PinUP Popper Baller Installer Guide for the AtGames Legends Pinball: VPX & Future Pinball

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In this video we'll install and setup PinUP Popper Baller installer on a PC connected to the AtGames Legends Pinball (ALP). This guide will walk you through where to download the installer, how to install + configure the software and we'll install Visual Pinball X (VPX) and Future Pinball. All steps and links shown here may be found on the guide : wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi
Chapters
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00:00 - Intro
00:36 - What is PinUP Popper Baller Installer
02:00 - The Hardware
04:25 - The Software
05:40 - Where to Download PinUP Popper Baller Installer
06:22 - JoyToKey Setup
07:27 - Display Setup
08:34 - Run the PinUP Popper Baller Installer
09:12 - Configuration
11:38 - Tables and Media
12:44 - Setup Future Pinball (FP) Table
18:11 - Setup Visual Pinball X (VPX) Table
21:48 - Outtro
Guides
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* ALP PinUP Popper Baller Installer Setup: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/
* Main ALP Guide - wagnerstechtalk.com/alp/
* ALP Pinball FX3 Setup - wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3/
* ALP Initial PC Setup / Prep - wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup
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* AtGames Legends Pinball Page: www.atgames.net/arcades/legen...
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@ritualdelo 3 года назад

I have to say and I’ve said it before your videos are so polished and easy on my older eyes … Thank you as always fir your definitive and easy to understand approach

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Thank you so much, I greatly appreciate your feedback!

@MagnoliaGumbo333 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk hi I have a atgames pinball ..do I need a Vibs to get Pinup Popper to notice my backslash or can I do it without Vibs...

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

@@MagnoliaGumbo333 You will need the VIBS board for the backglass to work with your PC, yes. You can find the guide here in addition to this video which will assist with that: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/

@MagnoliaGumbo333 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk thank you so much guess I will have to order one

@Samyydapekinese2715 2 года назад

You're my "Red Sea" splitting hero m8! Extremely thorough vids and walk-throughs.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Much appreciated Troy, thank you for your kind words!

@shawndick646 2 года назад

I get my ALP on friday. Also ordered vibs cable and a dedicated pc for it. Ever since this came out i have wanted to do this. I have checked out a lot of vids on this and yours is by far the BEST! I have an arcade in my basement and this will be my last, but certainly not least addition to it. Im an 80"s kid, so im going to put every 80's movie and saturday morning cartoon table i can find on it. Thank you so much for this vid!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

You are very welcome Shawn and thank you for watching! You've likely already visited the guide page, but just incase there is much more here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp/ Depending if you want to mount the VIBS switch button by drilling (or not), check out the 3D printed parts below. You may want to go ahead and send that one off to your local library so it will be ready when your machine arrives. Hope all this is helpful, let me know if I've missed anything and I'll get it added!

@NailBuster 3 года назад

Great job on the tutorial! It's always great to see people helping the community out in using/setting up their virtual pin-cabs.

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Thank you, it's so awesome to hear from you - I really appreciate all the hard work you put into it! You'll find NailBuster mentioned 10 times on the ALP page page here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi 😎 PinUP Popper Baller Installer makes it SO MUCH easier than the last time I tried, truly an awesome job sir!

@DidYouReadEULA Год назад

Got the FX3 running on my ALP!! Thank you!! Once I disabled vsync in nVidia control panel and FX3, the lag disappeared. Sorcerer's Stone and all the others look and play fantastic!

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Awesome news! Happy to hear you're up and running, hope you enjoy it my friend!

@TheCleveland1987 Год назад

just ordered my the micro version of this and i cant wait to get it all set up. cant wait tell they come out with a vibbs board for it next month also

@uofmhockey 2 года назад

I had given up on loading Future Pinball tables on my cabinet. My tables always crashed. Your fix at 14:33 in the video got me up and running. Thanks for the help.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Great news, glad it helped! I was stuck here myself for a bit and almost gave up as well.

@ArmyTanker999 2 года назад

As always perfectly laid out instructional, that even a knuckle dragger like myself can follow. Thanks for all your help!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

lol, too funny! Very welcome and I appreciate your support!

@kghhgkgk6322 Год назад

Still couldn't figure it out. My knuckles drag too hard I guess...

@KongsRUs 3 года назад

Thank you for putting this awesome resource together!! :)

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Thank you and welcome, my friend! I appreciate all the help you provided in reviewing the guide and recommending improvements. Most of all, for all the great work that you do for the community! Your mods are amazing and an inspiration to make these machines our own!

@jay2533 2 года назад

Great video just got my alp can’t wait to start building my library

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Congratulations! Having a blast with mine, think you're going to love it. If interested in Pinball FX3, may want to start there as it's a little easier to get setup. You can find a guide on that here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3 . Have fun!

@nerdloftgaming Год назад

Once again your tutorial has come through for me :) After knocking out the haptics upgrade, I really wanted to finish the VPX/FP setup and I was able to do so today. Learned a lot doing this, plus more because of the The Addam's Family table (table was sideways, backglass wasn't loading up - learned how to troubleshoot the script, etc)! I even modified that Joy2Key stock ALP config (from the FB group) because it was a little backwards in terms of coin and start functions, and not being able to navigate with the dpad or exit without reaching for a keyboard (maybe I can share this file for your other viewers?) I'm real glad I didn't waste money on those "prebuilt" HDD loaded with thousands of tables. I never would have learned anything, and probably would have been frustrated. Well anyway, there is one main thing I'm still trying to figure out: how to setup VPX for separate audio through the 3.5mm audio jack, and HDMI? I must have overlooked something in VPX, could you point me in the right direction? Thanks again!

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Awesome to hear, happy the guides/videos were helpful to you! For the haptics in VPX, please see Option 1 here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp-haptics/#Visual_Pinball_X . This should provide the separation you're wanting. If you'd like to share your updated profile, please include a brief note on how the buttons were mapped along with the profile (zipped) to this e-mail address: wagnerstechtalk.com/contact . I'll be happy to add it to the guide and credit you for the work! Thank you so much for your consideration. Have a great weekend!

@nerdloftgaming Год назад

@@WagnersTechTalk wow - just wow! The separation is amazing, I had no idea what kind of transformation BSA Haptics Kit would do for the ALP 😳 Hearing the coin drop for the first time was mind-blowing, I love it! Getting sucked into playing the tables a new way it's easy to forget you're looking at a digital screen! Which reminds me, have you gone into Windows and made display adjustments to the ALP playfield display? I found making the couple of changes in Windows improved things like gamma and color temperature. I totally recommend checking it out, and for anyone else, who hasn't already! I'll be sure to upload my J2K file later. Thanks again - I didn't see a "buy me a coffee" anywhere on your site. You definitely deserve it 👍

@nerdloftgaming Год назад

@@WagnersTechTalk also I remember you asking me on Reddit if there was a difference between playing with just BSA's Haptics Kit solo versus BSA + Cleveland Software's solenoids. The answer is a resounding yes! It completes the whole package for the ALP, everyone should look into it.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Happy that you're enjoying the BSA Haptics kit, yeah it makes an amazing difference and it's so hard to try to capture that in a video. I do this stuff as a hobby and to help others, not to make money. I do have affiliate links on my website, whenever someone uses one of those links to buy something (even if it's not one of the items I recommend) I get a small kickback from that. It's what helps me pay for some of the stuff I show on the channel. I just don't feel right adding a buy me a coffee link, thought about it but don't want anyone to feel obligated to do so. I've had several companies ask to put their ads on my site, I don't do that either. The few that I have are companies I know and trust - I asked them if I could link to their sites, not the other way around and do that to support their work.

@nerdloftgaming Год назад

@@WagnersTechTalk I completely understand! It goes without saying, the community definitely appreciates all you do!

@pkhsiung304 3 года назад

Fantastic video (yet another one)!

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Thank you, much appreciated!

@EndLess1UP 2 года назад

If it wasnt for these videos I would be floundering around asking everyone and their brother. haha. Thank you!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Haha, glad the videos/guides have been helpful to you! Have some ideas for more guides that I'll be looking at developing soon.

@swg_svg 3 года назад

Hey wagner great video as always, i had a suggestion for next video perhaps reviewing the crowpi 2 to see if it has improved or what not/ Great content btw :)

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Thank you DJ-Steve, I appreciate you watching and for your recommendation. I actually have reviewed the CrowPi2 and setup a dedicated Guide for it here: wagnerstechtalk.com/crowpi2 . Check it out and let me know what you think please.

@yotu4049 3 года назад

Nice Video. Thanks. Greeting from Sevilla Spain

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Thank you, greetings from the USA and thank you for watching!

@Bryan-qe5xt 2 года назад

Awesome video. You do such a good job explaining things. One thing I have trouble with is file organization. Do you have a document or tutorial on the file layout you use? Like where you put all the different files (I.e., tables, zips, jpeg’s, and all the other file types) in your d:. I’m not sure if the defaults are the best locations. Thank you again for all the hard work you put into all your videos!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Thank you so much for your kind words, much appreciated! I have some basic guidelines in each section for VPX/Future Pinball here to assist: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Installing_new_Tables . There is also a section on Customizing Table Media here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Customizing_Table_Media . With the info. that is provided in those sections, there should be enough information to get setup.

@enigmarocker 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this video!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@scottjl 3 года назад

another useful video. thanks!

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Very welcome, thank you for watching!

@lam_and_dog 2 года назад

Great tutorials, thank you so much! Do you have any tutorials where you don't have the VIBS and upper screen? Can I still play these other tables/programs if I don't want to invest the extra for the second screen?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Very welcome Alex, thank you for watching. I don't have a tutorial for a single-screen setup. Without a backglass VPX/FP configuration will be subjective in how it's configured. FX3 is a little different and might be a good first start for connecting a PC to your ALP. You can find a guide on that here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3/ . It uses a small virtual DMD in the upper-left of the main playfield (which can be disabled if you later add VIBS).

@ThreeMinuteGaming 2 года назад

Hey Wagner, great video, but I'm having an issue maybe there's an easy fix. I followed your directions to a T, and when i run the two included tables the backglass works fine. However, when I try any other table I added (the Terminator 2 table with rom), the table loads correct, but on my secondary screen it only shows the pixel score data, none of the background. I've tried with multiple tables and different backgrounds, and even went back to the backglass setting to make sure it was set up correctly (and Always On) but it just won't show up. Is there some obvious button I missed? Thanks in advance.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Thank you! Sounds like you need to import the backglass artwork for each table. The video and guide here should help with that, this section particularly: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Customizing_Table_Media

@robertsabala6577 2 года назад

Thank you for your tutorial

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Always welcome

@barryconstantine5715 Год назад

Hi, your tutorials are awesome. One suggestion on ALP and button mapping. When I used joy2key, the lag was noticed. I switched to direct mapping in VPX and the lag basically disappeared and I have lower end PC.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Thank you Barry! It is something I've been asked about. I went with j2k in this video since it easily works with FX3, VPX and FP without a lot of end-user issues. I've got you request on my backlog already, mainly waiting until I have enough requests for it.

@jasonforderer 2 года назад

hey thanx for all you do. your vids rock! question, if i am doing the pinup popper install do i still need the cab code for fx3? i already have fx3 installed on my pc and as soon as i get my vibs board will be following the pinup popper install.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Thank you brother! You'll only need the cab code for FX3 if/when you want to play FX3 games in cabinet mode. If you're going to be running VPX/FP tables only, you won't need the code for that. But, good idea if you plan to play FX3 soon, to go ahead and request the code. May take a few days to receive it.

@jdo1842 2 года назад

Great videos easy to follow and very informative. Questions.. when video plays on my DMD it freezes up and just doesn't run smoothly . All tables settings are tuned all the way down . Is there a settings to improve performance? All my drivers are up to date. Gtx 1080 win 10

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Thank you, glad that you're enjoying the videos and guides! Unfortunately, I don't yet have a DMD on my machine and not able to assist much. Check out the channel Kong's R Us, I know he's done more with that aspect.

@barryconstantine5715 Год назад

Hi, this video helped me so much, so thankful. With VPX, do you know of any guides to configure the most common options in terms of difficulty, lighting, etc? There are *so* many options it is overwelming and I just want to tweak the really useful settings

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Great news Barry, glad you're up and running! You may find some additional information on NailBuster's site here: www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php?id=baller_installer#pinup_popper_baller_installer , if not check their discord. Very helpful folks there.

@amandarice2540 4 месяца назад

Great vid! Where are you getting all of your pinball tables? Forums?

@WagnersTechTalk 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I get them from various sources, here are a few places for reference: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#What_Next

@amandarice2540 4 месяца назад

How do i not use my keyboard to add credits for the games when attempting to play or start a table? I tried both of your profiles for Joy 2 Key and Xpadder and I can't figure it out. I wanna be able to use the buttons on the ALP Micro instead of the keyboard to do that... @WagnersTechTalk @@WagnersTechTalk

@uksampson Год назад

Thank you for this helpful tutorial! Which of the two programs provide a more faithful recreation of tables: VPX of FP?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Most welcome! It truly depends on the table developer, I've seen some amazing tables developed in both applications. Check out terryred's channel form some amazing examples in Future Pinball: www.youtube.com/@TerryRed/videos . VPX is able to run the original pinball machine roms, so it will technically be the most faithful recreations.

@CyberCiles 2 года назад

Hello Mr. Wagner..question?… I want to do the FX3 download & all those other awesome pinball tables to my Atgames pinball table that I ordered & is on the way..I love your video & the fact that you can do this!…question though I do not presently own a computer what kind of a PC do you think I could buy that’s not too expensive just to do this modification of adding the FX3 pinball tables & the other ones!!…thank you so much would highly appreciate it!!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

No problem, I was asked this recently and added it to the modding series 1 a few weeks ago. You can find some suggestions listed in Chapter 5 (under suggestions): wagnerstechtalk.com/alp-mod1 I'd recommend the 2nd option (Skytech Shadow Gaming PC Desktop). It's cheaper and the reviews are great on that machine. Please read my notes regarding the RAM though.

@RickGrundy 2 года назад

Very helpful. Thank you! I have a question, please. When I open up the config, I don't see FX3 as one of the options. I see Future Pinball and Virtual Pinball, but not FX3, like I see in your video at 12:59. Any idea how I add FX3 to the list? Thanks!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Hi Rick, make sure you've installed FX3 first (guide: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3/ ), then follow this section: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Setup_FX3 . Should get you going!

@RickGrundy 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk you rock! Thanks!

@WVPixelGuy 2 года назад

Great video. Just ordered from Sam's and looking forward to the adventure. You're excellent video was for a brand new install. I have a great 2 screen desktop setup for VPX, FP, FX3 and Pinup Popper. Everything runs great including the pup packs that are available for many games. Am I going to have to do a complete reinstall? Thanks.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Hi Bruce, congrats having a blast with my ALP as you might can tell lol Just incase you haven't seen it already, much more ALP information can be found on my website here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp . In the video and the guides I do recommend installing to a clean installation of Windows to make sure things go smoothly. If your PC is already setup, you'll just have to adjust the display orientations when the ALP arrives. The settings that you'll likely need can be found here (for FX3): wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3/#Software_Considerations . For best results, align the x2 monitors (assuming you ordered a VIBS board as well) in Landscape mode, received your cabinet code, etc. If you're not sure what the VIBS board does for you, please see here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp/#VIBS_Board_Installation Hope this helps you get the most out of your machine! Let me know your impressions when it arrives please.

@WVPixelGuy 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk I've visited your website many times, Jon. Thank you for doing all that. One of the main reasons I finally pulled the trigger was because of your website. I felt like here was a place I could find the answers if I needed to ask questions. Thank you very much for your reply. I noticed that you actually responded to people which is admirable, especially on RU-vid. I did order the VIBS and Arcade Control Panel during the sale. Will definitely be following your installation guides. Thanks again.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Very happy to hear that the guides/info has been helpful to you! I think the ALP is the best value available, I looked at others but didn't want to get locked-in to a handful of tables - expandability was necessary for me to invest in a machine like this. I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts when your machine arrives. For me, the experience was smooth from the beginning. I also ordered from Sam's and really lucked up at the time, they didn't' have many to sell. The control panel and VIBS made the machine so much better. Even my wife enjoys playing on the ALP, says a lot to me. I've built custom arcade cabinets in the past, she'll never play those but enjoys the ALP and kicks me off of it lol. I do try to respond to most of the comments I get, I enjoy the conversations. I know most go the route of Patreon and charge for it, but I prefer to just be up-front, answer what I can and I also learn in the process. Hope to hear back from you when your machine arrives!

@WVPixelGuy 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Hey Jon. Machine arrived from Sam's and, so far, I'm very pleased with it. I'm feeling my way around it, but I'll get there. I was very concerned about how it would operate out of the box because of all the nightmares I've read. No problems at all.....not even the sound problems everybody is coming up with. The VIBS card arrived today and the control panel is supposed to be here tomorrow but still waiting on some other parts. Not in any hurry. I have two questions, I've read that you some people got Zaccaria Vol 1-4 code to redeem free with the table. Did you? Also, any suggestions about a better sound system for it like maybe the Logitec 5.1 system? Thanks again for all the help.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

@@WVPixelGuy Awesome Bruce, thank you for letting me know your experiences with the ALP! When I received my machine in late March from Sam's Club, AtGames wasn't providing Zac vol 1-4 at the time. So, those weren't included with my purchase. However, after you created your ArcadeNet account AtGames/Sam's should be automatically sending a code to your Digital Locker (in Settings). There, you should be able to redeem the code and install those volumes. When you do, you're really going to love those tables! Regarding a better sound system, I'm not much help in that area at the moment. However, do check out the RU-vid channel Kong's-R-Us. Bee Kong has created a number of great videos and tutorials about modding his ALP, that would be my recommendation to start. So happy to hear it was a great experience for you so far, hope I can be more helpful in the future.

@morleygill7207 2 года назад

Awesome video! I did the install and it works fine for Future Pinball but the controls don't work correctly for VPX! Used your recommended Joy2key file but I'm having no luck! Nudge and left flipper works, but no response from the right flipper. Odd that it works for Future Pinball but not VPX. Any suggestions? Thanks.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Thank you and thank you for watching! I updated to the very latest firmware (from 9/2), using the JoyToKey profile shown here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Arcade_Control_Panel_Profile and verified that VPX, FP and FX3 all played fine within the PinUP Popper launcher. Not sure why it would be any different for you unless there were any changes to the button mapping I'm not aware of. Alternatively, you can go into JoyToKey and re-map the buttons that aren't working for you and you should be good to go then.

@WilliamNellis-kw8hl Год назад

Hello, and thank you for all your videos! I had a two screen setup (and I had that working fine) until I got a new backglass from arcade mod up. Now I have three screens (playfield, backglass, and a 10.1 inch DMD). I'm having a devil of a time setting them all up properly. The playfield looks fine but the backglass "bleeds over" onto the dmd below it. I have run several utilities and can't get my fixes to stay. I get them resized perfectly and carefully and they just go back to the backglass stretching over into the dmd. When I first installed pinup popper it asks whether it's a two or three screen setup. I did the two screen as that's what I had at that time. Should I do a fresh install? If not, what can I do?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I only have two displays connected to my ALP, so I don't have the exact settings for a 3-display setup. However, you'll want to arrange (in Windows) the displays left-right 1-Playfield, 2-backglass & 3 DMD. Then move the windows around during the initial setup as a 3-display arrangement.

@daved.5839 Год назад

Hey Jon on the Joy2Key PUP profile how could i add like the menu button or start button as Magna Save Buttons on VPX for the ALP control deck??

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Hi Dave, it's been awhile since I worked on the profile but in-general, after you launch j2k you'll want to find the button id. To do that, go to Settings -> Configure Joysticks and click the 'Configure Game Controller Property' button. Make sure the ALP is connected to the PC, select the controller and click 'Properties'. Press the button and it will light up, remember the associated number. Then in the main j2k UI find the number and click the 'Edit button assignment', then assign the button as-needed to emulate the key presses. You can double-click on some of the others in the profile to get an idea of how they're setup as examples. Hope this helps!

@JoeBoppyBop 3 года назад

Jon, I am getting quite a bit of lag with my flippers. I am thinking about upgrading to the same Dell pc you are using. Can you please tell me if you get lag on your setup. I have read that the monitor on the Alp adds lag and without replacing the monitor, I can get rid of a slight bit of lag. What is your experience with flipper lag like on your Dell.

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Hi Joe, there is a slight bit of lag on my PC with VPX/FP but it's not terrible (FX3 has virtually no lag). There are some things that you can do to try to squeeze better performance out of your current machine that I would recommend trying first, such as: right-click the task bar and launch the task manager. In the Startup group, disable any unnecessary applications. Do the same under Services, stop anything that isn't necessary (going to take time to figure out which ones are/aren't). After you do all that, reboot and see if that helps. I need to add the above to the pc-setup guide as well. The machine I ordered is far better than what I was using previously and something I could afford. I am pleased with it overall, but to say there is no lag at all would not be true. Also, may want to try the USB 3.0 cable mentioned in the pc-setup guide if you haven't already. The powered hub is what I'm still using, but unfortunately it's unavailable now on Amazon.

@troymcdonald 2 года назад

Thanks. Any information on setting up a DMD with this setup? I can’t get the DMD to display on the DMD, it keeps moving the DMD back on to the playfield…? Thanks

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

I don't have a DMD (aside from a BitPixel HV), so don't have any information on setting up a 3rd display. May want to check Nailbuster's website for information on DMD setup here: www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php?id=hardware

@jeffmcmahon5428 3 года назад

Great video...thank you. Is there any problem installing both Pinup Popper (vie Baller Installer) and Pinball Emporium as front ends? I'd like to play around with both but don't want to create any conflicts if both are on the same PC.

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

That's a great question, I've been asked this twice so far so I really need to find an answer out for you. I never installed PE, decided to only install PUPBI instead. If I find out an answer, I'll add it to the guide from someone who's tried it.

@jeffmcmahon5428 3 года назад

Thanks...I've posted this in the Legends Reddit and Discord also so I'll see what they say. I'm a newbie to PC pinball so just looking for the easiest way to add tables, which prompted the question PE vs. BI.

@neehooya 2 года назад

@@jeffmcmahon5428 I’m In the same boat, let me know what you find out.

@mayormike 2 года назад

Thanks again for the great guides. I was able to install and connect everything as instructed. But when I try to play either of the included games, I cannot get the screen orientation to work. If I change rotation, etc. I just get a small version of my PC (laptop) screen unlike when I use FX3 (I have a question on that in you FX3 video) and get the proper screen/playfield size. Also, is there a way to get the backglass to show on my laptop screen and the playfield of course to show on my playfield (Legends Pinball) screen? Thank you. I also do not have a problem paying a reasonable fee for help. -MayorMike

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Are you using a VIBS Board with the ALP or just wanting to use your Laptop display for the backglass? When I wrote the guide I did so setting up a new machine with a USB HDMI Adapter connected to VIBS/Backglass. Anything outside of that will take some experimentation/testing. Check out the Guides here from NailBuster and TerryRed: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Guides , there may be some information there that can help you better with a custom setup. Hope this helps!

@mayormike 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk The backglass would be on the laptop, but that is a secondary concern. I can't do anything without getting the screen orientation corrected. I have tried numerous things with no luck. Not with PinUp Popper Baller or the 2 sample games.

@michaeljessing 2 года назад

I like the settings I have now when playing FX3 since it uses the accelerometer to nudge (vs buttons) and the buttons on the control panel line-up w/the buttons in FX3 (A, B etc). How can I use my current settings for FX3 w/your Control Panel config?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

You can take the one I provide and modify it to suite your preferences.

@clintwilmot823 Год назад

For VPX tables like AC-DC and the new Halloween table that just came out today, how does one go about configuring a "fire" button in JoytoKey to fire the cannon or gun?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I don['t have a specific video on the configuration, but basically you would load up j2k with the profile and re-map one of the existing buttons to the fire button. I don't recall what that one is offhand. Plug up a keyboard load up VPX with the table and may take some hunting around in the menus to locate it.

@vadadofthr3357 2 года назад

Do the nudge/accelerometer functions work with this? My setup is not working, poor plunger control and no nudge/accelerometer. I am thinking it may be the be the joy to key setup (without the arcade control panel). Not sure where to set it up at this point. Still waiting on VIBS and arcade control panel to ship so its still a work in progress. Tables I have installed so far are amazing other than that.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Hi Matthew, the JoyToKey profile I provide does assume you're using the Arcade Control Panel as there are some additional buttons needed to start a game, insert credits, etc. The hardware nudge buttons should work on VPX/FP/FX3, however. For FX3, please see the portion where you'll need to map the Z and / keys for nudge to work in FX3: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#JoyToKey_Setup If you have trouble with how the plunger is mapped, use the forward nudge to launch the ball (I've run into this on some tables as well such as AC/DC). AtGames has recently provided accelerometer support over OTG but I've honestly not yet had time to investigate that yet. Once I do, it will wind up on the guide pages for FX3/Baller Installer.

@SirBlitzbliss Год назад

If I do not need to play the stock games anymore and use the ALP to play only VPX tables on it via PinUP Popper, is the cheaper hdmi controller board (1920x1080 30 Pin eDP) as the ones found on Ama..(n) a good solution ? Also, if I choose this configuration that I have described with a computer connected to the ALP, what happens when every thing is switched on again ? I mean are there things to reconfigure when turning on the ALP and the PC, or does everything start automatically with the hardware AND software configuration with VPX and PinUp Popper ? Thank you for your reply !

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I'm not familiar with ama board. You'll want the VIBS board for the ALP if you want to utilize a 2nd HDMI to display images on the backglass. More info. on the VIBS board here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp-mod1/#Chapter_6_VIBS_-Do_I_need_it . May want to check out the rest of the guide/page there as well, lots of things that may be of interest to you.

@WVPixelGuy 2 года назад

Jon, what do I do with the AddOnX Flash drive that I have in the far right usb port since I now have a cable running from computer to that usb port? Plug it into the external usb hub?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Think you mentioned you installed CoinOpsX using this wagnerstechtalk.com/al-coinopsx/ . If so, you don't need the AddOn USB stick anymore, since you have FlashDriveX and COX all on a single stick.

@jcreazy 2 года назад

If I don't have VIBS board, do I just choose 1 display (Desktop) during setup? I plan on getting one later when they come back into stock

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Yes, I do think that is correct. Keep in mind, I only set this up while having the VIBS connected (two monitors) so I won't be much help beyond a 2-monitor setup.

@octavioborda3767 Год назад

hello when i launch pinup everything shows correctly on my alp . but when i validate the table to play, table launch on my laptop screen instead of my alp . can you help ?

@TheBrownie1582 2 года назад

your awesome

@MrProzac911 Год назад

hi thanks a lot for our tutorial i've one question i've install like you pinball popper, joytokey and all of sofware but the mapping d'ont work with visual pinball and futur pinball it's impossible play tables i've the possibility to navigate in punup popper but i can't add credit and star game have you a solution please ?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Thank you for your feedback Alex! I used the profile for the Arcade Control Panel in the guide on a new install recently, it worked without changes with VPX/FP and FX3. The profile I used was here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Arcade_Control_Panel_Profile also below the purple diagram you'll find what each button does. Including inserting a credit and more.

@justinfreiman5521 9 дней назад

THIS VIDEO IS FANTASTIC.. I HAVE WATCHED YOUR VIDEO ON HOW TO SET UP ZEN PINBALL ON ALP 4K.. CAN YOU DO ANOTHER VIDEO OR POST SOMETHING ON YOUR SITE ON BEST WAY TO ALSO ADD VPX AND FUTURE PINBALL TO THE ALP 4K SINCE IT HAS 3 SCREENS? THANKS

@WagnersTechTalk 8 дней назад

Thank you so much Justin! I do plan on making such a video, but I've just honestly not had much free time since my recent job change to make it happen. I do apologize for that, it was 100% my intention to get it done about 2+ months ago. I will get to it, but it may not be super quick, in all honesty. Whatever I create, I want to run it past other experts in the field to make sure there are no mistakes.

@JoeBoppyBop 3 года назад

Jon, I followed your instructions. But after I did, I ran the front end with JoyToKey launched in the background (with the ALP config file showing up in JTK). I have tried to play both included tables. I can’t seem to get them to respond to the ALP standard controlls. Is it necessary to use the keyboard to enter a game. What am I missing here?

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Hi Joe, make sure you've updated to the latest firmware on the ALP. There was a release on Thurs. and a correction late Sat. The one from Thurs. had issues you may be experiencing. The current JoyToKey should work fine with the current firmware+JoyToKey profile that is available now (I verified it yesterday).

@JoeBoppyBop 3 года назад

Thank you Jon, I will try as you graciously suggest.

@TheBigb1973 5 месяцев назад

Hi Jon. Why won't the table remember the sound settings. The table is always muted unless I change the sound setting in the otg menu to hdmi in 1

@WagnersTechTalk 5 месяцев назад

I don't know at this point, I'm going to begin an OTG series later this week. I'll have more information starting then.

@TheBigdogal Год назад

Dear Wagner, I followed your instructions and now I have an ALP in OTG Uber-Mode with hundreds of hours put into setting up my vpx library, and a dedicated dmd screen! I love it!!! Thank you so much! But as such projects are never finished, I have a question for you: how do I split the backbox and mechanical sounds to be played through different devices? I am thinking of using the alp speakers for the playfield sounds (so the haptics work), and use a separate speaker in the topper for backglass sounds. Apparently vpx can do that, but I can’t:( Do you know the way? Greetings from Germany Al

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Awesome AL, happy the guides were helpful to you Sir! Regarding the sound separation, I'm using the BuyStuffArcades haptics kit, the only such kit that I'm personally familiar with. There is a dedicated guide for it here (scroll to the top if you want the video for it): wagnerstechtalk.com/alp-haptics/#Visual_Pinball_X but this section has info. on what was done to setup the separation in VPX. Hope that helps you out!

@JaysReview101 Месяц назад

Hi Wagner, so I'm curious if this method will work for the new Legends 4k, obviously the vips board process shown won't be part of the setup on the 4k but will this work to set up vpx and future pinball on the 4k?...I never had the HD Legends Pinball so this is all new to me to set up. I did follow your videos on setting up pinball fx and M and they worked out great. But I really want to play other tables. So im curious if I can go off this instructional video set up or if there will be another process to set up since its the 4k....I can't find any info on setting up vpx to the legends 4k. I'm guessing I'll have to start with downloading pinup popper baller installer to start the process. Any help or links would be great. Thanks in advance for all you do. Have a great day.

@RagonTheHitman Год назад

Thank you. Worked great. Only one thing is frustrating me. My Backglass Image or Video always disapear after loading any of my added tables :(((

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Haven't encountered that myself, are you running Win10 or 11? Make sure everything shows up in VPX (launched manually) first as you want it. Should be fine, at that point, within PinUP.

@RagonTheHitman Год назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Im running on Windows 10. I've added a new table (wwf royal roumble) with it's needed rom, like you showed in your video. In VPX it launched without a backglass image, but the working DMD. Inside PinUP Games Manager I added the needed Media for the playfield and backglass. Launching the frontend everything looks good... and the backglass image is displayed there. Then after loading the table the backglass image disapears from my ALP backglass-display. It's showing my desktop and the DMD. Pretty frustrating ;D

@TheBrownie1582 2 года назад

what kind of pc do you need to run all this to your pinball table, processor and gpu suggested?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

I have some more detailed information and suggestions here if you need them: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp-mod1/#Chapter_5_PC_Requirements If you haven't seen this guide, may want to scroll up to the top of the page. It will basically step you through many aspects.

@core3184 3 года назад

I have no idea what I could be doing wrong but installation I don’t have any of those options when you went to load the front end. I don’t even have the front end, please advise.

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

You don't see a "PinUP" group on your computer? If not, you sure you ran the installer as shown here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Installation

@Behemoth-dg9uv Год назад

Hi everyone, just got Pinup installed per this video but it seems as though my computer isn’t recognizing the ALP as a controller. I have JoyToKey installed and have updated the config since I have the arcade control panel but when I open pinup the flippers and arcade control panel inputs do nothing when pushed. I can select things through my keyboard though, any help to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

There are a few tips here that may help with that issue: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#OTG_Troubleshooting

@vadadofthr3357 2 года назад

Can someone help with a question? I have been downloading a bunch of tables and trying to get them setup on the front end. I noticed I have a bunch of them as VPT rather than VPX. The only thing I can find online is virtual pinball is not supposed to be able to play them (but they do). They are not recognized by the front end though. Anyone have any idea how to work with these on the front end?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Hi Matthew, I don't have an answer for you directly but do check out Nailbuster's site here for some possible solutions: www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php?id=emulator_vpx_legacy&s[]=vpt

@griftgfx 2 года назад

I've noticed that everyone keeps the desktop in landscape mode on the playfield. Is this just because you don't HAVE to change it, or is there any benefit to doing that? I haven't setup my frontend yet, and I'd prefer to have Windows in portrait mode if possible.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

I also started with Portrait mode and had a lot of trouble. I mean, you could figure it out but it may be a bit more work on your part. After it was recommended to go Landscape, it was a bit easier for me. As a result, all the guides I've written show this method. A few examples: FX3 Guide: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3/ PinUP Popper: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/ For much of the setup, I preferred to use the (free) Team Viewer app. from a remote PC to perform the setup. It made it very easy and I can easily swap from monitor to monitor from the comfort of my "Main" machine. Here's some info. on that, if needed: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#Remote_Desktop_Connection

@griftgfx 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Cool. Thanks for the information. I may still attempt to force it into portrait mode just to make Windows navigation easier, but if it turns out to be a waste of time I may just forget about it. I don't even have my table yet, so I'm just exploring my options.

@blain2484 2 года назад

Appreciate the thorough tutorial. Is it possible to set this up to play Vertical on AtGames Legends pinball with no backglass (still waiting on mine). Baller Installer senses it as one monitor, so wants to go into desktop mode which rotates it sideways. If I rotate in the screen setup of baller installer, it looks ok, so I save settings, but once I launch baller installer, it turns it again (putting it in landscape mode so it's sideways). Instructions said to put Windows Display in landscape mode, so I figure it should work somehow, I just can't figure it out. Not a big deal if you don't know off hand. I have FX3 set up so I can keep playing that, just figured I'd ask in case it's just something I'm missing. Thanks again for the great videos!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

I'm sure it's possible, but may take a bit of tweaking (I only set it up with the VIBS board+backglass myself). Make sure that when you launch OTG you have it set like this: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#Switch_HDMI_Input I'm starting to think that I may need to integrate this section directly into the PUPBI Guide, I've had a few recent questions about it and think it may not be as obvious as it should be. See if that helps and please let me know the results.

@blain2484 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk I appreciate the quick response as always. I double checked the OTG settings and it was correct. No matter how I tried to tweak the settings in desktop mode, it kept rotating the playfield (no rotation in pinup popper settings and 270 rotation in pinup popper settings. Then I reinstalled the baller installer and this time I went with setting A instead of Desktop, even though I don't have the backglass, and now it is coming in full screen. Pinup popper settings were left at no rotation. This will get me going now. Thanks again!

@coreyalexander9059 2 года назад

Hello again. I was attempting to test a VPX table (in the VPX program), and when I hit the play button to pull up the playfield image, it's in Portrait mode. Went to test the Leprechaun table, and it's also in Portrait mode. Not sure what I accidentally keyed, but all of my VPX tables are in Portrait mode. Would you happen to know where in VPX I can adjust to Landscape mode (270 degrees)? Or am I going to have to reinstall PinUp Popper? Thanks in advance...

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Double check when pressing the Channel button on the ALP that the Degree setting is set for 90 degrees: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#Switch_HDMI_Input . If that's not it, make sure your display settings haven't changed (3rd bullet point) here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Install_PinUP_Popper_Baller_Installer If neither of those fix it, perhaps you changed the rotation within VPX itself?

@coreyalexander9059 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk I figured it out. I must have accidentally unchecked the FS backdrop settings box. One simple click and everything is fixed. Thank you as always!

@Numminz 2 года назад

Does the most current version of the legends pinball still require a vibs board?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Yes, it does require a VIBS board. None include the VIBS board and you will need to install it yourself. It's easy enough though. Video links and info here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp/#VIBS_Board_Installation

@greywolf7583 2 года назад

Does the plugger work with pinball popper or do you have to map a button as the plugger?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

With the J2K profile on the guide, you can use the plunger in most tables or the Forward Nudge to launch. wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Arcade_Control_Panel_Profile

@DidYouReadEULA Год назад

Hello, thank you for the great guides. However, I have a question please if you have time. I got my ALP a few days ago and have been trying to install PinUP Popper Baller with just the stock backglass for now (have the official ALP VIBS board and the control board with joystick/trackball ordered, but are on backorder). First time it was in landscape mode after install, second time it was in portrait for playfield, but somehow landscape for the front end (playfield was about 1/2 size of frontend). I would love to play Williams Flash on the ALP, which is really the main reason for buying it, I love that table! Everything else is gravy. All that to ask what do I choose at the display screen section please, as all I have is my laptop screen and the ALP playfield. The backglass is not detected as a monitor in my Windows 11 Pro, correct? Any ideas greatly appreciate. Wondering now if it could be the monitor settings on the ALP I'm not setting correctly, which I saw you mention for FX3, which is what I am going to try installing next if I don't hear from you, as I have bought all those tables.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Make sure you have your playfield display (landscape), all the way to the left, backglass to the right of the playfield as mentioned here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Install_PinUP_Popper_Baller_Installer (once your VIBS arrives). Make sure both displays are 1920x1080, 100% scale and Landscape. For your laptop display, move it all the way to the right (right of the backglass display). Also, see the first item at the link above for switching the HDMI input.

@DidYouReadEULA Год назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Talk about fast, wow!! Thank you, thank you!! Hopefully third time is the charm. Just did a fresh install of Windows 11 Pro and going to use your FX3/ALP guide now and hopefully get it right. When I get other ALP items ordered, I'll do it it all again then try with Popper. Got the cabinet code in 2021 when I saw things were getting much better in the VP world.

@DidYouReadEULA Год назад

I just saw what one of the issues is...I'm a moron!! 😒 Forgetting to attach a USB cable to the ALP OTG then laptop...I guess the would help?!!!!!!!!! Did give me a reason to order that plus an APC UPS for my pinball rig. Need to protect it like I do my custom DIY gaming desktop PC. And wouldn't you know, I ordered the one you mentioned on the written guide without even realizing it!

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

It happens, I've forgotten the same myself a few times. Glad you got it!

@neillbowers9654 Год назад

could you also use a gaming laptop to hook up the the ALP to run these tables? i have a razer laptop with a RTX 2070 would this be good enough? thanks in advance for any advice.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

It would most likely run just fine. See the grey box at this link: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp-mod1/#Chapter_5_PC_Requirements . There you'll see a "Click here" link that will allow you to enter the specs of your laptop and see what type of performance to expect.

@neillbowers9654 Год назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Thanks a lot for the link it seems my laptop is all in the green so will be fine. I'm in UK so getting ripped off on the prices compared to you guys over there but i bought myself a legends ultimate 300 arcade machine, which was delivered a couple of days ago, and i'm having a blast reliving my youth running coinopsx after watching your videos on how to do it all. The next step is to get the ATGames pinball machine and vibs board so i can play all these amazing tables I keep seeing being played on it using future and visual pinball.

@ninja-j8889 2 года назад

Sorry quick question anyone know if you can change a setting to improve haptic feedback on flippers when using popper front end? I setup and play table but not feedback on flippers etc when playing

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Turning the volume up is about the only thing I can think of.

@ninja-j8889 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk ok thx

@jcreazy 2 года назад

I am having an issue with the front end, the table is in the right orientation but it's full screen and the game select is sideways.

@TheBigblue0911 2 года назад

Do you have any tutorial videos that go over how PUP packs work and how to install them?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Not at present, but it is on my to-do list. I'll also be adding it to the guide once I get there : wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/

@neehooya 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk That would be fantastic, keep us posted!

@border411 Год назад

Do you need to use JoytoKey? I was planning to just map everything inside the system as an XBox controller (for use with my PC). Will I run into issues with VPX and Future Pinball by doing so?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

You can if you want, totally up to you. I use j2k because it's the easiest way for a user to get setup and working without much hassle.

@retror.d.1630 Год назад

It has been a pain in the butt to set up the J2k

@zergmare7 2 года назад

How can i change my controls so they are mapped to arcade buttons? Also, how can i flip the playing field to be horizontal?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

If you're using the j2k profile, you could re-map them there if needed. You can rotate the display using the Degree setting here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#Switch_HDMI_Input

@funtyes1970 3 года назад

I'm kinda knew to this Visual Pinball when adding a pinball table when adding a VPX tables how do you know if you need Rom files or not . cuz i have added VPX tables before and it didn't need Rom files . i think it would make it so much easier if all files are included with a table file and not search what files you still need . just wondering

@WagnersTechTalk 3 года назад

Not all tables will need roms, you're correct. Depending on where you downloaded the table, the author may provide additional information about it and what is needed. In this video, when I imported the VPX metadata you can see the rom section was populated with one of the rom files that was needed.

@WVPixelGuy 2 года назад

David, not sure if you figured this out or not, but if you don't have a rom for the table, it will let you know it needs it and give you the name of the rom you need. Some do, some don't. None of the Future Pinball tables need roms.

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

So i have pretty much everything done now mod wise and all that, was just wondering do you have a very detailed video on how to add and get pup packs working for the different tables? Would love to be able to play the tables and see the backglass image (title and picture for the table) change into a video and play some footage then go back to the title name and picture etc. I've seen peoples videos where they do that and it looks amazing, yet can't find any really good video explaining in detail on how to get the pup packs up and running, no idea where to put the files or anything the pup pack stuff is probably the most complicated part to me, or adding music to those tables like the Metallica or acdc tables, no idea how to do that stuff.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

This video discusses adding media, you can also find it written here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Customizing_Table_Media . If you need more, check out NailBuster's videos (on YT www.youtube.com/@NailBuster/videos ), he may have some content that will assist further.

@TheBaze69 Год назад

Will this work with the pinball FX3 configuration on the ALP?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I assume you're asking if the j2k profile will work with FX3. If that's the case, yes. You will need to remap the left/right nudge buttons according to what's in the Popper guide. There is also a dedicated guide on FX3 here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3 . Hope this is helpful to you!

@calvindavis1071 2 года назад

I copied the file into the PinUp Popper folder but after starting the Leprechaun King table, the ball never appears in the launcher so I can launch using the ball launcher. Wondering what I'm doing wrong? I did not delete the FX3 profile because I don't know if I will use it through PinUp Popper or just keep it separate.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Does FX3 work for you? If not, please see this: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#OTG_Troubleshooting . What firmware are you running on the ALP? Some older versions had OTG issues, the latest v5.65.0 has been working fine for me.

@calvindavis1071 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk FX3 does work. In PinUp Popper, the ball never loads into the chamber so I can launch it using the plunger. The flippers don't work after starting a table. I have just updated from 5.64 to 5.65 and it still doesn't work. I have the cfg file in the directory where the cfg file for FX3 is located. As of now I intend to keep FX3 separate from PinUp Popper since FX3 works without any problems. I assume that like FX3, the ball should automatically load after I start a table in PinUp Popper.

@justinfreiman5521 13 дней назад

is it possible to have 3 screens feeding into ATGAMES LEGENDS 4K? I would like to do that with VPX and FUTURE PINBALL tables. I see in this video you have the backglass and playing field but not the smaller matrix type screen thanks for all the tutorials. I just ordered my ATGAMES LEGENDS 4k machine and want to modify to play other tables. A bit of a novice but not afraid to try things out.

@WagnersTechTalk 13 дней назад

This is an old video for the ALP HD. Here's a more recent one for the 4KP: wagnerstechtalk.com/alp4k-pcsetup . However, it doesn't go into VPX in this video, but the basic setup would be the same.

@justinfreiman5521 12 дней назад

@@WagnersTechTalk thanks I saw that video as well.. Can I use the Stream Deck directly with the ALP 4k? I see it has lots of inputs so not sure if others needed. Also ZEN has a cabinet Mode for Pinball FX so do i just plug the stream directly into the ALP 4K? thanks again!!

@johnnysnags9101 10 месяцев назад

Hello John. I am on the quick setup, I am trying to hook to laptop. I have USB to c hub I had for steam deck for 1hdmi and the other HDMI off laptop straight to machine. When I go to my display settings, the it is 1/2 put together for my monitors. Does this mean I can't use that steam deck hub for the vibs board?

@WagnersTechTalk 10 месяцев назад

Ah, set the displays for "Extended". That should allow you to set the displays.

@johnnysnags9101 10 месяцев назад

I did try that. But it still only says 1 and 2 with 1 being laptop. Shouldn't there actually be 3? I suppose my steam deck usb c HDMI adapter must not work with vibs board

@johnnysnags9101 10 месяцев назад

Turns out I forgot to hit switch for vibs. Now I have 1/3 and 2. Will this still work?

@johnnysnags9101 10 месяцев назад

So I got to pinup popper, did all your steps, and the leprechaun game main screen is in landscape. Is it because of my 1/2 and 3 setup or did I miss something else?

@calvindavis1071 2 года назад

Is there any other way to get the Standard ALP Joy2Key profile for PinUp Popper besides FB? I don't use FB.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

I can't re-host other people's work, unless they ask me to. Maybe a friend/relative can download it for you and e-mail it?

@100HourVinyl Год назад

Does this allow you to add a DMD screen and connect it all together to a PC for 3 screens on it?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I haven't, I don't have a 3rd display to use. However, yes you can.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Here's some info. that may be helpful to you: www.buystuffarcades.com/pages/fx3-screens-set-up

@alexandredesjardins1072 2 года назад

I don't see any info about setting up alp buttons for VPX and FP, any clues?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Yes, that is what the JoyToKey profile will do for you. If you have the Arcade Control Panel for your ALP and set it up as shown in the video and on the guide here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#JoyToKey_Setup all the buttons will be mapped for you. There is a purple chart there that shows you what the buttons do. Hope the helps!

@shimonleibl4872 Год назад

Hi there, is there a reason I couldn’t us other emulators on my PC and play them through the ALP? I suppose I’d have to adjust the monitor rotation to 0 instead of 90 degrees. But I’m thinking I could do that and run emulators while still using the ALP joystick setup to control. Does that make sense?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Not sure what emulators you're referring to. If you're talking about vertical arcade games, you may want to check this out: wagnerstechtalk.com/al-coinopsxv/

@shimonleibl4872 Год назад

I meant any emulators for say Super Nintendo, playstation etc. essentially I’d be using the playfield as a screen and using the controls on the ALP as a keyboard controller utilizing joy2key. Can you think of a reason that wouldn’t work?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

@@shimonleibl4872 You may want to create a separate profile in j2k if you go this route. You'll most certainly need to re-map the control panel buttons. Aside from that, should work.

@shimonleibl4872 Год назад

Thanks for letting me know your thoughts. Very helpful.

@DarrinsDen2023 2 года назад

Does VPX detect the ALP controls automatically with no need for third party software such as "joy2key" and does the plunger work in VPX? Really only going to use the ALP for the onboard and downloadable pinball tables and VPX.. I don't have or want to get that arcade control for it.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

You can configure Steam/FX3 and VPX using their own configuration if you don't want to use JoyToKey - I don't have any details on that in the guides. I prefer using a single piece of software that maps to everything I want to play (FX3/FP/VPX). It just makes it easier and works consistently. If you don't want to use the arcade control panel, I reference another JoyToKey profile here that may work for you: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Standard_ALP_Profile I've not personally tried it as I do have the arcade control panel installed but still wanted to mention it for those that don't.

@DarrinsDen2023 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk thank you, I got the USB A - USB A cable to hook up my PC. I notice some issues with the included Gottlieb tables just a couple of them. Especially on the "Gladiators" table. Nothing on the playfield lights up except for the flashers. And on "Black Hole" the area where it tells you number of balls on the playfield doesn't work either.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Not a big fan of the included 22 tables myself, I play mainly the Zac & TAITO tables which are much better. I've expressed the same to AtGames regarding the Far Sight developed tables.

@DWATSON1975 Год назад

Is this ok PC spec wise to run this software for my alp Beelink Mini PC SEi10, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 Turbo 3.60 GHz, 16GB RAM, 500GB ROM M.2 2280 NVMe SSD, UHD Graphics 4K 60Hz, Triple Display, WiFi 6, BT5.2.? Thank you

@kato771 Год назад

Have you had any issues with mp3s not loading? I keep getting an error 2 can't load.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Can't say that I have honestly. May want to ask this on the FB Group or Discord here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Download

@johnsland8786 2 года назад

Sorry, I'm a little confused. If VPX wants me to leave my monitors in landscape mode, do I have to switch them back and forth to run FX3 from Steam? I tried running FX3 in landscape and even changing the orientation in cabinet mode, everything was wonky. I thought I saw where you were now recommending to set up FX3 with the monitors in landscape mode but I can't seem to get them to work that way. Referring to the main playfield monitor, that is. What am I doing wrong? Thank you!

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Leave both monitors in Landscape mode. The switch for the playfield to move into portrait mode occurs with this: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#Switch_HDMI_Input Hope that helps!

@johnsland8786 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Thank you for the reply. Ya, those are the settings I'm using already but I have to put the playfield(main) monitor into Portrait mode from my PC display settings or it stays in landscape. I can go into the cabinet settings and change the orientation there and it will rotate into Portrait mode but the whole thing is shifted off to one side and the graphics are distorted. Maybe I'll try setting the degree to 180 or 270 on the channel screen and see if that does anything. I'll just have to mess around with it some more. Thanks again.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Interesting, when you set it for Degree 90, it should have rotated from Landscape to Portrait mode. I've not seen that not work.

@johnsland8786 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Sorry, I don't want to clog up your comments, just one last question for clarity... The monitor in the cabinet is mounted in Portrait position. So, if my display settings are landscape with Degree 0, shouldn't the display be full size and sideways where I have to stand to the side to see it straight? My display only shows that way with landscape and Degree 90. Landscape with Degree 0 has a small screen displayed in landscape in the middle of the main monitor. It's almost as if the Degree setting is changing the view without actually changing the orientation, if that makes sense? The ONLY way my games display correctly is display settings main monitor Portrait mode and Degree 90. Could this be a defect with the board in the cabinet? Or an issue with the main display? Any idea where I could go to discuss this further, maybe with pictures? Thanks again for your replies, I appreciate the help.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

@@johnsland8786 Make sure your monitors are lined up exactly like shown here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Install_PinUP_Popper_Baller_Installer If you have one other the other slightly above or below the other, things aren't going to look right. Playfield on the left, Backbox on the right. That "might" be your issue.

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

How do you update vpx and future pinball? For example i have a couple tables running perfect in VPX but some I'm trying to get says its version 10.72 and that I'm only 10.70, how do i update the programs so i can use these newer tables? Cause i can't find anything about updating future pinball and vpx.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

For updating, you'll want to check out Nailbuster's site. Here's a link: www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php?id=release_notes

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

@Wagner's TechTalk thank you, appreciate it.

@bubbles22222 Год назад

i saw CoinOps Collections The Arch's Pinball Build - Standalone PC Fully Loaded Pinball Frontend + addons on arcade punks. Have uyou heard of this and if so do you think it will work on the ALP

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I have no info. nor experience with that.

@playingmax Год назад

Hi, I just upgraded my RTX 1660super to a AMD RX 5700XT would u know what graphics setting I should use.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I don't have any AMD Graphix cards here, so can't help that much. Are you having an issue? If so, what is it perhaps I can help that way or point you in the right direction.

@neehooya 2 года назад

Jon, great video, thank you! Can you do a similar with Pinball Emporium software?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Thank you, much appreciated! I don't have plans for a PE video at this time. I realize it's easier to install, but it shares registry entries with PinUP Popper and will cause problems. I decided to go with the more flexible route (PinUP Popper) instead. Not as easy, but customizable.

@neehooya 2 года назад

Gotcha, any issues with running fx3 on Steam and PinUp? Do you have to make changes in display settings?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

No, got that documented here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Setup_FX3 and full FX3 guide here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx3/

@neehooya 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk you are the best, thanks Jon!!

@neehooya 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk I ran into an issue, after installing the Pinup and setting up the display. I see two tables but none of the buttons/controls work. Any suggestions? I have Joytokey open prior to launching the pinup. I also noticed when running fx3 through steam the directional joysticks skips a field. Let me know your thoughts.

@coreyalexander9059 2 года назад

Hello. In using the "Installing/Adding VPX Tables" section of this video (and the section in the online tutorial on your website), I'm getting a ROM message when I attempt to test the table. I downloaded all of the ROM files to the VPinMame oms folder (all are compressed Zip Folders), but the message says the ROM set is missing. All 6 ROMs are in the Zip Folders though. Any idea why I'm receiving this message, and how can it be fixed?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Not sure, sometimes it depends on the table. May be missing a rom or other element. May need to see what the developer of the table has to say in their release notes. Also, see if you can load it up manually in vpx, it may give you a clue as to which roms are missing.

@coreyalexander9059 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk The ROM message actually occurred when I manually loaded the table in VPX. It specifically listed which 6 ROMs it was attempting to locate. All 6 ROMs are in the roms folder. Very strange as to why it's not recognizing them...

@jameswaters8774 4 месяца назад

Good morning! Dumb question I know…I followed your instructions to try to download Baller Installer from their FB Group (which I’ve joined). When I open up this page I’m not seeing the “Announcements” section to go to the download. Can you give me more directions. It’s probably obvious and I’m missing it. Thank you!

@WagnersTechTalk 4 месяца назад

Hi James, I think they are under the Featured heading now. You'll have to expand the post.

@jameswaters8774 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I went there and it looks like as of November, 2023 the latest version of Pinup Popper is: PinUP_Popper_Baller_Installer_2311.exe This is the file I download now for Popper, correct? I apologize…newbie here but I’m learning as much as I can. Thank you for all your informative videos!! 🙏

@GamesAndMoreGamesAndMoreGames 2 года назад

On my ALP my VIBS board makes makes itself the primary (1) screen by default. #2 is always my playfield. Just a note as others likely have this issue.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

In Windows, did you set your monitors like this (see right image): wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Install_PinUP_Popper_Baller_Installer 1=Playfield, 2=VIBS ?

@GamesAndMoreGamesAndMoreGames 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Yes. However, my video card (RX 570) has only 1 HDMI and all others are DP. I think by default the HDMI in Windows is "Display 1". So the only option I have is to order my displays from left to right as Display 2 = Playfield (DP) then Display 1 = VIBS (HDMI).

@BuzzaB77 Год назад

any clue as to why some tables don't respond to 1 to start. I can hear a response to entering the credit but can't start the game. Also despite loading the joy to key profile, the only buttons that work are the plunger, flippers and dpad. I can't add credits or launch from the table I have to press 5 and 1 on the keyboard (when they work)

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

If you're using the Arcade Control Panel, you can find the default mapping of the j2k profile below the purple image here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Arcade_Control_Panel_Profile . If you need/want to change the profile, just reassign the buttons as-needed. Similarly, if you prefer xpadder there is a profile for that on the Pinball FX guide: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx/#Button_Mapping . I left buttons 3&4 open to map however you wish also.

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

Jon, I am using the arcade control panel, the plunger on my legends pinball is completely broken, can I set my plunger button to one of the arcade control panel buttons?

@mgpmbass3616 2 года назад

How do you setup pinup popper to load the bam fploader? My fp games crash everytime I use the pinup popper front end and I was told it needs to be configured to load the bam fploader.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

For the FP pinball crashing, see this section of the guide. Fixed the issue for me: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Future_Pinball_Hanging

@mgpmbass3616 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Thank you for the quick reply. I got it stable and working, but now I can't figure out how to configure Popped to load FP tables in fullscreen mode instead of arcade mode. It's weird, if I load the table in FP, go to preferences, then to video and uncheck arcade mode, exit out, go back into Popper and load my table, it'll load in fullscreen mode allowing me to change views and look at the backglass etc.. However, when I load another table, it goes right back to arcade mode and it's driving me bonkers.

@kghhgkgk6322 Год назад

My back glass insists on displaying on the bottom third of the screen. I can manually pull it up but even then the start menu is still in the way at the bottom

@akcrafter5321 11 месяцев назад

I followed the steps for setting up the displays and making sure the backglass and playfield were setup based on a 2 screen setup. When I try to start a game the configuration looks correct, but after the game loads, the playfield moves up to the backglass and I have no backglass. My playfield shows my pc desktop. How do I correct this?

@WagnersTechTalk 11 месяцев назад

Try rebooting, then re-configure the monitors again. Make sure the playfield display is set as the primary display. It shouldn't change unless the HDMI cable was disconnected (or is bad).

@akcrafter5321 11 месяцев назад

@WagnersTechTalk I figured out the playfield moving to the backglass. On the games manager in popup config, there is an option for "keep displays on" I set that to 1,2,3. However now I am not getting the playfield at all now. It is showing a backglass image.

@TheBigb1973 6 месяцев назад

At 12:23 you mentioned everything is being streamed over. What's that mean and how do you do it?

@WagnersTechTalk 6 месяцев назад

Sure, here you go: wagnerstechtalk.com/alppcsetup/#Remote_Desktop_Connection

@TheBigb1973 6 месяцев назад

@@WagnersTechTalk so does this mean I can sit at my desk and set this up instead of at the pinball?

@WagnersTechTalk 6 месяцев назад

Yes, that's exactly what I use it for 😎 You can also swap between displays which is VERY handy.

@calvindavis1071 2 года назад

I have a VIBS board installed and have been using Pinball FX3 with no issues. The PinUp Popper installer is not seeing the VIBS, it's only seeing one monitor. I did select Layout A (2-screens) and clicked Apply Layout but on the next page it only detects one display. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

If FX3 works with the VIBS board and showing the image on the backglass, PinUP Popper should as well. I would re-run the installer and make sure the backbox overlay is appearing properly before proceeding. At this point, it's Windows that is providing the displays so either something got disconnected during the process or some other unknown issue (to me) occurred.

@calvindavis1071 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Thank you for your reply. Right after I posted I restarted the installer choosing option A and it worked. Correct me if I'm wrong but I need set up Joy2key again for PinUp Popper? I already use it for FX3 on my ALP. I never saw the ball load in the games after starting a table.

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Good news! You can find the J2k profile mentioned here that works with FX3&PinUP: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Arcade_Control_Panel_Profile . See below, a few minor re-mappings you'll need for FX3 for the nudge buttons if you decide to use this profile.

@calvindavis1071 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk Thank so much for your quick replies. I appreciate it!

@fleejay806 2 месяца назад

Same process for the 4K machine?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 месяца назад

I'll have a separate guide for the 4KP, but you can use this to get started.

@davidmartinelli9952 2 года назад

I want to add a dmd screen to my legends. I have monitor all installed but cant figure out how to get my dmd onto third screen. How do i change setting in pinup to see 3 screens?

@WagnersTechTalk 2 года назад

Hi David, I only have two displays connected to my machine (unless you count the BitPixel HV) so don't have any details on a 3rd monitor / DMD setup -at this point. May want to check Nailbuster's site, he may have something regarding setting up a 3rd display here: www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/doku.php If I were to go about it, in Windows I'd just drag the 3rd monitor to the far right of the other two displays and then adjust the DMD. I haven't done it, so can't offer much more than that.

@davidmartinelli9952 2 года назад

@@WagnersTechTalk thank you! Ill try both.

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

The plunger on my legends pinball machine when i got it was broken, so i have to use the enter key on my keyboard to launch the ball, is there a way on joy2key to set a button or the joystick to launch the ball while I'm in a game? So i don't have to use the keyboard anymore, please help me. I have the arcade control panel installed.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

You can also press and hold the front nudge button to launch the ball, won't need to use the keyboard.

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

I'll try that out, thanks man.

@JuicyPiickle Год назад

Your talking about the white button on the front of the machine with the red arrow right? If so I'm trying that now on fx3 and visual pinball and neither works, I have joy2key up with that joy2key button mapping file you recommended in a video, but I still have to use the enter key on my keyboard to launch the ball, no buttons on the pinball machine itself will launch the ball because my plunger is broken, wish I could figure this out already.

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

I'm no longer using j2k on my machine but instead xpadder ( wagnerstechtalk.com/alpfx/#Button_Mapping ). I thought j2k was mapped the same, but apparently I'm mistaken. Alternatively, open j2k and map the plunger button to one of the other buttons on the control panel. Whichever one you use the least.

@kentrey Год назад

I set up all images and media but when I load the tables there's only a dmd over a windows theme. Any idea?

@WagnersTechTalk Год назад

Likely has to do with the layout on each of the displays. You have to position them to the appropriate monitor how you want it. There is more here: wagnerstechtalk.com/alpbi/#Initial_Configuration