π’ Version v0.1.7 - Gamepad support, haptic feedback buttons, better low-RAM support
RimDroid 0.1.7 β Beta
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Device compatibility (so far β it's device-by-device, not by GPU brand)
Compatibility right now depends on the specific phone (GPU + driver + kernel), not just "Adreno vs Mali" β some Mali phones run great, others don't yet. We're still mapping it out, so treat this as a living list.
Works:
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (Adreno 830)
- Lenovo Legion Y700 (Adreno 730)
- Realme P4x (Mali)
Loads, but hits the colonists/crash bug (a reboot often helps β see below):
- Poco X7 (Mali) β loads, but colonists can come up missing
- Poco F5 (Adreno) β boots now (startup black screen fixed), but can still crash
Doesn't start yet:
- Infinix Note 50s 5G (Mali-G615) and similar β need the software renderer we're still building
π What's new in 0.1.7 (beta)
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Physical gamepad support β sticks, buttons, triggers, with auto-hide of the
on-screen controls when a controller connects, plus a button remapper for
controllers with swapped buttons.
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Display resolution fix β no more tiny / doubled / stretched picture on some devices.
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Haptic feedback β buttons can vibrate now; per-instance on/off toggle.
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Hide/show controls β a "V" button to toggle the on-screen overlay on the fly.
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Steadier on low-RAM phones β the game's memory now scales to your device, cutting
out-of-memory crashes on weaker hardware.
(Plus everything from earlier: mods via Harmony 2.2.2, on-screen controls editor,
Steam in-app downloads, per-instance settings.)
π Temporary workaround for some issues, like missing colonists
Several of these problems depend on how the phone's memory happens to be laid out at launch, and a phone restart reshuffles it. If the game crashes or colonists go missing:
- Restart your phone, then launch again. Maybe the save was corrupted - make a new save.
- If it still fails, restart once more (a second reboot sometimes does it).
It's a dice-roll, not a cure β but it often lands the game in a working state.
π οΈ What we're working on next
- Fixing the core emulation bug behind the crashes & save corruption (the #1 issue above).
- In-game sound.
π Help us
If the game doesn't work for you, please turn on Debug, reproduce, then Export logs and send them to 210478@mail.ru β your logs are exactly how we widen device support. Tell us your phone model + GPU.
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