My mobile game glitches with Android 8.x

Nano-95

Hi everyone,

I was wondering if this is a known thing or if there's any reason for it.

I recently released a demo, and posted it on Reddit, Insta, etc... 2 people reached out and let us know that the game was unplayable in their phone. I found out that these 2 people have Android 8.x

Sony Xperia XA1, running Oreo 8.0

Lg aristo 2. Androud ver 8.1.0

But here is what the menu should look like for everyone

Is there anyway I can fix this issue so that I don't exclude a market of the people who could potentially get the game? I understand if this is just an unfortunate thing i can't really fix, but i would like to try if possible

Thanks for any and all feedback :)

TwistedTwigleg

What version of Godot are you using? It looks like it’s a rendering bug with Android 8.0. Also, are you using GLES2 or GLES3? Maybe switching the rendering backend would fix the issue.

Nano-95

@TwistedTwigleg said: What version of Godot are you using? It looks like it’s a rendering bug with Android 8.0. Also, are you using GLES2 or GLES3? Maybe switching the rendering backend would fix the issue.

The Godot version is Godot Engine v3.2.1.stable.official I'm also using GLES2.

When you say switch the rendering backend do you mean project settings > Rendering > Quality, threads, Vram Compression, limits or Environment?

These are the settings i have for Quality... based on what i could see in the other ones, i feel like this one would be the most likely to switch around. Maybe im wrong.

Hmm dang, i think the hard part would be knowing if it fixed it for the users without breaking it for anyone else ._.' Scary!

TwistedTwigleg

@Nano-95 said:

@TwistedTwigleg said: What version of Godot are you using? It looks like it’s a rendering bug with Android 8.0. Also, are you using GLES2 or GLES3? Maybe switching the rendering backend would fix the issue.

The Godot version is Godot Engine v3.2.1.stable.official I'm also using GLES2.

Hmm, maybe try Godot 3.3 RC 6 and see if the issue is fixed there? If not, I might suggest making a bug report. Since it only seems to affect Android 8.0, it is likely a rendering bug rather than something with your game.

When you say switch the rendering backend do you mean project settings > Rendering > Quality, threads, Vram Compression, limits or Environment?

I was meaning using GLES3, as maybe Android 8.0 has better GLES3 support than GLES2 and/or the rendering issue wouldn’t be a bug with that backend. Its kinda long shot though.

Hmm dang, i think the hard part would be knowing if it fixed it for the users without breaking it for anyone else ._.' Scary!

Yeah, that’s the hard part. Unfortunately, I do not have an Android device nor experience with developing for Android (beyond basic mobile development). I would see if other Android Godot developers have any ideas.