How I got psx4droid working on my htc desire hd..
I know there are already guides for this but I found them a bit confusing, so heres how I done/do it.
1. download psx4droid from market
2. download rombuddy from market
3. download astro from market
4. in astro create a folder called “..playstaytion games” in sdcard (I put the two dots in front to put it to the top of the list so it makes it easier to find later)
5. on your pc search the interwebnet for scph1001.bin, download this file and save it to the dektop so its also easy to find.
6. Connect your phone to your pc and save the scph1001.bin file to sdcard/psxoid (cant remember if I created this folder or if it came with the psx4droid app, if its not there then create the folder using astro in sdcard)
7. go into psx4droid app and make the scph1001.bin file your bios.
8. use rombuddy (with wifi) to download one of the many games listed, eg “driver-you are the wheel man”, click download (this takes about 20 mins so be patient) ive also found some games havnt worked.
9. Once its downloaded use astro and go to sdcard/roms/psx- there you will find your new game (one is a brown box which Is zipped and one is a white rectangle which is unzipped and ready to go)
10. press and hold the unzipped file, click edit then move. (these dont have to be moved but i do it to keep them together) you can also delete the zipped (brown box) file as it is no longer needed.
11. Now go back to your ..playstation games folder, open it, press menu, edit, paste.
12. Now your game should be ready to play, all you do to play is open astro find the ..playstation games folder click your game then click psx4droid in the pop-up menu and play.
hope this helps, like i said im a novice so might have missed bits or done things backwards but it works for me.
thanks
A fine post. Thanks for sharing with us fellow XDA members who've dreamed about psx4droid but haven't actually got round to trying it out, this eases it for me
I had no problems installing psxdroid, but it runs with a low framerate, at least RE nemesis on my dhd..
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Agreed but it seems to run smoother on other android devices over the DHD, get a steady 30+ FPS but the picture still seems to stutter.
I managed to install the whole thing by downloading the files via the web browser on the phone, so you can cancel out the connecting it to PC part of the tutorial .
Good job putting up a guide however, I'm sure it will help someone along the way!
xp79 said:
Agreed but it seems to run smoother on other android devices over the DHD, get a steady 30+ FPS but the picture still seems to stutter.
I managed to install the whole thing by downloading the files via the web browser on the phone, so you can cancel out the connecting it to PC part of the tutorial .
Good job putting up a guide however, I'm sure it will help someone along the way!
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yeah i suppose downloading the bios file via phone rether than pc would make no difference but thats just how i done it.
ive found that tony hawks pro skater 4 isnt too bad to play but dave mirra bmx and street fighter have been very slow. any tips for speeding them up?
thanks
I got some extra FPS by playing with the settings such as frame skip, disabling sound and refresh rate on high usage games such as MGS and FF7.
Sigh...I miss the days of FPSECE on the HD2...oh well, i'm sure the DHD should be able to work faster, my HD2 used to get a steady 60fps on Spyro 3 without any stuttering...it was heaven I tell you! Overclocking the Desire HD to 1.3ghz while playing should help quite a bit. I don't know what else, though. Unless killing background processes, and the like. I don't understand how the HD2 could outperform the DHD...unless it's bad software code optimisation and the OS causing performance issues...
It helps, when setting max refreshrate to 30 or 40 fps, when games stutter.
Why its so slow? dunno, bad coding i think!
it work well on my DHD
Desire HD problems
All games seem to run slow on my DHD. The fps is usually around 50-60 but it just seems to run so sluggishly, it makes all games unplayable. I have tried messing around with the various different settings and killing every program but PSX4droid but it seems not have no effect on the performance. Has anyone got any solution at all?
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Hey guys, i'm running Kwaak3 Arena on my Desire using the N1 apk. It's pretty sweet, sound etc all running nicely slick work by andershizzle!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=742323
Check it out it's Graavy!
It runs smooth enough, but moving & looking around at the same time seems impossible :/ What do you recommend for control apps, if theres any?
Seems the desire's multitouch -bug finally affects something.
Jgruar said:
It runs smooth enough, but moving & looking around at the same time seems impossible :/ What do you recommend for control apps, if theres any?
Seems the desire's multitouch -bug finally affects something.
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i agree, plus i copied over my quake 3 folder to get the full game but there seems to be no way to enter the serial, the .apk is kinda large too lol
AndroHero said:
i agree, plus i copied over my quake 3 folder to get the full game but there seems to be no way to enter the serial, the .apk is kinda large too lol
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If you click in the box to enter the serial key using the cross hair so that you get the blinking yellow underscore '_' then press 'menu' and the keyboard pops up!
Hi all im new to the forum and have a few questions about rooting my xperia play and wondered if some of you in the know could help?...
im interested in using gingerbreak v1.20 to do the root, i have read the tutorial and understand most of it and from what i have read on the forums other XP users have had varied success.
my questions are...
1. my phone is on a vodaphone contract and im not sure if its sim locked (to that specific network) and does this effect the root?
2. my phone had some kind of update downloaded to its software from vodaphone about 1 week ago gingerbread 2.3.2 build number 3.0.A.2.184 other people with this version root ok?
3. so just to clarify i was wondering if that update ive had has hindered my chances of the rooting also if my phone being locked to a specific network (e.g vodaphone) is a problem?
4. last but not least, if my phone fails to reboot after the rooting process, how hard is it to put it back to original version? (like do i need more software to fix the failure or can i just remove the battery wait 30secs and itll be back to normal)?
i know these may seem very basic questions to u veteran rooters, but id like to get involved i just wanna have more knowledge myself before i jump in, and would appreciate your feedback, loving my xperia play and i want to improve it and not brick it
cheers in advance
I am with tmobile and also received the ota update before I rooted.
SIM lock doesn't effect root.
I can tell you that the update won't effect running Gingerbreak at all.
You shouldn't have any worries using Gingerbreak as is.
It is purely an apk and will either successfully root your device or will not.
This is the easiest method of rooting i've ever used.
I was an android n00b when I got my hero & had to go through the method of creating a gold card & reverting to an older build & flashing flashrec!
To be honest, now my play is rooted in probably won't even bother using custom roms in the future.
I did all that with my hero and am happy with the plays UI.
I just wanted root to free up more space.
I'd also recommend researching setinstalllocation2 on here.
Doing this natively installs everything to sd and is worth the time.
cheers for the speedy reply DeadlyDazza, yeah id like to remove some of the stock rubbish to free up some space i was also hoping to do a small overclock, is this possible with a basic root? using the android overclocking apps?
im still nervous about the reboot and it not coming back on :S
@DeadlyDazza did you use gingerbreak on an empty/formatted sd card like described in the tutorial or does it also work with a sd full of installed apps? ( i really dont want to delete all my apps and data)
cheers covux
I have a fair bit of installing custom Roms on Android phones and i can honestly say this -
Unless you are rooting the phone in order to help develop custom roms and tweaks there really is no point in rooting it at the current moment.
Gingerbread is excellent at managing apps and the Xperia Play is designed so that games run independently from your homescreen.
"Trimming the fat" will offer almost zero benefit at the moment.
My advice is to wait a while, let the experts put together some custom Roms and gain access to the Kernel, allowing us to overclock.
Until then, i do not see a reason to root at all.
Unless you just, like me, wants to get rid of bloatware and ads in various apps and other benefits with root access
+1 on liking the XP UI and don't want to flash and mod this phone as I did with my HTC desire hd
If you just want that, root it now and keep your locked bootloader and enjoy the XP as it is
Regards Dousan...
Rooting does have many benefits, which mine was to free up more space on a device that, although is designed for gamers, seems to fall very short of.
Also to use root enabled apps such as cache mate.
Apart from the space issues, which have now been resolved by rooting & setinstalllocation2, I'm more than happy with my Xperia Play.
Will I be saying the same in 6 months? Probably not, I'll probably be wanting a fresher feel.
But that depends on how much support SE give the Play (my last device was the Hero & HTC was very slow with their support).
In answer to the question about running Gingerbreak with blank sd.
I had a spare 8gig that I formatted & used.
I didn't want to risk losing any data & couldn't be bothered to back up the 14gig on my card.
Although I have heard a few people say that running Gingerbreak is completely safe & won't erase any data.
Didn't erase anything on my sdcard when I rooted my XP, would still recommend a backup before using gingerbreak I was just lazy and went ahead without doing a backup. Did one today...
Regards Dousan...
@DeadlyDazza, @Dousan thanks for the info, i think i will also use a spare blank sd.
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IXperia Play is designed so that games run independently from your homescreen.
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How exactly?
Whenever I navigate home away from a running game (such as to check a text) my XP shuts down the game.
DeadlyDazza said:
How exactly?
Whenever I navigate home away from a running game (such as to check a text) my XP shuts down the game.
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I read in one of the reviews/specs for the phone that the homescreen and gaming operate independently meaning that when you play games, the homescreen sits in another part of memory or works in another processing thread or something.
The point being made was that whatever app you have open in the homescreen, won't make your games stutter or lag when you are playing them.
Maybe an expert can clarify this.
As for your problem, i can say that something is wrong with your setup for your games to be unloaded out of memory and shutdown when you navigate to the homescreen.
I would imagine you have an appkiller that is setup to close all running apps when you navigate to the homescreen.
I can't stress the importance of not using app killers with the gingerbread o/s. They are not needed, they will not improve performance of the phone, they will not make you battery last longer.
In fact, app killers will make your battery last SHORTER on gingerbread, since you will be using alot more processing power to load and unload them.
I don't use any app-killers.
Do you navigate to your homescreen with the back button, the home button or holding the home button and selecting a new icon?
Ok I have just performed 3 tests.
1) Emulator test - had tiger genesis running playing sonic 2. Hit the home button and navigated instantly to home screen. Tiger genesis happily sits in the notification bar. Navigating back to tiger genesis sees it exactly as before I left it.
2) Playstation pocket game crash bandicoot - loaded the game and hit the hom
e key. Same as above. The game sits in the notification bar and returns to the exact state you left it in when you return back to it.
3) Xperia play game Backstab - loaded the game and hit the home key. The game did not sit in they notification bar, but reselecting the game from the xperia play menu put the game onscreen at the exact position I left it from.
I can not re-create your situation where navigating to the homescreen makes the game unload from memory.
I made his post on my xperia play btw and performed each test while making this post. My browser doesn' t even unload from memory.
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Do you navigate to your homescreen with the back button, the home button or holding the home button and selecting a new icon?
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Usually just by tapping the home button. I only hold home for hotswitching & only navigate back to quit.
DeadlyDazza said:
Usually just by tapping the home button. I only hold home for hotswitching & only navigate back to quit.
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So does it only happen with a certain game? All games?
What about apps?
I find it hard to believe that hitting the home key unloads anything from memory unless you have changed some major settings.
Using Xperia Play games.
If I go to home when playing or paused the game unloads.
Not changed any settings at all.
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Using Xperia Play games.
If I go to home when playing or paused the game unloads.
Not changed any settings at all.
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Ok try this and tell me what happens.
- Slide the phone open
- Load Bruce Lee
- Get into an actual fight
- Hit the home key
- Slide the phone down
- Slide the phone up
- Load Bruce Lee
After doing this, my game has paused, but is exactly where i left it. The game did not unload, and therefore did not reload. It was exactly as i left it.
If yours does not do the same, and you havn't changed any settings or are running any app killers, then i suggest you make sure you have the latest revision of firmware and try again.
Bruce Lee stays in memory ok.
Star Battalion & Dungeon Defenders quit as soon as you hit home.
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Bruce Lee stays in memory ok.
Star Battalion & Dungeon Defenders quit as soon as you hit home.
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I can confirm that Star Battalion stays in memory after i hit the home screen on my phone.
It shows identical behaviour as Bruce Lee.
When you hit home, and reload the game, the game has paused itself and when you unpause, the game is exaclty as when you left it.
Can't confirm Dungeon Defenders behavious since i do not own it.
If you continue experiencing problems, i would suggest you have faulty memory and request a handset replacement.
hey XDA, i figured that while i was looking around i might as well post a tutorial of my own. for the MT3GS users, this will give you the ultimate features out of your slide. Ok first off if you didnt see in parentheses "with root" then i jus sed it again and if you do not hav a rooted mytouch slide, look away from this post now! Now that that is out of the way, let us begin
1. (cant say this enough) ROOT THE **** PHONE
rooting the phone makes majority of the stuff on this page possible
2. Install a custom official rom
i installed CM7, quite possibly the greatest rom for the slide, introducing a Gingerbread 2.3.3 UI and a bus load of features
3. Enable data2ext
this is VITAL for users because the slide has at most what, 150mb of space? that sucks right! so data2ext takes the data within the internal memory, and puts it on your SD card [data2EXT(ernal)] if you do this correctly, it will give you 500mb of space (well really more like 482mb) this makes your phone EXTREMELY fast.
4. enable apps2sd
download modinstalllocation from the android market and give it super user permissions to force install all apps to SD (can be moved freely between SD and internal) at the time of me writing this post (june 2, 2011) i have roughly 195 apps installed on my slide with apps2sd and data2ext both enabled
[WARNING, APPS-2-SD AND APPS-2-EXT ARE 2 DIFFERENT THINGS, DO NOT USE APPS-2-EXT AND DATA-2-EXT AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE DATA-2-EXT WILL BE REMOVED!!!!]
with data2ext
4. Install Flash player 10.- (whatever is the newest version)
to do this, you must have android sdk on your pc:
4a. put the flash player apk in the tools folder of android sdk
4b. open command prompt
4c. type in:
cd
cd c:\androidsdk\tools\ (or whatever path it is to get to the tools folder in SDK)
adb install (name of flash player file).apk
[it will install.......]
then it should say [success]
(note: can use this to install any app on your phone, i used it to install swype because CM7 did not have it)
4c. reboot your phone (do the process to get to the tools folder, then type adb shell, it should show a "#" type in "reboot" w/o quotations)
5. download CPU tuner from the android market
i used CPU tuner because it is free and official. you will need this to run high end games like Asphault 5 HD, Modern Combat: Sandstorm, etc. (this is wher it gets awesome). afterwards, open CPU tuner, click profiles, press the menu button on your phone, and click insert, create a new profile (i called mine gaming, because it helps run the stuff smoother, increases the power of coverage, both 2G/3G and Wifi, and a bunch of other stuff). I set mine to min. 787 MHz, max 864 MHz, and know that this doesnt come free, this thing will MURDER a battery, and the CPU tuner is designed to change profiles when battery is low unless you change the option in the settings!
[another warning: messing with the CPU settings can cause damage to your phone if you try and push it, if you do not have a reliable battery or screwed up phone, use caution when doig this.]
6. GET DOWNLOAD CRAZY
i have taken my phone to a new level! here is where the fun comes in:
A. get on the internet (or the XDA forums and search "[name of game] HVGA apk" or "gameloft games HD HVGA". and here is something little to no one knows, the Sony Xperia X8 has the same screen resolution (HVGA) and the games are compatible on the Slide, for example: people have modded the files in games like Asphault 5 so that it fits the screen, and they WORK on the slide. so far i currently have: Asphault 5, NOVA, NOVA 2, Guerilla Bob, Modern Combat Sandstorm, Gangstar: West Coast Hustle, Gangstar 2, Heroes of sparta, and am looking to find Galaxy on Fire 2. And hey if all you want is performance on non-modded currently compatible games, then it does the job too. It makes them faster and smoother!
I will be posting links once i get past the XDA rules (i am a new user and need to do 8 posts on the forum before i can post links!) i hope this helped everyone, and if you have something i can add to this list of things to do then feel free to post it in a comment or PM me
sincerely
Ognimnella
[EDIT (June 4th 2011)]
SKAm69 and gtmaster303, when i originally installed the HD games (thank you SKAm69 for your help) the games were EXTREMELY choppy even with the CPU tuned and almost 490mb of ram! so i went to the market (on PC internet) and found the latest version of flash, then googled "Flash Player 10.3 apk download" and downloaded it, then used Android SDK to install it! that simple!!
[EDIT (June 8th 2011)]
Please disregard the June 4th Edit flash does not work unfortunately. Thank everyone who allowed me to realize this! I apologize!
Also wave_sailor i apologize for forgetting to post links to these methods, here you (and everyone else) go(es)
Root Method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1025336
Custom Rom: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/htc-slide
data2ext: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921347
apps2sd modinstalllocation: https://market.android.com/details?id=my.codeandroid.modil&feature=search_result
CPU Tuner: https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.amana.android.cputuner
*Note: Flash Player does not work! dont ask me for the link to install please because you would be wasting your time!!
Download crazy is your preference! for example, i love the HD games so i search "(game name) hvga apk" and results come up!
Also I am making a ROM (awesome right ) and i need help so please answer this question for me! thank you in advance for all answers
ROM Creation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1114778
Flash Player 10, the full version? Isn't it supposed to require armv7?
yea, i thought the processor in the slide can't support flash...
SKAm69 said:
Flash Player 10, the full version? Isn't it supposed to require armv7?
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I assure the both of you i have flash player 10.3 installed on my phone (will post screenshots to prove)
ognimnella said:
I assure the both of you i have flash player 10.3 installed on my phone (will post screenshots to prove)
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Yes it can be installed, but it isn't working! Does this really play online flash videos on your phone?
BTW, Galaxy On Fire 2 works, there's no need for hvga apk, just hvga cache.
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Yes it can be installed, but it isn't working! Does this really play online flash videos on your phone?
BTW, Galaxy On Fire 2 works, there's no need for hvga apk, just hvga cache.
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yes it plays the videos, as a matter a fact i was watching one last night (although i prefer to use skyfire because of the optimization feature!) but yes it did work and it worked smoothly!
@the GOF2 comment: how??? i tried everything and i get some kind of message about a "read error has occured!!" and the app closes!
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yes it plays the videos, as a matter a fact i was watching one last night (although i prefer to use skyfire because of the optimization feature!) but yes it did work and it worked smoothly!
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I installed it once again, but when I open a page containing flash video, it says: latest flash player needs to be installed in both stock cm7 browser and dolphin 5 beta. So how did you make it working?
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I assure the both of you i have flash player 10.3 installed on my phone (will post screenshots to prove)
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that would be quite a breakthrough in the slide community if we could see that running...
You sure it's not flash lite running? I'm assuming you're on stock espresso.
He said he's on cm7
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that would be quite a breakthrough in the slide community if we could see that running...
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My apologies dudes yue guys were right it didn't actually run flash on there I jus happend to b on a site that let me run the videos (sorry for disappointment) but let me ask, is it possible for 10.1 to run on here? That wud b good! But still it did let me install and I saw signifigant improvement in the speed and quality of my games on a real note!
wait everyone they were right it is INSTALLED but doesnt run, i jus happend to be on a site that allowed me to test it. hey was it adobe flash or HTC flash that is installed on custom roms because i had a FROYO 2.2 rom and it worked just fine i was watching flash vids and everything someone please clear this up for me!
-and by the way, it is true that the speed and quality of my games improved after installing flash 10.3 on my phone that is definitely still a fact (playing asphalt 5 as we speak lol)
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wait everyone they were right it is INSTALLED but doesnt run, i jus happend to be on a site that allowed me to test it. hey was it adobe flash or HTC flash that is installed on custom roms because i had a FROYO 2.2 rom and it worked just fine i was watching flash vids and everything someone please clear this up for me!
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The stock Slide has a version of Flash Lite that i think HTC implemented. I don't know if that works with non HTC Sense ROMs. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
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-and by the way, it is true that the speed and quality of my games improved after installing flash 10.3 on my phone that is definitely still a fact (playing asphalt 5 as we speak lol)
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If Flash doesn't work on the Slide, I kinda doubt that it was the installing of Flash 10.3 that improved the quality of your games. Maybe it was something else you did at the same time you installed it. Try uninstalling it and see if you have the same performance in your games.
video showing your flash working?
perdy please?
Are u sure all the heavy games work on your mt3gs, im on cm7 and big games doesnt really work well for me...
btw, setcpu is free on xda by the developer. the thread is around here somewhere. G1 forums?
coolbrain said:
Are u sure all the heavy games work on your mt3gs, im on cm7 and big games doesnt really work well for me...
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coolbrain, absolutely man, im running games like asphalt, hero of sparta, Gangstar 1 and 2, etc., on my phone and they work with no probs at all!!!
I posted (shoddy) video of Asphalt 5 running on the cm7 nightly 90 mytouch slide OC'd to 787 on interactive governor and using data2ext on stock 8gb class 2 sd card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD56wnobGCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqWCCUA-67Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G38lBBnpL_Y
search asphalt 5 hd hvga, click on 2nd link
and he is using a nightly, i am using stock CM 7.0.3, and even better, im making my own rom (check forums and look up Mytouch Sensation) and i tested it and it worked on there too ^_^
more info please
ognimnella said:
1. (cant say this enough) ROOT THE **** PHONE
2. Install a custom official rom
3. Enable data2ext
4. enable apps2sd
4. Install Flash player 10.- (whatever is the newest version)
5. download CPU tuner from the android market
6. GET DOWNLOAD CRAZY
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I know you have some how to in here, but I don't see where data2ext/app2sd is.
Do you want to make this post better? How about some basic info or links to how tos and a link to the Flash player?
The touch-pad controls were kind of crazy, but after one level I was completely used to the analog aiming (but still open to any improvements that'd make it feel more natural).
I didn't know you could switch to the dual-analog setup in the touch-screen controls and have that effect the Xperia Play physical controls so that you can use the analog touch-pads as you'd expect analog to work instead of trying to swipe all over the place. I wish I'd have tried that before I updated.
The update changes the way the touch-pads work drastically, and it doesn't feel like an improvement. Feels SUPER stiff, and not even the dual-analog feels natural no matter what I set the sensitivity to. I wonder if there's a way to go back to the previous version (I paid for it because it seemed like less hassle than trying to hunt the apk and sd data).
Has anyone played Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on their Xperia Play? I had a hunch that they'd have better quality control than Gameloft and now that I have it, it's actually feeling more and more natural with every minute I put into it...
...and also unlike Gameloft, they know how NOT to whore up all your phone storage 200KB instead of taking out chunks of MBs. I will give Gameloft a bit of credit though; this new version of MC2 takes out less than 10MB, as opposed to 16-19MB like it has previously.
Can modern combat 2 run normally now without errors at start up ?
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Can modern combat 2 run normally now without errors at start up?
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Wasn't giving me errors at startup before... it always started up and played with no issue for me :\
I'm thinking R800a's just plain not as problematic as the R800i though, because I hear of a LOT of crashing/force close problems (especially in Sacred Odyssey) that I never got on my R800a.
I'd say try out the new version of MC2 because it may have addressed the issues people are having on the Verizon version of the Xperia Play, but hold on to your previous APK if you have it.
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The touch-pad controls were kind of crazy, but after one level I was completely used to the analog aiming (but still open to any improvements that'd make it feel more natural).
I didn't know you could switch to the dual-analog setup in the touch-screen controls and have that effect the Xperia Play physical controls so that you can use the analog touch-pads as you'd expect analog to work instead of trying to swipe all over the place. I wish I'd have tried that before I updated.
The update changes the way the touch-pads work drastically, and it doesn't feel like an improvement. Feels SUPER stiff, and not even the dual-analog feels natural no matter what I set the sensitivity to. I wonder if there's a way to go back to the previous version (I paid for it because it seemed like less hassle than trying to hunt the apk and sd data).
Has anyone played Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on their Xperia Play? I had a hunch that they'd have better quality control than Gameloft and now that I have it, it's actually feeling more and more natural with every minute I put into it...
...and also unlike Gameloft, they know how NOT to whore up all your phone storage 200KB instead of taking out chunks of MBs. I will give Gameloft a bit of credit though; this new version of MC2 takes out less than 10MB, as opposed to 16-19MB like it has previously.
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Modern combat 2 takes up 220kb on my device
AndroHero said:
Modern combat 2 takes up 220kb on my device
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How'd you pull that off?
yoyoman2 said:
How'd you pull that off?
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Do you know how to use adb?
if you do, connect your device, open a prompt, navigate to the platform-tools folder inside the android sdk, and input......
adb shell
pm setInstallLocation 2
reboot
once your device boots, you will notice alot more apps can be moved to the sd card
*edit* its actually only 200kb not 220
Both MC2 and BC2 have ****ty controls.
I actually like the swipe-to-aim mechanic. I want it back!
I was one of the people that wanted the actual analog feel but after games started using it,IT DOESN'T WORK.
AndroHero said:
Do you know how to use adb?
if you do, connect your device, open a prompt, navigate to the platform-tools folder inside the android sdk, and input......
adb shell
pm setInstallLocation 2
reboot
once your device boots, you will notice alot more apps can be moved to the sd card
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I didn't know how to use ADB at all. Matter of fact, every time I see anything asking me to use command prompts, I get horrible flashbacks of those days I thought it was "cool" to hate on Windows and force myself into more work to be a Linux guy... but at the same time, I COULD NOT STAND Asphalt 6 taking 30MB off my phone... so I went to learn how to use it. It actually wasn't hard at all. Simple CD or two and inputs. I didn't even have to root (not like I have a choice being on 2.3.3 and all -_-)
Thanks to you, I just went from having 39MB to 182MB
I'm ready to throw away dignity and all that to give you the biggest brohug ever. True story.
yoyoman2 said:
I didn't know how to use ADB at all. Matter of fact, every time I see anything asking me to use command prompts, I get horrible flashbacks of those days I thought it was "cool" to hate on Windows and force myself into more work to be a Linux guy... but at the same time, I COULD NOT STAND Asphalt 6 taking 30MB off my phone... so I went to learn how to use it. It actually wasn't hard at all. Simple CD or two and inputs. I didn't even have to root (not like I have a choice being on 2.3.3 and all -_-)
Thanks to you, I just went from having 39MB to 182MB
I'm ready to throw away dignity and all that to give you the biggest brohug ever. True story.
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haha come on then big guy \o/ lol
Adb is simple once your used to it, you can open a prompt and just drag the platform-tools folder into it, instead of cd'ing
Enjoy your new internal storage
I definitely noticed the change, in fact I stopped playing it because of it. Before the update the controls were bad, but I could get used to it after a while and it would be playable.
Now it's just flat out unplayable. I can try my hardest to swipe a straight line, but that damn game thinks I'm going up-left, side to side, under the legs, pretty much wherever the hell it feels like.
Battlefield was loads better before MC2 got updated, now it's like a choice between playing with my butt-cheeks (MC) or my thumbs (BF)
AndroHero said:
Do you know how to use adb?
if you do, connect your device, open a prompt, navigate to the platform-tools folder inside the android sdk, and input......
adb shell
pm setInstallLocation 2
reboot
once your device boots, you will notice alot more apps can be moved to the sd card
*edit* its actually only 200kb not 220
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Awesome advice, I had no idea about this part of adb. Group hug, lol
Well before this recent update it would force close on entry but now it works normally.
However the controls are fked now.... The one used to move is ok but the aim/view one is totally fked and now I find it easier aiming by touching the screen which is pretty annoying.
They really should go back to what they had before the update.
AndroHero said:
Adb is simple once your used to it, you can open a prompt and just drag the platform-tools folder into it, instead of cd'ing
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G'lord... that makes it even easier!
AndroHero said:
Enjoy your new internal storage
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Oh I plan to! I've been non-stop installing everything under the damn sun just because it fits now
FTR, I ended up going back to my old MC2 apk (was sitting in my downloads folder the whole time, who knew?). It ain't perfect, but it's playable, and it's way better than the new update's controls. I wonder why Gameloft is having so much trouble with this genre and this one alone.
Sacred Odyssey, BackStab, SpiderMan and especially Avatar HD control amazingly fluid with the touch-pads.
AndroHero said:
Do you know how to use adb?
if you do, connect your device, open a prompt, navigate to the platform-tools folder inside the android sdk, and input......
adb shell
pm setInstallLocation 2
reboot
once your device boots, you will notice alot more apps can be moved to the sd card
*edit* its actually only 200kb not 220
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I need to quote this so I can find this later
Oh, we were supposed to be SWIPING this whole time to aim?? I had no idea.
I've been trying to use the touch pads like real analog sticks this whole time, for every game I have (Modern Combat 2, Hockey Nations, Spider-man).
Did MC2 take out the option to use it like a real analog stick?
Life-Saver-Saint-God!!
AndroHero said:
Do you know how to use adb?
if you do, connect your device, open a prompt, navigate to the platform-tools folder inside the android sdk, and input......
adb shell
pm setInstallLocation 2
reboot
once your device boots, you will notice alot more apps can be moved to the sd card
*edit* its actually only 200kb not 220
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WOW WOW WOW! You totally saved me! I just bought a Xperia Play and have been trying to root it every night for a few days now with extensive online research just so I can move apps onto my SD card and couldn't do it because all of the download links have been disconnected. I've also tried some other sketchy stuff, but wow, you are a GOD! Thank you so much for this quick fix! I can finally use my phone without having to be selective with my apps and worrying about memory! Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! :good: <3
If you havent already known theres a game called
"BlitzBrigrade"
and well its a clone of TF2 But for Mobile, Amazing!
Many Users on the Xperia Play say that the Game has Bad FPS and is Unplayable because the game has bad Optimization for the Play
Well im here to fix that, because i wont let all of you Die Hard fans play with that Ghetto Touch Screen!
So here is my Guide:
1.) Put the Graphics on Low, Go into the game settings and Video and set it to Performance and exit the Game, not only will this save battery, but it will increase performance!
2.) Freeze most Apps that run in the Background; Here is a great guide!
Why?
BlitzBrigrade isnt a Cpu Game, its more of a Ram game, so in this case its better to allow the game to eat up ram and let it "Roam"
3.) Download and Flash: Adrenaline Boost
Now download and install Terminal Emulator and type :
--1.) su
--2.) boost
Then wait till everything stops moving and Press Menu>Close
Alternatively Run the Flush Command in the SuperCharger V6 Script (If u have it)
5.) Start up the game in XP Mode(Gamepad open) And leave the phone idle with the process running for about 3-5 Minutes (Set Screen Dim to 5 mins) This allows the app to Start Building Dalvik Cache ( Do this Straight after Step 3)
6.) Now The Last tip is to Always keep ur thumb on the Left touchpad and try to remove ur finger from the right one as LITTLE as Possible, This is just something i found out due to Weeks of experience and Testing
If this dosent work Tell my in the Comments!
ENJOY!
Nice Tips, but in here, the game performance is perfect! I thought that already well optimized.
the only problem on this game is the touchpad . sometimes one of the touchpad not giving response . you can't move+camera at same times .
kurosaki99 said:
the only problem on this game is the touchpad . sometimes one of the touchpad not giving response . you can't move+camera at same times .
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Yes i used to Get that ALL the time and it was annoying, but the 6th tip is to Keep ur finger on the left one so it dosent do that,it does it cus of Direct input getting mixed up and then shuts one down,or something like that...
SteelDragonX said:
Nice Tips, but in here, the game performance is perfect! I thought that already well optimized.
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Same,Im on Atomic GB and its buttery smooth without any of this, im not joking,but all i have is Adreno Booster 2.0 (performance edition) and i use the boost script before i play ANY game and everythings smooth and Blitz Brigrade can run on Optimal (or otherwise known as High)