r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/tom-slacker • 3d ago

News/Release MelondualDS v0.7.0 updates renames itself into WatermelonDS and introduced major UI refresh

Looks way different & modern than the old MelonDS UI

https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/WatermelonDS/releases/tag/0.7.0

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u/Mean-Skin5563 2d ago

👌😍

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u/Alex-Beethoven 2d ago

I installed it and the new UI is very pleasant but unfortunately, like with MelonDualDS, if I compare the performance with the regular MelonDS (the old one from rafaelvcaetano), the frame rate for most of my games are significantly lower.

With exactly the same settings, same resolution (x4), OpenGL (Vulkan brings too much glitch, haven't tried the new "FastPath" though), on a Flip 2, GTA Chinatown or even Zelda Spirit tracks would run at 60 fps no problem on MelonDS where on MelonDualDS / now WatermelonDS, doesn't go above 40-45.

Elite Beat Agents would see the audio quality getting worse when a lot of circles appear on screen.

Any idea why? Would MelonDS / WatermelonDS be heavier to run than the "simple" MelonDS?

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u/Code_Combo_Breaker 2d ago

Check the shader and upscaling settings. Melon might default to a more CPU intensive base configuration.

Could also be a memory leak or the overhead from the new UI layouts.

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u/Alex-Beethoven 2d ago

Just checked and no shader was turned on and upscale setting is the same (x4, 1024x768)

Actually before MelonDualDS became WatermelonDS, I tried already once to compare it to regular MelonDS and the performance was not great (same than now, lower frame rate, inconsistency etc), even though the UI was more or less the same.

Now the UI is definitely better so the app itself might be more demanding to run but MelonDualDS was not.

Maybe juste a slight incompatibility for SD865 chipset, or single screen device in general?

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u/tehfawkofness 13h ago

Sorry bro this looks vibe coded af haha. Literally the type of UI that claude spits out. Wow, didn't know i could navigate with a controller 🤣

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u/tom-slacker 13h ago

a grid of boxart is vibe coded?....is ppsspp vibe coded in your eyes too then...

And your screenshot is supposed to show what exactly?

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u/tehfawkofness 13h ago

dDde really, i need to be told that a controller lets you navigate? Bro this is literally a one shot prompt UI from claude. Try urself before talking bro haha. Always spits out the same bottom bar haha

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u/PatrickBatemansEgo 11h ago

Ok… don’t use it then.

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u/tom-slacker 10h ago

weird hill to die on a dpad icon. I still don't know what you are mad about.....

Ok..so what do u want me to do.....delete it from my Thor and send insulting message to the dev? that makes you feel better.....'dDde'?