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[gamerjoe]

Future Pinball tables always crash to the Desktop after approximately 10 minutes of playing them. This occurs when running directly from the BAM fploader.exe or when running the tables from pinup popper. With the latter its worse because the pup videos continue and I need to end their processes in Task Manager and restart Explorer.

I have the latest FP and BAM files installed, and I updated the fploader.exe with the 4gb patch. The tables all run very well. Just for 10 minutes and then FP crashes hard. They are all Pinevent based tables: Jaws, Star Wars, Aliens, Retro Flair.

Edited by gamerjoe, 20 August 2023 - 02:52 AM.

[TerryRed]

Assuming everything was installed / updated correctly...

 

HOW TO RUN FP and PLAY THE TABLE

 

·       only use FPLoader.exe (this is BAM) in the BAM folder to play this table

·       DO NOT run directly from the FuturePinball.exe

·       don't trust start menu or desktop icons (they may point to FuturePinball.exe)

·       you “may” need to run FPLoader.exe as Administrator “once” for BAM to work correctly

·       DO NOT keep FPLoader.exe set to Run as Administrator

·       ALWAYS completely close Future Pinball after exiting a table, or loading another table

·       Future Pinball needs to start “fresh” every time you load or start a table

 

If you are having regular crashing problems when running Future Pinball:

 

·       some users may need to remove / disable the "Nahimic driver" or some of it's processes if they have this installed (it's known to cause problems)

·       Windows Defender or other anti-virus apps can cause problems with FP, and may need to be disabled, or at the very least have the FP folder added to their exceptions

 

Most crashing problems (on a properly setup FP on a capable PC) are the result of Windows restricting access to FP or some other app / driver is interfering or causing the crash.

 

If it's a PinEvent table, try disabling PinEvent (in TABLE OPTIONS in the table script) which will disable DOF / PUP, etc and see if you still have problems.

 

 

Update - removed setting to Win 8 Compatibility mode as that is NOT to be used at all now

 

 

It goes without saying that "today", everyone should be installing the Essentials AIO and following the included FP and BAM Install Guide.

 

https://www.vpforums...showtopic=51600

Edited by TerryRed, 31 December 2024 - 05:23 AM.

[TerryRed]

Just to clarify, in case anyone is reading this post today...

 

 

 

Update - removed setting to Win 8 Compatibility mode as that is NOT to be used at all now

 

 

It goes without saying that "today", everyone should be installing the Essentials AIO and following the included FP and BAM Install Guide step by step, and run FP-BAM properly as it tells you and you should have no problems. Try more than one table, etc.

 

https://www.vpforums...showtopic=51600

Edited by TerryRed, 31 December 2024 - 05:24 AM.