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Lossy edited this page Feb 28, 2025 · 8 revisions

Most technical limitations/issues that may occur from Winlator will most likely happen once a downloaded game is launched using Pluvia!

Container Settings

Winlator container settings has been added since v1.2.0. There are a couple of ways to configure containers.

Default Config

You can customize the default container settings which will affect any game that has not been launched or had its settings editted.

  1. Go to the application settings (By tapping on your profile icon)
  2. In the "Emulation" settings group, you have two options
    • Modify Default config
    • Box 64 Presets
  3. With these two settings items, it will open up a full screen dialog to dial in any settings.
  4. Any of the settings applied to the default config will be the default settings for any game that has not been launched or had its settings editted.
  5. The second option lets you view, modify, or create Box 64 presets. These presets can then be chosen to be used by the game config, and of course a default one can be appointed in the default config discussed earlier.

Per Game

  1. Launch Pluvia and let the library load
  2. Scroll or use Search to find your game, then click on it.
  3. Press the 3 dots button right underneath the artwork and choose "Edit container"
  4. If you have not launched a game yet and have not also editted a game's config yet, you will be prompted to install a component before the settings will be available.
  5. Adjust any settings in the fullscreen dialog window that appears. This will only apply to the selected game.

Help?

We don't provide support trying to figure out the "best" settings for your device, sorry! But there are options...

  • Play around with settings and see what works best per game.
  • If you use the Winlator app and have a container that suits your needs, take note of the container settings there and apply them either in the Default Config or Per App config. Almost all settings should be exposed for you to tweak. Changing driver versions and settings is still a work in progress.
  • Subreddits that pertain to Winlator support, showcases, or technical discussions may be best.

Known Limitations

Some limitations we're aware of. Please note this list may change as the project matures.

  • DRM games do not work.
  • No touch controls
  • Multi game pad support
  • Android 16
  • Most** devices that do not have a Qualcomm Snapdragon / Adreno CPU and GPU.

** r/EmulationOnAndroid may have more information on what actual hardware runs best for Winlator. This will carry over for Pluvia

You can take a look at Pluvia's project board to see what issues are noted, features/bugs prioritized, and other quality of life improvements we're aware of.

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