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| That will bring up a windows files explorer and you should make note of the locations if you installed steam/ | That will bring up a windows files explorer and you should make note of the locations if you installed steam/ | ||
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| if it looks like above we know that steam.exe is located here. If yours is different then you need to find where your steam.exe is located manually. | if it looks like above we know that steam.exe is located here. If yours is different then you need to find where your steam.exe is located manually. | ||
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| Also, if it looks like above that means the Cabinet MODS folder is located here: | Also, if it looks like above that means the Cabinet MODS folder is located here: | ||
| - | **C: | + | **C: |
| This folder is important as this is where you will put the Backglass PNGS for each of your tables. Media links will be available below. | This folder is important as this is where you will put the Backglass PNGS for each of your tables. Media links will be available below. | ||
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| Go into Popper Setup/ | Go into Popper Setup/ | ||
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| Then on launch Setup tab, | Then on launch Setup tab, | ||
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| if " | if " | ||
| - | START "" | + | START "" |
| cd /d " | cd /d " | ||
| - | START "" | + | START "" |
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| **Always backup your db before adding many games. Popper Setup and press the Backup DB button…easy!** | **Always backup your db before adding many games. Popper Setup and press the Backup DB button…easy!** | ||
| - | Grab the pupgames import file from here: (unzip the file to a temp folder): | + | Grab the pupgames import file from here: (unzip the file to a temp folder): |
| - | [[https://mega.nz/file/bUFTzQKZ# | + | [[https://www.nailbuster.com/pinupdates/Export_Pinball M_v3.zip|https://www.nailbuster.com/pinupdates/Export_Pinball M_v3.zip]] |
| - | go into Popper Setup/Game Manager and filter emulator and select " | + | go into Popper Setup/Game Manager and filter emulator and select " |
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| - | Now add a playlist for Pinball | + | Now add a playlist for Pinball |
| Go to Popper Config/ | Go to Popper Config/ | ||
| - | Add new Playlist " | + | Add new Playlist " |
| - | Note: this will add all the available Tables for PinballFX. If you only purchased a few then you will need to go through list in games manager and set the **Status **field to ' | + | Note: this will add all the available Tables for Pinball M. If you only purchased a few then you will need to go through list in games manager and set the **Status **field to ' |
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| - | You will most likely need to change EMUID=10 to your Emulator ID in your system. Easy way to see the EMUID of your PinballFX | + | You will most likely need to change EMUID=10 to your Emulator ID in your system. Easy way to see the EMUID of your PinballM |
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| - | ===== Adding Media for all Pinball | + | ===== Adding Media for all Pinball |
| Using the following links you can copy/paste into folders to setup all the Wheels, Backglasses and Playfield Media in one go. | Using the following links you can copy/paste into folders to setup all the Wheels, Backglasses and Playfield Media in one go. | ||
| - | //Special thanks to Hawkeyez88 for helping create the Wheel-Images,and Brian HasKell for Background images sourcing. | + | //Special thanks to Hawkeyez88 for helping create the Wheel-Images// |
| - | **Wheels**: | + | **Wheels**: |
| - | Copy all the PNGS into your Pinball | + | Copy all the PNGS into your Pinball |
| - | **Backglass (3 screen Layout)**: | + | **Backglass (3 screen Layout)**: |
| Use the same idea to copy/paste all your backglass images in one go. In the example above with wheel images, you right-click on your backglass box and "open explorer" | Use the same idea to copy/paste all your backglass images in one go. In the example above with wheel images, you right-click on your backglass box and "open explorer" | ||
| - | **Backglass (2 screen layout, dmd on backglass)**: | + | **Backglass (2 screen layout, dmd on backglass)**: |
| Follow the same instructions above for 3 screen layout to copy all the backglass images in one go. | Follow the same instructions above for 3 screen layout to copy all the backglass images in one go. | ||
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| PlayField Videos: not available yet, check back or record your own within Popper yourself, its easy :) | PlayField Videos: not available yet, check back or record your own within Popper yourself, its easy :) | ||
| - | **Important: | + | **Important: |
| - | **C: | + | **C: |
| - | Thats it. Make sure you do not set any Keep-Displays-ON in Popper for PinballFX | + | Thats it. Make sure you do not set any Keep-Displays-ON in Popper for Pinball M as fullDMD and backglass is being drawn by Pinball M. |
| - | note: When PFX displays a 4:1 dmd on your FULLDMD monitor it will center it and you will have black-bars on top and bottom. You still cannot use Popper-Media to fill that as PFX draws ON-TOP the entire display. There maybe a external solution that will draw a overlay (with 4:1 punched through) to make FULLDMD look nicer with 4:1 dmds. Check back in future this page. | + | note: When PM displays a 4:1 dmd on your FULLDMD monitor it will center it and you will have black-bars on top and bottom. You still cannot use Popper-Media to fill that as PM draws ON-TOP the entire display. There maybe a external solution that will draw a overlay (with 4:1 punched through) to make FULLDMD look nicer with 4:1 dmds. Check back in future this page. |
| - | ===== Controller/ | + | ===== Controller/ |
| Still gathering info from community…some have success using Steam to map their controller, other have mentioned to use X360ce, must be 64-bit version and IMO use [[https:// | Still gathering info from community…some have success using Steam to map their controller, other have mentioned to use X360ce, must be 64-bit version and IMO use [[https:// | ||
| - | **C: | + | **C: |
| - | or wherever the **PinballFX-Win64-Shipping.exe** is located for you. | + | or wherever the **PinballM-Win64-Shipping.exe** is located for you. |
| ===== Switching between FULLDMD and 4:1 DMD on the fly ===== | ===== Switching between FULLDMD and 4:1 DMD on the fly ===== | ||
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| + | This following page shows how to do it with Zen FX, its the exact same idea but you'll have to replace the locations of files based on Pinball M. | ||
| see here: [[https:// | see here: [[https:// | ||
| - | ===== Adding future games to FX when released ===== | + | ===== Adding future games to Pinball M when released ===== |
| - | The pupgames | + | The pupgames file may be dated and not contain #'s and tables that PM releases in the future. You can wait to see till an updated pupgames is available or you can simply add them manually. |
| - | To add manually to Popper you need to know the new table id # that FX released. Hopefully | + | To add manually to Popper you need to know the new table id # that PM released. Hopefully |
| - Create a new permanent zenfolder somewhere on your drive. | - Create a new permanent zenfolder somewhere on your drive. | ||
| - | - Set in Popper "FX Emulator Setup" Games Folder to point to folder in step 1 (also keep the extension pxp) | + | - Set in Popper "Pinball M Emulator Setup" Games Folder to point to folder in step 1 (also keep the extension pxp) |
| - Go to folder in step1 and manually create a text file and rename that file to tabe_876.pxp (876 is the new ID that zen needs to tell us) | - Go to folder in step1 and manually create a text file and rename that file to tabe_876.pxp (876 is the new ID that zen needs to tell us) | ||
| - | - Scan and add games in Popper Conifg to FX emulator (exactly like a VPX table). Go to game and update the GameDisplay/ | + | - Scan and add games in Popper Conifg to PM emulator (exactly like a VPX table). Go to game and update the GameDisplay/ |
| Test Launching. In future you just need to start from step 3 for each new game released. | Test Launching. In future you just need to start from step 3 for each new game released. | ||
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