Biggest Update Yet (UI Overhaul + Dual-Screen + Scraping)

0.0.5 is the biggest iiSU update yet!
It includes a huge UI overhaul, better Dual Screen handling, and a ton of quality of life features that move iiSU much closer to our long-term vision.

General Improvements

• Loading Times and Navigation
  • Heavily improved loading times and significantly improved navigation app-wide.
• Background Task Handling
  • Tasks such as scraping, data creation, hashing, and more can all be run in the background
  • Reduces time stuck in onboarding, allowing you to use iiSU whilst these processes run.
• Navigation
  • Many navigational issues have been fixed, greatly improving overall usability.
• RetroAchievements Fix
  • Fixed an issue with the latest RetroAchievements update which caused issues when logging in.
• Custom ROM Names
  • Added an option to change ROM names individually.
• Jump Back Into Game
  • Improved the “Jump Back Into Game” widget, now displaying scraped media where available.
• Increased Emulator Support
  • Added support for pico8-android and M64Plus FZ Pro
  • Fixed Gamenative Support

UI

• Updated UI
  • Updated UI to match the original design concepts more closely.
  • A completely updated options menu organises options options much better, improving navigation and ease-of-use
  • Scrim Design updated to an oval to better match original mockups.
• Custom Font
  • Added a brand-new custom font designed specifically for iiSU.
• Redesigned Menu
  • Redesigned context menus for improved organisation and easier navigation.
• Selective Element Disabling
  • Added the ability to selectively enable/disable elements from the external display
• Per-screen icon sizing
  • Added the ability to set an icon size per-screen, so once a game is opened on the main launcher screen, iiSU still looks great when the home screen moves displays
• Rearranging & Resizing Icons
  • Added an option to rearrange the icons on the Home and Console pages.
  • Added an option to resize the icons on the Home and Console pages.
• Slideshows
  • Slideshows are now supported with slide_* media in asset directories.

Dual-Screen Enhancements

• Enhanced Handling
  • Enhanced dual-screen handling across all supported devices, now being much more robust and dynamic.
• Device Identification
  • Added identification for dual-screen devices and correctly launching on top or bottom display.
• AYN Thor Improvements
  • Enhanced Dual Display access with the Thor thanks to a direct collaboration with AYN (Thor must be updated to V1.0.0.360 or higher).
• PocketDS Improvements
  • Updated dual-screen handling on the PocketDS meaning iiSU can now be launched from the top screen.
• DS Navigation Improvements
  • Solved navigation problems on the PocketDS and OnexSugar.

Single-Screen

• Unified single-screen menus with the DS
• "Standard" mode is now default, as we continue to work on the XMB menu and other visuals for the next release

Scraping Improvements

• Added scraper sources
  • Added 3 more scraper sources, meaning you can now choose from IGDB, ScreenScraper, SteamGridDB and TheGamesDB.
• Selective Scraping
  • When scraping on a per-rom basis, added option to only scrape a specific item, allowing combinations of media from multiple sources.
• In-App Asset Manager
  • Added asset manager in-app, allowing you to easily add custom boxart within iiSU
• Region & Language Selection
  • When scraping, you can now set a preferred region and language. This can also be chosen when scraping per-rom.
• More Robust Scraping
  • Scraping is much more robust and accurate.