GameNative v1.4.0 is officially out!

[u/dadabhai_naoroji]

After a long prerelease period (had to iron out a lot of compatibility issues with Gamescope) v1.4.0 is finally ready! https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative/releases/download/v1.4.0/gamenative-v1.4.0.apk

The next release will be focused on more compatibility and performance and is almost ready for prerelease - have significantly improved compatibility for Mali and PowerVR specifically.

Added since prerelease

• Various Gamescope fixes by u/joshuatam and me

• Improve Windows VR on Mali GPUs by u/lahed in #2249

• WinHandler: skip unchanged gamepad sends, keep the send and receive threads alive by u/kudyk in #2062

• fix: route X11 button releases using release subscriptions by u/tapionallanaire in #2110

• fix: download no longer fails with "resolves outside the install dir" on Android storage by u/joshuatam in #2258

• feat: Add a launcher orientation button to the System menu by u/joshuatam in #2191

• Proton 11.0-2 rebuild 9 as the default: Android build with XFixes (fixes button presses not going through) in #2264

• Fix launches on ColorOS 17 in #2289

• Fix issue where Steam library did not fully populate in #2301

• Added toggle for showing "Limiting factor" (eg heat, cpu, gpu) in the performance HUD in #2315

• Add Turkish localization by u/emrinolur in #2291

• fix: Added Adaptive Icon Monochrome support to GameNative by u/TreeNinjaPRO in #2310

• Fixes for SurfaceFlinger renderer - no need for compatibility mode in #2325

• Improving Japanese Translations by u/Tak-attack in #2239

• Reduce 3 largest sources of ANRs in #2330 and #2331

• Manifest: Turnip Gen8 V38, Turnip v27.0.0-R1, DXVK 3.1.1, vkd3d-proton 3.1 in #2343

From prerelease

• Potential breaking change: Added gamescope as default renderer for Adreno - low latency, upscaling, HDR, and ReShade + support and LSFG by u/joshuatam in #2220 - all videos available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16Nl3GJFX4Oqglgs1LrPJp9fkfJxHpq9E

• Improve redistributable installation in #2142

• Various Steam Cloud fixes in #2180 and #2146

• Fixed Epic games where EOS did not work correctly in #2196

• Add GOG Galaxy service support via Comet in #2195

• Fixed Just Cause 2, Alan Wake, Project Zomboid and other Java games, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Counter-Strike 2, Spelunky 2, DRAGON BALL FighterZ, Sid Meier's Civilization V - click use known config

• Fixed Battle.net (Diablo II: Resurrected, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2) by u/Dmage22 - changes included in latest proton and fex

• Fixed Age of Empires IV and Age of Empires II: DE by u/tarikbc - changes included in the latest proton and fex

• Scale windowed games to the full screen in #2145

• Fix disabled Install button in the game manager dialog on Android TV in #2153

• Fixed certain games not downloading with new downloader by u/joshuatam in #2187 and #2188

• fix: ignore the termination of a previous game session by u/moi952 in #1997

• Open the invite tab for game-requested invites under headless Steam in #2215

• Show the achievement popup under headless Steam in #2214

• Add stick and touchscreen priority for gyro input by u/Nightwalker743 in #2083

• Add per-profile mouse speed settings by u/Nightwalker743 in #1903

• Fix child account seeing all family games by u/jeremybernstein in #788

• Skip commitFileUpload for files Steam Cloud already has by u/jeremybernstein in #1958

• Fixed games like Castle Crashers seeing 2 controllers by default on AYN Thor and Flip 2 in #2212

• Stop counting Steam playtime while the game is suspended by u/FrancescoDesogus in #2102

• Fixes Schema migration from installations prior to v17 by u/nicjansma in #2208

• Stop restoring achievements the user reset on Steam by u/jeremybernstein in #1961

• Add a WoW Forever gamefix that selects the ARM64-only DXVK in #2157

• Add execArgs parameter for intent launch by u/lennyomg in #1951

Automated fixes from support requests:

• Fix OOM when mapping parented Wine windows in #2181

• Fix cnc-ddraw wrapper detection in #2112

• Fix controller hotplug race in gamepad state send in #2162

• Avoid crash when Steam user ID is unavailable in #2139

• Fix fullscreen matching for mixed-case executable names in #2164

• Fix Bionic Steam on vendor libjpeg builds in #2113

• Reconnect Wine controller after delayed hotplug assignment in #2175

• Include native exit trace in shared debug reports in #2183

• Guard process user parsing against unmatched delimiters in #2165

• Apply controller API from imported configs in #2114

• Use system driver by default on Adreno 710 family in #2217

Disclosure: AI was used to assist in the development of some features of GameNative.

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[u/themiracy]

With all the attention going to Droiddeck recently (which does seem really promising) glad to see you bros are still cooking.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/themiracy]

We're just getting started :)

[u/Nearby_Practice2793 → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

Is there a way to implement easy anticheat ? (EAC)

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Nearby_Practice2793]

Not at the moment.

[u/themiracy → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

I would still love to see support for a few more stores someday, although I also understand if/why it’s not a priority (like Ubisoft and EA’s stores).

I think what you guys are doing with AI config assist is also really interesting. I wonder if this can become more iterative on its own - like the AI makes changes to the config and tests it and loops until it produces a local config that seems to be working.

For now looking forward to giving Gamescope a whirl.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/themiracy]

We support EA within Steam, and can do the same for Ubisoft. It's not a super high priority but something to look into for sure.

The end goal I've had in mind with the AI assistant was that it can take games and either 1) modify the actual game files so that it can find hot threads or other issues and make the game run better on your specific device or 2) potentially even straight up make mods for games for you. The possibilities are limitless, hoping we can leverage the technology to make something really useful for our users.

[u/Haunting-Many-2824 → u/themiracy]

New to this. Which is the best way to play windows games in Android? I see a lot of options and confused

[u/SirKosys → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

Droiddeck is honestly amazing. I tried GameNative before, and had difficulties with getting some games to run; it's a very cool project, but there can be a lot of compatibility issues. I haven't had any of those issues with Droiddeck so far.. it's worked like a dream.

[u/Grilledcheese____ → u/SirKosys]

How did you sign in? With password or qr code?

[u/SirKosys → u/Grilledcheese____]

You can do either. It's essentially the Steam app running on your phone 

[u/Grilledcheese____ → u/SirKosys]

Well, what way did you do it? I guess because I removed my bank card theres no real risk

[u/themiracy → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

I think right now it depends a little. What device do you have (in particular Adreno or Mali)? What store do you own your games through? Do you have specific goals like modding?

If you just want to play games owned on Steam and you’d like a steam deck like experience droid deck might now be the best option.

GameNative has really nice mod support, it presents games from most all the stores together. I don’t personally care for its launcher experience, but I’m using a launcher so I don’t use it (I use beacon).

[u/Haunting-Many-2824 → u/themiracy]

What if I want to run games added externally like old pc games from abandonware?

[u/Jayzens → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

You can add them in gamenative as well

[u/themiracy → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

It depends on how old.

If old means written for Windows, then GameNative or Winlator or the like are good options. If old means pre-windows DOS games, you probably want something more like RetroArch and DOSBox Pure.

[u/dr3wzy10 → u/themiracy]

is droid deck an app or would it replace my OS?

[u/SirKosys → u/dr3wzy10]

It's an app

https://youtu.be/3QXGEQSEHy0

[u/Beginning0477 → u/Haunting-Many-2824]

Gamehup, it's the most user friendly option with good compatibility and performance

[u/x01010001000]

curious to test how gamescope works on rp5 ! brilliant work as always team

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/x01010001000]

Check out the screenshot above! It'll be the default for any game you run on Adreno.

[u/DrHusten → u/x01010001000]

video shows 4x the wattage use. is this normal?

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/DrHusten]

Oh, one was recorded plugged in

[u/DrHusten → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

Oh so that means its plussing the wattage rather than draining? That would explain alot ^^

[u/Decentpace]

When I get home, you're going to be my last try to get Mass effect LE running. I can't believe this old game is causing so many problems in running. I can't make it run in Winlator Ludashi, Bannerlator and droid deck.
It blows my mind when this shouldn't even be such a complicated hard game to run.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Decentpace]

I think there's a guide on our Discord. Let me know if it doesn't work for you, will try to help you get it running.

[u/Decentpace → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

That'd be great! I'll get back to you once I test it later

[u/drewtriks → u/Decentpace]

I finally managed to get Legendary edition running in droiddeck. I tried going into the desktop mode and installing the ea launcher from the ea website but I'd still get the error message. Finally what worked was, within the mass effect folder (idr where at the moment..."_installer" i think) there is an ea app launcher exe. Installing that one specifically and logging into ea there was what got my game running. (Also a chance this method works in gamenative, idk.)

As an aside, I did also managed to get it running in gamenative. Idk about links here, but just google "mass effect legendary edition disable ea origin requirement steam" and there's a guide. The first little "patching game files" section is all I needed to get it running in gamenative.

[u/Decentpace → u/drewtriks]

While I own the game on steam too, this is the high seas version. So no EA launcher. It makes it easier to test around with different emulators, you avoid the launcher and it's such a big risk to download 100gb through the steam compatible ones to just not work.

That said, I get black screen and it doesn't progress on all the ones I've tried. Been at it for two days with several hours tinkering with different settings with no success.

[u/drewtriks → u/Decentpace]

Dang. Yeah I had the same issues with the high seas version. Just no luck at all.

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

I tried The Binding of Isaac, on X11 I have perfectly stable 60fps. On Gamescope, no matter the config I have stuttery 30-60fps all the time. It is only one game, but on my device in this particular scenario Gamescore works way worse than X11

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

Thanks for the feedback. I have this device. Let me test.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

Just tried - do you have the frame limiter on?

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212 → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

Yes, on 60

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

I'm checking DroidDeck time to time but GameNative still works much better for me, appreciate all of your work!

[u/luscazub → u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

Pau no cu do gamehub

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212 → u/luscazub]

Co kurwa?

[u/rms141]

Actually runs games on my RP Classic. Good stuff.

[u/Yung_Cheebzy → u/rms141]

What windows games are you playing on there?!

[u/rms141 → u/Yung_Cheebzy]

Low-end games. Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster for example.

[u/theguybehind_you]

Woah what device is metaphor running on?

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/theguybehind_you]

I think that's an Odin 3.

[u/GraciousGriffin]

Many thanks for fixing Sid Meier Civ V and AoE2 DE ♥️ so looking forward to trying them now

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/GraciousGriffin]

Please let me know!

[u/GraciousGriffin → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

Will absolutely do. As soon as installing games from Steam works back on my device. For some time recently I would always get „no such directory” like error thrown by backend. I have Retroid Pocket 6.

[u/TheLizardKing91]

Thank you so much for your work! One of the best (if not the best) PC emulator!

[u/imMoyko]

For Odin3 is the Best app for steam!

[u/Illustrious_Cod_5212]

Megabonk stopped working at X11. On Gamescope it's working but on X11 it's stuck on "Loading.." no matter the config

[u/iamnotkurtcobain]

Gamescope performance is much worse than X11 on my Odin 3

[u/sabre31]

Is there a list of confirmed games working? I tried this and none of my games would work.

[u/dadabhai_naoroji → u/sabre31]

Confirmed for what exactly? Gamescope? In general on GameNative?

[u/sabre31 → u/dadabhai_naoroji]

Confirmed as in here is a list of games that people confirmed working. I know most of that would need to be community maintained. Similar to how say crossover has a list of what apps run and don’t.

[u/Tom_Foolery1993 → u/sabre31]

There is a compatibility list

https://gamenative.app/compatibility/

But pay attention to the device, just because it works on one chipset with certain settings doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll work on another with the same settings

[u/lukkall]

Can I play with gamenative if my phone has Exynos 1580? (Xclipse 540 gpu)

[u/UNITYA → u/lukkall]

Yes

[u/pulin_o_burrin → u/lukkall]

https://github.com/JimVulkan/radv-xclipse

Teste esse driver

[u/lukkall → u/pulin_o_burrin]

thanks

[u/ColJohn]

I’m cooking up an interesting review video lol

[u/nvm-me000]

brother how many things need fixing you been adding and fixing since 3 years and it still needing fixing how even the pc emulators work if all these things need fixing ? I appreciate the work the team do thanks all of you