I havent updated to 1.01 yet i'll do that now. Maybe it was beginners luck but the extra ball is pretty easy to get on this table I got 2 of them on my first play, i haven't played it since though. I'm using the NVRAM included with the file. I hate 5 ball tables, a good pinball player only needs 1. I'm glad this table is not 5 balls.
I actually think in real life often times 5 ball is better, though it does depend on the table. Then in
VP I often like 3 ball. But if the nudging upgrades Noah & highrise are talking about in the nudging thread get implemented, that could no doubt make
VP tables much harder to manipulate & I might opt for 5 ball more often on some tables.
However, I'm a fan of using factory settings, which is why I include nvram's with my tables.
When you first play a game/rom, the defaults never seem to be what they should be. I don't know how pinmame or roms come up with what should be the default settings, I just know that when I look in the manual they are usually different. I made this nvram a long time ago, but I'm almost positive I went 100% with the defaults the manual said to use. The factory recommended settings or whatever.
IMHO you always want to play a pin with the recommended settings, & I've found that they usually are the best settings are far as striking a good balance between being too tough or too easy. Or games lasting too long or too short.
I remember when it was more common for authros to toss in an nvram with their table that has the default or best settings. Who used to do that? Destruk maybe, might have been PD. I don't remember. But it seems these days nobody throws in nvrams anymore.
Thus I'm still playing some games that probably don't have optimal settings & never have. I don't really have the time or will to go through every game manual to figure out the factory recommended settings, which is why its extra nice when the author does it for you.
Kinda got off topic there! Shut up rob!
About the extra ball. If you think that is too easy, I'm sure changing some dip settings would take care of that. The game is already in extra ball mode and also the special awards an extra ball as well. Many old games like this stick you to a 1 extra ball limit per game, but I don't remember if Amazon Hunt does.
Besides, I semi disagree about it being easy to get the EB.
I think it can be easy to light the extra ball lamp, but you need to nail that center inlane on top of the table to get it, which without a clear lane that goes up there, I think requires a little luck. Sometimes you might collect it right away, but I bet some games you are going for it & just can't get it.
That's what I like about this game, you gotta decide if & when its worth purposely going for the EB or even building up for it. If you are close to lighting the black drops for 50k, you might wanna say screw the EB & attack the black drops. You also have the choice to try & build up that bonus or try to get you points via the drops. Sometimes the drops don't set up favorably (you get the 7/10 split!) & you might wanna shoot the upper PF to nail those add bonus targets, cuz that can get up to 100k and 3x.
I know this seems like a simple game, but read those rules & you learn about how that last ball lights 2x & 3x if you can complete ABC. So to master this game you can't focus on the drops all the time. I like how the rules kinda force you to wanna mix it up a little & make use of that upper PF.
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