TRON gameplay questions...

[pudluther]

i finally hit the 50+ million mark tonight........i think i tapped out at 56.7mil. man, that was a crazy game.

i spent my first ball trying to hit the ramps and advance the daft punk mode, but i never got there.....however, my efforts got me quorra, light cycle, and disc wars multiballs and i was able to get the scoring up there.

i still love quorra multiball.....playing derezzed and getting the add-a-ball is simply awesome.



question: do you have to do the ramp thing TWICE to get daft punk MB? i think i spelled it once and got the extra ball. if you've gotta spell it twice that is insane!! and if i do ever happen to spell it twice, is there anything you have to do to start the mode? like hitting the scoop? or does it start automatically?

this pin is soooooooooo awesome.

 

[pudluther]

How is the add-a-ball supposed to work when your in Quorra Multiball, with the LE newest software (1.3 I think?)

ok...just got quorra twice in back to back games. i was trying to pay attention to what triggered the add-a-ball and i believe it's hits on the 3-bank target in front of the recognizer.

so many hits for the first ball...so many for the second. at some point the target bank dropped on me....not sure if hits into the disc will trigger any more add-a-balls as i drained shortly thereafter.

 

[pudluther]

question on SOS:


to get to SOS do you simply have to enter all of the modes (flynn, gem, clu, zuse, quorra, light cycle MB, disc war MB)? does it start after that?

i've gotten all but ONE mode twice now....really wanted to see SOS.

 

[pudluther]

ok....i just answered my own question about SOS. it starts automatically the second you trigger your last mode. matter of fact, light cycle MB was my last mode and it did not let me play it when i shot the scoop, but rather went straight into SOS.

i got past the first mode: clu.

went into the second mode: zuse.


and..................................................tilted. almost immediately. hell, i didn't think i nudged it that hard, but i guess my adrenaline got the best of me.

and i had a big 'ole bonus racked up that i did not get to collect....ended with about 42mil.





oh, and SOS is fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnn!!!!!!

 

[pudluther]

oh, and one more thing....i answered my own question from the first post:


there ARE ramp/shot combos in this pin....they're in SOS. i happened to hit a 3-combo shot and looked up at the DMD in time to see some wording about a combo and score bonus.

way cool.

 

[jpl_812]

I don't think SOS starts with the last mode, I've had some where it doesn't start until you hit the Flynn's scoop, might have to do with the mode. I usually end up getting Gem las, if thats the case you need to start SOS with a shot to the scoop.
Any know what the deal is with the 3 lines of dots on the display? Sometimes they get brighter and seem to coun't down. I think they have to do with the 3 scoring modes started by the drops, double scoring, bumpers and spinners. They seem to count down while you're in the modes but I've seen them counting down when I'm not in the mode as well. Any ideas about that?

Jerry

 

[jpl_812]

BTW, the combo shots are always there, you don't need to be in SOS. I've seen them come up during play. One thing about this game, it's just to damn fast to keep a good eye on the DMD. I find myself missing the display to see how close I am to Daft Punk or how many more shots I need for discs or light cycles.

Jerry

 

[pudluther]

I don't think SOS starts with the last mode, I've had some where it doesn't start until you hit the Flynn's scoop, might have to do with the mode. I usually end up getting Gem las, if thats the case you need to start SOS with a shot to the scoop.

you may very well be right...my last mode was light cycle MB, which is triggered by the shot to the scoop.

i do know that it did not let me play that mode though and went straight into SOS.

 

[pudluther]

BTW, the combo shots are always there, you don't need to be in SOS. I've seen them come up during play. One thing about this game, it's just to damn fast to keep a good eye on the DMD. I find myself missing the display to see how close I am to Daft Punk or how many more shots I need for discs or light cycles.

Jerry

ok. thanks. i've never seen them come up before.....but i've also always been the one playing it. buddy of mine is supposed to come over this weekend and check it out, so i'm looking forward to seeing some of the DMD animations i've been missing.

 

[Frax]

Yes as said combos are there even out Of other modes. You shoot your combos then hit Flynns and you get an End Of Line jackpot.

 

[pudluther]

Yes as said combos are there even out Of other modes. You shoot your combos then hit Flynns and you get an End Of Line jackpot.

thanks.


we need to get a TRON rule sheet printed up...and by "we" i mean somebody other than me.

wonder if this guy is still doing rule sheets:

http://www.pinball.org/rules/

 

[tomdotcom]

I have a homemade rulesheet (a bit incomplete), made by a guy over in Vancouver. It's a work in progress, but it's a start.

If you want it, email me @ [email protected] and it's yours.

Tom

 

[pudluther]

I have a homemade rulesheet (a bit incomplete), made by a guy over in Vancouver. It's a work in progress, but it's a start.

If you want it, email me @ [email protected] and it's yours.

Tom

done. thanks.

 

[nocashvalue]

Got my highest score ever two nights ago. This was done on a Tron Legacy Pro version, factory settings, 3-ball, no extra ball awarded (I've only gotten 3 outta like 200 games anyway). I was on track to finally knock Gary Stern's grand champion score off when I ended my first ball with 40 million. I got Sea of Simulation on my second ball, and instead of choking like I normally do, I actually completed it before draining. If you complete SOS, you get BAT SHIT CRAZY bonus scores at the end of the mode (before the end of ball tally). On my third and final ball, I got portal multiball. Unfortunately, I couldn't shoot for shit and was merely playing defense before all but one ball drained, ending the mode. Luckily even though I didn't get to finish portal, Light cycle and Quorra multiballs were stacked, and I immediately got them before finishing my game of 156M...Woo Hoo!

 

[VectorInvadr]

Got my highest score ever two nights ago. This was done on a Tron Legacy Pro version, factory settings, 3-ball, no extra ball awarded (I've only gotten 3 outta like 200 games anyway). I was on track to finally knock Gary Stern's grand champion score off when I ended my first ball with 40 million. I got Sea of Simulation on my second ball, and instead of choking like I normally do, I actually completed it before draining. If you complete SOS, you get BAT SHIT CRAZY bonus scores at the end of the mode (before the end of ball tally). On my third and final ball, I got portal multiball. Unfortunately, I couldn't shoot for shit and was merely playing defense before all but one ball drained, ending the mode. Luckily even though I didn't get to finish portal, Light cycle and Quorra multiballs were stacked, and I immediately got them before finishing my game of 156M...Woo Hoo!

WOW! what a score !!! Hi fives man

 

[pudluther]

Got my highest score ever two nights ago. This was done on a Tron Legacy Pro version, factory settings, 3-ball, no extra ball awarded (I've only gotten 3 outta like 200 games anyway). I was on track to finally knock Gary Stern's grand champion score off when I ended my first ball with 40 million. I got Sea of Simulation on my second ball, and instead of choking like I normally do, I actually completed it before draining. If you complete SOS, you get BAT SHIT CRAZY bonus scores at the end of the mode (before the end of ball tally). On my third and final ball, I got portal multiball. Unfortunately, I couldn't shoot for shit and was merely playing defense before all but one ball drained, ending the mode. Luckily even though I didn't get to finish portal, Light cycle and Quorra multiballs were stacked, and I immediately got them before finishing my game of 156M...Woo Hoo!

holy crap, dude.

 

[jcasetnl]

hey all, the 2nd part of the Pinball News review was just posted by Martin. It has an in-depth overview of the rules. pinballnews.com

 

[Frax]

Fucking christ? 158 million? I'm done with this pin.

I'm sticking to Lord of the Rings. Thanks. I finished DTR again today. Getting it down good. :|

I had 125 million on my first ball on a Spider-Man game tonight?