Happy to officially be a member of the club, got a Pro from the December 2021 batch. Already have the game for some months, but first soaked up all the knowledge you guys shared here. Much appreciated and thanks to all that contributed to this club!
Things I took care off:
- installed a playfield protector, new to the hobby and got a bit anxious about all the dimpling horror stories.
- installed shooter lane protector
- installed airball protector on left ramp
- changed all rubbers for Titans, currently choose for translucent
- installed CLiP plastic protectors
- could not resist and installed the bat with nails above the shooter lane
- added shaker motor
- installed premium UV kit, super happy to have found one as they were hard to find
- D20 shooter rod
Adjustments:
- put mylar and felt under the left ramp where it touches the ball guide from mystery. Unfortunately the decall was already damaged out of the box
- changed through eject power (#83) to 176. Together with the protector best thing to do to preserve the shooter lane. I wish I knew this with my first game
- changed the flipper power (#86 & #87) as the air balls from the demogorgon that hit the glass were too much to count
- changed high score reset count to “off” (#39)
Questions after playing a bunch of games:
- I notice and also read that sometimes the game has trouble to keep up with all the events. Noticed for example that once you are in a mode and for example demodog running and you shoot the demogorgon. It sometimes does not register that you made the pass and detects it as a mystery shot and does not lower the ramp. Is this normall?
- I was off the opinion that the demogorgon on the later batches was fixed. Still the shot seems hard and if I make them the game often detects it as a bash hit first and does no longer count it as a hit in the mouth. Any tips or pointers on how to fix this?
- Saw that some advised to lower the backbox lighting. Anybody has some suggested settings I can work with?
- Still need to apply the art blades, but somehow I find it a bit tricky. Any tips and tricks so that I can finish this and focus on the primary reason I got this game?
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