faeran Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 Beta 4 is out now with the following changes: Scoped Storage framework support has been integrated into all custom emulators and several known emulators, including DraStic, Redream, DroidArcadia. This enables enhanced folder and file permission settings, addressing requirements for certain emulators The following platforms have been added: BBC Microcomputer System, Emerson Arcadia 2001, Atari Jaguar CD, Epoch Super Vassette Vision, Fujitsu FM Towns Marty, Interton VC 4000, Mega Duck, Nokia N-Gage, Oric Atmos, Philips Videopac+, PICO-8, ScummVM, Sega Pico, Sony Playstation Vita, Nintendo 64DD, Sony Playstation 3, Microsoft Xbox The following Emulators have been added: Azahar, Citron, DroidArcadia,Infinity P8 Player The following Cores have been added to RetroArch: Dirk Simple Fixed the following Emulators: DuckStation, DraStic Touchscreen controls are now fully functional on the "Browse for New Games Database Image" page There was some major rework done to facilitate the scoped storage change, but the benefits there will be felt in this update and future updates. Scoped storage support will help us launch into emulators that don't specifically have frontend support built into them, but are targeting Android 11+ OS. The way we've implemented this is that Scoped Storage is not required for any emulator that has frontend support (like DraStic and Redream). For the ones that don't, or for the ones that may benefit from it, you may get a one-time prompt during a game launch to provide access to your game folder. Once set, you shouldn't have to set it again. You can also optionally set it under Emulator Settings for all custom emulators, and for a select few emulators. The main thing to test here is to make sure you can still launch your games for all your platforms. We want to make sure we didn't accidentally do something we shouldn't have. Thanks for helping with these betas! 1 1 Quote
x4ml Posted April 9 Posted April 9 3 hours ago, mturner7415 said: Strange issue with application not starting when touching screen or pressing launch button. Started in B2 and persists in B3. Reboots will sometimes, but not always, fix the problem. Other applications functioning normally. Anyone else having this problem? Sometimes app will start properly after a system restart but not always. Tried Force Quit a couple times as it appears to be running (but no window available when trying to switch to it) and then nothing. System: Retroid Pocket Pro 4 OS: Android 13 LB: v.1.18 - B3 Hi, could you record a short video showing your problem? Also, can you make sure that you don't have a notification that some media is playing in the notification window? Quote
ChunkyLoverMark Posted April 9 Posted April 9 I'm not seeing Nintendo 64DD in the list of platforms in beta 4: Quote
x4ml Posted April 9 Posted April 9 13 minutes ago, ChunkyLoverMark said: I'm not seeing Nintendo 64DD in the list of platforms in beta 4: Yeah, sorry for that mistake... We added it to the app but didn't include it in the Platforms list. It will be fixed in the next beta (which I suppose will be this or the following week) 2 Quote
mturner7415 Posted April 10 Posted April 10 21 hours ago, x4ml said: Hi, could you record a short video showing your problem? Also, can you make sure that you don't have a notification that some media is playing in the notification window? Tried it this morning and worked like a charm. Just upgraded to B4, will let you know if it happens again. 1 Quote
cult Posted April 13 Posted April 13 Is there any expected additional information coming on how to configure existing metadata for Scoped Storage support on emulators that need it? Quote
x4ml Posted April 14 Posted April 14 On 4/13/2025 at 7:10 PM, cult said: Is there any expected additional information coming on how to configure existing metadata for Scoped Storage support on emulators that need it? Hello! The app will request Scoped Storage access automatically if the emulator you selected requires Scoped Storage and the Android API version equals or exceeds 30 (Android 11). Emulators that require Scoped Storage access: DraStic Redream DroidArcadia On the Game Metadata Page, you can clear the "Startup Uri File (Scoped Storage)" value, and it will be automatically filled in the next time you click the "Play" button. You can't set this value by yourself. Let me know if you need any other information. Quote
Eyebrows Cat Posted April 15 Posted April 15 On 3/25/2025 at 4:11 AM, Eyebrows Cat said: Lenovo Legion Tab Y700 Gen2 (2023) ZUI 16.0.622 I checked further. No matter how many times I touch the image, there is no reaction. However, the "←" key to go back does react. Thank you in advance. screenrecorder-20250325-040627.mp4 The bug we reported previously has been properly fixed in the latest beta version. Thanks for updating. 2 Quote
AndrewSpec Posted April 15 Posted April 15 I can confirm that Redream works fine. But Duckstation can't load any game with Failed to open CD image error. Quote
faeran Posted April 15 Author Posted April 15 31 minutes ago, AndrewSpec said: I can confirm that Redream works fine. But Duckstation can't load any game with Failed to open CD image error. Can you be more specific about a few things: Version of Duckstation Type of files you are trying to launch The actual file under the game's metadata that is being used to launch the game Version of Android you are on, and API level (if you can find it) Device that you have Quote
AndrewSpec Posted April 16 Posted April 16 Just now, faeran said: Can you be more specific about a few things: Version of Duckstation Type of files you are trying to launch The actual file under the game's metadata that is being used to launch the game Version of Android you are on, and API level (if you can find it) Device that you have version 0.1-8889 - latest beta from 09.04.2025 (downloaded from duskstation.org/android) *.cue /storage/emulated/0/LaunchBox/Games/psx/Carmageddon/Carmageddon.cue Android 15, API level 35 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Duckstation has Scoped Storage Permission inside LauchBox but when I edit any game metadata the Startup Uri Flie (Scoped Storage) is set to none. As I understand it should be set automatically like for Redream. I've tried to do a clean import for PSX but still every game has that property set to None. Quote
faeran Posted April 24 Author Posted April 24 Beta 5 is out with the following: Introduced an option to clear Scoped Storage permissions on the GameEmulator and PlatformsEmulators settings pages Added Scoped Storage blacklist for emulators incompatible with Scoped Storage access - Currently has Flycast on it Implemented default platform configurations for various libretro cores: mupen64plus_next_gles3_android for Nintendo 64DD picodrive_android for Sega Pico o2em_android for Philips Videopac Plus sameduck_android for Mega Duck b2_android for BBC Microcomputer System virtualjaguar_android for Atari Jaguar CD mamemess_android for Interton VC 4000 scummvm_android for ScummVM Resolved a crash when launching games in the AetherSX2 emulator Addressed a rare crash during game imports Fixed an occasional crash while displaying images Corrected a rare crash when clearing the platform image view Other than a few smaller things, we are at the stage where this represents the majority of version 1.18. Any testing that can be done on emulators and emulator launching would be much appreciated, as the entire system got touched in some way or another to accommodate for all the changes for this release. 2 Quote
faeran Posted April 24 Author Posted April 24 On 4/15/2025 at 8:06 PM, AndrewSpec said: version 0.1-8889 - latest beta from 09.04.2025 (downloaded from duskstation.org/android) *.cue /storage/emulated/0/LaunchBox/Games/psx/Carmageddon/Carmageddon.cue Android 15, API level 35 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Duckstation has Scoped Storage Permission inside LauchBox but when I edit any game metadata the Startup Uri Flie (Scoped Storage) is set to none. As I understand it should be set automatically like for Redream. I've tried to do a clean import for PSX but still every game has that property set to None. If you have time, see if beta 5 helps with your situations of launching Duckstation. You should now have the option of setting or clearing Scoped Storage permissions in the emulator settings. You can check both scenarios and see if either work for you. Our testing showed that for all of our devices Duckstation did not need scoped storage, but it might be different on your device. Quote
Avenger Posted April 26 Posted April 26 On 4/24/2025 at 8:31 AM, faeran said: If you have time, see if beta 5 helps with your situations of launching Duckstation. You should now have the option of setting or clearing Scoped Storage permissions in the emulator settings. You can check both scenarios and see if either work for you. Our testing showed that for all of our devices Duckstation did not need scoped storage, but it might be different on your device. People have been complaining for years that duckstation needed scoped storage support in Launchbox. So there is something amiss if your setups don’t require it. Maybe a newer version of duckstation is needed to be tried? Somehow it works without it with an old version maybe. I have like the other user, have cue files on a microsd card and get permission errors trying to load a game. Same as it always was. Quote
faeran Posted April 26 Author Posted April 26 28 minutes ago, Avenger said: People have been complaining for years that duckstation needed scoped storage support in Launchbox. So there is something amiss if your setups don’t require it. Maybe a newer version of duckstation is needed to be tried? Somehow it works without it with an old version maybe. I have like the other user, have cue files on a microsd card and get permission errors trying to load a game. Same as it always was. Seems to be the opposite to what you are saying in our findings. Newer versions no longer needed scoped storage due to a change in the app, but that change required different launching arguments. However, in saying all of that, it's a moot point. Beta 5 now allows you to choose to launch the app in either the frontend supported URIs or the scoped storage URIs for Duckstation, and based on what we've seen, the app accepts both for all of our hardware/software combos. If you do wish to try, report back here with your findings, including all listed in the first post. Quote
Eyebrows Cat Posted Sunday at 02:30 AM Posted Sunday at 02:30 AM For reference, I will write the settings that allowed me to launch Playstation games on Duchstation (0.1-8889) from Launchbox (1.18β5) in my environment. The ROMs are located on the SD card. Device Lenovo Legion Y700 2023 Emulator settings Duckstation Games Path Not Set Unpack ROM archives OFF When I set Scoped storage permission, all games did not launch. The extensions specified in Launchbox are as follows. Extensions that could be launched .chd .bin .img Extensions that could not be launched .cue .sub 1 Quote
Avenger Posted Sunday at 02:34 AM Posted Sunday at 02:34 AM 3 minutes ago, Eyebrows Cat said: For reference, I will write the settings that allowed me to launch Playstation games on Duchstation (0.1-8889) from Launchbox (1.18β5) in my environment. The ROMs are located on the SD card. Device Lenovo Legion Y700 2023 Emulator settings Duckstation Games Path Not Set Unpack ROM archives OFF When I set Scoped storage permission, all games did not launch. The extensions specified in Launchbox are as follows. Extensions that could be launched .chd .bin .img Extensions that could not be launched .cue .sub Hmm It may be that .cue files are not working when launched via launchbox. Both myself and the other user with issues use cue files. Quote
Avenger Posted Sunday at 02:43 AM Posted Sunday at 02:43 AM (edited) That seems to be the issue. When Launchbox scrapes the rom directory it picks up the .cue file name instead of the .bin one. I changed .cue to .bin and it worked. Edit: And it works without scoped storage like you stated. Edited Sunday at 04:31 PM by Avenger 1 Quote
AndrewSpec Posted Monday at 07:21 AM Posted Monday at 07:21 AM (edited) On 4/24/2025 at 2:31 PM, faeran said: If you have time, see if beta 5 helps with your situations of launching Duckstation. You should now have the option of setting or clearing Scoped Storage permissions in the emulator settings. You can check both scenarios and see if either work for you. Our testing showed that for all of our devices Duckstation did not need scoped storage, but it might be different on your device. I still have issues. It doesn't matter if it's cue or bin. As you can see on my video Tekken 3 has the scoped storage path set but it's loading only to bios. If I manually run Duckstation and choose Tekken 3 it loads. Also I checked if with the scoped storage path cleared it's working but no, it's not. Edited Monday at 07:21 AM by AndrewSpec Quote
Eyebrows Cat Posted Monday at 10:27 AM Posted Monday at 10:27 AM 3 hours ago, AndrewSpec said: I still have issues. It doesn't matter if it's cue or bin. As you can see on my video Tekken 3 has the scoped storage path set but it's loading only to bios. If I manually run Duckstation and choose Tekken 3 it loads. Also I checked if with the scoped storage path cleared it's working but no, it's not. Will it still start if I clear the scope storage in the emulator settings like in this video? In this environment, .bin is starting up. screenrecorder-20250428-192334.mp4 1 Quote
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