Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use Ainex?
Refer to the Quickstart page.
What are Ainex's system requirements?
See the Quickstart page
How do I fix the VCRUNTIME error?
Refer to the Quickstart page.
Why do I get an error saying "Your CPU does not support AVX"?
Your CPU doesn't meet the minimum requirements.
See the Quickstart page
How do I dump games?
See the guide in Quickstart.
How do I improve performance?
Upgrade your PC or wait for optimizations.
Does Ainex support OpenGL/Direct3D11?
No. (see the system requirements)
Why is the audio delayed?
Audio is one of the least worked on things in Ainex. There is no fix.
How do I fix "Graphics device lost (probably due to an internal error"?
You can't.
Can you add support for Windows Me? How about my Pentium II?
Support for older operating systems and processors will not be added unless a contributor steps up to build and maintain them. All active contributors are on modern systems and busy with higher priority tasks. Whether the emulator runs on Windows Vista or not doesn't matter if it can't run games.
Does Ainex run on Linux or macOS?
Not natively, but Ainex may run with Wine on Linux using Vulkan.
macOS is not compatible due to requiring MoltenVK/Metal support which isn't implemented in Ainex.
Can I dump games using an Xbox One/Series S|X or run them directly from the disc?
No, and no.
Why is my game in trial/demo mode?
See this option.
Does game X run?
Check the compatibility list. If it's not there, please test it yourself.
What's the difference between Gameplay and Playable?
Gameplay means the game reaches gameplay, even if the game is unplayable.
Why aren't saves working? (Storage device not found/full/not detected, etc)
Saves are broken in some games in Ainex, especially ones with user profile saves.
As for saves, etc that worked previously in older builds of Ainex, create a text file in the same directory as xenia.exe named portable.txt.
Where are saves stored?
Saves are in Documents\xenia\content by default.
If a portable.txt file is in the same directory as xenia.exe the content folder will be in the same directory as xenia.exe.
Can Ainex play games online with Xbox Live?
Ainex may connect to custom servers in the far future, but it will never connect to official Xbox Live servers.
Ainex does not support System Link either.
How do I check my FPS?
With an FPS indicator like Rivatuner.
What is ROV?
See ROV
What are Ainex's options?
See the Options page.
Can Ainex run original Xbox games?
Ainex does not support backwards compatibility, and therefore, cannot run original Xbox games.
For that there's Cxbx-Reloaded, xqemu, and Xemu.
I have a copy of the XDK. Do you want it?
No. Do not post links or downloads to such resources or you will be banned.
Build tweaks
4:3
To play games in 4:3 you need to build Xenia with video_mode->is_widescreen = 0 instead of 1 here.
Refer to building.md on GitHub
Hacks/mods
Refer to the Game hacks, mods, etc. page.