There are also a couple mini challenges with certain backstage pass awards (fast scoring and deuce mode come to mind).

I usually hear the city callouts during or after selecting a new song.

Glass half full - Out of all currently available new machines, KISS does not have the title of oldest code. That would be Whoa Nellie with the last update back in July 2015! Strangely I can't find a "Where's the WN code?"

Perhaps we should start a new thread "Come here to troll KISS owners!" and keep this thread for the tired, poor and huddled masses that it affects? (And my apologies to HighProtein if this was a real update )

Mostly true.

There is a way to change songs before they are finished. I am still not sure if it a bug or a feature, but sometimes when you start a new ball you can change the song with the flipper before you shoot. It isn't entirely consistent, but it seems like this only is allowed after some level of progress has been made. I can confirm that the progress made isn't lost if you come back to that song later. My son likes to do this and drives me nuts. It ends up a dad lecture of "finish what you start boy" Now that I think about it, I am pretty sure that was Stern's intent.

When you get stuck on a shot, you can change focus to the grid and/or Love Gun/Demon MB. The nice thing is you can still progress on the song with MB. Also knowing which songs are more likely to get you stuck on a harder shot becomes part of the game strategy decision tree for choosing your songs.

These are the small tweaks I have made to my game;

1) Changed the ball save timer for the demon eject from 2->4 seconds to combat the occasional STDM behavior. Although, I think I have a permanent fix for that so might change this back to stock
2) Changed from auto to 4 instruments for extra ball. I don't think the auto setting works at all.
3) Set the lit instruments to stay lit after lost ball. It seems this should be default setting as all other band member progression carries over (star field targets, demon locks, catman lit inserts...)

You could also move the outlane posts to drop the number of screamer side drains from those damn bumpers!

I have designed a plastic guide more or less that fits in the mouth. It forces the ball to come out in a very predictable way and so far after maybe a hundred plays it hits the at the pivot of the left flipper 100% of the time. I am planning on posting in the mods thread once I make a few tweaks for a slightly better fitment.

No, that suggestion wasn't from me. I like the multipliers at every 2 songs. Would inflate the score too much for my liking. I like the challenge of setting up multiballs and other bonuses in prep for finishing every other song.

I found that with the power turned down and the head loosened and twisted as far to either extremes did help. It probably reduced it to 25% sdtm compared to maybe 40% as it played out of the box. It still bothered me enough to design a 100% solution.

Good timing if true. I can update the code and redo my song list before dropping it off at NWPAS.

Will be dropping my KISS at NWPAS in 3 days. Would be nice to showcase updated code!

I had the same issue, it turned out to be a broken wire on the optical sensor.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/kiss-armyno-regrets/page/9#post-3637981

I have seen this on my pro maybe 3-5 times out of 3800 plays. It's a pain to fix as it takes a magnet stick to clear it out. I thought I had read somewhere else on pinside that Stern has a fix for this. It wouldn't hurt to give Chas a call and ask him.

It is a mechanical problem. I don't see how software can help.

What is your incline set at? I can't imagine getting enough power on a backhand to get it up the ramp, but I am setup fairly steep.

Would also like to know where you are quoting from.

Oh my! Lots to digest, but a quick scan i see deuce bug gone, something added with cities, rock city changes? Man o man.

It includes a nodeboard firmware update as well.