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Will do Scutters, I won't be able to get it until this afternoon. I know I have it in my VPX.xml (all tables) once, and once in my Solid State.xml. I'm old school. I've been doing my xmls manually via notepad for years. Thanks Mike, I'll try that later today.

Indeed there is!. Creating (and maintaining) custom database xml files is the old way. The newer way is to use 'active filters', which is just an .ini file(s) that sit alongside the main systems xml file under the databases folders. Some more info here; https://forums.gameex.com/forums/topic/26442-resolved-search-for-instructions-on-how-to-create-filters-in-the-game-manager-eg-by-year-or-table-manufacturer/#findComment-203127 So to create a list of just Solid State tables (assuming that the main database xml has the SS Type set correctly for each table) an ini file like the below from a VPX database would filter to show just those when that list is selected; [Filter] Comment Year_from=0 Manufacturer Category=*SS* Description Author Theme System=VPX Year_to=0 File The advantage of the active filter is that it doesn't need maintaining when new tables/entries are added to the main database xml, the filter will automatically include any new tables that match its criteria. @Itchigo it's been a while since i used custom database xml files (as i switched to active filters), but i'm not sure you're seeing Big Game twice in All Tables because of an entry in a custom database as well as the main database. Can you zip up and attach your PinballX\Databases folder, then we investigate further with a like for like setup.

Yes, correct. You can use one system for Visual Pinball. Use the default .exe for VPX 10.8 tables and the alternate .exe for VP9 tables.

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@scuttersisn't there a way to display via genres (e.g., EM, Solid State, etc.) without creating separate XMLs for each?

I know I have it in all tables, and once in a separate xml (Solid State.xml). Question: I have Visual Pinball enabled (vp9), and VPX in other systems. I'm using the alternative exe line for vp9 tables, and vpx is the default exe. Should I just be using Visual Pinball for VPX, disable other systems, and the alternative exe line will handle vp9 without having another system enabled?

Totally forgot about AGP GPUs! Hopefully some more AGP-bound titles will be released!

Long ago I threw away my AGP era based hardware thinking it was obsolete for any gaming value, but many of those classic games aren't playable on modern hardware. SoftGPU with VirtualBox seems to be changing that.

Pretty sure it'll be an entry in the Visual Pinball (not the VPX) system xml then if you are viewing all tables as that system is enabled as well as the custom VPX system, so All Tables will include both systems xml entries.

It isn't installed via an option, it just comes that way with the initial install. Have you searched for additional.xml files?

Yes, this is under all tables. My all tables xml is the VPX.xml. I have Big Game once in my VPX.xml. Everything else I have are individual categories. Isn't there an option in the wizard that installs demo media? That's what I was thinking this was. It's not a huge deal, I'm just ocd with my cab. If I have 1,716 tables, I should have 1,716 screenshots, etc lol.

Are you looking at the 'All Tables' view in PinballX?. The default/demo Big Game entry will be under default Visual Pinball system, If you have added Big Game under the custom VPX system as well then that might explain it (and can be fixed by removing the entry under Visual Pinball.xml database file)

Ahh, gotcha. If I ever decide to pull the trigger and add a 3rd screen, that's the route I'm going to go. I just had a weird thought lol. I have an extra touchscreen car stereo I may be able to use as a screen... The squareish screen may be good for displaying a wheel logo. I know it has external source RCA inputs. That would be a first- 2 car stereos in one cab. I already have my old Kraco as my cab's amplifier. On a separate note I have an extra listing for a table, I think Pinball X added a game listing as demo media. I forgot how I fixed this a long time ago. I know I fixed it in the wizard, but I can't find where. When I have Pinball X open I see 2 Big Game (Stern 1980) titles, but my xml only has one Big Game in there. Edit: I just installed 6.99. This game is in the menu twice, but only only the xml once. <game name="Big Game"> <description>Big Game</description> <manufacturer>Stern</manufacturer> <year>1980</year> <type>SS</type> </game> PinballX.ini log.txt

Yes, you can have a 3rd screen and assign it as a Topper, a virtual DMD or as an Apron screen. For Topper and DMD screens you can show whatever media (wheel image, company logo etc) you want there, as either a video or image file. You would need to copy the media into the relevant media media folder for that system name and screen type. You can configure PinballX to show the media in the frontend only or stay on after starting a game. If you add a 3rd screen and assign it as an Apron screen it will show your instruction cards, they will be displayed in the frontend and after launching a game.

You could probably leverage the topper monitor feature to display the table wheel image there as well. You would have to somehow upscale the image manually.

I've been mulling adding a 3rd screen to my cab. I'm not sure if I want to add a dmd screen or not. I'd have 360 some tables to reconfigure (just dmd tables). But I was thinking, maybe I could have the wheel image (adjusted to fit) on the 3rd screen instead? But I'm not sure if Pinball X even supports this?

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When reporting an issue of any kind, please attach copies of your GameEx.ini and log.tx files to review. Typically this kind of issue is a file name mismatch.

I cannot get the theme (no matter what theme I try) to show the layout for PS1 to look the same as the theme layout for all the other emulated systems (Sega Genesis, SNES, NES, Arcade). When I select PS1, it does not have any background image except the list and a snap. I have tried making sure that the Start Theme Name is correct according to the Media folder theme bak and foreground image file as well as the logo image file. Also, I have made the GameEX menu logo match the correct name as well. No matter what I try, I cannot get the image for the main menu layout for PS1 to look the same as the other consoles/systems. I have tried several different themes and none of them work to get PS1 to have the same menu layout as the rest. I am using GameEX Setup Wizard 3.2.0 and GameEX 19.6. I want to run the front end in cocktail mode for a cocktail cabinet. I am using Mame and Retroarch as the emulators.

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