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Portmaster-GemRB

This is the configuration files and the required steps to build the GemRB engine for handheld emulator devices (Anbernic RG351V/MP, RG353P/V/M, RG552, etc.) using the PortMaster scripts for launching.

Installation

Use PortMaster to install gemrb, copy the desired game or games into {PORTFOLDER}/gemrb/games/{GAME_ID}. On launch it will ask you to choose the game if it detects multiple games.

Controls

Baldur's Gate I & II

R1/A: Left Click
L1/B: Right Click
L2: Priest spells
R2: Wizard spells
X: Inventory
Y: Character Record
Select+L1: Quick Save
Start: pause
Select: options
Up: Map
Down: Journal
Left: Toggle AI
Right: Character Arbitration
Left Stick: Move cursor
Right Stick: Move screen

Planescape Torment

R1/A: Left Click
L1/B: Right Click
L2: Priest spells
R2: Wizard spells
X: Inventory
Y: Toggle Run
Select+L1: Quick Save
Start: pause
Select: options
Up: Map
Down: Journal
Left: Toggle AI
Right: Character Arbitration
Left Stick: Move cursor
Right Stick: Move screen

To enter text: press Start + Down, then use Up and Down selects the letter, Left and Right moves forwards and backwards. Start or A to finish editing.

Game folder structure

When you install the game to your sd-card in {PORTFOLDER}/gemrb/games/{GAME_ID}, the recommended directory names are as below:

bg1 for Baldur's Gate 1
bg2 for Baldur's Gate 2
iwd for Icewind Dale
iwd2 for Icewind Dale 2
pst for Planescape Torment

The game selection system will do its best to figure out the name of the game if you don't follow these instructions.

Required libs

the following libraries from Debian 11 Bullseye Aarch64
- libpython3.9 & library files

Building

git clone https://github.com/kloptops/gemrb.git

cd gemrb

mkdir build

cd build

cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MinSizeRel -DLAYOUT=home  -DUSE_ICONV=OFF -DDISABLE_VIDEOCORE=ON -DUSE_LIBVLC=OFF -DSDL_BACKEND=SDL2 -DSDL_DISABLE_CONTROLLER_API="ON" -DSDL_RESOLUTION_INDEPENDANCE="ON" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:FILE="engine"

cd engine

zip -9r ../engine.zip engine/

cd ..

At the end, you want the engine.zip.

TODO:

Get a game to work!
Add per game configs where needed
Add per game gptokeyb mappings if needed
Fix flickering cursor

Thanks

A special thanks to the excellent folks on the AmberELEC discord, and the nice people over at GemRB for accepting the patches so we can keep this up to date.

kloptops / Portmaster-gemrb