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# How do I use Xenia?
### How do I use Xenia?
Refer to the [Quickstart page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart).
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### What are Xenia's system requirements?
Refer to the [Quickstart page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Quickstart#system-requirements).
# 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?
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### 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?
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### 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?
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### 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?
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### 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?
#### 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?
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### Does game *X* run?
Check the [compatibility list](https://github.com/xenia-project/game-compatibility/issues). If it's not there, ask in the [Discord #help channel](https://discord.me/xenia-emulator) or test it yourself.
**The compatibility list is NOT for begging to have games fixed.**
# Why aren't saves working? (Storage device not found/full/not detected, etc)
### How do I run Fable II, Gears of War, etc?
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.
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### 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.
As for saves, etc that worked previously in older builds of Xenia, create a text file in the same directory as xenia.exe named `portable.txt`.
## Where are saves stored?
### Where are saves stored?
Saves are in `Documents\xenia\content` by default.
# Input
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### Input
Xenia natively supports XInput controllers, which includes but is not limited to:
* Xbox 360 Controller
* Xbox One Controller
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You can use the mouse to control the analog/joysticks, and rebind the keyboard controls ***with x360ce***.
<details>
<summary>Default keyboard layout (click to expand)</summary>
<details><summary>Default keyboard layout (click to expand)</summary>
![](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/308207592482668545/437198231613734912/xenia_keyboard-layout.png)
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Xbox 360 accessories like the Kinect are not supported.
# Can Xenia play games online with Xbox Live?
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### 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?
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### How do I check my FPS?
With an FPS indicator like [Rivatuner](https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/rtss-rivatuner-statistics-server-download.html).
# What is ROV?
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### What is ROV?
Improves performance and accuracy. Enabled by default on supported GPUs. Recommended to be [disabled](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Options/#disable-rov-rasterizer-ordered-views) for AMD GPUs.
<details>
<summary>Long ROV (rasterizer-ordered views) explanation [click to expand]</summary>
<details><summary>Long ROV (rasterizer-ordered views) explanation [click to expand]</summary>
The Direct3D 12 version of Xenia has two code paths for rendering output (the currently used one is displayed in the window title bar): "RT" (Render Target Views) and "ROV" (Rasterizer-Ordered Views).
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# What are all of Xenia's options?
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### 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?
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### 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?
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### 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?
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### 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.
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### Build tweaks
# Build tweaks
## 4:3
#### 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
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### Hacks/mods
Refer to the [Game hacks, mods, etc. page](https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/wiki/Game-hacks,-mods,-etc).