Details on PC Cabinet support for TPA

[karl]

My Cab is still only XP, so no DX11 for me yet on cab play. Will This thing work in the standard version of the game also?

Sorry if this has been answered before

 

[Robert Misner]

the camera mod is dx11 only sorry

 

[Pinzzz]

Can't wait to set this up in my mini pin cab.I hope it comes with instructions when available for the public.My dream set-up.

 

[Robert Misner]

Ok, that might not be an issue. I have BG images setup for my screen for VP. I may try to rename mine using Robert's naming conventions and give that a try. I am out of town now, but may give this a try this weekend.

I'm currently working on redoing the backgrounds to match the latest default setting we've settled on. Let me ask you is your vertical setup used to just see the dmd on the bottom section and you have cab speaker grill as part of the cab still tho? and how much of a gap before the artwork on the backglass starts since its vertical...and what resolution is your monitor running at?IF you could send me a pic as well I might be able to simulate it with mine and whip together a template for this kind of scenario pretty quickly.

 

[Robert Misner]

Can't wait to set this up in my mini pin cab.I hope it comes with instructions when available for the public.My dream set-up.

I'll probably try writing up a basic guide for each use case we end up being able to do.

I can tell you all right now we've settled on 1080x2200 as the defacto default backbuffer resolution with a vertical stretch value of the game window of 293
you can upscale that to 1.5x or 2x for supersampling but for aligment to work thats where we're working from.

I think even if NoEx ends up coding support for 3 monitor setups I think its going to be a requirement that the 2 displays sharing the play field be on the same video card or you'll end with tearing etc.
Due to the less than perfect way that aligning monitors in your display properties are..every setup with be slightly skewed left or right. NoEx is coding in the ability to shift the backglasses abit left or right to compensate for this that is saved to the ini file.
Every unique setup,2 screen, 3 screen 2 screen but both vertical etc will require its own unique media pack. I'll probably maintain 2 and 3 screen default ones and can help with templates for others but it will require some community support for those other setups.

and since every month the exe changes and it breaks the current version of the mod this is all predicated on NoEx's continued interest and time so here's hoping that lasts as long as the table packs are being released ;-)

 

[chinzman93]

I'm currently working on redoing the backgrounds to match the latest default setting we've settled on. Let me ask you is your vertical setup used to just see the dmd on the bottom section and you have cab speaker grill as part of the cab still tho? and how much of a gap before the artwork on the backglass starts since its vertical...and what resolution is your monitor running at?IF you could send me a pic as well I might be able to simulate it with mine and whip together a template for this kind of scenario pretty quickly.

That would be great! I can get you a pick this weekend. I am currently on the road. The screen shows a BG image that includes a
grill and speakers. The monitor barely fits the back box, so there was no room for a real DMD or speaker grill.

 

[karl]

the camera mod is dx11 only sorry

That's ok. Just one more reason for me to upgrading the cab a little sooner. Well done btw. Looks really good

 

[Heretic]

its okay karlos just throw me that paragon ill upgrade yer ****ty vpin

 

[Mace]

Here's my PinballX cab running my solution consisting of Nuke Launcher, Actual Windows Manager and TPA: https://youtu.be/ipTOnnxe85o I'm using DX9 as DX11does not play nicely with .ahk autohotkey programming....

 

[Robert Misner]

EDIT: OOOOPPPS
my bad not quiet there yet its just the standard mod 1.1
sorry for the false alarm

 

[speedfreakz]

Or it would mean they would no longer be allowed to digitize tables that they knew would be popular (i.e. modern Sterns).

They did the math, and any sales they lose through dropping cab support is always going to be a lot less than what they'd make by having, say, a digitized version of Metallica or Star Trek available on iOS and Android.

Yeah there's butt hurt but business is business.

Like I said before - I think their cab is ready to go, at least into some kind of public alpha/beta. And I'm speculating that it got to the point where they were having meetings about it and certain points came up about how to monetize it, etc. and management got cold feet, decided to check their licenses, and some heavy weight came down from on high, probably with the initials "G.S." on it somewhere.

This is as accurate as the public will ever see

 

[Robert Misner]

OK so this time Its time to celebrate!

Head on over to the FreeCameraMod subforum NoEx has released his Mod with backglass support!
http://digitalpinballfans.com/showthread.php/10199-DOWNLOAD-Pinball-Arcade-Free-Camera-Mod

I've created a couple threads within the subforum if anyone needs any help or has any questions I'll try and answer them there if preferred.

 

[chinzman93]

OK so this time Its time to celebrate!

Head on over to the FreeCameraMod subforum NoEx has released his Mod with backglass support!
http://digitalpinballfans.com/showthread.php/10199-DOWNLOAD-Pinball-Arcade-Free-Camera-Mod

I've created a couple threads within the subforum if anyone needs any help or has any questions I'll try and answer them there if preferred.

Awesome! Thanks NoEx and Robert. I can't wait to get back home and give this a try. Robert, when I get back I still owe you a photo of my cab and resolution settings (backglass monitor in Portrait). I appreciate all the work you put into this.

 

[Robert Misner]

np I'll do what i can to help customize the transparency templates to match your setup (or anyone else with a custom setup)

 

[Pinzzz]

So,For this to work.I will need pinballX?.
I just run the game from steam on my mini cab pin with 2 monitors with no camera mod or anything right now.
Anyone coming to Las Vegas,NV anytime soon?.lol

 

[Robert Misner]

no you don't need pinballx at all..but its compatible
all you need for a two monitor setup is the mod, camera files(or tweak your own) media files(tweaked for your setup if you don't use the default setup)

 

[Pinzzz]

no you don't need pinballx at all..but its compatible
all you need for a two monitor setup is the mod, camera files(or tweak your own) media files(tweaked for your setup if you don't use the default setup)

Great!.I will give it a shot.

 

[Ben Logan]

Excited to try this. Thanks NoEx and Robert M.

 

[Pinzzz]

I got it up and running.But I cant select 2200,3300,4400.It shows 2160 among other numbers in drop down window.If I manually type in 2200.It does not save that.And the dmd is a little off to the right?.

 

[Ben Logan]

So is a 1600 by 1200 backglass monitor necessary for this to work? I experimented for an hour or so with my 1280 x 1000 (or thereabouts) backglass monitor and couldn't get the dmd in the right spot.

I'm not complaining. This is an amazing effort from you guys. Totally approve!