PinballX Enhancements/Features Requests

[Mara32767]

Ill consider it but you know you can add custom lists to PinballX, right?

I've posted about how to make future pin and visual pin tables show up in their own separate, custom lists.. And maybe i've missed it but is there a way to make a custom list that includes tables from both emulators? Someone above sort of asked that question but I think for a different purpose.

Like if I have a friend that has six tables in real life, and I want to make a list of just their six tables so I can pretend I'm there instead of eating potato chips at my computer, but a few of the tables are only emulated in future pin and the rest visual pin, is that possible?

[Tom Speirs]

I've posted about how to make future pin and visual pin tables show up in their own separate, custom lists.. And maybe i've missed it but is there a way to make a custom list that includes tables from both emulators? Someone above sort of asked that question but I think for a different purpose.

Like if I have a friend that has six tables in real life, and I want to make a list of just their six tables so I can pretend I'm there instead of eating potato chips at my computer, but a few of the tables are only emulated in future pin and the rest visual pin, is that possible?

Its not currently possible but it is a good feature request. I was just thinking the other day that we lacked this feature.

[zeenon]

I just this would be the equivalent of making a Favorites list on the fly like in HyperPin?

Z

[Tom Speirs]

I never checked that out in HyperSpin but I would think it should allow multiple lists and I think I will implement this as a grouping feature. So you choose multiple lists to be grouped and act as one within the front end.

[Mara32767]

Its not currently possible but it is a good feature request. I was just thinking the other day that we lacked this feature.

w00t! thank you

[zeenon]

Features Requests (some of these may be bugs, but boarder on features)

1) When starting a VP table you need to press start or coin in to exit. It seems like the VP table does not have focus when entering the table for the first time. (verified fixed in release .157)

2) I need someone with a cab (and controller) to verify that the labels are wrong in the joystick input settings. This is cosmetic and not a function issue. It's just confusing when Win7 says you are pressing button 6, but PBX says it's button 7.

3) The ability to print the info from game manager in a neat table format. (Example Table name, year, manf, (VP/FP/PFX2), whats missing, b2s.exe or directb2s, etc

4) The default loading screen over FP loading screen. The PBX loading screen should be active until the FP table loads, right now it's the PBX loading screen, then the FP loading screen, and finally the table itself.

5) Possible bug in font and startup image. User downloaded font/startup images do not show up.(verified fixed in release .157)

Z

[Gilrock]

I kinda like seeing the FP loading screen myself.

[swaffar]

First, great work! I usually don't take the time to donate, PinballX works so much better on my system than HP that I had to throw you some money.. Even if it was just a little.

I was wondering how difficult it would be for you to allow for multiple versions of VP or FP without adding them as seperate systems? It would allow us to have different executables in different folders for say.... VP 9.15 or 9.16. Or different FP physics versions. You could set which version you wanted the game manager to use as a default, but manually point it to a different version for specific tables, on a table-by-table basis.

[Tom Speirs]

What is the problem with setting them up as custom systems? As you can already do this that way.

[Itchigo]

I'm new and maybe this has been asked. If so, sorry. What about a "list"? does it have to be a wheel? I'm thinking to show more choices.

[Mara32767]

Maybe for those who have kids .. or wives In the Game List Manager in the area where it says "Import", "Launch" etc. there could be a checkbox or button that gives you the option whether to display the table or not when PinballX is running. I'd imagine this would be handy for those who have some of SLAMT1LT's FP mods that have profanity.. or the Playboy table. The new Medieval Madness Night Mod defaults to the rom with profanity.. I may want to keep it that way and just not display the table when it's not age appropriate.

I think this would be easier than creating custom lists that would have to keep changing depending on what tables you get. A checkbox is pretty simple.

Although now I'm wondering if this is even possible considering the list manager is just a front-end to easily edit an XML. I don't know how you could stop a table from being displayed if it's listed in the XML without commenting it out.. the list manager would have to comment out the selected tables each time PinX was run.

Maybe I've just had too much coffee this morning

[Tom Speirs]

Maybe for those who have kids .. or wives In the Game List Manager in the area where it says "Import", "Launch" etc. there could be a checkbox or button that gives you the option whether to display the table or not when PinballX is running. I'd imagine this would be handy for those who have some of SLAMT1LT's FP mods that have profanity.. or the Playboy table. The new Medieval Madness Night Mod defaults to the rom with profanity.. I may want to keep it that way and just not display the table when it's not age appropriate.

I think this would be easier than creating custom lists that would have to keep changing depending on what tables you get. A checkbox is pretty simple.

Although now I'm wondering if this is even possible considering the list manager is just a front-end to easily edit an XML. I don't know how you could stop a table from being displayed if it's listed in the XML without commenting it out.. the list manager would have to comment out the selected tables each time PinX was run.

Maybe I've just had too much coffee this morning

Not personally worried about kids myself but I generally think an enable/disable checkbox would be a good idea for those who wanted to change their game lists without having to delete. Ill have a think about it.

[Itchigo]

I like that idea. It's a timesaver when doing lists. Disregard what I said about the wheel, and choices. I got the wheel working as it should, and between the page jump, and scrolling, it's great.

Thanks Tom for this wonderful front end.

[cs2908]

I also like PinballX very much and threw out HP for it. Appreciate your great work.

Only one minor thing I'm missing to be perfect, compared with HP. With HP it was possible to have a key assigned for opening the instructions and the flyer. Therefore I have 2 buttons in my cab

Is there any idea to have the flyer open by a direct assigned key? Currently I only see this for the instructions.

It was also a nice feature in HP to be able to open the instructions while playing. As far as I could see this is not working for PinballX yet.

[Tom Speirs]

I also like PinballX very much and threw out HP for it. Appreciate your great work.

Only one minor thing I'm missing to be perfect, compared with HP. With HP it was possible to have a key assigned for opening the instructions and the flyer. Therefore I have 2 buttons in my cab

Is there any idea to have the flyer open by a direct assigned key? Currently I only see this for the instructions.

It was also a nice feature in HP to be able to open the instructions while playing. As far as I could see this is not working for PinballX yet.

Hi,

Its a valid feature request but have you checked out the in game/pause feature?

[tttttwii]

Feature Request:

You introduced game rating. Please make it possible to show only a subset of tables (e.g. only 5 star, >3 star).

Thanks! Torsten

[cs2908]

Hi Tom,

I did a little bit of testing with the pause feature. Haven't recognized it earlier. Thanks for the hint.

I'm experiencing an issue when trying to resume a table once paused.

VP gets stuck with displaying its end table menue (resume/debug/exit to editor).

While exiting a table that way works fine it doesn't work for any VP version I tested with so far for resuming the table.

Any thoughts?

Regarding the direct access key for the flyers will this be something you are considdering to implement?

Thanks

CS

[Itchigo]

I have an idea, but feel free to shoot me down, as I don't know what I'm asking for. We all know we can make many xml's for different categories. But that just fills up the page with choices. What about having "subgroups" of categories, looking in more than one folder? Example:

Visual Pinball:

Recreations V: Pinball X/Recreations

Originals V: Pinball X/Originals

Mods V: Pinball X/Mods

Yes, I have a V: Drive, strictly for pinball. But you get the idea.

(The reason for multiple folders is so you don't have a "monster folder", which makes things easier to keep track of).

[imagamejunky]

I would like to remove some of the default lists. For example, 70's, 80's, etc.

Tom can you please add the ability to remove these defaults in your next version?

Thanks man.

Keep up the great work, it is appreciated

[Sloan]

Feature request: Not sure if this is even possible, but since PinballX is able to read high-scores, is it theoretically possible to reset the scores via the front-end? I'm really bad at pinball and would like my high scores to be my personal bests and not the default personal bests that the tables come with because lord knows I'll never reach those.

[Itchigo]

You can always go into the text file and change it I would think.

PinballX\High Scores

[Sloan]

You can always go into the text file and change it I would think.

PinballX\High Scores

Yeah unfortunately it looks like that file is only reading the high scores from somewhere else. Any edits to it just revert back upon loading the table.

[Itchigo]

I didn't know that, I never tried it actually. That was off the top of my head.

[randr]

whats the "limit" now? 340-ish? maybe have the game manager added feature to have table list numbered? I am close to 340 and really don't know what will happen if you go over? maybe nothing maybe loose a few?

[Itchigo]

I believe it is 340. Supposedly it will push out another game if you go over, so I'd recommend using the Hyperpin Editor (™) for over 340. I've been doing everything manually because I didn't know about the game manager, but since I'm at 353 it doesn't matter anyway.