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Stern
Black Knight Sword of Rage (Pro)
All the details
This page provides an overview of all that's in Black Knight Sword of Rage (Pro) pinball machine (and all that's not)!
This title is part of group: "Black Knight: Sword of Rage"
Manufacturer
Stern Pinball, Inc.
March 26th, 2019
Unknown
Black Knight Sword of Rage (Pro) on the IPSND.
Popularity and ranking
This machine has been rated by 264 users and currently ranks #51 in the Top 100
Playfield details
6
2
1
3
0
1
0
3
Yes
No
No
Design team
Concept: Steve Ritchie
Game Design: Steve Ritchie
Software: Tim Sexton
Artwork: Kevin O'Connor
Sound: Jerry Thompson
Music: Scott Ian
Callouts: Steve Ritchie
Noteworthy features
The machine either has no notable features or, more likely, no one has entered them in our database yet.
Trivia
- Soundtrack released on vinyl. 100 blue records given away at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con and 200 orange records sold on Stern's website on 11-29-19.
Backbox ornament(s)
It is unknown wether any backbox ornaments were available for this machine.
Video mode
It is unknown if this machine had a videomode.
Latest software version
v1.17 - November 28, 2023
Click here to view the changelog.
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* STERN PINBALL, INC. *
* (C) COPYRIGHT 2023 STERN PINBALL, INC. *
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* BLACK KNIGHT SWORD OF RAGE - PRO *
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HELP US, HELP YOU! If you have any suggestions, questions, need technical
advice, find errors or have comments, contact us through our website:
http://www.sternpinball.com/contact.shtml
or call 1-800-542-5377. You can also email [email protected] to
report any software problems.
This text file and all other documents relating to this product, playfield
components, features, rules, programming and operation are subject to change
without notice (Service Bulletins, if applicable, available through our
website).
Update instructions - Games connected to Stern Insider Connected:
1 - Open the coin door and press the black/enter button to enter Test Mode.
2 - Using the 4 buttons on the coin door, navigate to the Stern Insider
Connected Setup menu.
3 - Using the 4 buttons on the coin door, navigate down to the Software Update
menu.
4 - If a software update is available, this page will give you the option to
download and install it manually. From this menu you can also select to
install these updates automatically.
Update instructions - All Games:
1 - Download the zip file
2 - Unzip the file, this will create a folder that contains SPK file(s).
3 - Open the folder, copy the file(s) to the root level of a
USB stick. (Do not copy the folder.)
4 - Power game off
5 - Insert USB stick
6 - Turn on game
7 - After game boots up it will give the option for software update
8 - Volume buttons change options for full or quick update. Enter selects the
option and starts the update.
9 - Once update is completed game will prompt user to power game off and
remove USB stick.
PRO v1.17 - November 28, 2023
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Fixed:
- Fixed a build issue that had hidden black knight speech lamp effects and
some topper movement effects.
Moved to System 3.53
- Various behind the scenes improvements for correctness and performance.
PRO v1.16 - November 14, 2023
==========================
- Game Mode Menu has now been integrated into Insider Connected login screens.
- Changed Mystery Award in competition mode to alternate between 3 Million and
Advance WAR Lanes.
Moved to System 3.52
- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v1.14.0
- Conagent v1.0.14
- Updated Pricing Table:
Norway 1 - 1/10 NKr.
Norway 2 - 1/10 NKr, 3/20NKr.
Norway 3 - 1/20 NKr.
Norway 4 - 1/20 NKr, 3/40 NKr.
Norway 5 - 1/5 NKr.
Factory Default for Norway is Norway 1 - 1/10 NKr.
Sweden 1 - 1/10 SKr, 2/15 SKr, 3/20 SKr.
Sweden 2 - 1/5 SKr.
Sweden 3 - 1/10 SKr.
Sweden 4 - 1/20 SKr.
Sweden 5 - 1/10 SKr, 3/20 SKr.
Factory Default for Sweden is Sweden 3 - 1/10 SKr.
Denmark 1 - 1/3 DKr, 2/5 DKr.
Denmark 2 - 1/2 DKr, 2/4 DKr, 3/5 DKr, 4/7 DKr, 5/9 DKr, 7/10 DKr.
Denmark 3 - 1/5 DKr.
Denmark 4 - 1/10 DKr.
Denmark 5 - 1/20 DKr.
Denmark 6 - 1/10 DKr., 3/20 DKr.
Factory Default for Denmark is is Denmark 4 - 1/10 DKr.
- Moved FREE PLAY and GAME PRICING adjustments to the beginning of the Standard Adjustments list.
- Update AD_ALLOW_FORCE_ENDGAME default to ALWAYS (from FREEPLAY ONLY)
- If Home Team menu is present, a popup window will make you confirm a
game start when no user was selected.
- Added Verified Location with checkmark when appropriate to attract mode Coin and Login screens.
- Various behind the scenes improvements for correctness and performance.
PRO v1.15 - April 18, 2023
==========================
Moved to System 3.26
- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v1.5.0
- Conagent 1.0.9
- Update selectable upper bound for Grand Champion, and HSTD 1-4 Awards. GC may be set up
to 5, HSTD #1 to 4, HSTD #2 to 3, HSTD #3 to 2, and HSTD #4 to 1. The default value for these has
not changed, just the ability to select a higher value.
- Adjust timing to address phantom broken trough sw tech alerts.
- Added game version number to lower left of attract mode Insider Connected screens.
- Updated Service Menu landing screen to graphics.
- Added Connectivity Icon (Ethernet or WiFi Signal Bars) to attract mode
Insider Connected screens. The Icon will be displayed in the upper
right corner with the number of credits/free play.
- Blink selected icon in Service Menu Dot Matrix menus
- Updated "Target Game Time" to guarantee the entire time for a single ball game.
PRO v1.14 - September 20, 2022
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Moved to System 3.21
- Correct potential game reset issue when not connected to Stern Insider Connected.
- When entering a WiFi password, the previous characters will be displayed as an asterisk.
- The WiFi password will be displayed as all asterisk when entering the setup screens or scanning
- the WiFi setup QR code.
- Added Service Menu Tech Alert when weak signal strength is detected. The signal strength
- and SSID will be displayed. An average signal strength < 40 is considered weak. A weak
- WiFi signal may contribute to a slower or inconsistent connection which may effect the abilty
- to login or download software updates. Signal strength can be improved by the use of an
- inexpensive WiFi extender. A wired Ethernet connection can also be used in cases where WiFi
- signals are problematic.
- Added Standard Adjustment "ENABLE HOME TEAM IN COINPLAY", default value of NO.
- Setting this to YES will allow Insider Home Team to be available for machines not
- set to Free Play. Normally "USE INSIDER HOME TEAM" is only available in Free Play
- mode. Many home players, who choose to use their game in Coin Play, have requested
- the ability to enjoy Home Team! Setting this this adjustment to YES will default the Home
- Team Guest Retention to Never. If you wish a different setting you will have update that
- adjustment after enabling Home Team in CoinPlay. Home Team is not available for machines
- registered to a Pro account operating in a commercial environment.
- Added Standard Adjustment "REMOVE FRACTIONAL CREDITS". Values are:
- "NEVER" and "AFTER X MINUTES IDLE", where X is between 30 and 240.
- The default value is "NEVER". If the game is idle (no coin or flipper
- switch activity in attract mode) for X minutes, any fractional credits will
- be removed. Whole credits will NOT be removed.
- Added Standard Audit "FRACTIONAL CREDITS REMOVED", which will track the number of
- fractional credits that have been removed when the game was idle.
- Changed the default value for Insider Connected Software Update to "Install updates automatically".
PRO v1.13 - August 2, 2022
==========================
Moved to System 3.20
- STERN INSIDER CONNECTED
- Home Team
The Home Team features allows Insider Connected players to log in
and play without scanning their QR code.
When the game is registered to a home location and set to Free Play,
Home Team can be enabled via Standard Adjust #51 or from Guided Setup.
Up to 8 players can be added to the Home Team from the Stern Insider
Connected Setup menu.
The Home Team can be shared across all games registered at the game's
location by enabling the Home Team Standard Adjustment on each game.
Players need only be added once to the Home Team. Players can be
later removed from the Home Team, and guests can be temporarily
added to the Home Team.
Find out more about Home Team at http://insider.sternpinball.com.
- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v1.00.0
- Correct the replay score boost when Standard Adjustment REPLAY TYPE is set to DYNAMIC.
All REPLAY LEVELS for all players are potentially immediately incremented instead of only replay level 1.
- Correct Standard Adjustment FREE PLAY LIMIT. Previously this adjustment would not be honored
in all circumstances. FREE PLAY LIMIT sets the maximum number of free games which a
player can win during a game. Once the FREE PLAY LIMIT is reached, a player will not receive
a free game from:
a REPLAY level (if REPLAY AWARD is set to CREDIT)
a SPECIAL (if SPECIAL AWARD is set to CREDIT)
Grand Champion/High Score (if HIGH SCORE AWARD is set to CREDIT
a match (if MATCH AWARD is set to CREDIT)
The default setting for FREE PLAY LIMIT is 5 games (per player per game played).
NOTE setting the FREE PLAY LIMIT to a value less than the number of REPLAY LEVELS
will decrease the number of REPLAY levels available.
- Fix redundant sound effect when scanning into Insider Connected in some
instances.
- Added Standard Audit "Total Power On Time". This is a lifetime audit of the
hours, minutes, seconds the machine has been powered on. This lifetime audit
will start accumulating with this update.
- Added the ability to unregister a machine via the Stern Insider Connected menu.
A machine must be unregister from an Insider Connected account prior to being
added to a new account. Hilighting and selecting "Yes, unregister this game."
will unregister the game from your account.
- Stern Insider Connect Setup Screens:
IP, network name, and WiFi signal strength displayed in top corners of display.
- Update the factory default value of "ALLOW LEFT+START TO END GAME" to "FREE PLAY ONLY".
- Update Install Competition: set "ALLOW LEFT+START TO END GAME" to "NEVER".
- Added new Standard Adjustment "COIN ACCEPTOR" whose value can be "MECHANICAL" or "ELECTRONIC", and
default value is "MECHANICAL". This adjustment is only available when the Country is set to Italy
and Free Play is set to No.
The coin door for Italy with a MECHANICAL acceptor is configured:
left coin switch: EUR 0.50
center coin switch: EUR 0.10
right coin switch: EUR 0.50
4th coin switch: EUR 0.10
5th coin switch: EUR 0
6th coin switch: EUR 0
The coin door for Italy with a Electronic acceptor is configured:
left coin switch: EUR 0.50
center coin switch: EUR 1.00
right coin switch: EUR 2.00
4th coin switch: EUR 0.20
5th coin switch: EUR 0
6th coin switch: EUR 0
- Guided Setup
Added "Coin Acceptor" setting, only available when Country is set to Italy and "Free Play" is No.
Hide "Game Pricing" when "Free Play" is set to Yes.
Add translation strings for some top level selections.
- Insider Connected attract mode screen updated to display the location name and green check mark with
Verified Location if the machine is registered to a pro account.
PRO V1.12 - December 16, 2021
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Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that could cause the bonus effect to play again for an
earlier player in a multi-player challenge mode if a later player had left
drop targets down before their challenge mode timed out.
- Fixed occassional crash in attract mode on connected games.
- Moved to System 3.01
- Moved to OS v2.6.0
PRO V1.11 - December 2, 2021
==========================
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that could cause videos to end early when the player had
not ended them by pressing both flipper buttons.
- Fixed an issue that could cause black screens to occasionally appear
behind certain display effects.
- Fixed an issue that could cause conflicts between the standard game and
the challenge modes if a game was restarted before the Game Over music had
finished playing.
- Fixed an issue that awarded incorrect high score values for
RETRO MODE CHAMPION and RANSOM MODE CHAMPION high score entries.
- Fixed an issue that could cause an extra ball to be awarded during a
challenge mode.
Tweaked:
- THE KING'S RANSOM
- Extra Ball will no longer be lit during a RANSOM challenge mode.
- Adding a player during THE KING'S RANSOM will no longer interrupt the
display effects and mode instructions.
- The ball will not be kicked out into the shooter lane until the RANSOM
instructions have finished playing.
- BLACK KNIGHT ORIGINAL MULTIBALL
- The ball will not be kicked out into the shooter lane until the intro
effects have finished playing.
Note:
- The high scores will be reset on the first boot for the following entries:
- RETRO MODE CHAMPION
- RETRO MODE CHALLENGE CHAMPION
- RANSOM MODE CHAMPION
- RANSOM MODE CHALLENGE CHAMPION
- Moved to System 2.98
- Moved to OS v2.5.0
PRO V1.10 - November 23, 2021
==========================
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that could award the Shield hurryup value multiple times when
the shield shot is hit.
- Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect music to play during the Sand Worm
mode when the alternate soundtrack was selected.
Tweaked:
- Changed the backpedaling speech frequency default to "OCCASSIONAL."
- Black Castle Mode:
- Changed default mode time to 200 seconds.
- Added a ball saver when the player starts Black Castle.
- Added additional ball savers every time the player hits an outer shot to
progress the mode.
New:
- Added 2 Challenge Modes, selectable at game start with unique
high score leaderboards:
- Added Retro Black Knight Multiball challenge mode.
- Starts with 3 balls in play. Score multiplier is set by the
number of balls in play.
- When the player drains down to a single ball in play, a timer counts
down for 10 seconds until the flippers lose power and the mode ends.
- Added The King's Ransom Multiball challenge mode:
- 60 second mode timer.
- Unlimited balls in play until the timer ends.
Stern Insider Connected:
- Added Connectivity Ready -
- The game can have a connectivity kit installed and be connected to
STERN INSIDER CONNECTED.
- Once connected you can log in and start earning Achievements.
- To log in, hold your QR code over the scanner. When you see you are
logged in - push start. By default, the game will automatically start
the game for everyone that is logged in with one button press.
- Before you press start, while the login screen is up, the most recently
logged in player can use the flipper buttons to move which player position
they will be in.
- After the game, by default, players will have a few seconds to press
start and all stay logged in. The game will start all games with one
press of the start button.
- Added Achievements -
- There are 68 achievements you can now earn if you are logged in.
- Achievements will pop up after you have received them as soon as they
can. Also, they are seen at the start of end of ball bonus if you
received any that ball.
- You can see all the achievements and how they are earned in instant
info or on the web site insider.sternpinball.com
- Your name will displace PLAYER # in the main score frame.
- If you are logged in your high score entry will default to your initials.
You will still be able to change them.
Moved to System 2.97:
- Updated to nodeboard firmware/protocol v0.80.0
- Connectivity support for Spike 2 games.
- Added adjustments for Login and Play Again display timers:
AD_NET_LOGIN_TIMER - "INSIDER LOGIN TIMER" default 30 sec
AD_NET_PLAY_AGAIN_TIMER - "INSIDER PLAY AGAIN TIMER" default 20 sec
- GAME RESTART (hold start button) behavior change:
Holding the start button on ball 2 or greater will follow the
logic of the AD_START_BUTTON_BEHAVIOR adjustment.
If (AD_GAME_RESTART == YES) and (AD_START_BUTTON_BEHAVIOR ==
ADV_START_BUTTON_BEHAVIOR_ALL_LOGGED_IN) holding the start button on
ball 2 or greater will restart the game for as many
players as is necessary to accommodate the users that are logged in.
If there are not enough credits to restart the game for the necessary
number of players, the game will not be restarted.
- Address Insider Connected game registration corner cases.
- Login changes:
* When a user logs in during a game in progress and the player up slot
is occupied, assign the user in the first open slot from lowest
player to the highest player.
* When a user joins a game in progress, award achievements that were
earned up to that point.
* When user authorization failure, remove the user from the session.
- Added audits for connectivity games and scanner use
- Added Standard Adjustment "LCD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS" to allow dimming of LCD
display.
- Upon entering the Service Menu for the first time after a software update,
a screen will display the game and system version numbers. This screen will be
displayed for a minimum of 1 second, and is dismissed by the enter button.
This replaces the dots display previously shown at power on after an update.
- Added Standard Audit "Total Power Ons" which will display the number of
times the machine has been power cycled (Spike2 only). This audit was added in
system 2.45 and is not included for display.
- Turn on cabinet lights, if installed, when in the Service Menu.
- Update HSTD RESET COUNT adjustment to increment/decrement by 100s when >= 100 and
by 10s when < 100
Moved to OS V2.4.0
PRO V1.02 - November 23, 2020
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Fixed:
- "TOPPER EFFECTS IN ATTRACT MODE" would not prevent the topper motors from
moving during attract mode. This has been fixed.
Tweaked:
- Retro Multiball scoring changed.
- Base values for each shot start at 350,000.
- Scores increase by 25,000+5,000 for each shot made.
- Various sound and music tweaks.
- Flipper Power adjustments now take a decimal value from 100 to 255 (max)
instead of the SOFT, NORMAL, HARD adjustments. The default flipper strength
values remain the same and at the designer's recommendations, but now give the
operator more precise control over flipper coil strength adjustment.
New:
- Added support for DJ MIXER
- Choose between the following playlists:
- Black Knight: Sword of Rage original soundtrack
- Black Knight: Sword of Rage alternate soundtrack
- Retro Black Knight soundtrack
Moved to System 2.63:
- New Standard Adjustment "START BUTTON ATTRACT MODE ILLUM."
This adjustment, which is only available and active when the game is in FREE PLAY mode, controls
the behavior of the Start Button Light.
Values are:
"ALWAYS OFF" - Start Button Light is always off when in attract mode.
"BLINKING" - Start Button Light will blink when in attract mode. This is the DEFAULT and previous behavior.
"ALWAYS ON" - Start Button Light is always on when in attract mode.
- Updated to nodeboard firmware v0.65.0
- When starting a game ramp the backbox GI from "ATTRACT MODE B.BOX BRIGHTNESS" to
"GAME PLAY B.BOX BRIGHTNESS".
- When ending a game ramp the backbox GI from "GAME PLAY B.BOX BRIGHTNESS" to
"ATTRACT MODE B.BOX BRIGHTNESS".
- Update TARGET_GAME_TIME adjustment to ensure a minimal ballsaver even after
the target game time is met.
- Do not display LOCATING NODE BOARD at boot when coin door interlock switch
has disabled node board power.
- Improve backbox and cabinet audio synchronization.
- Update the HSTD reset counter when the Standard Adjustment is changed.
- Updated 10 band graphic EQ to have 15 slider settings (was 120) above/below the
neutral center line.
- Rename Util->Volume->Speaker Balance to Speaker Fade. This adjusts the volume
levels of the cabinet (front) and backbox (back) speakers. The term Balance
was misleading and implied adjusting the level of the left and right backbox speakers.
Moved to OS V2.0.18
PRO V1.01 - February 11, 2020
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Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented players from earning KNIGHT letters
from a mode that had been continued on a subsequent ball.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes kept foreground display effects on the screen
during KNIGHT multiballs.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the war hurry up display effects
from playing over the main play display effects.
- Fixed an issue during modes where players could sometimes share mode shot
progress.
- Extra ball is lit display effect will no longer play if extra ball is not
lit.
- Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause the left ball save not to save a
ball when the player took a tilt warning.
- Fixed an issue that prevented the War Hurry up champion high score from
getting updated.
- Fixed an issue that caused the mystery awards to be shared among players in
a competition game. Each player's mystery awards are now tracked individually
in competition play.
- Fixed an issue that could cause Black Castle mode to remain lit if a player
tilted while playing Black Castle mode.
Tweaked:
- Deep Freeze mode shots will always start with the same shot array, even when
the mode continues from ball to ball.
- Reduced the intensity of GI effects during the mystery award light show.
- Shield Diverter Disabled adjustment will allow you to start all shield
features by bashing the shield.
- Removed critical lights from skill shot and war hurry ups light shows.
- Changed the TKC Multiball start video to play after the mode start video.
Lock videos still play before the mode start videos.
- Locked out the Horse Whinny sound for game start - no credits for 30 seconds
after it is played.
- Moved the War Hurry up priority above mode priority. This makes it easier to
see hurry up and score values for the war hurry up shots.
- Added flail movement logic to Retro Multiball.
- Added additional flail movement logic to Triple Knight's Challenge
Multiball.
- Removed shoot again light from the Magna-Save light show.
- Added a display effect to show how many left bank completions are required
to earn Ball Save.
- Lowered the default slingshot power to 16. Competition install will set
slingshot power to 24.
- Modified the Extra Ball display effect to show the score if the game is set to
award points instead of an extra ball.
- Changed KNIGHT feature start rules. KNIGHT modes can be started while modes
and WAR Hurry ups are running. Doing so will end all running modes. KNIGHT
modes cannot be started while any multiball or wizard mode is running.
- Made Sword of Rage easier to qualify.
- SWORD OF RAGE DIFFICULTY adjustment defaults to EASY
- Prior to starting 1st mode - Sword is 70% completed.
- After power is activated - Sword is 40% completed.
- Rest of game - Sword is 0% completed.
- Center target and right drop target bank add more progress to filling
sword meter.
- Sound balancing and additional audio enhancements.
- Various Scoring Tweaks
- Reset the value of upper playfield loops on every ball.
- Increased the value of Magna-Save bonus. Starts at 2.5m. Increases by 750k
for every successful Magna-Save.
- Removed all the existing score mystery awards (250k, 750k, 1.5m, 2.5m) and
replaced with high scoring awards (2m, 3m, 4m, 5m.)
- Increased mode scoring.
- All modes have a base value starting at 2m.
- Increased by +200k for each mode completed.
- Increased by +950k for each lap of modes completed.
- Draining while a mode is active will reset the mode scores to the base 2m.
- Increased the score bonuses for shooting the flail prior to starting a mode.
- Flail bonuses are reset when the mode starts and cannot be earned until
the next mode is qualified.
- Flail bonuses are reset when the ball drains.
- Shooting through the spinning flail awards +250k (increases
by 25k.)
- Shooting the flail when it's closed awards +200k.
- Shooting the flail when it's spinning awards +400k.
- Shooting the flail when it's open awards +250k (increases by 25k.)
- Increased the scoring in Hydra and Lich mode on mode shots that did not
progress toward completing the mode.
- Changed default mode difficulty to MEDIUM.
- Tweaked the number of mode shots required to complete modes.
- Molten Fire (Magma Beast)
- Easy: 6 shots to complete. 2 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Medium: 8 shots to complete. 3 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Hard: 10 shots to complete. 4 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Wicked Cavern (Hell Hand)
- Easy: 6 shots to complete. 2 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Medium: 8 shots to complete. 3 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Hard: 10 shots to complete. 4 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Mud Bod (Hydra)
- Easy: 3 heads sealed to complete. 1 sealed for KNIGHT letter.
- Medium: 4 heads sealed to complete. 2 sealed for KNIGHT letter.
- Hard: 5 heads sealed to complete. 3 sealed for KNIGHT letter.
- Deep Freeze (Lich Lords)
- Easy: 3 liches defeated to complete. 1 defeated for KNIGHT letter.
- Medium: 4 liches defeated to complete. 2 defeated for KNIGHT letter.
- Hard: 5 liches defeated to complete. 3 defeated for KNIGHT letter.
- Burning Sands (Sand Worm)
- Easy: 6 shots to complete. 2 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Medium: 8 shots to complete. 3 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Hard: 10 shots to complete. 4 shots for KNIGHT letter.
- Increased war hurry up scoring.
- Base Value for all hurry ups is 3m.
- Score for subsequent hurry ups is set to the value of the hurry up when
it was awarded or when it was terminated.
- The left pop bumper increases the value of the flail hurry up by
+225k+(5k*number of left pop bumper hits for this player this game)
- The bottom pop bumper increases the value of the target hurry up by
+175k+(5k*number of bottom pop bumper hits for this player this game)
- The right pop bumper increases the value of the target hurry up by
+195k+(5k*number of right pop bumper hits for this player this game)
- Increased max value of each hurry up to 25m.
- Modified the Super Feature rules and scoring
- Super Features now run with no timer.
- Super Features are started at level 1 (Green) by hitting the center
target.
- All running Super Features are boosted by 1 level when a player shoots
the Left VUK during single-ball play.
- The Super Jackpot value shown on the UI is now collected by having a ball
roll over the right return lane switch within 5 seconds of a player
activating their Magna-Save.
- The Castle Spinner (Pro Only) will score 5,000 points. Super Spins scoring
will not boost the value of this spinner.
- New Super Feature Scoring
- Super Lanes Level 1 (Green) -- 50,000
- Super Lanes Level 2 (Yellow) -- 75,000
- Super Lanes Level 3 (Red) -- 115,000
- Super Lanes Level 4 (Magenta) -- 140,000
- Super Orbits Level 1 (Green) -- 115,000
- Super Orbits Level 2 (Yellow) -- 185,000
- Super Orbits Level 3 (Red) -- 275,000
- Super Orbits Level 4 (Magenta) -- 400,000
- Super Pops Level 1 (Green) -- 35,000
- Super Pops Level 2 (Yellow) -- 50,000
- Super Pops Level 3 (Red) -- 95,000
- Super Pops Level 4 (Magenta) -- 115,000
- Super Slings Level 1 (Green) -- 100,000
- Super Slings Level 2 (Yellow) -- 200,000
- Super Slings Level 3 (Red) -- 350,000
- Super Slings Level 4 (Magenta) -- 500,000
- Super Spins Level 1 (Green) -- 14,000
- Super Spins Level 2 (Yellow) -- 20,000
- Super Spins Level 3 (Red) -- 28,000
- Super Spins Level 4 (Magenta) -- 38,000
- Super Targets Level 1 (Green) -- 100,000
- Super Targets Level 2 (Yellow) -- 150,000
- Super Targets Level 3 (Red) -- 250,000
- Super Targets Level 4 (Magenta) -- 350,000
New:
- Added topper support.
- Custom Black Knight speech plays when the flipper buttons are pressed
during attract mode and during gameplay with a topper installed.
- Full animatronic motion of the Black Knight head is synchronized with all
Black Knight speech effects and interacts with events during gameplay.
- Additional test menu support added for topper calibration.
- Added speech calls for WAR when war hurry ups start and RAGE when mystery
is lit from the inlanes.
- Added announcer speech calls on mode completion.
- Added alternate game soundtrack.
- Added adjustment for shield hold power.
- Added diagnostics icons to game menu.
- Added flame panel test menu entry.
- Added adjustment for backpedaling speech frequency. Defaults to NEVER.
Also has adjustments for Occasional (30% of the time) and Frequently.
- Added Butcher skeleton speech to Skill Shot.
- Added auto-adjusting Extra Ball to U-Turn Combo rule.
- Added new Adjustment "REQUIRE MODE FOR CATAPULT LOCK"
- If enabled, a mode must be started to light subsequent Catapult Locks.
- If enabled AND CATAPULT LOCK DIFFICULTY is set to hard, a mode must be
started before Catapult Locks can be lit.
- Install Competition sets CATAPULT LOCK DIFFICULTY to HARD and REQUIRE MODE
FOR CATAPULT LOCK to YES.
Moved to System 2.43:
- Updated to nodeboard firmware v0.56.0
- Allow the knocker sound effect to play completely when a replay is
awarded during the last ball bonus and ensure the normal game volume is
restored.
- Added Standard Adjustment "MAX PLAYERS PER GAME". Values are 1 to 4,
with a default setting of 4. This can be used to limit the number
of players that can be added to a game.
- Using LEFT+START to end a game during bonus count could leave game graphics
on screen while in attract mode. This has been corrected.
- Added UTIL->VOL Adjustment "SELECT AUDIO FILTER". Values are:
"NONE", "HIGH/LOW SHELF", and "10 BAND EQ". Default value is
"HIGH/LOW SHELF".
"NONE": No filtering will be performed on the audio output. Useful when
using the Line Out as input for an external device.
"HIGH/LOW SHELF": A High/Low Shelf Filter is applied to the audio output.
The Bass Frequency can be set to: 125Hz, 250Hz, or Disabled.
The Treble Frequency can be set to: 4KHz, 8KHz, or Disabled.
The Gain can be set to -12dB .. +12dB
On Spike 2 the Shelf Frequency and Gain can be set independently for the
Backbox and Cabinet speakers.
"10 BAND EQ": A full 10 Band EQ is applied to the audio output.
Sliders are used to adjust the Gain of a specific range of frequencies.
The Frequencies are: 31Hz, 62Hz, 125Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1KHz, 2KHz, 4KHz,
8KHz, 16KHz.
The Gain curve has a 60dB dynamic range across the -120 .. +120 Slider
settings.
On Spike2 the Gain can be set independently for the Backbox and Cabinet
speakers.
Moved to OS V2.0.17
PRO V1.00 - July 24, 2019
==========================
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented a player from starting super features.
- During ball search, the right drop target bank would always try to reset 3
times. This has been changed to try up to 3 times if the bank fails to reset.
- Fixed the formatting of high score entries that did not show score on enter
initials screens.
- Fixed an issue in Hell Hand mode where players could sometimes have an
incorrect number of shots remaining.
- Fixed an issue in Lich Lords mode where when multiple shots were collected
at once they would not always advance toward a KNIGHT letter.
- Fixed an issue where adjustment "Attract Flipper Speech" would not control
flipper speech.
- Fixed an issue which could infrequently cause the flail to move at a slow
speed when it should have been in the open position.
- Fixed an issue where the Ball Saved animation could show when the ball was
not saved.
Tweaked:
- Refactored Black Castle mode.
- Increased scoring for all shots.
- Timer set to 99 seconds.
- Black Castle mode requires hitting all 3 center shots, then hitting a
remaining outside shot.
- After hitting an outside shot, the center 3 shots are lit again with
added difficulty to hitting the flail and shield devices.
- Once 4 sets of inner shots are completed, as well as 4 outer shots, the
shield will raise for a shot to start RAGE MULTIBALL.
- Final shot scoring includes a bonus for time remaining.
- If Black Castle mode times out, or is not completed, the Black Knight
survives and all modes become available once again.
- Changed default mode difficulty to EASY for all modes.
- After every time playing Black Castle mode during a game, all modes will
increase by 1 difficulty level up to the max difficulty level.
- Modified super feature timer. Timer now pauses during multiball.
- Default super feature time is now 20 seconds. Max time is 30 seconds.
Starting a new super feature adds 15 seconds.
- Increased the base scoring for WAR Hurryups to 2,000,000.
- Changed display effect priority when WAR Hurryups were running so you
can see the value of collected hurry-ups when a higher priority mode was
running.
- Changed the WAR Hurryup final shot display effect to show the value
collected at the final shot before going to mode total.
- Changed Extra Ball display effect to wait for other display effects.
- Changed Extra Ball is Lit display effect to allow flipper buttons to
dismiss.
- Modified the Extra Ball light show to keep all the GI on.
- Changed KNIGHT Spellout display effect to wait for mode shot display
effects.
- Changed Hold Bonus so it cannot be chained together from a previously held
bonus.
- Modified POWER rules. POWER will only last until end of ball, mode
completed, or mode timed out.
- Changed Black Knight's Eyes to pulse throughout the game.
- Boosted the vocals in the Retro and Ransom multiball tunes.
- Increased volumes of RANSOM sound effects.
- Changed Black Knight's mask color to green when he announces a ball lock.
- Improved handling of outlane ball save during situations where multiball
ball saver is active or in grace period.
- Modified the Triple Knights lock light shows to include backbox lamp
effects.
- Changed the relight shots in Lich mode to the same color as unfreeze shots.
- Changed the rules for WAR and RAGE lanes to keep the same lanes lit for a
player on their next ball in play.
- Volume Adjustments and Tweaks.
- Install Competition Mode sets
- LAST CHANCE MODE ENABLED to NO
- PLAY BLACK KNIGHT INTRO to NO
New:
- Added RAGE Wizard Mode.
- Started by defeating the Black Knight.
- Frenzy-based scoring.
- 6-Ball multiball.
- Added RANSOM Wizard Mode
- Lit by spelling KNIGHT a second time in a single game.
- Started by shooting the left VUK.
- Classic Black Knight 2000 Sounds, Speech, and 14-Segment Display.
- Timed 60 Second 3-Ball Multiball. The ball saver does not expire.
- +5x Bonus
- FLAIL = MILLIONS
- ORBITS = 750,000
- WAR = MILLIONS
- EXTRA BALL IS Lit
- EVERYTHING IS LIT
- Added scoring increases to the base value of modes.
- Each mode completed boosts a new mode's starting value by 200,000.
- All modes boosted by 950,000 after Black Castle is played.
- Additional shots to the flail before starting the mode will boost the
starting value of the mode.
- Added U-Turn scoring. U-Turns are lit by shooting an orbit shot. U-Turns are
started by making another orbit shot and will open the gates. Making
U-Turn shots in succession without hitting another shot will increase scoring
and progress toward Extra Ball (Default 25 U-Turns.)
- Display Effects
- Added text to mode award display effects showing shots remaining for KNIGHT
letter and shots remaining for mode completion.
- All modes when completed now have a (monster name) defeated display effect.
- Added a Triple Knights lock status screen to instant info.
- Added the pending super jackpot value to the game interface.
- Added Black Knight Sword of Rage game logo to power on display.
- Added U-Turn high score entry.
- Added a Black Knight icon to diagnostics menu.
- Lamp Effects
- Added a light show for building Sword of Rage power at the right drop target
bank.
- Added additional light effects to indicate when POWER is active during a
mode.
- Added skill shot and super skill shot lamp effects.
- Added KNIGHT spellout letter award light show.
- Added light shows for War Hurryup shots and War Hurryup Complete.
- Added light show for Match sequence.
- Sound Effects
- Added mode complete and mode timeout sound effects.
- Added new Black Knight speech to mode progression after a few modes
have been completed.
- Added speech to KNIGHT spellout display effect.
- Added speech for Extra Ball, Extra Ball is Lit, and Shoot Again.
- Added additional speech calls for mode intros.
- Added shaker motor to the game intro when the Black Knight screams.
Moved to System 2.31:
Updated to nodeboard firmware v0.49.0
Added Service Menu selection UTIL->ENDGAME. This selection is only available
when there is an active game. When selected the operator will be prompted
to confirm that they wish to end the current game. Once confirmed and upon
exiting the Service Menu, the game will be in attract mode.
Added Standard Adjustment "ALLOW LEFT+START TO END GAME". Values are:
"NEVER", "FREE PLAY ONLY", and "ALWAYS". Default value is "NEVER".
During an active game, if the LEFT FLIPPER+START BUTTONs are held for
two seconds, the game will be ended.
Added Standard Audit "TOTAL PLAYS ENDED", which will track the number of times
a game is ended via the Service Menu or FLIPPER+START BUTTONs.
Added Standard Adjustment "CREDIT FORMAT". Values are:
"ACTUAL FRACTION" and "REDUCED FRACTION". Default value is "REDUCED FRACTION".
For a USA coindoor when inserting three quarters:
"REDUCED FRACTION" would display "1/4", "1/2", "3/4"
"ACTUAL FRACTION" would display "1/4", "2/4", "3/4"
Update Italian translation of "ENTER INITIALS" to "INSERISCI LE TUE INIZIALI"
PRO V0.94 - May 29, 2019
==========================
Fixed:
- Fixed the skill shot lights being hidden in the top lanes.
- "INVALID" could sometimes show as a tease award during mystery but could not
be awarded. This has been corrected so "INVALID" will never show.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the ball search would not raise the shield
for long enough to free a ball trapped behind it.
- Mystery Award: Light Ball Save now actually lights ball save instead of
advancing the ball save.
- Fixed an issue that would set shot values to 0 points during grace period.
- Fixed an issue where the wrong color would show progress on Black
Knight bashes later in the game.
- Fixed an issue which caused some display effects not to play from the
beginning on a jackpot shot or mode award.
- Fixed an issue where modes would be randomized at ball start, even if the
realm was locked in.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the ball to sit in the Castle VUK if the
VUK shot was the final shot in a mode and it would also start Retro Multiball.
Tweaked:
- Pause the game timers while certain display effects are running.
- Excluded shoot again light from knight bashed and realm ready light shows
- Changed the skill shot behavior so the shield is not repeatedly activated
during skill shot.
- Changed default Modes complete for Extra Ball to 1.
- Changed Mystery and Triple Knights Multiball locks so mode lights are not
hidden while a multiball is running.
- Super Features now light more frequently.
- Increased the duration of the magna-save hold.
- Modified the rules for Deep Freeze
- Red shots collect all red shots on the playfield with a bonus added for
each shot that it lit.
- Added scoring increases for all Cyan shots.
- Added scoring increses for non-seal shots in Hydra mode.
- Added adjustments for default ball save time for all multiballs.
- Changed default times for multiball ball savers.
- Add time now adds 3 seconds on a hit to any target to start the timer and
12 seconds on a completion of the Add Time target bank.
- Lower base scoring for spinners.
New:
- Modified the behavior of the 5 main modes.
- Modes now continue from ball to ball if a player drained while the mode
was running.
- Modes continue with the time the player had left when they drained.
- If a player drained with little time left, modes continue with a minimum
of 12 seconds.
- Modes are only marked as completed if a player beats the modes. Modes that
are started but not completed can be restarted from where a player left off.
- All 5 modes must be completed (not just started) to play Black Castle
mode.
- Added additional shooter groove tunes for all modes.
- Added grace period to all multiballs. Add-a-ball can restart all running
multiballs.
- Added Glowy font treatment to retro multiball score font.
- Added light shows for:
- Ball Save
- Add-a-ball Lit
- Add-a-ball Awarded
- Game Over
- Knight 1 Locked
- Knight 2 Locked
- Added shaker effects for:
- Bonus
- Ball Save
- Mystery
- Added Magna-Save bonus scoring and displays.
- Competition mode sets the starting mode to SAND WORM for all players at
first ball.
- Added attract mode game tutorial videos.
Moved to System 2.28:
Updated to nodeboard firmware v0.48.0
Coin door interlock switch support for Spike2.
PRO V0.93 - May 2, 2019
==========================
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue which sometimes caused balls to become trapped behind the
shield on weak shots.
- Fixed an issue that could cause top lanes to appear lit for skill shot
when they shouldn't have been.
- Removed top and bottom lanes from award light shows.
- Fixed an issue that prevented 2.5m from being scored as a possible award
and sometimes skipping mystery as a result.
- Fixed an issue where Mystery would show Light Super and Start a super
feature.
- Fixed an issue where multiple flail impact sounds could play.
- Fixed an issue which caused the shield diverter duty-cycle to
expire when it shouldn't have.
- Fixed an issue where some display effects would stop on the tilt display
effect.
Tweaked:
- Boosted the amount of sword power earned from drop target hits, bank
completions, and center shot hits.
- Added multiple scoreboxes to each Skeleton during a Pop Bumper session.
- Modified Wicked Cavern mode so it will never have only 1 shot lit on the
center target.
- Change the Ball 1 Locked and Ball 2 Locked videos so that they show as
full screen display effects.
- Modified the presentation order of effects on the Shield VUK. Mode Start
will always be the last display effect shown.
- Updated the light show for End of Ball Bonus.
- Added the Flame Panel to attract light show.
- Revised attract light show to make them more smooth.
- Default number of modes for extra ball updated to 2.
- Modified spinner display effect to use full-length scores instead of
abbreviated.
- Speech, FX, and Music volumes and tweaks.
- Score balancing.
- Tweaked the order of some speech calls.
- Default lower flipper power set to Hard.
- Verified consistency in fonts to display scores.
New:
- Added additional high score entries.
- Combo Champion
- KNIGHT Champion
- Black Castle Champion
- WAR Champion
- Bonus Champion
- Triple Knight's Challenge Champion
- Molten Fire Champion
- Deep Freeze Champion
- Mud Bog Champion
- Wicked Cavern Champion
- Burning Sands Champion
- Super Champion
- Added sounds to sound test.
- Updated the UI to show the following information:
- Lightning Effect while POWER modifier is active during a mode.
- Pulsing background glow to running super feature icons.
- Values for Super Orbits, Super Lanes, Super Slings, and Super Targets.
- Super Feature Collect Jackpot value.
- Add game adjustment for Shield Diverter power.
- Add game adjustment for Trough power.
- Added 5 difficulty settings for KNIGHT letters. Install competition defaults
to Extra Hard (0 Letters spotted)
- Updates to Flail Motor:
- Enabled STALL TIMEOUT mechanism.
- Motor can detect stalls caused by a stuck ball.
- Enhanced flail motor opto detection/compensation
- Added start effects for Black Knight Original Multiball.
- Added light effect for Combos on the orbit shots.
- Added additional Black Knight Taunts throughout the game.
- Competition mode now makes the order of mystery effects deterministic.
- Added display effects for Magna Save Available and Ball Save Lit.
Moved to System 2.27:
Updated to nodeboard firmware v0.40.0
Updated instructions for RESTORE SETTINGS.
Reordered items in UTIL->VOL, moved CABINET SPEAKER TYPE to be after
BACKBOX SPEAKER TYPE.
Added UTIL->RESET->VOL which will reset all audio settings to their
default values.
Append (MAX) to the credit message if the number of credits equals
the CREDIT LIMIT adjustment.
PRO V0.91 - April 11, 2019
==========================
Fixed:
- Fixed an issue that could cause the flail to continue spinning during a
wizard mode.
- Prevented Black Knight shooter lane speech from playing after valid
playfield is set.
Tweaked:
- Modified some sound effects so they did not get cut off by other game
sounds.
- Flail Test Menu displays a minimum speed value. Minimum speed can be set
in game adjustments.
- Adjusted text for awards of all modes on the lightning wheel.
- Add sound effects for flail impact any time the ball hits the flail.
- Increased mode timers default to 65 seconds.
New:
- Added Announcer Speech calls from voice actor Brendon Small.
Moved to System 2.26:
Correct Euro Coin Door/Electronic Coin Mech configuration.
Standard Euro Coin Door now configured as:
"10 units per pulse, Left 5, Center 10, Right 20, 4th 2, 5th 0, 6th 0"
Italian Euro Coin Door now configured as:
"10 units per pulse, Left 5, Center 1, Right 5, 4th 1, 5th 0, 6th 0"
Updated Custom Pricing Editor to display Pricing Format description in the
title area when it is being edited.
PRO V0.90.0 - Apr. 8, 2019
==========================
- Initial release.
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