0.5.3 Beta — Mixtape

Fully playable. This release adds Radio Station shuffle. It updates the
generation recipe, so download the new ZIP into a new folder and run
BuildGame.cmd again. Saves are unchanged.

Download and play

1. Download DOAXBV-0.5.3-Beta.zip below and extract it into a new folder
   with a short path. GitHub's automatic source archives do not include tools.
2. Drag your supported USA game ISO onto BuildGame.cmd.
3. If Microsoft build tools are missing, accept the installation offer and
   follow Windows administrator prompts. Wait for Setup complete.
4. Open Launcher.cmd, choose resolution, MSAA, SMAA and volume, then press Play.

Windows 10/11 x64 and internet access are required. The ZIP bundles Python,
Capstone, Git, CMake and extract-xiso. Setup downloads SDL3 from its official
release while building. Microsoft's C++ compiler and Windows SDK are downloaded
from Microsoft when needed, with your consent; allow several GB of disk space.
You do not need the full Visual Studio IDE.

The package includes source and setup tools, no game files or prebuilt game
runner. Your executable is built locally from your ISO. Keep your existing
installation and saves when upgrading; saves are not imported automatically.
If the ISO extractor reports VCRUNTIME140.dll missing, install the included
Prerequisites/vc_redist.x86.exe and retry.

The separate MinGit-2.55.0.5-64-bit-corresponding-sources.zip is for
license compliance and developers rebuilding Git; it is not needed to play.

What's new

• Shuffle (#78). The game has no random play: its music player steps to
  the next playlist song and wraps at the end. Tick Shuffle music in
  Launcher.cmd to play Radio Station playlists in random order, custom
  soundtrack songs included. Songs still follow the game's location rules, the
  playing song is never picked again next, and saved playlists keep their
  order. "Previous" steps back one entry from the shuffled next song. A
  runner started directly uses RECOMP_MUSIC_SHUFFLE=1. An option in the
  game's own settings screen is planned (#77).

The launcher still has Volume (0.5.2, #76) and Music folder for
private\UserMusic (0.5.1, #75). Custom soundtracks arrived in
0.5.0 (#73).
The full changelog is in
CHANGELOG.md.

Validation

Public runtime tests and GitHub CI pass, including a check of the shuffle
choice: it respects location rules, never repeats the playing song, reaches
every allowed song and gives up when none qualifies. The packaged builder
built the game with its bundled Python, Git and CMake, with system Git and
CMake removed from PATH; fresh generation matches the locally built program
byte for byte and every runtime source matches the tagged commit. A short
agent run of the packaged build with shuffle on logged random next-song
choices for the opening music and played audio without underruns. Hearing
shuffled Radio Station songs during play still awaits the owner's play test.

Known issues

• A second Hopping Game can become playable before loading finishes (#54).
• A brief upside-down map flash can appear when leaving the pool (#55).
• Some underwater beach textures may be missing (#56).
• PlayStation 4 and 5 controllers have not yet been confirmed on physical
  hardware (#65).

Playability coverage and limits remain those of
0.4.

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