ppsspp/history.md

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.