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v0.2 — Android Alpha (Settings Fix + DXVK Stability)

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@tarek369 tarek369 released this 14 Jul 08:55
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v0.2 — Android Alpha

Settings menu crash fixed, DXVK rendering stability improved.

What's fixed since v0.1

  • ✅ Settings menu crash — the Settings button no longer crashes the app (#2). The engine tried to enumerate desktop display modes which don't exist on Android.
  • ✅ ANativeWindow race condition — added a wait loop that ensures the Android Surface is attached before DXVK creates the Vulkan swapchain. Fixes the CreateAndroidSurfaceKHR null-pointer crash on some devices.
  • ✅ DXVK allocator isolation — DXVK's internal allocations now use standard malloc/free instead of the engine's custom memory pool, preventing free-list corruption. Survival time before the DXVK crash increased from ~10s to ~39s.
  • ✅ Audio backend — OpenAL now uses the Oboe audio backend (AAudio/OpenSL ES) with PerformanceMode::None to avoid OEM audio policy denials. FFmpeg is integrated for audio file decoding. (Audio is still being tested — let us know if you hear sound!)

Known issues

  • 🔄 DXVK rendering crash — after ~30-40 seconds of gameplay or menu interaction, DXVK may crash in DxvkResourceAllocationPool::alloc(). This is a Vulkan memory management issue under investigation. The game auto-restarts.
  • ❌ Samsung/Exynos (Scudo) — the engine's memory allocator still probes memory in a way that triggers Scudo's "invalid chunk state" abort on Samsung devices (#4). Working on a fix.
  • 🔄 High RAM usage — the engine uses 2-3GB RAM due to the legacy memory pool design (#3).

Requirements

  • arm64-v8a Android tablet (Android 7.0+, API 24+)
  • Vulkan-capable GPU (Adreno 7xx+, Mali-G77+)
  • ~3GB free RAM
  • Your own copy of C&C Generals Zero Hour (Steam ~$5)

How to install

  1. Download GeneralsZH-full.apk below
  2. adb install GeneralsZH-full.apk (uninstall v0.1 first if installed)
  3. Copy your game's .big files to /sdcard/Android/data/me.generalsx.zh/files/GameData/Data/
  4. Launch "Generals Zero Hour"

See the README for detailed instructions.

Legal

No game assets are distributed. You must own a legal copy of the game.

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