Installing the BAM (Better Arcade Mode) for Future Pinball emulator?

SRGilbert

Hello all, I seem to be fortunate that I’m able to run Future Pinball under Batocera, but quite a few newer tables available from Pinball Nirvana require an add-on called BAM in order to run. Is it possible to install and run this in Batocera somehow?

Thanks

muggisan

Good question, also interested in this.!

Sidenote: Did you get Future pinball to save/keep highscores ?

AdrianG

Did anyone figure out how to do this?

Atari

You would probably just have to request the Batocera devs to implement this in the Discord channel. Not much point in even mentioning it here.

Sorthious

While investigating this and trying to find a way to install Better Arcade Mode, I noticed that in /usr/fpinball there is a directory called BAM. All the files are there, but it isn’t installed. Is it possible for me to just go and change the file that launches Future Pinball.exe, to load FPLoader.exe(the BAM launcher) instead? Or, is there an installation process that needs to be followed, and is it possible for me to do? Regardless, it seems the devs have already started working on incorporating BAM into FP on Batocera, just not completed it. I’m currently using v35. Any help would be appreciated!

fracture

Sorthious

I was also working on this same exact thing and also noticed that bam was in usr/fpinball/

I have installed the fpinball.exe with BAM the two in one installer, in windows installers and is now selectable within emulation station but will not launch within windows games. Fpinball works well under itself but just trying to figure out the bam install.

I am trying to get the full screen shot to work better so that is why I am trying to get BAM loaded

I have edited the file to open fpinball application with FPLoader.exe but cant notice a difference when it launches to be honest. I was on the latest 36dev but am switching to v35 as I know fpinball app loads and unloads tables way smoother while loading tables with the app open.

Atari

Sorthious The best people to ask would be the devs then. I myself am not familiar with Future Pinball, but you can probably find out who is on the Discord server.

Sorthious

Thanks Atari , I need to set up my mics. I rarely use Discord.

fracture , What and where is the file that normally launches Future Pinball.exe located? I had the same idea of changing it, instead, to load FPLoader.exe. There are a couple ways to test if it succeeded or not. First, pressing the Q-key is supposed to pull up a BAM options menu. Secondly, you can try running a table that is designed for BAM; if it runs it worked. Though, there are different versions of BAM and some tables require a more up-to-date version. Other than getting the Q-key menu to work, I don’t know where to check which version of BAM is in the /usr/pinball directory. Anyway, I’m stuck here and hoping to find a solution. I also need help with getting my VirtuaPin Calibration software working with Future Pinball. I’ll let you know if I come up with anything, and will try to get setup on Discord and get help there.

Atari

Sorthious No one on the Discord uses voice chat though. I’m just telling you you’re more likely to get the dev who implemented fpinball there.

iantrich

Sorthious I got BAM to load by editing /use/bin/batocera-config-fpinball (which is the shortcut found in Applications) to load up BAM/FPLoader.exe instead. Unfortunately it appears to be too old of a version for most tables I tried. But hopefully a newer version is all that is needed

iantrich

I tried just copying over a new Windows install of FP + BAM to /usr/fpinball and it loads the editor but stops as soon as I load a new table. More troubleshooting to come.

Sorthious

iantrich

Nice, I will give it a try and also work on an updated version of BAM. Were you able to get into the BAM settings screen? I just updated my machine from an old laptop to a Ryzen 5 3600, 16G DDR 4 3200, and an Radeon rx480. The laptop couldn’t handle the machines very well, but I should be good now. I’ll be happy if I can get a stable 60fps. Going to put Steam and Pinball FX3 on my arcade cabinet!

Xinix4u

Hi,

I am kinda new on batocera. but i have tried to copy files to the usr file like libraries and such. I always get an errorreport that the disk is full or something. i also wanted to add the music and video files but I seem to get stuck in the F1 mode when batocera is running. So You have to have 2 computers running for accesing the same network so you can add files? You can see the files when running batocera alone but can’t copy them to the folders, I tried to change the mapsettings but no luck either. older tables without libraries cfg files or music files work just fine. I will keep trying to find another solution or if you beat me to it? let us all know.

Cheers for now,

Xinix