Pinmame/VPinball problems

[scifiguy]

I'm trying to get Pinmame to work with GameEx.

I keep getting to the point where I'll load a table, and GameEx goes through the motions, but a window pops up telling me that VPinball is paused, and to hit any key to continue. When any key is hit, the window closes and the emulation ends.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Anyone have some configs for PinMame/VPinball?

[David R Hilgendorf]

Yeah, I have not configured pinmame correctly yet either and would also like to see someone elses configs if available. Thanks.

[Tom Speirs]

Ive been using PinMAME since when the emulator support was first addedd to GameEx. I think its one of the default configs? Is it not with the install anymore? maybe you overwrite the config with something else?

I am sure you wont have a big problem, if you follow the default config included with the install?

Maybe I blitzed the config or something and its not there anymore?

Heres what I have on my MCE pc

[Emulator_7]

Enabled=True

STARTPAGENAME=Pinball Games

TITLETEXT=Pinball

StartPageLogo=pinball

ROMFilter=*.vpt

RomsInFolders=False

RomPath=c:\Pinball\Tables

SnapPath=c:\pinball\snap

WorkingPath=c:\Pinball\Tables

MapKeys=True

WaitBeforeKeys=10000

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=True

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=True

RemoveBrackets=True

ShowDesktop=True

Debug=False

MAPFile=

AlsoLaunch=[apppath]\vpauto.exe

Command=..\VPinball-XPFix4.exe -play -"[ROMFILE]"

OLDatZip=

Thanks,

Tom

[Paco62]

I know you must be tired of this question, but I've been fighting this for about 2 hours now. I have everything set up the same way you do, but everytime I click on a table, it takes me back to my desktop. I can see vpauto.exe in my taskbar and I can't re-run GameEX until I go back into configuration. The only difference I can see is the you guys are using XPFix5.exe. I am not sure what that is. I am using VPinball.exe. I am sorry I keep bringing up what should be a dead horse, I just don't seem to be getting it. Thanks for your patience and help.

[Ratmonkey]

I know you must be tired of this question, but I've been fighting this for about 2 hours now.  I have everything set up the same way you do, but everytime I click on a table, it takes me back to my desktop.  I can see vpauto.exe in my taskbar and I can't re-run GameEX until I go back into configuration.  The only difference I can see is the you guys are using XPFix5.exe.  I am not sure what that is.  I am using VPinball.exe.  I am sorry I keep bringing up what should be a dead horse, I just don't seem to be getting it.  Thanks for your patience and help.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was having the same problems try this

Command=VPinball-XPFix4.exe -play -"C:\what ever your path to your roms is here\[ROMFILE]"

i am using the VPinball-XPFix5.exe. get it here www.vpforums.com in the downloads.

[Paco62]

Thank you very much. I got it figured out, I just moved PinMAME to my C: directory and it worked fine. Maybe I had it in too many subfolders, I don't know. Thanks again, though, for taking the time to help me.

[Capp]

Ok, followed Tom's config and got Vis PinMame to work with Game Ex

When i launch any of the tables in game ex it loads up, but it also loads the editor as well and it is in the foreground, and the table in the background. I have to manually click on the table behind the editor to play the table.

how do you configure it so that it loads the table and not the editor? or do you need to load the editor as well?

[Nightlife]

This is a repost (sorry) from a different thread, but it may help for people only looking here:

I too was having an issue where I had to click on the table in order to force the game to start. I believe this problem developed when I updated to the newest version of Visual Pinball. With a bit of searching, I found an AutoIt file on the VPForums posted by a guy named eXentric. I just replaced the vpauto.exe that came with GameEX with this one (renamed it to vpauto.exe) and it works fine.

Tom, maybe you want to decompile his script to see what he did different?

Anyway, it's attached here.

vpa1.1.zip

[Paco62]

This is a repost (sorry) from a different thread, but it may help for people only looking here:

I too was having an issue where I had to click on the table in order to force the game to start. I believe this problem developed when I updated to the newest version of Visual Pinball. With a bit of searching, I found an AutoIt file on the VPForums posted by a guy named eXentric. I just replaced the vpauto.exe that came with GameEX with this one (renamed it to vpauto.exe) and it works fine.

Tom, maybe you want to decompile his script to see what he did different?

Anyway, it's attached here.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I've tried the AutoIT file, because with the newest version of GameEx, it hangs the "Quit to Editor" option on Pinmame open, along with the table. After playing several tables, this poses a problem. When I replace the vpauto.exe file with what you recommended, it allowed me to press the button for "Quit to Editor", but then would go to my desktop with GameEx running on my taskbar. I've tried a lot of different setting and get the same thing. The AutoIT file also hangs on pause in my start taskbar, so if I run several different tables I will have the same number of vpauto.exe running in my startmenu. I am throroughly confused.

[Tom Speirs]

I've tried the AutoIT file, because with the newest version of GameEx, it hangs the "Quit to Editor" option on Pinmame open, along with the table.  After playing several tables, this poses a problem.  When I replace the vpauto.exe file with what you recommended, it allowed me to press the button for "Quit to Editor", but then would go to my desktop with GameEx running on my taskbar.  I've tried a lot of different setting and get the same thing.  The AutoIT file also hangs on pause in my start taskbar, so if I run several different tables I will have the same number of vpauto.exe running in my startmenu.  I am throroughly confused.

Use the MapKeys setting, and use the latest version of vpauto included with the latest GameEx.

[Capp]

Another thing is, how do i go about configuring the keys to use button 1 and button 2 on my mame cab?

do i have to manually edit this for every table?

Just upgraded to 4.61 and am still having the same prob of the editor n front of the table. here is my config

[Emulator_3]

Enabled=True

StartPageName=Pinball Games

TitleText=Pinball

StartPageLogo=pinball

RomFilter=*.vpt

RomsInFolders=False

ROMPath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables

SnapPath=C:\Visual Pinball\snap

WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables

MapKeys=True

WaitBeforeKeys=1000

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=True

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=True

RemoveBrackets=True

AlsoLaunch=C:\GameEx\vpauto.exe

ShowDesktop=True

Debug=False

MapFile=

OLDatZip=

Command=..\vpinball -play -"[ROMFILE]"

TitlePath=C:\Visual Pinball\snap

BoxPath=C:\Visual Pinball\artwork

LaunchBefore=

LaunchAfter=

CartPath=

I am using Visual Pinball vers 0.6.5922

[Capp]

as well as XP Pro Sp1

[Tom Speirs]

Another thing is,  how do i go about configuring the keys to use button 1 and button 2  on my mame cab?

do  i have to manually edit this for every table?

Just upgraded to 4.61  and am still having the same prob of the editor n front of the table.  here is my config

[Emulator_3]

Enabled=True

StartPageName=Pinball Games

TitleText=Pinball

StartPageLogo=pinball

RomFilter=*.vpt

RomsInFolders=False

ROMPath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables

SnapPath=C:\Visual Pinball\snap

WorkingPath=C:\Visual Pinball\Tables

MapKeys=True

WaitBeforeKeys=1000

SendKeys=

ReplaceDash=True

ReplaceUnder=True

Capitals=True

RemoveBrackets=True

AlsoLaunch=C:\GameEx\vpauto.exe

ShowDesktop=True

Debug=False

MapFile=

OLDatZip=

Command=..\vpinball -play -"[ROMFILE]"

TitlePath=C:\Visual Pinball\snap

BoxPath=C:\Visual Pinball\artwork

LaunchBefore=

LaunchAfter=

CartPath=

I am using Visual Pinball vers 0.6.5922

hmm, is it deffinitly running the script? Ie is your GameEx install in C:\GameEx and not C:\program files\gameeex? Could you check the file date on vpauto.exe?

You should be able to change the controls globally for Visual Pinball. Thats wht I always did. Just load it and find the settings and change. Its not on a table basis.

[Capp]

definately on C:\GameEx

vpauto created on 16 july 2005

[Paco62]

hmm, is it deffinitly running the script? Ie is your GameEx install in C:\GameEx and not C:\program files\gameeex? Could you check the file date on vpauto.exe?

You should be able to change the controls globally for Visual Pinball. Thats wht I always did. Just load it and find the settings and change. Its not on a table basis.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

My GameEx is running under C:\Program files\gameex, could that be part of my problem with the "quit to editor"? That would certainly suck to have to reinstall everything, but If that will get it working correctly, I guess it's time to bite bullet...

[Tom Speirs]

My GameEx is running under C:\Program files\gameex, could that be part of my problem with the "quit to editor"?  That would certainly suck to have to reinstall everything, but If that will get it working correctly, I guess it's time to bite bullet...  <_>

No, that wont be it. My latest VPAUTO.exe does not quit you need to use MAPKEYS

[Capp]

Map Keys

where is that setting and how does it work?

I have managed to get the tables going with the file that Nightlife has attached (thanx mate)

but now if i load a couple of tables, it leaves that app running in the taskbar, then loads another, and another and another etc

[tomdrake]

but now if i load a couple of tables, it leaves that app running in the taskbar,  then loads another, and another and another etc

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Tom, I'm having the same problem closing... I have mapkeys on but hitting Esc is leaving everything (Quit to Editor, the table, the Visual Pinball) open and opening GameEx over top of that.

I'm using your new included vpauto and it works perfect for opening the tables! Any other ideas on how to close them?

[night]

yes i have the same problem it keeps on adding the app in the taskbar and i have to shut them down myself

[Tom Speirs]

Tom, I'm having the same problem closing... I have mapkeys on but hitting Esc is leaving everything (Quit to Editor, the table, the Visual Pinball) open and opening GameEx over top of that.

I'm using your new included vpauto and it works perfect for opening the tables! Any other ideas on how to close them?

Here is an updated vpauto.exe

Let me know.

Probably need to turn off MAPKeys

vpauto.zip

[night]

Here is an updated vpauto.exe

Let me know.

Probably need to turn off MAPKeys

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ill test it right away hang on

Edit : after a little test it works it shuts down but i tried another table "Star Wars Trilogy" there it shuts down the table by it self and returns to Game-Ex that worked fine with the old "vpauto.exe "

[Tom Speirs]

ill test it right away hang on

Edit : after a little test it works it shuts down but i tried another table "Star Wars Trilogy" there it shuts down the table by it self and returns to Game-Ex that worked fine with the old "vpauto.exe "

try:

vpauto.zip

[night]

try:

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

tryed 5 tables all worked fine encluding "Star Wars Trilogy" seems to me you nailed that one

ill give it a larger test later

[Paco62]

Added new vpauto.exe and it switches from Pinmame back to GameEx just fine, but leaves "Quit to Editor" and the table still running on the desktop. MapKeys are set to false. Am I just missing something here?

[Tom Speirs]

Added new vpauto.exe and it switches from Pinmame back to GameEx just fine, but leaves "Quit to Editor" and the table still running on the desktop.  MapKeys are set to false.  Am I just missing something here? 

Get the latest version of GameEx. It fixes a bug where map keys was always on!