Weltall 1.0.2

Weltall 1.0.2 is a native port of Xenogears (PlayStation, 1998), rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5. You'll need your own copy of the USA release or a supported English undub. No game data is included.

What's new

• Bind two-button controller shortcuts for saving and loading states, changing slots and opening the message log. In Options → Controls, select a binding slot, hold one button and press the other. Use the buttons in that order. Issue #40
• Bind the extra C and Z buttons on Android controllers and handhelds that report them. Issue #37
• Move the field compass under Options → Display → Compass. Choose 4:3, 16:9, 21:9, Screen or Off. Issue #36
• On Android devices with Adreno 610 graphics, field scenes use single-sample rendering when MSAA is selected. This works around a Vulkan pipeline failure reported after the opening movie. Issue #41

Playing

1. Download the Windows or Linux zip below and unzip it wherever you want.
2. Put both disc images in the Games folder. BIN/CUE, raw IMG and CHD made from raw images preserve movie audio. Movies are silent with 2048-byte data-only images.
3. Run Weltall.exe on Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit, DirectX 12), or Weltall.sh on Linux (64-bit, Vulkan).

On Android 10 or later (64-bit, Vulkan), install the APK instead. Copy the disc images from a computer by USB into a folder inside the device's Download folder, such as Download/Xenogears (Android doesn't let apps pick Download itself), then start Weltall, tap Add folder and pick that folder. Weltall isn't on Google Play or registered with Google. When you open the APK, your phone may ask you to allow your browser or file manager to install apps. The README explains how.

On Windows, settings and saves are in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Weltall. On Linux, settings are in ~/.config/Weltall and saves are in ~/.local/share/Weltall/Saves. On Android, the Saves page in Options backs them up to a file and restores them. You can import PlayStation memory-card saves from the Saves page in Options. See the README for controls and more details.

What to expect

Both discs are playable, and gameplay behavior has been checked against the original game's code. I've finished my own playthrough, including the ending and a clear save. Automated tests have run every map and story battle, along with long stretches of the story from save to save. You can play from start to finish, and I'm fixing reported issues as they come in.

Players have run the Linux build on a Steam Deck and on CachyOS with an AMD graphics card. If you run into problems on Linux, please report them.

I've played the Android version on my own phone, and it's also been checked on Android's emulator. If you run into problems on Android, please report them with your phone or tablet's model.

If the game stops with an error on screen, attach the log file it names to a bug report and describe what you were doing. If it crashes, zip and attach the newest folder in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Weltall\Saved\Crashes (Windows) or ~/.config/Epic/Weltall/Saved/Crashes (Linux). On Android, tap Save the log on the error screen or reopen the game and use Options → Saves → Save the log. Attach the zip file it saves. A save from just before the problem helps too.

Support

If you'd like to help support Weltall or my future ports, you can do so through GitHub Sponsors or Ko-fi.