Focus and timing are the certain enemies of B2S with FX2. A couple of thoughts:
1. Check that you have the FX2 backglass relocation turned off
2. Set PROCESS_ACTIVE_WAIT_TIME=1 in your INI (I think I've got the parameter name correct, check the guide - at work at present)
3. Ensure PinballX is set to hide the backglass when starting the game
Thanks for your answer !
1. I had never turned it on, so OK
2. This parameter currently makes no difference regardless which value I set (I tried 1-10)
3. I now tested without PinballX to exclude possible influences
Well, here are my current results:
Focus stealing never happens, when PBFX2 is started in frameless window mode !
When I start PBFX2 shortly after DOXLinx, in 9 from 10 cases the gameplay is interrupted and I have to press Escape to continue.
When I wait about 10 seconds to start PBFX2 after DOFLinx was started, the gameplay is interrupted in 1-3 from 10 cases only
This only happens, when B2S parameters are set and the backglass is started.
Here are two log files, one when gameplay was not interrupted and one, when it was interrupted (same table).
Please see the differences in the log (lines with GAMEMODE mode=1 action) , maybe you can find something.
Gameplay interrupted:
11-Jul-17 10:51:35.343 - DOF Linx for Pinball Emulators - DOFLinx by DDH69
11-Jul-17 10:51:35.350 - Starting up - version 5.01
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.016 - 0 Pinscape device(s) found
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.035 - 0 LEDWiz device(s) found
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.043 - 0 FTDI (Sainsmart) device(s) found
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.051 - DOFLinx device: 1 Initialising as PacLed64 #1
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.092 - DOFLinx device:1 PacLed64 setup with 64 outputs
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.097 - DOFLinx device: 2 Initialising as PacLed64 #2
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.101 - DOFLinx device:2 PacLed64 setup with 64 outputs
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.106 - Reading DOFLinx.INI startup config file details
11-Jul-17 10:51:38.117 - Reading DOF config file
11-Jul-17 10:51:39.125 - Found valid process name of 'Pinball FX2'
11-Jul-17 10:51:39.132 - Setting FX2 process ID to :8320
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.140 - Activated by process name : 'Pinball FX2'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.145 - Serching for FX2 game name
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.151 - FX2 window with game name found .... extracting from 'Pinball FX2 - American Dad! Pinball'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.156 - Game name = 'AmericanDadPinball'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.163 - Named process detected and startup commenced
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.170 - Loading FX2 configuration file C:\Spiele\Pinball\Visual Pinball\Tables\Plugins\DirectOutput\FX2\AmericanDadPinball.FX2
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.177 - Process has administration rights
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.193 - FX2 EXE name=C:\Spiele\Steam\steamapps\common\Pinball FX2\Pinball FX2.exe Size=9742848 bytes, Dated 01.07.2017 20:37:36
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.198 - Applying memory offsets for FX2 version circa 4/12/16
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.203 - FX2 full link active for game name=AmericanDadPinball
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.242 - B2S Backglass loaded - AmericanDadPinball
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.250 - Building restricted colour palette for game name = AmericanDadPinball
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.256 - Turning on fixed RGB out Device=1 Output=43 colour index=1
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.264 - Turning on fixed RGB out Device=1 Output=46 colour index=3
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.269 - Turning on fixed RGB out Device=1 Output=52 colour index=11
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.608 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #0 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLOL,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.614 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #1 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLIL,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.619 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #2 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLCN,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.623 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #3 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLIR,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.628 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #4 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLOR,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.633 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #5 of 'FF_DEV,DV_SR,0'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.637 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #6 of 'FF_DEV,DV_BK,0'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.641 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #7 of 'FF_B2S,B2SSTOPALLANIMATIONS'
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.648 - Link is turning off device #21
11-Jul-17 10:51:41.652 - Link is turning off device #22
11-Jul-17 10:51:49.557 - There are no OFF actions for SCOREMODE
11-Jul-17 10:51:49.788 - Activating process disappeared so stopping things
11-Jul-17 10:51:54.943 - Shutting down
11-Jul-17 10:51:57.020 - Program close
Gameplay not interrupted:
11-Jul-17 10:49:39.770 - DOF Linx for Pinball Emulators - DOFLinx by DDH69
11-Jul-17 10:49:39.777 - Starting up - version 5.01
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.460 - 0 Pinscape device(s) found
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.472 - 0 LEDWiz device(s) found
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.477 - 0 FTDI (Sainsmart) device(s) found
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.482 - DOFLinx device: 1 Initialising as PacLed64 #1
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.518 - DOFLinx device:1 PacLed64 setup with 64 outputs
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.524 - DOFLinx device: 2 Initialising as PacLed64 #2
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.532 - DOFLinx device:2 PacLed64 setup with 64 outputs
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.538 - Reading DOFLinx.INI startup config file details
11-Jul-17 10:49:42.548 - Reading DOF config file
11-Jul-17 10:49:52.610 - Found valid process name of 'Pinball FX2'
11-Jul-17 10:49:52.618 - Setting FX2 process ID to :5040
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.628 - Activated by process name : 'Pinball FX2'
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.632 - Serching for FX2 game name
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.639 - FX2 window with game name found .... extracting from 'Pinball FX2 - American Dad! Pinball'
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.643 - Game name = 'AmericanDadPinball'
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.649 - Named process detected and startup commenced
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.655 - Loading FX2 configuration file C:\Spiele\Pinball\Visual Pinball\Tables\Plugins\DirectOutput\FX2\AmericanDadPinball.FX2
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.662 - Process has administration rights
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.676 - FX2 EXE name=C:\Spiele\Steam\steamapps\common\Pinball FX2\Pinball FX2.exe Size=9742848 bytes, Dated 01.07.2017 20:37:36
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.680 - Applying memory offsets for FX2 version circa 4/12/16
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.684 - FX2 full link active for game name=AmericanDadPinball
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.722 - B2S Backglass loaded - AmericanDadPinball
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.729 - Building restricted colour palette for game name = AmericanDadPinball
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.735 - Turning on fixed RGB out Device=1 Output=43 colour index=1
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.741 - Turning on fixed RGB out Device=1 Output=46 colour index=3
11-Jul-17 10:49:54.746 - Turning on fixed RGB out Device=1 Output=52 colour index=11
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.767 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #0 of 'FF_COLOUR,BLACK,RGB_DF,0'
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.774 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #1 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLOL,FL_FD,6,750,100,DEEP_SKY_BLUE'
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.779 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #2 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLOR,FL_FD,6,750,100,DEEP_SKY_BLUE'
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.783 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #3 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLIL,FL_FD,6,750,100,MEDIUM_TURQUOISE'
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.788 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #4 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLIR,FL_FD,6,750,100,MEDIUM_TURQUOISE'
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.792 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #5 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLCN,FL_FD,6,750,100,LAWN_GREEN'
11-Jul-17 10:49:58.797 - GAMEMODE mode=1 action #6 of 'FF_B2S,B2SSTARTANIMATION,TITLE'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.604 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #0 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLOL,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.612 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #1 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLIL,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.617 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #2 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLCN,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.621 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #3 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLIR,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.625 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #4 of 'FF_FLASHER,DV_FLOR,FL_OFF,1,1,100,RANDOM'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.630 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #5 of 'FF_DEV,DV_SR,0'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.635 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #6 of 'FF_DEV,DV_BK,0'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.639 - SCOREMODE mode=1 action #7 of 'FF_B2S,B2SSTOPALLANIMATIONS'
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.644 - Link is turning off device #21
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.648 - Link is turning off device #22
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.984 - There are no OFF actions for GAMEMODE
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.989 - There are no OFF actions for SCOREMODE
11-Jul-17 10:50:02.998 - Activating process disappeared so stopping things
Edited by GInsonic, 11 July 2017 - 09:09 AM.