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Are trying to launch a VP9 table with VP10? Please attach your pinballx\config\pinballx.ini and pinballx\log\log.txt files (the log file after attempting to launch the scared stiff table). by the way, there are VP10 versions of scared stiff available on vpforums for download.

I'd still give the 'extra wait for show desktop' setting a try. If it doesn't work then it's easy enough just to set back - got to be worth a shot before thinking about a rebuild Out of interest how quickly do the problem tables load outside PinballX?

Do you see a menu like this when you select a table for launch? Edit - if not are you using a button mapped as Launch or Select to make selections? (use a button mapped as Select)

You could try changing the 'extra wait for show desktop' setting under Visual Pinball settings. Note, i might be wrong as i've never had to use that setting- i just remember it being added.

Please attach your log.txt and pinballx.ini files so we know more info about your setup. I'm guessing but it sounds like you may have 'one click launch table' enabled in settings, so you don't see the menu appear for navigation when selecting a table?. If that's the case then you could disable the system menu and just select the 'All Tables' list from there (after changing the one click launch setting)

The correct spelling! Just a thought, but you might also be able to just set the pinballx.ini file as read only instead so the last selected list doesn't get updated on exit. Obviously you'd need to remember to change it back if you wanted to change any of your config settings. Should work (but not tried it).

Good job Mike!

It looks like you have two Alien_Isolation images in Pinball FX3\Backglass Images (6:50 in video). Is one using a .jpg file extension and one .png, but they are actually the same jpg file just renamed to change the file extension to .png? If so try deleting the .png version (PinballX can use .jpg if that is what the other file is). Worth ruling that out, but please post a log file.

Ahh, ok... I think you've stumbled across a recent feature (auto show dmd media if no dmd found, from PinballX 5.03), maybe it's not working quite right for you if the games launched do actually use a DMD. Anyway, try turning off that setting; In Settings.exe go to Display Settings and set 'Auto Show DMD Media' to No. Hopefully that'll do the trick! (oh, and a link to Database Manager is in my signature if you want to give that a go anyway)

Sounds like all you need to do is check the 'Hide DMD' option in Game Manager for each table, or if you're using PinballX Database Manager check the 'Hide DMD during game' box The setting is by table so that you can still show a video/image on the DMD for non DMD tables.

Nice, never even noticed that. I thought it was just one click launch or not. Still learning!

Well yeah, that is weird. Glad it's working for you now (not sure it's right though @Tom Speirs?)

Try using you email address not your forum id for the user id; Caught a few of us out!

If it's just a temporary theme then don't worry about it. Probably just my dodgy eyes anyway, and i can just select the text in the window to highlight it.

Hi Tom, one small issue with the new look.. Code blocks inserted into posts don't stand out now (black text on dark blue background) e.g. from https://forums.gameex.com/forums/topic/26170-visual-pinball-wheel-images-animated-backglass-style/?do=findComment&comment=202225 set FFMPEG="C:\PinballX\ffmpeg.exe" set InFolder="C:\PinballX\Media\Visual Pinball X\Backglass Videos" set OutFolder="C:\PinballX\Media\Visual Pinball X\Backglass Videos\Wheels" if not exist %OutFolder% mkdir %OutFolder% for %%f in (%InFolder%\*) do ( @echo "%OutFolder:"=%\%%~nf.gif" %FFMPEG% -hide_banner -loglevel error -ss 1 -t 1 -i "%%f" -filter_complex "[0:v] fps=10,scale=800:600:flags=lanczos,mpdecimate,split [a][b];[a] palettegen=stats_mode=full [p];[b][p] paletteuse=dither=bayer:bayer_scale=2:diff_mode=rectangle" -vsync vfr -loop 0 "%OutFolder:"=%\%%~nf.gif" -y ) Can that be changed in the next update? Cheers

Latest version is here, as Mike says just install straight over the top of your current install to update;

Can you attach copies of your log.txt file (in pinballx\log folder) and your pinballx.ini (in pinballx\config folder) files. That should help us work out what's happening. If you haven't updated to the the latest version then also try that first, and try running PinballX direct from the PinballX install folder rather than the desktop shortcut (not sure i read that correctly in your post).. then attach your files after that

Doh!

Not just you Mike;

Personally i use Database Manager instead of Game Manager, you could try that instead, it adds a lot of functionality on top of Game Manager. Otherwise a change to Game Manager will need Tom to look at. That one's simple, open Settings and go to the Exit Screen section, just set Enable restart to No.

Yep, the plugin allows for a random table launch by system (not across all systems). If you want a random table launch from any system then as a gameex member you can use the API Launcher (assuming you cab is online), Mike has added fairy in depth instructions on how that works along with some good examples in the notes of its download page. If you let us know what went wrong we can help! (but please post in the database manager support thread for that). Always happy to hear of suggestions for improvements of usability for Database Manager, as we wrote it and know how it works we might be guilty of overlooking some things a noob might run into. Edit - Mike just beat me to the reply!

Awesome. Thanks mate

Nice job.. yes, please share the background image for others. (it might also be worth posting the contents of the ini file used by the plugin [in the PinballX\plugins folder] so that can be used as a base configuration with it, and then just adjust for screen resolution differences etc). Thanks!

@rtkiii if you still have the the 'flipped' version of the playfield videos and don't mind using ffmpeg from a cmd line you could rotate them rather than create new, https://ostechnix.com/how-to-rotate-videos-using-ffmpeg-from-commandline/

Thanks Mike @tligu as you're a gameex member you can also use Mike's API Launcher to launch a random table (from any system) from a menu option in PinballX rather than a wheel location as he mentions in his thread hijack . The plugin will work for non subscribers too, so you have a couple of options. If you get FX3 working with the plugin trying the above (it may even work for FX3 without the dummy table, so with just the game entry [make sure you use the same random table display name]), or need more help please post back and let us know.