Subject: The Lyman Maneuver From: pfern@technix.mn.org (Paul Fernquist) Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 16:41:41 GMT Message-ID: From the STTNG rules(thanks Cameron): Combos ------ There is only really one combo in this game, but it's so amazingly cool, I decided to give it a whole section! The Picard Maneuver is the left orbit, left ramp combo and get good at it! About the above combo. Someone told me that he saw Lyman use this combo during Q's Challenge to get "billions" of points. Apparently each half of the combo lights the opposite half for a Q shot. I've tried and tried this and the most I have ever done was a measly three Picard Maneuvers in a row. Maybe I'm too old for this(hint: I was born the same year as my only pin, the first flipper machine Humpty Dumpty). Any of you youngsters able to consistently hit this shot. I realize I will never be close to Lyman, but there must be some hint on how to hit the left ramp. Sometimes I hit the ramp but it only goes half way up. Does how hard or how fast you push the flipper button affect the speed of the ball. I always assumed it was just an on/off switch like my old machine, but when I release the switch quicker it seems to make the ball go faster. -- Paul Fernquist uunet: pfern@technix.mn.org email: ...!uunet!cs.umn.edu!kksys!edgar!technix!pfern ----------------------- Headers ----------------------- Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball Path: search01.news.aol.com!newstf01.cr1.aol.com!uunet!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!news.umbc.edu!eff!news.duke.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!umn.edu!newsdist.tc.umn.edu!uum1!kksys.com!edgar!technix!pfern From: pfern@technix.mn.org (Paul Fernquist) Subject: The Lyman Maneuver Organization: Private system, St Paul, MN Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 16:41:41 GMT Message-ID: Lines: 25