The update is great! In particular I like the virtual locks on the pizza parlor. Really speeds up the game for home play. I also appreciate the ability to adjust the pizza spinner and use it only for MB start.

I see 1.51 on scandals link now! That said I kinda want to try 1.5 never got nuetrino lol

I was cleaning my machine tonight and I noticed what looks like cracks around the training insert. Anyone else have this issue? Is there anything I can do to prevent further damage? Game has about 1,300 plays and was bought in March 2021. Appreciate any advice.

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PUMPED! Will be downloading and updating once I finish my current project. Love that you added Impossible Play Xaqery great work! Thanks a bunch for the update. Now there is a pause on new pins, I can smell a score rebalance code update!

I think the game is fast enough, no?!
I thought the Physical lock was intended for ninja pizza MB.
So how does that work now?

Thank You sir

Man it’s 3:30 in the morning and I’m on here reading comments lord help me I’ve got a addiction LOL

I think most of us can relate..lol

I had this issue where the training insert started raising. I took a syringe, and put water thin super glue in it, lifted the playfield, and removed the light board for access to the bottom of the insert. I then injected the superglue into the seam between the insert and the bottom of the pocket the insert sits in, while pressing on the insert from the other side to ensure it was level. I also had to do this to the Cowabunga and Extra Ball inserts. Note: Be careful about getting excess super glue on the bottom of that insert, as it's crystal clear and you'll see it from the top.

I keep syringes and water thin super glue around for this very reason. Whatever Stern is using as a glue to secure inserts is not doing a very good job keeping inserts in place recently in my experience. I've had to do this to a couple inserts in my Star Wars Comic Premium, and to one insert in my Iron Maiden Premium, and one insert in my Batman 66. So that's 4 out of the last 4 Sterns that I've bought.

I'm surprised I never see anyone else complain about this at this failure rate. Maybe everyone's inserts are shifting, lifting, ghosting, and having their borders crack, and nobody is noticing.

Change your insert gluing process Stern.

welcome to the Ghosbusters way...

btw, i have no TMNT, than not sure from what i read with the new code : is the reset bug now corrected !?

Mylar I would assume.

i think dwight was speaking of a reset that is happening when you switch the machine on and have the coindoor open.
would be surprised if this was also the turtle power multiball reset/haning fixing.

But i guess we will find soon out when we play with the new image.

Quite simple. Instead of launching a new ball from the shooter lane you get a virtual “lock” and it kicks it out from the parlor.

On Multiball start, the rest of the balls are kicked from the shooter lane.

If you’re a competitive player or tournament director, this can also be useful to keep people from short plunging to the right flipper after every lock.

I don’t mean this “speeds up the ball”, it just makes it so you don’t have to plunge every time you get a pizza parlor lock…which sounds silly to complain about but it does keep the game moving instead of having to stop and plunge each time.

Also saves wear and tear on the shooter lane

Rob

lets wait/see than, as TMNT is on my radar, but not with that reset bug still in...

It also levels the playing field between all players because physical locks will mean sometimes you need to plunge and sometimes the ball feeds the upper flipper. Depending on the situation, both scenarios may prove advantageous. Virtual locks make things consistent, which is something tournament directors tend to prefer.

I wonder if Virtual Locks change the Ninja Pizza Multiball start up sequence. I guess it probably just kicks out the one ball onto the pizza magnet now and then auto launches two more balls into play.

Yep it does, but not really. It catches the 1 ball on the magnet instead of the 3 that would have come out of the lock. Otherwise all is the same as you described.

I wouldn't let that put you off, I've only had it happen 3 times in about 1000 games, that's why it's so hard to pin down what's causing it.

Same here. Well maybe 4 times, in like 3000 plays.

like the others said, the bug is very seldom. I can't even rember the last time i got it.

on 1.51 i now got some plays and did not get it, so maybe it was fixed.
But i think you can read here if it is coming up again.

It's not affecting everyone. I've had 1000+ games on mine and never had that issue.

Anyone else getting a glitch in the new 1.51 code that shuts off the GI bulbs in the top of the playfield during attract mode when you open coin door, enter the menu and then exit and close coin door?

Yep. But it only happened for a second so I didn’t think much of it.

Anyone else having trouble with new code balls stuck in lair during Ninja Pizza multiball?

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Just finished 6 of the Sewer Pipe Ramp Mods. The Green Ooze ones are lit with a green strip light inside and the Pink Ooze ones have a purple strip light. Attach easily onto the ramp without any additional hardware. Includes the wiring and alligator clips, if you wish to use them. Includes 2 Mousers to put wherever you want as well. The Sewer Ramps and Mousers are $69 plus shipping.

Also have the Metal Rachael Sai and mount for the left ramp as shown, $89 plus shipping. Both ramp mods and mousers special $145 plus shipping.

All green Ooze Sewer pipe mods are spoken for. Will post more next week. Thanks!

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This fits the Pro Model or the Premium with only a 2 railing ramp. Does not work on the 3 railing around the corner ramps.

it has only happened to me during Multiball and hitting super mondo jackpot the same time i am finishing a episode. idk if is too much going on at once or not. it is very upsetting bc it happens when i am playing the best game of my life every time

That game is grotesque, no offense. The quality of your mods look good but that playfields whole is certainly Overkill.

Same here I don't think it is tied to the game I think it is tied to whatever firmware version they're using on the nodes because the mandalorian does the same thing but the left side of the game shuts off when you press start the lights come back on. Both only started after the latest code revisions.

Had the Turtle Power multiball crash tonight. The Baxter Stockman episode was running at the time so maybe that's part of it?

I can smell a score rebalance code update!

, I can smell a score rebalance code update!

This is all I want. When you crush a mode in Mando you get rewarded for it. In TMNT doesn't matter much whether you crush it or barely complete it or drain. The scores aren't much different.

Cowabunga dudes. Finally in the club!

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Welcome!

I think your playfield kicks ass. Totally oozes with love for TMNT.

(about the reset bug)

tanx to all of you guys, but

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Re: NPP and game balance
I should reserve my opinion until I try the new code for a bit (just updated with the April Animation mod (so awesome))-- but I'm going to chime in anyways in hopes that i come across as helping and not just ranting.
I think there should be a bonus like NPP after every level achieved. At least each level after 2 anyways. As it is, leveling up is riskier than the reward is worth (and esp if the lair save is off). And it's not like NPP just starts, you have to work for it too. Also it's more lucrative just to go for stacking of epps., mb's, multipliers, and hope for some hurry-ups along the way. I'd say right now it's safer to go for 2 of the same hurry-up shots than it is to get the training multiplier and hit it once. Another bonus is that the npp uses the ramp targets that are underutilized in the game (changing epps is not that important in tmnt, imo. Not enough to be worth the risky shots anyways).
So adding possible mb's to light after the levels would make leveling up another tenable path to climb, points strategy wise, imo. As it is, even with npp after lv2, I don't think I'd ever go for leveling up in a tournament strategy (well, not at my skill level anyways). I do sometimes go for training because it's just so damn fun at home though. I love that each level has its own music. And the animation if your successful is one of my favorites in all of pinball.
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Speaking of tournamentstrategies, I can't wait to see this game in some big tournaments. Getting rid of the bugs is definitely going to make this a real option for important games. Keep it up Dwight! You're awesome!

Just played a game with the 1.51. It feels like there's some nice little tweaks like some new audio and some nice use of the gi. I was just expecting some bug fixes but it feels like more than that. Impressed so far.

As a side note I haven't had a TP reset in ages. The last time I had it, I remember it being very had to figure out the exact state it was in so I didn't bother reporting it. Hoping this gets resolved before the code gets 'completed'. Seems like a thing like BSD where it's such a major bug TD's will shy away from using the game in important matches (like when 10k prizes are involved).
I've also done a clean install with a new SD from an image (the April Ani mod)--so I don't think I could or should report if it happens again. But I'm curious if this problem has been officially resolved. And also if people who have had this issue has tried doing a clean install instead of just updates.
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I keep forgetting to post my future contribution to TMNT. I found I kept wanting a reference to the pizza toppings so I decided to make custom score cards. I'm pretty happy with them and have use the 'pizza menu' quite a few times. They still need a few tweaks but I'll post the images when they're done.
Making the 'Pizza menu ' made me jealous of you prem/le owners for the mushroom toppings. I wish Dwight could've added it to the pros somehow. I know the limitations of the pro lair but maybe a timed lock up at the pizza parlor? Meh, a guy can dream can't he?

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Nice! That looks like a lot of information on small card!

It is a common problem. I've seen it on many newer Sterns, some are worse than others.

My friend got this week a TMNT pro Nib. Unboxed, installed a playfield protector, installed latest code 151 and it was playing time tonight.

Think we played like 3 times a 4 player game , twice a 2 player game and once a 1 player game.

During a four player game the pinball froze, it did nothing during like 30 seconds and than reseted. That time also the high scores were erased.

Later in the evening during a 1 player game same thing happened but this time high scores were kept.

Reseated now the sd card and checked connections (which all looked fine) but is this the reset bug people are talking about??

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Sure is! It made me respect how much rules there are. I know Dwight is a big board game fan and it show when you break down the rules visually.
Believe it or not, I edited a lot out. But I knew I wanted the pizza toppings and the level bonuses for reference. After that everything else just seemed necessary to me. Especially things like how to re-light mb's.
Most of the font isn't any smaller than the original card too, so it's all quite readable. But yeah, this would be quite daunting to anyone coming up to the machine to play it for the first time.

Nah, that sounds like another issue. I would've done what you did. ...maybe a bad SD card? I've also know people who've had a bad power supply nib that was causing reseting randomly too. Worth looking into.

These look great! Can't wait.

Looks great, I’d love a copy!

This game is so deep and really doesn’t show you any progress, it’s hard to have a solid strategy and remember where you’re at.

Added a topper and side armor to my Premium today. Really love this game!

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Jealous of the topper. Gotta take off that duplicate logo though.

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Have you guys noticed with the 1.51 they also tweaked and added some call outs? April now calls out the extra ball. I don't remember a call out before for when an EB is available and I noticed one call out from spliter and another from April.
I also think I heard a new variation from Leo and maybe Raph when the training starts.
Besides that, audio wise, I've noticed ...or I think I have... that there is less cutting off of phrases. Especially when the episodes start.
All positive changes imo.

I haven't tried 1.51 yet. If the ball you lock then gets kicked out of the parlor, how do balls remain in the parlor to start NPMB? Typically the balls flood out of the Beebob lane while the top flipper is raised to allow all the balls to spin on the pizza. If the parlor keeps spitting out the balls at every lock, do we lose the pizza spin?

MUST.HAVE.
Please post when completed! I have the prem and this is so useful.

Does anyone do an airball protector for the right ramp? I seem to be getting quite a few airballs on the right ramp from the left flipper since installing the pinmonk fans. Already at 7 degrees. I could turn down the left flipper power but then I might not be able to backhand the left ramp. Thanks!

If there isn’t one already, I’m sure that I can create something. I’ll wait to see if one is already out there as I don’t want to impede on someone else’s work.