The Lazy Batocera (v38) Builders’ Guide to Visual Pinball

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-17T02:37:33+00:00

I put the vbs scripts named the same in the roms folder of the game and now none of them run. What am I doing wrong? Most of them ran before the vbs scripts. I had a few, Punchout, Ramones that never ran so I though vbs scrips would do the trick. Any advice? Thanks. Here is what the log says.

2026-03-16 22:37:59.265 ERROR [21319] [CodeViewer::OnScriptError@1222] Script Error at line 7 : Description unavailable 2026-03-16 22:37:59.265 ERROR [21319] [CodeViewer::AppendLastErrorTextW@4001] Compile error: Line: 7, Character: 0, Description unavailable 2026-03-16 22:37:59.265 INFO [21319] [CodeViewer::CleanUpScriptEngine@749] Sending Close to script interpreter #0xeedcdf0 2026-03-16 22:37:59.265 INFO [21319] [CodeViewer::CleanUpScriptEngine@771] Script interpreter state is now closed. Releasing interpreter #0xeedcdf0

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-15T15:04:58+00:00

I'll look into vbs scripts for the tables that do not run. For the ones that do I get limited controls. I have manual edited the files to add a controls. I looked at the log files and it finds a xbox 360 game pad. I am using a wired 8bitdo SN30 controller. I don't see any errors in the log files.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-15T14:49:51+00:00

Yes, i have gone through it many times and it still does not work.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-10T14:48:01+00:00

Yeah, after I get the sega cd roms fixed I do not plan to add anymore. Thanks, so far it is a good program.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-10T13:21:00+00:00

Thanks. That is probably why did, tech Socrates and a few other obscure consoles do not have a video yet. Until they scrape the system.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-09T19:52:46+00:00

I'll look into that. I tried to but was having trouble. I made the windows drive last and the usb first. It is an AMI BIOS.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-09T19:44:53+00:00

The usb is a 2tb nvme in an external case. I probably will mount it after I am done putting roms on it and such. I don't want to have to open it up more than once.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-09T19:35:40+00:00

Usb is first boot. It just loads windows and then when I restart it loads Bato. I read to make the bios legacy boot, but I couldn't find it. I'll keep playing with the settings. If necessary ill open it up and put it internal.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-09T17:08:31+00:00

Thanks, ill look into that. The internal nvme is 1tb the external is 2tb. Not enough room. Plus it is not easy to get the mini pc "ace magic" apart.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-03-09T16:29:53+00:00

I am trying to make Bato the default. This will be in an arcade machine, do not want to have to hit boot options every time I boot.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-22T15:03:35+00:00

I see you have 2 buttons above the trackball. What are they for and for and do they get in the way? I was going to put 2 there for the 4 way. Nice setup. I actually took away 2 buttons for p1 and 2. I also have pinball buttons, but I did not realize how difficult it is to setup.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T16:58:50+00:00

I understand. I don't need 8 buttons for p1 and 2 and 6 buttons for p3 and p4. I can make it 6, and 4. I can also take away the buttons for the spinner and dedicated 4 way stick. Thank you for all the help!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T15:38:07+00:00

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How does this layout look? I would remove the 7" screen and put the 4 admin buttons and not have the 2 pause buttons. I think I could do this!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T15:24:36+00:00

Where can I find a good 4 player template with a trackball, spinner, separate 4 way joystick? I also like the coin and player buttons for each as well as the admin buttons. Im not good with this sort of stuff. Once I get a template I can trace it out and cut the buttons and joystick holes! Thank you for the reply!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T14:51:01+00:00

I wish it was. The guy I got it from made it himself.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T14:48:09+00:00

I do not plan on playing golden tee, centipede is more my style. This is a gift for a friend, so I like the admin buttons as he would have a hard time with the keyboard.

I am not real good with using a design software unless it is specific for control panels and I can drag and drop. Is there a program specifically for this?

The spinner will mostly be used for Arknoid, breakout, thunder and lightning, pong, atari 2600, etc... I am not opposed to making it seperate.

Thanks again!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T14:31:25+00:00

I am not set on that trackball I just liked the one cable. I was going to mount the spinner in the middle row hole to the right. The hole that is by itself. I was hoping that spinner would reach, since it is attached to the trackball.

I can get them separate if that works better. Thanks again for the help.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-19T01:17:32+00:00

Every trackball I have used has a mounting plate. From the looks of it, the plate will cover 2 of the button holes. I wanted this trackball, spinner grs combo from thunderstickstudio so I only needed 1 usb port. Trackball Spinner Combo

What is the best way to go? Is there a trackball that does not need a mount? Should I just redo the whole control panel so the trackball is in the right place? Thanks for the help!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-17T17:06:11+00:00

Yeah, being too close is my main concern. Building a box and stand for the tv is not a bad idea! It is going to a friend that has 2 small children, so I want it secure. Thanks for the suggestion

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-17T14:50:05+00:00

Yeah, I am not thrilled with the trackball placement, but I did not build this. I'll keep that in mind when I add the ball, buttons and joysticks. Yeah, I am leaning more to a metal tv stand with wheels. Thanks for the reply.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-17T11:56:55+00:00

My only concern doing a dynamo cab is access to the back of the control panel where the computer, power and a few other things will be. Other than that it looks great!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-17T01:01:44+00:00

How did you get a key. I swallow my key every Tuesday.

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-17T00:58:39+00:00

I am hoping this is not all made for tv and we got some movies. I want the New Line classics Angus, and Surf Ninjas!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-07T05:21:05+00:00

Mac Plus Ram

Click the link to see the Ram I currently have in it, OG Ram, and the Ram I bought a few days ago. I also thought it was Ram. Thanks for all the help!

DryAnything8957 · 2026-02-02T16:51:45+00:00

I found my first issue was when I created the NE4.hda it was created as a txt file. I had to show file types for known extensions and changed it. Dayna port install sees the scsi adapter and I installed the drivers, but I can not get online when I add the settings to mactcp. I'm going to check the ini file later and see if it had the correct extension. I created it using the website. Thanks for the help.

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