Difference between revisions of "Bluestacks"

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Emulator
Emulates:	Android
Download:	Bluestacks website
License:	Adware
Developer:	Bluestacks

Revision as of 14:09, 31 December 2022

Bluestacks is an Android emulator for Windows that allows you to play Android mobile games on PC. Many click-and-shoot style games can be played on it due to the nature of smartphones.

Downloads

Download Bluestacks 5 from the Bluestacks website

Download Nomousy from Google Drive

Setup Guide

Download and install Bluestacks

Click in the search bar in the top right corner and search for the game you wish to play e.g. "Major Mayhem"

Install Games

Select the game you wish to install and then press "install"

This will then divert you to the Google Play Store where you can download the game directly so again press "Install"

Once completed you can close the tab using the little X by the side of it

Installing APK Games

It is possible to add games that have been discontinued from the Google Play Store by finding and downloading their individual APK files

To add these games you select "System Apps" from the "My Games" library

Select "Media Manager"

Select "Import from Windows" in the bottom left corner and simply select your APK from the Windows File Explorer window

The APK file will be imported

Press Install

The game will then be added to your library

Launching Games

Select "My Games" from the top left and you will now see your game installed

Double click the game to load it

F11 key toggles full screen

It is also recommended to lock your cursor to the game window, to do this click on this button on the right hand menu. This stops you accidentally bringing up the options when playing a game

Lock screen button

Unlock the cursor by pressing Escape

Hide Cursor

It's possible to hide the cursor using Nomousy. An example of how to use it is at the Nomousy page.

Scripts

You can use the following AHK script to auto-hide the mouse and launch a game full screen after adjusting the mouse type and installing Nomousy.

You need to copy the shortcuts that Bluestacks creates on your desktop to a folder to launch them from. (Thanks to Codeine/Intoshadows for the script)

Run, C:\*GAME FOLDER HERE*\*GAME NAME HERE*.lnk 
Run, C:\*NO MOUSEY FOLDER HERE*\nomousy.exe /hide 
sleep 12000 
Sendinput, {f11 Down} 
sleep, 500 
Sendinput, {f11 Up} 
sleep, 500 

Down::    
Process,Close,HD-Player.exe    
sleep, 500    
Process,Close,Bluestacks.exe    
sleep, 500    
Run,taskkill /im "HD-Player.exe" /F    
sleep, 500    
Run,taskkill /im "Bluestacks.exe" /F    
sleep 500    
Run, C:\*NO MOUSEY FOLDER HERE*\nomousy.exe    
ExitApp 

Return

Suggested Game List

Grand Shooter
Major Mayhem
Major Mayhem 2
Over Touch Gun Shooting
Guns & Zombies
Smash Hit

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 Bluestacks is an Android emulator for Windows that allows you to play Android mobile games on PC. Many click-and-shoot style games can be played on it due to the nature of smartphones.
-== Full Setup Guide ==
+== Downloads ==
+Download Bluestacks 5 from the [https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html Bluestacks website]
+Download Nomousy from [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NF000s2SaNB-qvDDJOOnZgdzXcybbhaW/view?usp=sharing Google Drive]
+== Setup Guide ==
 Download and install Bluestacks
-Click in the search bar in the top right corner and search for the game you wish to play e.g. "Major Mayhem".
+Click in the search bar in the top right corner and search for the game you wish to play e.g. "Major Mayhem"
+=== Install Games ===
 Select the game you wish to install and then press "install"
-This will then divert you to the google play store where you can download the game directly so just again press "Install" once completed you can close the tab using the little X by the side of it.
+This will then divert you to the Google Play Store where you can download the game directly so again press "Install"
-Select "My Games" from the top left and you will now see your game installed.
-Now you can double click it to load the game.
-You can make the game fullscreen by pressing the F11 key.
-It is also recommended to lock your cursor to the game window, to do this simply click on this button on the right hand menu this stops you accidentally bringing up the options when playing a game.
-[[File:Lock screen blue.jpg|alt=Lock screen button|left|thumb|Lock screen button]]
+Once completed you can close the tab using the little X by the side of it
+=== Installing APK Games ===
+It is possible to add games that have been discontinued from the Google Play Store by finding and downloading their individual APK files
+To add these games you select "System Apps" from the "My Games" library
+Select "Media Manager"
+Select "Import from Windows" in the bottom left corner and simply select your APK from the Windows File Explorer window
+The APK file will be imported
-To unlock the cursor you can press Escape.
+Press Install
-You can also add games that have been discontinued from the app store by finding and downloading their individual APK files.
+The game will then be added to your library
-To add these game you select "system apps" from the "my games" library then select "media manager".
+=== Launching Games ===
+Select "My Games" from the top left and you will now see your game installed
-Next you select "import from windows" in the bottom left corner and simply select your APK from the windows file manager window that pops up.
+Double click the game to load it
-Next it will import the apk file and you just press install.
+F11 key toggles full screen
-The game will then be added to your library like before.
+It is also recommended to lock your cursor to the game window, to do this click on this button on the right hand menu. This stops you accidentally bringing up the options when playing a game
+[[File:Lock screen blue.jpg|alt=Lock screen button|thumb|Lock screen button|none]]
-== Downloads ==
-Download Bluestacks 5 from the [https://www.bluestacks.com/download.html Bluestacks website]
-Download Nomousy from [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NF000s2SaNB-qvDDJOOnZgdzXcybbhaW/view?usp=sharing Google Drive]
+Unlock the cursor by pressing Escape
 == Hide Cursor ==
-It's possible to hide the cursor using No Mousy. An example of how to use it is at the [[Nomousy|No Mousy page.]]
+It's possible to hide the cursor using Nomousy. An example of how to use it is at the [[Nomousy|Nomousy page.]]
 == Scripts ==