Out-of-date ROM being used?

[David Smith]

I read in Keefer's rulesheet for NGG that "Newer ROMs should tell you in the status report how many kickbacks you have lit". But the status report on TPA shows no such information. Does this mean that an out-of-date ROM is being used? That might explain some of the gameplay bugs...

It's a shame there isn't a way to slam-tilt on TPA and check the ROM version.

 

[sellenoff]

We're using Version 1.3 which is the latest version as far as I know, see www.ipdb.org.

 

[The-Noid]

1.3 is the version I have on my machine. It is final according to service menu.

 

[David Smith]

Good to know, thanks. I'm actually skeptical that kickbacks do stack; I think it's just that a ball that goes directly from the bumpers to the left outlane does *not* consume a kickback (in fact, if the kickback is *unlit* it will be rescued anyway). KEF may have interpreted that as stacking.

 

[Sean DonCarlos]

Good to know, thanks. I'm actually skeptical that kickbacks do stack; I think it's just that a ball that goes directly from the bumpers to the left outlane does *not* consume a kickback (in fact, if the kickback is *unlit* it will be rescued anyway). KEF may have interpreted that as stacking.

They do stack. In fact, there's even an operator's menu adjustment to control how many you can stack at once (default: 2).