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- The game doesn't start at all? - Try to install microsoft redistributable from <nowiki>https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679</nowiki>
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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>
  
- The game crashed when laying tracks?  
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- The game doesn't start at all? - Try to install microsoft redistributable from <br><nowiki>https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679</nowiki><br>
* We are solving this bug atm, you may workaround it by locating setup.xml in game directory (c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Mashinky\setup.xml) open, find line "Tutorial" and change value to "0"
 
  
- The game runs very slow on a notebook?
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- Graphics are not looking like they should<br>
* Try to open performance setup of your Operating System and set "Dedicated" GPU for Mashinky application.
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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>
  
- Trains are not searching path correctly?
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- Screen size is not optimal<br>
* When using signals, keep in mind that these are BLOCK signals, not path signals. The second option are chain signals, showing yellow when any following exit is green (or green when all of them are green).
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Close Mashinky with Alt-F4 (close program, default Windows key)<br>
* So once you decide to build parallel tracks, use one way signals (double clicks when placing signal) like in this example: <br>
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Choose a correct resolution when starting Mashinky.<br>
[[file:signals.png|200px]]
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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 performance setup of your Operating System and set "Dedicated" GPU for Mashinky application.<br>

Latest revision as of 23:03, 12 August 2023

- 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.

- 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 performance setup of your Operating System and set "Dedicated" GPU for Mashinky application.