diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index ead64d2..2d6c896 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -1,14 +1,31 @@ ### How do I use Xenia? Refer to the [Quickstart page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart). - # ### What are Xenia's system requirements? Refer to the [Quickstart page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart#system-requirements). - # ### How do I fix the VCRUNTIME error? Make sure you downloaded a **[Release build of Xenia](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/benvanik/xenia/artifacts/xenia_master.zip?branch=master&job=Configuration:%20Release&pr=false)**, and download the **[latest x64 Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable](https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe)**. +# +### Can you add support for Windows Me? How about my Pentium II? +Support for older operating systems and processors will not be added unless a +contributor steps up to build and maintain them. All active contributors are on +modern systems and busy with higher priority tasks. Whether the emulator runs on +Windows Vista or not doesn't matter if it can't run games. +# +### Does Xenia run on Linux or macOS? +Not natively, but Xenia runs with Wine on Linux. +macOS is not compatible due to requiring MoltenVK support which isn't implemented in Xenia. +# +### How do I dump/rip games? +See the guide in [Quickstart](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart#How-to-rip-games). +#### Why is my game in trial/demo mode? +By default Xenia runs ALL XBLA/digital games in demo/trial mode. + +To run games in full/activated mode you need to change `license_mask = 0` to `-1` in `xenia.config.toml`. + +It will be in `Documents\Xenia` by default. If `portable.txt` is present it will be in the same directory as xenia.exe. # ### How do I use xenia-vfs-dump? xenia-vfs-dump is a command-line tool use for dumping content from STFS and SVOD containers. @@ -20,34 +37,7 @@ Usage: `xenia-vfs-dump [ContainerPath] [DestinationOutput]`
Example GIF (click to expand) ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/561407879823753217/686821806119845888/vfs.gif) -
- - -# -### Can you add support for Windows Me? How about my Pentium II? -Support for older operating systems and processors will not be added unless a -contributor steps up to build and maintain them. All active contributors are on -modern systems and busy with higher priority tasks. Whether the emulator runs on -Windows Vista or not doesn't matter if it can't run games. - -# -### Does Xenia run on Linux or macOS? -Not natively, but Xenia runs with Wine on Linux. - -macOS is not compatible due to requiring MoltenVK support which isn't implemented in Xenia. - -# -### How do I dump/rip games? -See the guide in [Quickstart](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart#How-to-rip-games). - -#### Why is my game in trial/demo mode? -By default Xenia runs ALL XBLA/digital games in demo/trial mode. - -To run games in full/activated mode you need to change `license_mask = 0` to `-1` in `xenia.config.toml`. - -It will be in `Documents\Xenia` by default. If `portable.txt` is present it will be in the same directory as xenia.exe. - # ### Does game *X* run? Check the [compatibility list](https://github.com/xenia-project/game-compatibility#game-compatibility). If it's not there, ask in the [Discord #help channel](https://discord.gg/5g93S8H) or test it yourself. @@ -56,7 +46,6 @@ Check the [compatibility list](https://github.com/xenia-project/game-compatibili To run those games you must use [Xenia Canary](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary). Xenia Canary is a fork of Xenia with changes not present in master, such as the Unreal Engine workaround, etc. - # ### Why aren't saves working? (Storage device not found/full/not detected, etc) Saves are broken in a majority of games in Xenia, especially ones with user profile saves. @@ -65,7 +54,6 @@ As for saves, etc that worked previously in older builds of Xenia, create a text ### Where are saves stored? Saves are in `Documents\xenia\content` by default. - # ### Input Xenia natively supports XInput controllers, which includes but is not limited to: @@ -83,17 +71,14 @@ You can use the mouse to control the analog/joysticks, and rebind the keyboard c
Default keyboard layout (click to expand) ![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/308207592482668545/437198231613734912/xenia_keyboard-layout.png) -
Xenia does not support mice, accessories like the Kinect, uDraw GameTablet, or microphones. - # ### Can Xenia play games online with Xbox Live? Xenia may connect to *custom* servers in the far future, but it will ***never*** connect to official Xbox Live servers. Xenia does not support System Link either. - # ### How do I check my FPS? With an FPS indicator like [Rivatuner](https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html). @@ -121,35 +106,28 @@ However, this is a hardware feature, and thus on older graphics cards, Xenia is * Intel HD Graphics 4000 (2012) Rasterizer-ordered views are used by default in Xenia where available, but if you're experiencing graphical issues, you may try [disabling it in the config](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Options/#disable-rov-rasterizer-ordered-views). - # ### What are all of Xenia's options? For all of Xenia's options, see the [Options page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Options). - # ### What's the difference between Gameplay and Playable? Gameplay means the game reaches gameplay, even if the game is unplayable. - # ### Can Xenia run OG (original) Xbox games? Xenia does not support OG Xbox games/BC (backwards compatibility). For that there's [Cxbx-Reloaded](https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded) and [xqemu](https://github.com/xqemu/xqemu). - # ### I have a copy of the XDK. Do you want it? **No.** Do not post links or downloads to such resources or you will be banned. - # ### Build tweaks - #### 4:3 To play games in 4:3 you need to build Xenia with `video_mode->is_widescreen = 0` instead of 1 [here](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_video.cc#L138). *[Refer to building.md on GitHub](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/docs/building.md)* - # ### Hacks/mods Refer to the [Game hacks, mods, etc. page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Game-hacks,-mods,-etc). \ No newline at end of file