Great info 👍 earned at 15:47 I can't seem to adjust Addams family table backglass and dmd to size even when I right click on them and adjust sizing window. Doesn't seem to work. Any advice?
I've watched your arcade build and pinball build series numerous times. Your ability to communicate and explain difficult process is fenominal. I tip my hat to you for the time and effort you take to develop this content. I remain an avid supporter of your work.
Awesome! Thank you very much for your kind words! I try my best to make good quality content for your guys so it's always nice to hear back from your guys. No if only I could share my content with more people out there.....Cheers!
Blown away, someone who can explain without blowing my mind how to do stuff. This part of the pinball front end and D2S had got me in way more trouble than you would think, now once I have finished my coffee I will be into my workshop following you video and hopefully get this working. So a massive thank you from me.
Awesome! Glad my video could help you figure this out. It's a daunting process for sure when you start. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
Edit: I found the ROMS. You are the BEST for answering questions in here. I have had this video open for over 2 weeks now going back and forth through it. In VPX, 1. You have to click on the cabinet in the program to get the pinball table to show sideways on your screen (not landscape like mine was). 2. You have to put coins in - which I think you said by pressing the 5 key many times. 3. You have to press 1 to start the game. (This has eluded me for over a week but I finally figured it out). Yes, I am slow. THANKS SO MUCH!
Google is your friend. The community at vpforums.com or vpuniverse.com is pretty awesome and can help you out with everything you need. You will have to become a member in order to access those sites. Good luck.
Thanks. It has been slow going. Finally got my first visual pinball table installed with the help of your video. I am surprised how much smoother the ball moves vs the pinball fx 3 tables I have been playing.
You're very welcome! Yeah VPX feels way more real than FX3 tables to me, not sure I'm even going to install it....unless it's just to show people how to set it up. Thanks for the watch!
Just wanna say a huge thank you. Your series of videos is whhat got me into creating my own cabinet and I simply love it. Youve covered the multiple issues that i encountered thank you 😊 🙏
When you got it you just got it. This is an amazingly clear and understandable explanation that makes a fairly complex set of activities seem damn near easy. There are so many legitimate experts in this community (they are the ones who rise to the top of the list when you think "Visual Pinball") who although well meaning, simply do not have the ability to convey this information in the way it is presented here. No shade intended to those folks. Without them none of this would be possible, but it's guys like this guy who will "demystify" and grow this hobby into something more than it is today. Virtual pinball has lots of the former but very few of the latter. We need more people with communication skills like this in the community to truly realize the amazing future that lies ahead for VP - especially once VPE (Virtual Pinball Engine) takes over VPX.
Wow, thanks Scott! I can't take all the credit though, all of the vpin community guys out there were how I learned a lot of my vpin knowledge....so hats off to them. I just tried to take it all in and make it my own so it could be easier to learn because to be honest, vpin is a lot to learn but sooo worth it. If you like my presentation style, you'll love all of my videos as it is kinda my niche on RUclips. I'm a tech ed teacher slash tradesperson who loves to make stuff and learn new skills (which I'm happy to share on RUclips). If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and the kind words!
I've been doing this the hard way for years. Installing and playing tables individually (by clicking on the table file) with no front end, ect. on my desktop because I never had a cabinet. Learned a lot as most tables need tweaking to work and they don't tell you where all the files you download in the zip file go. I finally got the atGames Legend pinball cab and want to install my virtual pinball tables and pinup popper front end on it finally. This will help with everything I forgot or didn't make notes on. Thank you.
Ya I tried to make this pretty all inclusive for what you need to know so installing tables would be easier. Glad you found this info! You should build a cabinet!
I wish I would have found this a couple of weeks ago because it would have saved me a lot of frustration. So many of the other tutorials are hard to follow or poorly narrated whereas this one is nicely done and easy to follow ..... Yeah I'm a hardware guy too (Electronics Engineer with a mechanical background) and while I can explain exactly how a computer works at a hardware level I just hate setting up and dealing with software. Building the cab and setting up the electronics for me is the easy part and I actually enjoy it, it's setting up all the software and games that is the hardest and I just hate it. Same with computers in general, I've been building systems on the x86 platform since 1988 and love that part but just hate installing Windows and setting it up along with all my software
Glad you found the channel dude! Yeah I hear ya, I have a love hate relationship with computers too. They're amazing when they work and soul crushing when they don't. I'm actually dealing with a software issue right now as Pinvol doesn't seem to work with Future Pinball.....I've spent 2 weeks trying to get it to work. Some kinda screen exclusivity takes the focus away from Pinvol in the background. Thanks for the watch!
You're very welcome! Glad you found the video useful ad easy to understand. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for supporting the channel!
Is your microphone hidden inside your mouse keys??? BBOOOOOOMMMM!!!! This is a GREAT video, thank you for posting it. Very clear and helpful, much appreciated.
For those who don't have a cabinet like me...you can still enjoy pinballs. You MUST get at least 2 monitors. You have 2 monitors (1 is rotating monitor..and one is not). You'd have more view if you get a rotating monitor and use it's your default..the table would look larger...rotating monitor (change to portrait) in a vertical position...use the other non-rotating one for your a backglass...
Awesome. I have been involved in the community for over 13 years, and it is really nice and refreshing to see a video like this instead of some links to a download pack :) Nicely done.
Thank you very much Rod, I really appreciate the props! Yeah I'm making these tutorial videos so I can contribute to this awesome vpin community. I agree, there are way too many people trying to get it all with as little work possible and in my opinion, it cheapens the hobby. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance Rod!
This was super helpful! Thanks so much. The music level confused me, until you showed the fix at 18:38. End key, then 8,9 for volume up and down. This is great. I'd love to see some more videos on setting up other things. There are so many files out there for PinupPopper videos etc and fantasy screens, different versions of stuff etc that it's daunting.
Awesome. glad my video helped you out! Yeah there is more videos coming for sure, just not right yet as I am busy building the cabinet. Thanks for the watch and the suggestion for future content. Cheers!
I echo others in that your content is very thorough. If I could offer ONE bit of constructive criticism; perhaps have a 'power user' edit of your videos or timestamps for those of us who are savvy enough to 'skip right to the matter' can do so. Otherwise fantastic as usual. I appreciate all your effort to provide this to the community.
Thank you very much! I hear ya but I found people are skipping past to find the info and end up not learning how to do it properly. I was thinking about adding timestamps for my videos in my Patreon though as a perk. I'll have to think on it. Were you able to install a vpx table using the video? Thanks for the advice and the watch!
No worries James, glad you are liking the series! I know when I started this hobby, it was so confusing that I didn't even know where to start. So my contribution to the vpin community is to make this series in order to make it easier for people to enjoy everyone's hard work on these programs and tables. Yeah even I will probably use these time stamps in the future as it is hard to remember absolutely everything years later. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench Hey good question. My brother gave me for free a Swords of Fury pinball that worked great up until 1994. He moved that year into a new house and disassembled this machine...he took off the back of it instead of just folding it down. So all the ribbon cables were unplugged and there are like 35 of them.. Anyhow this pinball machine has sit in his basement for about 26 years...right next to his furnace and sump pump. I found out that that room flooded a couple of times over the years. He never set it back up probably because he doesn't know where the cables plug into since he never labeled anything. He is moving again this year and I am into building arcades so he figured I might want it. I took it home and realized this cabling issue. Not to mention the legs were off of this thing for 26 years and the wood sat in water and did some damage. So now I have this deteriorating mess and wanted to get it working but it is dingy, the metal parts are starting to rust and I do not the money or knowledge to replace parts like the capacitors which deteriorated, the plunger is broken, all the rubber is dried out, etc. This so my first pinball table ever and I do not know where to start. I am a hobbiest woodworker and could build a cab not problem but I was thinking about gutting this thing and make a vpin out of it. It is actually a rare game I have been told... Williams brand...but the money I will have to put into it to fix and get someone who knows about how to fix seems kind of insane. So I was thinking about repurposing for a vpin unless anybody on here has any suggestions where I could maybe sell the parts from it or fix it somehow. I am kind of confused right now. As far as having a pc and graphics card I am good there
Yeah I hear you, it's really hard to not get sucked into a nightmare where you spend way too much and end up not being able to find parts. I would look up the value of a restored version and see if it's even worth it. If the wood cabinet is gross but everything electrical is good, it might be worth it to build a new cabinet. If there is extensive issues or missing parts and it's not a sought after pinball table, then maybe sell what good electrical parts you have, toss the wood, and keep the metalwork and trim pieces like the coin door, lock bar, stainless trim, glass, buttons legs, etc and make a vpin. I'm thinking down the road I would like to restore an old pinball machine but I gotta finish some current projects first. Sounds like you have a cool project either way you choose. Keep me posted and I would love to see some pics if ya wanna dm me on Instagram. Cheers!
Awesome! I know it can be tricky to figure all this out from scratch and requires many hours of research to get things working properly so that's why I am making this series. Glad it helped ya out. Enjoy your vpin!
This was just what i needed - Absolute must, thanks so much for taking the time, you saved Xmas for a cab build for my grandson :) ****** now working like a gem
Awesome, I'm glad I was able to help ya out. These videos are a way of helping out the vpin community that helped me with mine. I'd love to hear more about your cabinet build. Thanks for the watch!
No worries! Glad I was able to help ya out. If ya haven't already, you should check out the orbitalpin tables. I just got Stranger Things and Harry Potter working. Cheers!
Thanks for the 1st video and this one on the tables. SUre saved me lots of time, as it can be crazy... I'm looking forward to the FX3 video. (I have purchased a ton of FX3 tables.) Thanks again
You're welcome Troy! Glad it helped ya out. Yeah I haven't messed with fx3 on the pc yet but have been playing a lot of fx3 on my ps4. I still tend to gravitate to the Williams tables though....Cheers!
Thankyou so much for the info this will help me with getting my hidden back glass files not showing and will check out your episode on installing future pinball tables 😎👍🏻
Sweet! No worries, just glad to help out in the vpin community. All of these things I had to research to get mine going properly so why not make it easier for people just starting out. Thanks for the watch!
I remember how overwhelming it was for me to start this process so I thought I would create this video so most of the common things that you need to do were in one place and timestamps to jump to the info you need quickly. Pinball y, Pinup Popper, Visual Pinball, Future Pinball, FX3, DOF, SSF, registries, batch files, settings, dmd settings, backglass not visible, volumes too low, extra/missing dmd, 2 screen/3 screen setups, pup packs, dmd rotations, Ultradmd, file types/where they go, naming protocols, zip files/unzip files, vpx/vpt playfield view adjusts........it is very daunting to someone new to this hobby. Thankfully there are lots of helpful people contributing to the vpin community. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks for the sub bruh, I really appreciate it! Yeah I had to research all of these things for my own build so I figured it would be good to have a video with timestamps to find these things nice and fast. Thanks for the watch and the sub, cheers!
You're very welcome! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!
Happy to help! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Cheers!
Hey quick question, how do you adjust the nudge power. I have a few tables where nudge is very light and when I go into preferences and into controls when I try to set the strengthto 200 it goes back to 100.
Thanks for these videos! Fantastic format thank you I have a problem at 20:30 on this video, when i click on pinup popper config, nothing opens. Have reinstalled several times😮 thanks again
You're very welcome! Glad you're enjoying the series! Oh weird, I'm not sure why that wouldn't open. Maybe when you downloaded popper, you didn't Rick click and unblock the zip file? Try that. Or check if a firewall is stopping it from opening. Or press alt+tab to see if it did open but it's hidden behind another program. Good luck.
@@wayofthewrench OK sorted, FYI the window was opening off the screen, where I had been using different monitors, had to get help, but all sorted thanks
I only have fx3 on my ps4 but I feel vpx is way better and there are hundreds of tables with more coming everyday. Plus it's free! If I had to choose....vpx all the way. Cheers!
Thanks for this video. New to vpinball and have learned a lot when it comes to table setup but I was still able to learn some nice little tips from your video. One thing I am still trying to figure out is Full DMD. I know how to add full DMD in media settings but not sure how to have the score show back up in the full DMD box. Could you please point me in the right direction on proper setup so the score appears within the full DMD box? Thanks!
Glad I was able to help ya out! As far as I know, in media manager you just select a full dmd image with the blank area for the dmd. Then you would move the dmd over to that area and alter the size and position to fit in that area. Then save it globally or per table by right clicking on it. Now individual tables will have there own full dmd template so you may wanna do per table. There is also pup packs which I haven't explore too much yet but I know that some will use/can use a full dmd screen for alternative screens,video clips, etc. Best thing is to mess around with the media manager and see what is there and try playing around with some pup packs to see what you want. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks again, you got me back into trying to set up my cabinet. Couple of questions for a newbie like me to understand the layouts better: -I downloaded some tables, some come as a solo VPX file with an attached jpg, some come with media folders also in the zip file and some come with folders named PinupsSystem and Visual Pinball. I only have used the Pinup Popper install you showed earlier (All in one install) and it was successful. Are these other systems you can use for virtual pinball thats why they have other folders? Thanks for your time.
Yeah there can be different set ups for different tables but generally they are all the same. Vpx and b2s file must have matching names and go in the tables folder. Zipped rom files go in the rom folder. Everything else is usually stuff for extras like pup packs. The best advice I can give you is when you download the table, read the author's instructions carefully and and read me files. They usually tell you everything you need. Beyond that, Google is your friend. There are other systems like pinball x and pinball y or Launchbox but Pinup Popper is the best in my opinion. Thank for the watch!
Thanks Amanda! Welcome to the channel! Enter key on keyboard is launch ball and left and right shift key is flippers. z and ? are left and right nudge and space bar is up nudge. 5 is coin in. Q is quit to editor. All of the keys are in the preferences pulldown in the editor and look for keys. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the hobby!
Got a newbie setup question . . . if I don't install .directb2s file for a table and just select some backglass media via the PinUp Popper Config, everything looks great when I run the game via the PinUp Popper Frontend. Is there added value in installing the .directb2s file versus just selecting media? Curious to your thoughts! The reason I ask is, when I install a .directb2s file, the backglass loads on top of my playfield and I have been unsuccessful in troubleshooting how to get that moved to my designated backglass monitor. However, if I simply remove the .directb2s file, the media I selected via the Pinup Popper Config loads and runs just fine when playing the game. Again, curious if you had any suggestions or links to helpful support articles as I've struggled to find a good resource via the different forums. Thanks!
As far as I know there will be tables that will pop an error saying no b2s file found so that would be annoying. The backglass going to the wrong monitor is either an incorrect display numbering or the settings in vpx are telling it the wrong monitor. Look in video graphics options in vpx and see what monitor you have selected there for your playfield. There is also a screen res file that you can change during baller installer. Check this video out, it might help ruclips.net/video/ATnm5VOsSAc/видео.html
what i did i installed Pinball Emporium first and Pinball Emporium comes with over 200 pinball tables and Pinball Emporium is much more easier to installed after playing with Pinball Emporium for a month or so Baller was more easier to installed cuz i understood how virtual pinball files work . any ways you did a great job on the video how everything work
Ah cool, I'll have to check out Pinball Emporium. I didn't even know about this. I've just messed with vpx and future pinball before baller installer came out. Yeah it was pretty easy to install....and then the process of setting up the tables start. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench yes there a RUclips video of it he show you what to do . it installed everything and it comes with like 200 pinball tables VPX,Future pinball. it come with FX2 and FX3 and Zaccaria but you have to own the tables through steam. . and it installed all the software from one program VPX,Future pinball..BAM,PinEvent,DOFLinx. here is video if you want to watch ruclips.net/video/V0mpor5Q354/видео.html it good for people are very new to virtual pinball but i do like baller better .one thing i like about Pinball Emporium is it comes with a lot of tables you don't have to look for .
Hey Pinball Guru! I see a lot of pinball machines with VPX and/or Future Pinball… for cabinet.. and the how tos to build cabs, but right now I just want to play those games in my flat screen without the cabinet (not loaded with 5k $ or not skilled to build it myself). How do I configure VPX to tell him to not search for the back glass, DMD, speakers etc…? Is it doable to have only my screen with VPX? I downloaded it and had error messages by VPX to try to detect my back glass…. What’s your take on this ? Thank you!!
Yeah I hear ya, I had my 2 tvs on my living room floor for like 6 months and had a ton of fun playing on just a keyboard. My new build is about $1500-2000 total and I'm building everything myself. If you stick around, I am filming the entire build as a diy tutorial so you could watch & learn and you could build one for yourself. As for the error, I bet when you set it all up, you probably selected a 2 or 3 monitor setup and so it's looking for the monitor. You might have to reset it up for 1 monitor. If there is no one monitor option, I would select 2 monitor and tell vpx that the display is the same for play field and backglass and then in pinup player just select always hide. That way it is displaying it but your not seeing it on the playfield. There is also an option to play with a desktop mode which allows you to play on a monitor/tv like it normally sits (landscape). If you get an error, send me a pic through Instagram of the error so I can help you out better. Thanks for the watch!
Yes there is a Virtual Pinball Cabinet playlist which will show all of the process. I'm in the middle of cutting up the cabinets so look for that video soon. Cheers!
Glad I could help! There is an entire playlist to help with all of the other aspects of this build too, you should check them out. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench I got the first game working!! It only took four hours of trial and error 😂😂😂but now I know what and where to look. Thanks to your video! It really helped!!
I'm getting back to you 5 days later but I bet I know how it's going. You proabably are already hooked and have got a bunch more games ready to play. What was your first vpin table you got going? My favorites are Monster Mash, TOTAN, and Fish Tales. Glad ya got it going!
@@wayofthewrench Yes! I just took a table and it was Lotr. I found the tables I played when I was young(BSD,Whodunnit,T2,Afm) I also found Metallica which I used to play alot but can't figure out the rom. Going to explore more because there some other tables I really like but haven't had the time to do so yet. I am building a house right now so that is taking all of my time. Going to build a cabinet later at some points 😀 I am just amazed that people actually do this for free!! This keeps pinball alive! The few places where I could play pinball got closed down because of covid and that really sucked. So kudos for all the people who make virtual tables and software! Thanks to you I can continue to play.
This is a great channel. I'm new here, maybe this has been answered before. Does anyone supply a SSD that already has everything loaded on it, and it's ready to go..? Seems like that would be the way to go, IMO.
Welcome to the channel Danny! This is actually a big no no in the community. You gotta remember that these tables are thousands of hours of work collected over decades by people who made the programs, created the tables, etc. When people collect these tables and package them up for people, it usually turns our free hobby into a money grab which is highly frowned upon. Plus each table requires a bunch of tweaking to run properly for every cabinet. Plus when things don't work, you won't know how to fix the issues. I recommend downloading the files one by one and figuring out how to set them up, you'll get more from the hobby doing this. Cheers!
I like this video but I'm still having problems. My able and backglass seem to be ok but the rom files never seem to be right. I wish I could all three files together so they match up.
Easy peasy. Download table and start it. It'll tell you what room it is looking for. Then download it and put it in your room folder in vpinmame folder. Done. Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
This video was exactly what I needed. Thank you very much. My only issue is when I open up some of my tables like tales of Arabian nights in vpx, I get an error window that says table version 10.72 is newer than 10.0 and table may not run correctly. However when I hit okay to exit window the table loads and runs just fine. Is there a setting I'm missing that disables the error window from popping up? Any light you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance!
I saw that you recommended a clean install of Windows 10 or 11. Is it also recommended that you have a dedicated (separate) PC for this effort. Thank you for all you do. 🙂
Yeah personally I wouldn't want to mix other programs and personal info with all of the vpin programs. That way if stuffs not working, I don't have to re set up everything plus all of my other stuff. Keep it simple....keep it vpinball. Thanks for the watch!
I've some tables (mist of the 10 I've setup) where the back glass artwork disappears once the table has finished loading. Van a default be set and, if so, how? Thanks
Can you cover installing tables with pup packs? This was great for standard tables but I think you could do a great job showing pup pack tables install.
Yes I will eventually do a pup pack video. Funny enough I haven't tried one yet and I hope that my gtx 770 will be able to keep up to them. I downloaded a He man pup pack today and plan on trying it out next week. Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench they are great but I can't find an all in one crash course in them. I have tons of games using them but a few don't run right etc. If one person can make it simple that would be you. Keep up the great videos!
Thanks Paul! I will probably make a video for this once I get the cabinet closer to complete as mine is still on 10.6 too. Thanks for the suggestion for future content. I know that you can install 10.7 and add it as an extra emulator in popper so it shouldn't be too hard. I heard it is better to do this instead of updating in case it interferes with current software. Cheers!
I have a question I have collected over 1100 tables !! Is there a way to have Media Manager search for all the missing info ( playfield, backglass, wheelimage, etc) all at once or do you have to do each individual? im loving my new game your videos are amazing !!!!!!!!!! Ill send some pics and a short video if i can. not sure where to but ill figure that out !!
No not really but you can look into vpin studio where it can help you with all the links for a table, backglass, altcolour, altsound,etc file. I just started messing with vpin studio so expect a video in the future. Cool, send me a video to instagram DM when you're done. Thanks for the watch, enjoy your build!
I had the same problem @danielbart2889@@wayofthewrench is there any other sites you recommend to download the basics? I am starting this on a ALP machine.
Are you talking about the free tables? Yes, baller comes with lephrachan and retro flair. Otherwise, this video is on how to install additional vpx tables.
I wish there was more elaboration on the table files. As far as I can tell the files are scattered all over the place. Vpx in one place, music another, rom another, dmd another. I’m hoping this is just my confusion and that the process is actually simple and easy to do. Thanks
Vox table file and b2s backglass/dmd files go to the table file and must be named exactly the same. ROM goes to ROM folder in vipmame/ROM folder. Music goes into the music folder in vpinmame folder. Puppacks go into the pupvideos folder in the pinup popper folder after you have played the game once ( it will auto generate a folder with the name of the folder, also do not have a backglass b2s if you want a pup pack). Hope that helps. I might make an update video as I have a process that works even smoother with vpin studio. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench great explanation! Thanks. That helps. I was also wondering about how to locate all the files online. A lot of times I see a “full package link” that doesn’t include roms or music files etc., then a b2s file without VPX etc. I wonder if there are people who share all the necessary files for a table in a single place or if there is a website that does this.
Hey man thanks so much for this walk through! This will surely help many newcomers to the hobby. Unfortunately for me I found this video after already putting hundreds of hours into learning on my own. hah. BUT i did learn some new things even still, so thank you! When I got into this about a year ago, I started with Pinball Emporium so I latched on to that with adding and configuring new tables because I already have so much time invested. That being said, I am very interested in leaving that behind and moving on to Pinup Popper as it looks a lot nicer and more user friendly when it comes to adding media. Any idea if I can install Pinball Popper separately on the same system as Pinball Emporium or will it conflict? I know Pinball Emporium has a version of Pinup Popper included in it's package for some reason, so I'm not sure if I can just make another folder and install it separately? Thanks again. --->SUBBED!
No worries, I'm happy to help! I'm not familiar with Pinball Emporium but I don't see why you couldn't install pinup popper and add pinball emporium as an emulator much like you would add mame. There should be a video out there on how to add mame to popper and it should be much the same. If it doesn't work, you could just manually start either front end separate from each other whenever you want to play them. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the gang!
The box tables almost never come with the other files needed. You will need to download the b2s and then attempt to start the table which will give an error and tell you which room you need to download. Look at VPUniverse and vpforums for the files. Thanks for the watch!
@wayofthewrench i have a pincab since 1 week.. fx3 works perfectly... but futur pinball.... many bugs... pinup popper 1.4.... what should i do... instal a new futur pinball ... some games ok... many games not ok.. indiana jones lock middle game.. can not even go out and exit .. how to fix this please? Thank you very much. Antoine
I would look at the newest pinup popper and the updates and then go for vpx first in my opinion. With the newest pinup popper, future may be more stable too.
Hi looking for blueprint . The tnt transitional tv stand for pinball would be a help.they don't ship to Europe or share dimensions.please direct accordingly. 50 inch t.v. thank you or anyone else who can help.
No worries. I just took all of the little things I had to figure out/search online for and put them into a video so it is all there for someone just getting into virtual pinball. It can be very daunting at first because there is soooo much to learn and sort out. Thanks for the sub!
@@wayofthewrench yup I'll be making a backbox shortly and diving into the software aspect. Looking at using Pinup front and ensuring it's simplified for the age 70 owners of the machine. I know there's prob easier options for them but I like the customization
Yeah bruh, the customization with pinup popper is pretty awesome. Add whatever you want for videos, audio clips, etc. Once it is all setup, it is super easy to play. Turn on the power switch, left/right flipper buttons to select system/table, a green button to start/select, a yellow button for coins, a plunger/launch button to get ball started, a red to exit table/system.....pretty easy for anyone, especially with instructions near the lockdown bar. You making a full dmd on your backbox?
@@wayofthewrench they own an atgames legends pinball but I'm looking at advancing it with its own OTG capabilities via the vibs board I installed. The audio is subpar and otg works using the 2 screens it has, but I want to utilize a dmd into it. So I'll be gutting original atgames backbox. A 3rd party sells them with a 22" and 15" at $550, but I already have a 27" monitor. The stock 15" will be moved to bottom as a dmd and I'll design the top to have a 27" with futureproof to a 32" hole via magnetic bezel. On top of that will be a bitpixel marquee. The stock 3" 3w speakers I'll swap for either 4 or 5". I want to create it taking flavors of jersey Jack's and spooky pinballs backbox. The bottom half like a Spooky, will be a push release panel I can drop down with a second tier board mount behind the dmd to hold the pcb so 30 pin cable is not bent. The top will be like a Jack's with my 27" mounted to a swing arm I'll pull out. From there I can remove a bezel to expand it to a 32" monitor. This way everything is serviceable from the front without having to move the machine. I'll be able to access the amps from backbox once monitor is swung out. I'm an unemployed semiconductor fab robotics tech with on job engineering experience which is a blessing yet curse. Blessing I have the time to do such a marvel projects. Cursed with zero income right now to actually do it lol. So everything will be on a slim budget what I can get done when I start it shortly. In mean time I have a Bally 1984 playfield sitting in my bedroom stripped top and bottom for restoring. I wish one of these pin manufacturers were on West coast NorCal and I'd put my application in to them immediately. I enjoy designing things, better
This is a no no in the vpin community as there are lots of issues doing it this way. When you join the forums and download/install all the files where they need to go in order to work properly, you will learn how it all works and how to troubleshoot when they don't work. This is important to do/learn because every game/rom/b2s file/pup pack/music file will be different and need to be tweaked to work properly for your system. If you download a massive dump of files, you will have lots of issues plus they usually have lots of malware/trojans thrown in there too. The other thing is anyone who has all these files is usually trying to sell it which is a big no no and could cause this hobby to be ruined. I recommend vpforums and vpuniverse as a great way to start learning about the vpin community. Thanks for the watch!
Have you ever thought about taking an old pinball machine..and rip it apart and revamp it into a modern day vpx pinball table..using original flippers, the glass cover, the original chassis..and maybe original LED lights? Is it a lot of work doing it. I saw what's inside the real pinball...I saw it online and my buddy has one.. Holy cow, there are so many cables..it's like a jungle of wires in it with a few boards inside...I'd say more than some old arcade upright cabinets...
Note: For some reason TOTAN and some others have small pixelated parts now. Like the holes in the launch ramp are low resolution pixels? I have downloaded and reinstalled it several times. May be a copyright thing? The UHD version in particular does this. Ugh.
I haven't notice this, I'll have to look at mine once it's all setup again. Maybe your setting can be tweaked to fix this issue? I know certain tables can have issues if your gpu is struggling to keep up. Cheers!
Force DMD ON to have the sample DMD show when selecting games in the Display setup in popper. That's why yours isn't showing when in the game select menus. Yours is force back atm.
Thanks for the tip, I will have to do a final tweak of everything once it is all setup and running in the cabinet. My previous vpin computer build had everything setup but I must have missed that on this baller installer setup. Do you have a virtual pinball cabinet? Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench Yes I have a VPin, I built a 3/4 scale. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles. 3 screen cab with tilt bob, plunger and nudge as well exciters (will add solenoids later). Limited space so I didn't want to over do it with toys in this 3/4 scale (plus a shaker motor may over kill). It is themed with TimeShock! Ultra as the marquee game so I can just boot as a TimeShock! only pin (if some company would only make a real TimeShock! pin, I would buy that in a heartbeat. But it does have Popper installed for other emulators/tables as well. It was my starter VPin as I now embark on full size with every toy I can get for it.
Nice! I've never heard of Timeshock, I'll have to check it out since you spoke so highly about it. Are you going to keep the 3/4 scale vpin or sell it to recoup the money for the full size?
For Williams/Bally tables, you press the end key on the keyboard to bring up the coin door open dmd screen and then press the number 8 or 9 key on your keyboard to change the volume. Hope that makes better sense, let me know if it didn't. Cheers!
Yes, it is possible and quite easy. Just use baller installer and pick 1 monitor, either desktop or landscape. Both work, just depending on what style you like. Cheers!
Awesome! DM me some pics or a video when you're done, I'd love to see it! Good luck on your build and if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Cheers!
Most of these will never run! Theres always missing files and if ya download the missing fies theres probably another set of missing files and there are 17 versions of every table all with the same name. Nobody will ever put them all together because they are "Roms" which have legal problems. STICK WITH ORIGINAL MADE TABLES. You wont be that impressed but you wont be upset and pissed off after hours of downloading stuff trying to make it work AND IT WILL NEVER WORK
I would agree that some have issues or need tweaking to get running but in general, they do work. What vp versions are you downloading? The originals are great too! Thanks for the watch!
Great info 👍 earned at 15:47 I can't seem to adjust Addams family table backglass and dmd to size even when I right click on them and adjust sizing window. Doesn't seem to work. Any advice?
You try left clicking and holding the bottom right corner? That's usually where you have to adjust it. Then right click to save for the table.
I've watched your arcade build and pinball build series numerous times. Your ability to communicate and explain difficult process is fenominal. I tip my hat to you for the time and effort you take to develop this content. I remain an avid supporter of your work.
Awesome! Thank you very much for your kind words! I try my best to make good quality content for your guys so it's always nice to hear back from your guys. No if only I could share my content with more people out there.....Cheers!
Blown away, someone who can explain without blowing my mind how to do stuff. This part of the pinball front end and D2S had got me in way more trouble than you would think, now once I have finished my coffee I will be into my workshop following you video and hopefully get this working. So a massive thank you from me.
Awesome! Glad my video could help you figure this out. It's a daunting process for sure when you start. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
Edit: I found the ROMS. You are the BEST for answering questions in here. I have had this video open for over 2 weeks now going back and forth through it. In VPX, 1. You have to click on the cabinet in the program to get the pinball table to show sideways on your screen (not landscape like mine was). 2. You have to put coins in - which I think you said by pressing the 5 key many times. 3. You have to press 1 to start the game. (This has eluded me for over a week but I finally figured it out). Yes, I am slow. THANKS SO MUCH!
Google is your friend. The community at vpforums.com or vpuniverse.com is pretty awesome and can help you out with everything you need. You will have to become a member in order to access those sites. Good luck.
That's great news! Glad I could help you out so much, this was my ultimate goal with this video. Cheers!
Thanks. It has been slow going. Finally got my first visual pinball table installed with the help of your video. I am surprised how much smoother the ball moves vs the pinball fx 3 tables I have been playing.
You're very welcome! Yeah VPX feels way more real than FX3 tables to me, not sure I'm even going to install it....unless it's just to show people how to set it up. Thanks for the watch!
Just wanna say a huge thank you. Your series of videos is whhat got me into creating my own cabinet and I simply love it. Youve covered the multiple issues that i encountered thank you 😊 🙏
Sweet! Glad to have helped you out and inspired you to try making one. This hobby is simply too much fun to not share. Cheers!
When you got it you just got it. This is an amazingly clear and understandable explanation that makes a fairly complex set of activities seem damn near easy. There are so many legitimate experts in this community (they are the ones who rise to the top of the list when you think "Visual Pinball") who although well meaning, simply do not have the ability to convey this information in the way it is presented here.
No shade intended to those folks. Without them none of this would be possible, but it's guys like this guy who will "demystify" and grow this hobby into something more than it is today.
Virtual pinball has lots of the former but very few of the latter. We need more people with communication skills like this in the community to truly realize the amazing future that lies ahead for VP - especially once VPE (Virtual Pinball Engine) takes over VPX.
Wow, thanks Scott! I can't take all the credit though, all of the vpin community guys out there were how I learned a lot of my vpin knowledge....so hats off to them. I just tried to take it all in and make it my own so it could be easier to learn because to be honest, vpin is a lot to learn but sooo worth it. If you like my presentation style, you'll love all of my videos as it is kinda my niche on RUclips. I'm a tech ed teacher slash tradesperson who loves to make stuff and learn new skills (which I'm happy to share on RUclips). If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and the kind words!
Perfect video. I would have never figured out the squished loading screen on the playfield. Thanks.
Awesome, glad you like the video! Cheers!
I've been doing this the hard way for years. Installing and playing tables individually (by clicking on the table file) with no front end, ect. on my desktop because I never had a cabinet. Learned a lot as most tables need tweaking to work and they don't tell you where all the files you download in the zip file go. I finally got the atGames Legend pinball cab and want to install my virtual pinball tables and pinup popper front end on it finally. This will help with everything I forgot or didn't make notes on. Thank you.
Ya I tried to make this pretty all inclusive for what you need to know so installing tables would be easier. Glad you found this info! You should build a cabinet!
I wish I would have found this a couple of weeks ago because it would have saved me a lot of frustration. So many of the other tutorials are hard to follow or poorly narrated whereas this one is nicely done and easy to follow ..... Yeah I'm a hardware guy too (Electronics Engineer with a mechanical background) and while I can explain exactly how a computer works at a hardware level I just hate setting up and dealing with software. Building the cab and setting up the electronics for me is the easy part and I actually enjoy it, it's setting up all the software and games that is the hardest and I just hate it. Same with computers in general, I've been building systems on the x86 platform since 1988 and love that part but just hate installing Windows and setting it up along with all my software
Glad you found the channel dude! Yeah I hear ya, I have a love hate relationship with computers too. They're amazing when they work and soul crushing when they don't. I'm actually dealing with a software issue right now as Pinvol doesn't seem to work with Future Pinball.....I've spent 2 weeks trying to get it to work. Some kinda screen exclusivity takes the focus away from Pinvol in the background. Thanks for the watch!
Unreal, you fixed my biggest issues in one video. True legend.
Awesome, glad I could help! Hopefully I earned your subscription today. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
@@wayofthewrench not only sub, but saved some of your videos in a special playlist
Oh cool. Thanks for the sub. Appreciate it!
Thank you so much. Your clear instructions made adding tables very straightforward. You, sir are a legend
You're very welcome! Glad you found the video useful ad easy to understand. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for supporting the channel!
Is your microphone hidden inside your mouse keys???
BBOOOOOOMMMM!!!!
This is a GREAT video, thank you for posting it. Very clear and helpful, much appreciated.
lol, yeah the bullet mic picked up the key presses pretty loud. Glad I was able to help ya out. Thanks for the watch!
For those who don't have a cabinet like me...you can still enjoy pinballs. You MUST get at least 2 monitors. You have 2 monitors (1 is rotating monitor..and one is not). You'd have more view if you get a rotating monitor and use it's your default..the table would look larger...rotating monitor (change to portrait) in a vertical position...use the other non-rotating one for your a backglass...
Yeah I enjoyed playing vpx on 2 monitors on my living room floor for like 8 months.....good times.
Awesome. I have been involved in the community for over 13 years, and it is really nice and refreshing to see a video like this instead of some links to a download pack :) Nicely done.
Thank you very much Rod, I really appreciate the props! Yeah I'm making these tutorial videos so I can contribute to this awesome vpin community. I agree, there are way too many people trying to get it all with as little work possible and in my opinion, it cheapens the hobby. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance Rod!
This was super helpful! Thanks so much. The music level confused me, until you showed the fix at 18:38. End key, then 8,9 for volume up and down. This is great. I'd love to see some more videos on setting up other things. There are so many files out there for PinupPopper videos etc and fantasy screens, different versions of stuff etc that it's daunting.
Awesome. glad my video helped you out! Yeah there is more videos coming for sure, just not right yet as I am busy building the cabinet. Thanks for the watch and the suggestion for future content. Cheers!
I echo others in that your content is very thorough. If I could offer ONE bit of constructive criticism; perhaps have a 'power user' edit of your videos or timestamps for those of us who are savvy enough to 'skip right to the matter' can do so.
Otherwise fantastic as usual. I appreciate all your effort to provide this to the community.
Thank you very much! I hear ya but I found people are skipping past to find the info and end up not learning how to do it properly. I was thinking about adding timestamps for my videos in my Patreon though as a perk. I'll have to think on it. Were you able to install a vpx table using the video? Thanks for the advice and the watch!
awesome work thanks. This is a great series to help explain the complex nature of setting these up. Love the time stamps. They really help.
No worries James, glad you are liking the series! I know when I started this hobby, it was so confusing that I didn't even know where to start. So my contribution to the vpin community is to make this series in order to make it easier for people to enjoy everyone's hard work on these programs and tables. Yeah even I will probably use these time stamps in the future as it is hard to remember absolutely everything years later. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks for this. I had that lightbulb moment while watching and now another piece of the "Virtual Pinball puzzle" has been found. 😉
Awesome, glad I could help you with your build. How far along are you on your cabinet?
@@wayofthewrench Hey good question. My brother gave me for free a Swords of Fury pinball that worked great up until 1994. He moved that year into a new house and disassembled this machine...he took off the back of it instead of just folding it down. So all the ribbon cables were unplugged and there are like 35 of them.. Anyhow this pinball machine has sit in his basement for about 26 years...right next to his furnace and sump pump. I found out that that room flooded a couple of times over the years. He never set it back up probably because he doesn't know where the cables plug into since he never labeled anything. He is moving again this year and I am into building arcades so he figured I might want it. I took it home and realized this cabling issue. Not to mention the legs were off of this thing for 26 years and the wood sat in water and did some damage. So now I have this deteriorating mess and wanted to get it working but it is dingy, the metal parts are starting to rust and I do not the money or knowledge to replace parts like the capacitors which deteriorated, the plunger is broken, all the rubber is dried out, etc. This so my first pinball table ever and I do not know where to start. I am a hobbiest woodworker and could build a cab not problem but I was thinking about gutting this thing and make a vpin out of it. It is actually a rare game I have been told... Williams brand...but the money I will have to put into it to fix and get someone who knows about how to fix seems kind of insane. So I was thinking about repurposing for a vpin unless anybody on here has any suggestions where I could maybe sell the parts from it or fix it somehow. I am kind of confused right now. As far as having a pc and graphics card I am good there
Yeah I hear you, it's really hard to not get sucked into a nightmare where you spend way too much and end up not being able to find parts. I would look up the value of a restored version and see if it's even worth it. If the wood cabinet is gross but everything electrical is good, it might be worth it to build a new cabinet. If there is extensive issues or missing parts and it's not a sought after pinball table, then maybe sell what good electrical parts you have, toss the wood, and keep the metalwork and trim pieces like the coin door, lock bar, stainless trim, glass, buttons legs, etc and make a vpin. I'm thinking down the road I would like to restore an old pinball machine but I gotta finish some current projects first. Sounds like you have a cool project either way you choose. Keep me posted and I would love to see some pics if ya wanna dm me on Instagram. Cheers!
Great video thanks for going clearly and slowly. Verified some problems i was running into!
Awesome! I know it can be tricky to figure all this out from scratch and requires many hours of research to get things working properly so that's why I am making this series. Glad it helped ya out. Enjoy your vpin!
This was just what i needed - Absolute must, thanks so much for taking the time, you saved Xmas for a cab build for my grandson :) ****** now working like a gem
Awesome, I'm glad I was able to help ya out. These videos are a way of helping out the vpin community that helped me with mine. I'd love to hear more about your cabinet build. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks for putting all of this together, great job.
My pleasure! I'm just glad people are enjoying the series. Are you building a vpin? How's it going? Thanks for the watch!
Brother, thanks so much for this. So much that I needed to know. I’m a newbie & this has got me up & running. Thanks again!
No worries! Glad I was able to help ya out. If ya haven't already, you should check out the orbitalpin tables. I just got Stranger Things and Harry Potter working. Cheers!
Thanks for the 1st video and this one on the tables. SUre saved me lots of time, as it can be crazy... I'm looking forward to the FX3 video. (I have purchased a ton of FX3 tables.) Thanks again
You're welcome Troy! Glad it helped ya out. Yeah I haven't messed with fx3 on the pc yet but have been playing a lot of fx3 on my ps4. I still tend to gravitate to the Williams tables though....Cheers!
Thankyou so much for the info this will help me with getting my hidden back glass files not showing and will check out your episode on installing future pinball tables 😎👍🏻
Sweet! No worries, just glad to help out in the vpin community. All of these things I had to research to get mine going properly so why not make it easier for people just starting out. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks man, again everything well explained.
I remember how overwhelming it was for me to start this process so I thought I would create this video so most of the common things that you need to do were in one place and timestamps to jump to the info you need quickly. Pinball y, Pinup Popper, Visual Pinball, Future Pinball, FX3, DOF, SSF, registries, batch files, settings, dmd settings, backglass not visible, volumes too low, extra/missing dmd, 2 screen/3 screen setups, pup packs, dmd rotations, Ultradmd, file types/where they go, naming protocols, zip files/unzip files, vpx/vpt playfield view adjusts........it is very daunting to someone new to this hobby. Thankfully there are lots of helpful people contributing to the vpin community. Thanks for the watch!
There was some things I didn't know so this was actually awesome I sub you , thanks brother !
Thanks for the sub bruh, I really appreciate it! Yeah I had to research all of these things for my own build so I figured it would be good to have a video with timestamps to find these things nice and fast. Thanks for the watch and the sub, cheers!
@@wayofthewrench no worries bro
OMG Thank You 🙏🏾 soooooo much your video was very helpful bro.
You're very welcome! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!
Great work,Thankyou so much for doing this
You're welcome dude! Hopefully this was able to get ya going with some tables and get them setup quickly. Thanks for the watch!
remember..rotating monitor is a MUST (change to portrait) if you want truly enjoy the virtual pinball experience..
Yup...desktop pinball mode isn't the same, ya gotta rotate the play field. Thanks for the watch!
Dude you are amazing, thank you!
Happy to help! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Cheers!
Great information!
Thanks dude!
Hey quick question, how do you adjust the nudge power. I have a few tables where nudge is very light and when I go into preferences and into controls when I try to set the strengthto 200 it goes back to 100.
I have a video where I set up vpx and I go through how to set nudge up and what all of the options mean. Thanks for the watch!
Great Video! I Learned a lot again 😁 - do you have an explanation of how to "install" a pup pack? Did i miss it?
No I haven't made one yet but will in the future. Maybe with my next build I'm planning! Thanks for the watch!
Thanks for these videos! Fantastic format thank you
I have a problem at 20:30 on this video, when i click on pinup popper config, nothing opens. Have reinstalled several times😮 thanks again
You're very welcome! Glad you're enjoying the series! Oh weird, I'm not sure why that wouldn't open. Maybe when you downloaded popper, you didn't Rick click and unblock the zip file? Try that. Or check if a firewall is stopping it from opening. Or press alt+tab to see if it did open but it's hidden behind another program. Good luck.
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OK sorted, FYI the window was opening off the screen, where I had been using different monitors, had to get help, but all sorted thanks
Perfect! Glad you got it sorted out. Cheers!
Hi, how would you compare this VPinball setup vs fx3? which one your prefer?
I only have fx3 on my ps4 but I feel vpx is way better and there are hundreds of tables with more coming everyday. Plus it's free! If I had to choose....vpx all the way. Cheers!
Thank you amazing tutorial!!!!
You're welcome, glad I was able to help ya out! Thanks for the watch!
Thanks for this video. New to vpinball and have learned a lot when it comes to table setup but I was still able to learn some nice little tips from your video. One thing I am still trying to figure out is Full DMD. I know how to add full DMD in media settings but not sure how to have the score show back up in the full DMD box. Could you please point me in the right direction on proper setup so the score appears within the full DMD box? Thanks!
Glad I was able to help ya out! As far as I know, in media manager you just select a full dmd image with the blank area for the dmd. Then you would move the dmd over to that area and alter the size and position to fit in that area. Then save it globally or per table by right clicking on it. Now individual tables will have there own full dmd template so you may wanna do per table. There is also pup packs which I haven't explore too much yet but I know that some will use/can use a full dmd screen for alternative screens,video clips, etc. Best thing is to mess around with the media manager and see what is there and try playing around with some pup packs to see what you want. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks again, you got me back into trying to set up my cabinet. Couple of questions for a newbie like me to understand the layouts better:
-I downloaded some tables, some come as a solo VPX file with an attached jpg, some come with media folders also in the zip file and some come with folders named PinupsSystem and Visual Pinball.
I only have used the Pinup Popper install you showed earlier (All in one install) and it was successful. Are these other systems you can use for virtual pinball thats why they have other folders?
Thanks for your time.
Yeah there can be different set ups for different tables but generally they are all the same. Vpx and b2s file must have matching names and go in the tables folder. Zipped rom files go in the rom folder. Everything else is usually stuff for extras like pup packs. The best advice I can give you is when you download the table, read the author's instructions carefully and and read me files. They usually tell you everything you need. Beyond that, Google is your friend.
There are other systems like pinball x and pinball y or Launchbox but Pinup Popper is the best in my opinion.
Thank for the watch!
hi, great video! How do you launch the ball? I am new to this so i don't know what to do...
Thanks Amanda! Welcome to the channel! Enter key on keyboard is launch ball and left and right shift key is flippers. z and ? are left and right nudge and space bar is up nudge. 5 is coin in. Q is quit to editor. All of the keys are in the preferences pulldown in the editor and look for keys. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the hobby!
Got a newbie setup question . . . if I don't install .directb2s file for a table and just select some backglass media via the PinUp Popper Config, everything looks great when I run the game via the PinUp Popper Frontend. Is there added value in installing the .directb2s file versus just selecting media? Curious to your thoughts!
The reason I ask is, when I install a .directb2s file, the backglass loads on top of my playfield and I have been unsuccessful in troubleshooting how to get that moved to my designated backglass monitor. However, if I simply remove the .directb2s file, the media I selected via the Pinup Popper Config loads and runs just fine when playing the game. Again, curious if you had any suggestions or links to helpful support articles as I've struggled to find a good resource via the different forums. Thanks!
As far as I know there will be tables that will pop an error saying no b2s file found so that would be annoying. The backglass going to the wrong monitor is either an incorrect display numbering or the settings in vpx are telling it the wrong monitor. Look in video graphics options in vpx and see what monitor you have selected there for your playfield. There is also a screen res file that you can change during baller installer. Check this video out, it might help
ruclips.net/video/ATnm5VOsSAc/видео.html
@@wayofthewrench Thanks for sharing the video link, that was totally my issue. Thanks again!
Glad I was able to help ya out. Cheers!
what i did i installed Pinball Emporium first and Pinball Emporium comes with over 200 pinball tables and Pinball Emporium is much more easier to installed after playing with Pinball Emporium for a month or so Baller was more easier to installed cuz i understood how virtual pinball files work . any ways you did a great job on the video how everything work
Ah cool, I'll have to check out Pinball Emporium. I didn't even know about this. I've just messed with vpx and future pinball before baller installer came out. Yeah it was pretty easy to install....and then the process of setting up the tables start. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench yes there a RUclips video of it he show you what to do . it installed everything and it comes with like 200 pinball tables VPX,Future pinball. it come with FX2 and FX3 and Zaccaria but you have to own the tables through steam. . and it installed all the software from one program VPX,Future pinball..BAM,PinEvent,DOFLinx. here is video if you want to watch ruclips.net/video/V0mpor5Q354/видео.html it good for people are very new to virtual pinball but i do like baller better .one thing i like about Pinball Emporium is it comes with a lot of tables you don't have to look for .
Amazing video !! Thanks
Thanks dude! Glad you enjoyed it and got something out of it! Thanks for the watch.
Hey Pinball Guru! I see a lot of pinball machines with VPX and/or Future Pinball… for cabinet.. and the how tos to build cabs, but right now I just want to play those games in my flat screen without the cabinet (not loaded with 5k $ or not skilled to build it myself). How do I configure VPX to tell him to not search for the back glass, DMD, speakers etc…? Is it doable to have only my screen with VPX? I downloaded it and had error messages by VPX to try to detect my back glass…. What’s your take on this ? Thank you!!
Yeah I hear ya, I had my 2 tvs on my living room floor for like 6 months and had a ton of fun playing on just a keyboard. My new build is about $1500-2000 total and I'm building everything myself. If you stick around, I am filming the entire build as a diy tutorial so you could watch & learn and you could build one for yourself. As for the error, I bet when you set it all up, you probably selected a 2 or 3 monitor setup and so it's looking for the monitor. You might have to reset it up for 1 monitor. If there is no one monitor option, I would select 2 monitor and tell vpx that the display is the same for play field and backglass and then in pinup player just select always hide. That way it is displaying it but your not seeing it on the playfield. There is also an option to play with a desktop mode which allows you to play on a monitor/tv like it normally sits (landscape). If you get an error, send me a pic through Instagram of the error so I can help you out better. Thanks for the watch!
Great video!!
Thanks Jackie! Glad you liked it.
Do have the pinball videos in a play list? I'd love to watch from start to finish. I want to build this and the emulator.
Yes there is a Virtual Pinball Cabinet playlist which will show all of the process. I'm in the middle of cutting up the cabinets so look for that video soon. Cheers!
Thanks man!! I am new to this and this is going to help.
Glad I could help! There is an entire playlist to help with all of the other aspects of this build too, you should check them out. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench I got the first game working!! It only took four hours of trial and error 😂😂😂but now I know what and where to look. Thanks to your video! It really helped!!
I'm getting back to you 5 days later but I bet I know how it's going. You proabably are already hooked and have got a bunch more games ready to play. What was your first vpin table you got going? My favorites are Monster Mash, TOTAN, and Fish Tales. Glad ya got it going!
@@wayofthewrench Yes! I just took a table and it was Lotr. I found the tables I played when I was young(BSD,Whodunnit,T2,Afm) I also found Metallica which I used to play alot but can't figure out the rom. Going to explore more because there some other tables I really like but haven't had the time to do so yet. I am building a house right now so that is taking all of my time. Going to build a cabinet later at some points 😀 I am just amazed that people actually do this for free!! This keeps pinball alive! The few places where I could play pinball got closed down because of covid and that really sucked. So kudos for all the people who make virtual tables and software! Thanks to you I can continue to play.
Are you on Instagram? If ya send me a dm, I'll help ya with the Metallica table.
Thanks for video
No worries Coby, hope it helps ya get sucked into building a vpin cab! If ya have any questions, feel free to ask.
I installed one properly but the ball has weird physics and wont leave the ball launch area. Is there a way to fix this?
Which table? I would try another table to see if its the table or vpx.
@@wayofthewrench i fixed it it just needed a computer restart and i forgot to delete the comment
This is a great channel. I'm new here, maybe this has been answered before. Does anyone supply a SSD that already has everything loaded on it, and it's ready to go..? Seems like that would be the way to go, IMO.
Welcome to the channel Danny! This is actually a big no no in the community. You gotta remember that these tables are thousands of hours of work collected over decades by people who made the programs, created the tables, etc. When people collect these tables and package them up for people, it usually turns our free hobby into a money grab which is highly frowned upon. Plus each table requires a bunch of tweaking to run properly for every cabinet. Plus when things don't work, you won't know how to fix the issues. I recommend downloading the files one by one and figuring out how to set them up, you'll get more from the hobby doing this. Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench Thanks...
No worries!
I like this video but I'm still having problems. My able and backglass seem to be ok but the rom files never seem to be right. I wish I could all three files together so they match up.
Easy peasy. Download table and start it. It'll tell you what room it is looking for. Then download it and put it in your room folder in vpinmame folder. Done. Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!
This video was exactly what I needed. Thank you very much. My only issue is when I open up some of my tables like tales of Arabian nights in vpx, I get an error window that says table version 10.72 is newer than 10.0 and table may not run correctly. However when I hit okay to exit window the table loads and runs just fine. Is there a setting I'm missing that disables the error window from popping up? Any light you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Awesome, thanks for the watch. If you open the table and save it, it shouldn't give that error again. Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench Thank you very much for the info and the fast response. Your videos alleviate most of tire frustratios. Keep up the great videos.
Thank you very much. It worked.
You're welcome! Will do!
Cheers! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance!
I saw that you recommended a clean install of Windows 10 or 11. Is it also recommended that you have a dedicated (separate) PC for this effort. Thank you for all you do. 🙂
Yeah personally I wouldn't want to mix other programs and personal info with all of the vpin programs. That way if stuffs not working, I don't have to re set up everything plus all of my other stuff. Keep it simple....keep it vpinball. Thanks for the watch!
I've some tables (mist of the 10 I've setup) where the back glass artwork disappears once the table has finished loading. Van a default be set and, if so, how? Thanks
You using pinup popper or just vpx? are the tables that dont work visual pinball or future pinball tables?
You using pinup popper or just vpx? are the tables that dont work visual pinball or future pinball tables?
@@wayofthewrench I used PinUPBallerInstaller so I have vpx and future pinball emulators. All of the tables, are in vpx.
where did you put the.b2s files and are they named EXACTLY like the .vpx file?
Can you cover installing tables with pup packs? This was great for standard tables but I think you could do a great job showing pup pack tables install.
Yes I will eventually do a pup pack video. Funny enough I haven't tried one yet and I hope that my gtx 770 will be able to keep up to them. I downloaded a He man pup pack today and plan on trying it out next week. Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench they are great but I can't find an all in one crash course in them. I have tons of games using them but a few don't run right etc. If one person can make it simple that would be you. Keep up the great videos!
Great video really helpful can you do a video on how to update Visual Pinball X 10.7.0
Thanks Paul! I will probably make a video for this once I get the cabinet closer to complete as mine is still on 10.6 too. Thanks for the suggestion for future content. I know that you can install 10.7 and add it as an extra emulator in popper so it shouldn't be too hard. I heard it is better to do this instead of updating in case it interferes with current software. Cheers!
I have a question I have collected over 1100 tables !! Is there a way to have Media Manager search for all the missing info ( playfield, backglass, wheelimage, etc) all at once or do you have to do each individual? im loving my new game your videos are amazing !!!!!!!!!! Ill send some pics and a short video if i can. not sure where to but ill figure that out !!
No not really but you can look into vpin studio where it can help you with all the links for a table, backglass, altcolour, altsound,etc file. I just started messing with vpin studio so expect a video in the future. Cool, send me a video to instagram DM when you're done. Thanks for the watch, enjoy your build!
Great work! I’m starting my project but I can’t create vpforum account due to supposed proxy (which I’m not using). Have you encountered this?
Thanks dude! No I haven't had any issues but maybe it was down or something? Maybe try to send an email for support? Thanks for the watch!
I had the same problem @danielbart2889@@wayofthewrench is there any other sites you recommend to download the basics? I am starting this on a ALP machine.
Vpin builders group on Facebook, VPUniverse.com, VPForums, Orbital to name a few. Cheers!
Im lost. did the vpx demo come with the baller installer ?
Are you talking about the free tables? Yes, baller comes with lephrachan and retro flair. Otherwise, this video is on how to install additional vpx tables.
@wayofthewrench I meant the demo vpx files. I'll watch video again maybe I missed something.
Yes you get 2 demo tables with Baller Installer.
Awesome ty !
You're welcome! Glad I was able to help you out. Thanks for the watch!
I wish there was more elaboration on the table files. As far as I can tell the files are scattered all over the place. Vpx in one place, music another, rom another, dmd another. I’m hoping this is just my confusion and that the process is actually simple and easy to do. Thanks
Vox table file and b2s backglass/dmd files go to the table file and must be named exactly the same. ROM goes to ROM folder in vipmame/ROM folder. Music goes into the music folder in vpinmame folder. Puppacks go into the pupvideos folder in the pinup popper folder after you have played the game once ( it will auto generate a folder with the name of the folder, also do not have a backglass b2s if you want a pup pack). Hope that helps. I might make an update video as I have a process that works even smoother with vpin studio. Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench great explanation! Thanks. That helps. I was also wondering about how to locate all the files online. A lot of times I see a “full package link” that doesn’t include roms or music files etc., then a b2s file without VPX etc. I wonder if there are people who share all the necessary files for a table in a single place or if there is a website that does this.
thank you
You're welcome bruh!
Hey man thanks so much for this walk through! This will surely help many newcomers to the hobby. Unfortunately for me I found this video after already putting hundreds of hours into learning on my own. hah. BUT i did learn some new things even still, so thank you! When I got into this about a year ago, I started with Pinball Emporium so I latched on to that with adding and configuring new tables because I already have so much time invested. That being said, I am very interested in leaving that behind and moving on to Pinup Popper as it looks a lot nicer and more user friendly when it comes to adding media. Any idea if I can install Pinball Popper separately on the same system as Pinball Emporium or will it conflict? I know Pinball Emporium has a version of Pinup Popper included in it's package for some reason, so I'm not sure if I can just make another folder and install it separately? Thanks again. --->SUBBED!
No worries, I'm happy to help! I'm not familiar with Pinball Emporium but I don't see why you couldn't install pinup popper and add pinball emporium as an emulator much like you would add mame. There should be a video out there on how to add mame to popper and it should be much the same. If it doesn't work, you could just manually start either front end separate from each other whenever you want to play them. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the gang!
@@wayofthewrench Thanks for the reply and info!
what do i do if it only gives me the table file and i cant find the rom or db2s
The box tables almost never come with the other files needed. You will need to download the b2s and then attempt to start the table which will give an error and tell you which room you need to download. Look at VPUniverse and vpforums for the files. Thanks for the watch!
Thanks a lot
Happy to help!
@wayofthewrench i have a pincab since 1 week.. fx3 works perfectly... but futur pinball.... many bugs... pinup popper 1.4.... what should i do... instal a new futur pinball ... some games ok... many games not ok.. indiana jones lock middle game.. can not even go out and exit .. how to fix this please? Thank you very much. Antoine
I would look at the newest pinup popper and the updates and then go for vpx first in my opinion. With the newest pinup popper, future may be more stable too.
Hi looking for blueprint . The tnt transitional tv stand for pinball would be a help.they don't ship to Europe or share dimensions.please direct accordingly. 50 inch t.v. thank you or anyone else who can help.
I have a pdf of my vpin plans in the video description below. Not sure if that will fit a 50" but it should fit a 48". Thanks for the watch!
Thanks man.. subbed and link saved to my sms
No worries. I just took all of the little things I had to figure out/search online for and put them into a video so it is all there for someone just getting into virtual pinball. It can be very daunting at first because there is soooo much to learn and sort out. Thanks for the sub!
@@wayofthewrench yup I'll be making a backbox shortly and diving into the software aspect. Looking at using Pinup front and ensuring it's simplified for the age 70 owners of the machine. I know there's prob easier options for them but I like the customization
Yeah bruh, the customization with pinup popper is pretty awesome. Add whatever you want for videos, audio clips, etc. Once it is all setup, it is super easy to play. Turn on the power switch, left/right flipper buttons to select system/table, a green button to start/select, a yellow button for coins, a plunger/launch button to get ball started, a red to exit table/system.....pretty easy for anyone, especially with instructions near the lockdown bar. You making a full dmd on your backbox?
@@wayofthewrench they own an atgames legends pinball but I'm looking at advancing it with its own OTG capabilities via the vibs board I installed. The audio is subpar and otg works using the 2 screens it has, but I want to utilize a dmd into it.
So I'll be gutting original atgames backbox. A 3rd party sells them with a 22" and 15" at $550, but I already have a 27" monitor. The stock 15" will be moved to bottom as a dmd and I'll design the top to have a 27" with futureproof to a 32" hole via magnetic bezel. On top of that will be a bitpixel marquee. The stock 3" 3w speakers I'll swap for either 4 or 5". I want to create it taking flavors of jersey Jack's and spooky pinballs backbox. The bottom half like a Spooky, will be a push release panel I can drop down with a second tier board mount behind the dmd to hold the pcb so 30 pin cable is not bent. The top will be like a Jack's with my 27" mounted to a swing arm I'll pull out. From there I can remove a bezel to expand it to a 32" monitor. This way everything is serviceable from the front without having to move the machine. I'll be able to access the amps from backbox once monitor is swung out.
I'm an unemployed semiconductor fab robotics tech with on job engineering experience which is a blessing yet curse. Blessing I have the time to do such a marvel projects. Cursed with zero income right now to actually do it lol. So everything will be on a slim budget what I can get done when I start it shortly. In mean time I have a Bally 1984 playfield sitting in my bedroom stripped top and bottom for restoring.
I wish one of these pin manufacturers were on West coast NorCal and I'd put my application in to them immediately. I enjoy designing things, better
@@Roadsurfer2k11 Sounds like a cool project. I have considered adding my own monitor to an atgame's topbox. Are you going to document this somewhere?
do you know where I could find an all in 1 setup. meaning all tables and rom packs under one file?
This is a no no in the vpin community as there are lots of issues doing it this way. When you join the forums and download/install all the files where they need to go in order to work properly, you will learn how it all works and how to troubleshoot when they don't work. This is important to do/learn because every game/rom/b2s file/pup pack/music file will be different and need to be tweaked to work properly for your system. If you download a massive dump of files, you will have lots of issues plus they usually have lots of malware/trojans thrown in there too. The other thing is anyone who has all these files is usually trying to sell it which is a big no no and could cause this hobby to be ruined. I recommend vpforums and vpuniverse as a great way to start learning about the vpin community. Thanks for the watch!
Have you ever thought about taking an old pinball machine..and rip it apart and revamp it into a modern day vpx pinball table..using original flippers, the glass cover, the original chassis..and maybe original LED lights? Is it a lot of work doing it. I saw what's inside the real pinball...I saw it online and my buddy has one.. Holy cow, there are so many cables..it's like a jungle of wires in it with a few boards inside...I'd say more than some old arcade upright cabinets...
Yeah I tried looking for a broken pinball cabinet but everything was working and $1,000 plus so I decided to make the cabinet instead.
Note: For some reason TOTAN and some others have small pixelated parts now. Like the holes in the launch ramp are low resolution pixels? I have downloaded and reinstalled it several times. May be a copyright thing? The UHD version in particular does this. Ugh.
I haven't notice this, I'll have to look at mine once it's all setup again. Maybe your setting can be tweaked to fix this issue? I know certain tables can have issues if your gpu is struggling to keep up. Cheers!
Force DMD ON to have the sample DMD show when selecting games in the Display setup in popper. That's why yours isn't showing when in the game select menus. Yours is force back atm.
Thanks for the tip, I will have to do a final tweak of everything once it is all setup and running in the cabinet. My previous vpin computer build had everything setup but I must have missed that on this baller installer setup. Do you have a virtual pinball cabinet? Thanks for the watch!
@@wayofthewrench Yes I have a VPin, I built a 3/4 scale. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles. 3 screen cab with tilt bob, plunger and nudge as well exciters (will add solenoids later). Limited space so I didn't want to over do it with toys in this 3/4 scale (plus a shaker motor may over kill). It is themed with TimeShock! Ultra as the marquee game so I can just boot as a TimeShock! only pin (if some company would only make a real TimeShock! pin, I would buy that in a heartbeat. But it does have Popper installed for other emulators/tables as well. It was my starter VPin as I now embark on full size with every toy I can get for it.
Nice! I've never heard of Timeshock, I'll have to check it out since you spoke so highly about it. Are you going to keep the 3/4 scale vpin or sell it to recoup the money for the full size?
@@wayofthewrench Keeping it. It's to nice to sell lol! I will post pics soon if you want.
Is it a new build? Yeah Id love to see your vpin cab, just send me a link or dm me some pics to my instagram (in video description).
couldn't understand the keys pressed to get into the mechanics at 18:45.
For Williams/Bally tables, you press the end key on the keyboard to bring up the coin door open dmd screen and then press the number 8 or 9 key on your keyboard to change the volume. Hope that makes better sense, let me know if it didn't. Cheers!
I am brand new to this is it possible to get everything to fit in one screen ( game and score)I want to build my own
Yes, it is possible and quite easy. Just use baller installer and pick 1 monitor, either desktop or landscape. Both work, just depending on what style you like. Cheers!
Thank you so much I will go ahead with the project😀
Awesome! DM me some pics or a video when you're done, I'd love to see it! Good luck on your build and if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Cheers!
@@wayofthewrench I will do that and thanks for the response🤘😎
What kinda theme are you going to do?
And at 33:16...my brain exploded. LOL
lol...that's the end of the video. I guess it was that good eh? Thanks for the full watch!
Most of these will never run! Theres always missing files and if ya download the missing fies theres probably another set of missing files and there are 17 versions of every table all with the same name. Nobody will ever put them all together because they are "Roms" which have legal problems. STICK WITH ORIGINAL MADE TABLES. You wont be that impressed but you wont be upset and pissed off after hours of downloading stuff trying to make it work AND IT WILL NEVER WORK
I would agree that some have issues or need tweaking to get running but in general, they do work. What vp versions are you downloading? The originals are great too! Thanks for the watch!
Tried beavis and butthead today done all that they told in the cfg keep getting line 78 error i indeed stick to original games that works atleast :(