Quoted from Looprunner:

Sounds like I'm in the first run of premiums in July!

Quoted from Tiki-Ed:

You mean this or something else? If so it’s a locking gate thing that activates sometimes
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Quoted from chuckwurt:

Not sure why you think that. It appears they slide right into the ramps like the pro ramp returns do, and also attach at the slings at the same spot. [quoted image]

Quoted from chuckwurt:

ah I see now. Why would you need to do anything with that?

Quoted from Atari_Daze:

There has almost always been TWO or more threads (once problems come up, folks start a thread on those too), the first when the game is announced, the second is the OWNERS CLUB thread, which the mods will NOT allow until the game actually ships.
Sorry but I don't see anything being ego motived here.

Quoted from Lermods:

Thank you for posting that. I just went and checked my game and I could see it would start to do the same thing. Seems stern still has not learned that they are tightening the ball rails down too much and allowing them to dig into the playfields. Washers should be under every single ball rail guide. I did check the rest of the game and the ball rail is raised everywhere except for this spot, which is on the left side of the hairpin turn. To prevent further damage, I loosened the nut underneath a few turns and used a punch to raise the guide. Luckily no paint chipped off. First pic shows it starting to dig in, second pic shows it raised with no damage.
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Quoted from mbl1116:

I gotta say these posts are giving me some pause on this game. I understand that all machines require regular maintenance but this seems like a ton of early issues with minimal plays

Quoted from Multiballmaniac1:

You can’t call them. Email only nowadays. The good ole top notch Chaz Saddiqi support days are long gone.

Quoted from JStoltz:

Anybody know of a good way to get a couple flyers for the game (premium), other than waiting for them to eventually show up on ebay? I like to snag two of each machine I have so I can frame and display the front/back. Non pinball guests always think it's funny/interesting how much the promo materials have evolved from our oldest ( Lost World ) to our newest ( Batman 66, soon to be The Mandalorian (Premium) ).

Quoted from JStoltz:

Ah, right! Forgot that those were available on Stern's website. Looks like the PDFs are "Lo Res" according to the filename, though.. may see if I can get a decent print.. otherwise may just wait for them to show up on eBay. Or bug my distributor.
For anybody else who is interested, here are the links:
Pro: https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mando-Pro-Final-Lo-Res-compressed.pdf
Prem: https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mando-Prem-Final-Lo-Res-compressed.pdf
LE: https://sternpinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Mando-LE-Final-Lo-Res-compressed.pdf
Edit: This bullet point on the Prem flyer seems to suggest there are 4 wizard modes before This is the Way, rather than just three? Or am I forgetting something?
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Edit 2: PDF Rulesheet just lists 4 as expected.. must be a typo on the flyer. D'oh!
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Quoted from VillaThrills:

Just got the freight delivery call, my Premium shows up tomorrow! Thanks Flip N Out! Of course I am slammed tomorrow afternoon but will get to it tomorrow night and get plenty of pics.

Quoted from Chetrico:

That little adjustment made the machine a little bit easier... and a heck of a lot more fun! 680 in 20some minutes. Now I don't want to go back to work.
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Quoted from Pinball-Obsessed:

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Quoted from jaycbarnett:

Crazy shaker on my LE too. My issue is the shaker itself is making a ton of noise. I tested with both BG and PF glass off and it was still there.
I had a similar situation on a DP and just had to tighten that threaded rod a little to settle it down. I took the cover off on the Mando's and unfortunately the shaker has no stabilizing rod. If you run the test and squeeze the 2 mount side together on top, carefully so your fingers don't get whacked by the weights, and the noise goes away, it's something that rod would help with.
Stern's accessory site shows 2 pics with no rod and 1 with rod, so I guess it's whichever supplier it came from. Doubtful I can get a replacement from Stern, so I guess I'll either:
-Deal with it
-Buy a aftermarket shaker
-Do some frontier medicine with a drill and DIY it.
Hopefully some of y'all might have the adjustable version!

Quoted from jaycbarnett:

I've not looked at that, I'll be checking this after work!
Thanks man!

Quoted from Phbooms:

I just made 2 videos of it coming up while holding left flipper. Where do I send the videos? Ive sent them to them before but its been awhile. Its weird how it comes up sometimes on the second ball or third or both everygame but first ball skill shot always works. I also got a short video of hitting the right orbit a few times in a row and the post comes up messing up a clean orbit shot.
The post isnt there to stop the ball I think its only to make the ball go into the Child rollover area when activated, correct?

Quoted from Xaqery:

It seems like there is some confusion about the post at the top of orbit.
1 - Its job is to send the ball to the Child area / top lanes
2 - It will do this from either direction. Meaning from the left orbit, right orbit, or from the shooter lane.
3 - If the Child is lit it will energize try to divert the ball. Maybe this is undesirable from the shooter lane but its not a bug! : --- )
4 - If you hold in the left flipper while the ball is leaving the shooter switch and keep it held until the ball exits the shooter lane the top post will stay down (again, unless The Child is lit). If the ball doesnt come all the way around maybe it didnt transition from the shooter lane to the orbit well or found something else to slow it down. It probably was not the top post.
With reguard to the super skill shot -
The Super Skill Shot only starts if you are still holding the left flipper when the ball reaches the left orbit (The 'C' roll over). If you left the flipper go before it will not start.
If you see behavior that is not like this please do make a video and send it to [email protected]
It hope this helps.
- Dwight

Quoted from Phbooms:

On #3 does it always require you to hit the scoop 2x before it registers? Ive never seen that happen and i can hit the first scoop shot on the first try out of the orbit alot.

Quoted from Phbooms:

I would think that if the left flipper is held it would cancel the Child lanes. Have you ever activated Ambush mode yet on your machine?

Quoted from Purdue:

I think he’s saying the post pops up unpredictably during super skill shot. Mine does this too randomly blocking the orbit (despite Left flipper held during plunge)
I think it’s a code bug that possibly has something to do with the child being lit on the plunge.
I’m on initial code still and haven’t updated... was kinda waiting on the next round of updates because i figure it won’t be long.

Quoted from Xaqery:

It seems like there is some confusion about the post at the top of orbit.
1 - Its job is to send the ball to the Child area / top lanes
2 - It will do this from either direction. Meaning from the left orbit, right orbit, or from the shooter lane.
3 - If the Child is lit it will energize try to divert the ball. Maybe this is undesirable from the shooter lane but its not a bug! : --- )
4 - If you hold in the left flipper while the ball is leaving the shooter switch and keep it held until the ball exits the shooter lane the top post will stay down (again, unless The Child is lit). If the ball doesnt come all the way around maybe it didnt transition from the shooter lane to the orbit well or found something else to slow it down. It probably was not the top post.
With reguard to the super skill shot -
The Super Skill Shot only starts if you are still holding the left flipper when the ball reaches the left orbit (The 'C' roll over). If you left the flipper go before it will not start.
If you see behavior that is not like this please do make a video and send it to [email protected]
It hope this helps.
- Dwight

Quoted from Phbooms:

If you watch the post when somebody is playing it will randomly pop up for a millisecond here and there when it shouldnt. Ive sent video to bug report.

Quoted from Purdue:

oh interesting. So is dwight saying, the child being lit on the plunge is not a bug too?

Quoted from P1nhead:

Coming soon to a center ramp near you...
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Quoted from Munsters:

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Quoted from douglasHicks:

Anyone having trouble with the left orbit? On my Pro , *every* ball coming down the left orbit hits the little rubber post and drains right down the center. Its damn near unavoidable. I don't *think* it's by design, but I could be wrong.
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Quoted from KnockerPTSD:

Mando is the first game since Deadpool where the lockdown button actually feels fun and useful. It has some bugs still but its well integrated.

Quoted from hiker2099:

My distributor says my new diverted should be coming but I have been waiting for two weeks.

Quoted from PismoArcade:

So I was just in the middle of a really good game (of course) when this chunk of plastic slid down the playfield. I'm assuming it came from here but the piece doesn't seem to match up.
Any ideas? If it is from here how difficult is it to replace?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: The more I look at it, I don't think it came from there but I could be wrong. Is this how it's supposed to look?
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Quoted from PoMC:

Very well done. I removed my shaker from Stranger Things before trading it and installed it in Mando. MUCH, MUCH better shaker integration in Mando than ST.

Quoted from PoMC:

It started shaking on boot up? I'd re-check the connectors, make sure plugged into the shaker connector and it isn't off by one pin over. I didn't know there was an adapter for spike to use the SAM shakers...would've bought a $40 new one I saw at the Allentown show in the flea market.

Quoted from Groo:

Received replacement ramp from Stern yesterday. I’ll probably get that cliffy before installing it.

Quoted from crujones4life:

I noticed this plastic on my NIB Mando was raised up on the end slightly...they must have started putting something under this plastic to raise it. Build date 7/22/21.

Quoted from crujones4life:

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Quoted from jaycbarnett:

Here's what I did...that black screw that holds down the plastic isn't long enough (it also looks like a wood screw whick is weird because there's a riser under it), so remove it and get a longer machine screw. I think I used 10/32 x 3/4". Underneath the plastic put 2 7/16"OD rubbers and then screw it down. Works like a champ and is a little more elegant than my previous bit of beerseal on the guide.[quoted image]

Quoted from crujones4life:

There is definitely something under my plastic up by the little ramp by Grogu. I guess it's on all of them? It causes the plastic to be noticeably raised up on that side.

Quoted from jaycbarnett:

Correct, I only did that top screw just to the left of the ball guide, used 2 rubbers to make sure it was lifted enough.

Quoted from jaycbarnett:

Here's what I did...that black screw that holds down the plastic isn't long enough (it also looks like a wood screw whick is weird because there's a riser under it), so remove it and get a longer machine screw. I think I used 10/32 x 3/4". Underneath the plastic put 2 7/16"OD rubbers and then screw it down. Works like a champ and is a little more elegant than my previous bit of beerseal on the guide.[quoted image]

Quoted from crujones4life:

None of these are great pics but I didn't have time to disassemble. You can definitely see it curve up towards the back. I can stick my fingertip between the plastic and the rail. I wonder why they didn't just raise the whole thing up with washers instead of bending the plastic.
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Quoted from Mando:

What issue is this fixing?

Quoted from thewool:

Really enjoying the game!! But it needs some tweaking.... I really hope Dwight and the code team are looking at what role the upper post has in the gameplay. Honestly speaking the game flows so much better when it's disabled in the settings. Plunging/shooting to a dead post stop just isn't fun.
My thoughts... why not have it down most of the time to open up the orbits during general gameplay. It would only be up when the CHILD shot is qualified. Skill shot could then be to manually plunge the ball to the CHILD lanes, and have the super skill shot as a secondary target after making the CHILD lanes, or even something from a short plunge to the right orbit and target/shot.
We need some combo shots as I found myself making 4/5 together with the post down. Something like the deathblows in Maiden would be cool, maybe reward some of that shiny Beskar

Quoted from thewool:

Yes it is. Standard plunge is post up, roll into the CHILD lights. Skill shot is if you do that and the ball runs through a lane with the lit light. Super skill shot is hold the left flipper button down to drop the post and then complete the sequence of shots.
Maybe it's personal taste, I just don't like games where the plunge stops the ball, especially in Mando as the only way out of the CHILD area is with a dribble. Post down and manual plunge into the CHILD area would have made much more sense as a true skill shot.
All, if you're curious, try disabling the post in the game settings and see how the differently the game feels. There is a fine balance in there somewhere... Come on Dwight and team!

Quoted from rob3:

Love the concept art in the attract mode. Would love to see an option where if only shows concept art. I think this would be a huge selling point for home owners and bar passer by’s as well.

Quoted from PismoArcade:

I've had my Mando pro for over a month and although I'm enjoying it, I'm finding the game is more difficult than I had hoped.
Either that or my skills have really diminished in the last few years that I haven't owned a game.
I'm seriously humbled by how shitty of a player I've become. My top score is 260 mil which compared to others is pretty pathetic.
Dropped more "f bombs" since I've owned it than I normally do in a year.

Quoted from OriginalFresh:

Come to think of it...why would the orbit post be up if the child lanes are not lit?

Quoted from thewool:

So what you get is the ball flying up the middle following the red arrow, round to the left and it leaves that ramp and hits the plastic (red X). Doesn't happen all of the time, only when the ball is travelling fast.
If you look underneath that plastic where the blue line is, it's not running flush with the ball guide. It's like the rear part needs to be raised up. If you did that it would no longer foul the ball, but the triangular piece at the back with the flasher cap on would need supporting, as it would be no longer be resting on the rail.
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Quoted from Mikew492:

Mandalorian side armor looks really nice! Are they metal and do they feel sturdy?

Quoted from kempsuk:

Any strategies out there for high scoring?

Quoted from Apinjunkie:

Okay, I give up... What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to upgrade my Mando pro to the new code and just can't get it to do it. I have downloaded the files from Stern onto a USB stick. The files are unzipped on the stick but the machine does not acknowledge anything different when it boots. I am currently using the port at cn9 but I've tried others as well. I have tried reloading the files from Stern but still nothing. Short of just banging on the monitor I'm not sure what else to do. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Quoted from spidey:

I think since Spike.

Quoted from thewool:

I would rather slide down a razor blade using my gonads as a hand brake.
Sorry, as you can tell I don't like Pinstadiums very much.

Quoted from BWelch:

Shooter rod and side armor on! Have some art blades for the inside as well, but still trying to feel out the best approach. Soapy water?[quoted image]

Quoted from crujones4life:

That's really strange...can't be intentional. Can anyone verify if they can do Super Skill shot with Grogu lit? To be clear if Grogu is lit and I don't hold left flipper button on plunge the post will come up...

Quoted from Jamwin:

Thanks all for helping, to clarify, in Etcher, you can only select one file to flash so I can't select both files. However, are you saying that I can just copy and paste the files onto a thumb drive and then insert into the machine for the update?
I thought you had to flash them onto an SD card then insert the card in place of the existing.

Quoted from ChrisLIX:

I confirm the same issue here on my Mando Pro. I got a "Heal is lit" from the mystery, but Grogu didn't collaborate and kept Heal light for him

Quoted from MarkitZero:

Recently purchased a Mandalorian pro for my home...had the machine setup and installed by my local distributor but I have a couple of questions I'm hoping you all can help me with. I should preface these with the fact that I'm a complete pinball newb and this is my first machine so please forgive me if these are dumb or have been answered before.
1. The upper playfield doesn't seem to be registering when shots hit any of the targets. I have 6 technician alerts (1 for each target) all related to checking switch numbers 70-75. Is this something I should be able to fix on my own or should I have the distributor check it out?
2. After playing this for a few days, the razor-crest multi-ball shot started kicking off the bottom part of the left ramp and draining straight down the middle every time. Has anyone else experienced this or do you have any suggested fixes?
3. When I enter a different game mode (2 vs. 2, 3 vs. 1) etc. the game goes through all three balls for player one and then ends without cycling through another player. Is this something in the settings I need to change?
Sorry if these are dumb and thank you for your help. My family loves this game and we've had a ton of fun playing it even though we've only had it a few days.

Quoted from alex_m:

Happy to have recently joined the club! Really enjoying the game so far (need to update the code as it is running with 0.98). It's a fast, fun change of pace compared to my Hobbit.
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Quoted from mbrave77:

thanks, will take a look.

Quoted from smoothbore19:

My plan at this point is to play the sh-- out of it. When the decals get here ill just put them away for later.

Quoted from J85M:

Your right Flynn those shooter decals began with Godzilla.
Maybe something that’s coming now with all IC games moving forward?

Quoted from John_I:

I put in the tweak kit from Mezel that is made by pinball universe. Most of the items I could have made on my own for a lot cheaper but in the end it was a nice comprehensive kit and made the game play a lot smoother.
https://mezelmods.com/collections/mandalorian-pinball-mods/products/mandalorian-pinball-upgrade-kit

Quoted from TheSpoon:

It moves no problem. I can slide it over. However, I don't HAVE a screw, and can't find a reference to the size/type of the screw. I'll gladly run up to the hardware store and grab one to replace it, I just need to know what to get.

Quoted from Xelz:

Pinball Universe makes a kit that includes modifications to the left ramp. I installed it and the ramp is butter smooth with a clean shot.
Shots still clunk if they’re slightly off, though. It’s a tighter shot than it looks.

Quoted from paynemic:

Honestly I’ve felt like this game is a clunk fest. I’m not talking missed shots, but made shots that don’t flow well or rattle around and reject for no reason. The main cuplprit was the left orbit coming off the razor crest shot. A lot of people reported it was bouncing off the plastic tab there and wrecking the glow. So I finally did the plastic trim mod on the left orbit plastic. Amazing difference!! I also moved that ball guide out a bit so it doesn’t clip the slingshot and get all crazy. My game finally flows!!! Thanks to all who posted about it. I’m excited to play!

Quoted from spidey:

The right side white GI stopped working. Any ideas on how to diagnose?
It works for about a minute after a reboot and then cuts out. Bad node board?
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Quoted from NickBuffaloPinball:

Do the Cliffy ones require you to drill your own holes in the ramps?

Quoted from Jerickso77:

The Super Skill shot doesn't give equipment.