Hi Everyone,

I wanted to introduce a new device that @wildertronix and I came up with. We call it Truelevel.

It's a small, usb powered device that you stick on your playfield (typically under the apron) that will help you setup the pitch and roll of your machine properly. We've been torture testing them with the fine folks at Abari Game Bar in Charlotte, NC.

the truelevel device

The device easily mounts with 3M command strips under the apron.

truelevel installed

We've also written a phone app that lets you interact with the device via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). The app is open to everyone, not just owners of Truelevel.
The idea is if you are a player and go to an arcade where Truelevel is installed, you can check to see if the pins are set up properly with a simple red/green indicator of their status, as seen below.

**CURRENTLY THE APP IS ANDROID ONLY, iOS VERSION COMING SOON (Q1 2020)**

app public screen

If you are the owner of the device, you'll have set a PIN number that allows you access to the owners screen where you control the settings and get the raw readouts from the device:

app owners screen

We've put a limited initial run of the devices up for purchase on the storefront at: https://www.savepointvideogames.com/

The app is available in the Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.savepointvideogames.truelevel

**REMEMBER, CURRENTLY THE APP IS ANDROID ONLY, iOS VERSION COMING SOON (Q1 2020)**

Thanks for reading and remember to look for the "Truelevel Installed" sticker so you can use the app!

truelevel installed

Thanks!!

I like the suggestion, but if that tech did exist I think I'd take it a step further and just automate keeping the machine adjusted properly. If the system knew it was out of adjustment it would instruct the legs to put itself back in.

Yeah we have tested them for a few events and we are pretty happy with how they keep the experience similar for each player! Players can quickly check before their rounds to make sure the games are still setup within parameters.

We've also set them up in our home pins and there are a couple of features we added to give it some value there as well. One of the things was the voice prompts to help adjust the machine. When I am moving machines around at home it's often just me. With Truelevel installed I don't have to take off the glass just to level the machine or check that it's in adjustment, I can just open my phone. If the game needs adjustment I can turn on the voice instructions and crawl under the machine to adjust the legs. The phone will say things like "Left Front Higher", etc...

I'm as careful as I can be about taking out glass, but it still makes me nervous every time. This helps me cut down on the times I do that just to check the level of the pin.

This was a topic that wildertronix and I went through a lot as well. We decided to start with the least amount of information available to the public and maybe add options in the future for the owners to expose more. One of the considerations was around a game that may play better with "odd" settings, like rolled to the left 0.2 degrees makes the game have less SDTM and is not noticeable by the players. If you saw in the phone app that the desired roll on the machine was +0.2 degrees, you might question the sanity of that.

We didn't want people to be hung up on EXACT measurements like +6.50 degree pitch and 0.00 degree roll, because that might not be where the game plays the best. We wanted to leave that up to the owner. As a player you get to see if the game is set up the way the owner wants (whatever that may be).

Thanks Art!!!

Great suggestion, I'll definitely make the middle circle bigger and make sure it uses more of the available range!

We have a case like this in the works! Good idea.

This particular one is the newer generation, the ESP32, but I completely agree. It's a fantastic line of products.

toyotaboy recently did a test of this as well, there's a video of it somewhere on dead flip's stream.

Thanks for giving it a shot! Please let us know what you think, and if you have any issues reach out to [email protected] we can always help! I'm always available by PM as well.

Right now they ship with 3M command strips which is designed to keep it in place until you want to move it. Moving it does ruin the strips, but refill packs are available at a lot of locations. If you are looking for a way to move it between a bunch of games in a little plastic enclosure, we are working on that.

It should be as aligned as you can make it with the edge of the playfield. The closer you align it with the playfield the better the readings are.

Nope, it shouldn't.

Definitely, hahaha. No need to broadcast my own sausage fingers and beat up hands.

Thanks!!

Not entirely sure. I think someone does have a patent on devices that interface with a pinball machine, so we've avoided that for now.

Thanks to Abari in Charlotte, NC for becoming the first location with 5 units in their rotation!!

They have a very active player base and Truelevel is helping to offer them the best playing experience.

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