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38 minutes ago, justme2019 said:
I just read all of that and it was very interesting. I wish I had read chopaholics article years ago, it may have saved me a lot of money. Was that a digital magazine or something like that? Are there any others available to read?
Thanks
Nope - that was the only one. MFME has stuck like no other hobby - lol !
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Yeah we're going to keep it as is. I did a long reply via PM to @A:E which covered his points and more.
The reality is - we've already started down a road for supporters to only support once and I don't really want to create a massive PR issue and more importantly U-Turn on something that is so imporant when it comes to trust after people have already supported.
The surge we're seeing at the moment is due to COVID-19 and people have a little more time to browse the internet so we see more members and so on - that's my belief.
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"Wine for Wizard - Update"
Just a note to say on behalf of this campaign things are going rather well and a many thanks for people that have dipped in so far.
It's worth noting that some people have asked not to have badges so don't assume just because there is no badge they have not supported - the badge is default unless asked for it to be removed or the smaller one. Look at my profile for example here - I have absolutely supported but live in a world of no badges as I am just an Account Monkey !
I will not be given a raised total at any point - I just want this to be a surprise for Wizard when we hit the two month point. It also allows me to round it up by adding whatever to a nice round figure at the end.
For anyone that has yet to support and donate Wine for Wizard, please take a look at the attached PDF.
This document was about twenty years ago. I have updated it a little to swap names around ( IE - old users to their new user name ) but that is it.
The point I want you to do is look at all the great DX's that we have from current .FML Artists and read through and look at the first emulations that were done. There is a section about the first memories of Fruit Machine Emulation and what people played. Take a look at the comments by a gentlemen called Michael Lynch. He has a picture of one of the first versions of what is now MFME, look how far it's come.
If the graphical side is not far enough - then consider the techs. It used to be called FRUIT.EXE if I recall and it only every did two techs, you can pretty much have everything now.
Rome was not built in a day, it took many years. MFME was not built in a day and it is still going and being built twenty years later.
For everyone that has supported the Wine for Wizard drive, thank you.
This is the first time in twenty years that we have ever done anything like this for the man that gave us everything on Fruit Machine emulation. If you are a lurker who has some cash to spare thinking it's OKAY others will support this thank you ( AKA - Wine for Wizard ) campaign then please remember that is has been built over twenty years with zero reward and do what you would hope would be done for you if roles were reversed once you have looked at the PDF attached.
Thank you.
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...that also needed a new group where I had to configure the downloads as well.
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2 hours ago, Tommy c said:
Fuck em reduce his downloads to 8 a month.
Well he won a badge...
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16 minutes ago, vectra666 said:
I see no donation tab on the mobile site can it be added to the portal page also what is the minimum amount to donate as it used to be a fiver and finally what ways are you able to pay it?
It's there on the mobile site - scroll down and look for the box saying Wine for Wizard.
The mimimum now is £10 and always has been for many months now - payment is via PayPal only.
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5 minutes ago, mozwell said:
Ahh I knew it, I have downloaded some, but now I can not download any. oh well.
Sorry - but this bit really boils my piss and comes across as you are being hard done by.
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1 minute ago, Geddy said:
Use the donate button, a fiver is not a huge amount for what you are getting... access to over 5000 layouts...
...and also all money will be passed to @Wizard the author of MFME.
This cost of this is no more then some ingame currency on a mobile phone game or an Indie Steam title.
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I only have the £3 jackpot one - sorry.
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26 minutes ago, wigster820 said:
hi ive not been on here for a while
I also donated but wanted to know why I cant download anymore than 5
it says Sorry, you aren't permitted to download this file
could anyone help please
It's a manual process - you need to wait for me to see the donation come through.
Sorted now for you and many thanks for your support - this donation all goes to Wine for Wizard.
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On 25/04/2020 at 10:06, Geddy said:
Unless you donate a fiver then you have download restrictions on your account. I think it's 6 a day which is rolling and up to 18 a week or something, not sure of the exact figure but there are a few threads about it if you search. Enjoy your stay..
100% right on the restritions is the problem - this is the chart.
Also be aware that when the Wine for Wizard drive is over, these downloads will be dropping for non-supporters of the site. They were only lifted due to helping people get a little more when COVID-19 lockdown started.
If you support - you have these restrictions removed.
@mozwell, you have download 12 times already so you've only got six left for a good couple of weeks or so - nearly three - but you must wait for the new ones to roll on and be added.
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17 minutes ago, evo1 said:
Come on people dig deep in to those pockets, down the side of the sofa and show your appreciation for the best fruit emulator out there
Equally for those that have brought Wine for Wizard, thank you very much on behalf of this drive.
One slight change - there are some that have supported that did not want a badge which is fine - but I am also given you a second option to have the smaller version in your profile as well which is this...
...this has to be done as certain members already had too many assets in their information block, I've actually already removed all of mine bar the admin one, which I am like to change to something else ( for those who are reading this in a different time ! ).
Anyway - if you want to swap your large badge for the small one - let me know via PM please.
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Just now, jackpotjon05 said:
Cheers Dad, ill give that a go now, appreciate that....thanks.
Maybe ill learn one day, just so much to try and take in
Please also sign up at dadsfme.com, he has a lot of these type of layouts that are only at his site.
Well worth taking a look.
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Just now, stevedude2 said:
Does it have to be one of the values in the drop-down box? I wanted to donate something clever like £17.77
LOL! Let me PM you a payment address then !
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13 minutes ago, Big J said:
I'm up for that and I would suggest and you know others will agree, so can we have a little shortcut on the homepage (maybe alter the donations tab slightly)
The portal has been modified and I believe @A:E will be doing a banner to fit into the portal box.
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Reserved.
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Good Morning All,
On a day where I have to do some reflection on my job ( for a task I've got to do later ) it's also time to reflect on this site and why we are here. It is MFME that @Wizard has given us.
We've thanked @Amot for the very generous supply of resourses, but the elephant in the rom is what about MFME, what about @Wizard who puts tireless hours into the pot to make this happen - the decks need to be balanced here to show our thanks and this is how I propose to do this.
Due to my job, family and other commitments and expecations I am only slowly starting to get back into MFME. This site actually takes a lot of admin with the new souls, but that is my cross to bear but is nothing considering the man hours that Wizard has put into coding MFME. I am also trying to pick up some legacy programming from about thirty years ago - so my time is pretty full...
...now consider this...
...my time maybe full but it does not compare to all the hours that have gone into MFME for the past twenty years and still go on. I don't think anybody can really understand the depth of work here - even in the dark years of MFME with no product - Wizard was coding on and on and on.
It's time to say thank you as a scene and the below is a statement as admin of this site what I am going to do at Desert Island Fruits.
"Wine for Wizard"
From the time of this post until the end of June 2020, all donations given will be given directly to Wizard at the end on 1st July 2020.
Years ago, I passed my thanks to him as his emulator had taken me off the machines where I had been known to put entire wages into a machine and have nothing for a month and I don't regret a penny of that. I do believe that I am not a lot different from other people here and if you want a chance to buy some Wine for Wizard, this is your moment.
If you are a non-supporter of the site and you donate, you still get your 2020 donator badge and the special badge below as well as your access - but all money will be kept in a pot and transferred to Wizard.
If you do support and already have a donator badge, then you will get a special badge like this as you have access.
If you do choose to buy Wine for Wizard but you DO NOT want this badge that shows your support and maybe encourages some new members to also buy wine, then PM me as soon as you've donated and I'll make sure I do not apply it as per your wishes.
Now begins the celebration of MFME and a two month window to support Wizard for twenty years he has put into MFME and why this site exists today and I hope he can buy himself a machine he likes or something like that from what we do as a scene.
Thank you all for reading and thank you Wizard.
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Not on PC so can’t find the original post but new members get 6 downloads then it refreshes in 24 hours and they get 6 again, so in just over 24 hours they can have 12.
They are allowed 18 a month in total which is rolling so in essence they can get a good chuck of stuff.
Not sure what I can post to steer them anymore - in many cases it’s why is X, Y or Z not happening when all they need to do is search.
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The one at the back is an old Vogue cabinet that was redone.
The one that I am showing you here was the newer one - need to get back into working on it and was a Bank Raid machine customised.
Currently when I last played with it stuck with the coin mech, I'll pick it up again soon.
To be honest, I would go with the iPac controller that uses the pacdrive, it all just works.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ultimarc-I-PAC-Keyboard-Encoder-Cable/dp/B0103KPNLC
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@Luuk I would agree with @jabbathehut
The second one that I need to pick up and start working on again has a touchscreen and seven buttons.
This is a close up on how I've assigned buttons using the shift function on the iPAC.
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Your about to get more drunk BTW and your welcome !
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Ha - ok - I'll give it a go at the weekend need to also record something else I forgot to - let's get some T7 50 credit challenges up here.
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This area is to support new members, not cause problems for questions we may have seen many times - remember we were all new to this once.
NEW MEMBERS as this is a new area, the question may well have already been asked - before posting you have a duty to search these forums for an answer.
CURRENT MEMBERS if you choose to help a new member by being here, please try to see it through to the end - we are all at a different level when it comes to PC use etc.
There is already plenty of threads dotted here and there across the site - I will move them as I see them to here - but I only want to be doing that to legacy threads as I find them - this is the area for help if you are a new member.
Thank you.
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THIS SHOULD WORK IF FOLLOWED STEP BY STEP.
I'VE KEPT IT SIMPLE TO MAKE IT OPEN TO I HOPE MOST PEOPLE - OLD, YOUNG AND OFF-WORLD.
LOADING MFME FOR THE FIRST TIME
Due to lots of new members who are looking to play games that have recently joined, there seems to be some problems, at least in my PM's in getting games running.
Here is a real basic guide for getting everything running.
1. The first thing you need is MFME, go to the link below.
You can download the emulator from there, below is what to look for.
For version v19 and later of MFME, you run the installer that you have downloaded and it will auto install for you.
Once installed, you need to udpate. Click on the About button and then the Check for Updates button.
2. For older versions of MFME, v6.1 and below you need to install June 2010 DirectX runtime.
3. or older versions of MFME, v6.1, once downloaded you will have a file in your downloads directory.
4. When extracted you will have a folder that looks like this below. TAKE NOTE ON HOW YOU EXTRACT THE FILE AS YOU DO THIS FOR LAYOUTS.
5. Now you want to play a layout, go to wherever you want to and download a layout as before, the download link is in GREEN.
If you don't know how to open a .RAR file, check point 3. and 4. that showed you how to open it for MFME v6.1
6. Whatever method you used on step five ( 5. ) to extract MFME, YOU REPEAT ( DO AGAIN AS BEFORE ON STEP 5 ) ON THIS ITEM YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED.
7. You should have something like this. I have shown in GREEN the .GAM file. This is what you load into MFME.
8. With MFME running that you downloaded in step four ( 4. ), click on FILE, LOAD GAME and browse to the LOCATION ( AS SHOWN ON STEP 8 ) where the .GAM file is located and then you CLICK ON IT. I have shown in GREEN where to do this.
9. Your game will be loaded as below. You are on YOUR OWN FROM HERE AND THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I CAN SHOW YOU when it comes to lauching and running a game within MFME.
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Wine for Wizard
in Wizard's Rest
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Awesome and thank you on behalf of the campaign.