in the club for 1 month (loan), as my son & i we wanna learn it...
not usual with the pin, only played few games on it, 15 days ago, than all i know was from watching streams
of course i have a lot to read here, but today we already played +/- 40 games and we have the overall rules in mind

and than probably a 1st bug (which is surelly know already) : i was playing level 3 of the yellow mini wizard, multiball, 1 ball goes in the scoop > foundry > flippers dead, all balls out (except the one in the scoop) > when foundry over, game give me back the multiball (hard to say more right now), than !?

its a PRO model

perfect combo !

...

and while i'm here, a gameplay ask (for evbd) : what the main purpose of the 2 fixed targets left & right of the ramp ? is it only to set that ramp shot on X2 value !?

tanx

ok, pin is 7 days home, than wanna know more about THIS IS THE WAY, did a "wizard" search on this topic...
for what i see, none of pinsiders have gone there since the 1.20 !? and only few (in fact 1) before

hard to share gameplay tactics than

to me, the prob is to advance ENCOUNTERS (PRO model), as the modes are feeling quite easy, and than RAZOR CREST alone (!) is also makable (even now with the added hurry-up parts) & ... boring :/

my score (1.389B) seems to be in range with yours

will than try to finish the pin with my son while playing in CO-OP

ok, pin is 7 days home, than wanna know more about THIS IS THE WAY, did a "wizard" search on this topic...
for what i see, none of pinsiders have gone there since the 1.20 !? and only few (in fact 1) before

hard to share gameplay tactics than

to me, the prob is to advance ENCOUNTERS (PRO model), as the modes are feeling quite easy, and than RAZOR CREST alone (!) is also makable (even now with the added hurry-up parts) & ... boring :/

my score (1.389B) seems to be in range with yours

will than try to finish the pin with my son while playing in CO-OP

and :

not more on line !?
another link/hoster may be ?
tanx

tanx for this quite complete feedback, and so... funny you did write this while i was beating it too, but than "only for fun" and in CO-OP with myself (lol)
time to go to bed, more talks tomorrow

than after 77CMG77 feedback, i know i have to try to do it in normal play

while yesterday i did beat it, but in a 4 players games, and a CO-OP with myself
of course, this is NOT the way !!! looooooooooooool

tanx of course... but in this case, nothing special, just a lot of balls to complete the run
and for sure, most of us can do it too

ok, advancing, just reached THIS IS THE WAY in normal play, but than didnt started it ! quite frustrating...
you have to go there (while finishing all 3 mini-wizards, than start the TITW (the 6 main shots), than play/beat it !!!
its hot in factory settings, and may be concentring on more beskar (to get more EB) would be a good idea (even if taking another gift, depending on where you are, seems finally better than an EB)

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so do i, but in CO-OP play

back to the code/bug/Dwight choice (?), with these 2 things :

* you did prepare your RAZOR multiball ready to start, than you (badly) start AMBUSH/ESCAPE, all multi inserts on the central lane are white only (logical for this "alone" mode), but if you make that central shot, the multiball is still active under & will start...

* HEAL : you can have this in the foundry or in the mystery, and than, sometime, you have 2, 1 at each outlane > if ball goes out 1 side, you will also lose the HEAL at the other side...

:/

just completed my best game tacticaly, this time following the path : missions (completed) > encounters (completed) > razor
was at phase 3 of the razor wizard, that means still more to do to finish the pin, which let's admit, is easy to play/understand, but not to beat
scored a bit over 2B

...

and another small bug : having completed the missions levels, get into the foundry, the START JOURNEY was still available (!?), chose it, and of course i get nothing while just losing BESKAR

i suppose the same will occur with encounters & razor

tanx

and quite sure Xaqery Dwight/software team is reading here

ok Chuck, will do at the end of my loan (stil 15 days), and do a recap with all i get

another (small) bug, which surelly is due to the Razor Crest update, when Dwight added the hurry up rule in it

and than :

ball 1, having played the 1st RC multiball, than hurry up will be the next award > ball 2, go for the SUPER skillshot, succeed & than collecting the RC multiball ready, as the screen was telling, but of course, logically in a way (last code), when shooting the RC it gives me the hurry up and not the multiball

yep same, that's what i explained, surelly linked from when the hurry up was still not in there
just that the info screen is not more correct with what you'll really get (should be an easy update, kind of "in case" or "if then else" linked to the variable, to know which word/sentence should be on the screen)

but ok, not really a big prob

bug again :

tonight, wanted to visit the big wizard mode with my son, than we started a 4 players game in CO-OP
we did complete all the 3 path, but than it was impossible to play the ENCOUNTERS mini-wizard, except with player 3, which was the one that finish the 3rd level (this may be a clue to Dwight !?)

the code was lost for sure, as with the 3 others players, only the helmet inserts were lighted in red, as the left ramp insert, but all the others inserts on the playfield were OFF (but switches still working)
we putted more than few shot in the helmet, flipping with the upper flipper, but no target were active in there

and to precise, no problem at all to play MISSIONS mini wizard & RAZOR CREST mini wizard, this with the 4 players

...

last time i play like this in CO-OP, all was OK/did reach THIS IS THE WAY (with 2 out of 4 players)
i dont know what goes wrong today
a last clue : even the "complete an encounters level" bought in the foundry did not work when using it (lockbar button was well blinking in red, and while using it screen says "mssion completed" but no)

same bug again, this time with a video (sorry for my english)
than state here was : co-op game, player 4 ball 3, yellow+green mini wizard played, only red remaining (PRO version, code 1.20)
PS : i did lit THIS IS THE WAY with player 3, that means ENCOUNTERS did work with this player... :/

yep, will do as promised, with a recap at the end of location, 1 week remaining...

tanx to you Dwight ! for the reply, & letting us know you will give a look

same here about being easy to backhand ramps & scoop
of course, slope & coils power would be a key point...

than yes, as it
and as said just above about the flame/orange

...

ok, than some feedback on 1.30 PRO version :

- RAZOR CREST ramp stay off after only the first multiball (getting the HUNTER after did relight the ramp), it happends 2 times, and it was 2 times with JETPACK
- JETPACK multi again : last ball & getting the add-a-ball in the ENCOUNTERS right in the grace period did not work : screen says "5 MILLIONS & ADD-A-BALL", but pin gaves nothing
- the child (normal) skillshot directly gave the skillshot+gift in 1 pass (hardware prob !? strange as it never happends with 1.20, and it happends X times in 1.30)
- tilting the pin cause a reset (again, never happends in 1.20)
- complete the MYTHROL in just 1 shot, left to right loop (now it was a slow ball, than may be logical if this is checked by a timer !?)
- ENCOUNTERS targets not reacting, left ramp was indeed lighted/ready to play it, ball was well diverted & inserts were in red (this is not new)

tanx for reading Dwight Xaqery

and physical/mechanical problem tonight, 1st time in +/- 250 games, i got 4 balls blocked behind the left upper trap of the RAZOR
a 5th ball also go there, but was so limit than shaking a little give back that one
search ball didnt help in this case as the moving metal plate was physically stucked by the balls
have to remove the glass

of course, such a case will not happends often...

the CO-OP trick again (i mean alone with myself lol)
better the last time (in 1.20), 5.5B scored, 2 players on which i've beaten THIS IS THE WAY, on the 2 others i've reached it, but didnt started it, these 6 shoots+scoop to make seems easy when you are already there, but its not, not only because you have shaking hands & are tired (it was a 2 houres run), but also because coils are becoming hot & losing power (mainly for the left ramp)... Dwight Vador coding is from the dark side on that point (lol inside of course)

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didnt look for that in 1.20, but in 1.30 only setting that i see is EASY/MED/HARD
anyway, didnt touch it, its from factory (MED), and than the fact that RAZOR shoots didnt restart right after the 1st multiball seems a prob for me, even more when this happends only few times...

other ask about rules & the RC HURRY UP : suppose this is under timer !? if yes, cant see it on the screen
how is it build ? as sometimes i get 2 quick shoots and its over, sometimes i have a lot (lot) more time and can make 6 or 7 shoots

did this happends after tilting ? +/- 250 games here, and only reset 1 time (1.30, never in 1.20)
i was also thinking : overheat & a board fail, as its really hot here at the moment... !?

have done all.. will re-look asap, may be i must change my glasses...
anyway, while it did not work always the same, there's a prob

ok tanx, will pay attention at that

and after few games seems that's correct
for what i've seen the base is 2 shoots, than each triangle lit seems to make these X2, thats should give 2 or 4 or 6 or 8 shoots max

...

btw, another freeze/reset this time in the bonus count

same here, no IC, should not be the point...

just to say, when enabling TITW, control yourself, because you still have the 6 main shoots to do, and than the scoop to really start it... that means you're under stress if you're on last ball...

... double post

same... but there's always something missing (lol)
my 1 month location is now complete since few days, but as the distro (he's a friend) didnt call me to take back the pin, let's play it !!!
i would say Mando is quite easy on the base things, but once you're in the mini-wizards, its not the same story (and thats a good point for sure)

2.1B tonight, the 1.30 table :

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+1

tanx
but to help you feeling better (joking/kinding of course), i'm a tournament player (meanwhile, far from the best ones !!! lol)

because :

- midnight madness is set to be played only at... midnight
- you already have a "crazy" mode in Mando, while hitting switches for just hitting switches : the DANK FARRIK MULTI

+1

got this bug 3 or 4 times in +/- 300 games...

ok, i'm now out of the club as pin is just gone, ending a (big) 1 month loan...
it was a positive experience, Mando is a good pin, and the code/rules are nice, even if some bugs remain (including full pin reset)
finally not hard to understand in the main gameplay line, quite easy to play & advance until the mini wizards, and than the hard part is coming, you will need some skill to go further (and beat the pin THIS IS THE WAY)...
i didnt succeed (in single play, i did in CO-OP), even today in my last games, 2.1B, yellow completed, red completed, was playing green mini wizard, and lose the ball :/

from my player POV, what may need some attention from the coding team : AMBUSH mode
honestly, not sure lots of guys will really play this, as the risk/reward seems very low, even with the X2 targets ramp running, even when going to the 2nd blue stage to add points

what i still dont understand :

- AMBUSH (again), when collected in the foundry mystery :
in that case, seems the timer is very high, is it different to play as the AMBUSH mode, as grabbing the ball seems to NOT finish it !?

- SUPER SPINNER
tried today with hands/glass off, i dont understand why when you get this with the CHILD, it didnt start directly, but need "i dont know what" to finally launch super spinner, with animations on the screen & the 2 red/left flashers telling you its running...
can someone explain !? tanx

my table scores (PRO 1.30) :

someone with a link to the 1.20 code PRO version ?
my buddy who takes the same pin on loan gets already 2 resets in just few games
he's a casual player, downgrade to 1.20 will do the job...

tanx

for those wanted to see a very nice game on Mando, just watch Karl DE latest, scoring 2.6B, and making this to "seems" its really easy to do (lol)...

not only fun but also instructive to watch him playing (same for Bowen K.)

you forget the sneak in, that's 3 already

and : Left flipper, full plunge, (right ramp than), up left ramp, is already part of 1 of the SUPERs, but ok about your idea, why not !?
or than once you are there (up left ramp) why not add a shot with the diverter to the mini playfield, for 1 target and a MEGA SUPER JP...

good point

and good point, i never go for the SUPER

i had the opportunity to put some games on a LE this week-end, and lets admit, for sure, encounters are way harder with the moving mini playfield (than tribute to those playing on PREM/LE)

and also a word for Lyman, as ok, may be he was taking his time, but at the end you know for sure that he will code something very solid for pins he was in charge

bonne nouvelle

if its not "physical" (as said above to set up your pin), than just train again & again, simply because you have to master these 2 shoots in reverse (mainly the right ramp), else you'll get much more drains...

already reported few monthes ago (including videos about the point 3, its above in the topic talks)

nice to read about the update, tanx Dwight, i'm happy (and jealous lol) for Mando owners

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

is the pin set to factory ? if yes, that's very nice, if not than do it...

we're all getting old !!! lol

meanwhile, bravo to your son

sad to have that part covered and not more visible

why not simply use soft (not to soft, not to hard) transparent plastic ? one you can easy cut with a cisor (thats why i'm keeping old playfield protector i removed from a pin i bought ! lol)

even if here, i understand that the under part/entry ramp without holes may not be enough to keep ball under control...

bug !
check (second part of) my video here :
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-owners-club/page/112#post-7056174

as always, only reported here in the topic, with others bugs (as the SUPER SPINNER he corrected since)
and than dont worry, Dwight is reading

yes, same here
except orbits, i was mainly playing Mando all in reverse, simply because its safer, and working well on the pin i got home (from loan)

that particular (under the pops) switch "problem" should be put in the keys topic...

long time ago i didnt play Mando...
tonight a friend did get his pin back from another friend, and we had this 2 houres battle

finally beat THIS IS THE WAY
have to be said, pin was set on 5 balls, beat it on ball 4, that's the advantage key
on the other hand & the negative side, i get 3 times (ball 1, 2 and 3) the RAZOR CREST staying OFF (than have to go to next ball to get it back ON), same with ENCOUNTERS on my second run, it was locked up and stay as it until the end of the game
ball 1 was very good, fully completing MODES & ENCOUNTERS

pity about these bugs than... Dwight, please...

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Chuck,

Dwight already know about them, as he read & replied to some of my earlier feedback here

he knows it already, we're a bunch to have reported this here from time...

:/

prob with Mando is its still showing some bugs... :/

its simply a risk/reward as it took some time to get all these shots lit... (or do it directly when in ball save)

well than, what about nudging ?