Good Rush summary - I am far from a good player and I agree with all of that.

I am getting much better at the orbits but that inner jackpot ramp is a b* to hit and even if you do often it's not enough power to get it all the way up.

Anyone interested don a restored Whitewater plus some cash for a Rush LE?

The standups only change the unlocked shots. The Instrument Lane behind the drops, however, will change the locked shots. So, if you don't want to start a particular mode for some reason, you can "reshuffle the deck" by hitting it.

For those of you looking for plastic protectors for Rush I've just listed a slingshot plastic protector set in my pinside shop. I have a small number of sets ready to ship today but I can make more quickly if the demand is there. There's a decent chance I'll be offering a few more plastic protectors in the near future as well. These will be added to the same page when they are ready but I won't post to this thread. If you have a particular plastics or list of plastic you are interested in let me know and I'll prioritize those plastic protectors. They are made from .06" PETG (1.5mm).

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1167-gameroom-mods/05938-stern-rush-protectors

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The basics aren’t that convoluted. Pretty stock pinball fare.
-Shoot some records, start modes, play modes.
-Bash the Time Machine, get Multiball.
-Hit lock targets, hit ramp when lock insert lit, shoot scoop to lock for Far Cry MB.
-Targets spell Rush, hit Rush ramp, hurry up mode starts.
-Combos are labeled 1-2-3…then shoot Time Machine for Combo jackpot & to collect albums for “The Weapon”
-Drops/instruments get you scoring perks & also sets up Freewill MB
-Pop bumpers advance the clock which eventually gets you Headlong Flight MB

That’s all you gotta know for lots of fun. Now there’s also other nuance…but you can ignore it if you want.

I understand that - but what I’m saying is that there have been times where I’ve got 2 solid blue records (Spirit of Radio)…and there are zero orange (Working Man) records lit or blinking…but Working Man is the song that’s ready to start. Seems weird/unintuitive.

y'all liked the shirt so much i decided to post the trophy (no i did not win it)

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LE Number 534 has arrived. Unfortunately getting a VUK error code. The ball goes in it sits there forever and then the whole machine cycles through looking for the ball before it eventually kicks it out. Distributor is talking to stern trying to figure out what’s going on

Did you check the switch in the VUK to make sure it's registering?

The delivery and setup guys are talking to a tech on the phone with Stern so I’m letting them work it. The alarm code pops up at startup., The VUK plunges half a dozen times and the error code pops up before a ball even loads. Then when playing, a ball goes in it sits for 5 to 20+ seconds, then you can hear a bunch of clicks where it’s searching for a ball then after all that the ball pops up During multi ball 2 balls were in at once and it couldn’t pop either out.

Just sounds like the VUK switch needs to be adjusted or replaced. Does the switch register in switch test mode? That will tell you everything you need to know.

Almost sounds like the switch is stuck closed. Might be a miss-adjusted switch or wired up wrong using the normally closed contacts or just a bad switch.

Hmmm. No Rush LE in Top 100 and Rush Pro sits at #115.

Quick question:

Anyone having airballs/jump balls trying to hit the left ramp?

Noticed that when hitting the ball towards the ramp from the upper flipper, it often happens that the ball jumps and hits the jackpot light plastic and comes back (or also happened that the ball hits the top of the diverter and comes back down the ramp).

Over the past weekend, I get yet another "interesting shot": The ball jumps over the ramp and lands in the left orbit (after hitting the side and/or lands on the pop bumper plastics)

The upper flipper strength is set at normal or medium.

Also new behavior: shooting the spinner rejects the balls and comes back down (rather than loop into the upper flipper....and no, there was ZERO spinner shots beforehand.

Just wondering if anyone else have the same issues and/or have a quick fix for these occurrences.

It was a misalignment on the switch. It looked like it wasn’t touching the edge when you look down from the top but just below that apparently it was making a connection. Just need to be pulled a little bit to one side and all the problems cleared up. Woo hop. Up and running! Sweet shooting machine

This is happening to mine too. Haven't been able to figure out what is causing it to airball. Maybe the screw on the ramp flap?

Stuff happens fast in this game. Take the glass off and play with the logic, so everything is in slow motion. If you then definitely find a bug, document the sequence that caused it and report it to the Stern software boys. It won't do any good to complain about it here.

LOL, I'm not complaining. I'm asking others about their experiences to try to figure out if this is a bug or something I'm misunderstanding.

LOL. I just told you how to figure out if it's a bug!

Give it some time it will.
The machine is one of stern’s best imo

I’ve had some air balls once in awhile during a multi ball.
Once I set up the machine a little tighter in the level bubbles it died down for me
I also dropped the bottom flippers power down to normal

It’s really amazing. It needed some out of the box tweaks to declunkify a few things - but now it plays like it should. I’ve got about 100 games on mine now, and I’m really, really happy with it. It’s a dream theme that came through with being a dream game in the end. I was skeptical at first - worried that a tweaked X-Men playfield, no Lyman (he was such a huge Rush fan, RIP), and perhaps too complex/confusing rules would result in a game I might not get into, despite loving the theme. But man - it all gels SO well. Borg’s design with SexRay’s rules are just WORKING. Fun, well choreographed, satisfying, addicting. Pretty organic up front rules with depth master later. Originally I was like “I have to buy it cuz it’s Rush, but if I don’t dig it…oh well, I’ll sell”….but now I’m like “BOLTED TO THE FUCKING FLOOR”.

Thanks for this...it actually helps a dimwit like me. I hate sifting through 10 pages of rules trying to decipher the gist of it.

Has anyone put a coat of "hard as nails" on the inside of the scoops or the VUK hole? How is it holding up if so?

What would the lower flipper strength have to do with airballs from the upper flipper?

Tim Sexton & RayDay = SEXRAY. I’m making this a thing. Embrace it.

Rarehero
is there something "else" that you're trying to tell us?

Probably?

Took me quite a few games to get the hang of it. Watching YouTube videos definitely helped with some strategies.

Having the same issue on my Pro. Thank you for the detailed write-up. I ordered a switch!

Nope! Nothing!

Agree 100% with everything
Always wanted a Rush pinball
Wrote stern all the time
Had no intention of buying another game.
I found out about rush after the announcement.
Bought an LE because, I’m a huge Rush fan
And I’m very happy with the outcome all around. I will always be the one that says why did they not Have a spinning drum kit mechanism on the playfield but, I’m looking forward to the future updates.
I hope the topper is not a let down

Maybe I mis understood you?
I just saw airballs in General

In am legitimately expecting this to be the GOAT Topper. It will be next level.
And will require 8’ ceilings. Fact.

Can’t wait

Favorite song light show so far? Mine right now is One Little Victory. The sound and lights on that one really work for me. Interested to hear which ones others think they nailed.

They're all really cool...I find myself digging Big Money...something about that neon pink light show just screams mid-80's...very appropriate for Big Money. There's one that goes full rainbow at one point, but I forget which one that is offhand. Fly By Night, maybe?

Just got the call earlier from my distributor.. Premium on way.. should be here Thursday afternoon!

Where did you order the switch from.

Nice. I will go back and give Big Money a closer look.

Waiting on my home Pro still and my eye was, admittedly, wandering to a couple other options. So I went back out to the nearby location and confirmed that, yes, I am still in on this game. Shots are a blast, even if a little lopsided. Time Machine is difficult enough to make it a novelty. I didn't live in the scoops, thankfully, and when I did hit them it was a nice breather. And I have to say, I actually like the dead end shot on the Pro. It feeds back to the right flipper so cleanly - I feel like I might get tired of the pause and upkick on the Prem/LE (this also may just be my way of justifying a cheaper spend lol). Callouts are goofy and fun, just how pinball should be.

Two things I am hoping for clarity on from those who are deeper on the rules than I am:

1) When I hit the first record shot on the playfield (for example, pink for Big Money), it will lock in that song, right? But there were times I would do that and it seemed there were then no other pink shots to hit for a bit. Do I just need to hit the same pink shot again to get everything changing toward pink to rack up more record shots before starting the mode?

2) A couple times all the shots went white - not sure if this was during Bastille Day, or if some other objective. Little help?

All in all, looking forward to getting this in the garage, hopefully sometime in April. I need to brush up on how to get some bigger points (maxed out at 166 M) but it should be a ton of fun to flip!

Send a PM to Sonic. Or search this big thread (yes this one) for the write up from TinyBlackDog with the switch info. I sent a PM to Sonic and had it ordered pretty quickly. Once you start counting the # of times it doesn’t register you realize your score depends on this switch!

Last night I did something I'd never be able to so on any machine with ramps. I switched the flippers to the soft setting. Surprisingly, I could still make every shot easily. Best of all, it's not beating the crap out of the scoops.

nm, figured it out myself

Everyone's talking about all the songs they would have liked to have seen on the machine. That got me thinking Stern could take a hint from CGC's and how they're releasing a 'special' edition of code for CCR at an additional price.

Stern wouldn't even have to put a lot of effort into it. Just get the rights to a couple more songs then charge customers to add them into the background music library.

I'd certainly pay money to have some of the stuff from albums that were left out doing nothing more than blasting while I'm playing.

1) you can't lock in a mode. Whichever color you collect the most of is the mode you'll play. If there are no more flashing records of the color you want hit the rush targets to randomize the colors of the flashing records
2) that happens after you complete the drops to collect an instrument bonus and reset them iirc

Sucks to still be waiting for my LE and you're getting your premium already

Expression lights still out.

Check connections inside for this feature are all tight.

Is this common issue.

Sucks to be picking up a Premium when you have an LE coming. Haha.

(I’m kidding, very happy to be getting a Premium.)