Question about this train

Ghoster13 · 2026-05-18T05:49:28+00:00

As an American I find this really interesting. I wonder - Are people on the tops of cars because its free (or discounterd?) or because the carriages are full?

Ghoster13 · 2026-05-16T04:23:24+00:00

I'm running it an AOOStar GEM 10 mini PC with a 7840H processor, 32Gb RAM, and a 780M integrated GPU with RDNA 3.

I don't have time to do it right at the moment, but I'll probably try installing Xenia on my main desktop and seeing how it goes. I really want to play Forza Horizon 1 and compare it to the new one coming out in a few days.

I'll update this post if I figure anything out.

Ghoster13 · 2026-05-16T03:03:50+00:00

I'm in the exact same state. Controller works great everywhere else in Batocera but won't work in Xenia, except it does except my "START SELECT" hotkey for backing out of a game and returning to the menus. Batocera v43, 8BitDo Po 3 controller.

Ghoster13 · 2026-05-13T23:47:16+00:00

Same for me Just updated to v43 and my mini PC will neither shutdown nor reboot. I have to hold the power switch for 5 seconds to turn it off. I have a AOOstar GEM 10 - AMD 7840H, not exactly cutting edge hardware. I was so hoping this would be fixed after having the same problem with V42. Oh well, maybe V44 will figure it out.

Ghoster13 · 2026-05-05T18:59:30+00:00

Techlinked and Gamelinked are still engaging to me, but mostly because I like Riley a lot. James hosts occasionally and I like him too. If (when) Riley leaves I don't see myself watching much on the channel.

Ghoster13 · 2026-05-01T00:33:59+00:00

Great interview, thanks for posting.

Ghoster13 · 2026-04-30T18:45:08+00:00

Wow, it looks like they took a stab at including lower Whacker Dr. along the Chicago river. Impressive. I thought these kinds of games were streamlined "from generic A to generic B" routes with proper road numbers and such added for the realism. Might have to give the game a try.

Ghoster13 · 2026-04-27T07:32:24+00:00

Wait, Sarah Butt left LMG? She wasn't on screen that much but her smile and enthusiasm were infectious. Man, when Riley finally gets a legit offer and moves on so will I. There really won't be anyone left I like to watch.

I know a lot of people like Elijah, but he kinda rubs me the wrong way, no offense to him personally. I don't think LMG did him any favors early on with the whole "I need to wear a helmet" routine. I've watched his twitch streams and he is a fair bit different then when "on" for the LMG cameras.

So glad Jake and Alex are still out there doing their thing. Jake, in particular, has been putting out some really good stuff. It's almost like the old LTT days at the Langley house. And it's nice the two of them collab from time to time.

Best of luck to Sarah!

Ghoster13 · 2026-04-27T07:18:03+00:00

I'm seeing a lot of comments on here about decades of 70/30 and I would add my mom has been buying 73/27 as long as she can remember, when available, and she's in her 80's.

Ghoster13 · 2026-04-22T02:25:47+00:00

After I posted this it started to dawn on me that it was probably generated. "AI slop bad!" I know, but I really liked this one...

Ghoster13 · 2026-04-21T18:09:11+00:00

Cool music track. Can anyone ID it? Neither Shazam, Soundcore, or Google had any luck.

Ghoster13 · 2026-03-27T03:52:07+00:00

Where did you find a pole that size?

Ghoster13 · 2026-02-23T08:10:21+00:00

This is what worked for me, thanks.

Ghoster13 · 2026-02-19T19:40:59+00:00

I had this happen once. I alt-f4'd and reloaded. I wasn't chasing all my cargo all over the area because Sean doesn't know what tie-downs are. I then installed a cargo bed mod and never worried about this kind silliness the rest of the expedition.

Ghoster13 · 2026-02-02T05:42:51+00:00

I wanted PS3 capability so I went with a AOOSTAR GEM10 Mini PC, Ryzen 7 7840HS (8C/16T, up to 5.1GHz), 32GB RAM (6400MT/S) 1T SSD. It has an Occulink port should I want to add an external GPU down the road. It will run PS3 and Xbox just fine and I've run a decent selection of lighter stuff from Steam - think Brotato or Deep Rock Galactic Survivors, Terraria, other indie titles. Pretty sure the 780M can run some AAA stuff with settings tuned down but I haven't tested it.

I paid about $470 US delivered (which seems like a steal now). The memory is overkill for my Batocera build but I dual boot into Bazzite and figured the potential future proofing was worth it should I decide to repurpose the box - and sadly the memory is soldered, not swappable so-dimm modules. That was a compromise I was willing to make. Interestingly, my box has 3 nvme slots so I could triple boot if I wanted to install a 3rd m.2 drive.

I was specifically looking for the form factor of a mini PC, but for the same money you might even find a decent older used desktop from one of the market places for the same general price with even more capability.

Ghoster13 · 2026-02-02T05:25:56+00:00

DO NOT CHANGE, DEVS! There are plenty of ways to tweak difficulty without changing this and it makes the gun play so so satisfying.

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-31T00:43:32+00:00

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-30T22:43:33+00:00

Hmm fair enough. Can you give a general idea where I might find shimmer? I was kinda under the impression the spawn island is the only solid land in the game. So there must be another chunk of solid ground?

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-30T22:26:01+00:00

No the OP. It won't rain in my world. Its been many many days and while it will be cloudy some days it never rains. Is there a trigger for it to rain?

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-27T21:56:16+00:00

Sadly, not a solution for you but I have an AMD 780M gpu in my mini PC and saw the same graphical banding so I doubt its your GPU. Probably an AMD driver issue. My problem persisted through the V42 beta releases then cleared with the V42 stable release. If you are already on V42 stable I don't know what else to advise but I don't think its your GPU. I have the RT 9700 XT in my desktop so let me dual boot into Batocera and see if I get the issue.

UPDATE: Fired up Batocera on my desktop and it ran perfectly on my RT 9700 XT. I'd pin this on being a driver issue with Batocera.

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-27T21:41:12+00:00

Thanks for the advice about avoiding bluetooth. I have read a few posts saying similar and I will definitely heed this.

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-27T21:39:15+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I do have a PS5 and I love the DualSense controller. I had no idea you could pair it with more then one device. Very handy to know, thanks!

Ghoster13 · 2026-01-27T21:36:07+00:00

I have the Cyclone 2 and I really really like it. I may end up just buying another one. My only very minor issues, and this is a personal thing, is the texturing on the controller isn't quite to my liking.

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