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#1 Patrick37

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Posted 30 August 2026 - 08:12 PM

Concerning the BAM Setup -TerryRed sent me a link to download the correct BAM

Folder. In his reply just below the link should be visible - shown in purple in his

reply box. Click on this. It will take you  to the next download link, Scroll down about

1/3 of the way down the page to find the next link. While you are downloading the files 

no matter what the downloading boxes say keep downloading. After I got done I

transfered all the files to my Desktop, Now,go into your newly installed folders and read the

READ ME FIRST text document. You should also have a Setup and Guides folder

in the folders to. The Bam program won't run right away you will have to download some files

and transfer some files to your BAM folder. Follow the instructions provided very carefully.

When I got to the part where I needed to download C++ redistributale I Chose the All.entry.

When I got done with the screen resolution one, I chose Desktop 4k at first.. When I ran the

Bam my pinball machine was just barely visible on the screen. I was able to go back in and I

choose the Desktop HD entry and when I ran the Bam program again everything was fine.

The Black text on the opening screen is fixed and I can change the texture on my pinball

using the P key on my keyboard. Note: You will be using the FPloader (Located in the BAM Folder)

to run Future Pinball not your old Future Pinball Loader from now on.I created a shortcut to the

FPloader file on my Desktop. Lastly, when I brought up the BAM program the Game room background

wasen't present, it was just a black background. I went into Preferences in the main menu,

then Video/Rendering options, then in the bottom left of the options screen I checked  Render game

room and it put the game room background back up on the screen  Good Luck!!!!


Edited by Patrick37, 12 September 2026 - 12:46 PM.


#2 TerryRed

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Posted 30 August 2026 - 09:44 PM

The solution to most very outdated FP problems is to install the latest FP and BAM Essentials AIO, and to run BAM (FPLoader.exe) not FuturePinball.exe

 

BAM fixes this problem and many others.

 

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


Edited by TerryRed, 01 September 2026 - 12:16 PM.


#3 GeorgeH

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Posted 31 August 2026 - 11:42 AM

Black text on the loading screen used to be caused by making any change to the table info screen.  It was one of the first fixes on BAM that was implemented for FP many years ago.  You can now make any change you want on the  table info screen and you don't get black text as long as you have BAM installed. 

 

It appears you do not have BAM installed or it is not working.  BAM is required for all tables that are released today because all the table developers use BAM coding.