Snailman, for the CDC mode are you locked out of increasing the base value from shooting the left ramp once you shoot something other than the left ramp, or can you return to the left ramp to build it up some more ? From your 1.19 edit, it seems like you need to hold off shooting other shots beside the left ramp until you've built up a big value that you are comfortable with.
Also it seems like the 1.19 software revision changes what is most useful to go for during 2x playfield (I haven't played 1.19 yet). Keith's recommendation of shooting the left orbit during 2x playfield with the pop jackpot lit was the best at the time for the older software, but now it seems like with the changes, the 2x playfield is best combined with Arena or CDC even if the pop jackpot is lit. Toggling the shot multiplier away and then saving it for your final Arena or CDC shot is also probably the way to go.
Thanks for the edits.
Quoted from Snailman:I added a bunch of 1.19 changes that I've observed.