VPX standalone tools

[jarr3]

I thought of collecting tools which might help with the VPX standalone version for iOS and upcoming Android releases.

 

I will start with a simple script for windows which creates the *.vpxz files from your tables collection. (work in process)

[jarr3]

PackVPXiOS:

 

This little script will take all *.vpx files and extract which rom is used and pack it together as described in https://github.com/vpinball/vpinball/blob/10.8.1/standalone/docs/ios/README.md

It will never be a 100% script... it is just something I throwed together for me personally, but I think it can save some braincells NOT having to do this manually

 

table/
      <table.vpx>
      pinmame/
              roms/
                  <rom.zip>

 

into tablename.vpxz

 

Double click the script in a folder full of table.vpx files and it will create the table.vpxz files automatically. The only prerequisit is to have 7zip installed.

 

in the top lines of the script the path to 7zip and your rom folder has to be updated:

 

Quote

@echo off

REM Set these two variables

set romfolder=C:\vPinball\VisualPinball\VPinMAME

set zip=C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe

REM Set these two variables

 

UPDATES

• 15.10.2024 PackVPXiOS V1 Now more tables should be supported and now tries to include everything with the romname to the zip.
  One change in the script, you now need to specify the VPinMAME folder rather than the rom folder!

 

PackVPXiOSV1.zip

Edited October 15, 2024 by jarr3

[jarr3]

Another blocker

[Arestis]

Brilliant tool, since the update all the work is done for you awesome work!!

[gerhard]

Great work, thanks a lot 👍

[gerhard]

@jarr3

There are some Tables the Rom isn't added e.g. Demolition Man -> https://fss-pinball.com/YYZ00101_Demolition_Man_(Williams1994).php

I couldn't find out why or how to modify the vpx-script so your script is working.

 

By the way 

[JoshMatt38]

Thanks 

[foofoorabbit]

Interesting that the vpxz package doesn't work with macOS builds. I would have thought that macOS and iOS were similar enough that the macOS build would recognize vpxz files but they don't. 

Edited November 10, 2024 by foofoorabbit

[jarr3]

On 11/10/2024 at 2:21 PM, foofoorabbit said:

Interesting that the vpxz package doesn't work with macOS builds.

If you find out, and tell me... I might be able to fix it?!?!?

[cgg7777]

excellent thankyou .. i used it on my PC in a folder on an external USBC drive that i then connect to my ipad to copy the Z files over works great  and about 25% of the few tables i tried worked OK. possibly older less sophisticated tables? at least Addams family works!!

its a shame that the Ipad App works in Iphone mode but im sure this will change soon. 

 

i thought about changing the parameters in the INI file but im thinking that its not as simple as that!

 

Edited December 4, 2024 by cgg7777

[am1001]

Hi Amazing work. Thanks so much. I could not create any tables that imported correctly. Now I ran your tool and it created the files - over 100 of them. Most worked!! Really appreciated

[geordie666blackcore]

hey there,

i am new here and stunned by all your efforts from evry one here.

well, maybe you can tell a dummy and pinballfreak where to find the standalone for my android phone. is there an apk?

thx 666x

geordie 

[jarr3]

1 hour ago, geordie666blackcore said:

hey there,

i am new here and stunned by all your efforts from evry one here.

well, maybe you can tell a dummy and pinballfreak where to find the standalone for my android phone. is there an apk?

thx 666x

geordie 

I have only tried on iPhone myself, but I assume there should be apk files available on github. Check here (I am on the phone cannot check myself)

https://github.com/vpinball/vpinball/actions/runs/16557267547

[geordie666blackcore]

ugh, ok, i see thousands of files and hope to find the right one 🙈 thanks for your help and the link 🤘

if someone will find a direct link to an apk faster than me, pls feel free to post it 😁🥴

[SuperGamer]

On 7/31/2025 at 9:29 AM, geordie666blackcore said:

ugh, ok, i see thousands of files and hope to find the right one 🙈 thanks for your help and the link 🤘

if someone will find a direct link to an apk faster than me, pls feel free to post it 😁🥴

Hmm, when I click that link above, it goes directly to a place with 2 files, one for ios and one for Android. You do have to scroll down a bit to see them. I hope this helps.

 

[gerhard]

On 7/31/2025 at 6:29 PM, geordie666blackcore said:

ugh, ok, i see thousands of files and hope to find the right one 🙈 thanks for your help and the link 🤘

if someone will find a direct link to an apk faster than me, pls feel free to post it 😁🥴

The latest Versions are still buggy and difficult to handle.

Meanwhile you might join the Google-Group and scan the QR-CODE.

This Version also is not perfect and old, but it's a lot easier to handle.

There are known Issues with some FlexDMD, but works 🫣

https://groups.google.com/g/visual-pinball-android-beta/c/S1kqeRCsLuw?pli=1

 

Also you might join the Discord Chanel VPX-STANDALONE-MOBILE -> https://discord.com/channels/652274650524418078/1323445406524248090

 

Edited September 28, 2025 by gerhard