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[BigBoss]

Ok, so I updated my pinball fx2 program to support pinball arcade as well. The steps to get this installed are not that much different from the pinball fx2 steps, so I'll provide the new download link and reference the original thread.

 

First for the download. You'll need a new version of the showbackglass program as well as all the backglass images. You can get that all here: http://pinballbulbs...._backglass.zip.  If you have the pinball fx version of this installs, unzip this into that same directory and overwrite anything it wants to overwrite. This will add a bunch of backglass images as well as a new version of showbackglass.exe which will work for both arcade and pbfx.

 

Now, you'll need to follow the install instructions in the original thread here: http://www.vpforums....showtopic=24545 but with the following changes:

 

Step 4: the folder you want is located inside steamapps\common\PinballArcade\Resource\Tables. It will contain a bunch of .csv files.

 

Step 10: You'll need a new fplaunch script to run pinball arcade. My example is this:

Run, "D:\steampinball\images\ShowBackglass.exe" /left=1100 /top=0 /width=1659 /height=1050 /picture=PinballArcade.bmp,,UseErrorLevel
Run, "c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 238260,,UseErrorLevel
Sleep, 7000 ;let steam launch PinballArcade before poll for it to close
Process, WaitClose, PinballArcade.exe
Run, taskkill /IM ShowBackglass.exe,,UseErrorLevel
Sleep, 1000
 

I'm pretty sure those are the only differences in getting this working with PB Arcade.

[priested]

This is really great and I really appreciate your efforts. I'm sorry if this info is available elsewhere. Im somewhat of a newb and not a frequenter of this forum. I don't run Hyperpin or any other front end but I would like to use your program for the backglass. I was attempting to get your Pinball fx2 program working using a batch file; however, I was getting some problems with UAC. When I attempted to disable UAC, the program did not work. I would like to try the FPLaunch script you suggest but I am unfamiliar with it. Can you explain to a newb how to get that running so I can attempt to use your script. Thanks in advance!

[Sir Cheddar]

Ah great, thanks! I was about to update the FPLaunch PBFX2 mod for TPA but I put this in first.
Can you take a look at that download link? I get an page not found error.

[priested]

There is an extra period at the end of the link. Remove that and you should be good to go.

[Sir Cheddar]

Ah yes. Thanks, Priested.

[ressof]

Hi

 

The link to the Backglass.exe and Backglass images are not working anymore

[mikeww1]

Hi,

I followed the installation instructions carefully but cannot make it work.

 

I could verify that a log entry is generated when pinball arcade is accessing the table file:

 

Es wurde versucht, auf ein Objekt zuzugreifen.

Antragsteller:
    Sicherheits-ID:        PINBALL\Mike
    Kontoname:        Mike
    Kontodomäne:        PINBALL
    Anmelde-ID:        0x1C07B

Objekt:
    Objektserver:        Security
    Objekttyp:        File
    Objektname:        C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\PinballArcade\Resource\Tables\TAttackFromMars_Enums.csv
    Handle-ID:        0x9b0
    Ressourcenattribute:    S:AI

Prozessinformationen:
    Prozess-ID:        0xfbc
    Prozessname:        C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\PinballArcade\PinballArcade.exe

Zugriffsanforderungsinformationen:
    Zugriffe:        Daten lesen (oder Verzeichnis auflisten)
                
    Zugriffsmaske:        0x1

 

 

When I start the script I get a white picture on my backglass screen.

 

First I thought the problem was that the file pinballarcade.bmp was not existing that is called in the script.

But even when I created a pinballarcade.bmp by copyying and renaming the startrek bmp I get a white screen

that does not change when I change tables.

 

When the script schould kill the app the program showpicture remains active and survives the script.

 

Please give me some advice how to get it running.

 

This are my script lines:

 

Run, "C:\Program Files\Steam\images\ShowBackglass.exe" /left=1080 /top=-8 /width=1920 /height=1096 /picture=PinballArcade.bmp,,UseErrorLevel

 

Run, "%SteamDirPath%\Steam.exe" -applaunch 238260

Process, wait, PinballArcade.exe

process, WaitClose, PinballArcade.exe

Run, taskkill /IM ShowBackglass.exe,,UseErrorLevel
Sleep, 1000
Process, Close, ShowPicture.exe

[BigBoss]

The event that is tracked is event id 4663. You'll have to make sure you have those event entries in your log.

[freneticamnesic]

I get the same issue as mikeww1

 

vs 1.27.6

Main Start

Init Steam

Init Achievements

Init Heap

Largest Memory Chunk = 917307392

Alloc Resource Heap

Init Resource Heap

  Success

Alloc Resource Heap2

Init Resource Heap

  Success

Alloc Object Heap

Init Object Heap

  Success

Alloc Lua Heap

Init Lua Heap

  Success

Alloc STL Heap

Init STL Heap

  Success

Init Game

Open File Resource\TableDefines.rez :

Failed

 

 

 

[lostinutah]

Ok, so I updated my pinball fx2 program to support pinball arcade as well. The steps to get this installed are not that much different from the pinball fx2 steps, so I'll provide the new download link and reference the original thread.
 
First for the download. You'll need a new version of the showbackglass program as well as all the backglass images. You can get that all here: http://pinballbulbs...._backglass.zip.  If you have the pinball fx version of this installs, unzip this into that same directory and overwrite anything it wants to overwrite. This will add a bunch of backglass images as well as a new version of showbackglass.exe which will work for both arcade and pbfx.
 
Now, you'll need to follow the install instructions in the original thread here: http://www.vpforums....showtopic=24545 but with the following changes:
 
Step 4: the folder you want is located inside steamapps\common\PinballArcade\Resource\Tables. It will contain a bunch of .csv files.
 
Step 10: You'll need a new fplaunch script to run pinball arcade. My example is this:

Run, "D:\steampinball\images\ShowBackglass.exe" /left=1100 /top=0 /width=1659 /height=1050 /picture=PinballArcade.bmp,,UseErrorLevel
Run, "c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 238260,,UseErrorLevel
Sleep, 7000 ;let steam launch PinballArcade before poll for it to close
Process, WaitClose, PinballArcade.exe
Run, taskkill /IM ShowBackglass.exe,,UseErrorLevel
Sleep, 1000
 

I'm pretty sure those are the only differences in getting this working with PB Arcade.

Thanks!

Edited by lostinutah, 26 August 2014 - 04:48 AM.

[sorhp]

Hey guys, I know this is an old thread, but I'm trying to accomplish this and Im having no luck, everything is lining up properly, but I still get a white screen... is there an updated way of doing this, or is there a parameter I may be missing... I have followed the whole tutorial to a T, been working at it for 2.5 hours now... 

Thank you!

[colintve]

First, THANK YOU for doing all that you do. Thanks to everyone for the amazing help and support you all do for pinball enthusiasts around the World (I am in the UK).

 

I have just made my first home virtual pinball and have Pinball FX working perfectly with backglass, DMD etc. All brilliant.

 

I have had serious issues with Visual Pinball and love the Pinball Arcade emulations.

 

Finding this thread was brilliant, to get PA running with backglass etc.

 

I am about to embark on making it work, and would like to know if there is anything I should be particularly mindful of when doing this, and is this going to make the DMD appear on the back screen too?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

I had 5 real pinball machines at one time in my games room, but circumstances mean that now I have only room for a single virtual one in my new home. My aim is to get my old tables available to me as best I can. I used to have Adams Family, Star Trek Next Generation, Demolition man, Twilight Zone and Star Wars Episode One.