NightShadowPT Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 Hi, I've come here following my investigations on Steam always asking if I "Allow game Launch" everytime I try to launch a Pinball FX3 table directly from the command prompt. There was THIS thread about it in 2017, but it was closed because Steam had supposedly fixed the problem, but I am in 2020 (using Steam build from 27 Apr 2020) and I'm having the same problem. Is anyone else facing the same? Any solutions? Cheers,
joyrider3774 Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 do not run pinballFx3.exe directly but use the steam.exe -applaunch <gameid> <params> way if you link against the games executable directly you get that message but not when doing it using steam.exe
Draco1962 Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 Also, please attach (no copy & paste) your pinballx.ini and log.txt files for review when reporting a problem. These files are the one's requested most to triage an issue quickly and providing them saves everyone time. If you are referencing a related thread, you may also consider a copy & paste of the URL in your post for reference.
NightShadowPT Posted May 10, 2020 Author Posted May 10, 2020 53 minutes ago, joyrider3774 said: do not run pinballFx3.exe directly but use the steam.exe -applaunch <gameid> <params> way if you link against the games executable directly you get that message but not when doing it using steam.exe Alright, that works! Thanks... Unfortunately the software I'm using to remap my controller (JoyToKey) was relying on the executable name to select the right profile. Guess I'm trading one problem for another Oh well, that's life. Thank you very much for your help.
NightShadowPT Posted May 10, 2020 Author Posted May 10, 2020 41 minutes ago, Draco1962 said: Also, please attach (no copy & paste) your pinballx.ini and log.txt files for review when reporting a problem. These files are the one's requested most to triage an issue quickly and providing them saves everyone time. If you are referencing a related thread, you may also consider a copy & paste of the URL in your post for reference. I've updated the original post to link to the original thread, thank you for pointing that out. Regarding the config files, they do not apply to this problem (it's a Steam issue), it will impact the usability of PinballX in the end, but it is not a PinballX problem. Cheers,
Draco1962 Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, NightShadowPT said: Regarding the config files, they do not apply to this problem (it's a Steam issue), it will impact the usability of PinballX in the end, but it is not a PinballX problem. Cheers, Having been on the ground floor supporting both GameEx and PinballX, I heartily disagree Command lines and other configuration settings are found in the pinballx.ini. Needed here. OS and logged responses to improper command lines and other pertinent details found in log.txt. Needed here. So the choice is yours - easier or maximum effort. Most members offering support will prefer to help those willing to help us help them. 1
joyrider3774 Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 1 hour ago, NightShadowPT said: Alright, that works! Thanks... Unfortunately the software I'm using to remap my controller (JoyToKey) was relying on the executable name to select the right profile. Guess I'm trading one problem for another Oh well, that's life. Thank you very much for your help. steam should start pinballfx3.exe for you using those params so in theory if a program looks for a certain process to be running it should still find pinballfx3.exe
NightShadowPT Posted May 10, 2020 Author Posted May 10, 2020 43 minutes ago, Draco1962 said: Having been on the ground floor supporting both GameEx and PinballX, I heartily disagree Command lines and other configuration settings are found in the pinballx.ini. Needed here. OS and logged responses to improper command lines and other pertinent details found in log.txt. Needed here. So the choice is yours - easier or maximum effort. Most members offering support will prefer to help those willing to help us help them. Understood. Not playing hard to get, just honestly thought it was not relevant in this case. Next time will include them. Cheers.
NightShadowPT Posted May 10, 2020 Author Posted May 10, 2020 33 minutes ago, joyrider3774 said: steam should start pinballfx3.exe for you using those params so in theory if a program looks for a certain process to be running it should still find pinballfx3.exe I'll give that a try, thanks again for your help.
Mike_da_Spike Posted May 10, 2020 Posted May 10, 2020 32 minutes ago, NightShadowPT said: I'll give that a try, thanks again for your help.⁸ I had in the past also setup fx3 directly from the pinball fx3.exe directly and it works, but switched over to steam.exe, because my stats didn't save on the leaderboard. Both worked last year, but I should prefer the steam.exe method
NightShadowPT Posted May 11, 2020 Author Posted May 11, 2020 14 hours ago, joyrider3774 said: steam should start pinballfx3.exe for you using those params so in theory if a program looks for a certain process to be running it should still find pinballfx3.exe Came here just to confirm that JoyToKey works flawlessly, even if it is pointing to "Pinball FX3.exe" instead of "Steam.exe". This ended up being the perfect solution. Thanks again for your support. Much appreciated. Cheers
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