I had suspected that gap was where they were escape but on all the games I checked I couldn't squeeze a ball through! Thank you for catching it! Easy fix on the line this week!

Also great to see people really starting to see how cool this game is! Can't wait to keep making it better! We have absolutely no intention of slowing the frequency or content level of the updates for a long time.

No worries. Sorry I didn't take a pic of the underside of the playfield, I thought about it but don't want to stand the playfield again without the art protectors. I'm not sure if a smaller post will work, I used the larger post because that's just what I had handy. My issue may have been more apparent with the loose upper PF making the gap larger? Idk.

And yes! Keep the updates coming. Very nice work on it so far. Thank u! Can't wait to see what's in store for us.

Here’s a new one. A little multiball madness!

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Wonder if the next batch will ship this week !? Number 96 paid up and waiting

Crickets in here lol

I know it's an owners club but it might be bc the game kind of sucks.

I played it last night and was thoroughly unimpressed. I had mediocre hopes and very open minded. Very interested and was hoping for the best.

The game was very well maintained and immaculate. It's decent looking.

But the play was.... Not enough for a 3rd game. Slow. Like death slow. Blind spots literally everywhere. Shots were.... Boring? Uninspired? Thoughtless? Did I alrready say its slow?

I don't get it. So much potential and a great looking layout.

But I'd bet nobody wants to talk about it bc there's nothing to talk about....

Thanks for stopping by.

This is funny.

Ya think?

You bought a GnR

Again. You own a GnR.

Thanks for stopping by.

Probably because it’s an owners club thread. I’ve got lots of opinions on lots of shit games that are in your wishlist but I don’t go dropping into owners threads telling everyone.

But then you know what they say about opinions and assholes.

Neither UM or HWN are slow by any means. More likely that the game was setup at the wrong pitch. You can see from streams that these play lightning fast. Also…the code is not complete and it could also be the case that the game you played has not been kept up to date with the current code iteration. So…yeah.

Yeah would be cool to get it by Xmas , wonder what soon is

I think the game is coming along nicely. I like the layout and the upper playfields but dang is that right orbit a bitch. I can’t wait for the big update this month.

I'm totally cool with disparaging opinions. One of my peeves about Pinside, similar to politics, is that so many people seem to pick a side and then blindly support it. So, I'm cool with going against the grain if you're being objective.

To that point, I received HWN this past week, and I can't say I'm in love with it. My issues are mostly with the annoying callouts, also with the simplistic code, and partially with some layout/flow issues.

I also have an UM on order and I'm eager to experience the difference in the vibe between the two games. I never intended to keep both, but I've always been torn on which theme I want.

All that said, there are a lot of things in your post that I just can't see as objective.

I mean, can anyone look at the art on UM and say it's "decent looking" with a straight face?!? Art is subjective and all, but the artwork on UM if F'n dope!

And to say the game played slow? Maybe that was the fault of the operator's setup, but otherwise, for any issues I have with the gameplay, slowness is not one of them.

I get it, HWN and UM are the whipping boys of the pinball community right now, and that's not totally undeserved given the state of things. But if we're going to be critical of the game(s), let's at least try to be objective and not just sling mud for the sake of making a mess.

Just want to confirm that invisiglass fits on UM perfectly and looks fantastic. Still loving this game and trying to master the pretzel.

It is a bitch. I get a little aggravated each time I hear "Combo the flow shots" as I'm just going to bring that shot. Right orbit is typically the last one I make in that sequence unless it's on accident.

Excited for the update as well. This last one really brought the game up a notch but still need some variety and modes to give meaning to the shots. I'm hoping they start adding modes outside of the boss fights. That will give the game and layout meaning that it is lacking currently IMO.

I couldn't agree with the comments more... is it early code? Yes. Was it a nice step forward 1.04b? Yes. Does it need more? Yes. There's a ton of potential. It was very ambitious to release two themes, two codes, and then support both. So we need to be patient. The artwork is.. outstanding. Light show is great, sound is great. Right orbit.. hahahaha.. I can't hit that damn thing either. And when I do it's usually a lot faster than I wanted. I've almost air-balled up to the 2nd playfield. Finally understand buying with Spacium. Ok.. i'll admit my son and I dont watch streams, only teasers. I want to figure it out and see things myself. The streams ruin it for us. Not sure what the bridge is supposed to do yet. I finally made it across.. and it just dropped off the other side. We laughed pretty hard about it. Patience.. a little time. Sterns STh was a joke at first, now it's one, if not our favorite game. The more ignorant posts bashing this game, and people selling prematurely, has me cheering on Spooky to crush code on it. So easy to get behind a company that is really working hard and supporting us.

I figured there was a delay in the builds. I'm #94 and appreciate that someone called them up and asked. They can take the time they need to make sure its right. My experience has only been positive with Ultraman even with the early code. I don't expect the game to be perfect just yet.

I do expect the code to be solid in 2022 as more games get to homes. Spooky has a lot riding on these two releases so you can bet they will do what it takes to keep trucking in 2022-23.

Just throwing it out there, I'm CE #189 direct from Spooky. If someone has a # that's coming up soon & would like to trade? I'd be happy to pay for it now, trade you my # to give you more time if needed. Just let me know! Thanks

Sent you a message.

Thank you.. I forgot to mention it has to be direct from Spooky because mine is direct, it's just super simple to trade #'s that way. Let me know! Thanks

I asked today if number 96 would ship in time for X-Mas and was told...maybe We shall see! It seemed they got the needed parts last week. SpookyLuke any updates on the line?

About 60 games getting boxed up this week they did half today!

Wow ! Mine is probably one or them , maybe they go out friday , totally gonna open this on Xmas if it comes next week

Congrats.. hope you all get your games so we can figure these out together.

Pretty positive I saw your number on the line. I think all the 90s and some early 100s are there!

SpookyLuke Is #102 in there?!

If I get it before Christmas - it goes next to tree!

Sure is!

SpookyLuke when are we going to see that big update before Christmas?

Any time right around the holidays! I think Fawzma is wanting to get it ready and out before Christmas so everybody can play with the family and friends! Expect it anytime around Christmas-New years though.

Woohoo! Can't wait.

Well alot of us are on vacation starting Monday, so we are ready....We will accept early presents from Fawzma.

Looking forwaqrd to it!

Just gonna ne d my game , get #96 in that truck !

Maybe Monday? LOL

They’ve been known to drop updates on the weekend… maybe tonight even….

Lol talking about shipping my game

#70 checking in. I've had it for a few weeks now and I'm having a blast with it. Its shockingly fast at times and flows a lot better than anticipated. Upper playfields shoot well and hitting repeat butt pretzels makes me feel like I know what I'm doing!

However, after the latest code update my topper spins constantly. Tried to turn it off and back on in the test menu and that didn't do anything, just keeps on rolling. I unplugged it for the time being and hoping to see what happens with the next update.

Finally, how hard is the Quick battle hole to hit for everyone? Unless a ball bounces in off of something else, direct shots are pretty much always rejects. Any tested suggestions on how to adjust this? Adjusting flipper strength or bending the angled piece of metal?

Your topper spins? I asked about that via email and assumed it just wasn’t programmed yet. Mine does nothing.

The scoop is hard to hit. I think it needs a different metal behind it to capture the back. It’s pretty violent and tight as is.

Had to add some character to my coin door.

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Found this rug on instagram. Figure some of yall would love to have this under your feet in front of your machine!
https://creature-bazaar.myshopify.com/collections/creature-bazaar/products/officially-licensed-ultraman-rug-by-tom-whalen-preorder

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Received my new ramp and shooter rod. Installed the ramp and took pics while doing it. Also showed where I sanded the edge of the the smoked plastic to keep from it from scratching the art blade on the right side. I had my son remove the metal cover on the upper playfield and the smoked acrylic over the lights to get a better angle to the top screws on the ramp. 2nd pic shows the upper playfield metal already removed (one nut and one screw - easy). Not a tough ramp install but the first attempt it was raised a bit on the left side causing the ball the get stuck during testing. We repositioned it lower (pulled it to the edge of where the ramp meets the playfield) and it is almost perfect. Hope this helps.

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Bug, I beg you. This needs to be in the game. Episode 34 “Present from the Sky”. Suicide, snow, beer, operation monster balloonization, bird poop, etc… this episode is so insanely bizarre!

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Hoping for a Xmas miracle and Ultra Man shipping out tomorrow

Thats truly amazing.
I can't stop laughing.

What pitch is everyone playing at? I am getting a lot of air balls.

Airballs are almost always caused by flipper rubbers being too hight or too low.