Help, cannot use keyboard anymore

[Frankwurst]

Hi,

I haven't been playing for some time, and today as I wanted to test a new pack I bought, well all the binded keys were gone (NULL). Impossible to set them again in the configuration menu (pressed keys on the keyboard aren't registered).

Anyone having the same issue?

[8-bit]

Yeah i just downloaded this to try and and none of the keybindings work which suck because I want to use my xarcade tankstick to play but the buttons are mapped through keyboard

[Bojan]

I'm having the same issue. Wasn't playing game for quite some time, when I return to it again all the controls are not impossible to set in the setting menu. Game is bugged!

[Grandma Glaadys]

Is there amy way to edir a file manually? Right now have to use mouse and button J for left

[Matt Beeching]

Under the circumstances I have uploaded a copy of the previous exe (1.71.23) so players can setup their key binds correctly, you can then revert back to the current version.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nutxin1t--usvYJQyPgFKRtghqwWqw8A

I'm still baffled by this issue, the controls seems to be affected by at least two files: 'Settings.ini' and 'Highscores', both are located in the following folder: C:\Users\Username\My Games\Pinball Arcade.

When I rebind the keys in-game both files are updated with matching time stamps, if I replace these files with my backup copies my previous control scheme is also restored.

[Grandma Glaadys]

Thanks a lot! I apreciate that a lot. I have 70% of the tables bought so it sucked when that simple thing didn't work. It works perfectly!

[Frankwurst]

Sorry, I'm late for a replay, but thanks a lot Matt Beeching ! Good observation, your solution worked for me as well. I keep this older version ready in case.

Still, a real fix would be appreciated !

[StickyC]

That older version did not help me. I tried deleting the My Games folder, that didn't help. Also tried adjusting the permissions to allow the settings.ini file to be writeable by everyone, that didn't help.

I've got the same issues with the UI for choosing keys not even responding to new key inputs. I couldn't actually find any manual for this, I assume the process is to go into options, double-click on an entry (which will turn yellow), then press the new key you wish to map to?

This is now 4 months old, any progress on the bug? I'd be glad to work with the programmer if they're unable to reproduce the issue - it's 100% repeatable for me.

Can someone please post an example settings.ini?

[Matt Beeching]

The time stamp for settings.ini is updated but the contents remain blank. I'm ultimately convinced that all in-game user settings are embedded within the Highscores file.

Deleting it resets the controls to default, however you sacrifice all local scores, camera, lighting, sound adjustments and table goals.

The current exe (1.71.25) seems to be incapable of writing binding changes to that file - My suspicion is those changes are supposed to be written to a specific line number but there is a mismatch, hence the corruption (null) error.

The previous exe (1.71.23) doesn't have that issue and can correctly write the binding lines or reset them to default. If you try to edit them with the current exe you'll have to rollback again to fix it.

[doerrhb]

I had this problem too. You can fix it easily by just making your bindings anyway and ignoring the NULL message. It's actually saving your values, it's just not showing them to you. Try it, it works. I've also read elsewhere that you need to complete a full game of pinball for the settings to 'stick'. I'm not sure if that was necessary or not, I did that and it has saved my bindings between multiple launches of the game, even though the binding screen still shows "NULL".

[Mexigerm]

Originally posted by doerrhb:

I had this problem too. You can fix it easily by just making your bindings anyway and ignoring the NULL message. It's actually saving your values, it's just not showing them to you. Try it, it works. I've also read elsewhere that you need to complete a full game of pinball for the settings to 'stick'. I'm not sure if that was necessary or not, I did that and it has saved my bindings between multiple launches of the game, even though the binding screen still shows "NULL".

Cool...seems to work just fine. Thanks

[Tempest]

I'm having the same issue. I thought I had tried to rebind the controls and it ruined the prior keybindings, but after exiting and relaunching Pinball Arcade the prior keybindings were restored. I'm a bit afraid to test it out again but hearing that Doerrhb and Mexigerm are having success makes me want to try again. I'm also using an X-Arcade controller.

[Sorthious]

Sorry, I know this is a necro thread, but I just played PA for the first time in a long time, and my keyboard wouldn't work in the menu's; also, I had to log-in again. I could still play the tables, but the Escape Key wasn't working, and in the main menu, the Control Settings option did nothing when I clicked on it. I went to Library -> Pinball Arcade Entry(Right-Click) -> Properties and disabled Steam Input(I use a keyboard only), and relaunched PA. After that I could go into the Control Settings. My old configuration was still there and hadn't been erased, and everything worked normally. Anyway, if someone else has this issue, try changing the Steam Input settings and see if that helps.

[Tempest]

I'm able to use my X-Arcade Dual Joystick just fine, but then again, I just upgraded to the Trimode PCB. I'm using it in keyboard mode.