How to install the virtual pinball software

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Episode#3 Custom Virtual Pinball Cabinet Build
This video is all about installing the software needed to run our virtual pinball cabinet. I give a rough breakdown of the work that has been done in the virtual pinball community for the last 20 years and then show you my first time experience with using the Nailbuster's All in one Baller Installer. After doing all of the individual installs and tweaking of settings to get things working right the old way on my practice build, this fresh install was definitely a smooth and easy one!
Once again, a special thank you to all of the members of the virtual pinball community who have created these wonderful programs, tables, front ends, and installers for everyone to enjoy! We could not do this with out all of your efforts!
Links I used and referred to in this video:
Nailbuster's wiki for virtual pinball software setup (old method)
www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/...
Nailbuster's wiki for the all in one Baller Installer (new method)
www.nailbuster.com/wikipinup/...
7 Zip software to zip/unzip files
www.7-zip.org/
Baller Installer Facebook Group
/ 138794908064016
Special thanks to Nailbuster and Terry Red for their inspiration and help with setting up my practice virtual pinball pc build going. Check out their channels and give them a like and a subscribe for all of their efforts! Links below.
Nailbuster Software
/ @nailbuster
Terry Red
/ @terryred
This custom virtual pinball cabinet will be one of the coolest thing I have ever made and I hope you will follow along with the video series and be inspired to create your own! I will be filming the series in the same format as I filmed the custom raspberry pi arcade cabinet series so every aspect of the build can be shown in detail.
If you have any questions about the build, please feel free to comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
If you would like to keep up with behind the scenes info, pictures, and videos, follow us at / way_of_the_wrench
If you enjoyed the video, learned some cool tech tips, or would like to use my plans, I would appreciate a like and a subscribe so I can be inspired to create more videos and continue to make better content for you guys! Thanks for watching and if you hit the post notification bell, you will know when our next videos are out!
Do you know someone who would absolutely love watching/making a virtual pinball cabinet build? I would love a share out on your social media!
I hope that these videos can help someone if they want to create their own virtual pinball cabinet and if you would like to make a similar version as mine, go ahead. I will be posting all designs and plans throughout the build videos and a final video showing build costs and plans.
If you have any ideas for the theme or look of the virtual pinball cabinet, please leave a comment down below!!
Music for this very special episode by :
Thanks to Teknoaxe for his royalty free music for our intro/outro music. Please check out all of Teknoaxe's sweet music tracks!
www.teknoaxe.com
Intro music is Synthwave D
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNDvO...
Outro music is Sythwave E
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBxnY...
Way of the Wrench is looking for a collaboration with any KZfaqrs out there hard at work making royalty free music, just send me a message with your link for consideration.
Disclaimer: These videos are intended for entertainment and inspiration. Working in a woodshop, metalshop, or autoshop is dangerous without proper safety and experience. Always seek professional advice and training before using any power tools/machinery. If you have any uncertainty before performing any shop procedure, stop and learn a safe method/technique. Do not attempt anything simply because you saw it in one of my videos. Be smart, use common sense, respect your power tools/machines, and be safe.

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@dorochagi_k 2 жыл бұрын

As always, an excellent tutorial while giving proper credit to everyone involved. Thank you for doing this.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yeah there was no way I was going to pretend 20 years of people's hard work was mine. Just wanted to try out the Baller Installer and have a complete series that shows everything needed to make there own virtual pinball cabinet. Thanks for the watch!

@phyternl 2 жыл бұрын

Downloads and all, I was up and running in under an hour! Fantastic!!! Can't wait to get started on my cab.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect! Yeah Baller Installer takes like 90% of the harder setup away. The old way took waaaay longer. Glad I was able to help ya out! Good luck on your cab build, if ya have any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks for the watch!

@sudarshangopinathan5904 2 жыл бұрын

I came back to say this, thank you very much for making this video. I had tried so many times and had given up. This is what finally worked. Thank you very much.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to help and be part of the vpin community. Thanks for the watch!

@willemvanrijssel1667 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this episode. It was very enlightening. I made a summary of every important fact in Word and put screenshots inbetween. It's a slow and tidious process but then it all makes sense in the end. Also got my DMD working, in the sciptfile at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="932">15:32</a> you find the settings for the Pixelcade and I set it at true and port=COM4 and it's now working nicely. Thanks again, I followed other tutorials but this is the clearest.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad I was able to help you out! Thanks for the watch!

@deadmousyplutaprestige8771 Жыл бұрын

I'm 52 years old and because of people like yourself and others I found the confidence to build my own virtual pinball arcade system. I found a alienware aurora r7 for 20. 2 25in 1080 pc monitors and desk mounting pole for 5. A 40in 1080p tv for 16. 2 speakers for 10, and a real standup arcade cabinet coin doors and all for 15. It took me roughly 4 months on and off (I'm in arizona) building it. I built it and now I'm doing the software portion. So as far as I know I could be the first standup pinball, I'm limited to room in my home thats why I went this route. The pc monitors sit above the playfield monitor. Left side dmd, right marquee. I will be following your tutorial and I thank you for all these videos.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you like the content and my teaching style! Sounds like you have a great project going so far, I'd love to see some pics when you're done. Cheers!

@edtignor4235 10 ай бұрын

I wanted to stop and give you praise. You have created some great videos on this and it is very appreciated. If you are ever in Nashville TN I owe you a drink!!!

@wayofthewrench 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your kind words, I'm happy people are enjoying all my hard work. Yeah a nice cold beer would be sweet! Not sure I'm heading to Nashville anytime soon though....thanks for the watch. Cheers from B.C. Canada!

@JessicaLesliepkm 2 жыл бұрын

You’re the coolest uncle!! Can’t wait to show C your videos ❤️❤️ Love you and can’t wait to see you

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Awe shucks! He hasn't seen them yet? Man he's gonna love em. Can't wait to see you too!

@PierryChan Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! This was very helpful. I just wanted to congratulate you, cheers!

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad I could help ya out Pierry! Are you making a vpin cabinet?

@PierryChan Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Yes! I'm gutting my Arcade1up Attack From Mars and building a new Backbox... I wish I had more space for a full size cabinet haha. Thanks again for the videos!

@markmaisy4858 Жыл бұрын

It's ok found it! Not familiar with facebook (only opened for Quest 2), all went well a breeze in fact, your step by step really helped here, much appreciated

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Happy to help Mark, enjoy your virtual pinball!

@pauljoly5403 2 жыл бұрын

WOW thanks I been bang my head try to get things installed excellent video

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help ya out Paul! I remember how hard it was to start figuring all of this out and that was before baller installer. Thanks for the watch!

@themicrodriftpozzie9925 2 жыл бұрын

Great video I’m new and needed it thank you !

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, we were all new at one time. There's a whole build series to check out since it is for beginners too! Thanks for the watch and enjoy your new hobby!

@Vidal2021 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this series of videos. I've the same USB Startech 7.1. I can only get it to do 5.1. Hoping you'll post you install and setup soon. Thanks.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Sadly, I am not there yet but I will be soon. I will make a ssf video where I install the exciters, amps, and Startech 7.1 Just stay tuned to the channel....its coming. If ya can't wait, there is a ssf facebook group you might wanna check out. Thanks for the watch!

@stuartsherman5975 Жыл бұрын

Yep, much easier than the lord way. Thank you for the awesome video walking me the process.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

The Lord way? Praying to Jesus for virtual pinball is gonna take waaaay too long.....lol

@qldgadgets 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, thank you so much

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

No worries Bruh, glad you liked it! Lots of videos in that playlist and they get better as the build progresses. Thanks for the watch, enjoy the series!

@Ferchote2008 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very helpfull. Greetings form Buenos Aires, Argentina

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bruh! Cheers from Vancouver Canada!

@marcosaureliodemoraes7085 2 жыл бұрын

Estou muito feliz com seus vídeos Parabéns.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcos, glad you enjoyed the video!

@sporehux8344 2 жыл бұрын

Great guide, i abandoned my cab setup a few years ago (config was all over the place) , time to dust it off and have a crack.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bruh! Glad you found it useful. The setup of all of the different programs is super confusing to new people to the vpin community. I know that because when I started, I didn't even know where to start. Yeah time to dust off that vpin project, it's way too cool of a project to be collecting dust. Thanks for the watch, cheers!

@Joemama-km9np Жыл бұрын

Thanks, virtual pinball newbie and stumbled across your video. If you can put basic "items needed" for virtual pinball (table screen size,etc) that would be great. Edit: it's been 10 months and my interest came back to install this and your the only video which breaks this down ELI5 style. Thanks.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Way ahead of ya, I have an entire diy series for every aspect of a budget 1080p virtual pinball build. Start right at the beginning and you'll find it is in the order you should attempt your build. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in that videos comment section. I still answer every single comment I get. Good luck on your build and welcome to the channel! Virtual Pinball Cabinet: kzfaq.info/sun/PLrqlHbqP7FIO5P8e8HtrBB01xqQtAWpJ5

@ms0099rg 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!!! Keep it up!!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Gonna be awesome fa sure!

@bluddynucklesgarage 6 ай бұрын

A newbie here and I Thank you!

@wayofthewrench 6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Hopefully I earned your subscription today. Thanks for the watch and your support for the channel!

@cpace123 Жыл бұрын

I know this is old, but I'm way excited. Looks like a great time to get into VP

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

My series is old or the hobby? Yeah it's an awesome time to start, lot's of cool new things and stuff is advancing a lot. Thanks for the watch and enjoy your build. Cheers!

@stuartsherman5975 Жыл бұрын

My mistake. I meant the old way not the lord way. Autocorrect got me again.😂

@wayofthewrench 5 ай бұрын

It's getting better and better lately too, so many updates and improvements.

@brendens5961 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. You got a subscriber. Have been wanting to do a build like this for a while since I built my name cab.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brenden for the watch and the sub! Yeah this vpin cab is one of the coolest builds I have ever done, I can't wait to play it again (played on my living room floor just on the monitors for like 6 months). Hopefully this series can get you through your build. I'd love to see your finished vpin cab when you're done, just dm my Instagram. Cheers!

@brendens5961 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench will do. might be a little while, but I have a lot of salvage TVs and monitors lying around. Gotta finish my house remodel then I can get a new project.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

I think your new house remodel needs.....no....deserves a virtual pinball cabinet!

@brendens5961 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench totally agree. Remodel is taking longer than expected. When done tinkering will resume as normal.

@PJanow4711 2 жыл бұрын

Mega Video ... THANKS!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it, lots more videos in that series coming....stay tuned.

@andresefrada1367 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

The baller installer is a game changer for sure. So much faster than the old way. Kudos to Nailbuster and everyone who has created these amazing programs and tables! Seriously a community of truly talented people. The real problem now is how to stop playing the vpin and get on building the cabinet.....way too much fun.

@Itmonolith Жыл бұрын

Brother man!! I am upset with you (joke). I am not sure what hole I lived in but I did not know that virtual pinball was this developed and looked that good so I started researching and found you. I started your series on making the cabinet and was up past 1am last night binge watching them all like some Netflix show! Super tired this AM but wanted to send you a big kudos on your videos. They are very very well done so I applaud you not only for their quality but the content as well. Extremely helpful and they have me excited to jump into building my own virtual pinball cabinet now. I have 2 pins now (Solar City and Time Warp) that I restored but honestly I may sell them and go virtual so I can enjoy hundreds more in 1 box. Love it! Anyways, thank you mate, keep up the great work. -cheers-

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you found out about vpins and my channel! I work very hard on my videos so it's always nice to hear back from people. If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share out my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Let me know if you have any questions during your build. Welcome to the channel!

@Itmonolith Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench I already have shared it with some others in hopes they jump on a table project as well. ;-) I still haven't gone through all yours yet on the build but I'll get to it. Thanks again.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruh! Yeah you should totally get some buddies to make vpin cabs too! Mass production for the win!

@rolfschubert1853 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate all the work you have put into your cab and especially all these videos. It looks like you installed the VirtuaPin plunger and accompanying input board along with the Pinup Popper front end. How did you manage to get Pinup Popper to recognize the keys from the VirtuaPin board? It'll work for all the tables in VPX and FP but not for the menu in Pinup Popper. Thanks for your help.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

No worries, glad you like the content! In previous videos I was using the keyboard for button presses, I haven't set up my Virtuapin v3 plunger kit yet but I will be soon so I will find out soon. As far as I know you setup up using the virtuapin controller software and make sure it is running ok in vpx and future first. Then if it isn't working in pinup popper, there should be a button setup menu in popper to get that setup as well. Hope this works for ya. Thanks for the watch!

@mikeyfoofoo 2 жыл бұрын

Okay. I'm trying this tonight. Wish me luck!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

You got this! You'll be playing TOTAN or Monster Mash in no time! Have fun!

@mikeyfoofoo 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Lol - the hardest part is figuring out what to do once it's installed. 18:47 was a start. 1 Start Game, sometimes 5 to enter a coin and Shifts left Shifts right are paddles. Q in the right place to quit. It took me longer than the install pretty much. haha -- Now I'm about to rearrange my displays!

@mikeyfoofoo 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench TOTAN and Monster Bash are a blast. The wife and kids really have gotten into it. I think we've been bit but the vpin bug.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah I never played when I was younger but now Im hooked and I've gotten my daughter into it too. Eventually I would like to have family tournaments and high score bragging rights. Cheers!

@loveordie4 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! You building a vpin cabinet? Cheers!

@loveordie4 Жыл бұрын

@Way of the Wrench trying to figure out my best and most affordable option. Building would be better I think.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Yeah its waaaay cheaper to build your own. Like almost 10 times the cost. You can do it!

@lavernekrahenbil736 Жыл бұрын

I only had two favourite shop teachers. You're one of them. I'm going to build a VP cabinet but first I'm trying to go through a learning curve before starting. You do instill confidence in my tackling this. My Q is, do you use or need MJR's Pinscape software in your build? If not, why?

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Awwwwe shucks.....thank you very much! I do try very hard to make the best videos I can for people out there so it's always nice to hear back from my viewers. Yes, you can do it! I'd love to see your cabinet when you're done! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. No pinscape is not mandatory, it is an option though. For example I used a Virtuapin plunger kit and they use their own controller. Pinscape is the software running on a kl25z board. If you use pinscape with a stand alone kl25z board you will have to figure out a plunger for your setup but as a trade off, pinscape software has a shift button function that he Virtuapin controller doesn't have. Good luck on your build and welcome to the channel!

@tovexd 2 жыл бұрын

Love the vids man so much useful information, I’m going to give this a try with a barebones build with the kids, how do you set these up to work with an arcade stick or controller? I want to look at a custom arcade stick with flipper buttons on the side

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, you should totally do this with your kids! The setup with an arcade stick should be really easy if it has a usb connection, just map your buttons inside vpx. I have videos coming out later that will show this process but it should be really easy. Essentially you can play with a keyboard too until you get it figured out. Thanks for the watch!

@tovexd 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Gave this project a go over the weekend! Was mostly a proof of concept using a laptop and an small tv propped up on the coffee table with an arcade stick as controls, kids loved it though. Its got me wanting to explore a more permeant feature!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, you should totally go for it now! Start collecting a pc and some monitors first and go from there. Just take your time and get your kids involved in the process! Cheers!

@valb.rosario3474 Жыл бұрын

Realmente Fantástico o seu tutorial. Passei o dia tentando configura o Back glass, se tivesse vindo direito no seu canal teria me poupado um bom tempo...Obrigado.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad I was able to help you out. Hopefully I was able to earn your subscription today. Cheers!

@rein3751 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it helps me a lot. it all works fine after struggling for months. :) hopefuly youre going to ad all the buttons, solenoids, kl shieldv5.1 with the kl25z and all its software. because iam struggling with that too. and with youre videos it looks easy.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, glad I was able to help you out and you're up and running now! Yes I plan on doing a video for the entire build, although with different components maybe. Next video is decasing monitors and talking about what to get. Then a parts gathering video ( might skip ssf for now and do later). Then a design/plans video. Then start building the cabinet. I purchased the kl25z plunger v3 kit from Virtuapin and to start, that might be it as it cab be used for 15 buttons. After the base budget build is done, I will start looking at all of the extras like dof, ssf, shaker motor, wiper motor, knocker, led addressable led strips, etc. I am heavily leaning towards ssf with exciters and then going from there. Thanks for the watch, cheers! Good luck with your build!

@rein3751 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Oh man thats great, cant wait too see more of youre pinball building stuf.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to do it either, I just wish I had more time to work on it. These days I'm only getting a couple hours every every other day to work on it.

@kovacszoltan7571 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This is great! Helped a lot! Is there a video showing how to add additional tables? What files should I move to, what should I look for? Thank you in advance!!!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad it was helpful for ya! Yes, if you look at my virtual pinball cabinet playlist there is a video on how to install vpx tables and all the little things you need to know to get them working right. Thanks for the watch!

@kovacszoltan7571 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like your help, I had a little problem. Everything works great with two screens after installation, the only problem is that i can't move the DMD to the backglass, but not even to another position. Whatever coordinates I enter do not change position of DMD. The problem is in Pinball Fx3 only, Future Pinball and Visual Pinball are OK. I don't know why. Help me, please. Thank you in advance!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly the positioning of the dmd is done by Cartesian coordinates ( like x;y) from the top left corner of your primary monitor. You can change these values to change the size and position with even negative values if your second monitor is to the left or below in your windows display settings. There is also a setting to allow repositioning for backglass and the dmd so maybe that is turned off. Let me know if you can move it at all after this. Cheers!

@mikeoneil3623 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your helpful videos! All went ok with the baller installer until I click to play Leprechaun King. The backglass remains, but the playfield disappears. Tried restarting pc and same thing. Any thoughts?

@wayofthewrench 7 ай бұрын

I would check Alt+Tab and see if the playfield is up but hidden behind another monitor. Aldo check vpx video settings for which monitor is playfield and check that screens setup in windows is what it's supposed to be in the baller installer instructions. After that maybe redo baller installer for the screen selection process. Good luck!

@thelaneman2255 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@beardedprince4942 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE your virtual pinball series 🙌. May I ask? Could I first start with a one screen cabinet and then later add two or three screens down the line? Or will I have to reinstall the software after adding extra screens?

@wayofthewrench 3 ай бұрын

Thanks alot! Yes you totally can! Later just redo the pinup screen section to update it. Thanks for the watch!

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE Жыл бұрын

Thank you that got me most of the way

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Great! Curious...what got ya stumped?

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE Жыл бұрын

@Way of the Wrench On my build for right now I'm being cheap about it and not currently using the kL25 Just trying to build a bear bones set up for right now I was hoping to be able to use one of the DIY arcade button unit sets USB But nothing's communicating

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Those ipac boards should hook up ok. Maybe check usb port, windows devices/drivers, usb cords,etc.

@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Figured it out all working now

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Perfect, good luck on your build!

@tinklefluffypig Жыл бұрын

Follwoed your guide, which was perfect, thank you. I am a desktop user and would like my playfield to display in Landscape for my 2 monitor setup (my second monitor for backglass/dmd is on the wall above my primary monitor) How can i do this if possible?

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

In VPX, there is a desktop mode to select and that's it. Worst case scenario, in editor of the ode you can rotate the playfield to 0 or 270. I believe 0 is landscape and people set this to 270 degrees usually for portrait if fullscreen doesn't work for the vpin cabinets. Good luck and thanks for the watch!

@VaxxedStories Жыл бұрын

For people who opt for no DMD, Is it easy to have the score displayed as an overlay on the backglass?

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Yes, in fact the 2 screen option makes the backglass look just like authentic speakers and dmd. I actually did this for 8 months on my test build. Thanks for the watch!

@franciscojosealvarezgarcis1700 10 ай бұрын

Good afternoon. First of all, congratulations on your work building the pinball and...... let's see if you can help me with the installation of the "baller istaller"... I understand everything and I do it well but I think that when I get to the last phase I'm wrong about something because when I load a table it doesn't appear In my "FullDMD" the entire screen only shows the marker... I'm a little lost because I can't find guidance online and I'm sure this is where I'm wrong. My cabinet configuration is three screens, "Playfield, Backglass and FullDMD"... I have seen other tutorials but they use two screens and not 3....Thank you

@wayofthewrench 10 ай бұрын

I would redo the screens portion of the installer and see if something got missed. Beyond that check windows display settings where you rearrange the display numbers. Aldo check your screens for a very small DMD that needs stretched/sized to fit the full DMD. Remember that you need a game that has a full DMD so you can check it. I believe the lephrachaun table does. Good luck!

@im-lc2oh 10 күн бұрын

you don't need to disable anti-virus. You could just exclude the folders and programs, it is harder to figure out but is possible. Windows would block some stuff in the firewall with the AV so you may have to figure out which ports are required. If the ports are randomized you could allow it at the exe.

@wayofthewrench 9 күн бұрын

Yeah ya know I don't usually have any issues with the anti virus, more issues with Windows updates that mess my 7.1 sound settings. Thanks for the watch and your suggestions. Cheers!

@markmaisy4858 Жыл бұрын

I planned to try this today, joined both facebook and discord groups, the only links for downloads are 'upgrades' assuming you have 'baller installer' already installed. I can't find this 'all in one' anywhere? Any help locating this file would be much appreciated

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

It's pinned right at the top of the facebook group and there will be a all in one baller installer. Cheers!

@stuartsherman5975 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a very helpful video. I also watched TerryRed's software starter and file explanation videos. However, when I tried the test button using setup.exe in the the vpmame folder the window with the test button dissappear and nothing happens. Also, when I bring up the vpx editor and try to click on backglass icon my mouse disappears. In fact, anytime I place the mouse inside the vpx editor the mouse cursor dissappear. Any suggestions on how to fix it? Any assistance anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

@stuartsherman5975 Жыл бұрын

I figured it out. There is a setting I forgot to set if you have an amd cpu. However, I can see the table and can hear the coin dropping, but can't start the game using the number 1 key.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Glad you got it figured out! Out of curiosity, what was the setting for amd?

@billmcray2660 Жыл бұрын

Pure Awesomeness!!!! I have failed at installing VP many times over the years. But, I keep coming back and trying. I stopped back today, did my classic google search "how to set up virtual pinball" and your video has me very excited! Could you please tell me what operating system to use? I only have an old imac at the time but I will be purchasing a PC to get this working. I have no idea of what kind of system requirements that are needed. RAM? Processor speed? OS? It will be used only for this project. Thank you so much for this video!!

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Sweet! Glad you're trying again as this hobby is too cool to not get started! You will need a pc with windows 10 ( or 11) with at least an i3 but an i5 with say 2.9mhz or newer is recommended. Try to get 16g of ram and a gtx 1050ti or better. Use a new 500g ssd drive for your os install. These are a minimum for 1080p at 60hz display. Do a fresh windows operating system install and then install baller installer. All of this should be in the video series as well. Good luck on your build!

@billmcray2660 Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench this is so helpful. I can't believe you actually wrote back!!! You have supplied me with everything I need! THANK YOU!!!! I can hear the sounds of Data East's Check Point Pinball in my sleep. YES YES YES!!!!!

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Lol yeah I'm answering every single comment so I can help people out with their projects/problems. It's a lot of work, especially lately because I'm getting 15 to 20 comments a day now and growing. Hopefully karma will shine her light on me and help my channel go viral one day! Yeah this hobby is amazing, I was playing my new ssf system today! Cheers Bill!

@Ryan-Friday Жыл бұрын

For setting up with a budget PC, what is the minimum graphics requirement for great performance?

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

I would recommend a gtx 1050 minimum for 1080p at 60hz. I was able to find free gpus around this power just by asking friends and co workers who had ones laying around. You can't get much cheaper than free. Thanks for the watch!

@rsb3609 4 ай бұрын

I hope you've made copies of this series of videos;for posterity,and kept at least 2 copies off site......just in case.

@wayofthewrench 4 ай бұрын

I do have a back up of all my videos just in case something happens. That would be brutal to lose all of this work..... Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!

@moonwalk6803 Жыл бұрын

the 2 files that you download can you share those files thanks cant find them on the site

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

You have to join the pinup popper facebook group and the files are pinned at the top. Cheers!

@johnhaushalter5354 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know if it is possible to create my own ROM table images?

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is totally possible! There are new tables being made all the time. Some of them are new tables based off of another table's ROM files but with new music/graphics/theme and some are brand new. I haven't done it but have thought it would be cool to make one for the channel. Maybe a shop teacher theme where you try to create projects with out cutting your fingers off....lol. Thanks for the watch!

@ttesheba 5 ай бұрын

Hello, before installing the PinUP Popper "Baller" Installer more easily, I simply wanted to ask the community if with my I5 Intel PC, 8gb Ram Memory and a 2gb Nvidia 940 I will be able to play VPX casually with the tables that use PinUp popper, Since I play classic tables everything is fine but I really don't know if the requirements of my PC will work. Thank you so much It is to run it in desktop mode

@wayofthewrench 5 ай бұрын

It might run 1080p at 60 hz ok but pup packs might be choppy. It's a little below the minimum requirement though. I would run a GTX 1050 minimum with 16 g of ram. Worth a try but you'll wanna upgrade pretty quick so maybe just do the upgrade to start. Hope that helps. Thanks for the watch and welcome to the channel!

@LuisCalvoSaez 9 ай бұрын

I did exactly everything like in your video but I tried to change rotation and everything and is always showing the game vertically, help please

@wayofthewrench 9 ай бұрын

Rotation of the playfield? Check vpx video settings for the playfield and maybe PC display settings. Good luck!

@terr9432 Жыл бұрын

Hi, is there also a video how to build tables into the frontend? Greeting

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Yup, here ya go! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ppuqosmf07W8eoE.html Thanks for the watch!

@terr9432 Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench thanks for your help ! Your Videos a perfect man !

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! If you deem me worthy, I'd really appreciate it if you could share my channel on your social media so I can help more people. Thanks in advance!

@akiles50001 11 ай бұрын

What are the specs of your pc? and other thing, How do you have the three monitors connected to the graphics card, using two hdmi ports (to playfield and backglass monitor) and one dvi (to fulldmd monitor?

@wayofthewrench 11 ай бұрын

It's a dumpster PC rebuild so not too fancy. It's an i5 3.2 GHz with 16g of ram and a GTX 1050 running on a 500g SSD. My GPU has 3 ports for this to happen. One display port might have an adapter to run HDMI. Thanks for the watch!

@akiles50001 11 ай бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Ok Thanks

@wayofthewrench 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@christiandannhauer6889 2 жыл бұрын

im in your class A block!!!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah dude! Time to get rocking on some sweet projects! Nice to have ya back Christian.

@pinball16 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video I'm a teacher too. Does it matter what connection type for your main table screen? Is one output more responsive than the others?

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Great question! If your doing 1080p at 60hz then it really shouldn't matter but as the resolution goes to 4k and higher refresh rate then You will want to look at the newer versions of hdmi and display port. HDMI, Display Port, and DVI are all digital compared to VGA ( don't use) but DVI is usually only video. With my practice builds I used hdmi and Display Port and both seemed the same at 1080p. Cool, what do you teach?

@pinball16 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench SPED High school with a maker class. Spectrum / autism students. It's fun (most of the time) lots of projects scattered in. Getting close to finishing my pin cab.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, are your students helping with the build?

@pinball16 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench ya getting the cab built but will help with some of the leds and toys. Probably help with painting stencils or decals too. Hope to have a mini pinball club at lunch. Announce the high score on morning bulletin etc. Should be fun.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that sounds cool. You going for an old electromechanical stencil look eh? That's cool.

@Forlornguild Жыл бұрын

Is there option for 1440 resolution on main field?

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

If you have that resolution, it should be there to pick from. Thanks for the watch!

@Forlornguild Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench I'm still in the "thinking of building one" stage. and thinking a small 32" cabinet. Am looking at 32 inch screens and thinking of going with 1440 resolution.

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Dude, it's too cool to be in the "thinking about doing it" stage......trust me, it is super cool and you won't regret it.

@SocialistDog 7 ай бұрын

Where did ya download tables?

@wayofthewrench 7 ай бұрын

VPUniverse or vpforums or orbital. Cheers!

@technofeeliak 2 жыл бұрын

This guyeeeee!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy!

@kdstyles1979 9 ай бұрын

late to the party with finally getting everything together to start building my VPM. i followed your video all the way, but when i launch the front end the DMD shows up over top of the play field. what did i do wrong? i lined out everything and saved it.

@kdstyles1979 9 ай бұрын

nevermind... ID10T error 😂😂

@wayofthewrench 9 ай бұрын

Glad you figured it out. You should be able to move the DMD with the mouse and then right click to save its position per table or globally for every table. Cheers!

@kdstyles1979 9 ай бұрын

@@wayofthewrench yyyeeeaahhh... i was trying to make the changes to the SlimDMD and not the FullDMD, which i was using

@wayofthewrench 9 ай бұрын

glad you got it figured out! Cheers!

@terrencemckercher2566 2 жыл бұрын

how do i download baller installer from discord,,,lost

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about Discord as I joined the Facebook group and it was super easy. There is a link in the introduction video description. Thanks for the watch!

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

You get it figured out?

@ChewyWaffles Жыл бұрын

Why do they insist on making me go to Discord for an installer? and the invite is invalid too...

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

I just used the facebook one. Join the facebook group and the download link is at the top pinned. Cheers!

@ChewyWaffles Жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench Thank you! That's what I ended up doing - not meaning to complain at you, of course, but I appreciate your response.

@wayofthewrench 9 ай бұрын

No worries!

@vizoartsmedia2168 2 жыл бұрын

I went on discord and can't find the baller download link anywhere

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

I joined the baller installer facebook group, it's there for sure....not sure about discord.

@zergmare7 2 жыл бұрын

TOobad there isnt an all in one package someone has put together for noobs like myself

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

Dude!!! This is pretty all in one. You should try it the old way with a list of programs and stuff ya had to do. Baller Installer is pretty easy. Just give it a try and you'll be surprised how quick you'll be playing pinball. If ya get stuck, just let me know and I'll help ya out. Cheers!

@zergmare7 2 жыл бұрын

@@wayofthewrench I really do appreciate it I would try to install it but it would be going on a cabinet that has a horizontal screen green with a bunch of other emulators and stuff so it's not a dedicated pinball cabinet

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

You can install it, try it, and choose to not open it later. It doesn't auto open up pinup popper unless you set it up that way. If you like it, you can also use pinup popper to open your other emulators as well like MAME. Good luck!

@pcfoust Жыл бұрын

Baller installer has been taken😢

@wayofthewrench Жыл бұрын

Taken?

@WizardBalls29 10 ай бұрын

is this still relevant today ?

@wayofthewrench 10 ай бұрын

Yup, just download the most current version and there are other updates that need to be done after. Thanks for the watch!

@ritzcracker-9125 2 жыл бұрын

pain.

@wayofthewrench 2 жыл бұрын

The real pain is setting up all the individual programs the old way. The baller installer is actually pretty awesome and gets ya playing 3 screen virtual pinball fast. Plus you get 2 free ready to play pinball tables. Thanks for the watch!