- Bypass boot ELF security check; custom kernels now supported
- Swap X/O buttons (X=Enter, O=Back)
- Add DVD remote support in Music and Movie channels
- Update BB Guide: reflect button swap, game collection changes, and more
- Improve update process: no USB keyboard required after this version
- Allow custom POPS partition size in installer
- Add support for multi-disc PS1 games with auto-generated DISCS.TXT and shared VMCs
- Add VMC Groups (shared saves for compatible PS1 games)
- Improve VMC display: custom icons and clearer titles in Browser 2.0
- Generate HDD-OSD icons automatically using OPL art or game logos
- Contribute new icons to HDD-OSD icon database and report missing ones
- Improve Game ID detection in list-builder.py for non-standard PS1/PS2 titles
- Update Neutrino to v1.7.0
- Update OPL to v1.2.0 Beta-2210-6b300b0 (adds VMC Group support)
- Upgrade wLaunchELF to v4.43x_isr (adds exFAT + MMCE support)
- Added support for installing homebrew ELFs in the game installer.
- Fixed an issue where the Python virtual environment sometimes failed to activate; the script now retries if this occurs.
- Added cover art from OPL Manager Art DB backups. PS2 game artwork is now displayed in OPL/NHDDL.
- Dynamically creates and deletes `OPL Launcher` partitions as needed
- Files in the `CFG`, `CHT`, `LNG`, `THM`, and `APPS` folders on your PC are now copied to the PS2 drive during game sync
- **Open PS2 Loader** and **Launch Disc** are added to the Game Channel if they do not already exist
