For those of us without 3D printers, how long until we can find these for sale on your site, a la the speaker light diffusers?

If razorsedge is ok with it, I'm willing. I'd only ask for shipping.

Fine by me. Also PBL can use them for kits if this, or some variant, proves reliable in the extended testing.

Here are the mounts, available for shipping:
http://ledocd.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=46

Really awesome of you to do this!

In case it helps someone else, this seems like it was fixed by wiggling the ribbon cable between the shoot again board and the matrix board.

I was able to repeat it with the old shoot again board and a different LED connected to it, so it wasn't the new shoot again board or LED.

It started working, at least for the few games I had time for, after I wiggled the matrix end of the ribbon cable. Of course, that is glued in place, and I haven't pulled the glue, so I haven't done a full reseat yet.

Big shout out to herg for sharing his file - made for a much easier install of the lit drops...and what an upgrade for the investment!

Yes, I admit very late to 1.4 update.
Yes awesome, no, I’m not much better.

I did the screen upgrade this weekend what a HuGe difference !!

Question- ordered posts from pinball life but the are a bit to big... what do you order to replace these posts ?

Are they clear or white ? From where ?

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These are the stock ones:
https://www.pinballlife.com/perfectplay-1-116-thin-stern-compatible-rubber-post-sleeve.html

--Scott

Thanks Scott !!! I ordered the wrong ones !!

I can tell you my family has gotten into pinball over last two years... bk3, wonka, jp3, then TNA. Dispute my kids skepticism at first they love TNA! It’s their most played game !! We cannot wait to get Rick and Morty !!

Appreciate all the great stuff you do for the community!

Question,

Has anyone upgraded their monitor and then get audio distortion ? I only hear it on the super bass during reactor.

Thoughts ?

Turn the volume on the monitor WAAAYYY down. The monitor acts as a pre-amp for the main amplifier and I bet your new monitor controller board is set at 100% volume. Turn that to 20% and reset your amp settings to your liking.
--Scott

Thank you sir !

Tried that helped was at 50 dropped to 20 but then after several games it happened Again and I started getting weird sounds during the rumbling times. Sound like when you plug in headphones and What is happening is the 3.5 jack seems to be loose and that is no bueno. So ordered a replacement to try to swap that out and give it a try.

If that doesn’t work I’ll try an HDMI audio extractor and break out to 3.5 before the monitor is involved.

You could also get a 3.5mm to RCA cable. The RCA jacks hold tighter to the amp than the 3.5mm I have found over time.
--Scott

Just joined the club. I picked up TNA 549 from Spooky on Friday.

That's awesome! I didn't realize they still had NIB TNAs floating around.

Seriously. I thought they were long gone... Was the run cut at 550?

The last game 550 was a charity auction wasn't it??

So 549 is the last of the run sold commercially.

Yes #550 was sold at a charity auction at the last Pinball Life open house 2019. I think it took in around 7500 or so.

I ordered it about two years ago. It has a butter cab and I asked Spooky to send off the playfield to Ronald Kruzman. All that took a while. I think it’s been sitting in the shop completely finished quite awhile before I had a chance to pick it up. I had a thoroughly impressive experience picking up TNA and ACNC last Friday. Can’t wait to get my Rick and Morty and make another trip to Benton!

I've been super paranoid about not predrilling playfields after the 2.0 kit. I always do it now, especially if Micro made it. Was on the last screw and it popped some artwork off the top. Had room to play with, so not 100% sure what happened and why it didn't happen the other 100's of times I've done it without predrilling. I'm not taking the chance anymore though.

Switched the vga controller... it still farted ... even at low volume. I tried my idea on the hdmi extractor, still farted at me... switched to the 3.5 to rca and so far so good.

Thank you Scott !

We at Oasis Arcade Airbnb (near Atlanta) just bought a TNA and love it! Paid $5900. It came with some mods installed and some not yet installed... like the clear drop targets.

Is there a good video tutorial on exactly what to do and when to do it during gameplay? I love the PAPA Bowen tutorials.

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What does this do?

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/total-nuclear-annihilation-cluball-welcome/page/136#post-5659852

RGB Drop clamps

Always be in multiball

ALWAYS.

Disagree on always multiball. Time multiball release for critical reactor phase, use it to finish reactor and keypad for the next reactor. If you still have it running, keep going obviously, but the scoop and reactor core steps are easier in single ball. Get the reactor critical before working on relighting locks.

On later reactors if heating core with right orbit lit only, I will use a vacant lock to get to the core by stealing a lanes skillshot away from the auto launch.

Working on getting some mods in tonight.

The clear drops are in. Gotta light them next! Does anyone know the post number that shows where the wiring goes on the new lights?

The new ball save counter is in too. Love the RGB lights in it.

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Drop 1 is closest to flipper, drop 3 up the back. Check them in individual RGB test, they are right down the bottom of the list.

Duplicate connector orientation from other RGB ribon cables.

7-8 posts up, the link is listed there ......

This may have been mentioned before but... I REALLY think TNA should have a spinner in the right orbit for a more symmetrical look and better gameplay. To not have a spinner there is just odd. Why was that left out I wonder? TheNoTrashCougar

Has anyone come up with a solution or is it too big of a design proposition?

you can add light by the flippers (not in the trough tho) easily by getting the new style ball save counter and swapping it out with the original. It has a RGB led on each side that totally interacts with the light show during gameplay. Like rick and mortys ball save does. They also change from green to flashing red (along with the numbers) when the counter gets below 5 seconds. It's a really fun mod that gives the ball save countdown more anxiety!
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I did not put one there because it would have interfered with the launch ramp and there was not really much room to put one in. Chose to make it a 1 spinner game and I think it turned out great!
--Scott

I think what it *really* needs is a second or even third spinner on the left orbit! 3x the fun!

Now THAT would have been awesome! a row of 3 spinners in the left orbit! I don't think anyone has ever done that. Maybe in the future "vault edition" LOL

This game is so rare & difficult to find used that a vault edition makes sense.

I'd love to see more "hoopla" when the target is hit and multiball starts. Something... anything to make it seem like a big deal. Starting multiball on TNA is a lot like starting herman multiball in Munsters. Nothing happens except the balls release. Could something be added in a code revision? TheNoTrashCougar thanks for entertaining my questions.

You mean, other than the double/triple noise beep-splosion, the music changing beat and tone, the screen flashing multi-ball, the GI all going green, the "Multi Ball Initiated" callout, and I wanna say my machine rumbles when it starts, although that might just be my imagination.

I dunno, I kinda think starting multiball always feels like the game changes pace, and with the visual and auditory shuffle it really switches the mood in the moment.

I don't think multiball in this game is like that of a WPC say, where the goal is to start a multi-ball frenzy and you get a big light show. It's there instead to help you achieve goals, and offer bonuses if you are suave enough to keep it around and still kill the reactor.

Agreed. If you play the game safely you should be in multiball a lot. I already feel there is enough “change” to make it obvious what is happening in the game with the music and GI change. If it was a HUGE production or slowed the game down in any way it would probably get really annoying.

Drops now lit! I love the effects. https://vimeo.com/436818999

I dunno, releasing the balls is just very uneventful. I realize that DURING multiball all the things you mention do happen. It's the actual GETTING of the multiball that is the chore and seems like the actual multiball ball release moments (when the drop out of the chamber) could be rewarded with... something exciting. Maybe the beacon lighting and spinning?

You mean like when the gameplay completely stops for 5 or 6 seconds while each reactor becomes activated?

I'm doing this in my next homebrew for theme integration haha

valid point.

So what would you add? There is already a speech call out, the music and GI changes.

If I am making an honest attempt at a good game instead of just playing for fun the auto-plunger only touches the ball during multiball when im otherwise busy, and even then sometimes I trap up and try to plunge saved balls into the core.

Thank god that is skippable. Honestly the way it is setup is perfect. I LOVE that skipping it doesn't skip the 3 pulse light/sound show that is amazing!

I would add a special callout for when all 3 balls come out of the lock STDM

1 spinner was the right call. I wish it was more valuable though. Chaining left orbit loops at crazy speed is fun but not valuable enough to be worth the risk.