GameSwitcher Protoype for RG35XX SP/PLUS/H/2024' 'splush24' muOS v11.2

A GameSwitcher app for muOS v11.2 inspired by onionOS

The GameSwitcher allows you to launch your Recent/Favorite Retroarch games and jump between them.

This app was developed rapidly so it may have bugs. Backup your saves / games before installing.

How To Install:

Copy to main SD under ARCHIVE (will have Retroarch Cheats.zip already there on fresh image)

Install by going from the MUOS Main Menu > APPLICATIONS > Archive Manger > MustardGameSwitcher

Launch by going to MUOS Main Menu > APPLICATIONS > MustardGameSwitcher

After launching, you should now see your recent Retroarch games show up.

Additional Configuration:

From the muOS main menu, open Retroarch. Then go into Settings -> Saving and toggle

• Save State Thumbnails: ON- default
• Sort Save States into Folders by Core Name: ON- default
• Auto Save State: ON- not default
• Auto Load State: ON- not default

Once you've completed this, make sure to save your configuration (Configuration File -> Save Current Configuration)

(Optional script (tested on 11.2 only) included in Task Toolkit to toggle replacing history with GameSwitcher) Main Menu > APPLICATIONS > Task Toolkit > Toggle GameSwitcher-History Automatic reboot required

Main Menu > History - is replaced with Gameswitcher until Toggle GameSwitcher-History is re-ran

Main Menu > Configuration > General Settings > Device Startup > History (B to save) - game switcher starts on poweron

Updates will likely kill this function, if you replace history with GameSwitcher ensure to toggle off/rerun task (restore history) prior to running an update

Controls:

If you followed the configuration guide, you can now open games from the GameSwitcher by pressing A, and close them by pressing MENU + Start.

• X: Exit GameSwitcher
• B: Swap to list view & toggle between recent and favorites
• A: Launch Game
• Left/Right: Navigate recent games

How To Build

Make sure your PC is running X86 Linux (or wsl like I am). Extract the RG35xx+ Batocera toolchain to /opt/rg35xx, then run ./buildArm7.sh Download Link: https://github.com/rg35xx-cfw/rg35xx-cfw.github.io/releases/tag/rg35xx_plus_h_sdk_20240207

You can also test the app on your PC by running ./buildX86.sh, just make sure you have SDL2 and all other packages installed. You will also need to copy some of the files onto /mnt/muOSDump/ to test it properly.

Personal ToDo:

• better / cleanup debugging & logging solution (WIP)
• add/utilize MUOS theme & elements (WIP)
• add Support for external (non-retroarch) emulators & screenshots
• ability to remove history items within app
• change controls to allign with main OS

Additions & bugs fixed from main

• fixed to work with MUOS 11.2
• added background image asset as background image
• added dynamic savestate screenshot location from retroarch config (only SD1 for now)
• added archive .zip package installs under applications like dingux commander etc
• added copy to archive zip automatically on compilation
• fixed double game enteries in history list
• fixed screenshots only displaying for 1 title per system / not always sync'd with correct title
• fixed dynamic savestate location only working when mapped to SD1
• fixed 'last played' to work with power-on setting
• fixed resume power-on function & shutdown savestate if a gameswitcher launched game was running
• added auto-start solution - (replace history function in frontend.sh & startup behavior to history as hacky solution)