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Release Notes 2024-12-30

  • New Features

    • Introduced menu sound effects for enhanced user experience (the default is off).
    • Added N64 ROM autoload functionality, allowing users to set a specific ROM to load automatically.
    • Added menu boot hotkey (hold start to return to menu when autoload is enabled).
    • Added context menu and settings management options GUI for managing various settings in config.ini.
    • Added functionality for editing the real-time clock (RTC) within the RTC menu view.
    • Improved flashcart info view for showing supported flashcart features and version.
    • Enhanced UI components with new drawing functions and improved organization.
    • Added emulator support for SMS, GG, and CHF ROMs.
    • Enhanced joypad input handling for menu actions, improving responsiveness.
    • Optimized boxart image loading from filesystem.
    • Improved various text to make the functionality more clear.

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved error handling in multiple areas, particularly in save loading and ROM management.
    • Enhanced memory management to prevent potential leaks during error conditions.
    • Fixed text flickering in certain circumstances.

  • Documentation

    • Updated README and various documentation files to reflect new features and usage instructions.
    • Added detailed setup instructions for SD cards and menu customization.
    • Enhanced clarity in documentation for RTC settings and menu customization.
    • Improved organization and clarity of SD card setup instructions for various flashcarts.

  • Refactor

    • Standardized naming conventions across UI components for better organization.
    • Restructured sound management and input handling for improved responsiveness.
    • Streamlined the loading state management for ROMs and disks within the menu system.
    • Improved clarity and usability of the developer guide and other documentation files.

Current known Issues

  • The RTC UI requires improvement (awaiting UI developer).
  • BETA_SETTING: PAL60 when using HDMI mods has regressed (awaiting libdragon fix).
  • ALPHA_FEATURE: ED64 X Series detection does not occur properly (however this is not a problem as not tag released asset).
  • ALPHA_FEATURE: ED64 V Series only supports loading ROMs (however this is not a problem as not tag released asset).
  • Menu sound FX may not work properly when a 64 Disk Drive is also attached (work around: turn sound FX off).

Breaking changes

  • Disk drive expansion ROMs are now loaded with Z|L instead of R to align with ROM info context menu (and future functionality).