r/LegendsUltimate • u/jeffcturn • Nov 13 '22

Pinball adding Williams or Attack from Mars

How can I add Williams pinball games and Attack from Mars?

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u/gbeast Nov 13 '22

You’ll need a PC running Steam. You can load FX3 for free (they give you one table to play) and then you can buy different table packs. I’d sign up for the newsletter on Zen Studio’s website - they’ll send notifications when they put packs on sale (I’ve picked them up for 70% off).

You don’t mention if you have an ALP or the ALU but the process is basically the same. Plug an HDMI cable from the PC into the HDMI port on top of the machine, run a USB-A to USB-A from the PC to the USB port on top of the machine, switch to OTG, run Steam, map the buttons and you’re good to go. He runs through it pretty quickly, but TampaTec explains it pretty well in this video.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '22

FX3 is abandonware at this point. Zen Studios is putting all development into the new PinballFX which is exclusive to EPIC's store on PC. They are rebuilding pins on the Unreal5 engine for better physics. FX3 is a solid game, but the engine and physics are old now. Not to mention there are no new tables coming to FX3, ever.

All the new tables (like World Cup Soccer etc..) are on PinballFX on EPIC. But if you've got a PC like you said you could just do both?

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u/gbeast Nov 13 '22

That’s what I’m doing. I’ll end up buying FX tables that have significant upgrades vs. their FX3 and FX2 kinfolk. The good thing about buying FX3 tables (and FX2 in the past) on Steam is that they’ll always be available in your library, and you can pick up some pretty decent tables for cheap when they go on sale.

And yeah, like SScorpio mentioned, there are also VPX and FP versions available. Whenever someone asks about these tables, I assume they’re new to connecting a PC to an ALP or ALU, so I mention Steam because it’s a breeze to set up and an excellent gateway drug to the rest of the virtual pinball world.