How-To: Add new Pinball FX2 games to PinballX
KB012 - How-To: Add new Pinball FX2 games to PinballX
Follow these steps to add newly purchased Pinball FX2 games to your PinballX front-end. Before you begin you’ll need to download the media packs for the new games, save them on your virtual pinball machine windows desktop. Download media packs here: http://tinyurl.com/fx2pinx
- Close out of PinballX if it’s open
- Double click the 'Game Manager’ icon on desktop
- Change ‘Select List:’ dropdown field to Pinball FX2
- Click the [Add Games] button
- Fill in the following fields:
• Game - use exact, unique, Pinball FX2 table name
• Description - enter: name of game
• Manufacturer - enter: Zen Studios (optional)
• Year - enter: game release year (optional)
• Type - enter: PC (optional)
• Hide Backglass - uncheck box
- Add the Wheel, Playfield, Backglass, and DMD media files you downloaded
- Select ‘Wheel’ from dropdown menu, Click [Import] button
- Click [Yes] button to save changes when prompted
- Browse to the downloaded media pack for the game you’re adding
- Double click file in ‘Wheel’ folder
- Select ‘Playfield’ from dropdown menu, Click [Import] button
- Browse to the downloaded media pack for the game you’re adding
- Double click file in ‘Playfield’ folder
- Select ‘Backglass’ from dropdown menu, Click [Import] button
- Browse to the downloaded media pack for the game you’re adding
- Double click file in ‘Backglass’ folder
- Select ‘DMD’ from dropdown menu, Click [Import] button
- Browse to the downloaded media pack for the game you’re adding
- Double click file in ‘DMD’ folder
- Click [X] to close Game Manager window
- Start PinballX like normal and have fun!