Feature adjustment #24 (BALL SAVE LIMIT AT START)

Scales..? $20 DLC vs $2k topper? Kinda like dropping $200k on a pool for a $600k house.. (if you're a lowly pro owner like me anyway..)

Yeah the outlanes have perfectly brutal geometry on this one.

Has anyone had any luck getting cliff to respond?

I have been inquiring about these ramp protectors with no luck in getting a response.

Anyone know of any alternatives?

Alternative is to make sure (before your ramp breaks), that the protector is pushed flush against the ramp.

And if was me and I was waiting on Cliff, I would remove the top screw of that protector and maybe use some double sided tape to hold it to the ramp.

Thanks for the tip!

I’ll second this. Increasing sling power not only reduces arching bounces off a sling into an out lane, it also hits more of the stand-up targets.

Hmmm, Cliff usually responds within a day or two. Hope he’s ok (or better yet, on vacation).

He's just swamped. It took 3.5 months to get my last order. That's not a complaint, just a fact. I heard (not from him) that his sons don't want to carry on the business, so it's just him.

Yup, he’s a one man show. I ordered protectors two months ago and I’m still waiting. No biggie, I’ll get them.

I hope he can find the help he needs, though. Demand is far beyond his ability to produce in a timely fashion, at this point.

While waiting for the Cliffy and to prevent the ramp cracks, I removed the original protector, drilled the hole in the metal protector wider more to the inner side and put it back in. That way it was sitting flush on the plastic ramp. That way my plastic ramp was safe. I would recommend Cliffys when available anyway, because it will give noticeably more stability to the whole ramp.

Looks like "The heat is on" achievement still isn't fixed Xaqery

I used this multiple times last night while logged in with insider connected, and it's still not awarded when used.

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Also hit a few issues with lamps and playfield inserts not being restored when the ball drains from the upper playfield while the encounter intro plays (often when the ball sneaks in to start the encounter). The only way to get the inserts and lamps back is to drain or start a multiball / mission mode. The game knows the ball is no longer in the upper playfield as playfield tagets respond when hit, it's just the inserts and lamps are off. This happened on a few occasions during the play session.

Some other feedback on the current code (Premium 1.40):

- Ambush now worth more, which is nice. Still find it a little dull to shoot though and would have loved to see additional shot logic. Would also have loved to earn Beskar and / or some extra fountry items from it. Bigger points on offer will have me play it more often though instead of waiting it out like I normally would.

- No highscore table for Ambush though? This would have been worth including and not sure why it was ommited. Would also have loved to see some additional high score table entries for things like Beskar collected / spent, items purchased, individual missions & multiballs, etc. I think there's a lot of room there for better high score entry tracking, giving players something extra to aim for and bragging rights.

- Points award for the scope shot I think needs to be increased or changed to another award. The other two shots (2 foundry items & beskar) are far more valuable than a few million points in a high scoring game.

- Would still love to see a timer added to the challenge mode, giving players the chance to either go for points or speed run it.

Man...this is still a problem? I don't even need/want anything new. Just squash the bugs! (Please Dwight, just squash the bugs in this and Star Wars...please, I'll never ask you for anything else...unless you code BTTF.)

I still can’t get the flamethrower achievement either. So it’s not just you and I agree it doesn’t seem fixed.

Played the new Ambush through this evening, finishing all blue shots and using a flamethrower on the final shot. Mode total 464M. So there is definitely reward for those willing to risk playing through the mode.

This is crazy talk!

oh wait. Its not. The fix didnt make it into the last release. Its in the next one. Sorry.

Awesome, thanks for following that up!

Yup, ran into this issue today coming out of the upper playfield as well on a Pro. Never saw that one until this latest update.

easy solution (for Dwight, if he wants) : instead of always giving the same amount of X millions pts, you should get a % of your actual score, as it you know for how much you're taking the shoot or not, and that way the more you're in a good/great game, the more you wanna to shot for it

I like this idea, as the game goes on add a higher risk reward.

Anyone have the lightsaber shooter lane mod? If so how do you like it

Congratulations! Would love to see someone max out the 720M in ambush. Maybe Deadflip can do it when presenting the topper hopefully very very very soon....

I was thinking about selling my topper for $8k and throwing in my Mando pro..

Side art install successful. I left playfield in and slid in loosely, then lined it up from the front and slowly worked my way back. Turned out great! Think my mando is now a promium!

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Damn. Still on version 1.02 waiting for an update with no bugs.

Weird. Hasn’t happened on mine. Probably only 30-40 games since the code update though

Thanks for your hard work in making our stellar Mando games even better Dwight @xaqery! (Any chance of adding an option for us to turn off upper PF flippers, unless there is an actual ball in the upper playfield?)

I thought the same thing which would be nice to save those coils.

That would be a great feature.

I vote for the upper flipper option.

Who else got a silly hat for their pinball machine this morning?

I’ve got the topper in my cart, but won’t let me check out. “Shipping Unavailable to your address”. I’m in New Mexico. you know, New Mexico, USA.

Anyone else have this issue?

Wish I did but for 2k had to pass.

It's single-sign on issue their website has. You have to login via insider.sternpinball.com and click the shopping cart from there. Then the store knows about your SIC all-access status.

It also says so in the checkout instructions on the actual topper:

“I’m logged in to my All-Access account but it’s still telling me that it can’t be shipped to my address” - Make sure that you’re logging into your All-Access account during the checkout process. Being logged in from the website doesn’t transfer over to being logged in on the Stern Shop.

It's sold out now.

First thing I did was login via IC. Still had this issue.

Bummer and bullshit. You do have the $39.95/year all-access visible on your profile? That took some time for mine to show up (https://insider.sternpinball.com/account).

There’s already an eBay listing for $3995 “direct from stern” purchase (not mine). Lol

As much as I would like a topper, I still can't get over the fact that the two modes are called "Mandalorian Madness" and "Beskar Bonanza" and each of those modes are worth $1000 a piece.

I installed smaller posts on my pop bumpers and now they won’t register when hit is the adjustment off? Here is a picture of the bumper ; does that center trigger have to be above the rubber or behind it as shown in pic ? Thank you I’ll be thrilled if I can get this working

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The switches are likely always closed now. The smaller posts will move the rubber ring closer to the switch so you'll need to slightly adjust the gap between the two blades of the switch. When either of the switches close, the slingshot fires so the further the switch blades are from one another, the less sensitive the slingshots will be.

Replaced posts back working as normal ;

I just want to say. Resist the urge to adjust those switches without a proper switch adjustment tool. You can buy one from every pinball parts supplier. You don't want to mangle them.

Topper is limited?

Ask the BKSOR folks what they think.

What I've "heard" is that they have one initial batch now, sold out everywhere, and distributors are taking pre-orders for another run spring next year. Then it's finito. You can definitely get one at retail with patience.

Anyone remember a version of the code without bugs? In version 1.02 all I notice is the child award screen sticks around too long. Bugs break my heart and hurt my soul so I am always hesitant to update.

While I agree that you should have and usually use a proper switch adjustment tool, I feel like a flat head screwdriver, especially the miniature ones, work really well for widening the gap between the switch blades, but the adjustment tool is much better equipped to close that gap.

Hi guy,

We have built a card to replace the ugly insider card at the right of you Mando pinball. This card is built in 3D printing with 3 colors.

You can buy here : https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1338-pino-pinball-mods-shop/07402-mandalorian-decorative-card

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Mando topper skit. Very accurate

Or you can print one up...

Recently passed 1000 plays here at home. Still really enjoying the game.

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