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JoshODBrown:
I haven't gotten a ton of air balls, but i know changing the pitch of the game a touch can have an impact. I've heard that putting a little strip of foam behind those multiplier targets can reduce the air balls a bit. Usually when I do get some air balls, they'll bounce to the left and roll across the section with the library and across sigourney weaver's face. I was going to order the kit from Pinball Life that extends the outlanes a bit, but honestly I dont see it as much of a problem on my game. I've played other GBs that were set up super steep and the outlane rail jumping was brutal. I've got mine so the bubble on the pitch level is dead center.
Edit: I've got about 300 plays on my game since i got the new playfield back in February. It was interesting that the new playfield didnt seem to have nearly as many airballs as the first one. It could be that the new one had certain adjustments made to it, or that i just play so differently now that i'm not panic flipping at everything and i have a little better control of the ball.
Ken Layton:
Latest game code (software) is version 1.13
The pro models are still made without the playfield slide brackets. I highly recommend purchasing a set from Pinball Life and installing them to make servicing the playfield easier.
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1956
lilshawn:
--- Quote from: Ken Layton on June 04, 2017, 02:28:34 am ---Latest game code (software) is version 1.13
The pro models are still made without the playfield slide brackets. I highly recommend purchasing a set from Pinball Life and installing them to make servicing the playfield easier.
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1956
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i know, i hate those stupid legs. can't pull the playfield out to service the back very easy.
I don't know how all the hardware and threaded rod are less expensive than bulk manufacturing the sliders.
KenToad:
Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. My one issue right now with the game is that the right ramp shot is insanely difficult to make. The ramp entrance is so narrow that you have to hit the shot almost perfectly. I'd love to be able to open up the shot a bit, even as little as a few millimeters would help. I've considered trimming the piece of blue foam on the left side of the ramp just slightly. I also saw that someone on Pinside added a one way gate to the top of the ramp, because an imperfect shot will often roll back down out of the main ramp channel without registering.
I'm over 3 billion, though, so it's not too bad. Maybe the real solution is to take the glass off and just practice that shot over and over.
KenToad:
So I took off the glass and practiced the shot. Also, I found out that the metal guide along the outside of the right orbit had shifted a few millimeters, narrowing the entrance the right ramp. I gently pushed it back and wedged 3 layers of foam core in there to keep it in place. It already seems to have made a difference.
I also had to adjust the set screw on the left ramp diverter, as mine was only triggering part of the time, causing situations where you would lock a ball, but it would fail to get diverted over to the right eject saucer. Now all seems to be well again. Ended the last game one shot from finishing the slimer ladder, the right ramp of course, but the difficulty felt more balanced overall and I'm hitting that shot with more regularity after the slight adjustment.
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