OpenBoR on Android, broke after upgrade to Android 14 - any suggestions?

[dosgmaer]

OpenBoR on Android, broke after upgrade to Android 14 - any suggestions? I am running OpenBoR V3.0 Build 4107, worked fine before I was forced to upgrade to Android 14 on a Samsung Galaxy S23 FE. Currently OpenBoR launches fine but under the left screen "No Mods in Paks Folder!" error now apprears. However I did not change anything before the upgrade and the folder Internal storage/OpenBOR/Paks has all of the paks still in the folder.

Any suggestion to force OpenBoR V3.0 Build 4107 to see the Paks that are installed? Thanks

 

[DCurrent]

Tagging @msmalik681.

DC

 

[msmalik681]

I will investigate

 

[oldyz]

@dosgmaer

check in the app manager and make sure the openbor APP has permissions to access fotos , files etc, active

had this simlar issue on a chinese phone and hopefully that is all

 

[dosgmaer]

@dosgmaer

check in the app manager and make sure the openbor APP has permissions to access fotos , files etc, active

had this simlar issue on a chinese phone and hopefully that is all

That solved the issue with Android 14 update thank you.

Follow-on question, 1) What version of OpenBor for Android should I be using (I have OpenBoR V3.0 Build 4107) and 2) Where should I be downloading it from? 3) What are your top 5 favorite paks?

Thanks

 

[oldyz]

you are welcome,

Follow-on question, 1) What version of OpenBor for Android should I be using (I have OpenBoR V3.0 Build 4107) and 2) Where should I be downloading it from? 3) What are your top 5 favorite paks?

Thanks

sometimes it depends on the game, for example Night slashers X from 2008 needs an older openbor and so you would need to actually make an older build from the github yourself.


if you are lucky some devs include the older APK in their download, or actually made it more like a stand-alone APK as if it where a comercial game.

my top favorites are

He-Man
Avengers United from O ilusionista
Streets of Rage2x
Evil Dead Redux (dont know if there is the correct android version for it)
Teenage mutant ninja turtles rescue palooza (this one needs an older openbor i think)
Jennifer (might need an older version too)

one way to find out what version they need , is to download the windows versions and to run the openbor.exe with multiple paks inthe pak folder, at the top of the selection menu, it ususally gives you the build and the date

 

[oldyz]

Where should I be downloading it from?

this forum on the resources section
the official openbor github (which may contain already compiled APKs of older builds)
on in some cases the discussion threads or creator webpages, like Kratus.

making an apk of a build is not easy, it takes a bunch of hard drive space and i even attempted an alternative "easier" tutorial using older an older version of java.

that said, it may come easy to others, and i believe that a list of games and the inclusion of the required APKs should be a thing on the resources section.

if not for all games at least to the top rated ones.

Aside from that tho, lates version of the engine is 6391, i dont know if there is a list of games compatible with 6391

 

[dosgmaer]

Thank you for this helpful information. As I’m somewhere new to openbor, this information was really additive for me. I checked the resources section and didn’t see any pinned post so apologies to ask you for basic information one last question where would you recommend? I download the suggested paks?

 

[oldyz]

Thank you for this helpful information. As I’m somewhere new to openbor, this information was really additive for me. I checked the resources section and didn’t see any pinned post so apologies to ask you for basic information one last question where would you recommend? I download the suggested paks?

resources section, caveat, i prefer multiplayer games,
ther are single player games that are very good ,but it has been ages since i have played any solo stuff

He-Man

Remember the glorious 80's when 30 minute toy commercials ruled the animation world? Filmation's masterpiece of swords, sorcery, and hokey moral lessons is back in high definition glory, and this time you're in control! Play as He-Man, She-Ra...

www.chronocrash.com

Jennifer

@masterderico's deliciously macabre take on the beat em up' up genre. Step into vile Jennifer's demonic shoes and rip your way through an atmospheric tale of psychosis that will stretch the senses and shock you at every turn. Wield a sickening...

www.chronocrash.com

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Rescue Palooza

First it was April. Then Splinter. After that a few landmarks. This time, Shredder has gone all out. Everyone you ever (or never) heard of from the TMNT universe is held captive, and it's up to you to get them back! Roam an open world, and free...

www.chronocrash.com

In Progress - Avengers United Battle Force

This game started as a study case from Doom, who worked with me on Bullseye, so he could learn how to code for OpenBOR. It turned into a full game. Hey guys, finally its done - First video preview: Player 1 is me and player 2 is my 9 years old son, on the stage 1b. This is a unfinished...

www.chronocrash.com

evil dead redux
--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqVNvgNPP8U--

streets of rage2x

F-GAMES

fgames9000.blogspot.com

 

[dosgmaer]

Wow - these are absolutely awesome. Many many thanks for taking the time to map these out. Super helpful. You are top of your recommendation game, laterally! I am using Android so the only question if you happen to have a link fo rthe Android version (or PAK file) of Evil Dead redux? I went to the publisher's website and saw no mention of a Android Evil Dead Redux version, however I saw a youtube of someone playing one -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd8wekFN1XY-.

I asked Mrs Google to help find evil_dead.pak but she was unable to locate.
Again, thank you.

 

[oldyz]

@dosgmaer

That video is probably an older version, i have not been able to communicate with the developer, and in that reguard it is one of my biggest fails, i wanted to compile an APK for the redux game as a thanks for the Ash character, but my attempts have failed miserably, its been a while too, and my HD space is limited now so trying again is out of my scope currently, so i believe that i might have dissapointed the person...

You can try to follow the procedure in this thread:

Compile Android Build

Compile Android Build on Windows 10 First Download the latest JAVA JDK for windows 10 x64 from Oracle website and install it. (32-bit windows needs jdk 8 for x86) Now you can setup your environment variables use the search bar to search for "advanced system settings" that window will have a...

www.chronocrash.com

to see if you can pull it off, all you have to do is follow directions..
I made an alternative instruction thread, using older java tools

Building a Custom Game APK for stand alone games, Old Methods - Work in progress - please read warning

Greeting friends, i am documenting the process on my machines, so far these methods have worked well using an older set of files & i think that it is important for now to have it documented. thanks to @msmalik681, @Kratus & @bWWd for their input ATTENTION: these methods need the 'android'...

www.chronocrash.com

i don't have the info at hand, but as far as i know , the same engine that runs simpsons tree house of horror, at the same developer's website, is the engine that you will need to compile the correct android APK to properly run the game...
Use the information on the select paks menu of the engine to go and get the correct compilation files from the github and try.
2 ways to do it , as just the engine so it works like an emulator, or as a stand alone APK that only runs the game.
If you mange to do the latter, i may have to ask you for help

 

[oldyz]

Correction, i meant the older version of an openbor APK, for best results and to avoid any potential script bugs, i would go for the correct version of teh engine on android.

 

[dosgmaer]

Thank you for this information on compiling. Will review. However, I did find the Redux pak file on Archive.org evil-dead by openbor society and Thatcher Productions. Its Redux version, see screen shot below.

--https://archive.org/details/evil-dead_202111--

 

[oldyz]

@dosgmaer
i thnk i know why, i will send you a PM

 

[Borkjh]

So

That solved the issue with Android 14 update thank you.

Follow-on question, 1) What version of OpenBor for Android should I be using (I have OpenBoR V3.0 Build 4107) and 2) Where should I be downloading it from? 3) What are your top 5 favorite paks?

Thanks

Where can I download app manager which can edit openbor apps?

 

[Borkjh]

In android 14, I can't install openbor 6391 with apk. How can I install openbor 6391?

 

[oldyz]

In android 14, I can't install openbor 6391 with apk. How can I install openbor 6391?

try experimenting using this post as a guide:

In Progress Post in thread 'Night Slashers X variants - Help the AI wants to %@?$ me - edition'

May 22, 2024

ANDROID OPTION 2

Running the December 2019 version:

Step 01 - The 2019 version uses OpenBOv3.0 4153 April 22 2015 APK, which can be downloaded here:

https://github.com/DCurrent/openbor/releases/download/v4153/OpenBOR_v3.0_Build_4153.7z

Step 02- Download NightslashersXWideAsh.pak (needs to be extracted from the RAR archive), which can be downloaded here :

NightSlashersXWideAsh

MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.

www.mediafire.com

step 03 - follow the steps of the video or the tutorial


Running the Current...

• oldyz

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and i am afraid that you might have to activate developer mode on your device, i messed with a new oppo thing and its the only way i was able to install stuff...

NOTE: while editing a MUPEN apk, i noticed that the new author stated that google has made some changes on the way apps are supposed to be made, deployed or whatever the heck, one big change i've noticed is that a bunch of apps cannot be migrated to the SD card anymore...

 

[Borkjh]

I tried to install openbor apk. But now I can't just install the openbor app