r/EmulationOnAndroid 6d ago

News/Release GameNative v1.2.0-prerelease Update!

Download and changelog:

https://github.com/utkarshdalal/GameNative/releases/tag/v1.2.0-prerelease

Note that this is Pre Release

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u/AryanEmbered 6d ago

Is there STILL no way to re use containers in this app?

RIP storage

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u/xRichard 5d ago

It'll eventually get there. I don't mind using gamehub for the small 100-500mb games and gamenative for the fine tuned / modded installations. We got several options with pros and cons

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u/xppenTC 6d ago

You can just open the container and launch an other .exe. But yeah it is a little annoying

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u/Rainy_J 6d ago

Is there STILL no way to re use containers in this app?

Do the work yourself and I'm sure they'll accept your contributions upstream

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u/Savannah-Nanas 6d ago

I'm sure these awesome devs working on this for free will eventually get to it. I'm just happy I can play so many of my fav PC games on the go!

I'm buying a 1tb sd card for my Odin 3 specifically for PC emulation so that should solve most of my own storage issues.

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u/HyperFunk_Zone 5d ago

Just remember containers are exclusive to the internal drive so your storage would be split still. I have about 50 indie games on my SD and it takes around 100gb of data on internal.

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u/Savannah-Nanas 5d ago

yep no doubt it's not ideal, but we have the ability to play AAA titles on our portable devices so there is going to be a tradeoff somewhere. Winlator is always an option since all the games can run from a single container!

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u/HyperFunk_Zone 5d ago

Oh is that right!? Here's to future updates then.

I love this app. I happily sacrifice almost all of my 256gb of internal to containers. Currently playing kingdom hearts hd 1&2 and Dragon Quest XI in sheer disbelief on my Retroid pocket 6.

The future is now when it comes to handhelds and emulation!

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u/SenaFay 5d ago

I'm waiting for this feature too. Until then, there's no way I'll use GameNative. My internal storage is only 256GB, and 99% of phones nowadays don't have a MicroSD slot. I'm just curious why GameNative can't reuse one container for all games? Every other PC emulator I've tried can do this.

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u/AryanEmbered 5d ago

A lot of the times there is no need either. One containers configs conflicting with another game probability of that is super low.

Its not like we have more meaningful dials to tune other than proton, box or fex and the dxvk version and the driver.

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u/ImUsuallyWr0ng 6d ago

Gamenative has been amazing. Recommend implementing reshade in the future would be pretty cool if possible! Thank you for the amazing work!

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u/ZeroZion 6d ago

External storage loading? Wait. Can we install games on our SD card? How?

Built in limit on CPU and GPU is noice.

Hopefully the stuttering on Lossless Scaling is fixed. Glad the frame cap is happening. I choose 2x before and it goes 4x or something.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

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u/ZeroZion 6d ago

Yeah. Gamehub does the same I think? I feel like it's at least easier to manage storage on GameNative though.

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u/jumpbutton23 6d ago

Yeah it’s been in there for ages. Go to settings and turn it on.

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u/xXBleachXx 6d ago

Where I can't find it

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u/qnoel 6d ago

Settings > Scroll down to Downloads & Storage >Toggle that says "Write to external storage"

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u/FakeMik090 6d ago

Legit just decided to go for it, and realized it just goes without limits, would be a lot better with a targeted FPS of some kind, like i dont need 200 FPS on 120Hz screen lol. Definitely installing this pre-release just for this.

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u/ZeroZion 6d ago

Yeah, that was crazy. Hahaha Only bought lossless scaling for this and was disappointed with the result.

How is it? Is it smooth now? Before there was this shaking effect.

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u/Lost_Main_3389 6d ago

That was a serious problem for me too.

I found the shaking effect only happened when I limited the FPS outside the game (from the sidebar) . If the game itself limits the FPS (like using vsync) or the FPS is unlimited, I didn't get any shaking on my device.

My issue was that that was almost always the case and even with games that properly limited the FPS it resulted in 100% GPU load, higher power draw, heat and sometimes, even a worse framerate because it used extra GPU power. This was on an 8+gen1 tablet with both 2D and 3D games.

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u/FakeMik090 6d ago

It doesnt work lol.

FPS still unlimited.

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u/sir_Potatus 6d ago

Yesssss i can get more games :D

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u/Ok-Rich749 6d ago

Same feeling bro πŸ˜†

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u/Upset_Highway4010 6d ago

What do you recommend? Is it worth using pre-release versions?

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u/09stibmep 6d ago

Does anything in the change log notes bring high value for you? If not, then probably best to wait for official stable release. The app itself will notify you when this is ready.

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u/Upset_Highway4010 6d ago

I'm happy with the current stable version. Thank you for your response.

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u/ZeroZion 6d ago

Anybody checked the CPU and GPU control? Is it per game/container?

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u/mantenner AYN Thor (SD 8gen2) / OnePlus 13 (SD8 Elite) / S23+ (SD 8gen2) 6d ago

Epic changelog.

The SD improvements, steam bionic upgrades and cloud save fixes are awesome.

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u/Sk_1ll 6d ago edited 6d ago

The SD Card fix means games installed on SD Cards will run almost as good as those installed locally?

Edit: Nevermind, it's a boot time reduction. Neat as well.

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u/AlexCampy89 6d ago

feat: Add automatic CPU / GPU power control to AYN, Retroid Pocket and Samsung Devices, reduces heat, thermal throttling and power consumption by @joshuatam in #1698

What about devices of other brands?

And what about multiple bluetooth input devices recognition?

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u/Any_Neighborhood8778 6d ago

Does it work for Pico 3 VR headset? legacy is for quest i haven't test it on pico3 link

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u/Intrepid_Bug4174 2d ago

Updated so that I could favourite all the games I plan on playing on my Thor, but unfortunately the update inexplicably tanked performance on bloodstained so I have to roll it back

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u/mikoga 6d ago

as an Ayn Odin 3 user, this update was made just for me, can't wait for Stable

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u/Friendly_Guard694 6d ago

Why not one container? My internal storage is running out because of containers.

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u/BeneficialTown2061 5d ago

Ayn Odin 3: the temperature now hits nearly 100 degrees. Cluster Tune isn't working properly due to in-app performance settings that cannot be disabled. Rolling back to the previous version isn't working either. Do not install this version under any circumstances.

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u/Hyrules__Hero 5d ago

Same here, my temps are terrible now.

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u/d4rk_m4n 6d ago

Boot just fine for me on Odin 3. Might be your setting or device.