These instructions are geared towards people who have used Baller installer v2021.04 (april 2021).
Always make a complete backup before updating system. (most importantly the vPinball folder and all subfolders)
IMO, update each part individually and confirm everything is OK before moving to next update. If you update many items at once and something ‘breaks’ you’ll not know which part to troubleshoot. REMEMBER. UNBLOCK ZIPS AND TURN ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE OFF DURING UPGRADE….
This page has information to update to the following parts:
PinUP Popper v1.4.6 final (May 1, 2021) Virtual Pinbal X 10.7 released version. DMDExt (aka Freezy dmd) v 1.10.1 FlexDMD v1.8.0 VPINMAME v3.4 BAM (future pinball) v1.5.345 note: other than PinUP all the update content files are from original releases (not any special/recompiled by me in any way).
If you just installed Baller or haven't updated any of the vpin-land parts(vpx,freezy,vpinmame,flex) yet then you can download this one zip. No need to download any other zips on this page, as they are all included in this one file.
Download Here: https://mega.nz/file/qR1UASrD#i3IQyGKjVaxJ7uJjZLPKq4byOuT62ghHpfDXK3sClbE
UnBLock and unzip into your vpinball root folder and overwrite all.
You will then need to read/follow instructions for DMDExt-Freezy (see section below, skip the download files part) to add lines to dmddevice.ini
You will then need to read/follow instructions for FlexDMD (see section below, skip the download files part) to re-register the FlexDMD components.
Baller Installer v2021.04 does not have the final PinUP Popper v.1.4.6 that includes animated PNGs support and other items. If you have not updated to v.1.4.6 ever since your install then unzip (unblock zip first) into you PinUPSystem folder.
https://www.nailbuster.com/pupupdatesv14/PinUPSystem_v_1_4_6_latest_update.zip
download file here: https://www.nailbuster.com/vpUpdates/VPinballX7_Minimal_10_7_0.zip
Remember to unblock zip before unzipping.
Unzip and overwrite all contents to your c:\vPinball\VisualPinball
Installation:
Simply copy all of the files in the ZIP into your already existing Visual Pinball directory. Overwrite already existing files there when asked.
Note: there is a VPinballX106.exe file in zip that is VPX 10.6 that you can use as an alternateEXE in Popper (similar to how you did 10.7 beta before). Its there as a possible workaround if a old table wont work in 10.7. (note you cannot save a vpxfile in 10.7 and use it in 10.6).
more info: https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?showtopic=33262&page=1
note: when updating dmdext(freezy) the MOST IMPORTANT thing to know that it may overwrite your dmddevice.ini file and all its settings… the zip below I removed the ini but just an FYI if other updates or zip files you download may have.
download file here: https://www.nailbuster.com/vpUpdates/dmdext-v1.10.1-x86_upgrade.zip
Remember to unblock zip before unzipping.
Unzip and overwrite all contents to your c:\vPinball\VisualPinball\VPinMAME folder
Open up dmddevice.ini and add the following lines to [global] section at top
; scaler mode for standard content (vpm frames): doubler, scale2x. ; note: see readme.md for details scalermode = scale2x ; always scale standard vpm frames to 256x64 ; note: see readme.md for details scaletohd = false
you can set scaletohd to true to try out the new look/features.
Future Pinball: If not using the All-In-ONE update zip , you must also copy the opengl32.dll from the FuturePinball subfolder of this zip to your c:\vPinball\FuturePinball root folder.
more info: https://github.com/freezy/dmd-extensions/releases
You need to be on above dmdext (freezy) to upgrade:
download file here: https://github.com/vbousquet/flexdmd/releases/download/1.8.0/FlexDMD.zip
Remember to unblock zip before unzipping.
Unzip and overwrite all contents to your c:\vPinball\VisualPinball\VPinMAME folder
within c:\vPinball\VisualPinball\VPinMAME you need to manually run FLEXDMDDUI.EXE and press register on flexdmd and register on ultradmd.
(don’t worry about the warning about dmddevice64.dll as its not needed for most)
Note: VPinMAME release zips have a vpmalias.txt file that will overwrite your vpmalias.txt settings file. The zip below I renamed it to v34_vpmaliast.txt for you already.
download file here: https://www.nailbuster.com/vpUpdates/VPinMAME34_Minimal.zip
Remember to unblock zip before unzipping.
Unzip and overwrite all contents to your c:\vPinball\VisualPinball\VPinMAME folder
note: Only do this if you have VPINMAME problems after upgrade, you can run Setup.exe (in the VpinMame folder) and press the 'Install' button.
more info: https://www.vpforums.org/index.php?app=downloads&showfile=11571
Everyone will need the latest BAM that was just released (v.1.5-345) for new tables to work correctly.
Download here: https://www.nailbuster.com/vpUpdates/BAM_upgrade_v1_5_345.zip
UnBLOCK zip and Extract the files into your c:\vPinball\FuturePinball\BAM folder.
Done.