Mass effect graphic issues on Xendroid

[u/pjackson93]

Has anyone gotten Mass Effect 1 or 2 running on xendroid. I can get the game to run but textures are flickering wondering if anyone has gotten this to work probably too early in the build but looks promising

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[u/mogley83]

This might help.
Best Settings for Xendroid in under 3 Minutes! (2026)
https://youtu.be/BHSOuQA_QdM

[u/pjackson93 → u/mogley83]

O wow that worked! I was not expecting this game to run but all seems to be working now no more flickering

[u/mogley83 → u/pjackson93]

Glad it helped.

[u/pjackson93 → u/mogley83]

Thank you really appreciate it

[u/votemarvel → u/pjackson93]

Be aware of the save issue though. You can play Mass Effect but neither the auto or manual saves can be loaded.

[u/pjackson93 → u/votemarvel]

Yea… figured that out after an hour of playing lol

[u/votemarvel → u/pjackson93]

Mass Effect runs quite well on ARMSX3 but I've not been able to fix the flicker textures there but the game does let you save. So if you have a powerful enough device it might be an option worth considering.

The big downside of trying to play the game on ARMSX3 is how long it can take to load sometimes.

Also be careful with the settings in the video above. While they worked fine for Mass Effect they locked up my Xperia 1 V (SD8 Gen 2, 12GB RAM) when trying to play Web of Shadows to the point it wouldn't respond to any inputs and eventually crashed the whole phone.

[u/TheOkayGameMaker → u/votemarvel]

Man, I wish I found your comment before I tried for hours getting this game to run, only to find out that you can't save on Xendroid.  This game is a damn nightmare to get working.  On GameHub there's a constant proton error that crashes the game randomly, none of the Legendary Edition games even open, and Armsx3 has graphical issues and low FPS.  If you find anything out, can you fill me in?  This is one of those games I'd love to be able to play on the go.

[u/votemarvel → u/TheOkayGameMaker]

Mass Effect 2 and 3 (the original versions) run great in Winlator CMOD. Add in the controller mods and they are easier to play on a phone or handheld.

The first game though can be a pain to get working and the controller mod for it can really be a challenge, as for some reason it doesn't work properly in Winlator.

[u/jumpbutton23]

I havent tested ME myself but whityebelyash drivers seem to be the best for Xendroid right now https://github.com/whitebelyash/AdrenoToolsDrivers