github EmuELEC/EmuELEC v4.8
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7 months ago

v4.8

Finally It's here!

Changes

  • Removed preinstalled ports:
    Ports were taking a lof of space on the system partition and added a lot to the main build time, with PortMaster now fully mature and working extremly well, we decide to use it instead, all the ports we had preinstalled
    are available in PortMaster.
    However one thing keep in mind is that all ports from PortMaster are intended for handheld devices, so EmuELEC on SBC's is not officially supported, worstcase_scenario has tested a lot of games running on a s905x2 SBC
    and installed directly from PortMaster: https://github.com/EmuELEC/EmuELEC/wiki/List-of-Ports-running-on-EmuElec-(work-in-progress)
    Just remember to follow their instructions. https://portmaster.games/ as some games require special steps.
    To install PortMaster Scroll to the Setup Scripts, select "Install PortMaster" and follow the instructions, after restarting ES, you should now see "Launch Portmaster" in the Ports section.

  • A new and improved Splash system:
    Thanks to Langerz82 and worstcase_scenario it has never been as easy to customize how EmuELEC looks while loading a game! there are many splash options to display in game launching and exit available, including:

    • Default - Legacy option, will load the default splash.
    • Enable Platform/Rom loading: Legacy option, will look for a file in /storage/splash/{platform}/{rom_name}.png if not found it will look for /storage/splash/{platform}/launching.png
    • Custom - Select your own image/video!
    • Random - automatically selects video/image from the defined path!
    • Scraped media - This option will read your platform gamelist.xml for a predefined tag and use any media you have scraped, options: random, image, thumbnail, video, marquee, fanart

Many other improvements:
We removed mame2016 and added MAME 0.282 (with full MESS support), while not everything has ben setup automatically, you can load any system that MAME supports from Retroarch directly.
Added Fmtowns using MESS.
Added Satellaview and Sufami Turbo thanks to Qbertaddict for the suggestion
Wii Remotes are now easy to setup directly from ES
Volume is now controlled globally from ES
Updated Amiberry to v8, added Amiberry-lite
Added Ikemen-GO, a M.U.G.E.N alternative.
Full midi/mt32/fluidsynth support(core dependent)
The ability to use a normal IR sensor bar (or candles) with a wiimote inside retroarch
Automatic shutdown timer after user inactivity
script for saving and enabling multiple macros for controllers
Audio connection via Bluetooth devices
customizable scroll sound for ES menu
enabled cheat function for Mame2010
new and updated emulators: gearlynx bk electronika, supafaust, amiberry-lite, dosbox-pure, stella2023 and PUAE2021, most of the libretro cores

... and many other changes,
If you find any issues with this update, please first test with a clean installation! if problem persists feel free to open an issue or visit us on Discord.

Other versions

While I tried testing as much as I could on Odroidm1, RK356x, OGA/OGS and GameForce, due to lack of time these devices are not properly tested, not everything is workin as smooth as on Amlogic devices, please update at your own risk.
If you find any issue with these versions or f your device is missing from the release, please open an issue or visit us on Discord.

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