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Upgrade Now to The Tyrant’s Eye v0.90.0: Major Gameplay Enhancements, Polished Diagnostics, and Stern Insider Connected Integration

Stern PinballMay 9, 2025 — Chicago, IL – Stern Pinball has just released version 0.90.0 of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye code for Pro, Premium, and Limited Edition models. This substantial update brings a wealth of refinements, fresh features, and critical bug fixes to enhance gameplay, diagnostics, and player engagement.

Key Fixes

  • Stern PinballRemoved leftover adjustments for non-existent features

  • Lamps for Dragon and Gelatinous Cube now turn off properly during TILT

  • Dragon lamps correctly reset after Celebration Multiball

  • Restored missing display effect on the final shot to win Dragon Multiball

  • Competition Mode adjustment no longer allows Standard when enabled in System Adjustments

  • Ranged-weapon sound effects now play consistently

  • Ritual of the Chosen ball release timing corrected across levels

  • Fixed “lock” award on final Dragon-level shot during Ritual of the Chosen

  • Prevented double-play of level-intro story in Ritual of the Chosen

  • Blocked unintended Travel Encounters after completing Ritual of the Chosen

  • Scoring issue in Tavern Brawl corrected; Add-A-Ball now continues properly during grace periods

  • Right Dungeon Target lamps in Dragonspear’s SamMaster stage now display correctly after multiple hits

  • Treasure Chests reliably award magical equipment

  • Tiny’s Dice game no longer lights up prematurely

  • Corrected start/end speech overlap in White 1: Escort the Dwarves

  • (PREM & LE) Dungeon mech no longer remains raised in shooter lane during The Crypt

Exciting New Features

  • Stern Insider Connected Integration
    – View Game Progress for all seven characters (levels, XP to next level, gold, AC, luck, HP)
    – “Full View” expands to show equipment details

  • Over 40 New Achievements, including:
    – Map-mode milestones in Arabel, Westgate, Greenest, and Kobold Town
    – Magic-item and artifact collections
    – Goblin slaying and treasure-chest counts
    – Double-Scoring challenges

  • Revamped Test Menu & Diagnostics
    – Quick Adjustments separated from Device Tests
    – Sub-menus for Adjustments, Audits, and Hardware with explanatory descriptions
    – Interactive maps showing component locations
    – “Presets” (formerly Installs) outline each adjustment’s effects
    – Alternate knocker sounds

  • Difficulty Preset Tweaks, including Ball Save timers, wave counts, mode timers, Dragon difficulty, and more—Monster Play and Impossible Play now default to “Very Hard.”

  • Cutscene Gallery in Game Play Menu, with flipper-button navigation and spoiler warning

  • Town-travel menu now displays available mode counts

  • Sneaking-success points added to Spy on Puck and Kobold Dungeon

  • Enhanced Diego speech lines in Arabel ending and White 1

  • (PREM & LE) Improved Dragon-hold-stack recovery, motor homing after multiballs

  • Dragon Multiball Rule Changes for dynamic Dragon-letter life counts, scaled jackpot values, Super Jackpot triggers, and critical-hit benefits

Gameplay Tweaks & Polish

  • Doubled Tiny’s Dice payouts

  • Refined plunger timing to prevent lane jams in Dragon Multiball

  • Smoother transitions between Dragon Multiball and Town Celebration Multiball

  • Spinner-hit shot-lighting logic improved in Prison Break

  • Gelatinous Cube Multiball ball-save timer now starts on multiball launch

  • Faster Upper VUK firing during multiball

  • (PREM & LE) Better diverter logic when refilling the Dragon

  • Spy on Puck scoring balanced; Tavern Brawl ramp-down timing tuned

  • Choreography improvements for character unlocks, Dragon Multiball, battle sounds

How to Update

  1. Open the coin door and press the black/enter button to enter Test Mode.

  2. Navigate to Stern Insider Connected Setup > Software Update.

  3. If v0.90.0 is available, choose to download and install it manually—or enable automatic updates.

Full code downloads and read-me files are available at sternpinball.com/support/game-code/. Don’t miss out—upgrade today and experience all the new enhancements in The Tyrant’s Eye!

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