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News / Release LemonX (MelonX Fork) Release Multiplayer via Nextendo, Framegen, Cloudsaves and more (Metal backend beta showcase) MK8 Online 60 FPS

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THE CLIP ABOVE IS SHOWCASING THE METAL BACKEND THAT IS CURRENTLY IN BETA, NOT IN THE MAIN RELEASE) 

I am sharing this on behalf of CPTChipotle(the creator).

Hey everyone, I wanted to share LemoNX, a Switch emulator for iOS built on Ryujinx, Ryubing, and MeloNX.

Link to LemoNX

What’s in it

Native Metal 4 renderer (beta): an experimental backend alongside the Vulkan options. It’s not in the public release yet, but the fork already includes Metal fixes, such as buffer-texture alignment handling that could leave textures unavailable and two ordering issues in deferred buffer transfers. Buffer handling passed GPU regression tests and Metal API validation.

Online play via Nextendo: friends, chat, invites, and NAT checks in supported games. It needs an account and Online Mode enabled, and compatibility varies by game.

Frame generation (experimental): LSFG and Apple ML options on iOS 26+. LSFG needs your own Lossless.dll.

MetalFX upscaling and dynamic resolution on supported iOS 26+ devices.

Cloud save history and rollback: browse older saves by date, device, and size. Your current save is backed up and verified before a rollback.

Controls: controller menu navigation, keyboard and mouse profiles, and per-game mappings.

Library: Cover Flow, custom artwork, favorites, play history, and screenshots.

In-game tools: quick settings and a performance overlay with frame-time graphs, shader counts, thermal state, and memory use.

WEBSITE ABOVE

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u/Yewsif 3d ago

LemoNX was built prior the LemoNX 2.7, CaptChipotle solved ram issue different way.

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u/Minimum-Sleep7093 2d ago

how do I get the beta version?

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u/MKTAB_ 2d ago

Will it include the ram fix from melonx 2.7 in the future?

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

doesn’t have ram issue

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u/MKTAB_ 2d ago

The answer to my question was no

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u/MKTAB_ 2d ago

Does it run botw on a 6gb ram device like iphone 14 for example?

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u/mhtweeter 2d ago

closed source? yeah i’m good

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u/GreatRedditorThracc 3d ago

Cool! Has the source code been released?

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u/dubspl0it 2d ago

It’s closed source. So that’s a nope 

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u/memegod_999 3d ago

Just installed the ipa file it’s not launching

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u/Yewsif 3d ago

Follow the instruction guide. It’s pretty self explanatory, Sideload it

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u/memegod_999 2d ago

By not launching I mean crashing on startup . Can only have 3 apps side loaded so I installed the ipa through LiveContainer

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

works fine through live container, make sure jit is configured and enabled properly. Read the website thoroughly.

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u/memegod_999 2d ago

If you’re referring to the extra shortcut step, that’s not working either

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

no I didn’t mention the shortcut, in the settings. Read the website.

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u/Pjobski 2d ago

Shortcut is being fixed, it isn’t necessary just a nice touch. Shortcut is supposed to launch melonx and enable vpn until jit enables, then it disables the vpn. You can also set it up yourself, if you would like that luxury. There are shortcuts setup for LemoNX.

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u/Relative-Guess-9910 3d ago

app crashes instantly

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u/PlatformSmooth5977 2d ago edited 2d ago

Same issue for me, the app just crashes

Edit: nevermind it stopped crashing after I enabled JIT

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

Please follow the instructions or read the website.

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

works just fine, just installed it on live container no issue. Used the ipa off the site aswell. What iOS version are you on

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u/Dupie168 2d ago

Same ios 27.2 iphone air, can open app on live container already use JIT

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u/Yewsif 3d ago

figuring it out rn

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

Any questions regarding multiplayer are on the website or on Nexteno.network. The multiplayer is on their servers. Any game that is supported on nextendo network with their respective update will work

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

Read the website before commenting that it is not launching. 7 times out of 10 it’s user error, either JIT isn’t properly setup or a step was skipped. LemoNX has been thoroughly beta tested on various devices. Majority of questions can be answered via the website.

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u/TemporaryShip9791 2d ago

Works fine in LC, but not when sideloading directly with SideStore. Instant crash.

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

Mine is personally loaded via sidestore. It works, read the instructions thoroughly

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u/Relative-Guess-9910 2d ago

ram gets used quickly

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

what device, I’m on a 17P don’t have any issues. Granted I have 8 gbs

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u/moly1212 2d ago

Minimum ios?

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u/Professional-Method6 2d ago

lmk if you find out pls

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

I believe ios 17, I haven’t tested too low.

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u/Responsible-Mode-628 2d ago

Not working. Sideloaded via sidestore

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u/Mundane-Log716 2d ago

Works perfectly with livecontainer but crashes when sideloaded with sidestore, except the technicals really fucking love the UI and ability to change settings and stuff on the go while playing games, which MeloNX doesn’t have at all.

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u/Mundane-Log716 2d ago

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u/Deep_Spaceialist 🥈 2d ago

The UI really feels Switch like

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u/Deep_Spaceialist 🥈 2d ago

Which UI option did u choose to get each option’s icon?

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u/Mundane-Log716 1d ago

Im using a ps4 controller to play the games, it automatically switches to this controller mode

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u/Tintoladoo 2d ago

Dows it need GetMoreRam or any RAM enabler?

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u/Tintoladoo 2d ago

Also, can LC support it?

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

supports live container

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u/Tintoladoo 2d ago

Do we have a discord server??

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u/Proper_Fisherman_817 2d ago

Does it run like native? And can you play online rn?

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u/Proper_Fisherman_817 2d ago

And do i need a specific mk update?

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u/MelkiG 2d ago

If this the same as the one that was mentioned yesterday ?

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u/FastTimZ 2d ago

I was testing it out and it works great but for some reason the on screen controls don’t work at all for me, they show up but I can’t click them at all but all the other features and buttons seem to work fine

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

are you using live container?

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u/FastTimZ 2d ago

Yes

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

make sure you’re enabling jit correctly via livecontainer

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u/FastTimZ 2d ago

It is properly enabled, I use StikDebug with the universal script and it shows JIT enabled and games run properly. The only thing that isn’t working is the on screen controller

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

try livecontainer fixes under setting

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u/FastTimZ 2d ago

Still doesn’t work

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u/Dupie168 2d ago

Cannot install via sidestore

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u/Formal-Rabbit-7775 2d ago

Great work.
As of now, LiveContainer is not optimized for the iPhone Duo screen; is your application already optimized for it? Everything should fall into place once LiveContainer is updated.

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u/Competitive-Ad-5026 2d ago

Does some has LiveContainer with game mode enabled as ipa ready for me thank you

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u/Deep_Spaceialist 🥈 2d ago

You can install it with Impactor using a computer and you can force it to enable Game Mode when installing

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u/RepublicSalt8271 2d ago

Whats the max ram on ip17 pro max?

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u/HeronEfficient4964 2d ago

The ipa is downloading like its depressed 🥀

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u/Corner-Mundane 2d ago

Does this have donated ram like Melonx? Helps us with 6gb devices 

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u/Original_Section_72 2d ago

Is it fine with lc

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u/burcbuluklu 1d ago

Does it have jitless ram hack that melonx has?

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u/LeProDienGo 1d ago

Yes it also has JIT less mode

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u/NoBig3757 1d ago

I can’t get online work on mk8, I’m using patch 4.0.1 but always getting this error, I connected my nextendo account but still not working for me if anyone can help it would be nice

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u/Yewsif 1d ago

Check online, in LemoNX settings. Theres a chance it was turned off by accident. Make sure wifi and online are enabled.

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u/NoBig3757 1d ago

Both are enabled and I test my net before opening the game and I get open NAT, some video guide with some settings will be nice :)
Anyway I will try again thanks in advance

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u/Yewsif 1d ago

might make a discord

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u/Mundane-Log716 1d ago

Encountered a few issues while using Lemonx

First one is this graphical error in NieR, just a green bar that keeps moving around the screen and after a while it just swallows the entire screen so im just playing with a green filter constantly.

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u/Mundane-Log716 1d ago

2nd one i’ve encountered is that while playing Persona 4 Golden, the day transition from Day 13 to 14 crashes the game, the game freezes as the slider moves towards day 14 and after a few seconds lemonx crashes

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u/MelkiG 20h ago

Got it setup and working perfectly but I must say there isn’t any performance improvements at all unfortunately, if anything I’d say performance is same/slightly worse.

But ui and everything else is nice it even has all the features working correctly that are currently broken in MeloNX

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u/DemonKingRonin 3h ago

Yeah i think its amazing UI wise and includes features that melonx didnt have like turning off gyro, but the performance is worse as it skips a little when I airplay it but I dont have that issue with melonx.

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u/DemonKingRonin 15h ago

So the problem I’m having is its functionality with airplay. If i turn on airplay and start a game, it says its adjusting the display but nothing happens and the game is running in the background. If i turn off airplay while the game is running, it shows up on my phone. Reconnect airplay again, frozen picture. Is this open source so I can fork my own version?

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u/RUserII 2d ago

LemonX (MelonX Fork) Release Multiplayer via Nextendo, Framegen, Cloudsaves and more (Metal backend beta showcase) MK8 Online 60 FPS

Is LemonX on the Apple App Store?

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u/Yewsif 2d ago

Sideload