Ryan Hughes Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Hello All In The Community! Ive got a little problem when i try to load up Arcade Simulator... Everytime i try to load up the game it just comes up with a black screen as seen in the screenshot bellow if i could get some help i would be pleased Thank You For Your Patience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Have you tried to run it as administrator? And can you temporarily turn off your anti virus and reinstall with the av turned off? It’s perfectly safe. Just could be a fix. Other than that if it’s the first time running it, it may be downloading in the background. If these all fail @johnparker007 can go into more detailed checks when he is next able to. living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie52 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/ i would try the above and see if it needed those runtime files and maybe update graphics card to latest drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Ryan Hughes said: Hello All In The Community! Ive got a little problem when i try to load up Arcade Simulator... Everytime i try to load up the game it just comes up with a black screen as seen in the screenshot bellow if i could get some help i would be pleased Thank You For Your Patience Hiya there - sorry it's not working for you, there is another user with this issue, I'm doing work on figuring it out so will hopefully lead to a fix. Could I ask you to please: - launch Arcade Sim - when you get to the black screen and it is stuck, move the mouse up into the top left (even though the mouse pointer is hidden, it is still there) - left-click rapidly three times (you should see a small white square flash if you have the hidden mouse pointer all the way up in the topleft of the screen) - after clicking rapidly three times, a screen should appear, with some text on it - please take a screenshot of that screen that has appeared and post in here Many thanks 1 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 13 hours ago, Ryan Hughes said: Hello All In The Community! Ive got a little problem when i try to load up Arcade Simulator... Everytime i try to load up the game it just comes up with a black screen as seen in the screenshot bellow if i could get some help i would be pleased Thank You For Your Patience I forgot one more thing in addition to my post above - what antivirus software are you running please? Cheers [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, johnparker007 said: I forgot one more thing in addition to my post above - what antivirus software are you running please? Cheers Im Running On No AnitVirus becuase loads of my games say turn it Off... Here is a Screenshot of What i see Thank You For Your Reply John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Ryan Hughes said: Im Running On No AnitVirus becuase loads of my games say turn it Off... Here is a Screenshot of What i see Thank You For Your Reply John Thanks for the info I'm a bit stumped why this is happening at present (it's also happening for another user), especially if you are not running antivirus, as that was one of my theories... I will keep pondering, I'll hopefully figure something out - bear with me... Edited December 17, 2021 by johnparker007 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 just a 5p thrown in from a clueless point of view, however would it be to do with the updates would it be possible to install from the first setup file and then update after? would that help living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, johnparker007 said: Thanks for the info I'm a bit stumped why this is happening at present, especially if you are not running antivirus as that was one of my theories... I will keep pondering, I'll hopefully figure something out - bear with me... Just To Give U A Heads Up Something New In The Console Has Popped Up And It Says "Cannot Find Arcade In Root!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 23 minutes ago, woodsy said: just a 5p thrown in from a clueless point of view, however would it be to do with the updates would it be possible to install from the first setup file and then update after? would that help The user @bionic_beast has already tried thorough uninstalls/reinstalls on the main dev thread (as he is the other person experiencing this same issue) - it did not help, this file action is something I do at each startup, it's all a bit puzzling! 20 minutes ago, Ryan Hughes said: Just To Give U A Heads Up Something New In The Console Has Popped Up And It Says "Cannot Find Arcade In Root!" That message is ok, it's just something from the options menu (a test setting to fix a scraping issue for another user). Internally it's trying to do the same operation to three files, in order. I have uploaded a new patch, where I have changed the order of these three file operations, to get a bit more insight as to whether it's definitely the dlls. Please could you launch Arcade Sim again and then post another screenshot of that debug screen from clicking the topleft of the screen? It will probably say something slightly different now about which file it has failed on. Thanks 1 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, johnparker007 said: The user @bionic_beast has already tried thorough uninstalls/reinstalls on the main dev thread (as he is the other person experiencing this same issue) - it did not help, this file action is something I do at each startup, it's all a bit puzzling! That message is ok, it's just something from the options menu (a test setting to fix a scraping issue for another user). Internally it's trying to do the same operation to three files, in order. I have uploaded a new patch, where I have changed the order of these three file operations, to get a bit more insight as to whether it's definitely the dlls. Please could you launch Arcade Sim again and then post another screenshot of that debug screen from clicking the topleft of the screen? It will probably say something slightly different now about which file it has failed on. Thanks So I Was Able To Get Into The Main Menu And Play Some Slots But The When I Tried To Exit A Slot... It Came Up With An Error Which Caused The Game To Crash And Give Me A Message Saying "Access Violation Error" And Now I Get A Black Screen Again P.S Where Can I Find The Patched Version Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Ryan Hughes said: So I Was Able To Get Into The Main Menu And Play Some Slots But The When I Tried To Exit A Slot... It Came Up With An Error Which Caused The Game To Crash And Give Me A Message Saying "Access Violation Error" And Now I Get A Black Screen Again P.S Where Can I Find The Patched Version Thank You It auto-patches on startup, so you are already on latest version which I've uploaded 5 minutes ago So now, if you relaunch Arcade Simulator a few times, does it load correctly to the main menu every time? We can deal with the other issue you mention afterwards... but I just need to confirm that changing the order of those operations has 'fixed' the error (I don't quite see how!). Cheers for your help testing this Edited December 17, 2021 by johnparker007 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, johnparker007 said: It auto-patches on startup, so you are already on latest version which I've uploaded 5 minutes ago So now, if you relaunch Arcade Simulator, does it load correctly every time? We can deal with the other issue you mention afterwards... but I just need to confirm that changing the order of those operations has 'fixed' the error (I don't quite see how!). Cheers for your help testing this Hello Again So It Took Longer To Load Because Of Your Patch So It Was Doing Something But Its Still A Black Screen With The Exact Same Error In The Console As Seen In The Screenshots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) Hmm curious, seems it's just the one that does the turbo starts it's breaking on. Please could you post a screenshot of the contents of this directory (John will be ryanh_j on your machine): Edited December 17, 2021 by johnparker007 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, johnparker007 said: Hmm curious, seems it's just the one that does the turbo starts it's breaking on. Please could you post a screenshot of the contents of this directory (John will be ryanh_j on your machine): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ryan Hughes said: Interesting! They are all there (the 'unreversed' versions). Ok, I'm going to do anther patch that just changes the order again (so I do the .exe last)... as that might be it. If not, I think I can perhaps make this able to cope with the error, since it seems it is actually managing to create the files... so if I can get it to ignore that 'Sharing Violation' error, that might fix the issue. Give me 10-15 minutes, and I'll post in here again when the patch is live, for you to try again - bear with me...... [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 minute ago, johnparker007 said: Interesting! They are all there (the 'unreversed' versions). Ok, I'm going to do anther patch that just changes the order again (so I do the .exe last)... as that might be it. If not, I think I can perhaps make this able to cope with the error, since it seems it is actually managing to create the files... so if I can get it to ignore that 'Sharing Violation' error, that might fix the issue. Give me 10-15 minutes, and I'll post in here again when the patch is live, for you to try again - bear with me...... Ok Thank You Very Much Im Going to be out for 3-4 Hours so I’ll give You a Reply When I’m Hope Thank You Very Much For Your Help John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Ryan Hughes said: Ok Thank You Very Much Im Going to be out for 3-4 Hours so I’ll give You a Reply When I’m Hope Thank You Very Much For Your Help John Ok no worries, I'm building the patch now, so I will upload and post to let you know on here anyway. If when you next are free, you could please run Arcade Sim again (so it will pick up the new patch automatically)... if it still has the problem, can you please post the screenshot again of what the debugging info says. Thanks 1 [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnparker007 Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 Ok @Ryan Hughes the patch is live, so whenever you're next free if you could do 'the usual' lol And post screenshot of the debugging info (if it still doesn't work) - cheers [ Arcade Simulator ] Pre-alpha installer: http://arcadesimulator.net | Known Issues: https://tinyurl.com/yz4uom2e | Donation info: https://tinyurl.com/yzvgl4xo [ Community Drive ] The drive: http://tinyurl.com/yckze665 [ Fruit Machine Database ] Initial google sheets (WIP): https://tinyurl.com/2c5znxzz [ Fruit Machine ROM Archive ] The archive: https://tinyurl.com/3jhzbueb [ MFME Launch ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/MFMELaunch [ Oasis ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/Oasis [ Sound ROM Editor ] Source code: https://github.com/johnparker007/SoundRomEditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsy Posted December 17, 2021 Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, johnparker007 said: Ok @Ryan Hughes the patch is live, so whenever you're next free if you could do 'the usual' lol And post screenshot of the debugging info (if it still doesn't work) - cheers you're a decent fella! 1 1 living the dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hughes Posted December 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, johnparker007 said: Ok @Ryan Hughes the patch is live, so whenever you're next free if you could do 'the usual' lol And post screenshot of the debugging info (if it still doesn't work) - cheers Ok Cool I’ll Check when i get back home 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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