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- After purchasing Mashinky from [https://mashinky.com Mashinky.com] and retreiving your installation code, or purchasing Mashinky in [https://store.steampowered.com/app/598960/Mashinky/ Steam]<br>
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Install Mashinky from within Steam.<br>
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You may choose Game Library Folders in the Steam settings to choose where to install Mashinky.<br>
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[[File:Mashinkybox800x933.png|300px]]
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- The game doesn't start at all?<br>
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Try to install microsoft redistributable from <br><nowiki>https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679</nowiki><br>
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- Graphics are not looking like they should?<br>
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In the Settings for Graphics, set Anti-Aliasing to SMAA or FXAA.<br>
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There are yet some issues with the default TXAA mode for Anti-Aliasing on some systems.<br>
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- Screen size is not optimal?<br>
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Close Mashinky with Alt-F4 (close program, default Windows key)<br>
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Choose a correct resolution when starting Mashinky.<br>
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To re-show the choices in the startup splash dialog, <br>
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before starting Mashinky, edit with Notepad<br><br>
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\Steam\SteamApps\common\Mashinky\setup.xml <br>
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and find (CTRL+F) not_show_splash, set value to "0".<br>
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- The game crashed when laying tracks? <br>
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Solving bug at the moment, you may workaround by locating setup.xml in game directory (c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Mashinky\setup.xml) open with Notepad, find with CTRL+F line "Tutorial" and change value to "0".<br>
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- The game runs very slow on a notebook?<br>
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Try to open the graphics performance setup of your Operating System and set your "Dedicated" GPU for the Mashinky application.<br>
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In Windows, go to Settings, System - Display - Graphics, and Browse.. <br>
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Select "High Performance" as option for Mashinky.exe found in your Steam Library on your hard drive.<br>
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Required is to install video card drivers from the manifacturers website with a dedicated GPU.<br>

Latest revision as of 13:23, 28 June 2024

- After purchasing Mashinky from Mashinky.com and retreiving your installation code, or purchasing Mashinky in Steam
Install Mashinky from within Steam.
You may choose Game Library Folders in the Steam settings to choose where to install Mashinky.

Mashinkybox800x933.png

- The game doesn't start at all?
Try to install microsoft redistributable from
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679

- Graphics are not looking like they should?
In the Settings for Graphics, set Anti-Aliasing to SMAA or FXAA.
There are yet some issues with the default TXAA mode for Anti-Aliasing on some systems.

- Screen size is not optimal?
Close Mashinky with Alt-F4 (close program, default Windows key)
Choose a correct resolution when starting Mashinky.
To re-show the choices in the startup splash dialog,
before starting Mashinky, edit with Notepad

\Steam\SteamApps\common\Mashinky\setup.xml
and find (CTRL+F) not_show_splash, set value to "0".

- The game crashed when laying tracks?
Solving bug at the moment, you may workaround by locating setup.xml in game directory (c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Mashinky\setup.xml) open with Notepad, find with CTRL+F line "Tutorial" and change value to "0".

- The game runs very slow on a notebook?
Try to open the graphics performance setup of your Operating System and set your "Dedicated" GPU for the Mashinky application.
In Windows, go to Settings, System - Display - Graphics, and Browse..
Select "High Performance" as option for Mashinky.exe found in your Steam Library on your hard drive.
Required is to install video card drivers from the manifacturers website with a dedicated GPU.