You really have to work at Tron

jackal2001

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Is it just me or does it feel like you really have to work at Tron to get to Sea of Simulation? I still haven't cracked 55M, just missed it by 50K points. Sometimes it just feels like you have to put a lot of effort into this game, which isn't a bad thing. Lots of nudging, shoving, tilting, etc going on.

I can honestly say I don't think anyone will ever call this game "easy" or "boring".

For those that own them, what are your thoughts?
 
I played one for hours at a fellow klovers a weekend or two back and made it to about same point 54m I believe? Great game imo it just takes a bit of time to figure out what needs to be done. Not sure if anyone has gone higher on that machine or not but mine was high when we left so if 55m is where you get the sea of simulation I dont think its happend there yet either? I did notice it seemed to take a lil pushing and shoving but overall one of best pins Ive played.
 
I have gotten the SOS twice. How does it actually get triggered? I currently have a high score of 71M. I also checked out all of the modes with the glass off and Portal mode is ridiculous. You have to shoot every shot for all of the modes over again and when completed every shot in the game is a million points! I can't see myself ever getting that far. I'd love to see the game of the guy who does. It's pretty hard IMO.
 
Once you have all the inserts lit, just shoot in the arcade and it will start SOS. I've already been there, but my high score has not cracked 55M yet. Maybe because the damn 3 bank is robbing me of shots/points by getting in the way.

I haven't done any mods yet because I'm just too lazy to start them.
 
Newb here sorry but by 3 bank do you mean that 3rd flipper cause it kept bloking all my shots as well but I figured it was just my bad playing habits?
 
Newb here sorry but by 3 bank do you mean that 3rd flipper cause it kept bloking all my shots as well but I figured it was just my bad playing habits?

There is a software bug with the 3bank target that is in front of the disc that causes it to go up and down multiple times for no reason. Stern is working on it.
 
oh got ya. Heard people talking about it but didnt run into it. The rubber disc did fly off by the end of the night though.
 
Collecting GEM keeps messing me up.... I always light everything but the two chicks. Then I'll get Quorra but GEM seems to escape my grasp. I have resorted to flogging flynns Arcade until she advances on her own.... I actually get the End of Line Multiball quite a bit before the Sea of Simulation. And of course when the Sea of Simulation starts....Yup you guessed it, collect GEM. ARGH.

I love how you play your way through the movie, I don't see myself ever getting tired of this PIN....Stern did a great job. I did get my USB stick in the mail and updated to Version 1.1 today. Didn't notice anything besides the lights in front of the Recognizer being in sync now.
 
Collecting GEM keeps messing me up.... I always light everything but the two chicks. Then I'll get Quorra but GEM seems to escape my grasp. I have resorted to flogging flynns Arcade until she advances on her own.... I actually get the End of Line Multiball quite a bit before the Sea of Simulation. And of course when the Sea of Simulation starts....Yup you guessed it, collect GEM. ARGH.

I love how you play your way through the movie, I don't see myself ever getting tired of this PIN....Stern did a great job. I did get my USB stick in the mail and updated to Version 1.1 today. Didn't notice anything besides the lights in front of the Recognizer being in sync now.

Yep Gem is a PITA to get.
 
I have gotten the SOS twice. How does it actually get triggered? I currently have a high score of 71M. I also checked out all of the modes with the glass off and Portal mode is ridiculous. You have to shoot every shot for all of the modes over again and when completed every shot in the game is a million points! I can't see myself ever getting that far. I'd love to see the game of the guy who does. It's pretty hard IMO.

I have gotten the SOS twice. Highest for me so far is 45.5M....

What is the goal on the SOS?

-Mike
 
I have gotten the SOS twice. Highest for me so far is 45.5M....

What is the goal on the SOS?

-Mike

You have to hit the targets again, the screen gives directions. After you complete the SOS you can go back to Flynn's Arcade and unlock the Portal....Then you proceed to a world of pain trying to complete that.....Every Target 3 times pretty much. Once the Portal is complete Flynn and CLU merge like in the movie and the grid resets.
 
My top so far was about 78 million buy that was when the local place had it level and playing fast like it should.

Now it sits nearly flat and tilted 10 degrees to the left....61 million is my high that way. :/
 
I think in SOS you have to get all the CLU shots, then all the light cycle shots. I think that will complete SOS. Not 100% on that.
 
To light SOS you have to start all the center inserts. Once you start one the insert will blink. If you complete a mode in regular play the insert goes solid.

When you start SOS and insert that is solid you don't have to play again. Any insert blinking you will have to complete that mode during SOS to get the bonus and advance. Once they are all solid Flynns is lit for Portal.

Trent
 
Got to SOS last night at the 31M mark... was not able to complete it tho...

Final score was 61,725,480... my best as of yet....

-Mike
 
I've put a good amount of time on IM and a decent amount of time on Tron LE now. For all the talk of how hard IM is and how short the ball times are, I simply do not find that to be the case. My ball times are fine on IM and are much shorter on Tron.
 
I've put a good amount of time on IM and a decent amount of time on Tron LE now. For all the talk of how hard IM is and how short the ball times are, I simply do not find that to be the case. My ball times are fine on IM and are much shorter on Tron.

It depends on 100% on the outlane posts with IM. If they're at factory, short ball times. Closed in, a lot longer ball times.

As an example, I got the audits (from a fellow member here) from an IM on location setup for default. It had these averages:

3 AVERAGE BALL TIME 0:32
4 AVERAGE GAME TIME 1:52

average score was 3.6 million in over 2000 games played. So if you're getting above those averages either you're really good or your game probably isn't setup like factory. :) You're actually the only person I've seen that said that IM had longer ball times than Tron, most of the other comments said the other way I thought.
 
I picked up my Tron LE last week Thursday. After fixing the LED insert issue so I could tell what I was doing, I've managed to start Sea of Simulation about 4 times but haven't been able to complete it. Came really close once. My high score with factory default settings is just over 82 million. I can't get enough of the game. Yesterday I heard a Quorra sound sample that I had never heard before. It was something like "his patience usually outmatches my more aggressive approach" or something like that. That was the first time I had heard that sample. Very cool.

Stern is sending me a replacement rubber disc since mine flew off after 100 plays. They also said a software update will be released soon to address the issue with the recognizer 3 bank target. They also said there was a chance the updated LE software might be released on their website. If not, they would send me out a USB stick with the updated software.
 
Just got a score over 60M today. Got to SOS and it called out for the GEM shot first. Arrgh, why the hardest shot???
I was also told by a few people that the software update should be up on Sterns website as well. Just waiting for it now.
 
It depends on 100% on the outlane posts with IM. If they're at factory, short ball times. Closed in, a lot longer ball times.

As an example, I got the audits (from a fellow member here) from an IM on location setup for default. It had these averages:

3 AVERAGE BALL TIME 0:32
4 AVERAGE GAME TIME 1:52

average score was 3.6 million in over 2000 games played. So if you're getting above those averages either you're really good or your game probably isn't setup like factory. :) You're actually the only person I've seen that said that IM had longer ball times than Tron, most of the other comments said the other way I thought.

Yes I agree that virtually everyone else says that IM has the really short ball times, that was kind of the point of my post as it goes against my experience with IM. Inlaces are not wide open though. I'll have to look where they are atnthebone at phof when I go back later today.

I did get a high enough score on Tron today to get a free game, I think it was 30m.

I'm loving both Tron LE and IM!
 
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