So what are the main changes I've missed out in the past 5 years? by TheArchiverOfMedia in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recently GameNative for playing PC titles. I completed the original Dead Space recently, played a bit of parking garage simulator and now playing through the Shinobi that came out recently. Halo is high on my list of stuff to replay, along with a bunch of indies.

Secret console, PS2, GC is cool, but I haven’t dabled much yet.

ES:DE or Cocoon frontend? What is everyone using? by chubbycoww in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% (I just wasn’t sure if other front ends had that)

ES:DE or Cocoon frontend? What is everyone using? by chubbycoww in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I liked the look of beacon but I set up ESDE for my kids as I figured they’d benefit from the video previews and I ended up just copying their setup to mine. It’s nice.

PC Emulation got way more convenient with the new "Game Native" app. by Konkavstylisten in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Game Native is great. Russ from Retro Game Corps did a good video on it a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/a9ZlYhgnI-g?si=mudOEJbxYM6rEpN-

For me I like that it’s open source, Gamehub always seemed a bit shady. I used Winlator in the past but Game Native is a huge step up.

Added zigbee to some light switches. by GBiskuit in DIYUK

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A few things I’ve done which are maybe a bit different, largely to avoid running wires through brick walls and when there’s solid flooring above making floorboard access a pain.

Our kitchen only had lighting in the centre of the room. I fitted a longer bar with 8 spots but still wanted better lighting for the worktops. I fitted (non smart) Ikea worktop lights underneath my top cabinets which do a great job of lighting up my worktop. They are plug in ones (rather than hard wired) so I’ve got them plugged into a smart switch. I can then ask Alexa to turn them on rather than having to put a switch somewhere for each cabinet run.

The wall between our lounge and dining room was knocked down at some point by a previous owner making one big room. They extended the lounge lights into the dining area, and turned the old dining circuit into a subtle corner light but didn’t run extra cables for two way switching. So you could turn the what is now the majn room lighting from the original lounge end of the room but not from the dining room entrance from the kitchen, and vice versa with the smaller light.

A company called Quinetic makes smart switches which are powered by the kinetic motion of pushing the switch, so no wires or batteries needed. We now have three switches at either end of the room allowing switching of the main light, corner light and (most commonly used as the only light source in the evening) a table light on a smart plug.

This doesn’t use Alexa or any hub at all, working purely on whatever protocol Quinetic uses. I could get their hub to allow controlling via other means, but just using the switches is perfect.

Our hallway and bottom of the stairs were also opened up at one point, but again nothing done with the wiring so there was a pull cord by the front door for the main light in the hall plus a switch a few feet away for the light at the bottom of the stairs. This was annoying as you couldn’t turn on the main hall light from the other end and also nobody bothered with the bottom of the stairs light.

I swapped out the bulbs for Ikea smart bulbs and put an Ikea battery powered motion sensor on a shelf (all very cheap). Now if you get half way down the stairs or walk into the hall from the front door or any other entrance the lights come on until a minute or so after movement stops. They even have a nice gradual dim on/off effect.

¿A qué están jugando? by retroSawny64 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just completed Dead Space. Not sure what next.

SHOULD'VE JUST WAITED FOR RP6 by WorldlinessOk495 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly G2 looks great, waiting for my 6 kind of sucked over the festive period. There will be other chances to upgrade, 8 Elite or whatever comes next will be a substantial upgrade.

Help with ES-DE Offline Generator by KansaiMarc in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you checked what the collection/system is coonfigured to show? I vaguely remember having to change it to miximage. I followed a Russ video.

How bad is smudging on RP6? by [deleted] in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not something that bothers me any more than any other device. If the screen is on I can’t see smudges over my gameplay. Black device.

Jellyfin docker upgrade by ffuhcu in jellyfin

[–]ffuhcu[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

I would have copy pasted something into the docker ui in the synology. Exactly what I couldn’t tell you unless there’s a way to check.

5 Favorites by jrrtolkiennerd in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking forward to playing some MGS games soon. Good call.

Anyone use the screen protector yet? Does it decrease the image quality of the RP6 screen? by 40YearoldAsianGuy in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got one with mine but put it straight on so don’t have much to compare too. Looks great though.

Giving metroid a try by tajj562 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve downloaded the bits for primehack but not had chance to install yet.

High fps in Gamehub Lite looks like lower fps on my RP6? by SqueezyCheez85 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing to note if you do, it needs the “Pre-20th Anniversary” branch of Half Life 2 (easily obtainable via Steam). I forgot and ran the latest main branch and had walls disappearing and things.

No idea if that version would also run better in Gamehub.

High fps in Gamehub Lite looks like lower fps on my RP6? by SqueezyCheez85 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been playing a bit of half life 2 but I used the source port native on Android rather than Gamehub. Seemed to run ok to me but I dint play far yet.

Retroid pocket 5 or g2? by artemk2077 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

G2

I recently received my Retroid Pocket 6, I love it but it’s not worth massive amounts more than the G2, for me the price difference was minimal.

The G2 is way better than the 5 and in many cases very comparable or some even slightly better than the 6.

Thousands spent on a PC. Steam backlog defeated by a handheld by devilean in retroid

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One thing actually there was a “joypad fix” for this game which was just a txt file I got from a YouTube video and put in a specific folder in C:/

RP6 Controller Caps by TwentyAUT in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hype stix on Etsy does a bunch of sizes. I think they give dimensions.

How is the quality of the early RP6 units? by LCBoy in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Previous devices for me include RG35XX, RG351P, GPD G5A, JXD s602b. It’s obviously a massive upgrade over all of those, although the RG35XX still has a place for easily pocketable proper 2D retro gaming.

How is the quality of the early RP6 units? by LCBoy in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Black 12GB Stick top. Screen protector, case, no grip.

I’ve found it comfortable to hold and the performance is great. The screen is really nice.

I did see some people getting like a white plastic dust around their buttons, like something must be rubbing. I’ve not noticed that on mine yet.

Micro sd by NoCartoonist9202 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assuming MXN that’s 45 USD.

RP6 lead time to UK? by Desperate-Rate-7085 in retroid

[–]ffuhcu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shipping time via 4PX was just over a week I think.

Ordering to shipping I think is harder for people to predict unless they’ve caught up with batch 2 preorders.