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Menkent |
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![]() Melon seeds A.R.I Industries Employee Level: 3 ![]() Posts: 1/6 EXP: 81 Next: 47 Since: 01-09-25 From: [REDACTED] Last post: 27 days ago Last view: 27 days ago |
Bad News, any devices with Windows 8.1 and lower using the provided 1.0 build WILL NOT WORK due to fact that this emulator now uses Qt6, which unfortunately only supports Windows 10 and above.
Using the official 1.0 build Fortunately, support for Qt5 is still NOT DROPPED yet (Thanks 'Scar), so for those who wanted to play on MelonDS, either upgrade Windows, use version 0.9.5 or compile the source code yourself. ____________________ | A. R. I INDUSTRIES CONSOLE | (c) COPYRIGHT [DATA EXPUNGED]. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | | VERSION: v_1.0.0_01s | USR://System/Profile/Menkent | | Password: [DATA EXPUNGED] | 2FA: [DATA EXPUNGED] |
Saizo7 |
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Member Normal user Level: 15 ![]() Posts: 41/42 EXP: 14308 Next: 2076 Since: 07-17-17 From: Greece Last post: 26 days ago Last view: 11 hours ago |
Posted by Menkent Not true, it uses OpenGL |
CasualPokePlayer |
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Member Normal user Level: 11 Posts: 27/31 EXP: 5590 Next: 395 Since: 03-27-22 Last post: 2 days ago Last view: 2 days ago |
It IS true, but it's not the emulator directly using D3D12. It's just Qt6 internally using such, which one of several reasons why it dropped support for pre-Windows 10, and thus melonDS has also dropped support for pre-Windows 10. |
'Scar |
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Newcomer Inactive Level: 1 Posts: 1/1 EXP: 5 Next: 6 Since: 01-10-25 Last post: 30 days ago Last view: 30 days ago |
It's exclusively a QT6 issue, other than that, support for Windows 8.1 is still there
Thankfully Qt5 support hasn't been completely dropped and, using the source code, you can compile your own Qt5 build, so technically speaking, it's still compatible with Windows 8.1, you just gotta compile it yourself using their guide I'm still using Windows 8.1 to this day, and it works just fine on my end on a 1.0 build |
Menkent |
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![]() Melon seeds A.R.I Industries Employee Level: 3 ![]() Posts: 2/6 EXP: 81 Next: 47 Since: 01-09-25 From: [REDACTED] Last post: 27 days ago Last view: 27 days ago |
Posted by Saizo7 Well then why using the latest release provided, I get this: Posted by 'Scar So its still compatible, just you have to compile it yourself. (I hate compiling) Ill update the thread on this, thanks ____________________ | A. R. I INDUSTRIES CONSOLE | (c) COPYRIGHT [DATA EXPUNGED]. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | | VERSION: v_1.0.0_01s | USR://System/Profile/Menkent | | Password: [DATA EXPUNGED] | 2FA: [DATA EXPUNGED] |
Ainsworth |
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Newcomer Normal user Level: 1 Posts: 1/2 EXP: 7 Next: 4 Since: 02-02-25 Last post: 5 days ago Last view: 5 days ago |
Confirmed that the provided version 1.0 RC on download page does not work on Windows 7. The notification popped up and said something about missing d3d12. Version 0.9.5 works fine.
May I take this chance to ask where one might find the nightly version of melonds between version 0.9.5 and version 1.0 RC ? I would like to grab the latest nightly version available for running in windows 7 before support dropped, as I'm not knowledgeable enough to compile stuff myself. |
keisui |
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![]() Big melon the jerosene of the higher hill Level: 25 ![]() Posts: 171/171 EXP: 84980 Next: 4640 Since: 02-25-21 Last post: 6 days ago Last view: 4 hours ago |
theres been a lot in the past couple years via the action builds tab on their github , though most have probably expired by now ____________________ petrol for breakfast |
Ainsworth |
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Newcomer Normal user Level: 1 Posts: 2/2 EXP: 7 Next: 4 Since: 02-02-25 Last post: 5 days ago Last view: 5 days ago |
There's nothing left on github of the builds between 0.9.5 and 1.0, and google seemed to fail as it does lately. |
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