Quoted from KoenHeltzel:

For the right flipper / bowling skillshot, the ball should be plunged into the VUK and shot up to the upper playfield. This is actually the idle position of the "Shooter Lane Diverter" solenoid.
The plunge is softer than if the ball IS diverted towards the loop/jets, but should still be plenty to make the VUK. Sounds like your diverter is stuck or something like that. Can you test your "Shooter Lane Diverter" solenoid in the solenoid test? You should be able to see its behavior peeking down the spinner lane.
If that doesn't help, can you share a video?

Quoted from KoenHeltzel:

Ah ok, so the first try is too weak to make the VUK then probably. Is that a consistent occurrence?
Two scenarios come to mind (pure speculation by me):
1) the plunge may not be "clean" / dead on, which results in loss of strength. Caused by the ball not sitting right in the shooter lane or maybe the launcher mech being misaligned. But if the harder plunge has no issue this probably isnt it.
2) the pulse length is too short for your particular coil. This "soft" plunge timing is hard coded and not affected by any settings. If you have a spare coil laying around you could try swapping it. If this is it I have to increase this hardcoded value or make it a setting.

Quoted from KoenHeltzel:

Ah ok, so the first try is too weak to make the VUK then probably. Is that a consistent occurrence?
Two scenarios come to mind (pure speculation by me):
1) the plunge may not be "clean" / dead on, which results in loss of strength. Caused by the ball not sitting right in the shooter lane or maybe the launcher mech being misaligned. But if the harder plunge has no issue this probably isnt it.
2) the pulse length is too short for your particular coil. This "soft" plunge timing is hard coded and not affected by any settings. If you have a spare coil laying around you could try swapping it. If this is it I have to increase this hardcoded value or make it a setting.

Quoted from Rensh:

If you a normal launch, which ends in the Maude lanes, than all is fine? Eg it gets up there just as you would expect?

Quoted from KoenHeltzel:

Ah ok, so the first try is too weak to make the VUK then probably. Is that a consistent occurrence?
Two scenarios come to mind (pure speculation by me):
1) the plunge may not be "clean" / dead on, which results in loss of strength. Caused by the ball not sitting right in the shooter lane or maybe the launcher mech being misaligned. But if the harder plunge has no issue this probably isnt it.
2) the pulse length is too short for your particular coil. This "soft" plunge timing is hard coded and not affected by any settings. If you have a spare coil laying around you could try swapping it. If this is it I have to increase this hardcoded value or make it a setting.

Quoted from Rensh:

Puzzling. This should mean no mechanical issues are present in the launcher coil if it’s consistent. Also the coil power for left button skillshot (rug skillshot) or no button is the same so why would a rug skillshot not make it and a Maude lane makes it? Are you sure it’s 100% consistent?
Can you pls make a video which shows all three types of launch and mail this to [email protected]?
Thanks.

Quoted from Soulrider911:

You got me thinking... here we have the WIP protector + deflector to prevent ball drains. This is made of a 3d printed material that is super tough and rubbery in compund. Still in the testing phase but so far looks promising.
Cheers
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Quoted from Soulrider911:

Orbit Protector Update
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Thank you!

Quoted from Time:

Referencing: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-big-lebowski-official-club-thread/page/57#post-6537553
Made a stack of extra translucent mirrored plastics pieces for the TBL lighted apron mod. These are to replace the orange text and make it white/mirrored. I think these will only fit the standard lighted apron, not the EA one. Read my earlier post for what's involved to install and DM me if you'd be interested. These are just left over material from my mod project. I'm not planning to make anymore. I'll be at expo next week. If you let me know beforehand I'll just give you one there.
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Quoted from PinheadEDM:

Finally, big thanks to Chris at pinball plating and good friend Rob who helped install the chrome rails to finish the game. What a difference!
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Quoted from ezatnova:

Does it seem correct that the Donny loop is a 100% SDTM drain every time, unless I hold the right flipper so it just clips the tip of it? If I don’t press a flipper it’s dead every single time. Seems like a poor design.

Quoted from ezatnova:

Wow! I’ve been googling for something like a shallow ramp shape with adhesive but this is awesome. Interesting that the description acts like the no deflection style only protects the the ball from the edge of the metal while the deflection one changes the path from SDTM. Might just get both styles and check them out. Thanks!

Quoted from DruTheFu:

Joined the club yesterday!!
Pin was nicely packed, no damage suffered during shipping.
The Stary Lit Apron I ordered was not included as I anticipated, but Melissa got back to me pretty quick to let me know that one will be sent to me once they are available, they did not want to wait on getting the games out.
Other than that, the game is beautiful and built like a tank. I’ve played a few TBLs over the years, but the flippers on this one feel a lot more solid, snappy, and responsive. Very happy about that. The chrome trim really dresses the game up. I was presently surprised by the weight and quality of the back glass. This is the first time I’ve played the game in a home environment, and the sound is awesome.
The only real issue I’ve encountered up to this point is the Maude switches. Slow moving balls in the pop bumper area get stuck up on the switches, and I need to shake the machine to free the ball loose. Seems the switch arm is set too high and catches the ball. Hoping more play breaks them in to loosen them up, otherwise I’ll need to adjust them to lower them.
The theme integration is so freaking good. I cannot imagine what v1.0 will add to make it even better on top of what it already is.