Fire Boy | PortMaster | Page 1

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 3:22 PM

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CFW Tests:
[x] AmberELEC (rumble?)
[x] ArkOS
[x] MuOS
[] ROCKNIX
-> [x] Panfrost
-> [] Libmali
-> [] Adreno (Optional)
[] Knulli (Optional)

Resolutions:
[x] 480x320 (Optional)
[x] 640x480
[x] 720x720 (RGB30) (Optional)
[x] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280)

Testing Status:
[] Basic Testing (Game starts and is playable)
[] Extensive Testing (Mid-game Content)
[x] Complete Testing (Finished Game)

itch io description:
This is bob

"Bob says you will like this game"

Bob was captured by a group of scientists

Now he's trying to escape

Submit your runs!

FEATURES:
♦ 3 Chapters
♦ A ton of scientist
♦ Bob

Installation:
Go to https://dtrgames.itch.io/fire-boy.
Download the game and extract the pck.
Autoinstall the zip
place the Fire Boy.pck in gamedata.

Known issues:
Rumble is CRAZY (solved)
Metadata is suboptimal (I guess it works?)
No license files (added license files, prob missed some)

zip file: #1349402153856532652 message

First port so be gentle

itch.io

Fire Boy by DTRGames

A game where you try to escape the facility

willow fossil Mar 12, 2025, 3:25 PM

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<@&1216123318122577972>

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CFW Tests:
[x] AmberELEC
[x] ArkOS
[x] MuOS
[] ROCKNIX
-> [] Panfrost
-> [x] Adreno (Optional)
[x] Knulli (Optional)

Resolutions:
[] 480x320 (Optional)
[x] 640x480
[x] 720x720 (RGB30) (Optional)
[x] Higher resolutions (e.g., 1280)

Testing Status:
[x] Basic Testing (Game starts and is playable)
[] Extensive Testing (Mid-game Content)
[] Complete Testing (Finished Game)

Here's a template that I use for testing for example

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 3:26 PM

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Thanks! Updated

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 5:38 PM

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whoops! accidentally added save data PsyDuck

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new file

📎 fireboy.zip

surreal sluice Mar 12, 2025, 9:00 PM

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hooly shit these are some intense rumble vibrations, I havnt seen any godot game do that before 😄

tribal prawn Mar 12, 2025, 9:05 PM

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We need to find rumble code in Godot and modify it to make Nintendo Switch joycon ice cubes rumble

surreal sluice Mar 12, 2025, 9:05 PM

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doronimmo is already on it

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the ultimate rumble machine

tribal prawn Mar 12, 2025, 9:07 PM

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Portmaster presents: ~~massage simulator~~ Rumble tester

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:42 PM

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well

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rumble is done

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also removed all controller support

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yay!

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📎 fireboy.zip

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just place the pck in gamedata

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no renameing or anything

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Thanks @hollow sedge and @surreal sluice for help!

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:47 PM

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nice, one thing i saw, why do you have two screenshots?

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:47 PM

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METADATA

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IT HAUNTS ME IN MY DREAMS

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I PLACE IT EVERYWHERE UNDER THE SUN BUT ITS NEVER ENOUGH

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:48 PM

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"arch": [
"aarch64"
],

The arch is defined by the runtime so set it to runtime

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:49 PM

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.json?

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:49 PM

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yeah

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:50 PM

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just write runtime?

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:50 PM

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when making the port.json select runtime and not aarch64

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"arch": [], leave it like that

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:52 PM

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fixed

📎 fireboy.zip

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:54 PM

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wtfh is HELP_PLEASE.txt doggokek
and remove the conf folder before uploading, not everyone wants your save file

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:56 PM

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the conf keeps popping back up

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:56 PM

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i think you included the gamefiles lol

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:57 PM

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sh#t

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:57 PM

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just delete it after making the ,zip file

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 9:57 PM

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📎 fireboy.zip

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 9:59 PM

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okay now only 2 things missing, i should have just made one big review lol

Why are there 4 screenshot files, just leave screenshot.png in the "root"
Cover.png needs to show gameplay too, you can use our Handy Cover maker for that https://github.com/JeodC/EmulationStation-ImageMaker

GitHub

GitHub - JeodC/EmulationStation-ImageMaker: An artwork generator co...

An artwork generator collection for retro handhelds - JeodC/EmulationStation-ImageMaker

tribal prawn Mar 12, 2025, 10:04 PM

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Cover and screenshot need to be 640x480 and in .png format.
Also use something like pngquant to make them compressed.

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 10:05 PM

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📎 fireboy.zip

raw niche Mar 12, 2025, 10:05 PM

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tribal prawn Cover and screenshot need to be 640x480 and in .png format. Also use something l...

oh

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thanks for that

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METADATA

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AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

tribal prawn Mar 12, 2025, 10:06 PM

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You know you can use json, markdown and metadata generators on Portmaster site?
https://portmaster.games/port-json.html

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 10:19 PM

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btw dont post too many games before making a PR, the limit is normally 1/2 threads

foggy vault Mar 12, 2025, 10:21 PM

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He has been told that yes

hollow sedge Mar 12, 2025, 10:24 PM

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oh ive been just following that thread, ive just seen the other one was made by him too

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:37 AM

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After installing on AmberELEC r36s, the game runs fine. However, the vibration function works too harshly and it is difficult to control it with the arrow pad.

brazen token Mar 13, 2025, 2:18 AM

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Runs great

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Rocknix panfrost. Love all the random stuff they place all over the world. Pokeballs and such. Haha

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 4:54 AM

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gloomy crane After installing on AmberELEC r36s, the game runs fine. However, the vibration f...

have you tried the leatest zip?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 4:54 AM

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brazen token Runs great

Thanks for testing!

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 4:56 AM

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gloomy crane After installing on AmberELEC r36s, the game runs fine. However, the vibration f...

It should've been fixed by now

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what's the name of your pck?

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stupid autocorrect

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:04 AM

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have you tried the leatest zip? yes
It should've been fixed by now
what's the name of your pck? FireBoyPM.pck

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:04 AM

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oh fork

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when does it rumbles? (All the time?)

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:06 AM

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There is a lot of vibration before jumping.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:06 AM

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not when moving?

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:07 AM

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When I move, the vibration stops. Can I adjust the intensity of the vibration?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:08 AM

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I don't think so

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since my device has only one rumble motor I couldn'couldn't test anything like that

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stupid autocomlete

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:10 AM

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My game console doesn't have a vibration motor, but I installed it separately.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:13 AM

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gloomy crane My game console doesn't have a vibration motor, but I installed it separately.

so how does it know when to rumble?

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(when I stupid)

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:19 AM

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Doesn't vibration usually occur when you get hit or fall?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:21 AM

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no

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there is actually one place in the game's code when it vibrates

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and thats when moving

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maybe you could try disabling screen shake?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:23 AM

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raw niche no

[freaking out]

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:25 AM

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If it vibrates when you move it, it's probably working fine right now.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:25 AM

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hmm?

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:26 AM

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For other games, there are many games that have vibration, but there are more games that don't work well.

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For other games, you can turn the vibration on/off, so most of the time I play with it off.

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This is because the vibration is not adjustable for port games.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:28 AM

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well thats the only vibrate command in the game's code

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And its disabled

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idk what to tell you

hollow sedge Mar 13, 2025, 5:30 AM

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raw niche well thats the only vibrate command in the game's code

I don't think a # works all the time

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:31 AM

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hollow sedge I don't think a # works all the time

but mrgikill said it vibrates when jumping or hit

hollow sedge Mar 13, 2025, 5:32 AM

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Hmm weird i gotta decompile the game later, maybe the devs did some weird shit

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:37 AM

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When moving, the vibration stops and when jumping, it vibrates when hitting the ground.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:39 AM

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gloomy crane When moving, the vibration stops and when jumping, it vibrates when hitting the ...

try this

📎 fireboy.zip

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:46 AM

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tribal prawn Cover and screenshot need to be 640x480 and in .png format. Also use something l...

updated

📎 fireboy.zip

brazen token Mar 13, 2025, 5:50 AM

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X55 has no rumble so I never even noticed

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 5:51 AM

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There is a vibration when moving to the next stage and when reaching the ground after jumping.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 5:52 AM

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gloomy crane There is a vibration when moving to the next stage and when reaching the ground ...

Sadly I can't replicate the rumble

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 6:37 AM

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The game does not work on ArkOS.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 6:41 AM

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./log

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log

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log

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always wanted to say that

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/log

lone horizonBOT Mar 13, 2025, 6:41 AM

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raw niche /log

Every port has a log.txt generated in ports/{portfolder}, please drag and drop it to discord for help.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 6:41 AM

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so fun

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 7:41 AM

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I forgot it while working.

📎 log.txt

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 7:44 AM

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can you run any other game with godot 4.x?

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You could try https://discord.com/channels/1122861252088172575/1348023197450108969

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 9:17 AM

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Tested all resolutions, working great!

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 9:56 AM

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✅ 353VS Arkos, RGB10X Amberelec, 35xxSP muOS. It is fine on X55 Rocknix with panfrost, but ❌ image is broken with libmali driver.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 9:59 AM

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whoa

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thanks for that!

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 AM

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surreal sluice ✅ 353VS Arkos, RGB10X Amberelec, 35xxSP muOS. It is fine on X55 Rocknix with pan...

how is rumble on amberelec?

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:00 AM

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uuhn, I didnt get rumble anywhere. And I dont think this particular device has rumble anyway

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:01 AM

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👍

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I think its ready for PR

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:02 AM

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if cebion will be ok with it not running with libmali.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:03 AM

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Going to ask for R2R premmision from dev.

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:04 AM

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btw have an empty text file in the gamedata (like .gitkeep or something like "put Fire Boy.pck here") or github will delete it

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:04 AM

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raw niche I think its ready for PR

hoh wait

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still needs weston license

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:05 AM

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and also godot license

📎 LICENSE.GODOT.txt

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:05 AM

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gptk?

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:06 AM

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what about gptk

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:06 AM

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the gptk license

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:07 AM

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no need for that one. At least I havnt seen anyone stating it for any port

willow fossil Mar 13, 2025, 10:14 AM

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surreal sluice no need for that one. At least I havnt seen anyone stating it for any port

because its inside portmaster folde

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you don't have the gpotkeyb binary inside your port

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 10:15 AM

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now I wonder why I was including that license for frt all the time

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but I dont think we carry any license file in the portmaster installation as well

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is it necessary?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:24 AM

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R2R request sent

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while we wait, anyone that helped and would like to be credited in the portfiles reply with a DonkeyThumbsUp

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 10:51 AM

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Hopefully final version:

📎 fireboy.zip

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 11:18 AM

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Should this port be considered as experimental?

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Crop & Claw (the first godot 4.x port) was so I think the same applies here.

willow fossil Mar 13, 2025, 12:08 PM

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raw niche Should this port be considered as experimental?

Only if it should be hidden for the general public

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:22 PM

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willow fossil Only if it should be hidden for the general public

Is the new 4.3 runtime fully tested?

wintry shoal Mar 13, 2025, 12:22 PM

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Is anything?

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PsyDuck

willow fossil Mar 13, 2025, 12:22 PM

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raw niche Is the new 4.3 runtime fully tested?

no godot 4 ports out yet

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:22 PM

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wintry shoal Is anything?

good point

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:23 PM

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willow fossil no godot 4 ports out yet

I guess that since its tested on the major CFW's should be good enough for public

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:25 PM

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It doesn't work on ArkOS r36s.

📎 log.txt

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 12:25 PM

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uuuh, where did you place the pck file?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:26 PM

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raw niche I guess that since its tested on the major CFW's should be good enough for publi...

public now

📎 fireboy.zip

surreal sluice Mar 13, 2025, 12:26 PM

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it might need a note that currently it will not work on libmali rocknix

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:27 PM

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fireboy/gamedata/FireBoy.pck

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:27 PM

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dont remove the space

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should be "Fire Boy.pck"

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sorry about that

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:31 PM

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When I change the name it works fine. The vibration doesn't work either.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:31 PM

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YAY!

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:32 PM

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It's comfortable because there's no vibration.

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What is the last version you just uploaded?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:34 PM

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surreal sluice it might need a note that currently it will not work on libmali rocknix

leatest version, added libmali rocknix notice and a .gitkeep in gamedata

📎 fireboy.zip

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:34 PM

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gloomy crane What is the last version you just uploaded?

This one

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:35 PM

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Would you like me to test it on rocknix?

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:35 PM

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I should update it in the OP

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:35 PM

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gloomy crane Would you like me to test it on rocknix?

sure

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:38 PM

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It goes in a bit and then pops out.

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It doesn't run.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:39 PM

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rocknix?

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:40 PM

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yes

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:40 PM

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driver?

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:40 PM

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log ...^^

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📎 log.txt

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:45 PM

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try to reinstall/update runtimes?

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:53 PM

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Sorry, I forgot that I replaced my memory card a while ago.

raw niche Mar 13, 2025, 12:54 PM

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gloomy crane Sorry, I forgot that I replaced my memory card a while ago.

It works now?

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what driver do you use?

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 12:55 PM

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The program is being updated.

gloomy crane Mar 13, 2025, 1:32 PM

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I updated my OS and reinstalled Portmaster, but the game still won't launch.

📎 log.txt

brazen token Mar 14, 2025, 6:28 AM

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gloomy crane I updated my OS and reinstalled Portmaster, but the game still won't launch.

Switch to Panfrost my dude

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In Emulation Station Main carousel(ports/tools/favs) press start, then system settings, then GPU DRIVER and switch from LibMali to Panfrost. Press B and it will ask you if you want to reboot. Say yes, cause you have to for driver to switch. Then play the game. It runs on Panfrost.

raw niche Mar 19, 2025, 4:31 PM

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l wander, should I blow up the game to fill the screen vertically and lose some horizontal space depending on the aspect ratio or should I just leave it as is.

tribal prawn Mar 19, 2025, 4:58 PM

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In case of horizontal games it is only worth it if you can make camera follow character so he doesn't go off screen

raw niche Mar 19, 2025, 5:00 PM

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tribal prawn In case of horizontal games it is only worth it if you can make camera follow ch...

the game still works great, but there is less screen real estate

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only issue is that the main menu is a bit funky

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