vpinball

Visual Pinball - An open source pinball table editor and simulator.

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Latest code update: Nov 13; Active repository
Latest version: v10.8.1-5436-af26b2d93; DO NOT USE - v10.8.1-5436-af26b2d93 · Aug 21
Contributors: 63; Forks 188
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Listed on nomorevibe: Nov 13; Repository created August 2016

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README

Visual Pinball

An open source pinball table editor and simulator.

This project was started by Randy Davis, open sourced in 2010 and continued by the Visual Pinball development team. This is the official repository.

Features

Simulates pinball table physics and renders the table with DirectX, OpenGL or bgfx
Simple editor to (re-)create any kind of pinball table
Live editing of most content within the rendered viewport
Table logic (and game rules) can be controlled via Visual Basic Script
Over 1050 real/unique pinball machines from ~100 manufacturers, plus over 550 original creations were rebuilt/designed using the Visual Pinball X editor (over 3000 if one counts all released tables, incl. MODs and different variants), and even more when including its predecessor versions (Visual Pinball 9.X)
Emulation of real pinball machines via PinMAME is possible via Visual Basic Script (Visual PinMAME), or via the libPinMAME-API/plugin
Supports configurable camera views (e.g. to allow for correct display in virtual pinball cabinets)
Support for Tablet/Touch input, Joypads, or specialized pinball controllers
Support for Stereo3D output
Support for Head tracking via BAM
Support for VR/XR HMD rendering (including PUP, B2S backglass and DMD output support)
Support for WCG/HDR rendering (for now only via the BGFX (D3D11/12) build)
Support for Windows (x86), Linux (x86/Arm, incl. RaspberryPi and RK3588), macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android and Meta Quest (the iOS and Android builds are also available via the respective app stores for free)
Plugin system to drive/fuel all kinds of displays (DMD, backglass, etc), add custom/dynamically-changed content (PUP, Serum, etc), direct output framework (DOF), sensors, and much more (WIP)

Download

All releases are available on the releases page.

Documentation

Documentation is currently sparse. Check the docs directory for various guides and references.

An unofficial wiki is currently being developed. Community contributions, suggestions, and help are welcome to improve the resource for all users.

How to build

Build instructions are available in the make directory README.

Participate

Read through our contribution rules carefully before opening PRs, please.

Read the full README ↗

README

Visual Pinball

An open source pinball table editor and simulator.

This project was started by Randy Davis, open sourced in 2010 and continued by the Visual Pinball development team. This is the official repository.

Features

Simulates pinball table physics and renders the table with DirectX, OpenGL or bgfx
Simple editor to (re-)create any kind of pinball table
Live editing of most content within the rendered viewport
Table logic (and game rules) can be controlled via Visual Basic Script
Over 1050 real/unique pinball machines from ~100 manufacturers, plus over 550 original creations were rebuilt/designed using the Visual Pinball X editor (over 3000 if one counts all released tables, incl. MODs and different variants), and even more when including its predecessor versions (Visual Pinball 9.X)
Emulation of real pinball machines via PinMAME is possible via Visual Basic Script (Visual PinMAME), or via the libPinMAME-API/plugin
Supports configurable camera views (e.g. to allow for correct display in virtual pinball cabinets)
Support for Tablet/Touch input, Joypads, or specialized pinball controllers
Support for Stereo3D output
Support for Head tracking via BAM
Support for VR/XR HMD rendering (including PUP, B2S backglass and DMD output support)
Support for WCG/HDR rendering (for now only via the BGFX (D3D11/12) build)
Support for Windows (x86), Linux (x86/Arm, incl. RaspberryPi and RK3588), macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android and Meta Quest (the iOS and Android builds are also available via the respective app stores for free)
Plugin system to drive/fuel all kinds of displays (DMD, backglass, etc), add custom/dynamically-changed content (PUP, Serum, etc), direct output framework (DOF), sensors, and much more (WIP)

Download

All releases are available on the releases page.

Documentation

Documentation is currently sparse. Check the docs directory for various guides and references.

An unofficial wiki is currently being developed. Community contributions, suggestions, and help are welcome to improve the resource for all users.

How to build

Build instructions are available in the make directory README.

Participate

Read through our contribution rules carefully before opening PRs, please.

Read the full README ↗

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Visual Pinball

Features

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Documentation

How to build

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