[RGSS] Game freezes on OpenGL driver for Google Pixel users w/ Android 14

g_f_y

Description: Game freezes in the initial moments. Happens on the native OpenGL ES driver.
Current fix: Changing driver to ANGLE (Developer options > ANGLE Preferences) solves the problem

Note: 1.20.53 is available in ANGLE Preferences, but not 1.20.70, due to LauncherActivity change(?)

<!-- 1.20.53 -->
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
<!-- 1.20.80 --> 
<action android:name="cyou.joiplay.runtime.info"/>
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>

Affected (so far) devices:

Google Pixel 7
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 7 Pro (Android 14 QPR2)
Google Pixel 8
Google Pixel 8 Pro (Android 14 QPR3)
Google Pixel Tablet
Samsung Galaxy M23 5G (One UI 6)

Examples:

joiplay

Thank you for the feedback. It seems like it freezes while rendering message text. I will try to figure out what causes it.

enumag

Hi, could the manifest change be reverted for now until a better solution exists? The freeze is rather common issue and setting OpenGL Driver to ANGLE is the only known workaround. But since the workaround no longer works for newer versions of RPG Maker Plugin, we’re forced to tell our players to use the outdated plugin 1.20.53.

g_f_y

*reintroduce launcher category in launcher activity

            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="cyou.joiplay.runtime.info"/>
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT"/>
            </intent-filter>

Grimm_Knight74

So, what’s the solution here? Create two RPG Maker plugins and not revert them, right? I really like the new setup where the plugin only shows on Joiplay and not on our launcher.

g_f_y

Or also can be enbaled via ADB (or e.g. LADB without PC)

adb shell settings put global angle_gl_driver_selection_pkgs cyou.joiplay.runtime.rpgmaker
adb shell settings put global angle_gl_driver_selection_values angle

Source: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/ANGLE/+/master/Readme.md#commands

Fran

Hi all,

For context, I am a Joiplay user who was playing Pokemon Opalo in a Google Pixel 4A phone. I recently had to change to a Pixel 8A and I am experiencing the issues you just described here with the game freezing. Thanks to your ANGLE solution I was able to at least make the game run, but it seems quite laggy when moving my character arounds maps. I think it may be due to the fact that I am running old Joiplay and RPG Maker pluggin versions as a workaround for the freezing issues. The game performance was excellent with newer pluggin versions in my old pixel4A.

I couldn’t quite follow what you meant in your messages, but am I to understand that there is an upcoming solution to fix the freezing issue while using newer Joiplay and RPG Maker pluggin versions in new pixel phones?

Thanks so much in advance,

Fran