Hypseus

2.11.4

Note: This release contains a new folder required for MIDI operation.
If upgrading, ensure the new midi folder is copied to your existing folder setup.

Note: The SDL2_Mixer libraries are now required for compilation.
The libraries should contain support for MP3 and MIDI at run-time.

Note: Linux based distributions may require native, TiMidity++ or FluidSynth support for MIDI.

• New SDL2 library requirement: SDL2_Mixer libraries
• New midi subfolder added with GPL SR2 soundfont: TimGM6mb
• Clear Game Controller queue of DEVICEADDED on load.
• -romdir arg for alternate path definition of roms folder.
• -nomanymouse arg for disabling ManyMouse loading.
• Fix 'relative' co-ordinates reported by ManyMouse subsystem.
• Lower video width loading restriction for better portrait game support.
• Isolate Sinden border drawing Rect from the YUV window - video scaling is now isolated.
• Alter Sinden border drawing priority, now layers over a main bezel.
• Added MP3 and MIDI music support to Singe API calls.
• Fixed a heap overflow in GPWorld sprite drawing.
• Added JSON support for LUA (CJSON)
• Custom MIDI soundfont support available via sub-folder.
• Remove 'register' keyword deprecation warnings.
• Address certain libmpeg2 build warnings on Mac.
• Remove outstanding sprintf's.
• Update and tidy documentation.

2.11.3

• Implement multiple Game controller support [See gamepad hypinput.ini example]
• Joystick API HAT is now attributed to a single Joystick [See also -openhat]
• Compile time method to separate Daphne and Singe game types in ES.
• Increased Scoreboard bezel positioning to cater for DQHD+
• Replaced some legacy Daphne overlay video:: appendages.
• zlua enhancements. Support for alternate/multi game zip ROM [See -usealt]
• Finally addressed the early SDL2 getPixel workaround/kludge. [Widge]
• -screen argument now allows placement in a multi screen setup.
• -bezeldir specify an absolute path to the 'bezels' folder.
• Peripheral overlay improvements in gpworld and badlands
• Thayer's "timer" scoreboard alpha level simplified.
• Added a Window icon for taskbar enhancement.
• YUV palette transparency functions improved.
• Fix -vertical_stretch YUV stretching. [See cliff]
• Added -horizontal_stretch YUV stretching.
• Reduce VLDP flicker in aceeuro transition screens.
• Fix obscure Thayer's positional toolbox bug.
• Fix -haptic 0 argument placement/behaviour.
• Fix rewriteStatus() API call in zipped ROM's.
• Added Singe API calls for volume, scale, focus/zoom and multiple Game Controllers.
• Example bash loader scripts for actionmax and captainpower running -usealt.
• Update hypjsch to v1.21
• New logo

Comments:

• Users with multiple Joysticks attached using HAT controls, may need to make config adjustments.
• Game Controller configurations should be backwards compatible, use new template for updates.
• The zlua -usealt argument removes the need for ES symlinking, in games such as ActionMax.
• Added -singedir to force absolute singe/ folder path location in ES installations.

2.11.2

Note: There is now a dedicated Bezels repo here: https://github.com/gojidan/hypseus-singe-bezels

• [Issues] Random bezel loading (MSWindows) issue resolved.
• Activating -bezel now enables -fullscreen automatically.
• Thayer's Quest keyboard bezel is now mouse interactive: -tqkeys
• Added an authentic 'backlit' Thayer's Quest keyboard bezel scan.
• Atari/Sidam European ROMS are now supported. Requires EU PAL laserdisc content.
• GPWorld offers authentic steering strengths and includes autocenter via -preset
• MacOS CMake linking issues have been resolved. In both master and libmpeg2 branches.
• Added SDL WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP argument: -alwaysontop. (Addresses legacy issue in BigBox)
• Added Game Controller Rumble haptics and additional Singe API call: controllerDoRumble()
• LUA os.clock() calls have been aligned for Linux/Mac - corrects game timings in these OS with full overlays.
• Singe "zlua" roms - Zipped LUA ROM files are now supported.
• Singe games installations can now align with Daphne, using the "rom", "ram" and "vldp" folders.
  • The singe sub-folder is no longer required "on-disk" with zipped LUA games.
  • The loading system will render the -retropath argument ineffectual on zipped ROM.
• Added Singe 2 Unload() API calls. These will help address a memory leak in many existing game LUA.
• Aligned some Singe 2.10 API calls for sprite resizing, rotating and smoothing. Using SDL2_gfx
• Animated gif support for Singe sprites is enabled if compiled against SDL2_image v2.6.0+ (IMG_Animation)
• Additional hypseus API calls for animated PNG sprite sheets. Bypasses IMG_Animation requirement.
• Fixes for forced aspect ratio arguments within new viewport: ForceAspectRatio, IgnoreAspectRatio
• A legacy Joystick/Game Controller Singe PAUSE alignment issue is fixed.
• MSWindows should now correctly predict parsing percentage/time on large 4Gb+ files.
• Added esp32 support on USB scoreboard - flip serial RTS to default off. (Prohibits forcing a programming mode.)
• Scanlines on scaled, positioned and rotated video display fixed.
• Backslash \ allowed, in MSWindows, for -bezel path definitions
• Sub-folders now allowed in -keymapfile path definitions
• Splashscreen implemented reporting the running version.
• luars232 serial support added (Align with Singe 2) Use on Arduino scoreboards?
• AC_PROG_GCC_TRADITIONAL - obsolete MACRO removed from libmpeg2
• GitHub workflow will produce a SteamDeck "AppImage".
• Digital Leisure games overlay scoreboard updates.
• Rotation refactoring.

Comments:

• libzip is now required for compilation.
• Added Alt positioning Toolkit using Keypad.
• The Windows parsing % fix may cause a regeneration of .dat files.
• Trialing NSIS installer, these can trigger false positive AV warnings.. (Alt: zip)
• "Double intro" shuck on sae and dle21 with -fastboot
• -alwaysontop enable WINDOW_ALWAYS_ON_TOP for main game window.
• GPWorld -preset 1 for spring-loaded style steering wheel: (Gamepads)
• [Daphne] Roadblaster has "random" start scenes disabled in default -bank settings.
• Thayers has -preset 1 argument for timer/scoreboard switch.
• -zlua for zipped LUA Singe files. -script will also work for backwards compatibility.
  • When -zlua files are loaded, the -retropath argument will be ignored.
  • LUA lfs calls will not work within zipped LUA ROMS.
  • https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus_singe_data/tree/master/00-zip-roms
• Singe-enable_trace attempts to print lua_Debug on errors.

Argument change overview:

• Obsolete: Arguments -set_overlay and -oversize_overlay are no longer valid in Singe.
• Replaced: -auxbezel_scale and -auxbezel_position replace annun variants.

-annunbezel_position => -auxbezel_position
-annunbezel_alpha    => -auxbezel_alpha
-annunbezel_scale    => -auxbezel_scale

Check the log for argument errors.