33 replies to this topic

[bbsbestkzn]

Hi all !! installed future pinball and downloaded a few tables , but when i start a table it loads the table but there is no playfield image at all....also it looks crappy although i have a pc with very good specs...........tried everything but to no avail..... .......running Windows 7 64 bit, Dell laptop with core i7 , ATI HD 5650 card ....etc....Any help would be appreciated.

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 15 November 2012 - 12:19 PM.

[JonBaker]

You must untick the 'Load Images into Editor' box in the Editor Preferences. This will fix the whiteboard issue. Other fixes to enhance performance can be found on the other Forum which is dedicated solely to Future Pinball.

[bbsbestkzn]

Thank you JONBaker !!! i have done all of that plus i have checked out all forums with possable solutions to my problems but it does not work......i have tried everything now , am i missing something ?? damn its frustrating, i have now run this program in compatability mode for any and all OS 's available bla,bla,bla...you name it......still looks crap as hell and still no playfield images at all, just the basic ramps and toys and plastics , but nothing else...............please if anyone else knows of any other tricks i can try please let me know.......Many thanks in advance

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 16 November 2012 - 05:52 AM.

[bil]

Are you sure you run the game as administrator ?

[bbsbestkzn]

Yes sure i am !!!! but no luck......strange ..... ...not rendering the games room either .....when i say it looks crap i mean it !!! HELP SOMEBODY !!!!!

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 19 November 2012 - 11:41 AM.

[jasonsmith]

Models set to high?

These are my settings for my super weak pc, all 122 FP tables play great, try them and move up from there.

Edited by jasonsmith, 21 November 2012 - 05:52 AM.

[bbsbestkzn]

Still no luck people .....

[bil]

Hi
You say: "still looks crap as hell and still no playfield images at all, just the basic ramps and toys and plastics, but nothing else."
In principle we get this by typing "new" in the editor ... You must type "open" and then search the table in your libraries
Excuse me if I say something basic, but I try to help you

Edited by bil, 25 November 2012 - 09:51 AM.

[bbsbestkzn]

Thank you very much, any help will do and i appreciate it very much !!!! its a pitty i can not paste a picture of how it looks here. Iam doing everything you people say but no luck !!! .....and by the way folks im not stupid, i know my way around a computer.

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 25 November 2012 - 03:38 PM.

[jasonsmith]

Not usually an issue in FP but have you tried a video driver?

[faralos]

didn't mean to imply stupidity but sometimes one misses the obvious
can you capture the error at all using your <Prnt Scrn> key?
or can you use 'Screenshot Studio' to get a pic for us so we can actually see the problem
Screenshot Studio is a freeware program that uses your Prnt Scrn key to capture pics off the screen
in case your default windows capture pic keys ain't working correctly

for me to run FP decently I shut down all auto updates coming into my computer
since they are memory hogs same goes for my antivirus as well as my antispyware
all of these chew up the processing memory so much as to at times make fp not run at all
especially with the newer fp pins that use holograms
heck sometimes even the newer VP pins freeze up too
if I forget to shut down all the above mentioned crap
Especially ones with the fading lights options

[JonBaker]

Windows 7 does have a few issues with FP, even running in compatibility mode. I've also noticed the whiteboard effect on some tables which run fine with XP. This can be fixed by resizing or compressing the effected textures (plastics, playfield, translite etc). You can either contact the table author who can do the job for you or export and resize the textures yourself in any image editor. You must also make sure the 'Use Texture Compression' box is ticked in the video preferences.

Edited by JonBaker, 26 November 2012 - 02:54 AM.

[bbsbestkzn]

WOW !!!! Thanks Guys for all the responds, let me see if i can post a screen shot here so you guys can see ......just need to download screenshot studio first. !! You guys rock and i know we will resolve the issues soon. Yahooooo !!!! ok watch this space.........

[faralos]

why doesn't your computer have the Wndows default Prnt Srcn function?
Odd that it doesn't work as it should
you use the Prnt Scrn to save the screen shot then open up MS paint
hit edit then 'paste' the pic into the MS paint editor
then you just save it (as a jpeg please) to your desktop or somewhere else you want
but yeah try to get us a pic so we can better help ya'

[bbsbestkzn]

Hi there VPF Veteran, yes the PrntScrn button trick is the best if not the oldest trick on the planet. When i use it though, and i do exactly the way you explain it so nicely, all it gives me is a plain black picture.........But i have another question for you..I have all the pictures i want to post to show you so you guys could help me, but how do you post them? I have loaded a few pics into an album into my profile but when i go look there it says there is no pictures to show.

However it would be better if you send me your email so i can mail you the pics instead ??

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 26 November 2012 - 01:46 PM.

[hmueck]

the PrntScrn button trick is the best if not the oldest trick on the planet. When i use it though, and i do exactly the way you explain it so nicely, all it gives me is a plain black picture.........

It doesn't work with Future Pinball (3D application), only with Visual Pinball (2D application).

I have all the pictures i want to post to show you so you guys could help me, but how do you post them?

We normally use the "VPF Image Host" for uploading pictures. The link is in the menu bar of the forum ("Portal...Forums...VPF Chatroom...Support VPF...VPF Image Host").

However it would be better if you send me your email so i can mail you the pics instead ??

Also possible, but then only he can have a look and try to help you.

[bbsbestkzn]

OK people, here are those images, lets see who has some help for me. Take note that all the tables i have come out looking like the one in the picture above.........and yes they are all future pinball tables.

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 27 November 2012 - 11:46 AM.

[JonBaker]

Texture Filtering should be Bilinear but everything else looks ok to me. Do any FP tables work on your system?

[bil]

Hi
try : turn off the " Playfields Reflections Components " Closes the game and restart FP

[bbsbestkzn]

Hi Jonbaker , all of the 44 tables i have look like this

Hi Bill !! will try this thank you sir !

Ok no no difference there , still the same bil

NO guys .....its still the same crap !!!!!!!!

Edited by bbsbestkzn, 27 November 2012 - 02:12 PM.