I demagnatize the balls when I do maintenance, and haven't had any problems in between. Yes, chrome balls magnetize faster than plain, and no, I wouldn't put them in a routed game. But for home use, you can get a lot of games in before there is an issue, and I almost always have a prior reason to take off the glass. It takes longer to remove the balls than to demagnatize them (with a tool). For me, it is worth the extra shiny appearance, and longer wear. Your mileage may vary.

My Yoda topper, this is.

First time breaking a billion on any game. Just sharing.

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Nice!!! Man that translite is amazing. I still love it.

Me too.
If you look in the pop bumpers, I put a Boba Fett bobble head. Every time the ball goes into the pops he jiggles his head. Plus you can’t hardly see past the mini TV screen anyways.

That Yoda topper is amazing, did you make that yourself?

That looks cool. Yeah everyone who plays the game at my house says that.” I can’t see the ball”! Especially the kids haha.

I did make it (thanks to ShinyNick for the idea years ago). He is triggered from the action button and will act out a random animation each time it is pressed. I also added a modified set of pinstadiums for front and rear lighting tied into the game's GI. The UV flash is tied into the right scoop flasher.

It was a fun project (I made 2 - one for me and one for a buddy) and everyone seems to really enjoy it when they see him moving up there.

I'm looking for a comic pro translite if anyone knows of where I can find one.

Selling some glowing light sabers. Shoot me an offer on all of them.

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