Thank you so much for taking the time to be concise with what to do. Mine is arriving this weekend and I want to be able to run FX3 on it. I would have probably never figured out the mapping. You guys rock!
Yo, I just got to say your video was extremely helpful. I watched another video trying to explain this and he failed to actually tell you where he went to set up the controller whereas you did not. I now have my pinball FX3 running on my at Legends pinball table and it is amazing. Thank you for the tutorial on the controller set up. That was the biggest issue
Thanks for the great video you two. I've been in the virtual pinball community for years, and have always used x360ce to emulate XBOX Gamepads for FX2/3.... but never even considered this method. I'm currently testing and ALP for review myself... so this video was very helpful, and shows everyone can learn something new.
@@411onTech One addition.... in FX3 controls settings... you can change the plunger to the right stick. Then you can change the Steam setup so that the right stick y will use the plunger as well. This gives you an analogue plunger on FX3 tables as well. Works very nicely.
HOT TIP Plunger does work if you map it to Right Stick Y . There is a deadzone in the start and end of the pull but it is good enough to do skill shots. Excellent video guys and cant wait for the rachael board !
So did i miss something here. The monitor on top is connected to the PC right in a second HDMI port with the ALP being in the other HDMI port on the computer ? THanks.
At the time AtGames hadn’t released this product, check it out: AtGames Video Input Backglass Switchboard (VIBS) Unboxing And Installation ruclips.net/video/YW20enEfov0/видео.html
The little tidbit at the end about how you can turn off the ball trails sold me on doing this. I'd seen FX3 videos before but I hated the look of the ball trails. Didn't know it was an option. Thanks!
Thanks for showing the different screen views for the playfield. I need a static field with the ball being the only thing I need to track, so it's good to know how to access that mode. Looking forward to your coverage of other pinball apps.
Soo - could I connect a Fire Tablet to my PC and have it display the DMD (using spacedesk)?! You didn't use the VIB to show the DMD on your second monitor so is that feasible for me?
We have never used spacedesk to make android tablet a secondary monitor. However as long as your WiFi network is solid it could theoretically work as long as your computer detects it as a secondary monitor. We used cabinet mode for the PinballFX3 to display the DMD on the second monitor. The VIBS is just a video switcher for the backglass so the computer can see it as a display. Our DMD is plugged into a PC output.
@@411onTech Is you DMD plugged into an HDMI output/input? Thank you for replying. Meaning - what connection are you using for that secondary monitor to your PC and would I need to change the file name in that Steam folder for every pinball table to use the DMD on the other 'monitor' (or tablet in my case)?
Your trying to pair the arcade control panel right? Try plugging it into another usb port on your PC. We had that problem I think and plugged into a front usb port and it worked fine. Maybe even try a usb hub, because it could be pulling to much data bandwidth.
On some Pinball fx tables they have mini games that take place on the dmd. Is it possible to have that displayed on the main play field and not the back glass so i don't have to mod my atgames legends pinball table with the ribbon cable and be able to see it all on the main play field if i want to? Thanks!
You can move it to the back glass, but not sure about moving it to the playfield. To move it around though, you just go into the cabinet mode settings of pinball fx3 and change the position there.
So jelly you got the Rachael Board coming, I love the nod to Blade Runner on it. By the time I got to lunch they reserved out. Love the videos keep them coming!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the video. Yeah the nod to blade runner is a nice touch :) Hopefully AtGames comes out with another batch soon! It was gone in like 2 mins, we think we got ours just in time, because when we checked again right after it was sold out!
Hmmm, not sure, we didn't seem to have any issues with volume. We assume you have turned up both the arcade volume and your PC volume, so other then that we're not sure. Maybe go on to the AtGames forums and see if anyone else has experienced the same issue.
@@411onTech I figured it out. Needed a better GPU and now everything's all working fine. Just wish the haptics from the control panel wasn't shaking so much at high volume.
@@Soapskid Oh great, glad you got it figured out! Yeah it doesn’t seem you can control the haptics strength in BYOG. Maybe ATGames will have a fix for this in a future firmware update.
Hey when I map the controller the buttons that are supposed to be for the nudge are operating the flippers so all the red and white side buttons do is operate the flippers do you know why this might be? I know I punched them in correctly
The keyboard is the Logitech K400 plus, great all in one. Not sure what you mean about the screen moving. Maybe you noticed it when we were hitting the nudge button. It will shake then, but you don’t have to use the nudge.
@@411onTech thanks! Just ordered the keyboard. By screen moving I mean around the 15:35 mark the screen is not stationary - the table is moving up and down on the screen.
@@raymondnist8770 ah ok. That doesn’t happen with all tables, but for the ones that do, you might be able to turn that off in the settings of pinball fx3.
I just bought this yesterday and it's being delivered on 12/2 so hopefully you see this before then. 😂 I have been reading and checking into how to run the PC tables and I was just curious: Is this without the VIBS board they sell separately? I got the impression that with that you could run the graphics on the back glass just like the stock tables. However, it's $100. If this is without that, I might just do what you did, at least temporarily. I plan to do some mods and upgrades eventually, but after spending $800 on the unit itself I would like to hold off on anything extra for a bit.
Ooo exciting! Congrats on the new pinball machine. At the making of this video we didn’t have the VIBs yet. We just used the Monitor you see in the video at the time. So no, you don’t need VIBs to run PC tables, but you won’t be able to use the back glass for that without the VIBs. Enjoy.
Hey 411Tech I'm having problems with the mapping on the cabinet, The cabinet isn't being recognized as a Xbox controller. Is there any setting that we are missing to allow for the cabinet to be recognized! Any tips would be wonderful thank you!
Is it not being recognized at all? We initially had an issue where it wasn’t being recognized plugged into a USB port in the back of the PC. Then for whatever reason, plugging into a USB port on the front I/O worked just fine.
@@411onTech HP Pavilion Gaming R5 1650 Super, 8GB/256GB Gaming Desktop Tower is the PC I bought for this ... and have tried USB front and back just haven't had any luck even factory reset the pinball... I love this shit and can play all day on the PC but I really wanna play the steam games on the PINBALL MACHINE... LOL
@@lpnurse1 Just to be clear, it won’t detect at all or just as an Xbox Controller in Steam? When you plug the usb cable in do you see a pop-up that says “getting device ready” and/or does it show up under devices in the Win10 settings? It could also be the cable too. You have to make sure it’s a data cable that can transfer data. We have the cable we used in the description of the video.
@@411onTech We found a USB that needed disconnected from the motherboard and we used that cord to use for the rightside usb input and it started to work!
We updated the video description with the parts we used for the PC build. You might need to search for the parts on multiple sites, because computer parts are hard to come by right now. Thanks for the recommendation and hope this helps.
Yes, you can get nudge to work. Go into the options of pinball fx3 in game. By hitting ESC on the keyboard. Then make sure flippers are mapped to LB and RB and nudge table is set to LT and RT. That should do it.
Thanks for the video! Were you actually able to get the nudge buttons to function as nudge on FX3? I mapped mine just like yours but they only activate the flippers.
Go into the options of pinball fx3 in game. By hitting ESC on the keyboard. Then make sure flippers are mapped to LB and RB and nudge table is set to LT and RT. That should do it.
It's not detected in Steam? We had that issue at first as well. Try another USB port or if you have to many USB peripherals plugged into your PC it can overload the bandwidth of the USB hub. You might need a powered USB hub. Let us know if that works.
Thanks so much to both of you for this video. Really helped out mapping my ALP cabinet. One question: I am getting a considerable flipper lag, nothing really crazy but enough where I can't get the flipper to go exactly when I want to. You said you didn't have any lag. Didn't know if anyone else has? Thanks again!
There is a reported issue with the most recent version of the Legends Pinball firmware 5.33. There is a fix on Virtual Pinball Club Discord page here: discord.com/channels/772824468036911125/789158223092908082/843502059680825424. Our you could wait for the next firmware update to fix this issue. This might be your problem.
Great video! Could you recommend a pre-built computer that is fully compatible with FX3, Pinball Emporium, FuturePinball, VPX, etc..? Also if pinball was all it would be used for, no other gaming.
We haven't tested a prebuilt ourselves, but we have seen these recommended as a nice prebuilt that can do 1080p: *Go to your local Walmart to see if these are in stock. Online prices won't be shipped or sold by Walmart and will be scalper pricing. -HP Pavilion Gaming R5 AMD Ryzen 5 3500, 1650 Super, 16GB/512GB Gaming Desktop Tower -HP Pavilion Gaming R5 1650 Super, 8GB/256GB Gaming Desktop Tower (add 8GB of RAM if you get this model) *Check for when this comes in stock as another option. -MainGear VYBE - Stage 1 - Boosted Version: maingear.com/product/vybe-stage-1/
Great video, helped a lot!! I do have a question.. how do I map a button to exit out of a game in progress, seems like I have to wait till the game is over to back out it? How are you exit your games while they’re in progress? Thank you Chris
Sorry for the late response. Our pinball setup is different now. We are pinball emporium to launch along with joy2key for button mappings. We used joy2key to map the rewind button as escape/exit button.
love your stuff. no frills - all content. and it’s real - not over produced. glad to have you as part of the community!
Thanks a lot for the feedback! Glad you enjoy our content!
Thank you so much for taking the time to be concise with what to do. Mine is arriving this weekend and I want to be able to run FX3 on it. I would have probably never figured out the mapping. You guys rock!
Happy we can help! Hope you enjoy.
@@411onTech is there a computer tower that comes with everything you need. Love to just buy it all included
@@rickcamp7807 If you are referring to a computer that comes with everything installed and ready to go, we don't believe so.
Yo, I just got to say your video was extremely helpful. I watched another video trying to explain this and he failed to actually tell you where he went to set up the controller whereas you did not. I now have my pinball FX3 running on my at Legends pinball table and it is amazing. Thank you for the tutorial on the controller set up. That was the biggest issue
We’re so happy we could help! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Thanks for the great video you two. I've been in the virtual pinball community for years, and have always used x360ce to emulate XBOX Gamepads for FX2/3.... but never even considered this method. I'm currently testing and ALP for review myself... so this video was very helpful, and shows everyone can learn something new.
Thanks for the feedback, glad you enjoyed.
@@411onTech One addition.... in FX3 controls settings... you can change the plunger to the right stick. Then you can change the Steam setup so that the right stick y will use the plunger as well. This gives you an analogue plunger on FX3 tables as well. Works very nicely.
@@TerryRed Hi Terry Can you explain this a bit better for us non fancy OTG hopefuls LOL!! Trying to get the plunger setup this weekend if possible.
HOT TIP Plunger does work if you map it to Right Stick Y . There is a deadzone in the start and end of the pull but it is good enough to do skill shots. Excellent video guys and cant wait for the rachael board !
Oh awesome! Thanks, going to set that up ASAP!
@totalfugazi Thanks for the tip! Was able to map the plunger like you said... works great!
Its soo cool that you take turns and that your both very knowledgeable about what your talking about. Love it ty 😀
Thank you so much for that feedback , we appreciate! Glad you enjoyed.
Great setup guide, subbed 😎 Definitely will be following along when I get my cables and codes from Zen, thanks for making this!
Awesome, thank you!
So did i miss something here. The monitor on top is connected to the PC right in a second HDMI port with the ALP being in the other HDMI port on the computer ? THanks.
Yes that’s correct, both are connected via HDMI to the GPU in the PC.
I have been waiting for someone to do this. THANK YOU!
Happy to help!
Thank you. Have applied for the code for cabinet mode
Maybe I missed it but why the monitor up top could you not have the monitor in the back box do that?
At the time AtGames hadn’t released this product, check it out: AtGames Video Input Backglass Switchboard (VIBS) Unboxing And Installation
ruclips.net/video/YW20enEfov0/видео.html
Thanks for making this you guys rock.
Your very welcome!
The little tidbit at the end about how you can turn off the ball trails sold me on doing this. I'd seen FX3 videos before but I hated the look of the ball trails. Didn't know it was an option. Thanks!
Your welcome. Happy to help!
Great content and explanation. I appreciate your time envolved in sharing.
Thanks you! Glad you enjoyed the content.
Thanks for showing the different screen views for the playfield. I need a static field with the ball being the only thing I need to track, so it's good to know how to access that mode.
Looking forward to your coverage of other pinball apps.
Thanks for the feedback. Happy to help.
Could I sucessfully do this as a kind of test run before I install the VIBS board?
Yes, we did it before we installed the VIBs board, and it worked fine. Just used a spare monitor to use as the backglass.
Soo - could I connect a Fire Tablet to my PC and have it display the DMD (using spacedesk)?! You didn't use the VIB to show the DMD on your second monitor so is that feasible for me?
We have never used spacedesk to make android tablet a secondary monitor. However as long as your WiFi network is solid it could theoretically work as long as your computer detects it as a secondary monitor. We used cabinet mode for the PinballFX3 to display the DMD on the second monitor. The VIBS is just a video switcher for the backglass so the computer can see it as a display. Our DMD is plugged into a PC output.
@@411onTech Is you DMD plugged into an HDMI output/input? Thank you for replying. Meaning - what connection are you using for that secondary monitor to your PC and would I need to change the file name in that Steam folder for every pinball table to use the DMD on the other 'monitor' (or tablet in my case)?
@@wryker Yes. Your welcome.
@@wryker Changing the file names in Steam was for the artwork on the back glass, not the DMD.
@@411onTech what connection are you using for that secondary monitor to your PC? is it HDMI to HDMI (I believe from your vid)?
My Steam does not recognize an Xbox controller. I have followed all the other steps. It says “no controllers detected.”
Your trying to pair the arcade control panel right? Try plugging it into another usb port on your PC. We had that problem I think and plugged into a front usb port and it worked fine. Maybe even try a usb hub, because it could be pulling to much data bandwidth.
On some Pinball fx tables they have mini games that take place on the dmd. Is it possible to have that displayed on the main play field and not the back glass so i don't have to mod my atgames legends pinball table with the ribbon cable and be able to see it all on the main play field if i want to? Thanks!
You can move it to the back glass, but not sure about moving it to the playfield. To move it around though, you just go into the cabinet mode settings of pinball fx3 and change the position there.
@@411onTech ok thanks 👍 my table arrives next week. Can't wait
So jelly you got the Rachael Board coming, I love the nod to Blade Runner on it. By the time I got to lunch they reserved out. Love the videos keep them coming!
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked the video. Yeah the nod to blade runner is a nice touch :) Hopefully AtGames comes out with another batch soon! It was gone in like 2 mins, we think we got ours just in time, because when we checked again right after it was sold out!
My audio from my PC to the ALP is super low. Is there any fix to that?
Hmmm, not sure, we didn't seem to have any issues with volume. We assume you have turned up both the arcade volume and your PC volume, so other then that we're not sure. Maybe go on to the AtGames forums and see if anyone else has experienced the same issue.
@@411onTech I figured it out. Needed a better GPU and now everything's all working fine. Just wish the haptics from the control panel wasn't shaking so much at high volume.
@@Soapskid Oh great, glad you got it figured out! Yeah it doesn’t seem you can control the haptics strength in BYOG. Maybe ATGames will have a fix for this in a future firmware update.
Does this work with the control panel from Atgames? It doesn't have a d-pad, it has the joystick.
Yes it works for us. Just make sure you have the buttons and joystick mapped in the control settings of Steam.
Excellent work... I know what my afternoon project is now! Thank you
Thanks a lot! Happy to well. You’ll have a blast!
i dont have any define layout ?? im lost
Hi guys have you ever figure out how to setup the plunger in steam??? If so any help would br great.
Hey when I map the controller the buttons that are supposed to be for the nudge are operating the flippers so all the red and white side buttons do is operate the flippers do you know why this might be? I know I punched them in correctly
Yeah, you have to go in the settings of Pinball FX3 and remap them there.
@@411onTech thanks for the reply, I figured it out later that night. Been having a blast playing!
@@Daverock302 Great! Glad you got it figured out. Have fun!
Great video!! Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
what keyboard are you using? Also - is there a way to not have the screen move when the ball is moving around?
The keyboard is the Logitech K400 plus, great all in one. Not sure what you mean about the screen moving. Maybe you noticed it when we were hitting the nudge button. It will shake then, but you don’t have to use the nudge.
@@411onTech thanks! Just ordered the keyboard. By screen moving I mean around the 15:35 mark the screen is not stationary - the table is moving up and down on the screen.
@@raymondnist8770 ah ok. That doesn’t happen with all tables, but for the ones that do, you might be able to turn that off in the settings of pinball fx3.
I just bought this yesterday and it's being delivered on 12/2 so hopefully you see this before then. 😂 I have been reading and checking into how to run the PC tables and I was just curious: Is this without the VIBS board they sell separately? I got the impression that with that you could run the graphics on the back glass just like the stock tables. However, it's $100. If this is without that, I might just do what you did, at least temporarily. I plan to do some mods and upgrades eventually, but after spending $800 on the unit itself I would like to hold off on anything extra for a bit.
Ooo exciting! Congrats on the new pinball machine. At the making of this video we didn’t have the VIBs yet. We just used the Monitor you see in the video at the time. So no, you don’t need VIBs to run PC tables, but you won’t be able to use the back glass for that without the VIBs. Enjoy.
@@411onTechThanks! I watched it a few more times setting it up and heard this was before VIBS. Not sure how I missed it the first time.
@@ryano2883 Awesome! Glad you found the video helpful and you got yours all setup. Have Fun!
Which table is that with the shark?
It’s the Jaws table, which is part of the Pinball FX Universal Pictures Classics pack.
i got a code from zen studios but code was invalid lol
That sucks. I guess contact them and try and get a new code. Hopefully it will be valid this time lol.
Good stuff here! Another sub!
Thank you!
Hey 411Tech I'm having problems with the mapping on the cabinet, The cabinet isn't being recognized as a Xbox controller. Is there any setting that we are missing to allow for the cabinet to be recognized!
Any tips would be wonderful thank you!
Is it not being recognized at all? We initially had an issue where it wasn’t being recognized plugged into a USB port in the back of the PC. Then for whatever reason, plugging into a USB port on the front I/O worked just fine.
@@411onTech HP Pavilion Gaming R5 1650 Super, 8GB/256GB Gaming Desktop Tower is the PC I bought for this ... and have tried USB front and back just haven't had any luck even factory reset the pinball... I love this shit and can play all day on the PC but I really wanna play the steam games on the PINBALL MACHINE... LOL
@@lpnurse1 Just to be clear, it won’t detect at all or just as an Xbox Controller in Steam? When you plug the usb cable in do you see a pop-up that says “getting device ready” and/or does it show up under devices in the Win10 settings? It could also be the cable too. You have to make sure it’s a data cable that can transfer data. We have the cable we used in the description of the video.
@@411onTech Just as an XBOX CONTROLLER IN STAEM
@@411onTech We found a USB that needed disconnected from the motherboard and we used that cord to use for the rightside usb input and it started to work!
Links to build the computer would be extremely helpful. Thank you in advance.
We updated the video description with the parts we used for the PC build. You might need to search for the parts on multiple sites, because computer parts are hard to come by right now. Thanks for the recommendation and hope this helps.
Does the cabinet nudge/ tilts still work or just the buttons for it?
Yes, you can get nudge to work. Go into the options of pinball fx3 in game. By hitting ESC on the keyboard. Then make sure flippers are mapped to LB and RB and nudge table is set to LT and RT. That should do it.
Thanks guys great vid.👍
Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Were you actually able to get the nudge buttons to function as nudge on FX3? I mapped mine just like yours but they only activate the flippers.
Go into the options of pinball fx3 in game. By hitting ESC on the keyboard. Then make sure flippers are mapped to LB and RB and nudge table is set to LT and RT. That should do it.
Very nice tutorial. Well done!
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed.
Mine says no controllers detected
It's not detected in Steam? We had that issue at first as well. Try another USB port or if you have to many USB peripherals plugged into your PC it can overload the bandwidth of the USB hub. You might need a powered USB hub. Let us know if that works.
Thanks so much to both of you for this video. Really helped out mapping my ALP cabinet. One question: I am getting a considerable flipper lag, nothing really crazy but enough where I can't get the flipper to go exactly when I want to. You said you didn't have any lag. Didn't know if anyone else has? Thanks again!
There is a reported issue with the most recent version of the Legends Pinball firmware 5.33. There is a fix on Virtual Pinball Club Discord page here: discord.com/channels/772824468036911125/789158223092908082/843502059680825424. Our you could wait for the next firmware update to fix this issue. This might be your problem.
@@411onTech thanks so much. I'll check it out.
Great video! Could you recommend a pre-built computer that is fully compatible with FX3, Pinball Emporium, FuturePinball, VPX, etc..? Also if pinball was all it would be used for, no other gaming.
We haven't tested a prebuilt ourselves, but we have seen these recommended as a nice prebuilt that can do 1080p:
*Go to your local Walmart to see if these are in stock. Online prices won't be shipped or sold by Walmart and will be scalper pricing.
-HP Pavilion Gaming R5 AMD Ryzen 5 3500, 1650 Super, 16GB/512GB Gaming Desktop Tower
-HP Pavilion Gaming R5 1650 Super, 8GB/256GB Gaming Desktop Tower (add 8GB of RAM if you get this model)
*Check for when this comes in stock as another option.
-MainGear VYBE - Stage 1 - Boosted Version: maingear.com/product/vybe-stage-1/
@@411onTech Thank you so much!
@@davidduncan5982 your welcome!
Great video, helped a lot!! I do have a question.. how do I map a button to exit out of a game in progress, seems like I have to wait till the game is over to back out it? How are you exit your games while they’re in progress?
Thank you
Chris
Sorry for the late response. Our pinball setup is different now. We are pinball emporium to launch along with joy2key for button mappings. We used joy2key to map the rewind button as escape/exit button.
Great job!, please , make Visual and Future pinball tutorial setting too, if it is possibile
Thank you! We will be working on getting Visual and Future Pinball setup soon and will do a video on it.
@@411onTech Great news !
Very good video
Thank you!
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