ppsspp/history.md

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This is history moved out from README.md, which was getting a bit long.

What's new in 0.9.9.1

A few issues have been discovered in the release that need fixing, the Star Ocean fix had a bug and there are some unexpected slowdowns.

Improved sceMpegRingbufferAvailableSize - UFC© Undisputed™ 2010 now playable

Improved ISO File System - Bleach Soul Carnival 2 now in-game (but freeze when in menu)

What's new in 0.9.9

  • CLUT (paletted) texturing from framebuffers supported, fixing many graphical issues like the shadows in Final Fantasy: Type-0
  • More types of framebuffer copies are now handled correctly, fixing a variety of graphical issues, like the sun in Burnout and many more
  • Better savedata compatibility with the real PSP
  • Support for more codecs used by "Custom BGM" and sometimes regular music in games: MP3, AAC
  • PMP video format support
  • Implemented some strange blending modes like ABSDIFF as shaders, fixing the outlines in DBZ Tag Team and more.
  • Emulation of the vrot CPU instruction improved - it caused cracks in FF3 graphics before
  • Many bugfixes around the UI, touch D-pad now works better when scaled large
  • Workaround implemented to support Star Ocean's stencil trickery as efficiently as possible on all platforms
  • Major corrections to module loading and memory management, fixing further games
  • Bulgarian and Thai language translations were contributed
  • Many, many more game fixes and bug fixes

What's new in 0.9.8

  • OpenGL ES 3 detection bug on Xperia devices fixed, graphics work again.
  • More accurate audio mixing and emulation
  • Software rendering and display list performance improvements
  • Workaround for timing issue hanging Crash Tag Team Racing
  • Galician language
  • Built-in ARM disassembler improvements (dev feature)
  • Fix for immersive mode volume key issue on Android Kitkat
  • And more minor tweaks and fixes as always.

What's new in 0.9.7.1

  • Some critical bugfixes (rotation, haptic feedback on Android, etc)

What's new in 0.9.7

  • Several scheduling and audio fixes, fixing black screens in Yu Gi Oh games among other things.
  • Screen rotation and immersive mode support on Android
  • Large improvements to the software renderer (still not really playable, but looks right more often than not)
  • New VPL allocator and bugfixes, fixing Pangya Golf performance problems.
  • Some mpeg/video playback fixes, fixing Parappa The Rapper and others. Some issues remain.
  • Fix save state bugs causing incompatibility between 32 and 64-bit platforms.
  • Symbol map/debugger improvements
  • Depth buffer copy, fixing Jeanne D'arc. May cause minor slowdowns though, this will be worked around in the future.
  • MsgDialog fixes. Saving fixed in numerous games.
  • Initial multitouch support on Windows 8 for on-screen controls.

What's new in 0.9.6

  • Large general speed improvements and assorted bug fixes
  • "Software Skinning" option which speeds up many games with animated 3D characters (but may slow down a few, like Monster Hunter games - experiment with turning it off)
  • Various fixes around stencil/alpha, reducing glow problems in Wipeout and Gods Eater Burst.
  • Timing improvements making more games run at the correct FPS, also fixing some audio issues
  • More debugger features
  • Option for four-way touch dpad, avoiding diagonal dpad issues
  • Better looking and individually resizable touch controls
  • Add ability to switch UMD in multi-disc games (works for most)
  • Emulate PSP-2000 rather than the 1000 model by default. Not much different in practice.
  • Automatic install of games from ZIP files, like demos and many homebrew.
  • VERY basic ad-hoc online play support, to be improved in future versions. See below.
  • Software renderer improvements

What's new in 0.9.5

  • Many, many emulation fixes:
    • bezier/spline curve support, fixing LocoRoco and others
    • stencil clear emulation, fixing Final Fantasy IV text
  • Performance improvements in some games
  • Post-processing shaders like FXAA, scanlines, vignette
  • More solid save states (we will try to keep them working from now on. Save states only upgrade forward, not backward to older versions though).
  • Change render resolution independently of window size
  • Massive debugger improvements
  • Win32 menu bar is now translatable
  • Multiple UI bugs were fixed, and the UI instantly changes when a new language is selected
  • Win32: Ability to store PPSSPP's config files and memory stick files in places other than the same directory
  • Android-x86 support
  • Unofficial port for modified Xbox 360 consoles
  • Atrac3+ plugin no longer required. Symbian now supports Atrac3+ audio.
  • Symbian audio and ffmpeg is now threaded for more consistent media processing.
  • Haptic feedback support for mobile devices.
  • Accurate system information for mobile devices.
  • Qt audio has been fixed.
  • Analog controller support for Blackberry.