A Question for Pinball FX3 Cabinet Users...

[the_greeze]

...how many times have you had to enter your cabinet activation code (the one that would have been emailed to you)?

On my cab, after every reboot or switch-on, I am asked by Pinball FX3 to (re)enter the activation code. Never had this with PBFX2. It'll play all day once entered and I can exit the program and restart it without being prompted for it again but if I reboot the PC, it wants the code again.


This can't be the norm, can it?!? Seems kinda ridiculous for 'cabinet mode' where I don't have a keyboard handy...

[the_greeze]

I have found that running PBFX3 from PinballX works around this issue. PBFX3 asks for the activation code only if I run it straight from the desktop.

Sorta happy with that I guess... <shrug>

[kencaine]

I have had to enter it numerous times, not every day though. I can't understand why we need to keep reentering it. It should be stored in the registry, at least in Windows. I am running on the Windows 10.

[Chili]

Hey,

Thanks for submitting this, I will inform our developers about the issue.

Do you remember when did you first recognized this issue?

Thanks,

Chili

[the_greeze]

Hey,

Thanks for submitting this, I will inform our developers about the issue.

Do you remember when did you first recognized this issue?

Thanks,

Chili

If that's aimed at me, then I noticed it the second time I turned on my cab after installing PBFX3.

[kencaine]

I have seen it most times when there is a steam update. Although, I think this weekend it happened out of the blue.

[GeekDadKevin]

So, my issue is this - all of my cabinet settings are voided when I first load up Pinball FX3 from a fresh boot. If I close Pinball FX3 and reopen it - it then knows I have the cabinet code and functions exactly as I would expect (minus the rogue one continuation bit). Loading from Pinball X (or the command line for a single table) runs fine but I sometimes enjoy playing hotseat or other modes. I doubt it matters but I got my code from FX2 and I'm still using the same code.

[Jamman39]

This is happening to me too

Fwiw it didn't start immediately after the update. It started after I updated fx3, then uninstalled fx2

[hunter328]

This is off topic but still a question for cabinet owners:
Can you run the game on a cabinet set up using a PS4 or is it computer only? I’ve never looked to see if there’s an option on PS4 to change the screen orientation.
Thanks

[digitalpowertrip]

I'm having this issue too. Every single time I turn on the machine. I have to put in the code. There has to be a way to fix this.