Sources
Contributors to this record: Flipcommons Catalog, Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature).
- gameplay_feature_alias
- AutoplungerFlipcommons CatalogAutomatic PlungerFlipcommons Catalog
- description
- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature)A solenoid-driven [[gameplay-feature:kickers]] mechanism in [[gameplay-feature:shooter-lanes]] that fires the ball into play at the press of a button, replacing the manual spring [[gameplay-feature:plungers]]. Because the machine itself controls the launch, it can re-serve balls automatically — feeding the shooter lane during [[gameplay-feature:multiball]], relaunching after a [[gameplay-feature:ball-save]], or firing on a timer — and can stage a button-press [[gameplay-feature:skill-shot]] in place of a measured plunge. Auto-launchers spread across the [[display-type:dot-matrix]] era on [[manufacturer:williams]] and [[manufacturer:bally]] machines and are now near-universal on modern [[manufacturer:stern-pinball]] games such as *[[title:godzilla]]* (2021).
- gameplay_feature_parent
- KickersFlipcommons CatalogBall ShootersFlipcommons Catalog
- name
- Auto-LaunchFlipcommons Catalog
- status
- activeFlipcommons Catalog
- slug
- auto-launchFlipcommons Catalog