JaysArcade Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 (edited) Future Pinball Loader for Launchbox View File EDIT: I hope the file was useful to the community in the past, but it's no longer needed to launch FP tables in Launchbox. See @sundogaks post here about launching tables. This zip contains a simple AutoHotKey executable and script that will help with loading Future Pinball tables. The Problem: Future pinball requires the /open "Drive Letter:\full path\table_name.fpt" /play /exit commands to be specified individually for each table, otherwise the table will not load. Launchbox currently will not launch Future Pinball on its own without doing a little extra work in each table's settings. You have to manually enter this on each table which can be time consuming if you have a lot of tables to load. Usage: Simply place the FP.exe file in your Future Pinball folder and point to it instead of the Future Pinball executable when setting up Future Pinball as an emulator in Launchbox. That's it. Roll your own: If you are un-trusting and don't want to use the files in the zip (I don't blame you), you can download AutoHotKey and compile your own. The code is below. I've also included the non compiled FP.ahk so you can compile that if that suits you. That way you can open it in an editor to check the code before compiling. Run, "Future Pinball.exe" /open "%1%" /play /exit Submitter JaysArcade Submitted 11/03/2016 Category Third-party Apps and Plugins Edited July 22, 2020 by JaysArcade 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpetty Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Awesome!!!! Thanks Jay! I'll try it out after work.... Scott 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriscraigs Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Hi - thank you very much for this help! Unfortunately, it is not working for me in Windows 10 (I heard that may be a compatibility issue). Any updates or ideas? I followed your (very simple, thank you) instructions by adding FP.exe into my root folder where Future Pinball.exe is located. But it still opens up Future Pinball without loading the table. Thanks again for any further help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alnyden Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Any fix for this in Windows 10? Looks very helpful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysArcade Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hey guys, I'm not sure what the Windows 10 issue is you are talking about. I created this plugin on a Windows 10 machine and its working here so it must be something in your setup. Unless it has something to do with the Windows 10 Creators update. Not sure about that one but I'm doubtful that is an issue either. It is a very simple script so I'm not sure how it could be broken from much of anything really. Can anyone else confirm if this is still working for them in Windows 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysArcade Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 On 4/27/2017 at 5:23 AM, kriscraigs said: Hi - thank you very much for this help! Unfortunately, it is not working for me in Windows 10 (I heard that may be a compatibility issue). Any updates or ideas? I followed your (very simple, thank you) instructions by adding FP.exe into my root folder where Future Pinball.exe is located. But it still opens up Future Pinball without loading the table. Thanks again for any further help... @kriscraigs did you set Launchbox to point at FP.exe for those tables? You need to tell Launchbox that FP.exe is the emulator as opposed to the original Future Pinball executable. Sorry I'm so late getting back to you. I never got a forum notification about your issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alnyden Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Worked for me on Windows 10. Huge time-saver. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysArcade Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 32 minutes ago, alnyden said: Worked for me on Windows 10. Huge time-saver. Thank you! Good to hear. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipermetcalf Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 could one be made for visual pinball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysArcade Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Unless I'm mistaken, Visual Pinball should work without the need for a special loader. I'm not real sure though because I am using Rocketlauncher to load mine currently. Have you tried to set up VP? Are you getting a particular error? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipermetcalf Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) it giveing me an error error launching table i got future pinball working Edited June 3, 2017 by vipermetcalf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysArcade Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 What is the error? Can you launch the table outside of Launchbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipermetcalf Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 i got it to launch table in launchbox now i just need to figure out how to get the gui to close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevaside Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 On 11/4/2016 at 1:32 AM, JaysArcade said: Future Pinball Loader for Launchbox View File This zip contains a simple AutoHotKey executable and script that will help with loading Future Pinball tables. The Problem: Future pinball requires the /open "Drive Letter:\full path\table_name.fpt" /play /exit commands to be specified individually for each table, otherwise the table will not load. Launchbox currently will not launch Future Pinball on its own without doing a little extra work in each table's settings. You have to manually enter this on each table which can be time consuming if you have a lot of tables to load. Usage: Simply place the FP.exe file in your Future Pinball folder and point to it instead of the Future Pinball executable when setting up Future Pinball as an emulator in Launchbox. That's it. Roll your own: If you are un-trusting and don't want to use the files in the zip (I don't blame you), you can download AutoHotKey and compile your own. The code is below. I've also included the non compiled FP.ahk so you can compile that if that suits you. That way you can open it in an editor to check the code before compiling. Run, "Future Pinball.exe" /open "%1%" /play /exit Please let me know if you encounter any issues with this. Submitter jaythompson Submitted 11/03/16 Category Third-party Apps and Plugins THANKS A MILLION FOR THIS! FP seems to be working OK in LB now Now Visual Pinball on the other hand, all trying to play a game in LB from the wheel does is open VP itself....causing me to have to put down my arcade stick, pick the keyboard back up & navigate through VP's menu to find & play the game & go through all the steps...Very let down there doesn't seem to be a way to utilize LB with VP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defender Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 thanks alot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppets4 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Great addon! Saves lots and lots of time! Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djcydnico Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hello, t is possible to manage 3 screens in BigBox for pincab? Bonjour, C'est possible de gérer 3 écrans via BigBox ? Je cherche à gérer une borne d'arcade, avec un écran rotatif pour un pincab Thank's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleverest Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Anyone know if this still works with the latest builds of Launchbox? It's been awhile, so figured I'd ask... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundogak Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 (edited) @cleverest You actually no longer need to use an AHK script because LB can now pass the romfile variable. Point the emulator to the Future Pinball.exe or if using BAM to the FPLoader.exe and use this under the default command line: /open %romfile% /play /exit So yes FP works on 11.2 although you cannot use the pause screen due to exclusive screen use. LB controller mappings do work for exiting tables. Edited July 22, 2020 by sundogak 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaderag Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Hi All, I'm just getting into Future Pinball and wondering if anyone has a super n00bs setup guide explaining things? It seems it's reasonably easy to add to Launchbox now, but is there a simple way/place to get images vids etc? When do I need to use FP Launcher vs Future Pinball.exe? What's a BAM? I'm looking for a starter guide to everything Future Pinball as well as a how to get into Launchbox... Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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