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[basbi]

I love playing pinball in VR.

 

I don't like switching tables via Steam-shortcuts, because you can't do it with your cabinet-keys. You have to use your vr-controllers in order to select a table. In most cases vpx loses focus and cabinet-controls don'work until you set focus to vpx (outside vr) again. For me it was very fustrating to handle the navigation that way. I tried to find a solution for a couple of weeks. 

 

Now i will show you my solution - the progress of my project.

 

 

 

This is a loader for VPinballX_GL.EXE.

With the included vpx-vrlauncher.exe and vpx-vrlauncher.vpx it's now possible to switch tables with plunger and flipper keys.

Now you can stay at your cabinet playing and switching tables without the need of VR-controls.

If you exit a table, the table-selection will be shown again.

 

• Read installation notes at download page.

 

 

 You can download the complete release here

 

 

Mirror

https://vpuniverse.c...vpx-vr-launcher

 

Have fun

Basti

Edited by basbi, 03 April 2021 - 04:04 PM.

[DJRobX]

Very cool idea!  

Why do you need to make a new VPX to accomplish this?   Table scripts can read/write to the registry or even launch programs without needing to modify VPX.  Perhaps if you share your code it will make more sense.  

When you launch a table how is VPX unloading and reloading again? 

[WilsonB]

This is awesome news and a Genus idea..

I didn't understand or follow how to do it..

But

I know many would be interested and would be able to help fine tune..

Could you post here with details;

https://www.facebook...22550378241713/

 

Danke Shone

Edited by WilsonB, 21 February 2020 - 03:00 AM.

[basbi]

Very cool idea!  

Why do you need to make a new VPX to accomplish this?   Table scripts can read/write to the registry or even launch programs without needing to modify VPX.  Perhaps if you share your code it will make more sense.  

When you launch a table how is VPX unloading and reloading again? 

 

This version loads the next table automatically when the menu table is closed. If the closing table is not the menu.vpx, it will be destroyed by the vpx. My goal was not to launch any programs and not to leave the application. 

In any case, I will publish the sources so that someone with c++-skills can improve things. 

 

 

This is awesome news and a Genus idea..

I didn't understand or follow how to do it..

But

I know many would be interested and would be able to help fine tune..

Could you post here with details;

https://www.facebook...22550378241713/

 

Danke Shone

 

done

Edited by basbi, 21 February 2020 - 09:26 PM.

[basbi]

This weekend i'll upload this VPX version with my demonstration menu.vpx.

[onemanproject]

Sounds great

[ludovids]

Could you post here with details;

https://www.facebook...22550378241713/

 

 

There's got to be a better place for this than facebook!

[basbi]

 

Could you post here with details;

https://www.facebook...22550378241713/

 

 

There's got to be a better place for this than facebook!

 

it's allready there.

[basbi]

If you are interested, you can download and test it.

 

Download at vpinball.com

Edited by basbi, 22 February 2020 - 01:01 PM.

[Rawd]

I thought I did everything right...   But it is trying to load 'Diner', no matter how I edit my Menu table script.  (Any reference to 'Diner' in the script is totally removed)

 

I'm using directory C:/Visual Pinball...   Not C:/VP   ..   Does this matter?   (I tried both).

Edited by Rawd, 23 February 2020 - 04:34 AM.

[Ben Logan]

It’ll be really neat if we can get this working. I like the simplicity and straightforwardness of design. 

[basbi]

alpha 4 fixes this. - SORRY my test-config was inside alpha 3.

[Rawd]

OK.. Alpha 4 fixed the 'Diner' issue.. and it now loads the table that I select (Very nice!).  However...

 

I have always had an issue with VPGL.exe ....    I have always needed to shut down VPGL after each table run (close it, and restart)     I am not sure why I need to do this, but otherwise I just stay in the room with the circles on the floor and the table is not shown in VR. (the table is loaded, but I don't see it in the headset)

 

So..   Your table may be working as intended...  but sadly, it will not escape back to the menu table in my case.

 

Anyone else have any idea why I need to close VPVR in between each table run?  Does this happen to anyone else?

 

(This doesn't happen to me with regular VPX)

Edited by Rawd, 23 February 2020 - 10:12 AM.

[lizard]

The same thing happens to me as well in vpvr. As far as i know there has always been issues in vp and vpx if you don't close the editor and relaunch with each table.

[basbi]

I don't have this problem. I can endless switch tables.

 

With your problem my solution will not work for you.

I don't know, why it happens to you.

 

it shoul work like this:

https://www.youtube....h?v=T8iBlK733HA

Edited by basbi, 23 February 2020 - 12:52 PM.

[Ben Logan]

I’m also in the must close everything to launch new table club.

[Rawd]

Basbi...   I notice that you are not going through Oculus..   I wonder if the Oculus software is the issue for us. ?

 

(It would be nice to get to the bottom of this..  as it is a really big time waster when working on/editing tables as well)

Edited by Rawd, 23 February 2020 - 08:50 PM.

[fwiler]

Sense the beginning of time, I've always had an issue with changing tables unless I close the editor.

It may work for awhile but eventually it will hang and then I'll have to force quit.

[Rawd]

Sense the beginning of time, I've always had an issue with changing tables unless I close the editor.

It may work for awhile but eventually it will hang and then I'll have to force quit.

Yes,  I have also had this issue with regular VPX and VP9, but I think this might be a separate issue.  

 

The table is loading, and displayed on my desktop monitor, it just won't render to the headset unless I do a VP restart.

Edited by Rawd, 23 February 2020 - 09:28 PM.

[otro5]

I have the same problem. I am using HTC Vive Pro.