DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe v2.11.2

hypseus-singe v2.11.2

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This release changelog:

• [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 from v1.3 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.}