VPin Workshop Knowledge Base

Welcome to the extracted knowledge from 5+ years of VPin Workshop Discord discussions. This knowledge base contains practical technical knowledge from 81+ table channels, covering everything from 3D modeling to VBScript patterns to physics tuning.

What's Here

Guides - Comprehensive technical guides consolidating knowledge from across all table builds:

• Table Build Workflow — End-to-end build process
• 3D Modeling & Art Pipeline — Scanning, Blender toolkit, textures, nestmaps
• Insert Lighting — The definitive insert reference (30+ table builds consolidated)
• Transparent Ramps & Plastics — Ramp baking, refraction probes, glass effects
• GI Systems & Flashers — GI organization, flasher fading, room brightness
• Physics Engine Tuning — nFozzy, flipper tuning, rubber separation
• VBScript Patterns — State machines, timers, ROM integration, FastFlips
• VR Development — VR rooms, VR-specific bugs, performance
• Troubleshooting Cookbook — Symptom-indexed problem/solution pairs
• Best Practices & Conventions — Naming, versioning, release checklists
• Software Setup — VPX, PinMAME, B2S, DOF, VR configuration
• Hardware & Cabinet — DOF, nudge, screens, SSF
• Game Rules & Mechanics — Mode design, multiball, scoring patterns

Tables - 81 individual table pages documenting what makes each VPW build unique — specific mechanisms, ROM details, build stories, and which techniques were pioneered on that table.

Reference - Technical references:

• Tools & Resources Directory
• VPW Example Table Walkthrough
• Fleep Sound Recording Guide
• Light State Controller
• Blood Machines Rules Design

How to Use This

Looking for a technique? Start with the guides — they consolidate knowledge from all 81 table builds into comprehensive references. Each guide has a Quick Start box for the essentials.

Debugging a problem? The Troubleshooting Cookbook has a symptom index table — find your symptom and jump to the fix.

Working on a specific table? Table pages focus on what's unique to that build and link out to guides for general techniques. The "Techniques Developed Here" section shows what each table contributed to the community's knowledge.

About This Wiki

Generated from 88 Discord channel extractions covering 5+ years of VPin Workshop history (2020-2026). Extracted and synthesized by Opus agents, March 2026. Table pages contain table-specific content; guides consolidate all generic VPX knowledge with provenance citations back to the tables where techniques were discovered.