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[leedavid2606]

hiya i have pinball fx2 now working kind of lol

 

when i 1st tried to set this up i went on game manager as i dont use the script way selected fx2 and it listed every table but i thought i would delete all apart from one table just to try to get that to work 1st and i have done prob is now ive gone back on pinballx game manager selected pinball fx2 to add more table but it isnt listing anymore tables to add

[sifusun]

BIG Thx Jannek42 for all your hard work!!!!

 

FX2 tables are installed in pinball X  on the CAB in 2 minutes   !!!!!!!          (Now I am aiming for Backglasses, and Real DMD - but I think with your excellent documentation it runs very smooth!!! )... THX!

[akiles50000]

I have tested the last version of PinballFX2 1.38.1 and the options of Orientation and dmd aren,t and when I use the dotmatrix.cfg file don,t appears the dmd in the second monitor.

In the video options in the option size of dmd I have selected No.

Does anyone have working the dmd in the second monitor in that version? because it appears that now doesn,t work using the docmatrix.cfg file.

In the other before version if worked the dotmatrix.cfg file.

[danmiller]

Hi,

 

I cannot get pinballx to load a table in fx2 directly. I followed the setup guide, but it still loads the first game in FX2 and not the game selected pinballx.  I used the "-applaunch 226980 "[TABLEFILE]" as directed in the guide.

 

Can anybody advise me what I am doing wrong?

 

Also, can FX2 load in full table mode like visual pinball? I have cycled through the "views" in FX2 and none of them are true full cabinet.

[danmiller]

Hello,

 

I have followed the guide, but pinballX is still not loading the selected table. it loads the first table in FX2. Here are my settings. FYI- I am cannot select a shorter wait time. Also, I am running a i5 computer.

 

 

[rtkiii]

Been a long time since I set this up and no longer seems to work.  IT used to do the clicks for you...now it just sits at the menu screen and does not auto load the table

 

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<menu>

<game name="Citadel">

<description>Sorcerer's Lair</description>

<manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>

<year>2013</year>

<type>PC</type>

<hidedmd>True</hidedmd>

<hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>

<enabled>True</enabled>

<rating>3</rating>

</game>

</menu>

 

Also have "[TABLEPATH]" parameter in PBX Setup wizard.

 

if I try from cmd C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam>steam.exe -applaunch 226980 "[citadel.pxp]" - it goes to the menu as well.  BLAH  

Edited by rtkiii, 14 August 2017 - 02:49 AM.

[rtkiii]

Also checked the log file - Looks like it is running ok

 

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  CPU:  AMD FX™-4300 Quad-Core Processor

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  GPU 1: AMD Radeon ™ R7 370 Series

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  Displays: 1

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  Loading Font

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  Load Game List

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  Loading Database: Pinball FX2

10:53:43.7  8/14/2017:  Loading Database: Visual Pinball

10:53:43.8  8/14/2017:  Loading Database: VP Physics Mod

10:53:43.8  8/14/2017:  Loading Database: VPX

10:53:43.8  8/14/2017:  Loading Database: UltraDMD

10:53:43.8  8/14/2017:  Finding and matching artwork and videos

10:53:45.7  8/14/2017:  Loading Game Statistics and Scores

10:53:45.9  8/14/2017:  Loading Surfaces

10:53:46.1  8/14/2017:  Finished Loading Surfaces

10:53:46.1  8/14/2017:  Initialize Audio

10:53:46.2  8/14/2017:  Set Keyboard Controls

10:53:46.2  8/14/2017:  Initialize Joystick

10:53:46.3  8/14/2017:  No Joysticks Attached

10:53:46.3  8/14/2017:  Started

10:53:52.0  8/14/2017:  Launch System

10:53:52.0  8/14/2017:  Waiting for threads

10:53:52.0  8/14/2017:  Disposing display

10:53:53.4  8/14/2017:  C:\Program Files (x86)\Xpadder\xpadder.exe 

10:53:53.5  8/14/2017:  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe -applaunch 226980 "Citadel"

10:54:07.4  8/14/2017:  Found Pinball FX 2 Process

10:57:30.8  8/14/2017:  Exiting

10:57:30.9  8/14/2017:  Showing Taskbar

10:57:30.9  8/14/2017:  Unhiding Mouse Cursor

10:57:30.9  8/14/2017:  Disposing Plugins

10:57:30.9  8/14/2017:  Saving Settings

10:57:30.9  8/14/2017:  Waiting for Online Thread

10:57:32.8  8/14/2017:  Bye

[Outhere]

I believe it don't do that no more now you can watch straight into the games

Post your pinballx.ini file

Edited by Outhere, 14 August 2017 - 06:04 PM.

[rtkiii]

Here is my full config.  I notice under the System1 Section it shows PBFX2 pointing to nukelauncher which I no longer use.  Also shows as disabled...but I show PB FX2 enabled inside of the PBX settings wizard.  Werid.

 

[Display]

Monitor=0

rotate=270

Windowed=False

WindowWidth=480

WindowHeight=720

WindowX=0

WindowY=65

PlayFieldBrightness=230

WheelTextColor=ffffffff

WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000

InfoTextColor=ffffffff

InfoTextOutlineColor=ff000000

FilterTextColor=ffffffff

FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000

MenuColor=ffffa500

FullScreenWindowed=False

[BackGlass]

monitor=1

x=0

y=0

width=1280

height=1024

[DMD]

Enabled=True

monitor=1

x=0

y=745

width=0

height=0

AutoPositionPinMAME=False

UsePinMAME=False

HidePinMAME=False

[FileSystem]

EnableFileMatching=True

[Interface]

DesktopModeEnabled=False

EnableAdditionalDetail=True

ShowSystem=True

ShowRatings=True

[Audio]

StreamVolume=90

SampleVolume=90

PlaySoundInVideos=True

[Startup]

playsound=True

playvideo=False

StartWithWindows=No

[KeyCodes]

quit=27

left=37

right=39

select=13

rotate=82

pageleft=33

pageright=34

exitemulator=27

ingame=80

screenshot=83

screenshotbackglass=66

instructions=73

volumedown=109

volumeup=107

credit=53

plunger=164

[JoyCodes]

quit=2

left=0

right=1

select=7

rotate=3

pageleft=4

pageright=5

exitemulator=2

ingame=13

instructions=14

[Text]

Line1=Free Play

Line2=Press Start Button

[FuturePinball]

Enabled=False

WorkingPath=h:\-PINBALL-\-FUTURE PINBALL-

TablePath=h:\-PINBALL-\-FUTURE PINBALL-\Tables

Executable=Future Pinball.exe

Parameters=/open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /arcaderender

LaunchBeforeEnabled=false

LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=

LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe

LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False

LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True

LaunchAfterEnabled=False

LaunchAfterWorkingPath=

LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe

LaunchAfterHideWindow=False

LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True

MouseClickFocus=True

[VisualPinball]

Enabled=True

WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball

TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables

Executable=VPinball990.exe

Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"

LaunchBeforeEnabled=false

LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=

LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe

LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False

LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True

LaunchAfterEnabled=False

LaunchAfterWorkingPath=

LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe

LaunchAfterHideWindow=False

LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True

NVRAMPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\VPinMame\nvram

[ExitScreen]

Enabled=True

EnableExit=True

EnableShutdown=False

[StartupProgram]

Enabled=false

WorkingPath=

Executable=notepad.exe

Paramaters=

HideWindow=true

WaitForExit=false

[ExitProgram]

Enabled=false

WorkingPath=

Executable=notepad.exe

Paramaters=

HideWindow=False

WaitForExit=

[AttractMode]

Enabled=True

Timer=1

ShowFor=15

[System_1]

Name=Pinball FX2

Enabled=False

WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

TablePath=

Executable=NukeLauncher.exe

Parameters="[TABLEFILE]"

SystemType=0

LaunchBeforeEnabled=False

LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=

LaunchBeforeExecutable=

LaunchBeforeParameters=

LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=False

LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False

LaunchAfterEnabled=False

LaunchAfterWorkingPath=

[System_2]

Name=MAME

Enabled=False

WorkingPath=C:\- EMULATORS -\- MAME -

TablePath=C:\

Executable=mamep64.exe

Parameters=[TABLEFILE]

[AutoExit]

Enabled=False

Minutes=10

[Login]

Enabled=True

[Internal]

lastselected=Sorcerer's LairCitadelPinball FX2

filter_year=

filter_company=

filter_custom=

filtername=Tables

lastwheelcachematchsize=-1123

[SetupWizard]

EmuPath1=C:\Emulators

AssetPath1=C:\Assets

RomPath1=C:\Roms

DefaultPathPrompt=True

DownloadDatabasePrompt=True

DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True

WizardMode=2

CustomArray=Pinball FX2

SearchArray=

SavePosition=False

SectionIndex=13

SearchText=start

EmulatorIndex=0

EmulatorGroupIndex=0

DaphneIndex=0

HTMLAppsIndex=0

ExternalAppsIndex=0

RadioStationsIndex=0

NewsFeedsIndex=0

MappedDrivesIndex=0

SystemIndex=6

ShowPanel=True

FontSize=1

WindowState=2

WindowSize=650,984

WindowLocation=630,0

[Plugin_1]

Enabled=False

Name=PlugInSpeech.dll

[Plugin_2]

Enabled=False

Name=QuickLaunch (PinballX Edition).dll

[Plugin_3]

Enabled=False

Name=Xpadder Plugin.dll

[System_3]

Name=DO NOT USE

WorkingPath=

TablePath=

Executable=

Parameters=

Enabled=False

SystemType=1

[GameListManager]

onlinemode=false

[System_4]

Name=VP Physics Mod

WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball

Executable=VP_physmod5.exe

Parameters=/play "c:\program files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables\phymod\[TABLEFILE]"

Enabled=True

SystemType=1

TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables\phymod

[PinballFX2]

Enabled=True

WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

Executable=steam.exe

Parameters=-applaunch 226980 "[TABLEFILE]"

Process=pinball fx2

WaitFor=-1

LaunchBeforeEnabled=True

LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Xpadder

LaunchBeforeExecutable=xpadder.exe

LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True

[System_5]

Name=VPX

WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball

TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables\VPX

Executable=VPinballX.exe

Parameters=/play "c:\program files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables\VPX\[TABLEFILE]"

Enabled=True

SystemType=1

[System_6]

Name=VPX_2

Enabled=False

SystemType=1

WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball

TablePath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables

Executable=VPinballX_2.exe

Parameters=/play "c:\Visual Pinball\Tables\[TABLEFILE]"

[System_7]

Name=UltraDMD

Enabled=True

WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball

TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables\UltraDMD

Executable=VPinballX.exe

Parameters=/play "c:\program files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables\UltraDMD\[TABLEFILE]"

SystemType=1

[System_8]

Name=UltraDMD X_2

WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball

TablePath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables\UltraDMD

Executable=VPinballX_2.exe

Parameters=/play "c:\Visual Pinball\Tables\[TABLEFILE]"

Enabled=False

SystemType=1

[Topper]

monitor=2

Edited by rtkiii, 14 August 2017 - 08:40 PM.

[rtkiii]

I removed the System 1 portion from my config file but that does not seem to help.  PBFX2 gets to the main menu screen and once I hit enter it goes to the game list.  OMG  I suck  

[Outhere]

Try this

WaitFor=15

[Outhere]

If that don't work try this

WaitFor=-1

And change Process to monitor to Pinball FX2.exe

[rtkiii]

.exe did not change anything.  I actually had it lke that before last night  

 

BUT the Wait 15 seconds did help!  I thought the instructions say to set the wait to = -1.

 

This is now working.  PFX2 loads...does some sort of auto clicking(like when I used nuke) and loads table.  Good enough for me! 

 

Thanks!

[Outhere]

Good to here its working

What version of Pinballx are you using?

[rtkiii]

Good to here its working

What version of Pinballx are you using?

2.26...latest and greatest.  DLed that last night

[Outhere]

Do you mean 2.36

[rtkiii]

Do you mean 2.36

 Maybe  

[Outhere]

Didn't they used to have it where you had to put in some kind of a grid position inside your XML file or something like that

[DDH69]

@Outhere, that is correct.  Before we could pass the game name to the Steam version you would provide the grid position of the game and it would be selected for you.

[rtkiii]

So what do you do if you want to play more than one player?  Like PBFX2 loads...goes to a menu screen and then I hear and see the menu moving on screen and then it selects the game.  Is there a way to add credits once the table is launched so I can play 2-4 players?  This may be another thread in itself.