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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 FAT32 formatted 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. Online PDF of Rules: https://www.insider.sternpinball.com/?game=Venom LE/PREMIUM V0.84 - FEBUARY 6, 2025 ================================== *** FIXED *** - Getting GOLD with negative luck now does the correct math. - The score in the Arabel Dungeon for the Ooze total was sometimes wrong. - (PRO) removed the Dungeon coil from coil test. - Buying something from FIZMO of the same amount that you have is now possible. - Ranged weapons now deal proper damage amount. - White 2's second stage will now continue correctly after a new ball if there are multiple players. - The interlock sw will now correctly mark node boards that are not plugged in. - Town mode select was sometimes starting when it should not have been. - Dragonspear Castle dungeon: troll battle was sometimes not ending properly - Fizmo will no longer light if the player can not afford the items for sale, at their current location, or the items cannot be bought right now. *** NEW *** - Added Tiny's Dice Game - - You can light it by starting 3 modes in a game and/or buy from Fizmo. - Once lit shoot the spinner shot to start this timed mode. - During the mode - - (PREM/LE) The Dungeon is moving up and down every X seconds. - Going into the Dungeon will increase the value of the spinner. - But be careful because the dice has 20 levels and you might wrap the value back to the low end. - Shooting the spinner collects the spinner value for each spin. - All other shots will add time to the timer which is never very big. - The shots dry up as you shoot them. - (PREM/LE) when you complete the last one they all re-light. - Dragonspear Castle dungeon: new Abishai rules - Monsters are resistant towards normal attacks - Monsters are vulnerable to silver weapon attacks - Use special silver ranged attack by hitting yellow shot - Dragonspear Castle dungeon: new Lich battle rules - Lich can turn invisible - Shoot flashing targets to search surrounding shots for the invisible lich - Shoot lich to drop his visibility - Lich may turn invisible again and move to a new shot upon attacking the party - Implemented a Bump to the next Mimic Hurry up you can buy from Fizmo. - Each Bump will raise the starting value of the hurryup. - Implemented a Bump to the next Tiny's Dice Game you can buy from Fizmo. - Each Bump will raise the starting Dice value. - During DRAGON MULTIBALL, if the Dragon is disabled every third shot to the 3 bank targets will award a dragon hit. *** TWEAKED *** - Reduced how much gold you get from hitting the treasure 3-bank. - Improved the logic of the Dungeon mech. - kobold town dungeon: xorn's burrowing light effect - kobold town dungeon: added obelisk damage display and sound effects - (PRO) Made it harder to win Dragon Battle. - (PRO) Dragon will not respond to being hit or the 3-bank being hit during Town Celebration. - Dragonspear Castle dungeon: added appropriate display effects, sfx, speech - Dragonspear Castle dungeon: active skeletons no longer move around - Increased the strength of the up/down ramp when pulling the ramp down and holding it down. LE/PREMIUM V0.83 - FEBUARY 3, 2025 ================================== ** NEW: - (PRO) Added Left Eject test to calibrate the power of the left eject and insure that it will often feed the upper right flipper. ** TWEAKED: - Tweaked the wording of some instructions. LE/PREMIUM V0.82 - JANUARY 30, 2025 =================================== - Initial release.