News(page 10)

Version 2.284
-added basic support for the triforce bios obtainable from virtua striker 4 (segaboot.img1), simply place it into your device root and rename it to segaboot.bin, triforce games now should start using it, if you want to enter its test menu press start while the media board init message is on screen

Version 2.283
-made __GXSetVAT patch a bit more dynamic and added smugglers run into its list, should fix the freezes it had

Version 2.282
-removed sonic adventure dx again from the pad exception list, that game must've been fixed with some previous change
-added a proper f-zero ax widescreen patch, thanks CosmoCortney
-removed a few mario kart gp2 menu timers, thanks conanac

Version 2.281
-added PADControlMotor security check to prevent the patch from applying to a wrong place, fixes Resident Evil 0 and NFL Street 2
-added pad state switching exception list for Call of Duty, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and Sonic Adventure DX to try to fix their control problems

Version 2.280
-added Piglet's Big Game to the ARStartDMA exception list to fix sound issues ingame
-added an additional DOL file security check before patching, fixes WrestleMania X8

Version 2.279
-added missing file which makes it impossible to compile
-corrected triforce virtua striker offset check

Version 2.278
-slightly updated ARStartDMA code, fixed a small mistake in it and made it easier to debug
-fixed up progressive video mode flag and added a exception to skip it on BMX XXX so the game doesnt freeze when using a component/hdmi cable
-added a new img patching method which gets NBA 2k2, NBA 2k3, NCAA College Football 2K3 as well as NCAA College Basketball 2K3 fully working
-added ARStartDMA exceptions for NBA 2k2, Army Men Sarges War, ESPN MLS Extra Time 2002, Monster 4x4: Masters Of Metal and SD Gundam Gashapon Wars to fix various issues with these games
-skipping the GC BIOS if one of the 4 working triforce games gets detected
-slightly increased our kernel memory

Version 2.277
-wrote up a small pal gc ipl patch to try prevent its startup crashing
-make sure that the timer memory info is always set to the correct values

Version 2.276
-added gamecube bios support, please note that this is still very early in testing so it might not fully work, to let a game start using the original gamecube bios place iplusa.bin, ipljap.bin and/or iplpal.bin onto your device root, if nintendont finds the bios fitting to the game region it tries to start it, as of right now this feature has no use whatsoever and only exists for pure demonstration purposes

Version 2.275
-hopefully improved the audio streaming code to not crash certain games on the end of the audio file
-added triforce video mode patches so all 4 triforce games can be patched to run with force progressive

Version 2.274
-added a proper audio streaming resample check so games with too fast audio should now sound correct
-moved the Street Racing Syndicate exception to hopefully fix the game

Version 2.273
-Added new boot status message "Cheat path is empty" when cheats are on and cheat path is on and the cheat path isn't set
-Changed boot status messages "Initing devices..." to "Initing storage devices..."
-improved gamecube adapter for wii u bongo support

Version 2.272
-commented out some debug patches for ax which should let it start if OSReportis not enabled
-forgot to actually use a updated function, made sure its used now

Version R28
CHANGES FOR DOOM:

- ADDED "NO REST FOR THE LIVING" SUPPORT
- CHANGES TO ERROR / FAILURE LOGGING & OUTPUT
- REFRESHING / REDRAWING ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCREEN BORDER
- FIXED A BUG THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PORT TO CRASH IF ENABLING THE DISPLAY TICKER WHEN NOT RUNNING A GAME
- FIXED A BUG FOR FREEDOOM PHASE 2 WHERE SELECTING A MAP TO WARP TO DIDN'T DISPLAY THE DESTINATION MAP
- FIXED A BUG FOR FREEDOOM PHASE 2 WHERE THE WEAPONS CHEAT MENU DIDN'T DISPLAY THE SUPER SHOTGUN ENTRY

CHANGES FOR HERETIC:

- REFRESHING / REDRAWING ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCREEN BORDER
- ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCREEN SIZE OPTION WHEN STARTING THE GAME WITH THE LOWEST POSSIBLE SCREEN SIZE
- ENHANCEMENT TO THE "BETA" FLASHING MESSAGE WHEN USING THE BETA VERSION OF HERETIC1.WAD WITH THIS PORT

CHANGES FOR HEXEN:

- REFRESHING / REDRAWING ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCREEN BORDER
- ENHANCEMENT TO THE "BETA" FLASHING MESSAGE WHEN USING THE BETA VERSIONS OF HEXEN.WAD WITH THIS PORT
- FIXED A BUG THAT CAUSED A WRONG PLACEMENT OF THE CONTROL MENU'S FREELOOK SPEED SLIDER
- FIXED A BUG THAT CAUSED THE INTERMISSION SCREEN TO BE DRAWN INCORRECTLY
- FIXED A BUG THAT CAUSED THE STATUS BAR NOT BEING DRAWN CORRECTLY WHEN ENTERING / EXITING THE AUTOMAP
- FIXED A BUG THAT CAUSED THE PLAYER TO GET STUCK INSIDE THE FLOOR WHEN TELEPORTING BETWEEN MAPS
- RESTORED CHOCOLATE HEXEN'S STOCK SAVEGAME CODE

CHANGES FOR STRIFE:

- CHANGES TO THE CHEAT MENU: DISPLAY CHEAT NAMES FOR THE TEASER DEMO OR THE RETAIL GAME AND VICE VERSA
- CHANGES TO THE CHEAT MENU: DISPLAY ONLY CHEATS AVAILABLE IN THE TEASER DEMO
- CHANGES TO THE MUSIC CHEAT: DON'T PLAY THE TEASER DEMO MUSIC IN THE RETAIL GAME MODE AND VICE VERSA
- CHANGES TO THE MUSIC CHEAT: DON'T ALLOW DOUBLED SELECTION OF MUSIC TRACKS
- CHANGED (INCREASED) RAM USAGE DUE TO Z_MALLOC ERRORS
- RESTORED ORIGINAL SOUNDS & MUSIC AND CODE OF THE STRIFE TEASER DEMO WHEN RUNNING THE DEMO CAMPAIGN
- RESTORED ORIGINAL HELP SCREENS 2 & 3 OF THE STRIFE TEASER DEMO WHEN RUNNING THE DEMO CAMPAIGN
- RESTORED ORIGINAL INTRO & DEMO SLIDESHOWS OF THE STRIFE TEASER DEMO WHEN RUNNING THE DEMO CAMPAIGN
- FINISHED THE CODE FOR THE MISSING STRIFE TEASER DEMO SLIDESHOW ENDING WHEN RUNNING THE DEMO CAMPAIGN
- REFRESHING / REDRAWING ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCREEN BORDER
- FIXED A BUG THAT CAUSED THE LOADING INDICATOR TO NOT BEING DRAWN
- ADDED SUPPORT FOR TELEPORTING TO MAP35 (WHICH WAS PART OF THE STRIFE TEASER DEMO - IT'S A DEV-MAP)
- ADDED CAMPAIGN GAMEPLAY FEATURE (DEMO / RETAIL VERSION) FROM THE STEAM "STRIFE: VETERAN EDITION"
- ADDED MISSING "CAST" FEATURE THAT'S PART OF THE STEAM "STRIFE: VETERAN EDITION" AND WHICH WAS PART OF
THE STRIFE TEASER DEMO (THOUGH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE SAME THAT ROGUE HAD INCLUDED IN THE TEASER)


RELEASE INFO FOR WII-DOOM (R26)
- ADDED "NO REST FOR THE LIVING" SUPPORT
- DISABLED SHORTLY VISIBLE ERROR MESSAGE WHEN STARTING UP HACX ON MAP01
- SPEED-UP WHEN LOADING GAME RESOURCES
- DOUBLED THE RAM PROVIDED FOR USE
- SMALL COSMETIC CHANGES TO WAD SELECTOR MENU & GAME STARTUP SCREEN
- REMAPPING OF CLASSIC BUTTON B AND A FOR WAD SELECTOR MENU
- ALLOWING TO OPEN THE MENU USING THE CLASSIC CONTROLLER WHILE A DEMO IS RUNNING
- DEACTIVATED PSEUDO SD-GECKO SUPPORT FOR WAD SELECTOR MENU
- DEACTIVATED DEAD GAMECUBE CONTROLLER CODE
- DEACTIVATED DEMO PLAYBACK FOR ALL IWAD FILES OF DOOM (NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION)
- UPGRADED RENDERER TO USE 32-BIT INTEGER MATH
- INCLUDED FLOOR / CEILING WIGGLE FIX BY FABIAN GREFFRATH'S SOURCE PORT "CRISPY DOOM"
- CHANGES TO ERROR / FAILURE LOGGING & OUTPUT
- CHANGED FLAG BACK TO NON-DEBUG MODE
- CHANGED THROTTLE FOR JOYSTICK Y AXIS FROM 0 TO +20 / -20
- CHANGED WAD SELECTOR HOME DIRECTORY TO DEFAULT APP PATH
- REMOVED DEMO PLAYBACK FOR SEVERAL DOOM IWADs (OUT OF SYNC ERROR)
- REFRESHING / REDRAWING ENHANCEMENT TO THE SCREEN BORDER
- FIXED WRONG TYPO UPON RENDERING SPRITE CLIPPING INFO (NOT REALLY A BUG)
- FIXED A BUG THAT WOULD CAUSE THE PORT TO CRASH IF ENABLING THE DISPLAY TICKER WHEN NOT RUNNING A GAME
- FIXED A BUG FOR FREEDOOM PHASE 2 WHERE SELECTING A MAP TO WARP TO DIDN'T DISPLAY THE DESTINATION MAP
- FIXED A BUG FOR FREEDOOM PHASE 2 WHERE THE WEAPONS CHEAT MENU DIDN'T DISPLAY THE SUPER SHOTGUN
- FIXED A BUG CAUSING A CRASH WHEN ENTERING GAME SETTINGS MENU WHILE NOT RUNNING ANY GAME
- FIXED A BUG CAUSING A CRASH WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON FOR AUTOMAP START UPON GAME STARTUP
- FIXED A BUG CAUSING CRASHES WHEN WALKING INTO SECTORS THAT HAVE BEEN LOWERED BY CROSSING A LINEDEF
- FIXED A BUG WHEN USING CROSSHAIR AT FULLSCREEN WAS DRAWN AT WRONG Y-POS
- FIXED A BUG IN THE FINALE CAST OF DOOM II WHERE MONSTERS WEREN'T SHOWING THE DYING FRAMES
- FIXED BUTTONS FOR WAD SELECT MENU
- ADDED POSSIBILITY TO WARP TO SECRET MAP E1M10 (SEWERS) FOR XBOX DOOM.WAD
- ADDED POSSIBILITY OF USING A BUTTON BIND FOR RUNNING
- ADDED IWAD SUPPORT FOR THE PSN DOOM IWAD RELEASE
- ADDED IWAD SUPPORT FOR XBOX DOOM.WAD
- ADDED IWAD SUPPORT FOR THE XBOX DOOM 2 IWAD RELEASE
- ADDED SUPPORT FOR THE DOOM & DOOM 2 IWAD'S OF DOOM 3 BFG EDITION (PC)
- ADDED SUPPORT FOR WARPING XBOX' DOOM 2 IWAD FROM MAP 02 TO SECRET MAP 33
- ADDED POSSIBILITY TO JUMP IN THE GAME
- ADDED WAD SELECTOR MENU INFO ON HOW TO RESET THE FLAGS (SHOWN IF A FILE HAS BEEN ALMOST SELECTED)
- ADDED CROSSHAIR FLAG TO CONFIG
- ADDED SD-CARD SUPPORT
- ADDED BUTTON TO CHANGE WEAPONS BACKWARDS
- ADDED POSSIBILITY OF LOADING UP TO 3 PWADS
- RE_INTRODUCING KEY BINDINGS FROM MY PREVIOUS RELEASES OF CHOCOLATE TO THE PSP / PS VITA
- WORKAROUND FOR SOME MINOR "BAD V_DRAWPATCH" CRASHES (BUT HACX'S SHOTGUN FRAME IS STILL A BIT BUGGY)

r1236
Push r1235 in internal update menu and window's installer.

Added used libraries to /branches/libs/
You need to "make" and "make install" both libsicksaxis and libupc to compile
USBLoaderGX r1235+

r1235
* Added WiiU pro controller support.
Some menus or buttons might not work. (Thanks Airline38)
L3+R3 to shutdown the pad.
* Added PS3 controller support over USB, requires loader's
IOS set to IOS58. Button mapped as Classic Controller.
* Added a WiiU Auto aspect fixer based on current WiiU setting.
* Added a WiiU Widescreen switcher in Features menu.


Nintendont:
* Fixed detection for nintendont v2.263+ issue 2294
* Added a WiiU Widescreen setting. issue 2296
Default value based on current WiiU aspect ratio settings.
* Added a setting to choose Nincfg.bin behavior at launch issue 2297
Always delete; Always create; No change.
* Removed unused game specific settings section (MGS2)
* Renamed MCEmu ON setting to Multi
* Added Disc launching feature
* Added user prompt to select where MCEmu should be located when using Disc launching.
The device is auto-detected if Gamecube source setting is set to SD or Main(USB) only.
* Changed prompt type to warning if Nintendont version detection fails.


Thanks to Airline38 for the WiiU pro base patch.

Version 2.271
-changed out some buffers in jvsio and changed some flushing code in order to help out triforce random crashes, missing controls and problems
-changed the default triforce ingame coin count to 9 so just in case it doesnt automatically refresh the coins you dont run out directly and may get lucky on the next coin update to get new coins
-commented out some possibly problematic debug code which might crash games on bootup
-added ARStartDMA exceptions for both Multi-Game Demo Disc 18 and Street Racing Syndicate

Version 2.270
-added proper memory flush security as well as proper ARStartDMA data copying if the data to be copied is not properly aligned already, fixes various games such as happy feet, legends of wrestling and gun

Version 2.269
-fixed up gc disc reading of multi-iso discs created with very old tools
-more security updates to try to fix return to loader freezing

Version 2.268
-cleaned up some patching, triforce games now have a bit less patching in order to run
-added a bit of security when reading data

Version 2.267
-Added Trio Linker Plus II controller.ini (Thanks gillhaj02)

Version 2.266
-fixed up the triforce game virtua striker 4 so it should boot and also added basic controls code for it
-small changes and bugfixes

Version 2.265
-Added Support for some generic Classic controllers (Thanks Abz)

Version 2.264
-if nintendont gets loaded with the wrong IOS it will try to load IOS58 by itself
-added code which makes sure we have permission to use the disc drive
-added a missing redraw when you change settings

Version 2.263
-added multi-iso disc support, it has been verified to work from burned discs, wode and as direct iso on sd/usb
-slightly adjusted the loader game selection, the controls should be a bit better now

Version 2.262
-Added Nunchuck support

Version 2.261
-fixed a little bug in disc reading which now fixes reading burned gc discs on old wiis

Version 1.10.1
- Fixed spelling mistake in storyboard (English)
- Reduced tearing

Version 1.10
- Initial release