fix linking, rename lib, prep for GB/C
get more consoles working. PCE still not there
fix PCE hucard loading; CD still broken
fix PCE CD loading and firmware. SGB still not quite there
get SGB working
add gitlab recipe for libretro buildbot
An additional frame's worth of input lag was added by runahead because of the timing at which it loads/saves the state vs when the inputs are polled (NES core was not affected due to the timing at which it polls controllers compared to other cores)
Also fixed a SNES-specific runahead issue when the game starts a very long DMA before vblank that ends after vblank, causing some frames to not be rendered at all and showing older frames instead (this is a rare scenario, but caused issues in Star Fox)
* Video: Add support for VRR when in borderless fullscreen mode (Windows only) and improve frame pacing
* Fixed debug stats not disappearing when unchecking option in some scenarios
* Changed frame pacing graph scale/logic to show the gap between the ideal pacing and the current pacing (within +/- 2ms)
On the NES, loading a PAL game with the "auto" aspect ratio, powering off the console, and then loading a PAL game again would result in the screen being the incorrect aspect ratio/ratio, until the user's mouse goes over the menu, or the window is resized, etc. This was caused by the region being reset to NTSC when the game is unloaded, despite the screen keeping the PAL aspect ratio's dimensions,.
-ProcessCpuClock was used to check for events that don't need to be checked that often (auto-switch disk + auto fast-forward options). This has been moved to an EndFrame callback.
-This was even slower than intended because of the call to _emu->GetFrameCount() which was, relatively speaking, fairly slow. To improve its performance (since it's used rarely for some things like turbo button processing), a separate GetFrameCount function was added on all console classes, and Emulator::GetFrameCount was also optimized to be faster when called from the emulation thread.
When the auto-switch disk option is enabled, this can improve performance by about 25-30%. When the option is not enabled, this still improves performance by 4-5%.
* GB: Link cable support with two local consoles
* GB: Fix crash when color blending is enabled
* GB: Fix formatting
* GB: Link UI fixes, control fixes, audio fixes
Copied from Sour's branch. Also a separate change to use separate savefiles.
* GB: Try to avoid crashes from buffer overflows
* GB: Separate savefiles with linked multiplayer
* GB: Add support for faster link speed
* GB: Move enum to correct file
* GB: Refactor, move serial transfer to function
* -Fixed secondary console sometimes running far ahead of the main console when frame counters did not match (e.g because one console had their LCD disabled longer, etc.) This would cause buffer overflows in the audio buffer.
-Fixed screen tearing when both consoles are not perfectly in sync (because of the LCD being disabled for a different amount of time, etc.)
-Fixed main console not calling PlayQueuedAudio properly mid-frame
-Reuse VS Dualsystem code to merge audio/video when possible/simple and moved that to AvMergeUtilities
Some visual glitches can appear on the secondary screen (for GB) while rewinding, but this can't really be fixed.
* Fixed warning (unused local variable)
* Prevent loading single-console save states when in dual-console modes
* Disable debugger for VS DualSystem's subconsole. Fixes issues when debugging VS DualSystem games
* Code cleanup
* Rework solution to disable debugger on second console to improve performance
Added InternalRunFrame for nes & gb to avoid checking for the presence of the second console after each cpu instruction
* Don't enable the linked GB option by default
* Removed unused function
* Netplay: Force game to reload after updating emulation settings when connecting to the server (or when the host changes game)
This ensures that e.g the GB link cable setting is applied and that the game loads correctly, regardless of the client's link cable settings (otherwise the game could load without the link mode enabled, etc.)
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Co-authored-by: Sour <[email protected]>
* SNES: Add Turbo File Twin support
* SNES: Try to make write mode flag more accurate
Hardware tests on Turbo File Twin seem to be showing that if you write data then it stops reporting that the write flag is on, despite letting you write more data
* SNES: Move bit array access to a utility
Also add note about how bit 26 in STF report is not fully verified
* SNES: Add behavior seen when reading without read command
When you turn the strobe on and off outside of a read command, the shift register gets reloaded with the most recently read or written byte
* NES, SNES: Emulator::SaveBattery() for saving console and controller
* Fix range limit in SetBitInArray
* Add notes about unknown aspects of TFII mode
* Add comments to make it clear what's unknown
* STF mode ignores out-of-range addresses
Also allocate _data instead of putting it in the class
* Movies: Fixed missing input recording/playback for the first frame after power cycle
This didn't cause any obvious issues, because it would only matter if a significant button was pressed during the first frame. But when exporting a movie from the history viewer, the first frame's input was actually part of the .mmo file, causing every input to be offset by 1 frame when the movie was played back (which caused desyncs). The movie recording/playback was initialized too late, after the first frame's input was initialized, causing it to be skipped entirely. Using the new "AfterInitConsole" notification, which is triggered slightly earlier, instead of "GameLoaded" allows the first frame's input to be recorded/played properly
This also fixes a rare emulator crash that could occur when you power cycle while letting go of the rewind button at the same time (that I triggered by rewinding while the movie was playing a frame that had a power cycle input)
* Fixed more desync issues (when recording movies from "current state", and when exporting movies from the history viewer)
* Fixed warning
* Fixed backward-compatibility with movies recorded before these fixes
* Code: Add auto-formatting rules for C++ projects (clang-format) and enforce code style via "clang-format" and "dotnet format"
* fix ui format warnings
When switching between GB and SGB models and then power cycling, the old BIOS would continue being used for the new model. This fixes that for GB and any other firmware where a similar problem may have come up.
Thanks to Sour for this fix.
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