Hello could someone please tell me the best PSX emulator for the Xperia Play and give detailed instructions on setting it up so that it runs smoothly? I have tried one, FPse, but the sound does not work properly. psx4droid doesn't work at all [the latest version 3.0.6,] it just keeps asking me to force close when I try to load a rom. Please give the name of the emulator and the version and how to set it up for the Xperia Play.
the best emulator so far is FPSe, check on the Apps & Themes section, there is a sticky with all playable roms.
FPse.
Mine works perfect. No sound or framerate choppiness at all.
How did you set up FPse ? Mine has poor sound, it doesn't seem to be playing all the sound only some parts.
Solved the sound issues. So in FPse i went into "system" and unchecked Mdec Acceleration, Gte Acceleration and HLE mode. Now I hear all the audio though at some points the audio slows down a bit.
jdz7t8 said:
Solved the sound issues. So in FPse i went into "system" and unchecked Mdec Acceleration, Gte Acceleration and HLE mode. Now I hear all the audio though at some points the audio slows down a bit.
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I have -
Country - USA (i live in the UK though but i d/l USA games. This might make a difference to smoothness as the timing of the games is 50 mhz or 60 mhz and could account for some choppy sound)
Mdec - On
Gte - On
Fast Booting - On
HLE - Off
Boost Mode - Off
No Sound - Off
Spu Sync - Off
Framelimiter - On
Frameskip - None
Screen Filtering - Off
Screensize - Full Screen
Fast Overlay - Off
Screen Orientation - Landscape (turning off auto in theory could speed emulation up)
Print fps - Off
Invert colors - Off
Some games didnt work very well. Tony Hawks 2 had very glitchy graphical errors (or might of been THPS 1, cant remember), and Colin Mcrae 2 grinded to a halt.
Here is what i have tried though -
Time Crisis (touch screen as light gun, dam awesome)
Demolition Derby
Rampage Universal Tour
Point Blank (touch screen as light gun, dam awesome)
Strider 2
Die Hard Trilogy
All of them run flawlessly. No graphical glitched. Now sound stuttering. (and i mean none at all, not even a tiny hiccup).
I have rooted my phone, taken away lots of bloatware. Maybe this helps, maybe not.
N64 emulator sound skips for me alot. fpse none though.
Hey man mine is rooted also, you said you took off bloatware, could you go into detail? I want to take off stuff but I do not want to "brick" the phone because I don't know how I would get it back working.
Check out this thread for removing bloatware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046699
Man I don't think it's actually possible to get this damn emulator playing the sound properly, it keeps slowing down messing up the sounds. sucks man.
Sorry to bump an old thread..
But does the phone need to be rooted to work with emulators - to eventually play psx games ?
and what is the actualy process on loading these old school games to the xperia play?
Especially looking forward to colin mcrae..
plz help
Thanks
No.
No root is needed for emu. In phone .it is just a normal app..
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
Mr_Rabo said:
Sorry to bump an old thread..
But does the phone need to be rooted to work with emulators - to eventually play psx games ?
and what is the actualy process on loading these old school games to the xperia play?
Especially looking forward to colin mcrae..
plz help
Thanks
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No you don't need to be rooted.
If you're looking to use FPSe, here's how to get playing your games:
1.) Buy and install FPSe.
2.) Open up the app and it will ask you to load a BIOS. Google is your one and only friend when searching for the PSX BIOS.
3.) After that, you can load your game. So rip your own .iso from games you own. Or again, Google is your friend for this.
4.) Then you can load the game and stay playing.
You might have to change a few settings to get the game and emulator performing better, that's basically trial and error.
guys,just wanna share my experience for the best ram setting i've ever set.
i use GDX v.010
i feel:
1.smoother in games,no fc in the middle.
2.faster response on opening something.
3.better multitasking (can open more app without being closed).
things that i do:
1.set sdcard buffer to 512kb,set on boot.
2.use 3gbooster script.
3.use rom tool (free edition,u can choose pro version if you want),
a)set sysctl value:
-min free=4012
-dirty=90
-dirty ratio=40
-vfs cache=10
-oom allocate=on
set on boot.
b)min free ram=choose 25mb.
set on boot.
4.cyanogen mod settings-performance
set vm heap to 16mb.(i don't know,for this one i get smoother play at lower value,and i still can play hd games without fc,ex: snowboard hd,dungeon hunter hd,fruit ninja hd..).
5.freeze dsp manager,email,gmail,gmaps and other things that're unnecessary.
voila,i've got smoother and more responsive operation then.
maybe you have other setting that's better,but those one,is the better one i've got.
you can try
ok ty. but why the hell did you post this at Android Development ? THis was good in the x8 general.
thanks bud,my mistake.
i will move it soon..
Moved to General
Hello guys,
I modified several files so you can play without lag in gta 3. The radios were disabled you can turn them back by renaming them (against a loss of performance of course). This does not change the game atmosphere
It work with all the android devices but I have to create this one for the galaxy S.
I created an archive
Step one : Backup your actual audio folder Android\data\com.rockstar.gta3\files\GTA3
Step two : Delete your audio folder
Step three : Just extract it in Android\data\com.rockstar.gta3\files\GTA3
Feel free to send me a return
Sincerely Kwee
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V1 Best experience audio but a bit laggy
Features :
- Rain
- Horn
- Ambient noise(Cops, screeching of tires, etc)
- Radio(were disabled by default)
- All dialogues characters
http://dl.free.fr/pEkzTYuei
V2 Middle experience audio but very fast
Features :
- Rain(Tweaked)
- Horn
- Ambient noise(Cops, screeching of tires, etc)
- All dialogues characters
http://www.mediafire.com/?pbm6ny4bswmc3st
V2.1 (Minors tweaks, bugfix(V2.0 work pretty well but i prefer fix it))
http://www.mediafire.com/?a63vs3lf9l8agq2
V3 Middle experience audio but extremely fast
Features :
- Rain(Tweaked)
- Horn
- Ambient noise(Cops, screeching of tires, etc)
- All dialogues characters
- Tweaked sound cars
- Minors tweaks
http://www.mediafire.com/?y133bqgz6z89ll5
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Other versions are obsolete. Thank you to download the V4 for a better experience
This archive is the complete folder of gta 3. Thank you for making a backup of your actually folder and delete the existing one before extracting it.
V4 Best experience audio and really fast
- Sd Cache from Xperia Play/Ray (Version 1.3)
- PowerVR and Adreno Img
- All Radios
- gta3.set for best performance
http://www.mediafire.com/?o5t5t86ah81ipkc Part 1
http://www.mediafire.com/?y5713swkksgbt6k Part 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?ma26pn89t5ds433 Part 3
For best performance, I recommanded a sdcard readhead 256 kb or 512 kb.
Tweaks to make yours games more smooth
- Download galaxy tuner and apply my settings in memory manager, you must to be root(Snapshot 1)
- Kill unnecessary services, services leave only these services (see Snapshot 2)
- Put this configuration in gta 3 (only works for version 1.3) (see Snapshot 3)
- Freeze the following applications with titanium backup or app freezer : Allshare, ChocoEuKor (wallpaper), Swype (or keyboard samsung if you do not use it), CoolEuKor, 1.0.0 Error, Print via Bluetooth, Maps, MTP application, RoseEuKor, VPN Services, SNS 1.0, 1.3 Talk
- Overclock your phone at 1,2 Ghz(safely) or 1,4 Ghz(much faster but risky)(see Snapshot 4)
- Use Io Scheduler "Noop"
- Use a bigmem kernel version(break 720p and front cam) but with that i've no slowdown(I would do a video to show you the gameplay on my phone)
A higher LMK or a lower LMK makes your game slow, for me this is the best configuration.
It depends on how many applications you have and the number of services that run in the background.
If you except freezing after 1-2 min on Soc Qualcomm(I think about the i9001, Xperia Ray and other), it's a adreno issue i have not found a fix
If you play on PoverVR chipset, there are no worries
Galaxy [email protected],4 Ghz Kernel Semaphore 2.5.0, Rom XXJVU(edit by me)
Ps: Sorry for my bad english, i'm french...
Edit : Links are dead. V4.0 archive is reuploaded.
https://mega.co.nz/#!scUCHLLS!W7vmzwoayQRADYaiQ5pTXji-FRUVgdZnYKoUSGM7wPs
V2 is Out ! Same experience with and without sound !!
After some changes I got to get an audio folder rather optimized to achieve the same performance (approximately that without sound). Somes sounds was missing but this does not ruin the game experience.
I uploaded this on mediafire.
Edit : Uploaded ! http://www.mediafire.com/?pbm6ny4bswmc3st
V3 is out ! Just try it !
V3 is out ! The changes were indicated in the first post
Hi, Thanks for your work i'll be sure to try this and keep it up!
[Gta 3]Audio Performance Tweak [V4] Lags demystified
I recently installed Gta 3 on a Xperia Ray, it worked perfectly on it (Xperia ray Snapdragon MSM 8255 to 1 GHz). I was a little surprised then I decided to copy the data on my phone and go through Chainfire 3D plugin Qualcomm). The game worked better than my old data but lacked a lot of textures). So I modified the data by adding images to PowerVR chipset. Results: No more lag with all audio. I do not really understand why I'm trying to dissect the data to see why. Knowing that the game has been optimized Xperia play I think the code is less heavy for its chipsets. Other Soc PowerVR are carrying a dual core. This is my theory. If anyone has more info is welcome. I'm currently uploading the "optimized" archive.
Awesome. Thanks dude
Sent from my galaxys using xda premium
Remount script for data audio on External SD
This is a tweak for those who have an external memory card, the script can raise the audio file Gta 3 on the sd card. It allows you to empty your memory a bit but mostly frees your internal map of a load. This allows for an even smoother gta 3. I will soon make a list of all the tweaks which make the phone more responsive.
To run the script you need a kernel that supports init.d if it does you can follow these instructions
- Make a copy of your audio file (/ mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3/audio)
- Copy the audio file on your external card (path / mnt / sdcard / external_sd)
- Copy my script in / system / etc / init.d with Root explorer or file manager
- Restart your phone
The audio file will be physically Gta 3 on your external card but the system will think the content is still in / mnt/sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3/audio
nice work, will try this one later today
which rom are you using for playing gta3?
Just a rom XXJVU changed with my tweaks and devoid of the bloatwares.
I understood why the Xperia ray cache / play is faster. The game has been optimized to take less memory (The Xperia Play has 512 mb of ram). In Gta 3 there are two factors slowdowns: audio and memory.
The Xperia Play cache is optimized to take less ram, that eliminates one factor. This leaves the audio (the audio code of Gta 3 is really poorly optimized). By combining my two "tweaks", this allows a game much more fluid and enjoyable.
i'm not sure if there's any difference between the original files and the files that you provided because i couldnt get the wifi to download the original files.
so i just put your folder into my sd card and the game worked. not as smooth as i'd like but it's good enough.
i just downloaded the v3 pack to replace the v4 audio pack because im still getting horrendous lags whenever a sound plays in the game.
thanks for your effort, buddy.
May I ask how big is the performance boost gained by using the adreno cache?
This is really awesome!
Aside from the boost in FPS, graphic improvements such as car lights and traffic lights were also included. It's really smoother than the original files.
One question though, why is the game files from V4 a hundred megabytes larger than the original game files for my Xperia Play? Did you add some other things besides the performance tweaks? Were the audio files the only ones you manipulated or are there other unlisted manipulations you did? I'm being paranoid, please help me clear my mind. I don't want strange things happening to my phone or my Xperia PLAY optimized games. Thanks!
I tried V4 on a i9000 with cm9 kang. The run much faster but it lacks a lot of textures.
how can i fix it?
I had the files downloaded already, didn't want to unzip all the things from v4, so i only changed the audio with v3...and wow...it wasn't running this nice even on Gamerz rom (JVU)...i'm on Simply ICS 2.9 right now, glitch kernel v14 b6...everything is perfect...no lags at all...overclocked to 1.4 GHz
I'm glad i found this thread...
Hello people, first thank you very much matyas69 for sharing with us your work with sounds and creating those 4 packs.
I managed to install GTA 3 on ZTE Skate and now it runs smooth on it the only problem i have it only runs smooth if I delete audio file (turn sound off) so I tryed to use your v3 sound pack but it still runs bad with it.
For budget phone like ZTE Skate GTA 3 can work with sound only if it has just basics.
So i would like if you can make sound pack with only:
Car sound when it hit something, tire sound
Weapons sound, movie voices sound
Turn off:
All background sound
Siren sound (it is on too often)
Engine Sound (it is on too often)
Pedestrians comments sound
Or if I am asking too much can you give me advice how i can myself turn all those sounds off. There is much ppl with budget phone who would like pack like that also ppl who like extreme performance so it would be good to have extreme performance sound pack
Thanks in advance
Thx
Gesendet von meinem GT-I9000 mit Tapatalk 2
FC in GTA III
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant running on 2.2Froyo(Toxic Rom & DMZ Kernel)
Even games like 9mm & Asphalt 6 run fine on my device, with overclock(in rare cases)
But I have installed GTA III v1.3 and took Titanium Backup.
Then I downloaded SD data from some site. I have two versions of the same(So basically my first question is that is SDcard data size specific to a version,and as long as it is higher it shouldn't be a problem rite?)
And then I copied audio from your v1.4 Sddata zip.
Now, I have tried with different launchers - GO, Zeam and killing tasks or boosting memory ,etc.
But when I click on GTA III, after I accept EULA and it asks me to download data(I press back button)
and then press home key.
then when I click GTA III from notifications, it opens up and then after two vibrations or so, it closes itself, without any error message(like this process stopped responding).
I know this is independent of your audio tweaks.
But I have tried numerous times, yet i can't get this game working on my device.Please help !!
nice i try v3 and worked amazing but now il try to test v4 and apparently part2 went offline, can reupload please?
Nice work!
Anyone got a good build.prop setup that allows more games like Gameloft and glu games to appear in market without affecting phone functionality in cm10? I bought a few on desire z that are now "incompatible" even though they do work
Maybe?
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Anyone got a good build.prop setup that allows more games like Gameloft and glu games to appear in market without affecting phone functionality in cm10? I bought a few on desire z that are now "incompatible" even though they do work
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Tested On: Sony Xperia S
Tests: Successful (when duplicate properties are Present Phone Fails to boot)
Setup
UI:GPU
General Rendering:GPU
3d accel + video accel: active
performance tuning:enabled
NenaMark1 -45fps Stable , no glitches
DEFAULT:
NenaMark1 -32fps to 59fps , Unstable , Reflection(just a flash) , Shadow(minor) , Texture glitches(minor)
CPU AND GPU RENDERING: - Not Recommended - whole phone randomly lags or is constantly laggy , that could be Sony's Failed ICS sys
NenaMark1 - Above 50FPS always , Reflection (Can Glitch From time to time)
I have a sony xperia S (DO NOT TRY UNLESS SOMEONE CONFORMS THEY WORK)
and these work for me
Render ui with GPU
debug.sf.hw=1
(on cpu = 0 (less on GPU?)
Increases Touch Responsiveness
debug.performance.tuning=1
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=250 (higher values = better scolling performance but too high can cause phone crashes or failour to boot(i assume)
(helps with some games like fruit ninja)
3D hardware acceleration
debug.egl.hw=1
Video Acceleration
Video.accelerate.hw=1
Disables Dithering(dithering on = better quality(0 = off)
Persist.sys.use_dithering=0
I forgot but it has something to do with scrolling and visual glitches?
Persist.sys.use_16bpp_alpha=1
Graphics rendering (Dyn - dynamic Between GPU and CPU)
debug.composition.type=dyn
FOR NOW
i suggest using Chainfire 3D(Rood Needed)
Chainfire gives you some Open GL options that may make games work , eg Disable mbuffering (makes some games work)
16bit colours and textures (works for me, get 59fps on NenaMark1 every time)
(Sorry for mistakes , i'm Japanese and I am retarded when it comes to other languages(sometimes i fail grammar in english) I hope this may help other people)
Sorry for writing so much i had a Energy Drink , its about 4:42AM As i am posting this
this rom/combo is great for gaming call of duty mobile on the Nexus 6
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Resurrection Remix 8.6.4 https://sourceforge.net/projects/resurrectionremix-ten/files/shamu/
open_gapps-arm-10.0-nano-20220125 https://opengapps.org/
Magisk 23 https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases
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NFSInjector X8 Armageddon https://anonfiles.com/t8m9U4D3xa/NFS_INJECTOR-X8-Armageddon-1311_041255_zip
Game Speed v4 https://anonfiles.com/b5laU0Dbx5/GameSpeed_V4_zip
Empty Thermals https://anonfiles.com/n6l4UbDfx1/EmptyThermals_Module_zip
ROG Phone 5 v6 https://anonfiles.com/F9l8UfDexa/ROG_Phone_5_v6_zip
Advanced Charging Controller
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NFS Manager v1.5 https://anonfiles.com/H6k8U2Dfx9/NFS_Manager-v1.5_Release_apk
(optiona, NFS Mode Gaming, CPU governor Performance, I/O scheduler CFQ)
Gamers-GLTool-Pro-1_3 https://anonfiles.com/T0lbU4Daxb/Gamers-GLTool-Pro-1_3p_apk
(options, Resolution 768x480, shadow disabled, msaa disable, texture low, gpu api opengl, gpu optimise enable, the rest leave default)
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i Restrict most of the apps list too from using the battery which seems to help alot and disable animation scales in dev options.
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sensitivity i use for Battleroyale
distance accel 130
Realistic scope option
third person/standard sens 100
ads/red dot sens 130 for both camera/firing sense
FOV Range 1st oerson 90
FOV Range 3rd person 80
FOV FPP 75
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if anybody can improve on this please let me know, but i get minimal lag/fps drops and play consistent BR games