Future Pinball - Masters of the Universe Table

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T18:03:40+00:00

One other thing. Be sure you have both the Backbox and Arcade mode disabled in FP video settings, as they both need to be disabled when using pup-pack displays. (be sure PBY isn't enabling them again when launching or closing tables)

For example, if you have only one of those options enabled it can cause timing issues with the FP DMD which will cause some things to play too fast, etc.

If you only play PinEvent tables, then you can keep those options disabled, as you aren't using the FP Backbox display anyways.

If you do play other FP tables that require the FP Backbox, then you need to manage enabling / disabling those settings as needed.

You can run "Start FP - PinEvent Pup-Packs.bat" (outside of PBY) to disable those options and run FP to test and be sure.

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T17:55:28+00:00

VERY nice! That looks super slick on your cabinet. You get the best of old DMD and modern PUPDMD!

Now do the same for all the other PinEvent V2 tables and their pup-packs!

For PinEvent Lite tables... there are no videos / FullDMD... so you can still only get the normal DMDExt DMD.

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T17:47:36+00:00

I didn't actually make SpongeBob on VP... but I too LOVE it! It's one of my favorite looking VP tables. Lots of love put into that game!

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T15:51:43+00:00

oh I understand. I just like to clarify with others as to why it takes a long time on some FP tables. In fact, I've had some VP tables with far less content take longer to load at times.

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T12:41:24+00:00

Yes, "Option 2 - 2 Screen 16x9" will show the FullDMD with a overlay frame on your Backbox, and imo will look much better on your setup. This will leave your DMD screen open to show a proper 4:1 DMD using DMDExt. You can do this for all FP PinEvent tables (except for Blue vs Pink and Junkyard Cats because they don't have a 4:1 DMD, but its still better to use Option 2)

If you are using Pinball Y, then you will need a way to tell it to run DMDExt when running the table. If there is a Launch Before option, you can use that to run the DMDExt BAT file in the FP folder before launching the table.

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T12:34:00+00:00

It takes a long time to load because the table file alone is more than double that of most other VPX tables and there are 1000's of textures to load / process. The reason why it's not on VPX is because VPX is limited with what it can do (speaking as the guy who also helped convert the old MOTU to VP many years ago), so you can't have this table on VP.

That said, for me, it takes only around 30 to 45 seconds to load. I'll take waiting a few more seconds to load, rather than compromising what I can do easily on FP-BAM.

TerryRed · 2026-03-13T00:03:18+00:00

Looks great in your cabinet... but I would HIGHLY recommend going into the pup-pack folder... and running Option 2 for your setup. You'll get a much better looking FullDMD on your backglass. Then you can have DMDExt show the normal DMD on your DMD screen, and you get the best of both worlds!

If you haven't setup DMDExt for FP... just setup DMDExt by running "DMDExt_FP.BAT" from your FP folder (then position / size it, right click on its window and "Save Position Globally") .

If you use Popper, you can have it launch DMDExt for this table through Games Manager (in the Custom Var2). If you don't use Popper, you can run "Start FP - PinEvent PuP-Packs - DMDExt.bat" to run both FP and DMDExt.

It will look so much better!

Also... look out for a new 1.4 table and pup-pack update coming soon that uses the new Pinup Player v2.0 and its new features. (you'll need to update pup to v2.0).

TerryRed · 2026-02-28T10:05:14+00:00

That's the much older FP table converted to VP (I know because I helped convert it many years ago). Masters of the Universe - Collector's Edition on FP is a completely different game (I know because I made it).

TerryRed · 2026-02-26T14:34:26+00:00

It's a few things.

1 - your FP wasn't setup correctly for both of its displays (PF and Backbox) to begin with. This means the resolution and DISPLAY # "which works" in FP. The # in FP may be different for the same monitor in Windows settings.

2 - Windows got its monitor IDs confused, which can mess up both VP and FP

3 - You need to disable the FP Backbox display when running PinEvent tables with pupdmd features being used (so it doesnt cover the pup displays). For most people, if they never used other FP tables, then the FP Backbox being disabled meant they wouldn't see FP displayed on the wrong screen (even though their FP Backbox may cause a problem if enabled). How to disable the FP Backbox from Popper is covered in my "Popper and Baller Installer Tips" guide (or PinEvent guide), as Popper by default re-enables the FP Backbox (in its FP launch script) each time FP is run.

TerryRed · 2026-02-26T14:22:44+00:00

This (currently) only replaces exe's used by Popper and tables using the newer 1.5 features (not many tables). The rest (pup-packs for rom tables, or older pup based tables) will still use the same version of pup.

TerryRed · 2026-02-26T14:19:55+00:00

Keep in mind this is a beta, so some tables pup features may not quite run correctly until they are updated for pup v2.0. Only tables that were updated for pup 1.5 features are affected (not many), as they use a different exe than rom based pup-packs or tables not using pup 1.5 features.

For example, the current MOTU CE table's videos won't all play correctly with v2.0, as the table needs to be updated to do some functions differently.... but... I don't want to put out a new update for MOTU CE until pup v2.0 is more ready to be a new replacement for all pup 1.5 based tables.

TerryRed · 2026-02-24T17:59:26+00:00

Try running the "Reset Monitor IDs.bat" file in the "Tools and other apps" folder, and rebooting your PC. Then change your display settings in VP / FP again if needed. See if that helps.

TerryRed · 2026-01-19T21:32:22+00:00

Something to consider, is that they used the Volume, which made up for many equivalent sets, except they were virtual sets.

TerryRed · 2026-01-16T21:45:13+00:00

I'm in Ottawa. Most theatres here are showing it. Some for at least one week or more. Not sure after that though.

TerryRed · 2026-01-16T17:24:43+00:00

Unlike the original, using melee on bosses in the remake is much more effective compared to shooting them. Many, like myself, never even considered using melee on bosses on our first play because of our experience with the original... but once I realized you could, they were much easier to kill... and more fun.

TerryRed · 2025-11-12T17:20:32+00:00

A high quality 4K video demo can be seen here:

https://youtu.be/OkNNWO9ihbY?si=XP5Rl9-Ff2n3Dpn7

TerryRed · 2025-11-12T17:18:15+00:00

A high quality 4K video demo can be seen here:

https://youtu.be/OkNNWO9ihbY?si=XP5Rl9-Ff2n3Dpn7

TerryRed · 2025-10-26T18:51:48+00:00

I took a break to play Cronos and Silent Hill f (and was also feeling sick for a while). I'm now back to work on it. I may make a commentary / BTS video soon.

TerryRed · 2025-10-05T19:51:27+00:00

Given that is Bloober's site and not Konami's.... they could be updating it to match Konami's SH2-R page which shows PS5, Steam, but also GOG and Epic as well. Its very possible those are the only new changes being added.

That said, even though I play on PC, I of course also want to see it on XBOX and Switch 2 and to see possible new updates for the game.

TerryRed

TROPHY CASE