EmuNations

Most Recent Changes

--2.4--

• support macOS Metal graphics driver with shaders

• added Cocoa as a keyboard driver for macOSavoid the system dialog to allow input

• added BSD UHID joypad driversupported on FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD

• reworked on-screen status messagesadjust position, font size, font type, foreground/background color, transparency, box padding/margin
  download TTF/OTF/TTC fonts or add OS installed fonts for win c:/Windows/Fonts, mac /Library/Fonts, linux /usr/share/fonts

• added esperanto translation (thanks to Diego)

• separated(C64/Amiga) file dialog preview options and moved to Software UI

• improved openGL shader cache

• improved handling of shader UI

• added possibility to assign a different floppy sound profile for external drives

• Amiga: added new floppy sound profile

• Amiga: emulate Blitter<>Copper conflict

• C64: fixed a bug in G64 emulation

• C64: added exponential function to simulate drive motor acc/deceleration

• C64: improved D64 track alignment

--2.3--

• added RetroArch Shader supporttargets: openGL, D3D11
  converted existing GLSL/HLSL Shaders to SLANG
  fast switching of shaders from a favourite list (shader cache and compilation without blocking App)
  for shader development, compilation errors and translated native code are displayed in the UI
  looking for Shader authors, read more in the next paragraph

• Amiga: improved emulation, especially the disk drivethanks to amilo3438 for testing a huge number of games and demos

• Amiga: emulated Bitplane <> Refresh conflicts

• Amiga: Final Fight Enhanced supported by temporary option to fake ECS Denise

• Amiga: written floppy disks are now saved in a second filethis does not apply to uncompressed ADF (don't worry, emulator asks if ADF can be changed)
  permanent writes are now possible for IPF, compressed images, EXT ADF, DMS
  the folder for the save files can be customized under Amiga > Software > Paths

• Amiga: added 4-player adapter

• Amiga: added copy protection dongle support

• C64: besides PRG, P00 and T64 are loadable as D64Drag'n'Drop PRG on Software TAB -> Disk file slot OR
  use filedialog and change file type to "all files"

• C64: fixed Hucky Cart emulation (thanks to Claus)

• fixed a bug not finishing Drag'n'Drop in Linux GTK

• fixed some OSX bugs/crashes [looking for tester]ARM builds can now handle IPF capsimg library
  fix UI file dialog crashes

• improved mouse capture handling for all OSes

• UI changesmany global options are distributed among the individual emulator options
  volume slider has moved to status bar
  Shader controls have been reworked
  all hotkey assignments are now in the same place
  added option to capture pointer by left mouse button

• changed BuildSystem to CMAKE

• added Linux/BSD XCB input driver for keyboard/mouse

• improved GTK window resizing in some desktop environments

looking for Shader authors

• interested in shaders forLuma/Chroma crosstalk, probably last unsupported C64 effect
  wrap image with 1702/1084S/... monitor and C64/Amiga floppy drive

• new option for SLANGP files: luma_chromaLuma Chroma input to prevent lossy conversion from RGB
  Alpha Channel is used for Pixel meta data: C64 VIC2 AEC and BA signal (affect luminance)
  add a few pixels around the image, which will be cropped later between shader passes (e.g., calculate FIR Filter in border or first PAL delay line)

• there are parameters that are not visible or can be operated by userthe emulator sets them automatically and can be used by the shader author
  autoEmu_driveLED, autoEmu_cropTop, autoEmu_cropLeft, autoEmu_lace, autoEmu_hires, autoEmu_pal, autoEmu_subRegion

--2.2.1--

• Fixed spanish translation

--2.2--

•  added D3D11 driver

•     openGL has bad VSYNC/VRR behavior on Windows 11 (replace it with D3D11: Options->Video->Driver)

•     ported internal and external openGL shader to D3D11 

• added italian translation (thanks to Luigi)

• added an option to rotate the screen (90°/180°/270°)

• added an option to force a single instance when opening another instance from frontend loader or file explorer

• fixed Amiga basic volume (louder)

• improved 1571 emulation

• added C64 cartridges: Comal-80, Silverrock, RGCD

• added a more easy way to set stereo separation (Audio -> DSP)

• added tapes to swapper (mixed disc/tape swapper)

• added option to decide if manual warping stops automatic warping until next restart

• added more options to control the screen aspect ratio

• added button/hotkey to crop the outer frame after resizing or changing "aspect ratio" or emulated border

--2.1--

• add drag'n'drop overlay

             files can be inserted into additional drives faster

             files can either only be inserted or inserted and restarted

             multi file support

• fix: Wasapi didn't work on some audio hardware  

• thanks to all translators: Ben, Ulgon, Ferenc, Muzza

Amiga

• greatly improved accuracy, thanks to amilo3438, vAmigaTS, CPU Tester, AW182

• ~15% speed up

• fix: Drive LED sometimes does not turn off

• display tracks more clearly

• add IPF, DMS, EXE and encrypted kick rom support

• add RTC

• add multi file support for any-loader (fill DF0-3 in one go)

• show power LED in status line

              colors for power and drive LEDs depend on the model

              click on power LED to select audio filter

C64

• fix: multi SID UI not updated correctly from config

• fix: sometimes crashes when changing speeder

• add cartridges: Dinamic, Diashow Maker, Super Snapshot V5

• add option to intensify pseudo stereo (now also works with same SID models)

--2.0--

• Added Amiga emulation: A1000 (OSC/ICS), A500 (Full OCS), A500 (ECS Agnus, OCS Denise)
  RGB or S-Video with PAL/NTSC color encoding, border cropping
  support all global features like: runAhead, savestates, G-Sync, configs, Warp, JIT polling, shader
  up to 4 disk drives with acceleration option
  Chipram, Slowram, Fastram
  list disk content in UI
  AROS firmware is preinstalled
  motor controlled auto warp
  drive sounds
  support custom frequencies like B.C. Kid (56.4 Hz)
  if you only want to use one of the two emulators, Amiga or C64 core can be hidden

• emulator now boots automatically after power onSplash screen can be disabled
  emulator remembers which core was used last

• disk swapper can be filled faster due to multiple selection of filesfiles from archives can also be added quickly
  if requested disk swap position is not prepared, emulator guesses the disk based on requested position and the currently inserted disk

• windows: prevent App minification when focus loss in fullscreen

• C64: add option to combine Virtual Device Traps (instant load first file) with floppy speeder

• C64: improve drive motor controlled auto warpadd option to stop auto warp when software requests input, because
  some games stop drive motor too late and warp runs too long, what could lead to the loss of a life
  

• C64: support magicdesk CRT's with broken header

• C64: fix runahead slowdown with REU/GeoRAM when using a lot of memory, e.g. REU 16 MB

• Mice and other mouse-controlled devices, such as Lightguns, can now be configured with one click

NOTES

• Mouse CapturingIn order to operate the Amiga/C64 mouse, it must first be captured. The middle mouse button is designed for this purpose by default. Of course, another key or key combination can also be used for this.
  Press the "Hotkeys" button under Control / Amiga Configuration. A double click on the first entry "capture mouse" allows you to assign a new key(s).

• Dutch Translationsomeone created a ticket and offered a Dutch translation for Denise. Unfortunately, I reacted too late
  and the creator certainly never read the answer. If you're reading this. Yes, I am interested and in other languages too, of course.

• VRR (G-Sync, FreeSync)[Windows] keep in mind that the old DirectX9 video driver can apply VRR only in "exclusive" fullscreen (not in windows, not in normal fullscreen)
  [Windows] for VRR you should select openGL driver in Denise. So it works in window and fullscreeen mode
  [Linux,macOS] keep in mind that VRR works only in fullscreen mode [not an emulator limitation]

--1.1.3.1--

• thanks for the countless tests and suggestions

• thanks for spanish translation

• tape loading sounds (playing as audio cassette)

• fixed a bug for windows UI not listing all addresses for multi SID's in drop-down list

• faster loading of floppy drive profile with a lot of stepper WAV's for each tracknewtronics drive sound profile no longer blocks emulation on first start

• added option to hold autofire a little bit longera few games benefit from it, applies to all active Turbo functions
  hint: some autofire compatible joysticks do this

• added option to prioritise Controlport over keyboard and vice versadouble assignments are temporarily inactivated
  e.g. using cursor keys as joystick replacement

--1.1.3--

• added newtronics drive sound profile [thanks to enigma]

• precise FPS counter and speed selection menudefine a custom speed
  define decimal place and refresh interval for FPS counter

• added option to render in a separate thread [threaded renderer]improves VSync for non standard refresh rates, like 50.125 Hz
  new default setting, because most reliable

• added option for adaptive sync (not to be confused with VRR)automatically selects the best sync option for requested emulation speed
  outperforms threaded renderer, but it needs more attention
  first it needs threaded renderer to be disabled
  need to detect correct refresh rate (use new sync hotkey to confirm if it fits)
  refresh rate detection works for primary screen only (at the moment)
  threaded renderer will be enabled automatically if display refresh rate differs from user requested emu speed
  skips frames when user requested emu speed is a multiple of display refresh rate

• fixed jerky scrolling for Linux and macOS

• added option to change the size of the window in the correct aspect ratio

• added option to emulate in a separate thread besides User Interfaceunblocked audio/video when browsing the file dialog or moving/sizing window

• fix support for VRR displays (G-Sync/FreeSync)reduce input lag by 20 ms (PAL)
  don't forget to enabale VRR in your monitor OSD or display software
  set display refresh rate to maximum
  don't forget to disable VSync in emulator
  Linux and macOS don't support VRR in window mode (not an emulator problem)
  old direct3D9 driver in Denise support it only in exclusive fullscreen
  use openGL in Windows (supports VRR in window and fullscreen mode)
  when changing the emu speed, within the VRR interval, the scrolling remains soft
  without adjusting the display refresh rate you can switch between 50.125 Hz (PAL) and 59.826 Hz (NTSC)

• using revision 1/2 kernals when selecting old VIC'sonly happens if standard firmware is selected

• show tape content in User Interfacestart files without manual fast-forward
  fast-forward to selected file without autostartig it
  Virtual Device Traps: load tape files (PRG or Turbo Tapes) instantly

• added autofiretypical or self-firing continuous fire (superimposed by a press on the fire button)
  turbo fire for left/right directions (shaking games)
  adjustable autofire frequency

• added option to allow opposite directionsby default, simultaneous pressing of opposite directions (left<>right, top<>down) is ignored

• added support for second fire button (Cheetah Annihilator)

• added tape drive soundslike floppies, you can add your own sound profiles
  you can send me new profiles and I will integrate them permanently with the next release

• FreeBSD support

• macOS M1 support

• a lot of fixes

--1.1.2--

• P64 support

• 1541, 1541C support

• 1570/1571 supportsupport of D71 / G71 / P71 formats
  Burst Modification
  
  MFM supportP64
  G64 (U-II+/U64 compatibility mode)
  

• Floppy RAM expansions and parallel cable

• Floppy FastloaderSpeedDOS
  DolphinDOS v2, v3, Ultimate compatible
  ProfDOS v1, R3, R4, R5, R6
  PrologicDos Original and Classic
  Turbo Trans with 512k Ram Disk ( includes Turbo Access )
  ProSpeed 1571 GTI v2.0
  Expansionsport cart for ProfDOS, PrologicDOS, Turbo Trans
  Userport plug-in for DolphinDOS, ProfDOS, PrologicDOS, ProSpeed 1571
  

• bugfix: switch to custom resolution in fullscreen

• auto insert newly created disks or tapes

• increase App initial loading time

• add drive soundssamples provided by [thanks to enigma and Trackers World]
  support for multiple profiles
  simply create own WAV folders and select it
  

• support command line start of disk entries, besides Load "*"Frontends like Assembly64 support this
  

• Virtual Device Trapsfast load first file
  can be combined with Warp
  

• add hungarian translation [thanks to Ferenc]

• add "Just in time" polling for faster input recognition

• Catalina and above prompts to allow keyboard monitoring if not already so

• display CPU JAM in status bar