Future owner here. Still on the fence between pro and premium. For those of you who originally experienced issues with the T-REX not grabbing the ball 100% of the time how easy and reliable is the needed adjustment? Are we talking a relatively quick fix to permanently lock in a 95% (or above) grab success rate, or it it somewhat of a complex adjustment and unreliable in terms of fixing the issue? I also believe I read somewhere here that each code iteration has the potential of taking it back out of alignment. I really do like the additional features of the premium however am currently leaning towards a pro if the additional mechanisms are relatively unreliable. Would love some insight from you premium/LE owners who have experienced the issue and have made the adjustment to the T-Rex mechanism. Thanks!

I just picked up a new premium 2 weeks ago. It was perfect right out of the box. I have not had one issue with it. Great game. I would miss the premium features had I went with a pro.

Good luck
Mike

to follow, PREM should be next pin home...

So, LSOG just refunded my money for the amber shooter rod, so points for them.

Now, I'm still definitely in the market for one. So Green-Machine, since you don't like yours I'd be glad to buy it from you at the cost you paid plus shipping. If interested, please PM me with details.

I would sell to you but my wife absolutely loves it! If it disappeared I would be in a world of hurt

Ah, then someone in the house loves it. So you're keeping it for a good cause. I really appreciate the reply, regardless. Many thanks and enjoy your machine. My Premium is finally set to arrive next week.

If anyone else knows of a reliable way I can get my hands on an amber shooter rod, please let me know.

Like a lot things in life, luck.

Agreed.

I just happened to get it from Stern on the one day they had them in stock. It was shipped and at the house in a week.
I have heard the knobs are very involved to make. I spoke with chuck from Modfather and he says the Amber resin is hard to get just right and the bugs are a whole other problem.

Game code update:

V0.96.0 - December 4, 2019
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- Smart Missile - fixed an issue with an occasional crash when choosing 'Complete Chaos' and hitting the Pop Target when a multiball is running
- Amber Slings - fixed an issue where 2x amber value was being added to the score for each Amber Sling
- Amber Slings - fixed an issue where only half the amount of Amber Value that was added to the score showed up in the total screen
- Amber Slings / Pops / Targets / Ramps - fixed an issue where the Amber Features display effect would show only the 1X value being awarded during 2X playfield multiplier
- Super Spinner - multiplier is now current Bonus X multiplier +1X and still adds +2X for perk (minimum: 2X, maximum: 8x) can still be doubled by 2X playfield multiplier
- Control Room Modes - now default to 45 seconds (up from 40 seconds)
- Control Room Select - fixed an issue where the dino move timer would still count down when you waited to select your mode, timer is now paused at this time
- All Paddocks - dino move timer will now not pause for Pop Bumper hits
- 2X Playfield - timer no longer pauses for Pop Bumper hits
- Super Supply Drop - 'TRIPLE BONUS' award now awards current Bonus score X3 instead of adding +3X to the Bonus X
- Visitor Center Bonus - Rescue is now worth 750K (up from 500K)
- Visitor Center Bonus - Rescue Streak is now worth 1.5M (up from 1M)
- Tilt Warning - Danger and Double Danger text added to display effect
- High Scores - adding T-Rex Encounter Champion
- High Scores - adding T-Rex Chase Champion
- High Scores - adding T-Rex Rampage Champion
- High Scores - adding Virus Attack Champion
- High Scores - adding System Boot Champion
- High Scores - adding Restore Power Champion
- High Scores - adding King of the Island Champion
- High Scores - adding Visitor Center Bonus Champion
- High Scores - adding Secure Control Room Champion
- High Scores - adding Invalid Frenzy Champion
- High Scores - adding Escape Nublar Champion (mode is coming soon)
- High Scores - adding Amber Pops Champion
- High Scores - adding Amber Ramps Champion
- High Scores - adding Amber Targets Champion
- High Scores - adding Amber Slings Champion
- High Scores - fixed an issue with the Bonus Champion not ever setting the high score
- High Scores - increased the high score defaults in general by 2x
- Enter Initials - updated font colors and sizes
- Enter Initials - fixed an issue with strange scaling when 'Q' is entered in either 3 or 10 letter layout
- Enter Initials - fixed an issue with characters lining up with underscores properly for the 10 letter layout
- Enter Initials - added sound effect when a high score champion is presented
- Attract Mode - tournament screens have now been added to the attract mode
- Competition Mode - competition mode screen when holding left flipper in has been updated to better integrate with Attract Mode

- Adjustment Changes:
- changed 'AMBER TARGETS TIMER' default from 30 to 40 seconds
- changed 'AMBER SLINGS TIMER' default from 40 to 30 seconds
- UTILS -> VOLUME -> BACKBOX SPEAKER TYPE - once this setting is overridden by the operator, the bootup sequence will no longer revert it to match the model's speaker type

- System - Updated to V2.37
- Updated to nodeboard firmware v0.54.0

...and here it is!

They showed you, huh?

Hell yes!

I love to get proven wrong in situations like this!!

Booyeaah. Time to update and "test" out the new code.. It's not that I love playing the game.. I'm really just testing out the code..

*shiftyeyes*…

LOL

Honestly I would think one of the biggest reasons the manufacturers should go after network connectivity is to capture panics and faults happening out in the field.

Yep, and telemetry like that will really start to push them towards better software development practices and therefore a better product to the custumer.

Face it - they're using us to test their code. Internal QA only goes so far. Getting more information and the ability to control the release of the patching allows so much more flexibility.

My company released an update to our Android app, and the next day we started to see in the data that specific devices were crashing. We got an update out the following day, solving the problem before we got any customers fed up enough to call or drop a 1-star review in the store. That's a big win that Stern doesn't have the ability to provide with their current architecture.

No different than any other NIB. Never owned a machine I haven’t tweaked and massaged. I think that’s part of the fun of ownership. Making every ramp, transition, loop, scoop and subway smooth as butter ... that’s part of the experience imo.

Awesome post. Thanks for taking the time. Could you also share this in the non premium/le thread?

This is exactly why we don't need two JP2 threads!

Nothing personal and I don't care which one stays, but i'm really tired of monitoring two threads full of duplicate posts just to find the few that aren't...

I want to mark this as a key post, but wasn't exactly sure what it fixes. Orbit optos not registering?

I just got my premium here in Sweden everything works perfect! Build date 15 oktober.

Correct, airballs going by at higher speeds are not always picked up.

It would be nice if this Premium/LE thread was specific to only tracking LE owners and posts around the table features not on the Pro. I agree it's a bit of a mess with the way the two threads have evolved but not the end of the world.

Is this the fix everyone is going with?

I can always start T-REX multiball, but outside of that, when it comes to starting modes, it registers like 10-20% of the time.

Most shots just seem to bounce of the jaw and roll back down.

Makes it pretty hard to play the game.

Not for me, but 1 or 2 of 10 times he eat is very low. You sure you make a hard clean shot to it?

Seems like the main physical adjustments are 1) making sure the jaw is touching the ramp when lowered, 2) an opto adjustment so it will register and trigger the magnet for the catch if the ball hops up a bit entering the ramp, and 3) maybe flipper power to some extent (reducing power a bit). Other than repair issues like screws falling out it seems to be a combination of those adjustments that’s helped a lot of people, including me. I haven’t played with the software adjustments at all though.

Yes, that's right

Is there a simple way to share, or do you just have to reupload and repost?

I just installed my shooter rod. When I lifted the playfield I found yet another screw and washer in the bottom of the cab. After I installed the rod, I lowered the PF and heard a rattle. Looked under it and there was another screw. This makes about 6 or so random washers and 4 screws that have fallen off or onto the PF from unknown sources. Is anyone else having this issue?

So far no screws in the bottom of the cabinet for me (probably just jinxed myself though). But I have been re-tightening the posts at the entrances to the ramps every couple weeks. Those and a couple other posts seem to loosen up pretty easily.

I don’t know if this has been brought up yet , but I just sold and set of a premium for a client and the helicopter mech was playing smooth and then all of a sudden the blades tighten and the ball gets stuck . It seemed that the ball would hit it just right claiming it to jam . . It turned out to be the small metal plate underneath the playfield . It was to close to the rod and it was getting caught on it causing the blades not to turn . I just loosened the two screws moved it back just a bit and retighten Super easy fix just in case someone runs into it .

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Yup! As I said, for the multiball, it makes it pretty much every time. Just after that, for the T-Rex chase mode or whatever, it will barely catch.

Maybe I need to take a slo-mo video to see if the ball is hopping. The jaw is resting right on the ramp.

I wish they would have tested these things more at Stern before sending them out!

@WiaardsCastle- I would reach out to Stern customer support.
This shouldn’t be happening to you or for others experiencing this issue.

My T-Rex is near 100% and does not require a hard nor fast shot to gobble the ball on any T-Rex mode.
Tonight we were using our left flipper (at fairly slow speeds) to hit the left ramp and T-Rex was grabbing the ball with no issues.

I’ve found Pablo at Stern to be extremely quick at responding to queries.

On a positive note, we’ve seen no glitches on the newest code (.96) update. No further resets on the Smart Missile shot during multi-ball and the game’s sound is perfect.

Museum Mayhem is the somewhat easiest mini wizard mode to reach by playing all T-Rex events. The other new wizard modes we find much tougher to reach- particularly the paddocks end progression.

Regardless, what an epic game and an adrenaline rush every time we hit the start button,

Hi all. Am I losing my mind or is the JPLE manual's picture wrong for how the spring is assembeled on the auto-plunger/slingshot assembly? The manual shows the end of spring being 1/2 way inserted inside the coil + around the plastic coil sleeve. Mine's fat end sits above the coil mechanism currently. Just wanted to make sure I was looking at this correctly while installing a new arm.

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Do yourself a favor and replace your factory coilstops. Over time I've noticed it harder and harder to make the C and S shots...then noticed a little fluttering in the flippers...lift up the playfield and dust all over..

Don't know who the supplier is but the Stern factory coil stop supplier sucks.

Replaced mine with some Pinball Life ones and it's like a different game...making the shots again with ease.

About 1500 games in

The clean one is the pinball life one obviously
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And this is where Stern probably knows the stops suck, but still puts them into games as a consumable part that has to be replaced anyhow, just earlier with these ones. It's been happening off and on for at least 6 years now.

Rob

The jaw is more aligned to the left correct?

Get an mail from stern by Chas, he told me “Check the optical switch (#58) at the entrance of the ramp. This switch signals the T-rex to eat the ball. In some cases the switch is activated on the way down instead of the way up.”

Im not sure if i understand this...

for what i've read here, when ball is going to the mouth, and jumping on the ramp, no opto reaction... than no TREX grab
and than, ball is coming back, no more jumping, than activating the opto, but of course still no grab from TREX as ball is moving the other way...

Yes, this i understand but whats the point of checking this switch because most balls he eat. So switch should be fine...

I disagree with this particular pin. Pro owners don’t have the moving TRex so there is some specialty discussion that really is better in its own thread. Agree not all pins need separate threads but I like it for JP. Elvira of course needs only one.

I don't see any reference in the .96 notes regarding the high speed left orbit shot not registering. I haven't done any optical switch adjustments, nor have I tried any electrical tape cover ups.
After .96 the left orbit shot appears to be registering correctly now on my Premium.
Anyone else?

It will s a bit to the left...

Can I change the bias to correct this? If so, how? There Isa setting for left and right, and then + and -. I'm very confused.

Why not just have T-Rex alignment and then give option to go left or right?!?

so I'm getting a ton of pms asking about updating my custom code. Yes - I will be updating. Prob this weekend. More to come. Going forward though, no need to PM. I will always be updating as this is one of my fav games.

on a side note - does anyone with the tilt topper JP know how to plug in the power? Just got mine today - don't see how to install.

Thanks

How does it look? Mine is coming next week. I will see if I can figure out how to hook it up in a little bit.

This 100%!

Looks great. I try to about toppers but this reminds me of the original but super charged.
Here's the plug
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Just did the Amazon pteranodon mod. Looks awesome. Perfect size. Drilled the pteranodon in the butt. Bent a coat hanger in there and flattened the other end to attach it to the ramp mounting point. I know some were asking how to mount so i took a few pics.

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I don't have my topper yet but if I am correct you should of got the adapter shown below (check the box if you dont have it). Then the adapter plugs in to the board next to the coin door. Top left corner.

Finally got my games up in my loft. Now just waiting on my Jurassic Park topper which has shipped and my Star Wars topper.

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Having skipped 0.95, putting 0.96 on my LE on was a shock in the "holy crappy muffled sound, Batman!" department.

For those who would like to stay with the "proper" 4 Ohm setting (which might help some of the distortion I previously heard), try these settings as a starting point:

Volume: 35
Balance: -3
Backbox Speaker: 4 Ohm
Cabinet Speaker: 4 Ohm
Cabinet Bass Filter: 125hz
Cabinet Bass Gain: +9db

Leave everything else at default.

In other news, my topper arrived today! Unfortunately the packing material seemed to rub off some sections of the dinosaur's silver paint, which is a bit of a bummer. And I'd love to find a way to cover up the guts on the back, since my machine's current location makes it all very visible.

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I think it’s cn6 in the back box...it’s a little hard to see because of the other stuff plugged in around it

That should do it

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