Do you have a link to the instructions?

Post #13474

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-official-rush-owners-club-1/page/270#post-7517429

Yes, both songs are in the DJ Mixer and Cignus-x is selectable in the game!

So if pinball map shows almost 800 pinsiders globally with Rush (all versions) is there a rough idea what this might mean for global production? Would it be reasonable to guess pinside represented 30 percent of total units?

No, I don't think so. 30-35% of LEs get added to collections on Pinside. The percentage of pros is going to be much smaller due to most operators not having pinside collections + casual basement game rooms who have zero clue about pinside.

My guess would be there are 2500 Rush pins produced (out in wild).
1000 LE. 1500 Prem & Pros.

Many More to come in 2024

One of my ramp bumpers ripped apart today. I decided to try and design a replacement with my 3d printer. Here's a link to the .stl if anyone needs to print their own - not for resale. I printed mine with NinjaFlex TPU. Haven't installed yet (taking these out of the game is a PITA!) but they seem like they should hold up at least as well as the originals.

https://www.printables.com/model/446227-rush-pinball-ramp-bumper

It’s easier if you take the ramp out, just remember to put some blue Loctite on the screws going back in, they will vibrate loose if not done.

I know you have your 3D printer, NinjaCamp does have these available as well.

Can I go back to code 1.02 without causing any problems? Has anyone tried it yet?

I had to have my CPU Board on my 2 day old RUSH Pro replaced by Stern and thought I had disabled auto-update after moving my 1.02 SD card over to the new board they sent me today but it reset and then auto updated the machine to 1.10. I really like the 1.02 code better but am afraid it might kill a node board if I try to downgrade it to 1.02 using a USB stick. I do have the code for doing it that way but cannot find the full 1.02 SD card image anymore for download if I needed to just swap the SD card.

Manic at work at the moment, will fit a trip in sometime and do ' The Tour ' and hopefully catch some later shows though.

If they come to Europe we'll be there.

Yes, just wanted to give something back to the community. For those without a printer, NinjaCamp is a great resource. For those with a printer, it takes longer to install these than it does to print them so you can get back up and playing very quickly.

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I had a feeling I would need to contact Stern for the official answer. Thanks, I will do so.

The fact your node firmwares updated had me concerned, and that along with the fact you can't find any older firmware could be intentional.
, I honestly don't know and maybe someone else can chime in. You're obviously not going to be getting the topper or the shooter rod if you're not going to be on 1.10.

But if a complete downgrade is possible, hopefully you can get the file from them. These are from the release notes about what 1.10 did upgrade:

Moved to System 3.35

- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v1.5.0

- Conagent 1.0.9

Speaking of new topper features:

I finally read the release notes in full and it's a lot more than just a box of synchronized lights and spinning gears..
There's a topper mystery scoop award added and the radio dial that spins around gives you awards, like topper frenzy or even an extra ball. You got a 25% chance of getting an extra ball every time you get topper mystery award, Which kind of makes up for removing light extra ball as a possible scoop mystery award. But I know this penalizes people with no topper by removing an extra ball opportunity... so there is that.
So you basically have to get lucky twice....you have to hit the scoop mystery when lit and then have to win the topper mystery feature in order to get the opportunity to win one of four mystery features on the spinning topper dial ..explained below

Rush Topper features:
- Song-Synchronized Concert RGB Lighting.
- Album collection tracking:
- Added status lights for all albums available to collect for album jackpots and all albums available to be used as The Weapon.

Topper Mystery features:
- Topper Mystery can be earned as a mystery feature when a topper is connected to the Rush game and the game is not in competition mode.
- EXTRA BALL - Awards an extra ball.
- MILLIONS - Awards a value between 1,000,000 - 12,000,000 points.
- ADVANCE TIME MACHINE - Adds 5 years to the Time Machine up to a maximum of 10 years per game. If all years have been awarded, adds up to 5 hits toward the next Time Machine multiball.
- FRENZY - 60 second switch frenzy mode. Each switch hit awards 10,000 + (50 per topper switch closure this ball.)

- Added TOPPER FRENZY CHAMPION high score entry.

I’ve been told once the node boards & firmware update you can’t go back.

Wondering if we will now have two eras in Rush pinball, pre topper code and post topper code lol

Thought the same thing. Any discussion about scoring or game play will always need to be preceded with stating the version, or there's gonna be a follow up post from someone "which code?"

I think it would make more sense if they adjusted the code to leave the lite extra ball mystery if no topper is detected and if they want to make the probability of it not awarding as often then do that. It really changes the gameplay a whole lot and people with a topper now have multiple scoring advantages over people without a topper, not just the extra ball part. Seems lame to me. So now you have to ask was your high score pre or post 1.10 code update and do you have a topper or not.

Hey Raymond Davidson what do you think? I have read that you pay some attention to these posts on pinside.

It's a little bit similar situation to any game where you can adjust the settings to your liking. When people post their scores, we all assume it's default. Or don't care enough to ask.
Or that they're on the same code that we are. I don't see anybody posting or asking if they've modified their game settings when they post scores.
I'm not discounting your points, because they're valid, but I'm also not sure that in the current environment with the access we have to all the settings in the game that it's really ever been a concern before.
There is a competition mode which will level the playing field I suppose, but you're not going to play that at home regularly And I'm sure not going to play it intentionally to turn off my topper.

They're all valid points but I don't know in the end If it's just an OCD thing and will really anybody care. We all just want to enjoy our game and talk about it, what code and whether you have the topper Will likely be phase two of a discussion if anybody cares, that's just going to be the new normal.

Scoop Problem:

I switched out the side scoop Mech for the one Stern sent out as replacement.
However, I’m probably around 30-40 games in on the new one and it has starred to act much like the old scoop that came with the game.

The problem: the balls are not detecting properly and consistently. Having to stop mid game, service menu SSC eject. Or during gameplay the SSC eject will just start firing off randomly as if there were a ball there to eject (which there is not).

Any advice ?

Should I move that moveable arm on the new switch and make a new hole for the screw thus adjusting the switch exposure to the ball ?
When installing I used the hole that was already there, so perhaps new switch went in at same angle and position as the stock was. Is That the problem ?

Thanks in advance.

Finally finishing up some major work projects and not working the weekend, so I got to relax and play some this afternoon. Got to Cygnus book 1, and got through the blue planet before draining out when trying to get to the next planet. Love this game but it’ll beat you up if you are tired and your aim is off.

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loosen the screw and move the switch away from the wood edge so it doesnt bind.not much room but a little is all You need.

I just got done playing a good while, and went into challenge modes holding both flippers for the first time and played Cygnus 1 (245m) and 2 (90m} with the flipper craziness.. that was really fun exploring.

Felt the same as you afterwards.

My trouble was that I was working 70 hour weeks and when I got a free minute to play I was wondering why I played like garbage. It’s amazing what a good nights sleep will do.

This is the most satisfying and what I could best describe as the Most Complete pin I have ever played; it is an Experience.

Just a phenomenal GOAT pin.

I keep coming back to it.
In my lineup, Rush is my go to.
The Best.

Music ain't half bad either

I became a Rush fan after the pin !

Music is F’ng awesome !
Elite, tight, and Rocking

Was actually wearing my new Rush Tshirt today.

That's an amazing compliment considering your lineup and the fact you weren't a fan and even from Canada... What a trifecta !

I couldn't agree more. It's my only pin, since I traded the old RCT so I could get an LE, but my opinion still counts!

And I don't know if it's the new code, or if I'm getting better, or just luckier...but holy cow!!! I reset the GC and High Scores the other night, as per the recommendation of the 1.10 code. Last night I decided to play a quick game...25 minutes later I've blown the thing up to 312+ million. I rarely scored that well on the OLD code.
Tonight, I decided, again, to play one quick game. Just got done (25 mnutes later), still sweating, heart still racing, blew it up again (for me) to 365+ million.

I LOVE this game.

Thanks for posting. I'm even more pumped to get this!

I pulled out my 1.02 SD card, duplicated it to another SD card, then put it back in and updated to 1.10. It reflashed my node boards and was running 1.10. I then put my old 1.02 card in, and it reflashed the node boards back to whatever node firmware is on 1.02. No problems.

You just need to get a copy of the SD card 1.02 software (I don't think you can downgrade using the USB version). I have it, but don't have a good way to get it to you. If nobody else can get it to you, PM me in a few days.

Note: I'm not sure if using the raw SD card image (which won't have your machine's saved data, settings, scores, etc) will cause any undesired behavior with Insider Connected. You might have to re-register your machine or something. Don't know about that.

Happy Easter

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Thanks for doing the testing, sounds promising. I sent a support request to Stern and will see what they say about it. I might get with you regarding the SD image if they cannot provide a link to it for me.

Say "Peart print" 10 times fast.

Good luck.

Has anyone else’s “coin door open” switch stopped working? Mine stopped after updating to the latest code. Not sure if it’s a coincidence. Opening the coin door no longer registers or turns off the 48v coil (even if I push the switch manually).

What if you push the switch in? I suspect you've lost the spring in that switch.

Everything in these games is the cheapest version of that thing. Had the same issue on a Walking Dead. Replaced the interlock switch and all good.

Some people have had a bad Power Distribution Board with those symptoms on newer built Stern's

I say it again. I find it unfair that the extra ball is removed for people who do not have the topper.

I have been playing for 9 months on this great pinball. My goal is to get a good score but above all to start the wizard modes. And more particularly to reach 2112. The best result I had is the year 2103. So if an extra ball is removed from the mystery award, it is as much to say that it is mission impossible starting 2112 mode at my modest level.

Maybe it was a change coming regardless of the topper awards, and the timing just made it seem like more of a rub. You still have to win 2 mystery awards back to back to get the topper extra ball, so it's definitely harder, if that is worth anything.

Ray would know and be able to comment on the decision for the removal of that extra ball mystery.

Meanwhile, are there settings you can adjust to award more extra balls during the game to compensate, or maybe a setting to enable extra ball mystery award, default OFF.
Maybe someday 2112 will be a challenge mode too.

You can always turn the replay award from credit to extra ball, you won't get a "knock" but it will do the extra ball callout when the score threshold is reached.

Please join us tonight @ 7:30pm Central on Twitch where the Wormhole Pinball crew will stream Rush (pro)! Format is a single strike tournament to determine prog rock domination!

https://www.twitch.tv/wormholepinball

Just watched YYZ in Rio again. How on earth could they have left this song off the pin? Criminal!

Probably the most women at a Rush concert ever

Yes, I could change the settings, but I like the idea of ​​playing with the default settings.

Cygnus X-1 Book One and Cygnus X-1 Book Two are indeed offered in independent game mode but I waited to have reached them during a game to play them afterwards.

It took me 7 months to get to Wizard Cygnus X-1 Book Two Hemispheres mode and I had never tried it before.

At my beginner level I was so happy to have made it on my own.

And even if 2112 will one day be available in challenge mode, I don't think I can start it without having had it in the normal game

Of course everyone plays how they want with their machine, I'm not here to give lessons.

This was answered in one of the making-of videos. They (Stern) didn't want more than one instrumental, and picked La Villa Strangiato over YYZ. Nobody forgot about YYZ, it just didn't make the cut.

I think the perfect place to play YYZ would be at the high-score enter-initials screen. The punch of that intro would be the perfect thing to cap off a big game.

I'm still waiting for The Necromancer Wizard Mode. And the backstory as to why ByTor turned to the evil side.

What, no love for Rivendell?