*Properly sync video after flush to avoid possible green flash
*Moved argument command line also to mem2 to avoid overwrite of it
Forwarder V4:
*Changed to new app_booter method (see WiiXplorer SVN)
*Properly sync video after flush to avoid possible green flash
*Centered background image and corrected aspect ratio
New:
- Added game categories and filter games list by categories (Can be imported from WiiTDB).
- Wiinertag support.
- Supporting arguments from meta.xml on boot (--ios=xxx and --usbport=x) (Requires Homebrew Channel 1.0.7+ or
UNEO Forwarder v3.0).
- New ehci modules by Rodries with better drive compatibility.
- Added two new video modes to force progressive video mode, 'FORCE PAL480p' and 'FORCE NTSC480p'.
- Added Sneek Video Patch mode.
- Added new 'Inherit' setting for game settings named "Use global". If that option is set then the main loader
setting is used.
- Full d2x cIOS support with it's new features (Block IOS Reload, Return To, Sector Sizes > 512).
- Support for sector sizes > 512B with FAT32/NTFS (Requires d2x v6+)
- Real support for simultanious use of both USB ports without switching the 2nd drive temporary off. (Requires
Hermes cIOS or Rodries MOD of the Hermes cIOS (recommended))
- Added two new settings menus
- Added saving of game browser position when returning to USB Loader GX
Changes:
- Improved several GUI controls/navigations
- Changed settings menu layout and sorted the items to their correct place (HDD menu, features menu)
- Set games settings to use the global setting by default, set to "use global" to use the main loader settings.
- Use TinyXML instead of MXML (better XML support)
- Updated to new libs (libogc, libfat, libext2fs, libntfs)
Fix:
- "Return to" option now work for all games, even problematic games like Prince of Persia. (Requires d2x v4+)
- Xflip setting fixed.
- Fix the parental lock of Individual game settings (Thanks to NJ7)
- Fix Theme downloader
- Fixed reset of the loader when loading game with IOS reload and disabled WiiTDB titles
- Fixed timeout timer on startup to count correctly.
- Fixed reversed disc image download when Custom/Original option is selected
- Fixed reload of game list after a game rename
- Fixed horizontal text scrolling
- Fixed booting games by arguments (headless id feature)
- Fixed We Dare game boot (thx oggzee)
R1099 Change Log:
*Added IOS225 from Rodries cIOS Installer MOD to Hermes IOS types
New Forwarder V3.0 Changes:
*added support for ext partitions
*added support for arguments from xml
*clean up of source
*Added option for file splitting on install. 2GB, 4GB and on ntfs/ext2/3/4 partitions no splitting at all option.
*Fixed the install dir naming patterns option for fat32/ntfs/ext2/3/4 game installs
*Changed/Fixed Home Menu exit to loader / shutdown
*Added reload of game list on SD button click
*Fixed language file loading on startup
*Changed browse for theme path to file browser instead of OnScreenKeyboard
Several settings were changed in this revision. It is recommended to reset the configs before using this rev.
Forwarder Channel Update:
*Use of IOS58 and AHBPROT
*Complete change of forwarder. Using same as on WiiXplorer now.
*Looking for dol in every primary fat/ntfs partition in the known paths (/apps/usbloader_gx/ and /apps/usbloadergx/). (Booting loader from ntfs will be usefull once images and settings can also be stored on ntfs.)
Here is a download link for the channel:
http://www.mediafire.com/?r11bwt1occlanmk
The channel will be uploaded to the download section later when it is thoroughly tested.
*Added 16:9 forwarder
*Changed video mode change behaviour
*Added new GameSetting "Online fix"
NOTE: Online fix is ONLY needed if you initialize network inside the loader and start an Online Game and ONLY if your boot cios is the same as GameSettings IOS (which is default). That Game would need an IOS Reload before start to be able to play it online BUT this IOS Reload mostly causes Blackscreens. I made this option so you dont have to avoid initializing network. If you have different boot IOS than gamesettings IOS this fix doesnt matter too.
Strategy to find the boot.dol from "USB Loader GX":
1. looking for "/config/GXGlobal.cfg" first on "SD:/" and then on "USB:/"
2.1. when cfg is found and update_path is set, then searches for "boot.dol"/"boot.elf" in "update_path"
2.2. when cfg isn't found or update_path isn't set, then looking for "boot.dol"/"boot.elf" in "apps/usbloader_gx/" first on "SD:/" and then on "USB:/"
3. if the Loader is found, then LOAD and RUN it. Otherwise exits the for-warder
Primarily searched on SD-Card. This makes easier to test new versions.
*Fixed browsers not getting darker when going into HOME Menu
*Removed MP3 Menu
*Added Patch Country Strings (thanks to WiiPower and SoftChip Team)
Note: "This is an option for import games only. If you have problems with that try this option. Mostly japanese users need that.
*some other small fixes
**Note 2: Right now the loader is having some issue with IOS Reload. If you initialized network and try to run a game and its not working its due to that bug. I am trying to find why it isnt working right now. FreetypGX is making codedumps on there sometimes (ardi look into it you missed something).
** Also there is a new libogc in our download in which there are new libfat and libogc files. If you had issues with SD they might now be fixed, so try it out.
*Fixed effect GOROUND so that it doesn't cause alignment issues anymore (the format for this effect is very different than it originally was, if you plan on using it for something, look at the documentation in gui.h.
*Major revamp of gui_gamecarousel (everything is awesome and perfect, except it still can't launch games, and thus it is still not in the gui).
**gui_gamecarousel Notes:
*You can use the same technique as last time to test the carousel (except I recommend adding startat and offset to the line since I added support for it).
*I realized not everyone will agree for my choice of curvature and spacing for the games on the carousel, so I made them variable. At the top of gui_gamecarousel.cpp are a bunch of definitions that set up these values.
*SCALE determines the size of the game boxes.
*DEG_OFFSET is the number of degrees between the boxes (remember, changing the RADIUS will affect the linear distance each degree represents).
*RADIUS determines the curvature of the arc (higher radius makes it less curved).
*IN_SPEED determines the speed at which the boxes come in (higher number makes it faster).
*SHFIT_SPEED determines the speed at which the boxes move when you turn the carousel.
*PAGESIZE determines how many boxes are drawn (remember, the number of visible boxes is determined by DEG_OFFSET and RADIUS, with the default values you can see 7).
*Everything eles (the animations, position of the movement buttons, etc.) is automatically determined from these values (my 8th grade math teacher was right, trig isn't totally worthless), so you shouldn't need to change anything at all, except the aforementioned values (or the b0rken game launching code).
*If you find a set of values you think looks better than mine, post a picture and the list of values in an issue or on IRC.
*These will probably become theamable at some point, but I figure we should get this added to the gui first (I was hoping to do it tonight, but some stuff came up, and I need to go to bed).
Wow I write really long commit notes.
**Big Thanks to CorneliousJD for Hosting the DOLs)**
*Reverted ardi's stuff which made codedumps on the Download (sorry ardi commit it again when its fixed)
*Modified EFFECT_GOROUND so that it takes a center of rotation, angles work properly, and things don't move back.
*Updated the gui_gamecarousel files so that they are functional, shouldn't have any more code dumps, and use the EFFECT_GOROUND.
*The carousel button doesn't do anything anymore (since GOROUND was changed so much)
**Notes
*The easiest way test the carousel is to change guiGameGrid to guiGameCarousel in source/menu.cpp.
*If you compile with no modifications, the only noticeable difference is that the carousel button does nothing.
**Known Bugs in gui_gamecarousel
*The images dont line up horizontally (when shifting left they go too far left, and the same for shifting right). I think there is a rounding bug somewhere in GOROUND (I already fixed several).
*Cant hold down left and right to scroll yet
*Launching a game only works if the pointer is over two boxes
*If an image is growing when the carousel is turned, that button disapears
*If an image is grown when the carousel is turned, it wont shrink back
