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V.93 - 11/26/2024 == NEW == -New "And Justice for All" topper multiball mode -Hitting lit shots during normal Lady Justice round adds RED letters to topper -Letters are awarded based on difficulty adjustment TOPPER MULTIBALL DIFFICULTY: -EASY (default): Fast blinking shots add 2 letters, normal shots add 1 letter -MEDIUM: All shots add 1 letter -HARD: Only fast blinking shots add 1 letter -Subsequent plays increase difficulty setting -By default, red topper letters cannot be added during crank it up modes or multiballs, except Coffin multiball -New adjustment "TOPPER MULTIBALL STACKING BEHAVIOR". -This adjustment controls when playing multiballs if topper progress can be made -Adjustment options: NONE, COFFIN ONLY (default), ALL MULTIBALLS -Get all red letters to instantly start And Justice For All Multiball -Once "And Justice for All" multiball is started, no multiballs can be brought in -During multiball, left and right shots alternate for single jackpots / double jackpots -Jackpots add 1 letter to METALLICA, double jackpots add 2 letters to METALLICA -Spell METALLICA to increase super jackpot multiplier -Make enough shots to light super jackpot, lit at one of the ramps. Super jackpot adds a ball into play (max 3) -Each additional super jackpot takes +1 more shot to light, to a maximum of 6 shots -Letters carry over between supers but multiplier and super jackpot values reset -New "And Justice for All" unlockable song -If you have a topper installed, or if you are logged in to Stern Insider Connected and your account has the "And Justice For All" achievement unlocked, you can now select "And Justice For All" as a main gameplay song -Add new adjustment TOPPER LIGHTS BEHAVIOR -This adjustment controls whether the normal (white) METALLICA letters will be displayed on the topper. Red letters will always be displayed on the topper. -Adjustment options: LETTERS ONLY, EXPRESSIONS ONLY (default), and LETTERS AND EXPRESSION -Add "And Justice for All" high score entry if topper is connected -New achievements added for 5-way combo and 50 combos in one game -New expression lightshows for Moth Into Flame, Spit out the Bone, and Frantic (dj mixer version) -Added adjustment EXPRESSION LIGHTS MODE allowing you to have different modes of expression lights -Added color adjustments to support USER SET COLOR option -Added adjustment EXPRESSION LIGHTS FADE MSEC allowing you to customize how quick or slow expression lights change color == TWEAKS == -Sound balancing and tweaking -Add Hardwired jackpot light effect -Greatly increase scoring in Battery mode -Increase scoring in normal Lady Justice round -Increase base value 72 seasons scoring from 10k/switch to 15k/switch. Scoring can be boosted further by completing additional 72 seasons target sets while the 72 switch count-up is active. == FIXES == -Fix electric chair multiball speech sometimes not playing or playing the wrong speech call -Fix an issue with speaker lights going dark when expression light setting was changed to a user selected color -Fix an issue during Hardwired mode where hitting an unlit shot would sometimes count as the jackpot -Fix an issue in Battery where sometimes multiple shots could be the flashing shot -Fix an issue with Resurrect number of hits required jumping from 3 hits to 12 instead of using the adjustment value -Fix an issue with music not playing from the beginning from song select despite you never choosing that song -Fix an issue where you couldn't select unlocked songs if you log in after starting the game V.92 - 11/11/2024 ======================= - Initial release. - Item multiball scores (cross, electric chair, coffin, snake) now based on total items collected, not just the single item. Removed score caps for item multiballs. - Added support for song select every ball, with an adjustment defaulted ON - During beginning of ball, the song is now selected when you release the flipper instead of on press, so it does not change your song as you're going for a super skillshot - Blown piston rules tweak: completing fuel lane with all 3 flashing pistons will award 2x pistons (6 instead of 3), in addition to 2x piston value - Fix issue where Fuel Lane would not illuminate during Fuel fast-scoring mode when the jackpot was lit as it should - Cleaned up scoring for all crank it up modes: - Completion bonus in For Whom the Bell Tolls now correctly matches the other crank it up modes - Scoring calculation in For Whom the Bell Tolls now uses total items collected as a contribution, to match the other crank it up modes - Make score calculations unified for the crank it up modes, based on items scored, number of times started, number of shots made, number of mystery awards and removed score caps - Tweak Battery rules: - Each time the shots are re-lit from Sparky, one shot will be flashing. This shot will score double and increase the sparky value by double - Hitting the flashing shot will turn another uncollected shot flashing - Generally increase the scoring all-around in Battery - The End of the Line changes: - Previously the order of the super jackpots was always the same (for whom the bell tolls, fade to black, battery, enter sandman). Now the order of the super jackpots are determined by your lowest to highest scoring mode. - Previously 100% of the crank it up mode values were the super jackpots. It is now 20%, on an adjustment "E.O.T.L SUPER JACKPOT MODES PERCENT". The End of the Line Challenge mode will always use 20%. - Fixed a bug that would prevent you from getting any more super jackpots after a certain point - Remove "special" adjustment since there's no special anymore - Change combo lights adjustment default to "flash always" - Set adjustment "COFFIN LOCKS LIT BEHAVIOR" to "COFFIN, CAPTIVE BALL" for competition install - Set adjustment "COFFIN LOCKS LIT BEHAVIOR" to "COFFIN, STACK LOCKS LIT" for director's cut