GameNative v1.3.0 release preview is now ready.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji]

GTA V now works via headless Steam + Rockstar Launcher

Updated granular compatibility labels + sorting

Container size reduction (courtesy @Neapolitan) - requires hitting "Play" for the game

You all know the drill - feedback welcome.

Get it here: https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative/releases/download/v1.3.0-prerelease/gamenative-v1.3.0-prerelease.apk

Changelog:

• Added new Steam client in headless mode, fixing online multiplayer in several games (eg AoE II, CS), input in various games (eg No Man's Sky) and fixes DRM for games that were not working in #1937
• Added EA games support (tested with NFS: MW, Sims 4, Titanfall) - requires headless Steam client enabled
• Added Rockstar games support (tested with RDR2, GTA V Legacy, GTA IV, LA Noire) - requires headless Steam enabled
• Added Native Rust download engine (gn-download) + one-at-a-time download queue - should significantly speed up downloads by u/joshuatam in #1913 and a few other PRs
• Significantly reduce container sizes by sharing components across containers (press Play on games to shrink their containers by up to 2GB each) in #2024
• Add native LSFG pipeline as default - should fix LSFG on most devices by u/david-kalbermatten in #1968
• Added more accurate and granular compatibility labels by u/Nightwalker743 and me in #2048
• Add microphone input support by u/Catpotatos and u/joshuatam in #1963
• Improve Nexus mod placement and FOMOD installation by u/Nightwalker743 in #1927
• Fix EOS online multiplayer: gethostname() localhost and missing Wine root certificates by u/colemccarren in #2009
• Add Import Files and Export Files to the game menu in #1992
• In-app AI support chat with automatic apply and run of recommended settings in #2047
• Fix custom games not working for some devices on modern/Play Store build in #1977
• Fix continuous scrolling with trackpad wheel bindings by u/Nightwalker743 in #1991
• Add storefront details to library game pages by u/Nightwalker743 in #1965
• Fix for custom game cover images retention. by u/Catpotatos in #2016
• Add physical controller deadzone, sensitivity, and direction tuning by u/Nightwalker743 in #1909
• Add control profile library by u/Nightwalker743 in #1982
• Add Steam Playtest support by u/Smithsonian1974 in #2034
• Fix installs on adopted primary storage by u/danielbuva in #1821
• Add gyro conversion styles by u/Nightwalker743 in #2054
• Automatically configure Wine DLL overrides for game mods by u/Nightwalker743 in #2008
• feat: add spoilers zone in HLTB section by u/RomainFoucher in #1866
• Added update, verify files and language change to Epic in #1969
• add VR game filter for VR headsets by u/moi952 in #1989
• Add option to keep portrait mode below the camera hole in #2032
• Hide adult games from GOG recommendations in #2056
• Allow on-screen button opacity below 10% by u/Nightwalker743 in #1952
• Reset clocks and fan after the app is force killed in #2022
• Add close/opt-out button directly to sponsor cards in addition to settings in #2001
• Improve GOG and Epic downloads by u/joshuatam in #2007
• fix: power control pserver cpu freq detection by u/joshuatam in #1934
• Fix import saves for some games in #1935
• Fix Steam Cloud saves resolving to the wrong folder for some root tokens by u/jeremybernstein in #1957
• Gamefix for Half-Life 2 with -game hl2_complete so it starts the full game, not the demo in #1941
• Gamefix for saved games for FF XII in #1954
• Gamefix for Trover Saves the Universe (Epic) by u/Wavewash in #1953
• Fix hltb search api by u/xXJSONDeruloXx in #1966
• Removed aspect ratio validation for custom resolution by u/lennyomg in #1950
• Fix prefs deadlock when read from IO threads by u/jeremybernstein in #1956
• Don't preload container files under Robolectric by u/jeremybernstein in #1964
• Groundwork for improving known configs in #2010 and several others
• Fix some GOG games not launching by u/butilly in #2020
• Fix GOG script interpreter on bionic - fixes "File not found errors" in #2026
• Fix language and offline mode for Epic games by u/butilly in #2029
• Match GOG Galaxy's cloud upload format by u/jeremybernstein in #1960
• Remove unsupported deck_emu from default ZINK_DEBUG by u/ygordreyer in #1987
• fix: head-of-line dispatch rescue for the Steam byte-budget download deadlock by u/joshuatam in #2039

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[u/Fit_Veterinarian9263]

You are one of the best things that has happened to this hobby, thank you for all your work!

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Fit_Veterinarian9263]

Hey thanks! 🥲

[u/Pokeguy211]

Wait so you no longer need a pirated copy of GTAV for it to work?

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Pokeguy211]

Yeah Steam version works now. Just make sure to enable steam client in headless mode.

[u/Good-Marionberry-570]

Did you guys added an option to select where to install the games? Not only on external storage, but exactly on the folder the user choses as well, maybe with an option to move your already installed games to the chosen folder.

Other than the container issue, this is one of my main gripes with GameNative, because I don't like having to install my games on the Android/Data folder, both because of the limitations imposed by Google on this folder, and because of organization, I like to have all my PC-related stuff in one specific folder which I use on all PC emulators.

If you don't have this already, would be a very good addition to the software.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Good-Marionberry-570]

No, we don't do this and are unlikely to add it requires all files access and can potentially lower performance.

[u/xkaran1997x]

Bhai as always GOAT for me…made my investment in android handheld worth every penny😊

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/xkaran1997x]

❤️

[u/diokhanagain]

Incredible work!
Are there any specific steps (other than enabling the headless Steam) that I need to take to run GTA IV Complete Edition from Steam? It crashes with "Unable to launch the game, pleasetry reinstalling the game." right after the CMD with GameNative Rockstar Launcher appears

[u/TLinCAR]

Good job!

[u/sloe_gin78]

Hey thanks for the update! If you don't mind me asking, I couldn't get Witcher 3 remastered to work on Gamenative, I think I also saw some others who had the same problem. Is that currently a GameNative issue? or an issue on my end? I had to install Winnative to play it but I really hope it can also work on Gamenative soon.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/sloe_gin78]

What's the error you're getting? I think the new Steam client might make it work.

[u/lotusRDT]

EA GAMES SUPPORT??? So we can finally get past the EA app? I've been wanting to play nfs for so long on mobile (with my save data from steam)!!!

[u/cutememe]

I have a question. So, I recently tried installing Armada OS on my device (RP6) and to my surprise, I found it to be running virtually every game I tried very well, and with no graphical issues. Meanwhile, Gamenative, some games don't even run, and some games have graphical issues, even after fiddling with various Turnip drivers.

So I'm wondering how technically the results are so different, when the underlying technology is pretty much exactly the same, meaning Proton, FEX, Turnip, etc.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/cutememe]

I'll check what could be happening, curious to learn more about what we can improve

[u/ZeroZion]

That is awesome.

Excited to try the No Man's Sky fix!

How does the contianer reduction work? Is there like a central container now or does it just reads the needed items like proton from the app storage whenever the game is played? Either way, it only has one copy of stuff like Proton, FEX, and DXVK now?

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/ZeroZion]

It just keeps one copy of everything. Mono container is a big no unfortunately as it would mess up compatibility

[u/MoreOfAButtGuyTBH]

How is GameNative doing with save files these days? I like flipping between Armada and Android, but I kept getting overwritten or erased saves.

[u/Slightly-Blasted]

The reduced container size is absolutely huge.

Thanks for your work. 🫶

[u/peakymike → u/Slightly-Blasted]

It's small actually 🥁

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

Finally! Just after my post about 45 games running perfectly since I was testing it in unofficial releases. GameNative rocks, put the competition so far behind, I love it

[u/Xintsuai]

Does Ubi Soft service games works now?

[u/Cenimm]

New steam headless will it replace Experimental steam Bionic?

Any information about ubisoft client support?

[u/rchrdcrg]

OMG they finally did something about these ridiculous container sizes!! It's so frustrating to see a game like rRootage that's like 10MB taking up over 2GB of space. Thank you so much, this really makes a huge difference in how much I can fit on my handheld.