After update 1.4 I noticed a significant performance drop on GTA 3 on my Xperia Play (1.5ghz, gin2kitkat, 250-300mb free ram) and I finally found why. Inside the .obb archive for GTA 3 is .img archives optimized for Adreno, PowerVR and Tegra3+ (atc, pvr, unc) gpu's...previous to 1.4 GTA 3 chose the img archives best suited to your device...1.4...doesn't do this...it always uses the unc archives made with tegra3 devices in mind, this means that you are always using the better quality "Xbox" models which are too high poly and make our poor Adreno gpu's choke...
Extract gta_atr.dir, gta_atr.img, oldveh_atr.dir and oldveh_atr.img from main.5.com.rockstar.gta3.obb.
Use a gta img editing software such as imgtool 2.0 to extract all of the dff's and txd's from oldveh_atr.img into a folder. There will also be one extra file called "vssver.scc". You want to make sure you do not extract that!
Then you want to replace all the vehicle dff's and txd's inside gta_atr.img with the ones you extracted then rebuild the archive. Then place the resulting gta_atr.img in "sdcard\android\data\com.rockstar.gta3\files\gta3\models"
What this does is replaces all of the high quality Xbox car models with the lower quality ones used on the PC and PS2 release. This should help to free up ram and help the Adreno gpu to cope at a loss of model quality.
has anyone tried this and gotten said results? i can't get it to work and getting verification fail when installing. if anyone would like to share the edited .obb file or at least tell me the size of the file after editing, that'd be great. the original v1.4 obb file is 1.21gb and when i replaced the .dff and .txd files mine ended up being 1.13gb. only reason i'd like for this to work is that i get lag/choppiness playing on ics or jb roms.
This would indeed be nice
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Hello,
Regarding to the old release "Retrix Silver".. the new stable, advanced version is here...
Latest RetriX Gold (2.9.7.0)
Compatible with:
XBOX 1
Windows 10 (x64, x86, ARM)
Surface
Windows 10 Mobile
Other Devices supports UWP Applications
Expected to work on 15063 and above.
Get the latest release from GitHub (Click here)
What's New?
IMPORTANT UPDATE
New Effects System (GPU based)
Compressed files support (zip, 7z, rar, gz, tar) (using SharpCompress/Adam Hathcock)
Improved layouts
Improved performance (Thx DekuDesu)
Ability to see the updated pixels only
Improved XBox Menu
Fix core's log (Thx KimNynxx, Constantin)
Add instructions to import BIOS collection
Set any overlay you want
**Performance solution (I called it "Crazy Buffer"), as per my test on low end device I got very good results
Performance Tips:
To avoid high memory usage, load the game without compression
After many games you will play the app could get heavy (just restart it)
When the performance drop, just pause..wait..resume
Note: X86 & ARM Contains more cores
Enjoy
Effects System:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Pixels Update:
Overlays:
Spoiler: Release 2.9.5.0
Improvements
Enhanced threads render
Important: threads render will help if your CPU able to handle multiple threads otherwise it will be slower
Spoiler: Release 2.9.3.0
Improvements
Pause/Resume button in game-pad
New threads render (Beta)
New Performance options
Minor fixes
Please note that 2.9.3 is Experimental - Slower performance expected.
Spoiler: Release 2.9.2.0
Improvements
Local notifications
Restore games list position after stopping the game
New Certificate
Update Issue Fixed
Set min target to 15063
Minor fixes
Spoiler: Release 2.9.0.0 - 2.9.1.0
Windows 11 Sound Effects (FROM 2.9.1)
Emulation Cores
TIC-80 Computer
Pokemon Mini
Watara Supervision
Fairchild ChannelF
NES (QuickNES)
Games FolderGames Folder now will be saved, you don't have to select it each time
System SFXYou can now mute all the system sounds/SFX
Spoiler: Release 2.7.9.0 - Release 2.8.0.0
Analog Control
Now you can use analog control to move
Analog control issue when user scale controls fixed
Sensors Control
Enhanced Sensors Movement Feature
Touch Control
Enhanced Tocuh pad custom scaling
All Settings related to touch pad moved to Advanced (Start icon) -> Gamepad
Retrix Tricks
Used for tricks and advanced options
Spoiler: Release 2.7.6.0 - Release 2.7.7.0
Release 2.7.7.0
In-Game
Options like (close, save, reset) moved to the top
Because if the user customize the controls and move them up it might block these options
Customization
Change scale point for controls from center to corner
This will be helpful if you want to scale only and the controls will be in the same position
Debug Menu
Debug menu moved out of Extras menu
Release 2.7.6.0
Games List
Games results will be cached until the user choose to reload the games list
Smart Rename
Auto rename for Arcade console enhanced & more accurate (but a bit slower on big games)
Sensors Movement
You can use your device sensor to move (Currently support [Left - Right - Up])
Note: If the option is not visible then your device doesn't have the supported sensors
GB Emulation
correct the option so the Super Gameboy games can be auto detected
Direct Restore
Just open the backup file and it will open Retrix and navigate to the restore process
Spoiler: Release 2.7.5.0
Release 2.7.5.0
Cores List
Add version number for each core (Very important for future usage)
Cores Update
You can update the current cores from local (.dll) files
Now I can release updates for the cores only and this will reduce the amount of Retrix updates
Touch Gamepad Buttons
Customize buttons positions (individually) now possible for each console
Auto Save
Auto save settings moved to saves menu at the top-left
Sound Effects
change "success" notification to a lighter sound effect
FBNeo
FBNeo games databases updated
Spoiler: Release 2.7.4.0
Release 2.7.4.0
PSX
Because of an issue related to the controller
Now.. when you start any PSX game you have to choose if you want to include the Analog control or not.
It's completely based on your game requirements
The issue
Some games was not detect the controller at all when the analog control included
Spoiler: Release 2.7.2.0 - 2.7.3.0 (XBox Special)
Release 2.7.3.0
Features
Added: Layout -> Show/Hide L2 R2 Touch Buttons
Added: 1X, 2X Touch Buttons:
1X: R1+L1
2X: R2+L2
Enhancements
If XBox menu appeared the game will automatically paused
The Game will resume after closing the menu
Fixes
Fix PSX (Old) + AnyCore open counter
Fix Actions Feature accuracy
Release 2.7.2.0 + XBox Special Enhancements
XBox
XBox/Gamepad Controls can be customized for each console as you like
XBox Menu (Fast & short way to save/pause/stop.. and more)
Show XBox Menu [Press Down + [Select/View])
Quick Save (Press Left + [Select/View])
Show Saves List (Press Right + [Select/View])
More Features
Touch pad can be customized for each console
Add CD Support option for Any Core
Compatibility list view: will show the skipped cores due compatibility issues
Reset AnyCore: You can delete all AnyCore files from the Settings Page
PSX (Old) Core re-added along with the new one (it might work if the new one fail with some games)
Enhancements
Now you can show/hide "Actions Keys" alone, no longer linked with Save/Load/Mute keys
Gameplay menu name changed to "Layout"
Show/Hide Special Keys moved to "Layout" menu
Show/Hide Actions Keys moved to "Layout" menu
Fixes
Fix Sega CD Console name in BIOS page (it was appear as SG-1000 by mistake)
Fix app was crash if the user hold on empty list
Fix PSX was not detect Gamepad in some games
Spoiler: Release 2.7.0.0 - 2.7.1.0
Release 2.7.1.0
Any Core
Now you can import multiple cores
All cores imported by Any Core feature can be full customized
You can use BIOS map to inform the system about the required BIOS files for the related core
Pinned mode: the core will be moved to the top
Touch Controls
Now you can fully customize the controls (Scale, Position)
Customization will be saved until the user choose to reset
Compatibility Detector (Beta)
If any core was not Compatible and caused any crash, will be skipped in the next start
If you lost/missed some cores try to reset the app data
Save State
Clean all saves option now available in the slots menu
Fixes
Fix blank snapshot on stop
Fix audio level after mute
Spoiler: Release 2.6.8.0 - 2.6.9.0
Release 2.6.9.0
Fix images caching issue
Move Arcade console to the top
Release 2.6.8.0
Important Fix
Fix the most important issue in the app, the issue was causing crash each few minutes
Other Fixes related to the performance
Tested for over 30 minute with auto save each 1 minute without any problem
Spoiler: Release 2.6.7.0
Games List
New Layout, the list is more advanced
You can use search to find your game
You can manage the recent games list like delete one game from the recent list
A snapshot will be taken from the game once you stop playing
Cartridges Icons for most consoles
Save Engine
New save engine
New list view will show the saves with screenshot
You can use 1-10 save slots (Managed by user)
Quick save now will save upto another 10 slots will be overwritten with the older (Managed by Retrix)
Auto save now will save upto another 15 slot will be overwritten with the older (Managed by Retrix)
All results will be sorted by the latest save
Performance
Finally audio buffer performance issue fixed
Delay Frames feature: will solve some performance issue
Audio Buffer Counter, helpful for monitoring the performance
Mixed Content
Now if you select games folder and the folder was contain many .zip games
Retrix will show only the supported games
App Layout
Enhanced Layouts
More responsive than before
Gameplay
Total time played will appear near to the game
Overall time played will appear under the recent list
Action Buttons
Action buttons can be used now for quick save/load
Audio
Add new option for audio levels (High Level)
Add audio effects (Echo, Reverb)
Mute audio can increase the performance
Sega VirtualPad
Show / Hide XYZ can be set now from the Layout menu
Extras
Added: Video only option (stop the audio)
Fixes
Fix Internal timers bugs
Fix Sega consoles BIOS files conflict
Fix FPS results
Resolve cursor direction when rotate the screen (Right / Left)
Known Issues
AS PER 2.6.5.0
Auto save could cause crash in some cases.
Atari Lynx requires "zipped" roms on ARM (only)
Spoiler: Release 2.6.6.0
New Console
Virtual Boy
Loading Game
Loading game detailed status
Auto-save (Thanks to Ranomez for the suggestion)
Auto-save each custom time ( 15, 30, 60, 90 Second ) + on stop
Rotate Game-play
Rotate game-play screen (Left/Right), very useful for some NDS games
Core Options (Thanks to Ranomez for the suggestion)
Save your customized core options as default values
Fixes
Fix FPS counter (was not accurate)
Known Issues
AS PER 2.6.5.0
Same list of issues will be fixed as soon as possible
Spoiler: Release 2.6.5.0
New Consoles
SEGA Saturn (Beta) (Desktop / Mobile)
Nintendo N64 (Beta) (Desktop / Mobile)
New NDS Emulation Core
Atari Lynx
Atari Jaguar (Beta) [Not fully stable, Game-pad controls not tested yet]
Vectrex
NES (Nestopia Engine)
Consoles Cores
Emulation Cores updated to the latest with new advanced options
In-Game Options
You can now update the emulation core options while playing
BIOS Files
Optional BIOS : (Extra Optional Bios Files can be used with some emulators)
Enhanced Page: Now the BIOS page looks better and more detailed , You can also filter the list by console name to get the exact files
Verification for Arcade, NeoGeo BIOS disabled because it's very hard to find them, some BIOS files online working you can now try these files
Nintendo DS
Now working without BIOS (You can still use optional BIOS)
Save State: Save state is active and stable
Core Options: Extra Core options are available now
Left Analog: now linked with the pointer position and it will move the cursor when it's available, tap on the left analog it will emulate the tap action (instead of touch)
Touch (Beta): Cursor / Pointer Work with touch as beta testing still need enhancements, not fully accurate but..
If you tap on the screen it will emulate the tap action, so you can use Analog to move the cursor and tap on the screen
You can choose the relation between the cursor and the analog control from "Core Options"
Sony PSX
More Performance Improvement added to PSX, specially for mobile devices
NeoGeo, Arcade
NeoGeo, Arcade, PolyMaster now using the latest emulation core FBNeo (Thanks for FBNeo Team)
Smart Filename resolver, whatever your file name is.. Retrix will resolve the name to the original
FBNeo SubSystem is active now, subsystem will allow you to run multiple types of games using Arcade console
Below list of the subsystems
CBS ColecoVision
MSX 1
NEC PC-Engine - NEC SuperGrafX - NECTurboGrafx-16
Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Family Disk System
Sega GameGear - Sega Master System - Sega Megadrive - Sega SG-1000
SNK Neo Geo Pocket - Neogeo CD
ZX Spectrum
Note 1: the rom need to be inside zip file, and with custom name find it here
Visit: Libretro Documentation for more details about the bios files
Note 2: If Smart Name resolver didn't help, you have get the name manually
Note 3: If you are a fan of Arcade games please let me know the correct (sequence + colors )of the buttons after your try.
Consoles Icons
Consoles Icons Enhanced + More consoles icons added
The games will look totally different after install Retrix.
Log List
You can track the emulation logs while playing, very helpful for solving the problems
Safe Stop
Now the emulator will stop the game safely to reduce the issues that could appear when you are switching between the consoles
Auto Save
The game will be saved to Slot 10 when you stop the game , this option can be enabled from Extras check Auto Save
AnyCore
This feature will allow you to import new core directly from the storage
The core should be prepared for libretro API with the old VFS functions
Fixes
Fix SNES controls (Swap between L, R)
Fix NDS controls (Swap between L, R)
Performance menu name changed to Extras
Fix the crash when the game failed to load, now it's more stable than ever
Prevent NeoGeo, Arcade, PolyMaster from stop loading the game because of the CRC check
Always check the Log List to know what exactly the problem FBNeo Team prepared the core with very detailed log
Known Issues
Zip Files for PC-FX not working always, preferred to load the game unzipped directly from the folder
SEGA 32X not working on Mobile, some games might work
CCD roms is not working currently for PSX, try to get the ROM in other type like ISO
SEGA Saturn currently provide slow performance on Mobile
Nintendo 64 Slow performance and not fully stable
Arcade, NeoGeo 7z files supported by the core but it might not work for now with Retrix
Thanks for the original developer of Retrix ALBERTO FUSTINONI
Special Thank for Libretro as well
Thanks for Ranomez for testing and feedback
If you are new with Retrix please Visit Here for more details and help
Downloads (Updated on 3rd Jun 2022)
Get the latest release from GitHub (Click here)
AnyCore Files
Here a collection of libretro cores can be used in Any Core feature
Click Here
BIOS Files?
Maybe this page could help
https://github.com/archtaurus/RetroPieBIOS
Did you know?
Arcade core can run multiple system
CBS ColecoVision
MSX 1
NEC PC-Engine - NEC SuperGrafX - NECTurboGrafx-16
Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Family Disk System
Sega GameGear - Sega Master System - Sega Megadrive - Sega SG-1000
SNK Neo Geo Pocket - Neogeo CD
ZX Spectrum
Once you select the game (.zip) choose "Yes" when Retrix ask you for smart rename so Retrix can detect the game system.
Great work on this, I'm currently using (or rather still testing) it on a Microsoft Surface 2 running Windows 10 ARM32 (desktop) build 15035, I'm glad it can be installed straight up but I'm noticing kinda unstable performance in the GBA emulator compared to the ARM32 build of Win32 retroarch or other emulators such as VBA10, my test game is Pokémon Light Platinum and I didn't play with the advanced options or such except enabling fill screen and autosave, it's not unplayable or anything but with the FPS counter on I did see it drop to 20 then go back to 40 and back to 60 in a matter of seconds (or even less than one second).
I wonder if adding a bios may somehow improve that?
I also tested the GG emulator and that one works really good and has some really nice options, I just wish core options saved so I'd not have to configure them every time I play.
Since I mentioned autosave I really gotta say that's a really great feature this has and although I've never seen it in an emulator before it's definitely one of those things I didn't know I wanted. Another suggestion would be to maybe give an option to also save every X minutes where X is an interval we set, that way if the emulator crashes or freezes (which it does if I accidentally rotate the screen but... I'll say that's related to the 15035 instability since other apps do also) we don't lose too much progress.
Ranomez said:
Great work on this, I'm currently using (or rather still testing) it on a Microsoft Surface 2 running Windows 10 ARM32 (desktop) build 15035, I'm glad it can be installed straight up but I'm noticing kinda unstable performance..
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I really thank you for your testing,
almost all the suggestion are great and will be added in the next release very soon.
Meanwhile there is an issue with the performance..
for some reason the performance will be dropped during the game
but you can restore the performance using (pause then wait for few seconds and resume)
I'm trying to solve this issue, and add more performance enhancements for the others.
Also thanks for informing me about the rotate issue I didn't know it, will be solved very soon.
If any other suggestions I will be glad to hear it.
astifan said:
I really thank you for your testing,
almost all the suggestion are great and will be added in the next release very soon.
Meanwhile there is an issue with the performance..
for some reason the performance will be dropped during the game
but you can restore the performance using (pause then wait for few seconds and resume)
I'm trying to solve this issue, and add more performance enhancements for the others.
Also thanks for informing me about the rotate issue I didn't know it, will be solved very soon.
If any other suggestions I will be glad to hear it.
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I saw the performance tip and I tried it, didn't help, the GBA emulator just randomly decides to drop FPS, it's the same behavior since the very start of the game and as I said the GG emulator doesn't do that.
The rotation issue is probably just 15035 being broken, as I said it happens with other apps as well but the autosave x minutes thing would be nice, thank you.
I tried more emulators and gotta say this is nice., N64 as expected isn't really playable but Saturn seems kinda ok-ish, games that don't require fast reactions could be playable, PS1 is playable, probably a bit slower than other PS1 emulators we have available (PCSX-R, retroarch) but just marginally, DS is pretty good, better than the desmume port we have.
I was wondering one thing: are you considering adding reicast at some point? I know reicast (standalone) works great even on an old Android 4.2 tablet with 512 MB RAM and a single core 1.5 GHz CPU so thought that should work pretty well here.
New update released 2.6.6.0, please check the main message for change log and download links.
Ranomez said:
I saw the performance tip and I tried it, didn't help, the GBA emulator just randomly decides to drop FPS, it's the same behavior since the very start of the game and as I said the GG emulator doesn't do that.
The rotation issue is probably just 15035 being broken, as I said it happens with other apps as well but the autosave x minutes thing would be nice, thank you...
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Please check the new update above,
I attached old ARM cores... some of them could provide better compatibility
vba_next_libretro.dll (Game Boy Advance)
fceumm_libretro.dll (NES)
gambatte_libretro.dll (Game Boy / Color) [Touch controles issue with GB emulation]
genesis_plus_gx_libretro.dll (Sega [SG1000 - Master System - Game Gear - Mega Drive])
snes9x2005_libretro.dll (SNES)
You can load them using "AnyCore" In Settings Page
Currently the feature accept only one file (BIOS/In-Game Options not supported).
The latest release of Retrix can import multiple AnyCore file
You can customize them later from the games list
just import the file.. then restart the app or select later if you want to add another one.
AnyCore always will be the bottom of the list.
New Important Update Retrix Gold 2.6.7.0 , Check the main message at the top (download links updated)
Important Fix (2.6.8.0) just released, check the main message above (download links updated).
Windows 10 (x64) + Support Windows 7 SP1 that winodws 7 desktop or phone?
lohtse said:
Windows 10 (x64) + Support Windows 7 SP1 that winodws 7 desktop or phone?
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Based on the package info for (x64) it's Desktop,
The mobile version (ARM) already modified to work with the minimum target.
but I didn't test the app on any system below W10
Tested only in windows 10 environment + mobile Lumia 950/XL
astifan said:
Based on the package info for (x64) it's Desktop,
View attachment 5190975
The mobile version (ARM) already modified to work with the minimum target.
but I didn't test the app on any system below W10
Tested only in windows 10 environment + mobile Lumia 950/XL
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I doubt it is windows 7 desktop as it is in appx format and you cannot install appx on windows 7
lohtse said:
I doubt it is windows 7 desktop as it is in appx format and you cannot install appx on windows 7
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That's right, I should to mention in the description that you can change the extension to .msix
or next release I will keep the file in (.msix)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/msixcore
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/deploy-with-msix-core
many thanks for informing me about this.
astifan said:
That's right, I should to mention in the description that you can change the extension to .msix
or next release I will keep the file in (.msix)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/msixcore
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/msix-core/deploy-with-msix-core
many thanks for informing me about this.
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installing msix fils is still an issue for win7 with sp1 you will need to make sure the following is installed on the machine first Release MSIX Core 1.1 release · microsoft/msix-packaging · GitHub
also the instructions for cert file will not work due to not being offered local machine on windows 7
you will get the following error even after installing cert file
0x8bad0042 - Either you need a new certificate installed for this app package, or you need a new app package with trusted certificates. Your system administrator or the app developer can help. A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which isn't trusted.
New Release RetriX Gold (2.6.9.0) (check main post) minor fix related to the images cache issue
I tested the latest version on my Surface 2 with Windows 10 ARM32 and performance in the GBA emulator seems to have improved, there's still a slight slow down (noticeable in both audio and video) compared to other GBA emulators we have available but it goes away if the retrix frameskip option is turned on.
Great work!
Ranomez said:
I tested the latest version on my Surface 2 with Windows 10 ARM32 and performance in the GBA emulator seems to have improved, there's still a slight slow down (noticeable in both audio and video) compared to other GBA emulators we have available but it goes away if the retrix frameskip option is turned on.
Great work!
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Many thanks for your feedback
Hmm... I noticed the GG emulator performance now has random drops also but it's no big deal, the retrix frameskip option fixes that.
Also playing for a bit longer 2 suggestions came to mind:
1. Could the touch controls be editable? On the tablet I feel I'd want them to be slightly bigger and more spaced out also (and a bit less close to the edge of the screen), that may just be me having thick fingers though. The controls were probably designed with a phone in mind and there I bet they're quite good but there's enough screen space on a tablet for bigger controls.
2. Would it perhaps be possible to add multiple AnyCore slots and we get to rename them so we know which is what?
Ranomez said:
Hmm... I noticed the GG emulator performance now has random drops also but it's no big deal, the retrix frameskip option fixes that.
Also playing for a bit longer 2 suggestions came to mind:
1. Could the touch controls be editable? On the tablet I feel I'd want them to be slightly bigger and more spaced out also (and a bit less close to the edge of the screen), that may just be me having thick fingers though. The controls were probably designed with a phone in mind and there I bet they're quite good but there's enough screen space on a tablet for bigger controls.
2. Would it perhaps be possible to add multiple AnyCore slots and we get to rename them so we know which is what?
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New Release RetriX Gold (2.7.0.0) (check main post), many important features has been added.
Update: Release 2.7.1.0 with protection layer to prevent any problems could happend becuase of Any Core.
Retrix Gold 2.7.2.0 + XBox Special Enhancements Just Released (Check the main post)
Retrix Gold 2.7.3.0 Released (Please check the main post).