First cabinet build – buttons

[Alex]

Hi,

im planing the build of my first cabinet ever. Could you tell me, how many buttons i should be planing in the front? How many buttons on each side?

Thanks guys!

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[RustyCardores]

I have Launch Ball/Enter (i’m not using a plunger), Coin & Start on the front of my cab.

On the sides: Flipper & Magnasave

I also have an EXIT button for PinballX on my lockbar (I have MAME controls on my lock bar so I’m just using one of those, but you may want to position EXIT on the front of the cab)

 

Note: You can assign a “shift key” if using an iPac2 as your keyboard emulator and this allows you to assign a second function to each of the other buttons if you want.

 

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[randr]

Keep it simple and few buttons as you can!

I have start, coin and quit on left side front. launch button, plunger and under plunger a by in button. that all for front of cab. i have a true pinball coin door with the service buttons working as service buttons so i suggest you do that too makes changing volume or game options just like a real pinball

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Messing with the VPinball app and push notifications.
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Messing with the VPinball app and push notifications.
So if you haven't downloaded app yet what are you waiting for!?
for IOS and Android

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[Alex]

Okay – thank you!

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[RustyCardores]

btw… I would suggest that you setup a working demo just using a keyboard (I assume you have that now anyway) and take a note on how many different buttons you are using to play VP and also operate the front end. Basically you will need a button for every key you press on the keyboard.

Cabs can be setup a number of different ways (even though the basic controls will always be the same) so find the combination that works for you before you start drilling holes ;)

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[Alex]

Good point! I´ve setup Visual Pinbal X on my PC and played around with some tables but i didnt count the buttons indeed. Currently planing stuff, so thats why im asking.

I will be opening a build thread when the action starts :)

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