I’m talking about Houdini’s coded message from beyond the grave.
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Any suggestions/adjustments to reduce game times in Houdini for a tournament? I was playing last night and we had games that were 10+ minutes long.
Thanks. 
Can the rules be edited? Can’t seem to find the “edit” button.
I’m not sure of the process. Somehow you must earn access. I lamented about this on Pinside and an admin for the site provided me with access. His name was @keefer.
@YeOldPinPlayer, what does it say? Is it morse code?
Hmmm, try editing again… I would’ve thought the top post was a Wiki already, but it let me make it a Wiki, so hopefully it is now a Wiki for reals. 
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Works now. Thank you!
Now that Expo’s over I’ll get to polishing up the rule sheet.
There’s a few things missing, including the Great Jail Escape and the point bonus you get for playing through all 10 Stage modes. It’s worth potentially 3+ million points and happens without much fanfare.
Thanks! I haven’t had time to update for the latest release.
A little more fanfare coming soon, it will also now require a return to the stage, after the last stage mode is finished, to collect it.
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Can’t wait for the next update. Thank you for your commitment to making Houdini’s code better and better, Josh!
The 18.12.12 release is now available for all to enjoy.
https://www.american-pinball.com/support/updates/
A ton of improvements and fixes in this release.
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Thank you, Josh! Happy holidays.
@JimiWolf on time for City Champ? 
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It seems that the current version is now 19.4.7.
https://www.american-pinball.com/support/updates/
Was there a big change after 10/1/18 to the way the Encore Bonus is calculated? For example, at 1:31:28 in this video from 10/1/18, it seems that very different rules were used to calculate the Encore Bonus from those described in this Wiki. https://youtu.be/5lMN4NkFXUk?t=5488
The link I provided is to the following Youtube video:
“SDTM Episode 75: Face-Off Houdini Edition (check out the score of that last game!)”
Likely a change in scoring. On old code at the Pinball Expo tournament, it was worth a really high amount of points, and it was unclear on the display how it’s calculated.
I reached Encore twice at Pintastic here on new code. Don’t remember how it’s calculated. I know the total # of points you’ve scored in all modes is involved. Perhaps bonuses for completed modes as well?
Scoring to me feels a little more balanced, but if you work hard the awards are valuable. Managed a solid 1.7M jackpot and doubled it (via 2X stage alley; Milkcan Multipliers are ignored). Josh also added new sound and display effects. Unlike old code, where Encore Bonus was awarded instantly, now you must shoot the stage to collect it.
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I got it again on my next game and took a picture. This jackpot by the way was NOT doubled by the Stage Alley, so by just shooting the stage I missed out on points.
Love this game.
So it’s:
Total stage mode points + success bonus (number of modes completed * average mode points scored).
Cheers.