Pinball Deluxe: Reloaded news & patch notes

Update 2.9.0

• New "Spooky" skin for Jurrasic Golf

"A dragon’s on the loose!" - New table: Dragonwatch - Fixes for small memory allocations during the physics simulation - Visual fix to Rydes cabinet

Update 2.8.4

• St-Patrick's challenge event
• Treasure Hunter has tickets again
• Fix for powerballs getting stuck on a ramp on Apparatus
• Various bug fixes

Overview

• Preparing for a holiday event
• Game engine update
• Bug fixes for various tables

Table Changes

• Fixed an issue where the Boost 2x multiplier was not being applied.

Other Changes and Bug Fixes

• Upgraded the game engine to fix several issues
• Removed unnecessary asset references that were causing memory clogging
• Changed the analytics solution
• Fixed a typo in messages on Wild West and Apparatus tables
• Resolved a bug where daily challenges didn’t correctly account for scores over 2 billion
• The cabinet now correctly displays the high score on the table
• Fixed an issue with the "Activate 70 rollovers" challenge so the top rollover is counted correctly when launching the ball
• Adjusted data tracking during play to prevent unexpected memory usage
• Fixed an issue where Tradewinds lacked a play button on the game over screen
• Various other bug fixes

A small update with bug fixes and preparations for a new table.

• Changed the score requirement for the Rydes score challenge to a more appropriate value
• Fixed an issue where two windows waiting on the same conditions would be requested at the same time
• Auto-plunging logic fixed to prevent the plunger from freezing in some conditions
• The ball save light will now turn on correctly
• Fixed a bug that mixed up the daily event multiballs and extra balls flags
• Fixed a bug that resulted in incorrect scores when an extra ball was used in golf-type daily events

New skin for Apparatus: Puzzle Box. Besides the skin and a new play mode for Daily Events the update is focused on fixing issues on various tables. Table layout, rules and logic changes:

• Changed the range of returns from the top-left capture to prevent the ball from bouncing right back in the hole
• New 'All mods' mode implemented for Daily Events: use all the mods at once (only works with mods you have unlocked already)
• The mode 1-ball Autosave will now work correctly on Rydes
• Slight change to the windmill ramp collider: the entrance was such that the ball could sometimes get stuck inside the wall
• Fixed an issue with the automatic multiball saves on Golf and Jukebox when a ball was draining at the same time as the auto-save was turning off
• Fixed an issue with the 2mb where it could get stuck in a state where it is impossible to re-trigger
• Fixed an issue where returning second the ball to the garage during 2mb would possibly allow for releasing it if the flipper was pressed at the exact right time

Other changes:

• The plunger will automatically be released when the ball leaves the plunger area
• The eggs will open again
• The message 'jelly fish captured' will be smaller
• The lights for the hose will now all turn on correctly when using the mod that lowers the number of sub targets needed to start the missions
• Fixed the localization of the default 'Me' score entry
• It is now possible to change the name of a score on the local leaderboards. The new name will be used by default on the next score.
• Fixed an rare issue where the player name would change on its own when reconnecting to the servers
• The fish light next to one of the shore fishing target was stuck on. It is back to working now.
• The Celtic Unlock token will be drawn in the correct order now: between the floor and the glass of the mirror house
• A Rydes challenge was missing its text description, that is now fixed
• The Glo table background graphics will not be larger than the table anymore
• Fixed an issue on tables where Extra Time is available (Golf for instance). Under some circumstances it would trigger after the timer has reached 0, which did not do anything. Now it will simply not trigger anymore in those conditions.
• Multiball will now count toward the associated challenge.
• When viewing a message it will not be possible to close the screen while the game is communicating with the server (which normally takes 0.1s but can sometimes cause errors in the background)
• Powerballs will not be drawn on top of the other graphics anymore
• The single score detail screen now can show longer player names
• The mirror house bumper lights were stuck in the ‘on’ position.
• Changed the logic so of the resume 3-2-1 countdown to always trigger if there are any balls in play, not at the plunger (it used to be bypassed whenever there was a ball at the plunger instead - which is slightly different)

Table layout, rules and logic changes:

• Ramps scoring from 100 to 200
• Shift Change scoring from 300/400/500/700 to 325/425/525/725
• The Tip Account max value is slightly increased from 12500 to 12600 but it will now require 6 shots to empty it instead of 5 (2100 per shots instead of 2500)
• Guardrail duration from 30/45/60/75 seconds to 30/60/90/120 seconds
• If starting the 6-ball multiball is aborted because it cannot be started (if the 2-ball multiball is active for instance), progress will not be reset
• Fixed an issue that would cause a ball drain during multiballs when Multiball Parking was triggered if you had both flipper pressed down
• The Lightning Strike mod received a hardware update: it will no longer target indestructible bricks
• The Meteor capture return ball speed has been changed to prevent the ball from going right between the flippers
• The infinite ball bug should finally be taken care of
• Triggering Target Multiball at the same time as Ultimate would start will now delay the multiball until after Ultimate is over
• Now has a better auto-plunger
• The bonus/special target scoring will not apply the powerball bonus
• The guardrail will not stay up anymore at the end of a timed game mode (and block the ball from draining)
• The sub's blocker will not get confused by Jelly Swarm running at the same time as a Dive mission anymore

Other changes:

• New skin for Tradewinds
• Fixed an issue for Portuguese speaking players when they try to activate the ladder for the first time
• Fixed a timing issue that caused the wind gust sound effect to not stop after Pirates
• Skillshots made on this new table will now register for the Skillshot Challenges
• Added lights to track the progress toward the 6-ball multiball
• Updated game engine to version 2021.3.14
• Backgroud music playing should work again
• Special offers won't trigger for Rydes anymore
• Less logging for connection issues
• Added an option to share connection logs
• If some text is not translated in your language, the English version will be shown instead of a blank
• Some skins have altered text for in-game events to match the altered graphics (Truck Attack -> Santa's Helper for example). However, the altered text was not picked up if the default language was not English. This is now fixed.
• Fixed some text for the Winter Carnival and Thrill Ride skins
• Hit ramp capture used to snap to transform but it could result in overlapping balls if there were two next to each other. Instead we will move the ball via the position change.
• Added capability to provide announcements from a server separate from Nakama to provide information on outages
• Improved the visibility of the ball on the skin Thrill Park
• Fixed a potential display issue for ladder games where the gameLength is zero
• Overall, the Daily Challenges should be a bit easier and/or give a bit more tickets
• The targets stems will not be visible over the structure anymore
• Fixed an issue where the UI would break if a player restored their profile on a new device while the tutorial was ongoing
• Rydes types are set when the table loads and will not be affected by reloads (from changing mods) during competitive games (daily events, ladder, vs)
• Rydes cabinet will now appear correctly in the Daily Events
• Changed how the skins logic is handled
• Removed the hard to get ticket that would appear in the Award capture
• The game will remember which connection option you last used and default to that. This should prevent accounts from switching in the case of a server restart
• The Daily Event season overview will show the top 1000 players instead of top 400 and it will not request the data twice each time anymore
• Daily Event placement prizes will now include tables and scores
• The Automatic Cloud Save option will be visible now
• The powerballs are slightly darker now in order to improve the visual differences with the white bonus ball
• A couple of small changes to the galactic skin
• Attempt to fix a null reference in Pirates

Table layout, rules and logic changes: - New table: Rydes - You are in the driver's seat and your passengers need rydes! Other changes: - Minor bug fixes

Like the title says, just a quick fix for the "not connected to server" issue.

Quick fix for - Fastball hit ramp capture sometimes not letting go of the ball - Visual spacing between frames in the car animation of the Hi-Way matrix game in Thrill Ride skin

Table layout, rules and logic changes: - Slightly toned down the difficulty of the last few level - The Rhythm game will now award a 'Perfect' bonus if 95% of the max possible score is achieved instead of 100%. The reason for the change is that it was basically impossible to achieve before (4 players ever managed to do it before now) - Changed the target score for the High Score III achievement. Instead of 50M, it now ask for 40M. It previously had a completion rate of 0.01% Other changes: - Preventing the Mail screen from closing if it is waiting on the server to respond - Fixed an issue that would allow a reward message to be closed while the game is waiting for the server to confirm, preventing the reward from being disbursed - Removed the Lights Out play mode - Fixed an issue that would make cloud save unreadable for some French and German players - Removed the frame rate debugger which was causing trouble when mapping flipper keys to - or = - Fixed an issue with the running lights - Changed the batting cage Triple label from 300 to 500 to match the scoring value - Fixed an issue where the ball coming out of the Hit ramp would collide improperly with a ball rolling right underneath

Small patch to remove dependencies on previous servers - New 'Thrill Park' skin for Carnival - Fixed an issue with the powerball button triggering the song change on the Jukebox - The connection to the Nakama servers will now be cached for faster reconnects

Updates 2.3.0 through 2.4.6 (rolled into a single one for Steam) This update includes a new skin for the Wild West table: Desperados. We received notice from our current online server provider (used mainly for Daily Events and the Ladder) that they will stop operations later this year. The replacement we found required a lot of re-coding but we are almost done with it. This update includes both the current (GameSparks) and new (Nakama) code. Over the next few updates we will slowly move all functionality over to the new server. IMPORTANT – SEAMLESS TRANSITION: We are importing player data to the new server so that you will not lose data associated with your account. In addition, the new server offers the same functionality: Daily Events and the Ladder will work the same way as they do now. You can see that your game profile is properly synced by going to Settings->User and clicking 'Check Account Status.' The screen will list your current (GameSparks) account info and the new (Nakama) account. If all is correct, both accounts will be in green (indicating the player is connected to both servers) and they will show a green checkmark to indicate that the accounts match each other. Here is an outline of the migration process to the new server:

• Migration of historic data from GameSparks to Nakama. (DONE)
• Automatic copying of new data from GameSparks to Nakama. (ONGOING)
• Update A (this update): support for both GameSparks and Nakama. All online games still run on GameSparks. Players can view account sync status. (DONE)
• If required, hotfixes to Update A will be released.
• Switch from GameSparks to Nakama. If you already have Update A nothing else is required. If you don’t have the update, online functionality will require updating to the latest game version.
• Update B: will still support GameSparks and Nakama but will default to Nakama. Continued access to GameSparks during the transition should assist with any account sync problems that may arise.
• GameSparks will turn off their servers in September 2022.

Table layout, rules and logic changes:

• Changed the pushback applied by the slingshot on the powerball (this does not affect normal balls). There should be less bouncing between the two slingshots and the ball is less likely to end up bouncing in the outlane.
• Slight adjustment to the Award capture return. The bounce should be a bit more consistent.
• Fixed a spot where the ball could get stuck (in the right outlane)
• A very rare occurence of target multiball triggering at the same time as Ultimate was causing an infinite balls bugs. This should not happen anymore.
• Raised the ball save time from 15 to 20 seconds and the max score from 25k to 75k. Powerballs will play better with the ball save now.

Other changes:

• Steamworks library update
• To help with support of virtual pinball cabinets, it is now possible to request a specific table to be loaded at launch via the -loadTable option: '-loadTable carnival'. The table short names are not always the same as the table names: carnival, space (for Space Frontier), brix, celtic (for Celtic Jukebox), wildwest, baseball (for Fastball), underwater (for Treasure Hunter), apparatus, tradewinds, golf (for Jurassic Links) and bagaball
• Fixed an issue where the backslash key (\) did not show up when used as an input
• When assigning inputs to the space or return key, the UI will be more responsive
• on startup the game will check to make sure the 'End of the Universe' achievement is correctly awarded
• The message "Mission Start" will not show up anymore when there is already a map mission in progress
• The batting cage ball display will now only show the balls that are left. It doesn't include the ball currently being played
• Fixed an issue with the animation of the 1B/2B/3B/HR tracking lights: they were not indication the correct state of the field
• Fixed the wrong Bronze 3 ladder icon
• Added some stats to the table. They are accessible in the same manner as on Jurassic Links
• The score breakdown will now list the different large pockets separatedly
• The 'Reset to Default' button on the Input setting screen (on PC or when a keyboard is attached) will now only reset the active selection (Keyboard, Mouse or Controller) instead of all of them
• The ball is less likely to escape the batting cage (and cause trouble) than before
• Trying to start a daily event match when internet connectivity has been lost (but the app has not realized yet) should not result in being stuck in a "contacting server..." loop anymore
• if you were to lose the last ball while the dynamite fuse it lit, the sound effect should now stop correctly at the end of the game
• Scores between 1 and 10 billions will now be abbreviated to 2.4B instead of 2B previously. This affects abbreviated score displays (stats, score analysis) pretty much for for wild west only
• The Shootout matrix game will now completely fit in the screen on phones with aspect ration 10:21 and the like
• Leaving a game before Game Over will now reward the tickets accumulated so far
• Modorific mod will now check for completion when the game starts (in addition to the checks while it runs)
• The dynamite fuse could be visible beyond the edges of the matrix if the timer was larger enough. Fixed.
• All rollovers will now count toward the daily challenges
• The powerball shouldn't stay stuck in the Mill exit lane anymore

This update adds a new skin for Fastball: check out Issue #1. The underlying game engine has been updated and should bring a boost in performance and bug fixes for some devices. Sometimes the same game data would be saved multiple times for no good reason: the logic governing saved data has been reviewed and optimized. Table rules and/or logic changes:

• A change to the Better Ball mod behavior to limit times when all the balls are locked in captures for an extended period. During Raptor MB when a ball gets captured in a hole, we now check to see if it is the last ball in play (not captured). If it is, we apply a 1s lock instead of the full mod duration. That way, a ball will return to play faster and not break the game flow.
• Count It Down mod to start at 500k (as indicated in the mod description) instead of the current 300k
• Bonus balls cannot spawn when there is already one of that color in play. That has always been the case but we are adding a 100k "Double Bonus Ball" award. This happens very rarely but is visible when the X-Ray mod is in use. This change also applies to Lucky Breaks bonus balls.
• Added a second safety pin to the outlanes to prevent the powerball from squeezing through in some circumstances
• Added a blocking pin to the left outlane to prevent powerballs from wiggling between the previous 2 pins.

Other changes:

• Fixed some text descriptions
• The range lights will not blink anymore during range bonus (when the Range mod is in use)
• Fixed Palm Springs spelling
• Updated reset information for Ladder
• Stats for the 5-iron shot will now be collected correctly
• Sometimes, the simulation thinks a ball is still on a ramp when instead it should be on the playfield. This has to do with a missed trigger in some edge cases. The game will now put those balls back at the plunger instead of draining them.
• Fixed a bug in the cloud data save system (bad float serialization)
• Left and right navigation buttons should work better with the mouse
• Raptors should not appear on the initial golf ball position anymore
• The score breakdown screen will now display the table the game was played on
• Swapping a Brix's checkpoint or Jurassic Link's golf course will not ask you which mod to replace anymore (it didn't make sense since there is only a single slot that would work)
• The saloon music will now play as long as there is a ball in the saloon
• Modified the ramp entrances to catch balls that are not correctly released from the ramp
• The underlying game engine has been updated in order to get access to bug fixes
• The way data is being saved in-game has been updated to limit instances where it would get saved multiple times in a row
• Achievements are now being saved in the cloud
• Fixed hole #5 on Water World
• Repositioned a ticket that could be collected from too far away
• The X-Ray mod will now detect if Lucky Break will generate a bonus ball and show it.
• The Big Ride mod rollovers will now count as rollovers for the purpose of anything triggering other mini-games/mods.
• The Ride Again mod will now show a "POINTS UP" message instead of the previous "+20,000". The point value was often inaccurate.
• Reduced the chance of a powerball triggering the Batting Cage twice in one capture
• Fixed an edge case where the physics simulation would think the ball is still on the ramp when it shouldn't
• The DEFEND music will stop playing correctly on game over
• Triggering BBBB configuration when exiting Ultimate will now mark that configuration as discovered
• Better checks for the situation where there would no balls in play
• New skin: Issue #1
• Powerball 2x bonus will now apply when cycling a fuse
• The plunger will not activate anymore with dragging while there are no balls to plunge.

New table with a golf theme: Jurassic Links. Tee off with your favorite dinosaurs! Also new for this table are expanded statistics about your games. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30478076/a3bb92d6f4c3142dee06cd4c0c5ea2724c959360.png All changes

• New table: Jurassic Links
• Stats feature for new table
• Level 10 should be a little less obnoxious: the black bricks now require 3 hits instead of 4.
• Fixed an edge case were tickets would not be saved before the game quit
• It is now possible to earn the BOOST letter S again
• There is a new server connection status indicator in the score display for ladder matches. If it turns red, the connection with the server has been lost and scores won't be saved until the connection is restored. The connection restores itself in the background as soon as internet connnectivity is restored.
• After loading a table but before starting play, the game will now ensure there is connection with the server. If a connection cannot be established at that time, the match will be playable when the connection is re-established. This applies for ladder matches only.
• The timer in the matrix for Blitz and Quickie will now be in sync with the countdown timer at the end of the game
• The left outlane should be a little less drainy: the wire shapes on either side of it have been slightly changed
• The new challenge screen will not appear at the same time as other screens anymore
• the saloon sound effect will keep playing as long as a ball is present in the saloon ramp area
• Added a sound effect when the outlane save re-opens (only applies when the Jailhouse mod is used)
• Added an option to disable camera shake in Table Settings
• Changed to the All-Star capture to prevent the ball from being immediately recaptured upon release

Changes for version 2.1.8

• - The correct score will be highlighted at game over
• - The ball will display over the top-most hole, not under
• - The ball will show at the right position when going from the bottom Octopus capture to the top-left ramp exit hole
• - The "close" button on the Release Note screen will now correctly close the screen, as expected
• - Score-related achievements can now be earned in Standard-type games only
• - End of ball bonus scores will now be reported correctly in the game statistics
• - It is not possible anymore to receive a Challenge you already have
• - the Bandit Mission mod should trigger more reliably
• - Balls should now be displayed under the raised wall sections
• - Slightly adjusted the small middle ramp exit to reduce bounce back

Some bug fixes: - Fixed an issue causing toast messages not to show up - Trying to unlock a checkpoint/mod when there are not enough tickets will trigger the correct sound effect - Fixed bug preventing inner loop score from increasing when there was a ball captured in the second hole of the wormhole lane (via mod) - Fixed a silent start-up error on underwater - Achievement button on the main logo screen (not related to any specific table) will now correctly display the number of unclaimed achievements - Fixed a bug preventing insane scores (1.9B+) from displaying correctly in the score breakdown chart - Changed the ball color to make it more visible against the background - Cabinet will correctly show the helmets and letters when not selected - Changed the areas for lowering the safety pin on the right side - it could have been triggered by a ball in the outlane - Safety pins will react faster to balls on all tables - The spin barrel challenge will now update correctly when leaving a game early - Truck Attack scoring will now show in the center of the table instead of a (sometime) random place on the table - The score breakdown button (in the game over screen) will now play the correct sound effect when activated

A new skin (Atlantis for Treasure Hunter) and a bunch of bug fixes. Some of those bugs were introduced with the skin update while others had been present for much longer.

• Changed the color of the glow on Mars cabinet
• Changing a table skin will not trigger all the other cabinets' animations
• New Atlantis skin
• Powerballs added to play automatically (in Daily Events for instance) will now play the associated sound effect
• Fixed a bug preventing the plunger to launch balls stuck in the launch lane during multiball
• Change the material on the collider preventing the ball from going into the section 3B hole. This should prevent an instance of the ball getting stuck between the protector and the hole.
• The Shazam Open mod was not working correctly and required waaaay to many rollovers to trigger instead of the stated 10. Fixed.
• Updated the release note screen
• Potential fix for a situation where the poweball button would skrink down to a tiny size
• Skin downloads will not timeout after 15 seconds anymore
• Fixed wormhole lane locked balls counting as in-play for loops (affecting scoring, multiplier and the Smuggling Run mod )
• Fixed inner loop not resetting during multiball (affecting scoring, multiplier and the Smuggling Run mod )
• Locked balls will not prevent the multiball capture hole from resetting anymore when the last multiball is lost
• Many mods limited by number of balls stayed active for one more ball than they should on Carnival, Brix, Space Frontier and Fastball.
• Ticket spawning over the buyancy bumper instead of under
• Outlane blocking doors will not show up correctly
• Balls stuck at the plunger while others are in play will now auto-launch
• The score breakdown had Mining and Milling mixed up
• The top, short ramp shouldn't bounce powerballs nearly as much as it used t
• The capture for the Batting Cage shouldn't trigger twice in a row with the powerball ejection

In the past only Carnival had a different skin (with limited availability). This version introduces a new skin system that will make their creation and distribution easier. We are starting with new skins for the following tables: Space Frontier, Brix and Bagaball. Some skins require tickets to unlock. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/30478076/e759e67c389d2c54dbeb9931ee1af958b32ddacc.png All changes:

• The ticket spawning at the base of the ramp will be collectable much more easily now
• (PC) Fixed a UI issue in the menu where the display would not clear out upon clicking the screen when traveling to a cabinet
• Restored the prize screen functionality to be dismissed from a tap/click over the displayed information instead of just the background
• Allow dismissal of the mod details through the bottom part of the screen (where the level details are)
• Physics performance improvements
• Fixed a problem where LAST BALL would be shown incorrectly
• New UI flow to verifying the skins are correctly downloaded when starting a game
• The skilltest countdown for Section 2 (ramp) will now briefly pause after each ramp completed. So after the first ramp, the display will show '1.0 / 7' for 1 second instead of immediately starting counting down and showing '0.9 / 7'
• the slingshot now have a lit-up state
• The All-Star ball capture release speed has been tweaked to prevent a powerball from immediately bouncing back in the hole in some rare circumstances
• A little too often the ball would bounce around the all-star capture without being caught. This should happen less often.
• The live score display during games will more intelligently dims when the ball is near it
• Relocated the safety pins on the right side to remove a tiny gap that allowed powerballs to drain
• The background music will now loop
• There will be a delay after the Rhythm game before the ball is released
• Changed the Award capture release speed/strenght. Powerballs will more reliably go on the flipper.
• Changed the range of possible ball trajectory when injected in the Mirror House to prevent 1) hitting the flippers on the way in and 2) hitting the center bumper in a way that directly drains the ball
• A powerball will not fall right between the flippers when changing panels from East to West anymore.
• Improvements to the bonus hole spanwing locations: shouldn't get overlapping holes or holes spawning under bumpers
• The ball would sometime bounce on the homing section but not trigger it. Should be fixed now.
• Bonus bumpers will wait a little longer before spawning to be sure there are no balls in the area
• Previously, if a ball was under the effect of the Homing mod and another ball hit the electric field it would start homing instead. Now, the homing will not switch balls anymore like that.
• The Homing mod will stop working on balls that go too low on the table (around the top of the slingshot). It was causing unexpected movement and below that threshold it never reached the targeted brick anyway
• There is now a visual indication when a ball is affected by the Homing mod
• If you play with the mod Better Aim, you will not get bonus balls to turn the flipper ON anymore
• Balls shouldn't bounce endlessly straight-up on top of bricks anymore (either a bonus ball on a normal brick or a standard ball on an indestructible one)
• When a powerball is transfered between different locations on the table, it will not leave a trail of sparks behind anymore
• The Daily Event cabinet will now show how many attempts (credits) you have left
• Background music will not play during Defend
• Should not reference the Tradewinds graphics anymore
• Added an option to change the audio buffer size in Settings->Device (might help with some metallic sounds)
• Balls put back into play via saves and Encore! had a chance to be drained again without reaching the flippers. This happened via bounces on the slingshots that would send the ball in the outlane. When a ball is put back into play it should now follow a much safer trajectory.
• Add light indicators to show how many hits on the top pin is left to open the ramp access to the multiball pen (bottom left)
• raised the rollover a little up further up in the left inlanes
• To prevent switching song by mistake it will not be possible to change songs when the ball is at the plunger if the Rhythm game is available.
• Challenges will now display a rounded number in their description (Score 10M in Carnival)
• Progress toward challenges will now be counted when restarting or quitting mid-game
• The game over screen will now fit the 2B+ scores better (that's a lot of points!)
• Changed the rest angle of the saloon flipper to make sure the ball can fit between them in that position (Prevents the ball from being stuck at the end of a Blitz game)
• When the audio settings were changed during a Rhythm game it caused the song to stop and in effect froze the game. This could happen via a Bluetooth speaker connection. This is now fixed
• The way Rhyhtm notes were kept in sync with the music had some issues, it has been updated.
• The daily event will use the skin selected by the player, if it is not the default one
• Golf-type games will now display the score counting down from the target score
• A ball locked in the outlane hole (from the associated mission) will not count as "in-play" for the purpose of increasing the multiplier (it normally cannot be increased during multiballs)
• Better logic for when to show the table logo in the matrix
• There was a bug in the Lucky Break logic - it was applied too often and at the wrong times
• Reduced the number of spins required for the Wild West Spin challenge
• During Super Spinner, the mansion spinner will show its activation with messages ("+1") above the correct spinner.
• Small change to the wall under the precision target to prevent powerballs from triggering the target after hitting the wall
• Fixed a bug that made the ball pop-back to the same side after Pirates!
• There should be less suspicious bounces where the bottom flipper and the outlanes connect
• The flippers were partially drawn over the ball, that is fixed
• New score breakdown option at the end of a game, on the ladder and daily events
• The powerball numbers can now accomodate more digits (main menu)
• The powerball numbers can now accomodate more digits (table)
• Fixed an issue where a ball on the ramp would sometime skip over the drop to the bullpen
• Moved the location of the "SECRET EXIT" message in the saloon
• Realigned the steering indicator on the powerball #4
• Fixed a problem with the small fish on Tradedwinds: one out of 3 was bugged and impossible to catch.
• Fixed an issue where the graphics of a skin would not line up with the physical position of the collider
• Fixed a problem where loading the game then changing the mods of the Daily Event tables before playing in the Daily Event would result in the wrong mods being loaded

The game engine has been updated. This will help with further development of tables and features. There is a bunch of bug fixes for various tables, thanks for reporting those. It also includes a new 'Lights Out' mode that will start appearing in daily events once the update is available to everyone.

• Improvements to server connections for head-to-head games
• Added different stats to the Ladder ranked leaderboards
• Improvements to server connections for daily events
• Added new lights to show the status of the bottom rollovers
• Added a sound effect to the blocker
• Game engine update
• New ladder stats for ranked players: percentage of 1st place finishes
• Fixed an issue where missions would refuse to start
• Fixed an issue that prevented further mission progress after completing SPECIAL
• Boost and Defend letters obtained via mods and mission will now count toward the Daily Challenge to collect letters
• Fixed an issue where the ball could become trapped in the right panel right outlane
• Ball save will now last longer. It still gets disabled after breaking 2 bricks however.
• New 'Lights Out' mode will start showing up in daily events
• Re-work of the UI to make it take less memory and also make the game load faster
• Re-work of how various on-table triggers work
• The mini-game capture hole now has less chance of sending the ball straight down the drain after a bad bounce on the targets
• Improvement to the player selection screen when starting a head-to-head match: recent players will only be available when there is something to show
• Fixed an issue where the ladder points increase animation could be called twice, resulting in the game hanging
• There should be less unexpected bounces when the ball lands near the top part of the flippers
• Fixed an issue with Crazy Rider where it would not update correctly
• Added an icon to indicate the local player in Ladder Ranked Screen
• Starting a game will not reset the music volume to 100% anymore
• Adjusted the size of the skillshots on Fastball
• Moved the location of the "Multiplier +1" text so it doesn't cover the ball
• Triggering multiball at the same time as Ultimate will now be handled correctly by the game
• the lightning bolt effect will now appear over the bricks instead of under
• Fixes a bunch of UI visual issues and overlapping buttons
• Fix draggrable mod icons from the display at the beginning of a game
• On the menu, dragging the screen cannot be initiated from the shortcut buttons area
• Prevention of input remapping of the ESC key (hard-wired to the pause menu)
• Limited the scrolling past tables in the menu
• Better handling of names in the game over screen (in the leaderboard snapshot)
• Rhythm game will correctly pause now

Bug fixes and improvements:

• Fixed an issue where the highlighted brick would not move after the usual 10 sec
• Fixed a couple of UI layout issues with localized text
• Added visual indicators to track the progress toward cycle/natural cycle. The logic remains the same but was confusing without a reference point. Now there is a green light above each of the 1B, 2B, 3B and HR. Score all four in a game grants the Cycle bonus while scoring them in order grants the Natural Cycle.
• Better performance of the Ladder history screen
• Added a Challenge for Ladder play (Play 4 Ladder games for 12 tickets)
• Starting Ultimate with a ramp shot that would also give you a multiball should now work properly
• Fixed a longstanding issue of Truck Attack not stopping the balls if it was triggered at the same time as Mini Multi mod
• Change the delay between request for the latest Daily Event to limit unnecessary calls
• Made it a little easier to break a gray brick in case the ball get stuck bouncing up and down
• Server improvements for Ladder: there should be fewer server connection issues
• If a Ladder replay encounters a server issue, no tickets will be deducted

Update 2.0.0 New Ladder competition. Play matches against other players to climb the Ladder divisions all the way to Wizard. The Ladder is in testing (Beta) so things may be adjusted as we move forward: play modes, rewards, divisions, ratings, etc. Also note that the Ladder is meant to reset periodically. We will run the Beta'01 Ladder for 6 weeks. For a full description of how the ladder works check the Info screen in the Ladder main menu, or just dive right in! All changes:

Ladder system

Fixed the Ramp Multi mod to be sure it can activate properly

Made it less likely that a ball coming down the left lane can trigger the outlane save mechanism to close

Fix an issue that immediately ended pot-o-gold if the last lit letter was the A (by locking a ball)

Losing both Pot-o-Gold balls at the same time will not end the mode prematurely anymore

Upped the ball save limits to 50K and 25s

Added a new play mode: 1-ball autosave. Until the auto-save timer expires, the ball cannot be lost. Otherwise works like 1-ball.

Improved the text on the game details screens.

Proper support for the extraBallAllowed flag in custom games

The 'End of the Universe' achievements will not progress when playing Daily Events with a custom starting point

Fix the ticker to properly support Golf custom modes

Game server performance improvements

Improvements to the matrix score display performance

Receiving a call while playing Rhythm will not cause it to fail anymore

When using mods to start the table with any section on the B side, it mistakenly counted as multiple section activations for the purpose of triggering the Activate All Configuration achievements.

Fixed a spot where the ball could get stuck

Fixed Tradewinds and Apparatus sharing some assets by mistake

Fixed a spot where the ball could get stuck

Fixed an issue where the ball could become trapped in the East side, right outlane between the two gates.

It is now possible to specify 4 mods daily events presets (instead of 3)

Fixed score golf processing for custom events

Fixed an issue with the reward of powerballs at game over when there was also a challenge progress update

New multiplayer play option: you can challenge up to 3 other players at a time on a randomly chosen table. You need to follow the other players (and they need to follow you back) to be able to start a challenge with them. Further multiplayer play options will be coming soon for custom games and a ladder system. Other important changes:

• Followed players' scores will be visible in a separate tab on the Daily Event leaderboards (you can opt-out of being followed in Settings->Profile)
• New option to set the amount of voice-over on Celtic Jukebox

All changes:

• Fixed the mod 'Free Dive' which could lead to a stuck ball
• The rollovers should be more reliable
• Moved the "Well done" message during the Rhythm game to avoid overlapping with the notes
• Celtic Jukebox tokens will not re-appear after a reinstall if you already have access to the table
• Fixed the targets sometimes becoming stuck in the ON position
• Reworked the Game Over screen to support the new multiplayer mode
• On the "paused" screen, if the game can't be restarted, that option will be grayed out
• The "Daredevil" achievement will not show over Truck Attack anymore
• Leaving a Daily Event mid-game will now post the current score in the background
• Added options to follow another Daily Event player. You can then see their score in a new tab in the leaderboards
• Going from the Daily Event History's calendar view to the leaderboard for that day doesn't reset the calendar anymore
• For some reason the mods in the Pause screen were draggable - not anymore
• Added a timer to the deflector - if triggered too many times in a short period it will turn off to prevent an infinite loop
• Added an option to tweak how often the announce (voice over) speaks in Celtic Jukebox. You can change the level in the Settings for that specific table
• Changed User settings to Device settings
• Changed Daily Event settings to Pinball Profile settings
• Updated the settings icons for different categories
• It is now possible to stop the spinning wheel
• Improved the look of the screens detailing the game modes for Daily Events
• If a new version of the game is required to access the daily events, it will say so in the daily event screen. A button will be available to get to the store listing directly
• Server data now loads more efficiently
• If the daily event is not loaded you can now directly request a refresh from the main menu
• Homing to stop if the ball hits a slingshot
• Added blocking pins to the left outlane when the ranch is open to prevent powerballs from jumping out
• Daily Event Custom games support for extra balls, skillshots and multiballs control
• Updated the Live Score ticker to better support non-engligh characters
• Golf scoring can now be used in custom games in Daily Events
• Whether a mod is upgradable or not will not be shown in the Pause screen or on the table before ball launch
• Daily Events now support a custom mode where Brix can be started on a specific level
• Challenge score requirements will now be rounded (no more 5,821,455, it will now be 5,000,000 )
• Fixed a conflict between screens that would prevent returning to the main menu from Game Over

A small update to the Celtic Jukebox to fix a couple of issues with the combos:

• Combo chains reset after scoring a 10 shot combo
• For a shot to count in a combo chain, it must be different than the immediately preceding shot
• Also adding an option to reset the high scores on a table-by-table basis

All changes:

• Powerball multiplier now correctly applies to Rhythm game scoring
• Combo chains reset after scoring a 10 shot combo
• Also adding an option to reset the high scores on a table-by-table basis
• The description for Jam Session (mod) will show up correctly in Italian
• The powerball now causes the outlane to close using the Winter skin
• A more appropriate text overlay when triggering the Santa game in the Winter skin
• Captures in the Wormhole while Extra Ball or Mega Multi is lit will now award the normal points for that capture and release locked balls (if using the Wormhole mod)
• Fixed an issue that made starting Mega Multi more difficult
• The Celtic Jukebox will not appear in Special Offers anymore - it doesn't make sense as it is a free table
• The "Spin" button was conflicting with the "back" button in the Spin screen. It is now fixed.
• Reduced the delay at the end of Rhythm
• Skillshots on the Jukebox to count toward challenges
• Greatest Hits achievement will now be awarded correctly
• Pot-o-gold and Award will now use Powerballs as multiballs when needed
• The "run scored" animation in the DMD will not overlap the score display anymore

Cheers!

The new Celtic Jukebox table - woohoo! Search for hidden tokens on existing tables to unlock it and play to the beat of its tunes. All changes:

• New table: Celtic Jukebox
• Fixed the ramp transition back to the playfield when the ball didn't fully reach the ramp
• Fixed a bug where the left targets could be stuck in the ON position
• Fixed target set so that it can't become stuck in the ON position
• Reduced the size of the mini-games text in the DMD. There is a lot going on the DMD on this table and this will help with the scrolling
• Fixed a bug where a ball locked in the double points pocket would not be knocked out when another ball hits it
• Lowered the volume of the sonar ping, it was a bit rough when playing with headphones
• Potential fix for a crash during the tutorial
• Improved ramp transitions
• Player name will now be included in the contact us links from the game
• Removed tooltip on the release notes label in Settings
• The homing mod should not get into infinite loops anymore

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