Congrats on the new pin . Also hello to a fellow Hoosier . I lived in Columbus just north of you . It is a great and brutal game . As you said add a slightly bigger rubber in the post next to the ramp coming out of the pops to help that . The prison magnet trick is tapping your flippers to start the mode and the gall wiggles a little . There are a few other tricks you can do but it is a rough pin . There are a few threads on wd mods on here . Have fun

Make sure you are on the latest code 1.28 as it corrected some of those magnet SDTM issues. Congrats on the purchase

Nice work on the new pin, IMHO don't waste your time on a thicker post rubber next to the ramp, the tunnel shot is extremely tight, why make it worse, you just need more game time to get your head around this punishing SOB machine, once you knock down the drops & light up dead features Tunnel is one of the 1st go to modes Big points especially when X2 is lit, You can back off the sling shot coil power doesn't make a huge difference, give yourself extra tilt warnings & nudge, SDTM can be a pain but you get use't to it, Drops are the key to this game since the latest code,

Why do you say that? Not correct imo and ime. And looking at the code text file reveals no magnet feature updates listed.
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OP, many people get magnet stdms because they don't realize that the magnet is part of active play on the machine. Use a flipper to pulse the magnet before the magnet releases the ball. No need to do it early, but you can be too late. IME, the magnet pulsing will have inherent randomness based on which flipper was used (or both), how it was used (e.g, quick tap, longer tap, multiple taps), and the timing of the tap. You can also pulse the magnet in general play as the ball travels over it by tapping the flippers.

Take the time to make sure the pf is level and pitched correctly, and not by levelling the glass for example.

I find the machine rewards precise shots; it punishes bad shots and banging away to keep the pinball(s) in play. Nudging when an obvious arc to a drain is identified makes a big difference as well. I find I get many more drains when I play lazy. This game has made me a much better player.

There are a few really good threads to read about game play on the machine, rules, and strategies. They may be long, but they are worth going through and won't take too long. Check them out when you can. The code update text files from stern also has good information.

Congratulations on the NIB and hope you enjoy the game. There is a lot of challenge and depth to TWD with many great features. Hope this helps.

Make sure to add the voice mod from cleland or milhouse they have threads on here and check my posts for mods and help areas

You will be happy with the milhouse voice mod. He changed the music in most parts of the game and made it so much more enjoyable!

Cut one of those post rubbers in half and put one on each outlane plastic.
You can put star posts in the outlanes that are larger diameter.
You can also buy these from yoyokopter
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I just put a small piece of self stick felt, or Velcro half to divert the ball to the flippers at the end of the metal ramp.......

A larger (Bally/Williams) post sleeve on the post at the bottom left of the right ramp.

Wouldn't that make the tunnel shot through the pops harder?

The difference is extremely minimal - probably less than 1/16 of an inch. But it's enough that the ball gets a small bump to push it over to the left flipper. Note - it's a normal size B/W post sleeve, not an extra large one. The B/W post sleeves are slightly larger than the current Stern ones.