use latest version of splashtop gamead thd, Make sure you installed the driver by right clicking in Admin mode otherwise it wont work. Use skyrim profile or any it doesn't matter. Try it other games first.
UPDATE 2 kainy Only 1 Step And Done!! OMG Splastop+shield controller fullspeed.
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Once I got the newest Splashtop THD it works great (bought it on my Nexus 7 then had to hunt down the install apk, so I did pay for it). Some hicups here and there. Just played a few games of Titanfall. Looks amazing on the Shield!
Trying to use Splashtop THD and the instructions in the OP, but I am unable to get the controller to do anything. I get my games to stream, but the NVidia Shield does not do any button presses?
I am trying to play Braid, most notably. The game only seems to respond to virtual joysticks overlaying the screen which defeats the whole point of the Shield.
Is it because installdriver64.bat did not work for me? That constantly hard-locks my PC! I uninstalled it and did installdriver.bat instead, and it said "installed successful". Is that why it won't work for me?
Another annoying thing is that any time I close the lid on the Shield, Splashtop never lets me connect again because it claims another session is already connected!
Any help would be really appreciated!
I am trying to play Braid, most notably. The game only seems to respond to virtual joysticks overlaying the screen which defeats the whole point of the Shield.
Is it because installdriver64.bat did not work for me? That constantly hard-locks my PC! I uninstalled it and did installdriver.bat instead, and it said "installed successful". Is that why it won't work for me?
Another annoying thing is that any time I close the lid on the Shield, Splashtop never lets me connect again because it claims another session is already connected!
Any help would be really appreciated!
I am still completely frustrated with this. Following instructions and trying everything posted on any forum Google can lead me too - I still can't get things to run in fullscreen.
Still looking for advice - thanks!
Splashtop crashes everything
SO, it was kind of a hassle to find an apk of the NEW version of splashtop thd for the shield, however, I got a hold of one, and I also installed the newest splashtop streamer to my laptop. The previous methods never worked, and I essentially gave up, but I feel optimistic about the new splashtop, or I did at least. Splashtop thd crashes on the android as soon as I try to connect to my laptop (splashtop has unfortunately stopped working blah blah), and maybe 1 out of every 3 times I try to connect, the splashtop streamer program causes my computer to completely freeze and crashes it. I can't find help for this anywhere. Also, when trying to install the gamepad driver from a admin cmd window, the driver installing box in the bottom right ended up saying it failed. I'm once again at my wit's end. It seems I'm the only one with these issues.................
SO, it was kind of a hassle to find an apk of the NEW version of splashtop thd for the shield, however, I got a hold of one, and I also installed the newest splashtop streamer to my laptop. The previous methods never worked, and I essentially gave up, but I feel optimistic about the new splashtop, or I did at least. Splashtop thd crashes on the android as soon as I try to connect to my laptop (splashtop has unfortunately stopped working blah blah), and maybe 1 out of every 3 times I try to connect, the splashtop streamer program causes my computer to completely freeze and crashes it. I can't find help for this anywhere. Also, when trying to install the gamepad driver from a admin cmd window, the driver installing box in the bottom right ended up saying it failed. I'm once again at my wit's end. It seems I'm the only one with these issues.................
It's weird, but i noticed that with the updated Splashtop THD, that emulators such as PCSX2 and Dolphin work great in Full screen
but in regards to PC games, it has that annoying "splashtop streamer doesn't support full screen" or something like that.
but in regards to PC games, it has that annoying "splashtop streamer doesn't support full screen" or something like that.
Yeah for Metal Gear Rising I don't get any message about full screen. But for the Titanfall beta it gave me that error. I went in an changed it to windowed. When I exited out and restarted the game even though it was set to Windowed in the settings, it was full screen on the Shield.
I tried so many things and FINALLY got it to work. I tried disabling my second monitor in the nVidia controls and physically unplugging. The one thing I hadnt tried was the Windows Key + P. Setting that to computer only resolved my full screen issues. No registry tweaks or strange settings required. I am using Windows 8 and have a machine with 7...both have SLI. I didnt have to disable that either. Works like a charm now! So I made a shortcut for displayswitch.exe. Now I can change this on the fly. I hope this helps you guys!
just to let you guys know, it's possible to stream PS3/360 games on Nvidia shield, with splashtop thd
Some demonstrations
DBRB2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBrk8syWNI
SOTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77--nJ7TDM
GTAV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7nJ4RSPoI8
MGRR(PS3 version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI-xmrm9pcQ
it's possible with the native GTX streaming,
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...playing-xbox-360-or-ps3-on-the-nvidia-shield/
but I found a way to do it with splashtop thd as well
Some demonstrations
DBRB2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBrk8syWNI
SOTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77--nJ7TDM
GTAV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7nJ4RSPoI8
MGRR(PS3 version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI-xmrm9pcQ
it's possible with the native GTX streaming,
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...playing-xbox-360-or-ps3-on-the-nvidia-shield/
but I found a way to do it with splashtop thd as well
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UPDATE 2 (2014) NOW KAINY SUPPORTS FULL 360 GAMEPAD CONTROLS FULLY CUSTOMIZEBLE AND NO DRIVER NEEDED
After you install kainy and get it running, go into settings and map your controls under gamepad, your pc games will automatically detect your device as a 360 controller and you can easily play your gamestream at 60fps
http://www.kainy.com/download.html
After you install kainy and get it running, go into settings and map your controls under gamepad, your pc games will automatically detect your device as a 360 controller and you can easily play your gamestream at 60fps
http://www.kainy.com/download.html
Nice. i'll try it out later, but i'm glad we have options.
btw, how would you compare splashtop Thd vs Kainy? iyo, which do you prefer and why?
Hi guys so I am planning to buy a Shield.
The question here is that my country is very atrocious with internet connections with just 4MBps (I know it's suckish). Will the games still stream smoothly with a 5GHz router and Shield? Thx for the help.
The question here is that my country is very atrocious with internet connections with just 4MBps (I know it's suckish). Will the games still stream smoothly with a 5GHz router and Shield? Thx for the help.
Thanks so much for the Kainy tip! I've been a long-time Splashtop user, but now I'm hooked on Kainy for gaming. So many options for image and sound quality! Launching Windows programs/games from Kainy's launcher feature is great! Works perfectly on my Ouya. Awesome how it turns ANY controller into Xbox 360 input = no more need for x360ce!
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What about the back button? Is the back button on the nvidia shield recognized for games when using kainy?
Example: Playing PS2, or Dolphin games which would have a "select" button. An extra button besides the start button, and the d-pad, triggers.
The buttons can be mapped within Kainy. I had to do this with my Moga and Ouya controllers to get all the buttons to function. I don't have a Shield, but you should be able to make any controller button become any XBox 360 input. Kainly has a demo you can try.
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Hi!
Is so easy to implement virtual buttons on screen for those that your gamepad don´t have.
check this:
in this video, i put R3 on screen, because my R3 button is broken on my GPD-G5
The most important differecne (for now) between Kainy and Splashtop THD, is that Kainy included all the set of control and buttons from gamepad to the screen layout editor, then you can map all controls on screen and play using gampead on windows, even with a normal tablet without controls.
Splashtop transform directly from android gamepad connected to windows X360 game controller emulation.
This means if you have an android gaming console with only L1 and R1, you cannot remap these buttons to another functions, and can´t map the missing buttons on the screen (the editor keep the same configuration that previous versions. there is no gamepad controls to map to the screen)
i figure in some Splashtop release they will include gamepad too. (butn i´m not sure about remaping controls. Kainy let to you to remap many physical controls to keyboard, mouse or gamepad)
nielo360, youre streaming directly from GPU to android, right? i can´t do this, because i don´t have a compatible GFX, then all my Splashtop videos are running in compatiblity mode, that is slowest than norlam (GPU direct streming) mode.
wich GFX do you have?
Is so easy to implement virtual buttons on screen for those that your gamepad don´t have.
check this:
in this video, i put R3 on screen, because my R3 button is broken on my GPD-G5
The most important differecne (for now) between Kainy and Splashtop THD, is that Kainy included all the set of control and buttons from gamepad to the screen layout editor, then you can map all controls on screen and play using gampead on windows, even with a normal tablet without controls.
Splashtop transform directly from android gamepad connected to windows X360 game controller emulation.
This means if you have an android gaming console with only L1 and R1, you cannot remap these buttons to another functions, and can´t map the missing buttons on the screen (the editor keep the same configuration that previous versions. there is no gamepad controls to map to the screen)
i figure in some Splashtop release they will include gamepad too. (butn i´m not sure about remaping controls. Kainy let to you to remap many physical controls to keyboard, mouse or gamepad)
nielo360, youre streaming directly from GPU to android, right? i can´t do this, because i don´t have a compatible GFX, then all my Splashtop videos are running in compatiblity mode, that is slowest than norlam (GPU direct streming) mode.
wich GFX do you have?
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On another note, I found the solution to the streaming PPSSPP problem.
What I did was hook the PS3 controller to my laptop.
Once you do that, you can use all the nvidia shield's controls to play games from the PC PPSSPP emulator automatically. Basically, to get it fully working and streamed on the shield(with all the controls intact), just plug in your ps3 controller.
What I did was hook the PS3 controller to my laptop.
Once you do that, you can use all the nvidia shield's controls to play games from the PC PPSSPP emulator automatically. Basically, to get it fully working and streamed on the shield(with all the controls intact), just plug in your ps3 controller.
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