Draco1962

WANT!

@tthurman I *FINALLY* have a build that will put my original Steam Controller to use! And, if I choose, it can play PONG! I acquired an HP Pavilion 590-p0024 with the following specs: Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Memory (RAM): 12GB DDR4 (Shared with integrated graphics, expandable to 32GB) Storage: 1TB SSD Operating System: Windows 10 Home (64-bit) Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Graphics (from the CPU) Connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, USB A 3.1, USB A 2.0, USB C ports SATA ports: 3 Optical Drive: DVD RW Power Supply: 180w I made the following additions/upgrades: Upgraded CPU (eBay): AMD CPU Ryzen 7 2700 3.2GHZ Socket AM4 Added discrete GPU (eBay): GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6500 XT EAGLE 4GB GDDR6 GPU Added Wifi/Bluetooth PCI card (Linux Compatible): OKN WiFi 6E AX5400 PCIe WiFi Card for Desktop PC (Intel AX210) Bluetooth 5.3, WPA3, 802.11AXE Tri Band Wireless Adapter with MU-MIMO, OFDMA Added 1TB M.2 NVME SSD: WD Blue SN5100 1TB NVMe SSD - M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4.0 - Read Speeds Up to 7,100MB/s, Upgrade Storage for PC/Laptops - WDS100T5B0E Added 4TB HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 4TB Internal Hard Drive HDD – 3.5 Inch Sata 6 Gb/s 5400 RPM 256MB Cache Upgraded RAM to 32GB: Timetec Premium 32GB KIT(2x16GB) DDR4 2666MHz PC4-21300 Non-ECC Unbuffered 1.2V CL19 2Rx8288 Pin UDIMM Upgraded PSU to 400w (eBay): L04618-800 400W Power Supply For HP 590 OS: Windows 11 Home The PC is a short form factor, using the HP "Sunflower" motherboard, which is limited to one PCI-E 16 and one PCI-E 1 slot, no additional USB headers, and 3 SATA ports. I may decide to add another SSD or HDD, but for now, I think 2TB total storage will do. For initial testing of components, I installed Windows 11 Home on the NVME drive. Part of me says: "Why not setup a dual-boot with Bazzite?" Another part of me screams: "You whiny, insecure BEYOTCH! Rip the damned Band-Aid off and get on with it and go full-on Linux with the build!" 🤬 Part of me says: "I think I need a hug..." More to follow...

Mucho cajones! Me, not so much. I'll stick to the bunny slopes!

$18K?! Holy 💩! I still have mine that I purchased in 2001.

FEATURE REQUEST - Add custom paths to game stores (Steam, GoG, Epic, etc.) for text logos and video snaps. This would allow the user to setup paths for storage outside of the \GameEx path as needed.

I decided to move this conversation to its own thread in the GameEx>General subforum for testing, etc. Another question - I know that when the "wheel" menu is selected that some tall images will result in an overlap. If no scaling is taking place, then what would be the max pixel width and height recommendation for minimizing overlap or overly large images? BTW, I've been sourcing clean and/or mostly clean images from https://www.steamgriddb.com/ which has a TON of user submitted logos and other images. Since many of the games on GoG.com are also offered via Steam, this is a gold mine!

I think that I know the answer, but here it goes - Does GameEx scale up/down the image size to fit the menu/wheel?

I came across my Steam Link a few days ago.

If we were to source the logos and place them on the FTP, could GameEx scrape them from there?

https://forums.gameex.com/forums/topic/21848-setting-up-mame-in-pinballx/#findComment-184113

Did you use the GameEx generated XML for MAME as your original base?

@virucho28please post in English as this is part of the forum rules and guidelines. You may use Google Translate to assist you in that endeavor. Thank you.

P.S. GoG has logo banners that may be able to be leveraged if the actual text logos are not available.

The RAM crisis is just getting started: Micron makes the 'difficult decision' to abandon the consumer memory business to focus on supplying AI data centers

From some of the YouTube chatter, we can probably expect similar performance curves as we did with consoles vs. PCs - not the ultimate, but still pretty damned good. Since they can flex their experience with Steam Deck, I fully expect that it will be successful. I am waiting to see the pricing as It may be something I consider for the living room next year. Now where did I put that original Steam controller I bought and never used? 😵‍💫

Just a hunch and maybe off base, but first, are you running these games with the batch files vs. not when testing? If so, try testing the same games over again. If no errors, then the issue could be a process launched via your "Launch Before" that needs to be killed via "Launch After." If I am incorrect or there is no difference, then I will be quiet. Nahhh! What's the fun in that?

Speaking about "dark side" powers, the following is a screen cap from my phone yesterday when I opened a new Chrome tab and these two articles were stacked in the order below: All I can say is, "Damn, Ahsoka! Close the door when you need to potty - and light a match when you are done, 'cause dayum!"

I expect that it will not be as powerful as most PCs running Bazzite, comparable to how Xbox was not as powerful as many PCs of the same era. From some reviews this may be the case, and pricing may be more than what most would expect.

Steam game Boomerang Fu (965680) shows as the only game in the log that was opened, and I assume it is the one that did not return to GameEx.

Your Windows version should determine the maximum .NET version your rig can handle. The maximum version of the .NET Framework that can be installed on Windows 7 is .NET Framework 4.8.

I don't know if you saw it but Tom uploaded v6.96 a short while ago..

I may be incorrect but my guess is that PinballX will see one keyboard. Even if it recognized multiple keyboards, if you have X set to exit using one, you don't get another X to use from another keyboard. Have you tried mapping Exit for PinballX to ALT+F4?

Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the US and abroad!

I split the post with the instructions you had here previously as follows -

Gotcha, thanks! I didn't have a chance to look at the log and see what you are saying. BTW, thanks for testing without the batch files running. @Tom Speirs will definitely need to take a look at this.