Today I have found the perfect way to release the " Telekinesis Lock " cleanly.
All clean shots, even some backhand shots, are caught.

First I made a sheet of metal which I bent slightly and backed with a solid foam.
Then I glued this directly above the light switch from the inside into the ramp.
This way the ball is directed to the left when shooting at the ramp, which are hit in the middle or on the right and runs cleanly up the folding ramp.

I also mounted the ramp to the front (as I wrote before) and the ramp is played cleanly upwards.

Have a look at the pictures !

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It is today for 0.96 Looks like those of you with the shooter rod will be happy and some welcome changes to multiball modes.

https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/STRANGER_THINGS_PRO_0_96_0-README.txt

Installing now

Can’t wait to see the video mode( if it’s still going to happen)but I really like the direction this pin is headed

happy indeed. i didn't realize these LEDs would be interactive, blink, fade etc. finally realizing what i spent $ on here. good stuff people.

Awesome! Love updates!
Still no video mode or lockdown bar button use though. Bummer

Are you able to backhand the lock from a cradle now?

Is final showdown coded? I thought it wasn’t yet.

Hey chuckwurt , I’m still on .92. Can I skip ahead to .96 or do I need to do .94 first ?

You can go right to 0.96

I heard its more difficult to get there if you don't put a fan on your right flipper coil

Well I'll never see the end then as my demo shot is still fubar. Planning on going back to the old ramp this weekend. It started out good but then quickly deteriorated into worse than the old ramp as far as success goes. I've sent stern the slo-mo video as well as more info and it's in "engineering" but have heard nothing since Monday. I think the left kickout is bending the ramp worse and worse each time it hits it. At least the misses were consistent with the old ramp. Now it's all over the place. I think with the slo-mo with the old ramp I could engineer my own fix since it was consistent

The demo modes are the cause of probably 75% of my drains down the middle. When I don't shoot for it my games are much longer.

Did you see my posts? I had the same issue. Adjusted demo and put old ramp back on. I can hit him on the fly now.

Also, now that the game is progressing, I can nit pick over other things. Lol
So you think they will fit the pixilated animations? Like extra ball, that's one they made it shouldn't be pixilated.

I'm not a fan of the new faded/ghosted insert lighting in attract mode.

I went back and looked, what kind of washers did you replace the black spacers with? From your posts it sounds like our machines are exhibiting the exact same problem so will look to do the same fix. Did the new mylar work with the old ramp or did you have to put a new piece down?

Also I am getting some static or something from my right backbox speaker now. This is new with the latest update. Very distracting

I just used the metal washers that stern uses on the standoff screws. 2 per side after removing the black ones.
I also removed the stand off under his chin.
The new mylar placement covered the old ramp just barely. I did ad another strip just to make sure.
Now that I can leave the ramp up all the time, I'm going to remove all the mylar and just have one good one again.

It's really hard to tell what you did. Can you post better pics? Thanks.

Yes!! Reminds me of cherry bomb on GOTG

Hello, do you think there will be specific rules for "light the fire" and "sendit back"?
What will the button on the lock bar do?
No more video mode?

hi all,
any vid on the shooter rod with the new code ?
i would like to see it in action before any purchase,
Best regards

wow !

cant wait to play this ! looks very fun

Corvair61 sent him funds for some black diamond film And I have not heard anything since,it was not much money but I would like the film,I understand it makes the picture clearer,does it really do anything?

here is my testimonial : the corvair's vinyl have a good contrast, it's true. However it's not a real black diamond vinyl. In my opinion, the results are not the same as for the original black diamond.

I installed the corvair vinyl which improves the contrast. But I find that the rendering is too dark, and that this vinyl havent got a good looking on the playfield (the vinyl have a dark color). So i removed it. On the other hand, the real black diamond was showned by Dri on this forum : the look and feel is incredible (Take a look on his last video on twich, the vinyl have a grey purple color).

https://www.twitch.tv/dri374/video/650743194

The problem is that it is very difficult to find this vinyl. You have to go to screeninnovations.com, then contact a local reseller, then request a sample with a pretext like a project for your home cinema. This is a hard way because usually they dont sell a small surface kit like for our screen on the ST.
anyway, you can go with corvair or you can try to find the original vinyl and good luck to find it !

.96 change log:
V0.96.0 - July 1, 2020
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- Added shooter knob lamp effects for bashing/killing the Demogorgon during
Bust Out, Trap'Em, What's That, Run Will and Can't Stop This modes/multiballs.
- Fixed a bug where the Mystery rule could award "Demogorgon Ready" when a
Demogorgon mode/multiball was already in the "Ready" state.
- Fixed a problem with the Mystery lightshows of Extra Ball, 5-Way Combo,
Burn it Back Lit, Demodog Attack Lit, Lock Ball, and Spell of Protection
where the playfield light associated with each rule didn't blink as the award
was revealed.
- Added Mystery award lightshows for Burn it Back Lit, Demodog Attack Lit, and
5-Way Combo.
- Added a blinking shooter knob lamp effect while Mystery is being awarded.
- Changed the alternating full playfield blinking lamp resources to make the
blinking shooter knob lamps more prevalent.
- Added shooter knob light effects to Season 1 and Season 2 mode advance,
start and award lightshows.
- Added shooter knob light effects to the bottom lane lightshows.
- Added shooter knob light effects to the Telekinesis Multiball lightshows.
- The shooter knob lights are now ON during Demogorgon/Demodog modes/multiballs.
- Added shooter knob light effects to the lightshows of rules that use the
entire playfield to alternately blink neighboring lamps.
- Added shooter knob light effects to the attract mode, skill shot, Demogorgon
modes/multiballs, Demodog modes, and Mystery lit/award rules.
- Changed the criteria for qualifying Final Showdown. Now ALL Demogorgon
modes/multiballs and Demodog modes must be played to qualify their portion of
the Final Showdown criteria.
- Added an adjustment to allow the ramp to be in the raised/lowered position
during the attract mode.
- Now the Demogorgon Ready display effect timing is more precise.
- Added a center lane light chasing effect to Trap'Em Multiball when the
Demogorgon and Super Jackpot are ready to be collected.
- Added logic to the Demogorgon multiballs/modes center lane light chasing lamp
effects to co-exist with other active modes/multiballs.
- Changed the rules for Can't Stop This Multiball. Now Can't Stop This Multiball
is a 60 second timed multiball where 5 Balls continue to cycle back into play
upon draining. Shoot lit arrow shoots to collect Jackpots and qualify Super
Jackpot. All collected Jackpots build a Super Jackpot value that is collected
by shooting the ball into the Demogorgon's mouth.
- Added an adjustment to Can't Stop This Multiball that determines the number
of unique Jackpots needed to qualify a Super Jackpot, Default setting = 5.
- Added a light strobing effect to Run Will Multiball when the Super Jackpot
is ready to be collected.
- Now the drop targets stay in the down position during Can't Stop This Multiball.
- Modified all Mystery Award display effects that follow the Mystery Award
to be able to be blown off by flippers.
- Fixed an issue where the "Burn it Back Lit" mystery award was being awarded
even if it was already "lit".
- Changed the rules for Run Will Multiball. Now Run Will Multiball starts with
4 balls in play. Shoot the ball into the Demogorgon's mouth (or bash the
Demogorgon Body) to collect and lock in the hurry up award that is counting down.
Once collected knock down 4 drop targets to collect 4 locked in Jackpots and
qualify Super Jackpot. The Super Jackpot is collected by shooting the ball
past a rising/lowering ramp and into the Demogorgon's mouth.
- Now the Mystery "Add Time" award will add time to all Demodog modes, Bulls@!t,
2X Scoring, Telekinesis Multiball locks, and Season 1-2 Chapter modes.
- Fixed a problem where the wrong Mystery Multiball award video was played.

(Don't forget to upvote)

New option in the mystery mode : « eleven » ?
What is it ?

Omg this update is really awesome
The new rules and multiballs on « run Will » and « cant stop this » Are crazy !!!
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Congrats for the 1 billion score, dude!

I also originally tried corvair’s vinyl. I did not see the same results that he did and posted long ago, either. His material is a vinyl that is utilized for other purposes, from what I can tell.

I had a friend in the industry get me large samples of Screen Innovations Black Diamond and also Stewart Filmscreen Firehawk G5. I also got this sample set off Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01E9LMOC2

Firehawk and Black Diamond are completely comparable to one another. Both are dark gray and improve contrast and blacks a ton. The two gray screens in the sample pack are also very good, honestly. The lighter gray is better for brighter rooms than maybe any of them, honestly, but doesn’t offer the contrast or blacks improvement of the darker choices.

All told, if you don’t have access to the high end stuff, the Amazon samples are honestly just as good, and I wouldn’t hesitate to buy them and use them. They are vastly superior to the stock material. *Note* only replace the material on the screen, drop targets and stand up targets behind the drops. This stuff won’t help on the ramps or non-vertical surfaces.

I also bought and Used this corner cutter that someone earlier recommended (Small cut):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0076FJ7SS

I love Run Will! It's super cool with the ramp cycling up and down.

Couple of odd things I've noticed with .96.

Sometimes a left ramp shot will light an insert on the left orbit tree. Is this intended? I know mystery lane will spot inserts, but not usually left ramp.

Normally while playing a TK multiball you can't start a mode. That's why I'm always trying to start modes first and then stack a multiball. Today I was awarded a TK multiball from mystery. While playing that multiball, I was able to start a mode.
Intended this way or an error?

I have a problem with my ramp. gets stuck for a few seconds when the mode ends or when you beat the Demogorgon. if you hit the drop targets it goes back up. The ramp does this 10% of the time. Anyone experience this? Thanks in advance!

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Check the two switches under the PF on the wheel that tell the machine when the ramp has completed its up or down. Sounds like a loose wire or flaky switch. Put it in switch test mode and see if both work, and then wiggle the wires to them and see if it makes the switch trigger.

Ok, thanks! I will check that out.

Anyone know if there is a "secret" to know what Barb shot to hit in order to score the $40M? I wish it were like X-Men where there was a picture of something that gave you a hint and it took time to decode the location. Maybe Brian could code something more in besides sheer luck in hitting the right shot first.

A random shot is the 40 mil. It's pure luck. You can shoot the left kick out to have the machine tell you where she is but you don't get the 40 mil if you do that

I got an email back from "engineering" that just said play with the end stop switch to try to push it down more. When asked about the non-level they just said they have never seen one that wasn't flat to the playfield and it must have been made wrong. They didn't offer another ramp yet

I made 4 adjustments to my machine today to try and fix this

1. I tried to adjust the end stroke but there is just no play in it. It was already down as far as it could go.
2. The ramp looks to be made of spring steel or something. Really hard to bend. I went slow and constantly testing to try to get it as level as possible. The shot was still not make-able but it was now consistently low.
3. I took the demo apart and trimmed the excess plastic inside the mouth. This actually made a huge difference in the mouth hole. I went slow with a knife and took out quite a bit of material. First pic is the before. The other two of the demo mouth are the after
4. As mentioned above I took out the 4.75mm black spacers and 3D printed 2.75mm spacers to replace it. This brings the demo down and it sits directly on the front stud so there is now no rocking forward the demo can do.

So far in testing I have not seen a rejection from the left flipper and I'm now nearly 100% from a cradled left flipper. I still cannot make it from the right flipper. I think my next step is to swap the original ramp back in and see if that makes any difference.

Progress anyway
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yeah I've played with the power quite a bit. It's hitting far to low even at full power from the right flipper. I could go no washers and it wouldn't make it. Left flipper looks good to go at 240-245. I've got right at 250 right now. As I said, progress. I think the engineer might be right and I got another bad ramp. Just my luck lol. With the old ramp the right was hitting higher so I'm hoping the old ramp will make me golden. Should have just done this months ago but wanted to see if Stern would fix it.

SWEET!

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