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Stern Star Wars. Your thoughts

@Gonzo i enjoy the chinwag because it is different, there’s tonnes out there doing overhead streams some of whom are the best players in the world so it’s tough to compete with those guys head to head.

I enjoyed your Star Wars tutorial you showed enough of the playfield, the editing was a little chopping from left to right but for most if not all of us that’s not an issue we know the game and the layout Craig’s explanation was more than detailed enough.

The only time switching view points might confuse someone is someone unfamiliar with pinball/the game so a fixed perspective to jump in and out of might be handy for them but shouldn’t be an issue for anyone here.

Looking forward to Gonzo’s Pinball (top gear) Cool Wall.
 
Mine too!

My SW pro was getting dusty off the back of GnR arrival but this video was awesome and taught me tricks I didn't know and 1st game back got on the scoreboard. Can't thank you lads enough for all your effort.

I personally prefer this style of filming, its better angles for me, and its important to note this isn't a live stream, we don't need to see the players face. We don't need to see what the live questions and comments are and spend ages listening to pointless banter. I don't want every second of the LCD visible as it gives away everything I'm planning on uncovering as I get further into the game myself.

The fact you go back over this to edit in clips and angles as required is top drawer @Gonzo, thanks to you and the others that get involved 😀
 
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Bit late to the party here as I’m a little overrun with projects atm.
Anyways I have just got to say I love the Channel because of the fact Kris and spence approaches it as they do! There is no pretentious banter from either of them and it’s refreshing the angle they approach subjects as genuine laymen to the hobby who are on a continual learning curve which makes it all the more exciting IMO, hence I’m forever rooting for them.
I have been in this hobby now over 30 yrs and everyday is still a school day for me, especially at the rate pinballs move in and out of here 😂
I admit I don’t watch all the videos mainly due to time restrictions but what I can say it is the only pinball channel I now watch as those boring top down ones just annoy the hell out me but that’s my preference I don’t watch tutorial videos end of as I prefer to discover my games as I go with my own personal play style, good or bad I don’t care as long as I’m having fun.
This kinda relates to my other part time job as a ski instructor in many ways. the majority of kids I teach range from 4-10 if I spent the hour on the technical stuff like weight distribution, angle of attack and posture they would soon get bored a bit like those over technical top down videos with rulesets Einstein would struggle to work out. However I do these very same things with Zombie Hands grasping for brains, Aeroplane arms as the fly down the hill and Shooting basketball hoops as they turn. Without realising it they are doing all the technical stuff but having FUN! This keeps them engrossed in the lesson and I find they don’t want to come off at the end.
The above is a typical Chinwag without knowing it! Your having fun watching often laughing along with it and often don’t want it to end. Same can’t be said of those technical videos you kinda skip though and rarely reach the end.
My two penneth for what its worth but WTF do I know 😂

Keep up the good work guys you have gave our little enthusiastic UK community more global presence and its great to see your subscribers and views go from strength to strength. Love you guys @Gonzo @Juggler Spencer

Col
 
Bit late to the party here as I’m a little overrun with projects atm.
Anyways I have just got to say I love the Channel because of the fact Kris and spence approaches it as they do! There is no pretentious banter from either of them and it’s refreshing the angle they approach subjects as genuine laymen to the hobby who are on a continual learning curve which makes it all the more exciting IMO, hence I’m forever rooting for them.
I have been in this hobby now over 30 yrs and everyday is still a school day for me, especially at the rate pinballs move in and out of here 😂
I admit I don’t watch all the videos mainly due to time restrictions but what I can say it is the only pinball channel I now watch as those boring top down ones just annoy the hell out me but that’s my preference I don’t watch tutorial videos end of as I prefer to discover my games as I go with my own personal play style, good or bad I don’t care as long as I’m having fun.
This kinda relates to my other part time job as a ski instructor in many ways. the majority of kids I teach range from 4-10 if I spent the hour on the technical stuff like weight distribution, angle of attack and posture they would soon get bored a bit like those over technical top down videos with rulesets Einstein would struggle to work out. However I do these very same things with Zombie Hands grasping for brains, Aeroplane arms as the fly down the hill and Shooting basketball hoops as they turn. Without realising it they are doing all the technical stuff but having FUN! This keeps them engrossed in the lesson and I find they don’t want to come off at the end.
The above is a typical Chinwag without knowing it! Your having fun watching often laughing along with it and often don’t want it to end. Same can’t be said of those technical videos you kinda skip though and rarely reach the end.
My two penneth for what its worth but WTF do I know 😂

Keep up the good work guys you have gave our little enthusiastic UK community more global presence and its great to see your subscribers and views go from strength to strength. Love you guys @Gonzo @Juggler Spencer

Col

Mate, that's lovely.... thank you.

Funnily enough myself and Spencer talk about you towards the end of yesterday's batman video.

You're a top bloke.

I do want to see a pinball on Ski's though 🤔
 
PRO V1.20 - FEBRUARY 22, 2022
============================
**** FIXED ****
- Fixed spelling errors in the DJ Mixer.
- The left ramp post will now timeout if up for 5 minutes.
- (PREM/LE) - Lighting DEATH STAR missions will no longer start Choose your
Mission right away with the ball in play. Once lit you will shoot the
Death Star once more to Choose and the ball will be held.


*** NEW ****
- Added adjustments to change the flipper power for both flippers.
- Added an adjustment to change the sling power.

CONNECTIVITY
- 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 login in hold your QR code over the scanner. When you see you are
log in just push start.

- Added Achievements -
- There are 62 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.

- Adjusted High Score entry so that if you are logged-in the game will
default to your initials. You will still be able to change them.


**** TWEAKED ****
- The flippers will no longer turn off while you are selecting your mission.


**** MOVED TO SYSTEM 3.08 ****
- Update to nodeboard firmware v0.84.0

- 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.

- Added Standard Adjustment "LCD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS" to allow dimming of LCD
display.

- 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 the game will not be restarted.

- Address Insider Connected game registration corner cases.

- 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 previous shown at power on after
an update.

- 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

- Connectivity support for Spike 2 games.

- Added Standard Audit "Total Power Ons" which will display the number of
time 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
 
LE/PREMIUM V1.20 - FEBRUARY 22, 2022
===================================
**** FIXED ****
- Fixed spelling errors in the DJ Mixer.
- The left ramp post will now timeout if up for 5 minutes.
- (PREM/LE) - Lighting DEATH STAR missions will no longer start Choose your
Mission right away with the ball in play. Once lit you will shoot the
Death Star once more to Choose and the ball will be held.


*** NEW ****
- Added adjustments to change the flipper power for both flippers.
- Added an adjustment to change the sling power.

CONNECTIVITY
- 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 login in hold your QR code over the scanner. When you see you are
log in just push start.

- Added Achievements -
- There are 62 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.

- Adjusted High Score entry so that if you are logged-in the game will
default to your initials. You will still be able to change them.


**** TWEAKED ****
- The flippers will no longer turn off while you are selecting your mission.


**** MOVED TO SYSTEM 3.08 ****
- Update to nodeboard firmware v0.84.0

- 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.

- Added Standard Adjustment "LCD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS" to allow dimming of LCD
display.

- 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 the game will not be restarted.

- Address Insider Connected game registration corner cases.

- 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 previous shown at power on after
an update.

- 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

- Connectivity support for Spike 2 games.

- Added Standard Audit "Total Power Ons" which will display the number of
time 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
 
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