darkxex/SwanStationPS5 1.1.5

SwanStationPS5 1.1.5

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Memory cards

• Memory cards save and show up again: SwanStation's card is now written to saves/<serial>_1.mcd and loaded at start, so the Memory cards manager lists it.
• The manager shows each save's icon (animated, in the block map and in the list), and save names with symbols like %, ! and ? read correctly.
• A card made under the game file's name moves to the serial's name once the serial is known.

Multi-disc games

• Switching discs in the game menu happens as soon as you choose, with no need to confirm.
• The disc you leave a game on is remembered and started on next time.
• The serial is read from the first disc a .m3u lists, so .chd sets show their cover and data.

Shelf and interface

• The shelf is drawn by the GPU (Vulkan) by default, with a switch in Settings > System > SwanStationPS5 that changes it at once. Turn it off to draw with the CPU as before.
• New Output resolution option: 1080p, 1440p or 4K (4K by default), changed at once. It needs the GPU interface and falls back to 1080p if the TV lacks the mode.
• Covers have a floor reflection (including the placeholder duck), and the title and tags sit above the cover.
• The side covers step back with a light depth effect and keep their width; the version shows beside the app name; the clock and account moved above the hints bar.
• Covers draw only their visible part (from 15-18 ms to 5-10 ms a frame), mip levels are made by the GPU, and the theme's backdrop now follows theme changes.
• Neon Arcade is the default theme, the game artwork frame is on by default, and the Border option "Soft glow" is now "Current background".
• Fixed giant icons in the game menu after many icon sizes were used.

Games and storage

• New Games folder on USB drives setting (psx by default): the name is looked for on /mnt/usb0/ and /mnt/usb1/ at once, typed with a new on-screen keyboard with an Apply button.
• Fixed the picture pulsing in "All Borders" crop mode (Spyro 3 loading screens).
• Default internal resolution is now 4x.

Updates and settings

• After an update the app asks whether to start from the new version's factory settings: X resets (language included), Circle keeps your settings. It is asked once; the settings file now records the version that wrote it.
• Every notice ends with a full stop in all languages.

Housekeeping

• Removed the leftovers of Beetle PSX HW and PCSX-ReARMed. SwanStation is the only emulator.