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Claude c8e035d332 Add graphics performance tier for low-end devices
Introduce an OPTIONS -> PERFORMANCE setting that scales the port's
optional presentation extras down for weaker hardware, so older/lower-end
devices can run the game smoothly.

The tier governs the three heaviest non-faithful extras -- the 3D TILT,
the GBC FX post-process shader, and survey ZOOM (which renders connected
neighbor maps) -- plus a hard FPS ceiling. It never touches game logic,
which is fixed-step off dt, so every tier plays identically.

- src/core/Performance.lua: tiers (auto/high/balanced/low), a conservative
  device auto-detect (ARM handhelds -> low, phones -> balanced, normal
  desktops -> high), per-tier caps, and the option-row cycle. Zero
  requires, like GameVersion.
- Game:applyOptions clamps the *live* presentation state against the tier
  without rewriting stored options, so a lower tier hides the player's
  TILT/GBC FX/ZOOM/FPS choices and a higher tier restores them exactly.
- Zoom.offsetRange floors the range at FIT when survey is disallowed, so
  the option row, hotkey, and mouse wheel all stop at close-up on LOW.
- New save.options.performance default "auto"; OPTIONS row heads the
  display group and re-applies live.
- Tests: tests/engine/performance_tiers.lua (ROM-free); mod_ui_tests row
  golden updated for the spliced row.

AUTO resolves to HIGH on a normal desktop and on every options.lua that
predates the option, so the common case is unchanged.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01Q6bFAiQyZ5jDmewsbB4LG9
2026-07-31 01:44:17 +00:00

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# Anbernic RG34XXSP (Stock OS 64-bit MOD)
Download `gen1recomp-*-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip` from
[Releases](https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/releases). This build
targets **Stock OS 64-bit MOD** on the RG34XXSP with PortMaster installed
(TF1).
## Install
1. Unzip the release on your computer. You get `Gen1recomp.sh` and a
`gen1recomp/` folder.
2. Copy **both** onto the SD card under **`Roms/PORTS/`** so the layout is:
```
Roms/PORTS/Gen1recomp.sh
Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/
```
On the device that path is `/mnt/mmc/Roms/PORTS/`. Keep the launcher and
the `gen1recomp/` folder as siblings — do not nest the `.sh` inside the
folder.
3. Put your legal US Red and/or Blue `.gb` files inside the game folder:
```
Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/
```
Example: `Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/lovegame/Pokemon - Red Version.gb`
4. Eject the card, boot the handheld, open **Ports → Gen1recomp**.
5. On the launcher, move the cursor with the D-pad or left stick, press **A**
to click. Choose the Red or Blue tab, then **Choose ROM** — with no file
picker on stock OS, that scans `lovegame/` for the `.gb` you dropped in.
The port ships with `portable.txt` already in place, so after import the
saves and ROM-derived cache stay next to the game on the SD card. See
[Portable Mode](../README.md#portable-mode) for what that means.
Only the canonical 1 MiB US carts import:
- Red: `ea9bcae617fdf159b045185467ae58b2e4a48b9a`
- Blue: `d7037c83e1ae5b39bde3c30787637ba1d4c48ce2`
## Launcher controls
| Input | Action |
| ------------------ | ------------------ |
| D-pad / left stick | Move cursor |
| A | Click |
| L1 / R1 | Switch tabs |
| Right stick | Scroll lists |
| Start / Select | Play or Choose ROM |
In-game controls use the normal PortMaster / SDL pad map, rebindable under
**OPTIONS → CONTROLS**.
## Notes
**GBC FX is off on this device.** The launcher exports `POKEPORT_GBCFX=0`,
which hides the GBC FX row from OPTIONS, pins the level to OFF, and clears a
level carried over in an `options.lua` from another machine. The H700's Mali
GPU is in the same class as the phone GPUs that compile that present pass and
then show a black frame (issue #136), and `love.system.getOS()` reports
`"Linux"` here, so the Android gate would not have caught it. Every other
display option — COLORS, TILT, ZOOM, VOID FILL, MAX FPS — works normally. If
your device turns out to handle the pass, launch with `POKEPORT_GBCFX=1` to
put the row back.
**PERFORMANCE defaults to LOW here.** The OPTIONS → PERFORMANCE tier defaults
to AUTO, which reads this device as an ARM Linux handheld and resolves to
**LOW**: the 3D tilt and survey zoom stay off and the frame rate is capped,
so the overworld runs smoothly on the H700 out of the box. Bump it to
BALANCED or HIGH from OPTIONS if you want the extras and your device keeps
up; see [Performance tier](new-features.md#performance-tier-low-end-devices).
The pack bundles the LÖVE 11.5 aarch64 runtime from
[PortMaster](https://portmaster.games/), so the device does not need a
separate `love_11.5` runtime download on first launch. The launcher resolves
paths relative to its own directory rather than PortMaster's `$directory`,
because stock Anbernic firmware runs ports out of `roms/PORTS/` with its own
casing and mount points.
If a launch fails, `Roms/PORTS/gen1recomp/log.txt` holds the output of the
last run.
## Building the port
Release runs build this automatically (see `.github/workflows/release.yml`).
To build it by hand:
```sh
./build-rg34xxsp.sh --version 0.1.0 # -> dist/rg34xxsp/gen1recomp-rg34xxsp-stockos64-mod.zip
```
`install-rg34xxsp.sh` copies that pack straight onto a mounted SD card for
local testing.
Stock OS 64-bit MOD comes from
[cbepx-me](https://github.com/cbepx-me/Anbernic-H700-RG-xx-StockOS-Modification).