Android Version

[pstrap]

Hello, can someone help me please? I cant read some of the menus in the android port. The vehicle one particulary. I think it may be an aspect ratio thing? My Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 has a 4:3 ratio (I think). None of the game’s display seems well formated on this device. I would really appreciate any advice. Did i post this in the right place? Thanks a lot.

[dissociativity]

increase the terminal size in options, it should show a resolution when you’re looking at either of the (height or width) sizes, increase that to a 4:3 one like 1024x768, 1600x1200, something like that.

A lot of people’s issues are due to the tiny default size, I’d argue we should double it.

[pstrap]

Thanks a lot for the reply! So, I was playing the Google Play Store version which I learned from reading some of the above posts is out dated. I got the correct version from a link another helpful person posted and it solved the problem i (and another poster) was having with the vehicle menu. However, now the main game screen is wrong. It only displays one line of descriptive text and there is no mini map. I have adjusted the terminal dimensions to W:80 H:30 (up from H:24) which was where the displayed rectangle seemed to fit best but it didnt seem to make any difference. Any ideas? Thanks again.

[pstrap]

I also tried setting the terminal dimensions to equate to the pixel numbers you mentioned but there was no difference.

[a1studmuffin]

On the topic of Google Play versions, does anyone from CleverRaven have an opinion on what we should do with my old com.MichaelDavies.CataclysmDDA version? It’s still up on Google Play as an opt-in beta version. I can either shut it down, or edit the app description to direct people to the official com.cleverraven.cataclysmdda version.

[pstrap]

Well, got it sorted.

@a1studmuffin thanks for making this port btw. Very much appreciated.

[israel_carpio]

a friend has a problem, I just convinced him to play the game but when i installed the apk he appeared in the innocent an error message I try with several verions of this month and he keeps appearing the same

please could you help solve this problem

PD: sorry if you barely understand I’m using google translator

[a1studmuffin]

Is there enough space on the device? That error message means the app couldn’t copy all the data files across.

[Zhilkin]

I would leave it available for install.

There are people complaining newer versions do not work for them, while older 0.C works fine.

[israel_carpio]

He tells me that if he has enough space like 13 GB, he has also activated the cell phone option that allows downloads from external sources.

By the way, is there any way to convert the version of my cell phone to apk to send it?

[Zhilkin]

You can find links for APK download here:

https://cataclysmdda.org/releases/

[Kilvoctu]

What is the current manner of compiling APK for CDDA?
Fairly new to CDDA. I’d like to play the game on my mobile device using a PS4 gamepad, to have some parity with how I play on the PC. However, gamepad support is fairly limited. Rather than waiting for a possible implementation from the devs whose time is best spent elsewhere, I’ve taken it upon myself with my limited coding ability (and zero in Android environment). Been looking at the project in Android Studio, but I’m not able create APK to test changes.
Thanks.

[Sticker]

With (most) Android devices, PS4 controllers are misconfigured by the system as a default. Pretty sure it just copy-pastes the Xbox keymaps, but whatever it does is dumb. You would need root access to change the file in your device which tells the system how to interpret each button press. You may have a frustrating time when you realize that X is Square, L1 is L3, or other nonsense. It becomes more apparent in other games that have hardcoded keybindings.

I just did It a minute ago to test, with my PS4 controller. It’s troubling that it doesn’t register most button presses at all when keybinding. Just the D-pad and left stick.

I also have limited coding ability, so I can’t help on that front, but I’ll see if there is any bearable options for apps that take controller input and transfer it into keypresses. It is certainly a ramshackle solution, but I’ll let you know if I find anything.

[Kilvoctu]

I downloaded the latest experimental build APK just now, and unfortunately, the issue is unchanged. Failed to mention that my mobile device is a Sony Xperia, so the way it configures the controller may be different?

As I test at the moment, indeed the app for me also only registered the directional buttons and the left joypad for my PS4 gamepad when keybinding. It does definitely know all the buttons exist, though, as pressing each button while in game returns "Unknown command: “UNKNOWN [number]” in the log. I suppose I could fiddle around in the keybindings.json to manually add keybinds, but it wouldn’t have the functions I use on PC (modifier button, tap/hold).

Thanks for your reply and help. I didn’t find any workable apps on Android to map buttons to keys, but hopefully you have more luck.

[Sticker]

As far as I understand, the DualShock4 on the Xperia works out of box, so you’re fortunate for that.

It is odd, however, that your other button presses can register as unknown keys ingame despite not being able to keybind. I did not even get that much response.

Most keybinding apps I found so far are too invasive, unusable, unsuitable, or outdated for me to ethically recommend them to you.

As an aside, I am puzzled with how you manage to play Cata on a gamepad at all.

[anothersimulacrum]

What is the current manner of compiling APK for CDDA?

From looking at the COMPILING*.MD guides in the repository, the only reference I found was in compiling.md (cross-compile to android from linux).

[Kilvoctu]

Thanks for searching. I appreciate it.

As an aside, I am puzzled with how you manage to play Cata on a gamepad at all.

A lot of conditions, thanks to Xpadder’s basic scripting ability.
example: tap triangle opens inventory, hold triangle use item.
Along with holding certain shoulder buttons to change the rest of the buttons to different functions, it effectively gives me tons of commands on few buttons (ex., L1+triangle = eat menu). Setting the keymaps to what’s inituitive for me allows quick and comfortable playability.

[QuietCoyote]

Keep it on Google Play, would’ve never found the game if it wasn’t for that, just edit the game to not be a beta and add a link to the CleverRaven on Github, and a link to the discourse too.

[Zhilkin]

What is the current manner of compiling APK for CDDA?
Fairly new to CDDA. I’d like to play the game on my mobile device using a PS4 gamepad, to have some parity with how I play on the PC. However, gamepad support is fairly limited. Rather than waiting for a possible implementation from the devs whose time is best spent elsewhere, I’ve taken it upon myself with my limited coding ability (and zero in Android environment). Been looking at the project in Android Studio, but I’m not able create APK to test changes.
Thanks.

CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/7b0c54aaf8ef31e020b561a9047f6a5207f6211e/COMPILING.md#cross-compile-to-android-from-linux

[Sediment]

Will this work on an Android tv box? I’m getting one out of curiosity to play around with & was wondering if I could move my game over from my phone to the box.