ReLayer: an unofficial PC port of Fighting Layer (Arika, 1998)
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You need your own copy of the arcade ROM: the MAME set "fgtlayer.zip" (Fighting Layer, World, Ver. A).
Any MAME version's set works: Setup checks the twelve ROM chips by checksum, whatever they are named.
No game data comes with this download.

1. Unzip this whole folder anywhere.
2. Run Setup.exe. Windows may say "Windows protected your PC", because Setup is not signed:
   choose "More info", then "Run anyway".
3. Choose your fgtlayer.zip and where to install, then press Install.

Setup checks the ROM, then builds the game from it on your PC (a minute or two) and adds shortcuts.
Everything it needs is in the "files" folder; nothing is downloaded. You can delete this folder afterwards.

THE MENU
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Controller: press Back and Start together (on Xbox Series / One pads: View + Menu).
Keyboard: Tab or Esc.
The game pauses while the menu is open.
  Controller: D-pad or stick to move, A to choose, B to go back, LB / RB to switch pages, Start to close.
  Keyboard: arrows to move, Enter to choose, Esc to go back, Q / E to switch pages, Tab to close.
Pages:
  Display   window / borderless / exclusive full screen, window size, monitor, picture shape (4:3,
            stretch, whole-number), enhanced or original graphics, quality, screen filter
            (sharp / smooth / scanlines), frame-rate counter
  Audio     volume, mute
  Controls  remap any button ("press the button you want"), stick dead zone, restore defaults
  Game      unlock all characters (on by default), free play, difficulty, damage, round timer,
            rounds, and the arcade's other settings
  System    resume, the arcade's operator menu, restart, quit
Settings are saved in settings.ini, controller buttons in controls.ini (both in the install folder).

CONTROLLER (Xbox-style; the first controller is player 1, the second player 2)
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  Move             D-pad or left stick
  Punch L / M / H  X / Y / RB
  Kick  L / M / H  A / B / RT
  Start            Start (Menu)
  Insert coin      Back (View)
  Menu             Back + Start together

KEYBOARD
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                  Player 1           Player 2
  Move            arrow keys         I J K L
  Punch L / M / H Z X C              Q W E
  Kick  L / M / H A S D              R T Y
  Start           1                  2
  Insert coin     5                  6

  Tab / Esc       menu (quit from its System page)
  Alt+Enter, F11  window / full screen
  F9              high-resolution 3D on / off
  F2              arcade test button (operator menu)

To play: insert a coin, then press Start. Free play (in the menu's Game page) makes Start alone enough.

To remove the game: Windows Settings > Apps > ReLayer (Fighting Layer PC port) > Uninstall.

Reporting a problem: please include fgtlayer.log from the install folder (the previous run's is
fgtlayer.old.log).

The licenses of the tools Setup uses are in the "licenses" folder.

ReLayer is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Arika or Bandai Namco.
Fighting Layer is a trademark of its owners.
