EmuNations

Most Recent Changes

--2.11--

New cores

• DSDA-Doom for Doom/Heretic/HexenWarning: Analog Weapon Selection does not work at all! Wait for 2.11.1!
  DOSBox-X for DOS and early Windows
  Opera for 3DO
  

Atari2600Hawk

• Fixed #4176 - [C64, 6502] Incorrect behavior for "undocumented" CPU functions
  

A7800Hawk

• Fixed #4176 - [C64, 6502] Incorrect behavior for "undocumented" CPU functions
  

BSNES

• Update to latest upstream version
  Enhancement #3813 - Value from mem address is not passed to read callback
  Fixed #4119 - BSNESv115+ SNES Mouse out of sync
  

C64Hawk

• Merged #4192 - [C64] 1541 disk drive emulation facelift
  Merged #4177 - [6502] Pass Lorenz C64 tests
  Fixed #4176 - [C64, 6502] Incorrect behavior for "undocumented" CPU functions
  

Encore

• Fixed local timezone being used to offset RTC (UTC is now always used)
  Prevent "Update" CIAs being booted
  Update/DLC CIA installation exception is now friendlier (simply states the Update/DLC CIA was successfully installed)
  System Bus domain is added (super important for pointers!)
  Loading a savestate will restore the framebuffer again
  Fixed #4374 - Encore fails to create savestate
  

Faust

• Fixed #4278 - Earthbound (SNES) crashes in Faust when trying to record input
  

Gambatte

• Fix minor sound issues in GBA mode (non-sync change, purely audio output fix)
  Enhancement #3813 - Value from mem address is not passed to read callback
  Fixed #4394 - BizHawk crashes when using FFmpeg writer
  

GBHawk

• Enhancement #3813 - Value from mem address is not passed to read callback
  

Genplus-gx

• Update to commit 956fdba
  Enable PC address error checks for gpgx. Needed for a speedrun glitch in Spider-Man that allows for skipping to the next level
  Enhancement #3813 - Value from mem address is not passed to read callback
  Fixed #4206 - [Genplus GX] Sega CD game, After Armageddon Gaiden malfunctions in 2.10
  Fixed #4371 - XJ220 Sega CD doesn't run in Bizhawk 2.10.
  Fixed #4324 - [GEN/MD] BizHawk crashed without error reporting after opening Demons of Asteborg newer versions
  Fixed #4293 - Crash without error when Loading MegaCD Games in EU
  Fixed #4229 - Demons of Asteborg does not work in 2.10
  Fixed #3862 - Weird mem callback issue with high address locations under genplus-gx
  

MAME

• fix crash for view names containing commas
  sort views according to their index
  Enhancement #3725 - MAME: disable archive opener fallback for OpenAdvanced
  Fixed #4288 - [MAME] blitz99 won't launch, throws a GBL load error
  

melonDS

• Updated to post 1.0 (commit 8a6fa3a
  Loading a savestate will restore the framebuffer again
  melonDS JIT is now supported
  DLDI and DSi SD Card is partly now supported (for a simple blank SD card given, required for some homebrew)
  DSi NAND apps that are not DSiWare can now be loaded in (considered DSiWare for purposes of the movie header)
  Enhancement #3813 - Value from mem address is not passed to read callback
  Fixed #4414 - System.NullReferenceException upon loading NDS ROM
  Fixed #4344 - DS games unable to save, saveram overwritten upon reloading game
  Fixed #4317 - MelonDS game printf is formatted weirdly
  Fixed #3840 - DSiware games do not works
  

mGBA

• Update to commit cef7dde
  

Mupen64Plus

• Fixed #3155 - Pokemon Snap - Broken, fixed in upstream
  Fixed #4233 - N64 - NTSC versions of Paper Mario do not boot on BizHawk 2.10
  

NesHawk

• Merged #4309 - Fixed incorrect behavior of SHA, SHX, SHY, and SHS in NesHawk
  Merged #4307 - Fix NesHawk APU Status open bus behavior
  Fixed #4402 - Glitched graphics in NES Beauty and the Beast
  Fixed #4176 - [C64, 6502] Incorrect behavior for "undocumented" CPU functions
  

Nymashock

• Fixed #3436 - Bizhawk stops working in about half an hour of playing
  

O2Hawk

• Fixed #4391 - '.' key mnemonic in .bk2 is indistinguishable from "not pressed"
  

PicoDrive32x

• Fixed #4419 - The SEGA 32x Games don't work on Bizhawk, the screen is always Black. Please fix it (I prefer the Kega Fusion core, better than gen-plus).
  

QuickNes

• Merged #4211 - QuickerNES NES 2.0 header read fixFixed #4186 - Crash when loading Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
  Merged #4429 - [Fix] Adding a fix to QuickerNES to support certain games with submapper > 0
  Fixed #4368 - QuickerNES only loads MiG-29 by codemasters on a black screen
  Fixed #4402 - Glitched graphics in NES Beauty and the Beast
  Fixed #4246 - QuickNES crashed when I tried to switch games (Bizhawk 2.10)
  Fixed #4244 - Incorrect MMC5 emulation on QuickNES on Bizhawk 2.10.
  Fixed #4243 - [quickerNES] Blacklist FDS Titles.
  Fixed #4240 - Glitched battle screen in Lagrange Point English Translation on QuickerNES
  Fixed #4239 - Super Mario All-Stars NES does not work on quickerNES core.
  

SameBoy

• Update to v1.0.2
  Enhancement #3813 - Value from mem address is not passed to read callback
  Fixed #4343 - Sameboy core no way to turn off rumble when pressing a or b
  

Saturnus

• Fixed #4314 - Saturnus runs FMV sequences slow on Linux
  

Snes9x

• Fixed #4260 - Sound cracks during Star Fox gameplay on Snes9x core
  Fixed #4194 - Snes9x Core issue - Brawl Brothers - Bizhawk 2.10 x64
  

Stella

• Merged #4178 - [A26][Stella] Adds support for the console Select switchEnhancement #4175 - [A26][Stella] Select switch is not implemented
  Enhancement #3203 - Various A2600 games need B&W toggle changed during gameplay
  

TIC-80

• Fixed #4391 - '.' key mnemonic in .bk2 is indistinguishable from "not pressed"
  Fixed #4190 - Graphical error in a recent TIC-80 title
  

UAE

• Enhancement #4213 - AmigaHawk - Add the option to have "Empty" ports in Sync Settings
  Enhancement #4204 - UAE Core - May need more PAL Overscan
  Fixed #4270 - UAE A1200 profile running slower than expected
  

Virtu

• Fixed #4392 - Virtu: keyboard state is incompletely restored when loading a savestate
  Fixed #4391 - '.' key mnemonic in .bk2 is indistinguishable from "not pressed"
  

DiscoHawk

• Sped up chd writing by an order of magnitude
  

• EmuHawk
  Support relative mouse input (RMouse)To bind to analog input, just bind regular mouse input (WMouse) twice.
  Does not work in frame-by-frame mode!
  Toggle Stay on Top hotkey
  Fix crashes on startup with certain old Intel iGPUs
  Fixed JumpList (Task bar recent items list) items not launching correctly
  Merged #4452 - Ensure absolute paths in HawkFile
  Merged #4403 - Fix input/hotkey bugs
  Merged #4337 - usable movie sram
  Merged #4210 - Add more courier font sizes instead of upscaling the 16px one
  Merged #4191 - Update author/source metadata for several cores where it's missing
  Merged #4450 - Fix libretro "no game" loading
  Enhancement #3573 - [F.Rq.] Mouse cursor capture toggle (bound to Middle-Click by default)
  "Mouse Capture Forces Topmost" option (Config -> Display -> Window)
  Enhancement #4325 - [Suggestion] Update OpenAL-related dlls may bring better performance.
  Enhancement #3734 - Savestate/bk2 `Framebuffer` isn't easily user-accessible
  Enhancement #4168 - Unreleased cores aren't included in Help > About...
Enhancement #4081 - OOTB haptic feedback binds for GB, GBA, and PSX
  Enhancement #4009 - Option for double sized Messages
  Enhancement #3960 - Preferred Cores picker is opaque and inflexible
  Enhancement #3707 - Rewind should increment rerecords
  Enhancement #3419 - sync -f after every .SaveRAM and .bk2 backup write
  Enhancement #3309 - Confusing "Desired frame length" option name in Rewind configuration
  Enhancement #2926 - [Feature Req.] Play sound when movie playback is finished
  Enhancement #2308 - StatusBar icon when Rewind is active
  Fixed #4448 - config.ReplaceKeysInBindings isn't taking effect until binding a new key or restarting
  Fixed #4436 - Rare access violation when loading a rom while RamWatch is open
  Fixed #4396 - [🐧] Hang when playing Need for Speed Carbon - Own the City
  Fixed #4379 - [🐧] Open [anything] in Browser button does not work, instead closing the app.
  Fixed #4376 - [🐧] Label for SOCD setting cut off in Controller Config dialogue
  Fixed #4358 - Latest dev build win 64. Can not change preferred core
  Fixed #4346 - Movie fails to switch to record after loading a last-frame save state.
  Fixed #4339 - doesn't recognize L and R of controller
  Fixed #4312 - CLI launch fails with RCheevos-Hardcore Mode + Autosave
  Fixed #4281 - Arch Linux - Sound not working
  Fixed #4277 - xml games are loaded twice
  Fixed #4208 - Use IDialogParent (instead of CoreComm) for UI in RomLoader
Fixed #4202 - Attempting to record movie with Libretro core throws NRE
  Fixed #4197 - Play Movie dialog crashes with OverflowException: "unable to convert from decimal..." when a MAME movie is present
  Fixed #4182 - "Autostart RetroAchievements" crashes emuhawk when offline
  Fixed #4116 - Having "Input cycle" axis input set to 0 in SubGBHawk core with Audio Throttle with Unthrottled option enabled while using the XAudio2 output crashes BizHawk
  Fixed #4082 - XMLGame file generated in Windows fails to load in Linux
  Fixed #3989 - TAStudio modifies global "On Movie End" setting
  Fixed #3962 - Auto-generated (sync-)settings descriptions are cut off
  Fixed #3582 - Loading movies with nonexistent core name header doesn't fall back
  Fixed #3496 - NRE from IGL_SlimDX9.FreeRenderTarget
Fixed #3053 - Rewinding while the emulator is paused has much worse performance.
  Fixed #2907 - v2.6.1 or Latest - Fail to play with 2 controllers simultaneously
  Fixed #2741 - LogWindow something causes crash on Mono
  Fixed #2090 - BizHawk crashes when trying to load a savestate made with different sync settings
  Fixed #1930 - [🪟] Windows' UI scale still causes problems w/ WinForms
  
  TAStudioposition restore logic was missing when drawing analog
  Merged #4433 - Seek fixes
  Merged #4382 - Undo redo
  Merged #4381 - Fix a situation where copy/paste hotkeys don't work.
  Merged #4377 - Add some hotkeys for markers, and display them in tool tips.
  Merged #4347 - Fixes to seeking and auto restore
  Merged #4341 - Don't save when the user says no.
  Merged #4330 - Respect the user's "ancient" savestate interval
  Merged #4319 - Make the number of frames per TAStudio rewind configurable.
  Merged #4272 - TAStudio marker lua
  Enhancement #4172 - TAStudio export to bk2: specify name
  Enhancement #3376 - TAStudio "new project" (Ctrl+N) cannot be rebound
  Enhancement #2449 - QoL suggestion for Columns menu in TAStudio
  Enhancement #2373 - TAStudio: scroll to a specific numbered frame
  Fixed #3401 - TAStudio projects for the wrong game can be loaded, crashing on loadstate
  Fixed #4430 - [TAStudio] Exception when truncating with markers
  Fixed #4375 - [🐧] TAStudio "Clone # Times" doesn't work
  Fixed #4184 - Cannot stop Bizhawk advance in TAStudio
  Fixed #4103 - TAStudio child dialogs aren't parented correctly, and will be shown behind when "Always On Top" enabled
  Fixed #3708 - TAStudio horizontal layout problems
  Fixed #2622 - Make "Autopause at end of Movie" work in TAStudio
  Fixed #2332 - [TAStudio] Certian error window prevents bizhawk from closing.
  Fixed #2329 - Clicking the left column in TAStudio should pause when it reaches the target frame
  
  Lua Console

• Fixed #4271 - BizHawk crashes when opening lua console on Void Linux
  Fixed #4252 - Apparent Lua bug, something about the call stack when using pcall
Fixed #4248 - [🐧] Lua Console: select all, Clear Output leads to NRE in Mono WinForms internals
  Fixed #4167 - genesis Lua library not included in autodocs until core loaded
  
  RAM SearchEnhancement #2974 - Don't reset RAM search results when changing value size
  
  Log WindowFixed #2741 - LogWindow something causes crash on Mono
  

• Lua API/scripting
  Merged #4335 - Add more Lua functions for TAStudio markersFixed #1161 - TAStudio branches/markers lua functions
  Merged #4445 - Fix error when creating empty Lua form dropdowns
  
  Merged #4188 - Add a method to the comm Lua library to allow setting ExpectContinueFixed #4187 - Lua Comm.httpPost fails when posting to servers that don't support Expect: 100-Continue
Merged #4256 - implement emu.setrenderplanes in EmulationApi for snes9x
  Merged #3821 - Memory hook improvements (GPGX)
  Merged #4283 - Memory Hook Improvements (Return value)
  Enhancement #3035 - [Lua request] Read bytes as string (memory.read_bytes)
  Fixed #4387 - IndexOutOfRangeException with Virtu core and Lua joypad.get()/joypad.getimmediate()
Fixed #4356 - Lua memory.write_bytes_as_array may not preserve order, keeps non-integer keys
  Fixed #4252 - Apparent Lua bug, something about the call stack when using pcall
Fixed #4219 - tastudio.onqueryitembg, tastudio.onqueryitemicon broken in release 2.10 and latest build
  Fixed #3796 - Lua script sees different working directory when re-entered via callback
  Fixed #2310 - Lua joypad.setanalog sets analog indefinitely
  

APIHawk

• Fixed #3796 - Lua script sees different working directory when re-entered via callback
  Fixed #4187 - Lua Comm.httpPost fails when posting to servers that don't support Expect: 100-Continue


Multiplatform

• Fixed #4082 - XMLGame file generated in Windows fails to load in Linux
  Fixed #2741 - LogWindow something causes crash on Mono
  

Movie importers

• Fixed #3596 - .bkm importer is missing systems
  Fixed #3555 - .dsm importer problems
  Fixed #3909 - There was an error importing the bkm Movie program
  

gamedb

• Enhancement #2939 - Refactor gamedb
  Fixed #4268 - [SNES Autodetect] Ace o Nerae / Aim for the Ace fan translation being detected as BS-X
  

RetroAchievements

• Fixed #4182 - "Autostart RetroAchievements" crashes emuhawk when offline
  

Libretro

• Fixed #4202 - Attempting to record movie with Libretro core throws NRE
  Fixed #3538 - Libretro analog controls don't work

--2.10--

New cores

• Encore (Citra) for 3DS

• UAE for AmigaBased on libretro-uae 5.0.0

• Stella for Atari2600

• ChannelFHawk

A7800

• HawkFixed #3895 - Change A7800Hawk's default peripherals to 2xProLine (from 2xJoystick)

Ares64

• Fixed #3710 - Pull Ares64 from upstream to fix Rareware games

BSNES (v115)

• provide proper OAM memory domain

• update to latest upstream commit

• update included sameboy (used for SGB emulation) to ~0.16.5

C64Hawk

• Warning: SaveRAM is incompatible to previous versions!

• Merged #4162 - Fix Domark/HES/MagicDesk cartridge mapper bank loading

• Merged #4161 - Fix filter stage passing sound when no filters are enabledFixed #4153 - SID: Filtered voices are audible when no filter output is selected

• Merged #4160 - EasyFlash overhaul

• Merged #4152 - Fix memory performance issuesFixed #4151 - DeltaSerializer allocates tons of memory with disk drive active

Genplus-gx

• update to latest upstream version

• implement paddle controller

• disasm: limit pc to 24 bits, not just disasm address

• Merged #3889 - Update Genesis Plus GX CoreEnhancement #3655 - Bad audio output from Genplus-gx

• Enhancement #3608 - Add "Always Sprites On Top" option for Genplus-gx

• Merged #3902 - Wiring up GPGX as core for SMS, GG, and SGEnhancement #3896 - #3214

• Fixed #3955 - Jeopardy for Sega CD crash

• Fixed #3942 - SMS - Pause button missing in controller config

• Fixed #3919 - SMS Paddle games don't load and use SMSHawk instead

• Fixed #3906 - Enabling BIOS does not launch the game after the startup sequence.

• Fixed #3850 - SegaCD: Dungeon Explorer broken in Bizhawk

• Fixed #3662 - CRAM memorydomain is scrambled

• Fixed #2901 - Manually editing CRAM in Genesis does not work correctly

• Enhancement #4120 - Unable to shoot outside the screen to reload (Menacer et al. for MD)

• Enhancement #4069 - swap A and D regs in gpgx_getregs()

• Enhancement #3905 - option for overscan

• Enhancement #3917 - "VDP mode" option (to eliminate region lockups / megakey behavior)

• Enhancement #2230 - Add TMSS to Genesis Core

MAME

• Add soft reset input

• add driver source code file to dump info

• mnemonics for Robotron 2084, Jurassic Park, defenderFixed #3721

• Allow view selectionEnhancement #3715 - option to hide the gear hud in certain games

• Fixed #3704 - crashes when trying to record some games that have duplicate / mirrored controls

melonDS

• Add many more missing TMDsFixed #4028 - Can't launch 2 iQue DSiWare Titles due to missing TMD

• Fixed #3535 - Error when creating any NDS cheats

• Fixed #3534 - MelonDS: screen rotate doesn't work correctly with window size 2x and higher and "Maintain aspect ratio" set

• Fixed #3397 - Hotel Dusk - Room 215, Chapter 8 puzzle is impossible

mGBA

• updated to interim version after 0.10.4

• Fix desync due to light counter not being correctly serializedFixed #4118 - Solar Sensor Desync

• Fixed #4094 - RNG desyncs occurring during rewind

Mupen64Plus

• Fixed #3929 - [Security] Sandbox escape in Mupen64Plus core

• Fixed #1862 - non-VI lag frames doesn't work

NesHawk

• Merged #3964 - Neshawk Tracelogger no longer prints incorrect addresses if a branch would overflow/underflow the PCFixed #3963 - Tracelogger shows a 32 bit address when a branch wraps around address $FFFF

• Fixed #3856 - NESHawk initial RAM pattern override length must be a multiple of 2, otherwise changes cannot be applied

• Fixed #3664 - NullReferenceException on Gimmick! (JP) (NesHawk, Mapper 69)

• Enhancement #3854 - NESHawk: missing palette RAM memory domain

QuickerNes

• Merged #3839 - Replace QuickNES core with QuickerNES

• Fixed #3703 - NES with QuickNES Graphic Bug

• Fixed #3668 - QuickNes has color deviation

• Enhancement #3676 - CIRAM (nametables) is read-only

Sameboy

• Update sameboy to ~0.16.5

Snes9x

• Merged #3729 - Update snes9x to 1.62.3Fixed #3817 - #3787 - Snes9x doesn't let P2 go left, but new BSNES does

• Fixed #3788 - SNES9X Core Doom dots issue corrected years ago upstream

SubGBHawk

• Fixed #3693 - SubGBHawk settings can't be opened through GB -> Settings

• Fixed #3692 - SubGBHawk doesn't record IsCGBMode 1 to movies

SubNesHawk

• Fixed #3949 - SubNesHawk doesn't recognize FDS disk operations

TIC-80

• Fixed #3938 - TIC-80 mouse inputs not working as expected

• Fixed #3726 - TIC-80 floating point error (Super Meat Boy demake)

TurboNyma

• Fixed #3663 - pce bug Lady Sword - Ryakudatsu Sareta 10-nin no Otome (Japan) (Unl)

DiscoHawk

• Fixed #3859 - Discohawk About Page has Google Code link

EmuHaw

• kvarious performance improvements related to movie recording

• fixed subtitles button in the Play Movie dialog

• fixed movie loading duplicating subtitles in movies

• allowed editing subtitles and comments from the Play Movie dialog

• optimized the lsmv importer (other importers may also be faster)

• include debug information in binary: this will improve reported exception messages

• fixed a possible crash when savestating while recording a movie by disabling savestates past movie end

• updated core preferences picker

• prefer ideal over acceptable firmware when both exist

• improved axis input value calculation (420cf323a)

• fixed some default axis controls incorrectly having deadzone

• fixed potential exception when an invalid path was set in the Path Configuration

• fixed middle mouse button input bind not working

• rework firmware icons, better tooltip for ideal bind

• video dumper: mention dependency for AVC AVI (x264vfw or ffmpeg based decoder)

• fixed GmvImport's six button controller handling

• Add support for game controller touchpads (i.e. on PS4/PS5 controllers)

• Fixed #4144 - SaveRAM filename collision when using Libretro

• Fixed #4159 - Movies preserve old input text

• Fixed #3966 - Config > Save Config doesn't save core settingsFixed #3797 - #4109

• Merged #4087 - order firmware groups in the dialog and in the code

• Merged #4029 - Main window auto-size fixesFixed #2850 - Window Size & position incorrectly adjusted when exiting Fullscreen

• Merged #4027 - Cheat load/save fixesFixed #3085 - tool savefile paths doesn't track current rom

• Merged #4024 - Fix Sega CD/Saturn disc hashing

• Merged #4022 - Disk Drive Activity LED ToolTip enhancement

• Merged #4011 - Add option to disable automatic resize of main windowFixed #1560 - Window is spontaneously moved/recreated during Yoshi's island's opening

• Fixed #3039 - N64 Graphics Plugin's "graphics resolution" shouldn't govern the size of the application Window

• Fixed #3410 - Nymashock changes emulator window size between each game resolution change, no matter the settings

• Merged #4010 - Fix movie header values being potentially outdated upon starting a movie recordFixed #3980 - GB: Default settings don't properly save the boot ROM in movie settings

• Merged #4008 - Change OnMovieEnd default to 'Pause' instead of 'Finish'Fixed #4007

• Merged #3987 - Make external tools path independent of working directory

• Merged #3981 - movies: normalize loaded hashes to upper caseFixes https://github.com/TASEmulators/BizHawk/issues/3979|#3979] - Hashes in movie headers should not be case-sensitive

• Merged #3975 - Fix Uzebox framerate

• Merged #3751 - Dispose disks in Nyma coresFixed #3750 - EmuHawk 2.9.1 doesn't release file after closing game

• Merged #3935 - Refactor IControlMainform handling in Mainform

• Merged #3914 - Expanded color palette object inside Nes PPU Viewer

• Merged #3913 - Updated Amstrad CPC Non-Sync Settings nameFixed #3845 - CPCHawk - Incorrect Text Label Under "Other Non-Sync Settings"

• Merged #3869 - Replace SortedSet with SortedList<T> in InputRoll (better performance)

• Merged #3876 - Remove DInput input adapterEnhancement #3770 - Consider removing DirectInput+XInput backend

• Enhancement #2319 - Switch pro controller not supported

• Merged #3872 - Add some larger sizes to View -> Window SizeEnhancement #3826 - Add more window size option?

• Merged #3747 - Set inputdisplay correctly on LoadStateFixed #3741 - Input display doesn't update when loading states in read-only mode

• Merged #3733 - Allow migrating non-SHA1 hashes on movie importFixed #3727 - BizHawk handles imported SNES9x CRC32 incorrectly

• Merged #3728 - Change Odyssey 2 framerateEnhancement #3709

• Merged #3691 - Update CurrentlyOpenRom before Tools.RestartFixed #3527 - Hex editor shows wrong "File on Disk" when switching games

• Merged #3690 - Add StringFormat to pixeltext DrawString parametersFixed #3669 - gui.pixeltext is misaligned when message starts with too many spaces

• Merged #3684 - Sanitize text pasted into hex text boxesEnhancement #3682 - Allow pasting 0xHHHH-formatted numbers in a HexTextBox (e.g. in WatchEditor)

• Fixed #4136 - Duplicate firmware filenames

• Fixed #4086 - Auto-Hide Mouse Cursor Doesn't work

• Fixed #3986 - GameInfo is not cleared when rom loading fails

• Fixed #3983 - Opening/closing tools from Lua can crash BizHawk

• Fixed #3957 - N64 Background analog input being read even when turned off

• Fixed #3842 - Key priority setting doesn't compare individually mapped keys to key combinations

• Fixed #3833 - Freezing many values in hex editor, then choosing not to freeze will still freeze the first value (Bizhawk 2.8)

• Fixed #3779 - fm2 movies for FDS games cause an IndexOutOfRangeException

• Fixed #3776 - Problems when adding padding to the EmuCore drawing surface

• Fixed #3679 - FFmpeg custom commands can mess up video output extension

• Fixed #3567 - NES cheats compare byte changes every core reboot

• Fixed #3523 - Cheat serialisation is borked

• Fixed #3341 - Crash when any of cropping parameters are set to very high negative value (ex. -1000000)

• Enhancement #4132 - Display keyboard keys at the end of input OSD

• Enhancement #4108 - Mapping Analog to dpad gives too narrow diagonals when using XInput controllers

• Enhancement #4070 - Rename "AVI/WAV" in menus

• Enhancement #4017 - When Dumping Create a Warning if/when Closing the Program

• Enhancement #3915 - Bump up FFmpeg Writer above AVI Writer

• Enhancement #3900 - Restore Default Current Tab in Hotkeys

• Enhancement #3835 - Make the Admin privs warning less useless for the user

• Enhancement #3763 - Movie creation: GB firmware defaulting is unintuitive

• Enhancement #3737 - EmuHawk consumes extra GPU while paused

• Enhancement #3644 - BizHawk does not inhibit display or system sleep while running

• Enhancement #3570 - Movie importing requires a rom to be loaded

• Enhancement #3532 - "IOException: The device is not ready" when loading .cue

• Enhancement #3481 - Hotkey to accept background input

• Enhancement #3177 - [import Movie] .smv import on BSNES Core, when Snes9X core selected

• Enhancement #2605 - OSD not affected by system UI scale

• Enhancement #1879 - Add low-level support for the Nintendo GameCube Controller Adapter drivers (on host)

• Enhancement #1482 - Request: CHD file format support

Linux port

• Fixed #4145 - Host audio stops when MainForm dragged

• Fixed #4021 - BizHawk 2.9.1 crashes when trying to encode with FFmpeg

• Fixed #3972 - Hang when using "Hide Lag Frames" on Linux

• Fixed #3912 - Problems on drag-and-drop of lua script

• Fixed #3843 - Random crashes when playing PS1 games on Manjaro Linux

• Fixed #3828 - Crashing when open any rom file

• Fixed #3678 - LUA Console instant crash on startup

Debugger

• Improved startup speed

• Fixed #3524 - Fix (or at least provide a workaround for) mGBA System Bus domain implementation

• Fixed #4157 - Bizhawk immediately crashes after opening a new Genesis ROM while having debugger window with breakpoint enabled

Hex Editor

• Merged #3998 - HexEditor "File on Disk" fixes

MultiDisk Bundler

• Enhancement #3950 - Support drag'n'drop in multidisk bundle

• Enhancement #3947 - Allow bundler to edit currently loaded xml

Lua Console

• gui.draw* calls now use the GPU instead of the CPU to draw (speedup)

• Fixed #3810 - Lua console.log doesn't output null/nil like it used to

• Enhancement #3814 - Allow loading of multiple Lua Scripts/Sessions from the command line

• Enhancement #3650 - Remove quick create file button from Lua Console

Lua

• improved bundled input display script's handling of unsupported systems

• Fixed #3897 - Script using tastudio.onqueryitemtext gets IndexOutOfRangeException after updating from 2.8

• Enhancement #3651 - Lua functions search filter doesn't search through description

• Enhancement #2600 - Unable to fully display two .lua scripts at the same time in 2.6

Ram Search

• Improved speed of "Detailed" watch mode

• Fixed #4001 - "Changes" column is broken in certain cases in RAM watch

• Fixed #3724 - RamSearch dialog is initialized twice on load

• Enhancement #3954 - Refactor RamSearch to increase speed and improve functionality

Ram Watch

• Fixed #4044 - 8 character limit when poking a 4 byte binary value

• Fixed #4045 - Invalid input produces no error when poking 4 byte binary values

• Fixed #4001 - "Changes" column is broken in certain cases in RAM watch

• Enhancement #4046 - "New watch" window layout

• Enhancement #4051 - Context menu for RAM Watch separator rows has split, poke, and un/freeze options

• Enhancement #3688 - Input display seems to use hardcoded 0 instead of AxisSpec.Neutral when under specific circumstances

• Enhancement #3802 - Add setting to control what happens when double-clicking RAM watch

RetroAchievements

• Merged #4085 - Fixes for PlayStation RetroAchievements hashing

• Fixed #3863 - [PSX][Octoshock+Nymashock][Gex - Enter the Gecko] BizHawk 2.9.1 locks up when attempting to load Gex - Enter the Gecko for PSX for both included cores

TAStudio

• bump default undo count to 1000

• removed unused tastudio menus and config params

• use normal control BG color for tastudio color editor

• don't let branch screenshot appear below screen edge

• allowed TAStudio to save cycle count in bk2 export

• optimized performance and reduced memory allocations

• sped up the state history integrity checker by more than an order of magnitude

• improved autofire / autohold handling (15ff0ec2c)

• Fixed #4068 - TAStudio does not handle movie start failures gracefully

• Fixed #4065 - TAStudio will save even when you press "no" in certain cases

• Fixed #3675 - Deleting too many frames is massively inefficient

• WIP #3708 - TAStudio horizontal layout problems

• fix axis value editing logic: specifically allow typing without immediately clamping to the min value when the user isn't finishedFixed #4115 - GunCon unable to type any aY value besides 16X (and 16)

• Merged #3936 - Fix possible TAStudio NREFixed #3499 - TAStudio NullReferenceException after movie playback

• Fixed #4125 - Right-clicking TAStudio Frame# column header causes exception

• Fixed #4068 - TAStudio does not handle movie start failures gracefully

• Fixed #4058 - Recording mode gets extremely slow for longer movies

• Fixed #3968 - Opening a .tasproj file and reordering branches would cause exception

• Fixed #3933 - TAStudio suggests to save tasproj changes on every bk2 import

• Fixed #3899 - Marker changes to branches can save even when the branch itself isn't saved

• Fixed #3870 - Loading a tasproj does not dispose the rewind buffer

• Fixed #3685 - TAStudio axis cell is set to 0 instead of AxisSpec.Neutral under specific circumstances

• Fixed #3500 - TAStudio recording mode may get toggled on erroneously

• Fixed #3478 - Max Undo Level keeps resetting to 100

• Fixed #3220 - Possible Bug With Lag Log / Follow Cursor / TASProj Loading

• Fixed #2292 - TAStudio records extra frames at the end during playback

• Fixed #2081 - Turbo seek doesn't render the proper frame

• Fixed #734 - Auto-adjust input according to lag

• Enhancement #3992 - Add a hotkey for "Clone # Times" in the TAStudio tab

• Enhancement #3969 - Improved Clear Frame performance

• Enhancement #3714 - marker edit dialogue box spawns in bad locations

• Enhancement #3504 - TAStudio .bk2 export is disabled until a .tasproj is saved

• Enhancement #3124 - Add tooltip to TAStudio column headers w/ full name of button/axis

• Enhancement #2369 - context menu spawns a bit too close to the cursor

• Enhancement #2144 - Painting input on TAStudio's tiles should disable recording mode

ApiHawk

• meta: The .NET 8 SDK is now required for working with BizHawk. The VS installer will automatically include this with VS2022 updates.

• Fix confusing failures when an ApiContainer prop is accidentally marked with [RequiredApi]/[OptionalApi]

• Ext. tools now receive ToolFormUpdateType.General events regularly while paused (and while unpaused! you should have been checking the enum anyway)If you're subclassing ToolFormBase, this will have no impact on your existing code, but you can choose to override GeneralUpdate to make use of it

• Fix signature of IMemoryApi.WriteFloat (the value param is now float and not double—the implementation was converting it to a float anyway)

• Add an overload IGuiApi.WithSurface(DisplaySurfaceID, Action<IGuiApi>) and deprecate the old oneFor the time being, there will be no difference between using the lambda parameter as instructed, and discarding it and continuing to make calls to whatever IGuiApi instance you were using.

• Remove the deprecated IGameInfoApi library

• Remove the deprecated attributes [RomWhitelist], [SingleRom(CoreSystem, string)], and [SingleSystem(CoreSystem)]

• Rewrite most of GuiApi (the implementation of IGuiApi). Parity with the old implementation is a goal, but there may be bugs

--2.9.1--

Linux 

• portfixed last issue in #2951 properly
  

AppleII / C64

• fixed states sometimes crashing when a disk change actually happens
  

BSNESv115+

• fixed #3638 (snes_get_board returns empty string)
  fixed #3643 ("No PPU sprite limit" option doesn't seem to work)
  

Gambatte

• fixed #3648 ([GameBoy Link] Buzzing noise when one of the Players is muted)
  

MAME

• fixed BIOS selection menu
  added emulation issues and ROM info to RomDetails dialog
  report emulation status via ROM info icon and text
  fixed #3631 (bgaregga locks up the process)
  hide settings for optional dip switches (for now)
  use 0x3ffffffc as framerate numerator, like actual MAME does since 0.254 (fixes MP4 processing on YouTube)
  fixed #3565 (kinst + kinst2 = crash)
  fixed #3615 (rom loading regression)
  fixed crash with games using k001006_device (e.g. windheat)
  

NES

• Hawkfix open bus execution following write instructions (#3633)
  

Octoshock

• fixed exe load crash
  

SMSHawk

• fix noise audio channel on SMS VDP (LFSR is 16 bit wide) (#3602)
  

EmuHawk

• fixed #3268 ("Unthrottled" setting burns cpu when paused)
  If a PSX .bin is loaded, try synthesising a .cue
don't keep multidisk flag on after it was set once
  speedup the PlayMovie dialog
  Prevent annoying waits when using firmware manager with DSi NANDs present

    Lua

• fixed #3616 (error loading module in lua (socket.dll))

    TAStudio

• speedup column drawing
  fixed bugs with entries in patternsform (#3649)

    RetroAchievements

• fixed RetroAchievements rich presence not working
  fixed Jaguar CD homebrew hashing wrt retroachievements
  disabled leaderboard list form
  fixed various crashes and deadlocks

--2.9--

Lots of updates and fixes to existing cores and to EmuHawk.

New Cores

• MAME

• Arcade-only build of MAME 0.252

• Ares64

• Interim version after v130.1

• Angrylion-rdp for RDP and VI emulation

• Transfer Pak support and N64 Mouse support

• Debugging features: disassembler, get registers, System Bus domain

• SIMD RSP implementation

• N64DD support

• VirtualJaguar

• Jaguar and Jaguar CD emulation

• TIC-80

• core for the TIC-80 fantasy computer, using nesbox's own reference implementation

• SubBSNESv115+

• subframe capable variant of the BSNESv115+ core (#3281)

Linux port

• fixed various file pickers using case-sensitive file extensions

• added short-circuit to Mupen64Plus loading to avoid error messages and any       strange failure state

• enabled menu       mnemonics (Alt+X) for MainForm

• fixed       inconsistent application of colours from GTK theme when Mono is able to       use it

• added Gentoo       to Linux run script

A2600Hawk

• fixed crash       when pushing Select on Karate title screen

BSNESv115+

• made this core default in places where the old BSNES core was

• reworked Payload peripheral and fixed Virtual Pads

• improved peripheral selection for P1

• reimplemented MSU1 properly

• added fast DSP and fast coprocessor settings

• fixed crash  when loading a savestate after a reset (#3173)

• added region override setting

• added overscan and aspect ratio correction settings

• implemented an ExtendedGamepad controller which acts like a normal gamepad with 4 extra buttons

• fixed justifier controller

• added option to disable ppu sprite limit (#3440)

• implemented SNES graphics debugger

• updated internal sameboy version for SGB by linking it to the standalone sameboy core, fix SGB saveRAM

• fixed CARTROM and CARTRAM memory domain names (#3405), provide SGB memory domains, set MainMemory and SystemBus domains properly

• fixed lag detection in certain games

• implemented bsx + bs memory loading (#3457)

• added RTC support (#3577)

(old) BSNES

• fixed graphics debugger exception when freezing a tile (#3195)

• fixed apossible IndexOutOfRangeException in the graphics debugger (#3399)

• also fixed a potential DivideByZeroException (#3398)

C64Hawk

• various savestate fixes

• added SaveRAM support

CPCHawk

• removed redundant AmstradCpcPokeMemory tool

• renamed some bundled firmware files (#3494)

Cygne

• allowed .pc2 (Pocket Challenge v2) files to be loaded

Faust

• updated to Mednafen 1.29.0

Gambatte

• improved MBC1/MBC1M emulation

• improved HuC1 emulation and implement HuC1 IR support

• improved HuC3 emulation and implement support for mapper sound (HuC3 is currently the only use case)

• implemented MMM01 emulation

• implemented M161 emulation

• improved       heuristics for various multicart mappers and remove the multicart       detection setting (now effectively always true)

• implemented       remote control controls, expanded remote control emulation for HuC1 IR       and CGB IR (previously only HuC3 IR had this implemented, using a       hardcoded value)

• cleaned up the       mapper internals, IR, and RTC code

• made various       optimizations to the CPU loop and read/write code (around 10-15%       performance increase)

• trimmed down       initial time settings to a single setting, using total number of seconds

• implemented       quirk with bit 4 of rLCDC, fixes cgb-acid-hell testrom compliance

• fixed sprite       priority in CGB-DMG mode

• prevent       crashes due to "negative" numbers being added to the sound       buffer pointer (#3425)

• fixed audio       output being too quiet (#3338)

• added a CGB       color correction option using the same formula as SameBoy, and made that       the default

• time fixes       (long periods of pausing causing rtc overflows in real time mode; time       incorrectly advancing when loading in a save file)

GBHawk

• fixed       Code-Data Logger crashing due to typo'd mem domain name (#3497)

• fixed wrong       MBC5 mapper being given a battery

Genplus-gx

• stopped       byteswapping Z80 domains (#3290)

• changed       default peripheral to 3-button Genesis gamepad (#2775, #3262)

• added option       to disable ppu sprite limit (#3440)

• prevent svp       dereferences when not using an svp cart (#3297)

• give NHL 96 (Genesis)       SRAM (#3300)

• fixed disc       swapping, re-enabled the disc buttons

• fixed disabled       layers being wrongly re-enabled on a load state (#3388)

• fixed pattern       cache invalidation (#3363)

HyperNyma

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

Libretro

• rewrote       Libretro host implementation, fixing some crashes, adding memory domains,       and slightly improving performance (#3211, #3216)

• fixed input       display (#3360)

• implemented       needed environment functions for resolution changes

• added reset       support (#3482)

melonDS

• updated to       interim version after 0.9.5

• fixed SaveRAM       not getting written to disk when unloading/reloading core (#3165)

• implemented       threaded renderer support

• replaced darm       with a new DS centric disassembler, fixing various issues with       tracing/disassembly

• r13/r14/r15       reported as sp/lr/pc for tracelogs

• split       ARM7/touch screen polls to an "alt lag" variable and added a       setting for whether to consider this "alt lag" (#3278)

• reduced state       size a bit

• improve audio       resampling; get rid of libspeex dependency

• added missing       TMD for Zombie Skape, improved error message when TMD cannot be found

• ensured       firmware settings match up with sync settings if real firmware is not       used (#3377)

• did various       internal cleanups

• add TCM memory       areas for melonDS core (#3420)

• added Clear       NAND setting

• added dsiware       saveram support

mGBA

• updated to       interim version after 0.10.0

• fixed a       softlock in Hamtaro: Ham Ham Heartbreak (#2541)

• implemented       save override support with EEPROM512 and SRAM512

• correctly       account for multiboot GBA ROMs (#3421)

Mupen64Plus

• always       savestate expansion pak regardless of settings, resolves some       desyncs/crashes due to shoddy no expansion pak implementation (#3092, #3328)

• fixed changing       expansion pack setting

• added       angrylion as yet another graphics plugin

• fixed mistake       in angrylion implementation (#3372)

NeoPop

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

NesHawk

• relaxed       restriction on VRC1 PRG registers, so they can be larger than the       original VRC1 chip allows (for rom-expanding hacks)

• fixed PGR       writes for VRC1 not using mask for address

• fixed SXROM       detection (#3168)

• fixed crash       for Namco 163 mapper (#3192)

• "un-implemented" ICycleTiming so       that NesHawk no longer tries to use the cycle timing intended for       SubNesHawk

Nymashock

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

• fixed disc       switching

• fixed light       guns (#3359)

• wired up       rumble support

• improve analog       input range (#3528)

SameBoy

• updated to       interim version after 0.15.7, fixing some bugs (#3185)

• added GB       palette customiser (#3239)

• wired up       rumble support

• exposed audio       channel enable/disabling

• .GBS support

Saturnus

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

• fixed disc       switching

• fixed light       guns (#3359)

SMSHawk

• fixed InvalidOperationException when       using SMS peripherals (#3282)

• fixed       screechy/static audio during Sega logo in Ys (Japan) (#3160)

Snes9x

• fixed typo in       sound settings bitfield (#1208)

T. S. T.

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

TurboNyma

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

Virtu

• fixed some       internal state not being overwritten by savestates

• changed RTC to       use deterministic time when recording instead of (host) system time

• changed up       AppleII's "main ram" domain, added aux ram domain

• added SaveRAM       support

VirtualBoyee

• refactored       core to use the same Nyma system as the other Mednafen ports

• updated to       Mednafen 1.29.0

ZXHawk

• removed       redundant ZXSpectrumPokeMemory tool

• renamed some       bundled firmware files (#3494)

EmuHawk

• fixed keybinds       not working after waking from lock screen on Windows (#3161)

• added warning       when current firmware customization does not match the one specified in       the movie header (#2498)

• refactored       memory poking, allowing negative values for fixed-point watches and       fixing other bugs (#3175)

• fixed .gmv importer       not setting the core name in the .bk2 header

• fixed       regression where screenshots from some cores were transparent (#3166)

• fixed Lua       referencing a core after it's unloaded, making scripts crash (#3226)

• made DirectX       optional on Windows (it's still in the prereq installer because it's       usually faster)

• fixed opening       roms from "jump list" in Windows shell / file manager (#3224)

• improved UX of       loading a savestate from an older (or newer) version

• fixed shaders'       height being used for width

• finished UX       for merging/unmerging LShift+RShift and other modifier keys (#3184, #3257)

• fixed .dsm importer       which relied on non-deterministic Dictionary (hashmap) ordering       for axis names, also parse RTC in DsmImport

• stopped       offering to remove missing file from recent roms when it's not actually       missing, just failed to load (#3006)

• fixed hotkeys       triggering accidentally in Virtual Pad on Windows (#3087)

• increased       precision when tweaking axis sensitivity/deadzone (#3038)

• fixed category       radio buttons being cut off in Messages config

• restored       "priority" option for U+D/L+R policy, and made it the default       again (#2752)

• refactored       firmware config so the acceptability status icons make sense (#3157)

• fixed Screenshot       (raw) -> Clipboard not showing keybind hint

• added UI for       editing any* core's settings/syncsettings without it being loaded

• fixed strange       behaviour when trying to extract archive which contains folders

• bumped FFmpeg       to 4.4.1, added auto-download to Linux port (#3259)

• reordered Config       -> Preferred Cores submenu

• removed some       unnecessary prompts to reboot core

• moved       "Save Window Position" for main window to Config ->       Display... -> Window and added a "Stay on Top"

• fixed Windows       version detection and enabled warning for unsupported versions (#2972, #3194)

• fixed some       systems not having a name to display in the window title

• fixed MSX rom       loading

• made file       extension check for disc images case-insensitive

• added warning       dialog when running as Superuser/Administrator

• fixed       overlapping UI elements in Config -> Controllers... when       Windows UI scale is not 100% (#2605)

• fixed       overlapping UI elements in Record Movie dialog when Windows UI scale is       not 100% and on Linux (#2605)

• fixed the       autoselection of a movie when opening the Play Movie dialog

• fixed %recent% being       expanded to the wrong path

• fixed window       title being blank when chromeless mode is enabled

• improved       handling of host sound init failure

• added prompt       for if you start movie playback while cheats are enabled (#3389)

• improved cheat       editing UX

• removed       default bindings for virtual keyboards

• updated       virtualpads immediately when the movie status changes between read-only       and record mode

• fix key       releases not getting handled correctly when modifier keys are pressed (#3327)

• fix a crash       when selecting user shaders (#3495)

• fix gamedb       loading not blocking when loading a rom, potentially causing a miss with       a slow hdd (#3489)

• fix crashes       when setting absurdly large padding values (#3321)

• make DisplayConfig defaults       button set padding back to 0

• add auto save       state on close (#1861)

• zstd       compression is used instead of deflate compression where possible       (rewind, .wbx cores, internal resource files, binary blobs in movies,       savestates, etc)

• hardware       accelerated CRC32 and SHA1 algorithms are used if the user's hardware       allows it

• add hash for       newly discovered GBC-GBA bootrom

• removed       gongshell, added "simple" code for opening win32 context menu       (gongshell's only actual use) (#2261)

• fixed firmware       fields with a dummy checksum using the wrong firmware info (#3159)

• fixed       "Toggle All Cheats" hotkey behaviour

• did minor       refactors to byteswapping (N64 rom loading and Lua bit library)

• implemented       RetroAchievements support (#3407)

• fixed pause at       end of movie when playing a tasproj without tastudio

• fixed NaN       values displaying in RewindConfig, use system's canonical framerate for       rewind duration estimate

• various NES       PPU viewer fixes

• updated       Windows version check to reflect 8.1 EOL

• fix audio not       getting muted when opening modal dialogs (see #3545)

• added hotkey       for toggling on-screen messages

• renamed       quicksave slot 0 to 10

• strip       "SHA1:" and "MD5:" when copying lines in the log       window

• have TAS       profile also enable NDS BIOS

• improved       DisplaySurface performance (#3517)

• fix malformed       PC Engine gamedb entry ("Sounds" was interpreted as the sysID)

• add N64 to       multidisk bundler list

• add some sort       of documentation for B/V gamedb flags

• hide debug       tools from Tool Box and add ext. tools

• added Magnum       (FBX) and Wavebeam NES palettes

• added --userdata CLI       flag

• added .cdi       support

• fixed window       title after loading rom via FW config (#3581)

• clear MovieSession._queuedMovie if       rom load fails (#3582)

• .bin file       Mode2/2336 support (#3387)

• added keybind       (hardcoded) for MainForm context menu

• persist A/V       settings to disk properly (#1226)

• fixes and       improvements to SNES lightguns

• RAM Watch

• fix CTRL+A        not working properly

• RAM Search

• added Select        All/None

• switch _watchList from        a List to an Array (faster)

• fix hang with        "Go to Address" dialog in RamSearch (#3384)

• Hex Editor

• fixed        incorrect handling of big / little endian (#3516)

• disabled        "Save to rom file"        when not looking at rom

• TAStudio

• fixed        "Select between Markers" hotkey not working

• fixed .tasproj headers        being written differently based on locale (i.e. ',' instead of '.')

• don't        autorestore if current frame remained valid

• refactors for        selection in InputRoll, standardising behaviour of Select        All and Insert Separator buttons

• resolve some        inputs showing ! in Nymashock and hide some columns by default

• when starting        new .tasproj from SaveRAM, don't clone SaveRAM twice

• fixed        modifier key check in TAStudio.TasView_MouseDown

• added 'Edit        marker frame' feature

• fixed ArgumentOutOfRangeException when        loading TAStudio with cheats

• improved        input copy/paste behavior (#3506)

• fixed        incorrect behavior when switching systems and improve handling of default.tasproj (#3462)

• improved        clarity of label texts in custom color dialog (#2119)

• fix KeyLog        not being respected in TAStudio and custom LogKey getting discarded (#2843)

• Lua

• replace the        two lua engines with an updated version of NLua, backed internally by        native lua 5.4.4

• update lua        documentation in reflection of new lua features

• rely on a        system provided lua 5.4 .so (or lua 5.3 if needed) when on Linux,        resolving issues due to providing our own lua

• various        changes due to real integer support in new lua

• deprecate bit        library functions which have direct operator counterparts in new lua

• add in a        migration helper for lua bitwise ops (put bit = (require        "migration_helpers").EmuHawk_pre_2_9_bit(); at top of        file)

• added        arguments to memory callback functions (cb will be called with addr,        val, flags)—check event.can_use_callback_params("memory") when        writing polyfills

• fixed setting        size of Lua Forms (#3034)

• fixed        encoding bug which caused e.g. Japanese text to become mojibake/garbled        (#190, #2041)

• fixed        the forms.* functions for LuaPictureBoxes erroneously        affecting every form instead of the one specified (#3395)

• renamed        (deprecated) event.onmemory{read,write,exec,execany} to event.on_bus_{read,write,exec,exec_any}        (#759)

• added bizstring.pad_{start,end}        convenience functions

• changed Lua        Console to trigger a clear of drawing surfaces and the OSD when removing        a Lua script, and to reset padding when removing the last script

• fixed require not        looking in Lua dir on Linux

• added        "Clear Output" button to Lua Console

• fix        documentation error in client.gettool

• set Form.Owner to        MainForm for Lua-made forms

• fixed wiki        export, add more notes to fill in some of the holes

• documented        frameadvance loop

• documented        socket response format

• fixed        possible crash in print (#3513)

• fixed mainmemory lib        keeping reference to unloaded core's memdomain

• suppress        updates while rebooting core (#3424)

• fixed various        things in the LuaConsole (#3476)

• fixed        unwrapped lua exceptions not being correctly thrown

• properly        handle errors when running a lua script, using Resume/Yield methods        added to the LuaThread class (see https://github.com/TASEmulators/NLua/commit/f904fa0d53b06c67dd8e9b409dcbb9fa8aa721f2)

• fix        mainmemory.write_bytes_as_dict

• Pass through        input/hotkeys while Lua form is focused (to restore previous behaviour,        call forms.setproperty(form_handle,        "BlocksInputWhenFocused", true);)

• fix        PictureBox when width or height is null

• use        LuaPictureBox' custom resize in all cases

• CloseRom acts        like rebooting the core, so make it just reset Lua libs (fixes #3226)

• fix detaching        registered functions

• support        marshalling arrays of length 0 through BizInvoker, fixing a crash with        lua

• fixed event.onmemoryread behaviour        under mGBA (#3230)

• improved how        removing callbacks from within a callback is processed (#1823)

• have MemoryDomain inherit IMonitor,        which can be used to avoid waterbox overhead for many nonsequential        memory accesses (already used internally to speedup RAM Search and some        lua functions; no-op for non-waterbox cores) (#3296)

• ApiHawk

• improve error        message for IToolFormAutoConfig ext. tool missing menu

• merged IGameInfoApi into IEmulationApi,        and some other minor API method signature changes

• changed        injector to include non-public properties when looking for ApiContainer

• deprecated        some ExternalToolApplicability.* attributes

• added IMovieApi.PlayFromStart/movie.play_from_start (#384)

• added saveChanges parameter        to IMovieApi.Stop/movie.stop

• fixed edge        cases for MemoryApi.{Read,Write}ByteRange/{memory,mainmemory}.read_bytes_as_{array,dict}/{memory,mainmemory}.write_bytes_as_array

• added IUserDataApi.Keys/userdata.get_keys

• fixed trying        to load tool Forms when services aren't satisfied, causing NREs (#3329)

• fixed HTTP        and sockets not being initialised in time for tools autoloaded on        startup

• added        "memory" of which ext. tools the user has vetted so the prompt        does not appear when restarting EmuHawk

• added length        prefix to ICommApi.Sockets.SendScreenshot/comm.socketServerScreenShot to        match SendString/socketServerSend

• return        success bool from OpenRom APIs (#3514)

• have IMovieApi.Stop implementation        use MainForm.StopMovie

• fix --open-ext-tool-dll

• made ext.        tool build and run scripts pass args through to dotnet

• deprecated        `IGuiApi.DrawText` in favour of new method `PixelText` to match Lua

• made        `ApiContainer` props `MemoryEvents` and `MemorySaveState` return `null`        if req. services unavailable

• Use bulk peek        in IMemoryApi.{ReadByteRange,HashRegion}

• Basic Bot

• added warning        when loading a .bot into the Basic Bot which was made on a        different game or system, or on an older version

• increased max        frames from 999 to 9999

• added NOT        operator

• fixed anchor        points and a misaligned label

• fixed code        logic error for 3 way tie breakers

• refactor BasicBot.IsBetter

• fixed issue        where the Copy button was not toggled on/off properly

• change        addresses to ulong? (fixes empty address fields being saved        as 0x0)

• Debugger

• fixed the        "To PC" button not updating the disassembler view

• fixed        breakpoint crash with mGBA (#3287)

--2.8--

This release sees BSNESv115+ and MSXHawk graduate from experimental, and the addition of 5(!) new cores emulating GB/C, N64, PSX, and TI-83.

Misc. changes to EmuHawk

• fixed various bugs with the Paths config dialog

• fixed "Close and reload ROM" in Firmware Manager crashing if it was opened from missing FW dialog (#3054)

• fixed hotkeys triggering accidentally when typing in Virtual Pad fields (#3087)

• fixed typos which broke INTV, NES, and PSX gamedb lookups

• fixed known good Saturn BIOS choices marked as unknown (#3095)

• updated list of Sega CD / Mega CD BIOSes in firmware database

• many gamedb additions and updates

• fixed RAM Search difference fields can't fit all possible values (#3117)

• fixed `File` > `Load State` > `Auto-load Last Slot` breaking movie recording/playback (#2384)

• fixed .dsm importer

• fixed .smv importer nagging about core choice thousands of times (#3022)

• fixed .vbm importer

• made OSD message duratin (time to fade) 

• configurable in UI, and allow API calls to override it

• added option to split RAM Watch entries (#1024)

• fixed drag+drop bug (#1483)

• made `Config` > `Customize...` > `Pause when menu activated` behave consistently

• fixed overlapping UI elements in Debugger (#3026)

• tidied up numbering of save slots and TAStudio branches (#3112)

• fixed `ObjectDisposedException` when triggering single-instance passthrough

• fixed throttle edge cases

• fixed edge cases where post-frame tool updates would run twice after a frame advance
  added more logging and warning dialogs for edge cases
  many smaller fixes and even some frontend speed optimisations (not sarcasm, this is a first)
  

Linux port

• added support for PSX (see Nymashock below) and technically N64 and TI-83 (see Ares64 and Emu83 below)

• fixed various problems w/ alignment and size under Mono

• added Nix expression for reproducible EmuHawk (and DiscoHawk) builds without dependency issues

TAStudio

• re-enabled editing of movie comments (#3063)
  added an edit dialog for TAStudio palette (#2119)

• fixed branch screenshots (#1513)

• fixed weird edge case putting TAStudio in an unaccounted-for state (#3066)

• fixed error when autoloading a rom and TAStudio AND a .tasproj for a different rom

• fixed incorrect behaviour when jumping to frame 0
  

Lua/ApiHawk

• added support for `"#RRGGBB"` format when parsing colours ("luacolor" in docs) in Lua API

• fixed `joypad.setfrommnemonicstr` not working without reinitialising MovieSession (#2525)
  

DiscoHawk

• fixed deadlocks (#3128)

• New and graduating cores

• Nymashock:new PSX core ported from Mednafen (like Octoshock, though this is newer and more easily updated, which also means it has more peripherals)
  

SameBoy

• new ported GB/C core with comparable accuracy to Gambatte and GBHawk (not to be confused with the SameBoy SGB core in older releases)

Emu83

• new TI-83 core

BSNESv115+

• BSNESv115+ (the "new BSNES port") is no longer experimental

• fixed Hex Editor and others using read instead of peek (#3060)

• implemented memory callbacks

• fixed ram and rom memory domains

• increased MmapHeapSize to prevent crashes, affected 

Star Ocean

• refactored latching to improve dumping/verification

• reduced savestate size (increased frequency for

• TAStudio/rewind)

• improved speed of fast ppu check
  

MSXHawk

• MSXHawk is no longer experimental

• implemented more hardware/mappers

• added Linux port
  

Ares64

• 2 new experimental cores ported from Ares: one for casual play which is slow and desync-prone ("Performance"), and one for TASing which is even slower but will sync ("Accuracy")
  
  

Other cores:
          A7800Hawk

• fixed nondeterminism caused by incorrect savestate code

• fixed Basketbrawl and summer games

• fixed off pixel detection in write mode, affected baby pac man
  
  Atari2600Hawk

• fixed audio issues, affected ms pac man
  
  Gambatte

• updated core
  fixed error when attempting to write to some registers e.g. with the Debugger (#3028)
  fixed crash on Linux
  refactored GambatteLink to be more modular and add support for 3x/4x
  added proper memory callback scopes for link play
  enabled disassembly in link play
  allowed linking w/ GBC cart IR
  stopped using fine-grained timing for link play when the link is disconnected
  added more scopes for memory callbacks
  
  GBHawk

• updated GBA startup state, affected Konami collection vol. 4
  fixed link play, affected perfect dark
  
  Genplus-gx

• added support for SRAM larger than 8MB (#3073)
  prevented crash when loading Debugger (#2769, #2958)
  
  Handy

• fixed crash on Linux (#2425)
  
  IntelliHawk:

• adjusted sme timings and fixed accesses to registers, affected motocross
  cleaned up CPU, fix trace logger and throw less exceptions
  fixed intellicart, affected various homebrew roms
  fixed MOBs with x-coord 0 being visible, affected bowling
  fixed overflow flag calculation, affected checkers and reversi
  more compatibility work
  
  MAME

• stopped treating warnings as errors
  set System Bus correctly
  
  melonDS

• updated core, adding experimental DSiWare support
  enabled memory callbacks
  fixed empty strings in firmware settings preventing roms from loading (#3030)
  
  Mupen64Plus

• fixed haptic feedback causing movie playback to crash
  enabled GLideN64's texture wildcard support (#3104)
  
  NesHawk

• added mapper for Pokemon bootlegs
  fixed not parsing iNES v2 headers (#3082)
  other small accuracy improvements and bugfixes
  
  O2Hawk:

• fixed blobbers and Popeye
  
  PCEHawk:

• fixed crash related to framebuffer resizing (#3018)
  
  SMSHawk:

• fixed sprite collision inaccuracy (#1611), affected Ecco the Dolphin
  fixed Fray (vert lock update)
  fixed SMS backdrop colors
  fixed ys (JPN) by emulating VRAM masking bit
  improved SG-1000 8kb ram adapter emulation
  
  VectrexHawk

• implemented 64K bank switching
  

--2.7--

New Core melonDS!

Linux

• Lua support!
  

Fix Basic Bot

SGB

• Sameboy is removed; Gambatte is the new default SGB core
  

Gambatte

• fix Cart Bus Pullup setting

• update gambatte upstream
  

GBHawk

• Set bk2 movie CGB flag properly

• Fix GBHawk settings dialog not appearing

NesHawk

• Increase IRQ delay in mapper 48 to fix graphics glitch in Jetsons

• Fix Zelda SaveRAM (#1623)

• Give Jump II initial SRAM of 0xFF

• Fix Tsuri Kichi Blue Marlin Hen

Atari7800Hawk

• Fix nondeterminism issues (reported for Choplifter)

Atari2600Hawk

• game db updates

SMS

• Balance audio better (#2814)

• Add SRAM to Terminator (#2966)
  fix pop breaker

PCEHawk

• Improve memory domains

PSX

• Update octoshock to Mednafen 1.27.1 (#2989)

Bsnes-v115

• Fix snes graphics debugger getting permanently hidden (til app is restarted) (#2950)

• EmuHawkGroup SGB in with GB/C in PathConfig (#2992)
  Encode screenshot as JPEG when it has the extension (#2982)

• TAStudioFix TAStudio not loading saved branches (#2640)
  Add confirmation modal when launching TAStudio during casual play
  Do not seek when needing to load greenzone on paint
  Fix Frame Number Hover (#2811)

• Luaimplement client.get_approx_framerate()
  implement save_image_to_disk() to Lua canvas (#2744)
  

Discohawk

• Fix HAWK Commandline option (#2947)
  Fix freezing when extracting music (#2952)
  Multi-thread audio extracting
  

ApiHawk

• Implement client api GetApproxFramerate()
  

--2.6.3--

• Updated nyma cores to Mednafen 1.27.1

TurboNyma

• fixed #2873 - Mnemonic display for PCECD shows ! instead of the II, III, IV and VI buttons as well as the mode "buttons"
  

BSNES

• Fixed #2856 - SNES Super Scope gives an exeption error
  Added sa1_iram memory domain for new bsnes
  Fixed #2942 - Adaptating the bsnes gamma ramp shader
  

Mupen64Plus

• Added haptic feedback passthrough (with rumble pak enabled in controller settings, look in keybinds after analog)
  Fixed #2808 - Support null (any) address for N64 breakpoints
  Updated GLideN64
  Added new GLideN64 settings: BackgroundsMode, txEnhancedTextureFileStorage, and txHiresTextureFileStorage
fixed #2864 - N64 PAL roms in .n64 format are treated as NTSC
  

Octoshock

• Fix fast forwarding
  

NESHawk

• Fix mapper 88 mirroring. Closes #2847
  Improve power on state accuracy
  

mGBA

• Fixed #2805 - memory hooks (event.onmemorywrite) not being removed properly
  Fixed #1112 and #1870 - Add Game Overrides as a Sync Setting (including rtcEnabled)
  

ZXHawk

• Overhaul datacorder and cassette loading code. This should now be more accurate and fixes a number of loading isues with particular games and loading schemes. Fixes #1446
  

Gambatte

• BizHawk changes mainlined into upstream gambatte-core, which is now split from gambatte-speedrun
  Linux support added
  full HLE SGB mode implemented in Gambatte, better than SameBoy
  no BIOS accuracy improvements and HLE of CGB-DMG colors (restoring to original Gambatte behavior of hacking in the post BIOS state)
  Expose isCgbDmg + add isCGBDMGMode instead of isCGBMode to movie headers if active
  Tracelogger fixes #2710 #2701 #2902
  Open Bus Emulation
  Use dumped uninitalized AGB WRAM for AGB instead of CGB initial RAM layout
  fix rare crash when changing window when the LCD is disabled and an hdma was requested within that lcd disabled period, #2919
  initialize controller once on core construction and require core reboot to change it, #2921
  automatically create missing BIOS files by patching files you already have (GBC<->GBA, DMG<->MGB, and SGB2<->SGB1)
  various other improvements to accuracy, savestate consistency, and stability
  

VirtualBoyee

• Update to Mednafen 1.27.1
  Added options for virtualboy to only show left or right screen
  

ColecoHawk

• fixed Virtual Pad schemata
  

Libretro

• Add to Linux port
  

EmuHawk

• Fixed #2747 and #2077 - improper handling of file paths
  fixed #2787 - unable to open roms in EmuHawk via File Explorer on Windows
  fixed #2759 - strange behaviour of minimised windows on Windows
  fixed #2435 - tab labyrinth in `Config` > `Paths...`
  fixed #2643 - include frame numbers when copying rows in TAStudio
  fixed #2784 - xbone or gamepads pretending to be xbone are detected as two gamepads
  prevent crashing when unplugging gamepads using DirectInput+XInput method
  rewrote most of the OpenTK gamepad code and some of the DirectInput+XInput gamepad code, probably fixing obscure bugs
  respect system chosen for file ext. (i.e. `Config` > `File Extensions...`) when loading an archive containing a single file
  Fixed Basic Bot
  

RAM Watch

• Added HandleWatchSizeSelected() to allow user-initiated watch size changes to be ignored if they reset the setting to the same value. fixes #2857
  
  

Rewinder

• fixed #2463 - config option for rewinds every fixed number of frames
  Fixed #2826 - bad interaction between rewind+movie+savestates when using delta state rewinder
  Fixed #2877 - rewinds sometimes drifting 1 frame forward when loaded
  

Lua

• allow loaded ext. tools to be queried via client Lua library / IToolApi
  Make sorting optional for forms.setdropdownitems
fixed #2844 - new lua functions for memory and mainmemory: read_bytes_as_array / write_bytes_as_array / read_bytes_as_dict / write_bytes_as_dict
added event.onconsoleclose to Lua API
  allow most of the mmf Lua library to be used without passing --mmf on the command-line, and add some helper functions to it
  fixed #2940 - made client.openrom behave like client.reboot_core


Debugger

• fixed #2760 - prevent crashes when minimizing and other cases

--2.6.2--

Set all cores to update Frame counter post-emulation. NOTE: This is a sync breaking change for MGBA movies using RTC, as the time sent to the core was the pre-incremented time.

mGBA

• update to 0.9.1
  

Gambatte

• Fix RTC on Hard Reset
  MBC3 Fixes
  Support setting inital RTC state during a movie recording
  Fix layer masking
  Move layer masking to sync settings (these settings affect sync)
  Block toggle layer hotkeys when movie recording
  Update GBA modeswitch timing and testROM accuracy
  Fix autodetection of console mode
  Add wisdom tree mapper suport
  clarify sync settings (#2688)
  

GBHawk

• Fix OAM DMA Bus Conflict emulation (#2709)
  #2715 , still needs vram open bus fix but that's seperate
  

NesHawk

• Add missing mapper variable to state for some pirate games
  

O2Hawk

• Fix PAL time calculation (#2684)
  

PCE

• Fix default PCE gamepad bindings (fixes #2720)
  Fix crashes in PCE debugger
  

N64

• Add N64 plugin categories (#2729)
  Fix memory.read to allow addresses 0x80000000..0xFFFFFFFF (#1734)
  

GPGX

• Add missing menacer keys (#2718)
  

Intellivision

• Fix aspect ratio (#2670)
  

SMS

• Fix system Id (#2650)
  

C64

• Implement memory hooks (#2726)
  

EmuHawk

• Fix FormatException on startup on certain locales (#2716)
  Fix GB Layers not toggling (#2491)
  Add utvideo to ffmpeg dumper
  Movies - respect LogKey of loaded movie
  Firmware Config - don't treat known-but-bad as good (#2224)
  
  

Rewinder

• Fix bug where nothing happens on the first press when frame interval is 1 (#2667)
  Add delta compression option (Good size reduction for some cores, less useful for others)
  Ram Watch - fix autoload
  Hex Editor - .tbl file loading - clear table before loading a new one, ignore empty lines in file
  Debugger - Add rgbds syntax for GB/C disassembly (#2706)
  CDL - Fix SNES core crash on load (#2662)
  Fix Log Window (#2694)
  
  

Lua

• Accept all 4 colour formats in all Lua functions (#2602)
  Support swapping input using joypad.set() and joypad.get()
  client.seekframe - Prevent hangs from trying to go backwards
  lua socket fixes (#2194, #2671)
  MovieClock.lua - use cycle based time for Gambatte/SubGBHawk (#2708)
  
  

TAStudio

• Fix auto-restore bug where auto-restore position was not set correctly the first time using it after auto-restore usage earlier in the movie
  Fix broken tastudio when selecting "New from the File" menu item and saving changes when asked
  Fix autoload
  Fix Converting to bk2 resulting in unsaved changes never asterisk appearing (#2583)
  
  

Branches

• Fix branch loading (#2640)
  Fix hotkeys
  Fix right-clicking a branch when the contextmenu was already open would throw an exception
  Branch view will now scroll to the updated branch when using hotkeys to update a branch
  Fix exception, scroll to branch on updating branch and fix #2645
  Make load branch hotkey deselect all but one branch
  Add initial marker in frame 0 when loading older tasprojs (#2693)