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CORE MANAGEMENT: Improved core selection logic.

CORE MANAGEMENT: Add option to backup/restore installed cores.

CORE MANAGEMENT: Add ‘core management’ menu (Settings -> Core).

CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – failed when loading M3U files with certain line endings.

CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – it doesn’t handle trailing whitespace.

CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – it didn’t handle comments/directives.CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – did not handle absolute/relative paths in M3U files correctly before.CHEEVOS: Correctly report unlocked non-hardcore achievements when hardcore is paused.CHEEVOS: Disable hardcore mode when playing BSV file.CHEEVOS: Support less common file extensions.CHEEVOS: Report API errors when unlocking achievements or submitting leaderboards.AUTO SAVESTATES: Ensure save states are correctly flushed to disk when quitting RetroArch (fixes broken save states when exiting RetroArch – without first closing content – with ‘Auto Save State’ enabled)īUILTIN CORES: Builtin cores like ffmpeg and imageviewer would previously try to erroneously load a dynamic core named ‘builtin’ – this would fail and would just be a wasteful operation – this now skips dylib loading in libretro_get_system_info for builtin cores.Before, swapchain index would be coupled with frame context, which is somewhat naive. Also, to make this work, decouple frame index from swapchain index with regards to CPU-side synchronization.Do not use mailbox emulation on Android.Prefer using semaphores for integrated GPUs (such as Intel HD) as it promotes better throughput over fences.Add support for either using fences or semaphores when syncing.Intel Mesa was broken when using Fences, we have to use Semaphores to acquire the swapchain or the entire GPU stalls.This should theoretically reduce stalls on integrated GPUs. There were some problem platforms with WSI (Window System Interface) currently, which version 1.8.9 partly addresses. ‘Freeze’ in this context means that the Updater service will not be able to overwrite your current core with the latest version from the Updater service. In addition, you can also ‘freeze’ a core.

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It’s now possible to hide ‘Experimental Cores’ from being shown in the ‘Core Downloader’ menu screen.īy default now, a backup of the current Libretro core will be made when you upgrade a core from RetroArch’s builtin Updater service.– and more importantly delete cores – without jumping through all the hoops of loading a core first and navigating all over the place This means we can now view bios info etc. Pressing RetroPad Start on a selected, installed entry opens the Core Information menu (when using Material UI, swiping left or right triggers the same action).Installed cores are now highlighted via a symbol.Pressing RetroPad Select on a Core Updater entry will now display any text in the description field of its info file.

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The software license of each core is now shown in the ‘Core Downloader’ and ‘Load Core’ screen.

We will have more information on this for you soon after the initial testing and feedback is over. When on a menu or battle screen, the service will read out the text on the screen and the currently selected menu option. When selected, the AI service will unpause the game and move the player to that thing and interact with it. If the player holds the select button at this time, then the AI service will read out the list of things of interest on the screen and allow the player to scroll through them and select one. When the emulator is paused, it will give a more detailed description of what’s on the screen, including how far the player can walk in all directions and all things of interest along with their coordinates relative to the player. When in a town or overworld view, it will describe what’s around the player to the west, north, east, and south, as well as any new things of interest that have appeared on screen (eg: a townsperson, a weapon shop, treasure chest, etc.). When started, the AI service will continually parse the screen and describe what’s being shown. The example video above shows a custom service (still in development) designed to make Final Fantasy 1 accessible and playable by blind users. The AI service feature has included new changes to allow closer integration between the service selected and the game being played, allowing the service to read and press gamepad buttons along with the current screen image. AI Service – Custom accessibility service support

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