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  1. Arcade Simulator Requirements and Tech Specs

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    31 minutes ago, Chopaholic said:

    That's a good point wearecity, and hopefully that much is clear from the Development Updates thread and also the videos I made about it :)

    Would I recommend buying a whole new machine just for AS given where it is now? No, probably not, and I basically said as much in one of the videos. However, if you're in the market for a new machine and AS is on your 'something you'd really like to have a go of' list, then it definitely makes sense to factor in the critical difference between a nice new laptop, and a nice new laptop that has the heft to run AS properly, which is a discrete GPU. (And will give you plenty of other benefits, as listed above.)

    That said, I can imagine some people looking at AS and thinking, 'That is so cool, and even though I know it's the early stages I'm going into it with my eyes open, and I want a new machine that can let me experience it', and that's fine too.

    it's not going to be a overnight process for me or AS, however i need to upgrade and this time i wont be doing it blindly for once.. the help already recieved has been invaluable well £500+ish haha

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  2. Arcade Simulator Requirements and Tech Specs

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    36 minutes ago, jabbathehut said:

    Different option to consider is a shadow pc .This is a cloud based pc costs 29.99 month and whilst mid range plays arcade simulator well and for that matter most games on high to ultra.It is expensive was half that price when I joined but they not surprisingly went bust and the first thing the company that bought them doubled the price.You  don't need to commit to more than a month at a time though they do have waiting lists sometimes.I think for uk its 3 days at the moment. You also get super fast downloads ,it doesn't get over hot.Just a different option to consider.

    now that sounds of use as i'm sofa surfing etc and having flexible options is apealing

  7. Development Updates

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    1 minute ago, Chopaholic said:

    I'd hesitate to recommend it woodsy, that GPU should have enough grunt for AS but it won't be capable of much else in terms of modern games or anything, it's got an old mechanical hard drive which is painful on Windows 10, and that's an old laptop, hailing back to 2014/2015, so no guarantees on how much like it'll have left in it.

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    The problem with that is the integrated graphics don't actually have as much horsepower as the 860M in the one woodsy linked above (although there isn't much in it), it's hard to stress how weak integrated laptop graphics actually are, they really aren't designed for any sort of proper 3D acceleration tasks at all.

    Also I'm thinking maybe we should have another thread for stuff like this 'Arcade Simulator Requirements and Issues' in the main Arcade Simulator sub-forum, something like that rather than cluttering up the main Development Updates thread?

    totally agreed... thanks guys.. jp you're a legend

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  8. Development Updates

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  9. Development Updates

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    9 minutes ago, Chopaholic said:

    Nope, for starters that's describing a range of specs and even if it comes in at the top end you're still on old integrated Intel graphics and a low resolution screen.

    It also doesn't even seem to say it's got Windows 10 on it.

    last try

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  10. Development Updates

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    6 minutes ago, Chopaholic said:

    Nope, for starters that's describing a range of specs and even if it comes in at the top end you're still on old integrated Intel graphics and a low resolution screen.

    It also doesn't even seem to say it's got Windows 10 on it.

    yeah that was a push.. i'm truly clueless. just wish it was easier to understand the minimum spec as a simple list.. too much at once for me maybe.. thanks tho

  12. Development Updates

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    On 12/09/2021 at 23:49, serene02 said:

    This laptop should run AS perfectly.  Possibly out of your budget, if you are getting credit though it might be doable for you?

    https://www.cclonline.com/product/msi-gf63-thin-10sc-gaming-laptop-15-6-inch-1920-x-1080-intel-core-i5-10300h-8gb-256gb-ssd-geforce-gtx-1650-bluetooth-microsoft-windows-10-home-9s7-16r512-059-353405/?gclid=CjwKCAjwyvaJBhBpEiwA8d38vG2V-8r3TzT7F6tgtsfCDb21hE8cyBjNoQTsFdmPO2Rffs2itB8FahoCprgQAvD_BwE

    J

    Cheers pal unfortunately I’m not able to reach that high just yet, thanks a lot for looking!! Are they the specs I need? I5, 8gb ram, and useable graphics card not integrated at least?

  13. Development Updates

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    51 minutes ago, Chopaholic said:

    I'll have a look for you tomorrow woodsy, although TBH I still think you'll struggle at that price point, the graphics card market is all kind of screwed up at the moment thanks to the global chip shortage and crypto miners bulk buying new cards before they even get into the regular supply chain, plus increased demand for graphics hardware in general, which has caused used prices to rocket.

    As such any machine (including laptops) that has any kind of gaming credentials is costing far more than it should do, be it used or new.

    I've just had a look on eBay and used GTX1080s have buy it now prices of around £400, which is bonkers money for the card in 2021, I didn't pay that much more for mine when I bought it brand new just over three years ago!

    Thanks if I can get the serial number for the laptop needed I can buy new for up to 330 Ish. But don’t go out of your way!! Thanks 

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  18. new one on me at least.. 5.1 resize doesn't work for the following

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    ok so i load the game in 5.1 but it has missing roms and can't start, then i close it as the edit function is not available to put the roms set in, upon saving the layout file updates as would expect, then in v20.1 it reminds me 3rd time now to resave in 5.1 and the roms are missing etc.. now there's no layout in 20.1 but the option is back to put in roms.. bit of a catch22 for me and i cant work it out?!?!? 

    anyways any help appreciated and the game in question is FIGHT NIGHT, MAYGAY, PDX(SEMI), LEGACY..

  20. Development Updates

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    26 minutes ago, serene02 said:

    I couldn’t advise you, I don’t know what kind of user experience you’d get from the UHD Intel graphics, I imagine it struggles somewhat.  I’d go for a laptop with a GTX 1650 if you are buying new.

    You’d be looking at double your budget I’d say personally but I wouldn’t like to tell to get any specific one personally just in case.

    J

    That’s cool I hear you, just knowing my arse from elbow would suffice!! When the time comes if you don’t mind I’ll share a few ideas I’ve seen with you

  21. Development Updates

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    52 minutes ago, serene02 said:

    @johnparker007 Hey dude, can you add a toggle for FPS?   
     

    @cja272 That’s good to know at least.  You are running a fairly recent CPU with UHD Intel graphics.  Good to know though ;)

    I could do a klarna deal, so it'd be a brand new laptop in the 300 to 330 quid area.. would that suffice?? what specs do i need? ram UHD graphics card?? any suggestions seen on amazom etc would really help as totally clueless

  24. Big Size Layouts

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    25 minutes ago, Road Hog Mad said:

    I'm not sure on the selling rules on here so have asked @Reg to see what I need to do if anyone wants to buy it.

    I don’t think I’d be able to afford a share in it let alone the whole thing but I’ll still be interested in the figure when the time comes, don’t think the Mrs will be happy to learn of it haha

  25. Big Size Layouts

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    1 hour ago, serene02 said:

    Didn’t know mfme accepted jpg.  Jpg is highly compressed file format, sure bmp and png are lossless formats.

    J

    The Arcadia layout is all jpeg start to finish, in didnt know any better! All made in mfme too.

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