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—vpx_vr_setup [2021/12/02 19:02] (current) – created pinupadmin
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 +====== VPX VR Config ======
 +
 +This page is to configure Visual Pinball X (VR Version) with PinUP PopperVR.
 +
 +**You must have VPXVR working 100% on its own and setup BEFORE adding it and the VR Tables to the frontend!**
 +
 +You should watch this video by Scampa to help understand how it all works together.
 +
 +{{ youtube>qJ7-0rQCmSI }}
 +
 +Make New emulator if needed in Popper called somethin like Visual Pinball VR: I suggest to put VPXVR tables into a subfolder of virtualpinball\TABLESVR
 +
 +==== Emulator Launch setup Option 1 (Advanced suggested) ====
 +
 +Default SteamVR launch script. Note this has many options on top for default/registry entries. Review them to your needs. Also, this launch script allows you to put overrides into your 'custom launch parameters' for each game in Games Manger.
 +
 +useB2S,noDMD,noPUP
 +
 +those are found in the keys config dialog in vpx-vr. You any combination separated by comma on the game in Games Manager.
 +
 +**Launch Script: (note you must ensure that the first line starts with ;ahk (no blank lines before))**
 +<code>
 +;ahk
 +DetectHiddenWindows, On
 +
 +;Change the following line to EnableTrueFullScreen to default FullScreen Exclusive in VPX.
 +FSMODE=DisableTrueFullScreen
 +
 +;changle this to 1 if you want to close/restart popvr between games.
 +ClosePOPVR=0
 +
 +;set vpxvr default values for vr
 +DisableB2S=1
 +BGSet=0
 +MaxTexDimension=3072
 +BallStretchMode=1
 +CapExternalDMD=1
 +CapPUPDMD=1
 +
 +;check for overrides
 +CUSTOMVAR:="[CUSTOM1]"
 +if InStr(CUSTOMVAR,"useB2s") {
 +   DisableB2S=0
 +}
 +if InStr(CUSTOMVAR,"noDMD") {
 +   CapExternalDMD=0
 +}
 +if InStr(CUSTOMVAR,"noPUP") {
 +   CapPUPDMD=0
 +}
 +
 +;update registry for vpxvr
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\Controller,ForceDisableB2S,%DisableB2S%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,BGSet,%BGSet%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,MaxTexDimension,%MaxTexDimension%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,BallStretchMode,%BallStretchMode%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,CaptureExternalDMD,%CapExternalDMD%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,CapturePUP,%CapPUPDMD%
 +
 +VPXEXE=VPinballX_GL.exe
 +if ("[ALTEXE]" != "") {
 +  VPXEXE=[ALTEXE]
 +}
 +
 +;we now launch stuffs.
 +TableName:="[GAMEFULLNAME]"
 +SetWorkingDir,[DIREMU]
 +Run,%VPXEXE% "[DIREMU]" -%FSMODE% -play "%TableName%" -minimized,,Min,
 +sleep,5000
 +FileAppend,,[STARTDIR]PopperVR\gamerunning.txt
 +sleep,500
 +WinWait,Visual Pinball Player SDL,,60
 +sleep,2500
 +Postmessage,1034,3,0,,PUPControlForm,, ;tell popper to hide
 +
 +if (ClosePOPVR=1)
 +{
 +    WinKill,PopperVR,,3
 +    FileAppend,,[STARTDIR]PopperVR\startpopvr.txt
 +}
 +Loop, 5 {
 +sleep,1000
 +WinGetActiveTitle, curTitle
 +if ("Visual Pinball Player SDL"<>"%curTitle%") {
 +WinActivate,Visual Pinball Player SDL
 +}
 +}
 +
 +;set vpx default values for cabinet back after launch
 +DisableB2S=0
 +BGSet=1
 +MaxTexDimension=0
 +BallStretchMode=2
 +CapExternalDMD=1
 +CapPUPDMD=1
 +
 +;update registry for cabinet
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\Controller,ForceDisableB2S,%DisableB2S%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,BGSet,%BGSet%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,MaxTexDimension,%MaxTexDimension%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,BallStretchMode,%BallStretchMode%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,CaptureExternalDMD,%CapExternalDMD%
 +RegWrite,REG_DWORD,HKCU\Software\Visual Pinball\VP10\Player,CapturePUP,%CapPUPDMD%
 +
 +;uncomment below to set your VPX_GL-defined recenter key to recenter your view (numpad 5 is key in example)
 +;Send {Numpad5}
 +
 +</code>
 +
 +Default Close Script:
 +
 +<code>
 +;ahk
 +DetectHiddenWindows, On
 +setTitleMatchMode,2
 +
 +FileDelete,[STARTDIR]PopperVR\gamerunning.txt
 +;if we are in restart POPVR.exe mode this file will exists from launch script.
 +if FileExist("[STARTDIR]PopperVR\startpopvr.txt")
 +{
 +  SetWorkingDir,[STARTDIR]PopperVR
 +  Run,PopperVR.exe,,,
 +  FileDelete,[STARTDIR]PopperVR\startpopvr.txt
 +  WinWait,PopperVR,,3
 +}
 +WinKill,"Visual Pinball Player SDL",,5
 +;Process, Close, VPinballX_GL.exe
 +;put popvr in focus
 +PostMessage, 0x112, 0xF120,,,PopperVR,,
 +Loop, 2 {
 +WinGetActiveTitle, curTitle
 +if ("PopperVR"<>"%curTitle%")
 +   WinActivate,PopperVR
 +sleep,1000
 +}
 +;hide poppervr force as unity needs this
 +PostMessage, 0x112, 0xF020,,,PopperVR,,
 +;tell popper to return
 +Postmessage,1034,4,0,,PUPControlForm,,
 +;now keep Popper in Focus.
 +Loop, 3 {
 +sleep,1000
 +WinGetActiveTitle, curTitle
 +if ("PinUP Menu Player"<>"%curTitle%")
 +WinActivate,"PinUP Menu Player"
 +}
 +
 +</code>
 +
 +==== Option #2 (no registry overrides, not using AHK) ====
 +
 +Default STEAMVR launch script (using hibernation mode)
 +
 +<code>
 +cd /d "[DIREMU]"
 +START /min "" VPinballX_GL.exe "[DIREMU]" -minimized -play "[GAMEFULLNAME]"
 +timeout 5
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 10 5 60 "Visual Pinball Player SDL" 3 0 5
 +echo 1>> "[STARTDIR]PopperVR\gamerunning.txt"
 +START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "Visual Pinball Player SDL" 10
 +
 +</code>
 +
 +Close Script
 +
 +<code>
 +"[STARTDIR]LAUNCH\PUPCLOSER.EXE" WINTIT "Visual Pinball" 10 1
 +del "[STARTDIR]PopperVR\gamerunning.txt"
 +timeout 2
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "PopperVR" 2
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\POPWinMin.exe" "PopperVR"
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\POPWinMin.exe" "SteamVR Status"
 +START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "PinUP Menu Player" 3
 +
 +</code>
 +
 +==== Emulator Launch setup Option #3 ====
 +
 +If you want to close/re-launch PopperVR between runs then use the following scripts;
 +
 +For SteamVR OPENXR Driver use these as sample launch/close scripts:
 +
 +Launch
 +
 +<file>
 +cd /d "[DIREMU]"
 +START /min "" VPinballX_GL.exe "[DIREMU]" -minimized -play "[GAMEFULLNAME]"
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 10 5 60 "Visual Pinball Player SDL" 3 0 5
 +taskkill /im "PopperVR.exe"
 +START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "Visual Pinball Player SDL" 10
 +
 +</file>
 +
 +Close
 +
 +<file>
 +cd /d [STARTDIR]PopperVR
 +START "" PopperVR.exe
 +timeout 1
 +"[STARTDIR]LAUNCH\PUPCLOSER.EXE" WINTIT "Visual Pinball" 10 1
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\POPWinMin.exe" "PopperVR"
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\POPWinMin.exe" "SteamVR Status"
 +START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "PinUP Menu Player" 3
 +
 +</file>
 +
 +==== Emulator Launch setup Option #4 ====
 +
 +Using NON-SteamVR as your OPENXR driver here are sample launch/close scripts:
 +
 +NON-STEAMVR Launchscript:
 +
 +<file>
 +cd /d "[DIREMU]"
 +START /min "" VPinballX_GL.exe "[DIREMU]" -minimized -play "[GAMEFULLNAME]"
 +timeout 5
 +taskkill /im "PopperVR.exe"
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\VPXSTARTER.exe" 10 5 60 "Visual Pinball Player SDL" 3 0 5
 +START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "Visual Pinball Player SDL" 10
 +
 +</file>
 +
 +NON STEAMVR-Closescript:
 +
 +<file>
 +"[STARTDIR]LAUNCH\PUPCLOSER.EXE" WINTIT "Visual Pinball" 10 1
 +timeout 1
 +rem if using oculus for OPENXR then use the next two lines by removing REM
 +taskkill /im vrmonitor.exe
 +taskkill /im vrserver.exe
 +cd /d [STARTDIR]PopperVR
 +START "" PopperVR.exe
 +"[STARTDIR]Launch\POPWinMin.exe" "PopperVR"
 +START "" "[STARTDIR]Launch\PopperKeepFocus.exe" "PinUP Menu Player" 3
 +
 +</file>
 +
  
vpx_vr_setup.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/02 19:02 by scampa123
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