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sm64ex UWP Guide

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No game assets are included with this port. Use your own legally obtained Super Mario 64 assets.

Install​

Download the .msix, dependency file and sm64ex_asset_extract.zip.

Install the .msix and the included dependency file through Xbox Device Portal.

First Setup​

Before copying anything to the Xbox, use the included asset extract helper on your PC.

  1. Extract sm64ex_asset_extract.zip.
  2. Open the included README.
  3. Follow the instructions to generate the required files.

Once finished, you should have:

res\base.zip
demo\*.bin

External Storage Setup​

If you are using USB or external Xbox storage, use this layout:

E:\sm64ex\res\base.zip
E:\sm64ex\demo\*.bin

The game checks E:\sm64ex first if it exists and can be written to.

Internal Storage Setup​

If you are using internal storage, place the files in the app's LocalState folder:

LocalState\res\base.zip
LocalState\demo\*.bin

You can upload these through Xbox Device Portal.

Saves And Config​

Saves, settings, texture packs and DynOS packs use the same storage location as your assets.

So if your assets are in:

E:\sm64ex

your saves and config will be there too.

If your assets are in LocalState, saves and config will be written to LocalState instead.

Frame Rate​

This build uses the sm64ex 60 FPS enhancement.

For the US version, rendering is interpolated at 60 FPS while the game logic keeps the original 30 FPS timing.

The Mario head intro still runs at 30 FPS.

Included Enhancements​

This build has these enabled:

BETTERCAMERA=1
TEXTURE_FIX=1
DYNOS=1

That means Better Camera, upstream texture fixes and DynOS support are already included.

Texture Packs​

Loose texture replacements use the normal sm64ex gfx folder layout.

Use:

E:\sm64ex\gfx
LocalState\gfx

For example:

E:\sm64ex\gfx\actors
E:\sm64ex\gfx\levels
E:\sm64ex\gfx\textures

Texture packs can also be used as ZIP files in res:

E:\sm64ex\res\render96.zip
LocalState\res\render96.zip

The ZIP should contain the gfx folder at the top level:

render96.zip
└── gfx
    ├── actors
    ├── levels
    └── textures

Large Texture Pack Fix​

Large texture packs can be heavy on Xbox if sm64ex tries to precache everything at startup.

If the game crashes or fails to boot after adding a large texture pack, open:

E:\sm64ex\sm64config.txt
LocalState\sm64config.txt

Set:

precache false

This keeps texture packs enabled, but stops the game loading the whole pack at startup.

DynOS Packs​

DynOS packs go here:

E:\sm64ex\dynos\packs
LocalState\dynos\packs

Quick Checks​

If the game does not start, check:

  • base.zip is inside res
  • demo .bin files are inside demo
  • the files are under E:\sm64ex or LocalState
  • large texture packs have precache false set if startup is failing

Contributor: MewLew