Support File BAM BAM (Better Arcade Mode) All versions, through v.1.5-36x and beyond

Better Arcade Mode (BAM) is an add-on that improves and extends functionality across Future Pinball and other FP-related & pinball-related systems. It's required by many modern FP tables, which will not work properly (or at all) unless BAM is installed.

The easiest way to install Future Pinball and BAM is to use the 2-in-1 installer. It installs both BAM and FP with a single exe file. It also automatically changes several settings to prevent problems that you may encounter during game play. After you follow the download link to Ravarcade's site, click on the big blue button on the right labelled "Future Pinball and BAM (2-in-1)."

From the developer's site:

BAM for desktop

• Fixes various Future Pinball bugs
• New light settings
• New rendering of per-pixel lighting
• Enhanced Camera settings
• Added Post-processing effects (blur, gamma correction, brightness, saturation)
• Plugin system
• Improved high score system (allows values above 2 billion)
• New features on tables (custom game rooms, custom balls, animated mini-playfields)
• Physics settings defined per table

BAM for pinball cabinet

• BAM view - perspective calculated for viewer's eye position
• Head-tracking - best way to recreate impression of real pinball machine (see video on top)
• Stereo 3D - many glasses and display types supported
• Easy to setup table position/size, back-box position/size
• New special effects designed for cabs

BAM for VR

• All main VR headsets supported: Occulus Rift, HTC Vive, phone headset thru OpenVR and RiftCat
• Room scale and sitting

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Note: Additional files are available from the "more" / "download" section of the site, including changelogs and an archive of older versions. Also note that support here at Pinball Nirvana is available via another link on the right-center of this page, which points to our FP / BAM forums section.

If you're creating a desktop shortcut, here is the official icon you can use.