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What is ExaGear?
ExaGear is a complex emulation engine app that allows you to play many classic PC games on your Android device. It features one of the most powerful emulated systems on Android and is relatively easy to setup. Official games have controller sets specially adapted for gaming on your mobile device. In addition, many unofficially supported games are playable with the help of customs controllers and apps. The following guide will explain how to setup and play Games with ExaGear.
What Games can ExaGear Play?
Officially: Arcanum, Civilization 3, Disciples 2, Fallout 1, 2, Heroes of Might and Magic 3, Jagged Alliance 2, Might and Magic VI, VII, VIII, Panzer General 2
Unofficially: ExaGear supports this list here but the games require modification(detailed info below). Games like, Diablo 2 LOD, Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge, Stronghold Crusader HD, StarCraft Brood War, ect
Games are Not included! (Some Assembly Required)
Emulated PC Gaming System
CPU: 1Ghz Pentium 3 (Core # Varies)
GPU: 130MB Wine DirectDraw
HDD: Emulated to the size of your devices internal storage.
RAM: Emulated to the size of your devices RAM
-ExaGear system DxDiag on my Note 2
How to Play Classic PC Games on Android with Exagear RPG/Strategies
1)A)Install the ExaGear RPG app from an apk here, the play Store app is no longer available here
or
2)B) Install ExaGear Strategies app from and apk here, the play Store app is no longer available here
Open the app from the device for the first time to unpack data and create the default Exagear folders in the internal storage. A basic set of instructions will be shown prompting you to transfer game data to the device. No Games are included with the app. ExaGear is offered as a free trial for 3days after a game is first started. Once the trial expires you can purchase a controller set or use short 10-minute gameplay sessions.
2)A)Select an Officially supported game from the "Officially supported Games and controller types:" list below and view the recommended controls for that game.
Or
2)B)Select an unofficially supported game from the Launched game list here. Playing unofficially supported games will require additional modifications and controller setup covered in the, "How to setup Unofficially supported Games, Mods and Controls:" guide below.
Freshly install the selected game on your PC with the latest patches
-I'd highly recommend GOG DRM free games here
-If you have older CD/DVD game versions they will work fine but may need may need NOCD games fixes here
-After fully installing and patching your games, locate the install folder(s)
-Tip: Right click on the games desktop shortcut and "Open file location"
Possible DVD\CD\GOG Default game data locations:
C:\Program Files (x86)\GOG Games\ (Game or Company Name)
C:\Program Files\ (Game or Company Name)
C:\GOG Games\ (Game Name)
C:\Sierra\ (Game Name)
3) Plug your Android device into the PC with the USB cable and locate the "ExaGear" folder you created when running the app for the first time. The ExaGear RPG and ExaGear Strategies apps share the same "ExaGear" folder located in the root directory of your internal storage(Default location). If you wish to use an external SDcard for storage, create an "ExaGear" folder on the SDcard. Place your games folders into the "ExaGear" app folder in either location and your games be will automatically be detected by the app. Please stand by while the game data transfers to your Android device, this may take sometime....Wait for it. Once complete you may disconnect the USB cable. Alternately you could download the game data directly to the device and place it into an ExaGear folder with a file explorer program here or here.
4)Locate and start the Exagear RPG/Strategies app from your android device. Click "Show unsupported executables.." to show .exe files for games not officially supported. You will need to Select the .exe and controller type for the game you wish to launch, select trial or buy the controller set to launch it. You can edit the exe's default run config by selecting the three dots. Here you can change the default Resolution, Color Depth and Controller type. Once you've selected your defaults the game will load, please stand by..
Officially supported Games and controller types:
ExaGear RPG
Current controls are customized and adapted for:
• Arcanum (Argentum controls are recommended)
• Fallout 1, 2, (Ferrum controls are recommended)
Note: If you find the touchscreen mouse controls to be off hit the "Sync" button in the upper right.
Note: You can pinch and zoom the screen.
• Jagged Alliance 2 (Aluminium controls are recommended)
• Might and Magic VI, VII, VIII (Magnesium controls are recommended)
ExaGear Strategies
Current controls are customized and adapted for:
• Disciples 2 (Helium controls are recommended)
• Heroes of Might and Magic 3 (Helium controls are recommended)
• Panzer General 2 (Helium controls are recommended)
• Civilization 3 (Cuprum controls are recommended)
How to setup Unofficially supported Games, Mods and Controls:
Review theExagear RPG/Strategies list of Launched games here or here and choose a game you wish to play. The column titles are in Russian and contain useful information for setting up your games. See the picture below for reference and translation.
Spreadsheet column Translations:
B= Required App, C= App Version, D= The Game, E= Required exe rename or Controls, F= Resolution, G= Color Depth, H= Language Encoding, I= Notes/Comments
Column E if an exe, "Heroes3.exe","discipl2.exe" ect is listed here you will need to rename your games exe file to match.
-Alternately the recommended controller type maybe listed here, "Cuprum", "Ferrum", ect
-Locate the game data folder, make a copy of the exe file and rename it.
-Renaming unsupported exe names can make unsupported games launch with ExaGear RPG/Strategies. They will also show up in the supported game list.
Column F & G you can change the default Resolution and Color Depth from the run config menu. From the apps main menu click the 3dots by the exe name and set default values for your games. Lower Resolution and Color Depth is recommend for better performance.
Column H Language Encoding, the default is usually best but some games may require that you change it if listed.
Column I if you see a comment that says "dsound.dll 2.0.4", then download this dll file here or here and place it into your game folder. Using these older dsound.dll can fix game launching and sound issues. See the Troubleshooting section for more info.
How to Add custom controls
-Many games are playable but not yet officially supported by ExaGear.
-Setting up custom onscreen controls or using Bluetooth/OTG devices can help make games playable on your device.
-I recommend adding custom onscreen controls with the paid GameKeyboard + app here
-Follow the apps setup instructions
-Customize the onscreen controls
-Reduce the transparency to better see the game with the onscreen overlay.
-Enable Non-Blocking mode so that the onscreen controls won't block ExaGears touchscreen input.
-GameKeyboard + Screenshot with Arcanum Setup.
How to Patch and Mod Games for ExaGear RPG/Strategies:
Arcanum
-Launch the game from Exagear RPG
-Suggested settings: 800x600 16bbps
-Suggested Controls: Argentum
-Don't miss these Indexs of Arcanum Mods, Patches, & DLC here and here and here
-DLC(Modules), High res patch, Character Editors, Cheat Mode, HQ maps, HQ sounds
-Install the offical Patch 1.0.7.4 here then the Unofficial Arcanum Patch v091225 here
-Change DLC Modules from the settings menu before starting a new game
Diablo 2(LOD)
-Download and extract this dsound dll file here into the game folder
-Launch the game from Exagear RPG
-You may need to rename the Diablo2.exe to Fallout2.exe
-Suggested settings: 640x480 16bbps
-Suggested Controls: Ferrum or Aluminium controls
How to use Fallout Mods with ExaGear RPG
-I recommend using the GOG versions of fallout 1 and 2 but the CD and DVD versions should work fine. I don't believe the steam versions work.
-Locate your Fallout 1 or 2 game data folder in order to begin patching it. Get your copy of Fallout 1 or 2 setup with the latest patches and win9x compatibility by following the below instructions.
Note:The below setup instructions for Fallout 2 and the Restoration Project will get the game working on Android but may cause it not to run properly on your PC. To reverse this just go back to step 3 in the following setup instructions and overwrite the "Windows 95-98-ME" files with the newer "Windows XP-VISTA-7" files from Killaps Fallout 2 manual patch folder.
Note: Patching your game or installing the restoration project will require you to start a new game of Fallout.
Fallout 1 Fixt Mod
Download the Fallout Fixt patch 0.81alpha (July 5, 2015) FIXES ONLY from the main page here
Note: Launch Fallout Fixt from the FALLOUTW.exe file.
Note: The FULL CUSTOM install version of the patch caused some issues for me, stick with the fixes only patch for ExaGear RPG.
-Goal of Fallout Fixt: "To enhance, fix and improve the Fallout 1 experience. This includes fixing bugs, restoring features, modifying balance, adding features, and many fixes to text/dialog. In addition to that, all other available mods and patches are rolled into Fixt, meaning that Fallout Fixt is the only thing needed for "the est" Fallout 1 experience. As of the most recent version, this mod fixes roughly 150 bugs still present in the unofficial patches, and adds roughly 170 features. In addition, there are hundreds if not thousands of text&dialog fixes."
Fallout 1 NPC Mod(Optional)
-This patch allows you to edit your NPC follows weapons and inventory just like in Fallout 2
-Download and extract the "Data" folder here into your Fallout 1 game directory
Fallout 2
-If you wish to play Fallout 2 I recommend installing Killap’s unofficial Fallout 2 patch.
1) Download and Extract the Unofficial patch here then open the folder.
2) Open the extracted patch folder, copy the "data" folder and paste it into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
3) Open the "Windows 95-98-ME" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
4) Open the “Batch_work’ folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. Run the "master_dat_fix_up.exe" file (A window will popup, wait for it..)
5) Next this is EXTREMELY important, in your Fallout 2 install directory delete a file called "patch000.dat"
6) Download and extract the Hi-Res Patch v3.06 and custom fallout configs here
-Copy and paste the contents of the "F2 Hi-Res 3.06 ExaGear Mouse fix" folder into your Fallout 2
-Copy and paste the fallout2.cfg file into your Fallout 2 folder and replace the file
-The config files increase the maximum volume level and corrects the game path for the sound data files
-The F2 Hi-Res 3.06 patch fixes the mouse input by adding ALT_MOUSE_INPUT=1 in the f2_res.ini
Fallout 2 Restoration Project Install Guide:
- To play Killaps Fallout 2 Restoration Project here do the following.
1) Download and extract my ExaGear modded Restoration patch here open the folder.
2) Open the "main" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
3) Open the "Windows 95-98-ME-ExaGear" folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. (yes to overwrite the files)
4) Open the “Batch_work’ folder and copy and paste these files into your Fallout 2 install directory. Run the "master_dat_fix.exe" file (A window will popup, wait for it..)
5) Next this is EXTREMELY important, in your Fallout 2 install directory delete a file called "patch000.dat"
Note: This modded version of Killaps Restoration Project contains the Hi-Res Patch v3.06, ExaGear Mouse fix, custom Fallout2.cfg, and several fixed maps.
Fallout Tactics
-Show the hidden BOS game exe, it launches normally.
-Use the ‘Ferrum’ controls.
-Set the game to run at 800x600 16bbps before running the exe. from the main menu.
Red Alert 2 Yuri's Revenge
-Download and extract the dsound file here into the game folder
-Launch the game from ExaGear Strategies
-Start the Yuri.exe for Yuri's Revenge or the Ra2.exe for Red Alert 2
-Suggested settings: 800x600 16bbps
-Suggested Controls: Cuprum
Stronghold/Crusader HD
-Rename the stronghold.exe to Heroes3.exe
-Launch the game from ExaGear Strategies
-Suggested settings: 800x600 16bbps
-Suggested Controls: Cuprum
Starcraft Brood War
-Download and extract the dsound file here into the game folder
-Rename the Starcraft.exe to Heroes3.exe
-Launch the game from ExaGear Strategies
-Suggested settings: 640x480 16bbps
-Suggested Controls: Cuprum
Troubleshooting:
Fallout 1,2,Tactics and Ferrum Controls:
If you find the touchscreen mouse controls to be off hit the "Sync" button in the upper right corner.
Note: You can pinch and zoom the screen.
Error Logs:
A log file called x86-stderr.txt will be created @ the root directory of your internal memory or sd-card. Check this log for info when games fail to launch and share this error log with the developers along with the device name and version of Android used.
Sound Distortion and Crashing issues:
-If you experience sound distortion or frequent crashes while playing games like Fallout 2, then you may want to use the older Exagear Strategies 2.0.4 sound lib implementation. This will be slower to run but more stable overall(Recommended for HP TP). Newer versions of ExaGear use direct sound interfaces between wine and Android, which is more efficient but not currently as stable. Therefore changing the dsound.dll lib to version 2.0.4 can help to avoid crashes and fix sound distortion. You should backup or rename the original file, alternately you could reinstall the app to default the file.
Download the older 2.04 of dsound.dll.so here or here
Extract the zipped dsound.dll.so file then copy and paste it over the one on your device in the following location. Note: The location may vary depending on your device and Android version.
/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.eltechs.erpg/files/image/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/wine/dsound.dll.so
Black screen issue in the Den with Fallout 2 Restoration Project 2.3.3:
Move the files "DENBUS1.edg", "DENBUS2.edg" and "denbus1.map" from the "maps" folder to the "Data" folder.
Note: You won't be able to load a saved game from the blacked out Den after removing the files. You will need to re-enter the Den area or load a saved game.
Unsupported Games Crashing at Start:
-Many unsupported games will only run if you rename the games exe file to that of a supported game.
-Review the launched game list here and look at column E to figure out what which name the exe must be changed to.
-For example you must rename the stronghold.exe to Heroes3.exe before launching it with Exagear strategies.
Arcanum and HOMM3 Crashing:
Some games have been causing crashing/stability issues when located on a devices external SDcard. Arcanum and HOMM3 tend to cause this issues while other games like Fallout run fine from the external SDcard. If you're having issues playing or launching games try placing the game data into your devices internal storage.
Saving and Loading Games:
-If you experience issues loading saved games try creating a new game. If you still have problems try switching the location of your data from external SDcard storage to the devices internal storage or vice versa . Android 4.4..x Kitkat introduced a number of read write restrictions for apps files not located in the downloads folder. The app developer is working to sort out such issues but fixes could take time. Contact the developer here if you have purchased the app but can't play a game properly on your device @ support@eltechs.com or from the links on Play store page here.
-Support for image files is still being worked on.
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I asked the developer about this problem in another thread about QEMU and he said that it would be fixed eventually... There was a recent update but unfortunately it didn't address these issues. I haven't had a chance to test any of the non data media roms, if you give it a shot please let me know if it works:highfive: 
