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#1 Ashram56

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Posted 06 March 2026 - 10:45 PM

Good morning everyone,

 

After a few years playing real pinball, I recently came back to my Pincab setup to test VR. The progress have been staggering, but I'm encountering a very bizarre issue

 

When playing a VR table with the keyboard, physics seem OK (well as best as they can be, turns out I have a Game Of Thrones Premium, and the virtual table is still different in behaviour than the real table, but that's to be expected)

 

What's odd is when I use the gamepad to play (which is more comfortable). I assigned buttons to various functions directly in VPX, but when playing in some cases, the ball physics are completely crazy. It's just like the table is tilted (so for ex the ball rolls upward by itself to rest at the far edge of an orbit, or when launched the ball veers toward one side of the table, etc). Sticks are not assigned (I just use buttons), so I fail to see what could cause this behaviour.

 

Any pointer ?

 

THanks and regards



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Posted 07 March 2026 - 08:54 PM

VPX nudge is tied to analog joysticks, so if you have any other usb devices or your gamepad has analog thumb sticks, center them or unplug them

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Posted 08 March 2026 - 12:26 AM

I did not configure nudge (it's unassigned). Plus it's not really nudging, it's as if someone was literally lifting and tilting the table permanently...



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Posted 08 March 2026 - 12:19 PM

Again... Do what gtxjoe Said.
Either use a plain digital gamepad, or calibrate/disable the x/y/z axles of your Joypad

Edited by digitalarts, 08 March 2026 - 12:20 PM.