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New Features

Console Mode

Look ma', I'm on TV! The new console interface is designed for big screens and easy navigation with a controller or remote. It features a grid layout, large icons, and a simplified menu structure to enhance your gaming experience from the comfort of your couch. Launch it from the navigation bar or navigate directly to /console.

#2314

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Out-of-the-box PSP and DOS Emulation

Our programming wizard @adamantike cast a spell on the code base, and now PSP and DOS play is support out-of-the-box, no custom reverse proxy settings or browser launch arguments required! You'll now see play buttons on supported games, though please note that performance is limited by the browser's WASM engine, and performance will vary.

#2356 + #2376

Global EmulatorJS Config

The config.yml file now accepts a new emulatorjs section that allows you to set custom, per-core options and controls. Setting debug: true will print a list of available options for the current emulator core to the browser console, which you can then set in the settings block. The control block allows you to set a custom control mapping for each core. Both settings and control accept a default "core", who's value will be applied to all cores.

#2360

Note

Custom settings and controls are fully optional, and if not set, the emulator will use its own defaults.

# EmulatorJS per-core options
emulatorjs:
  debug: true # Available options will be logged to the browser console when the emulator is started
  cache_limit: null # Cache limit per ROM (in bytes, null is default)
  settings:
    parallel_n64: # Use the exact core name
      vsync: disable
    snes9x:
      snes9x_region: ntsc
    default: # These settings apply to all cores
      fps: show
  controls: # https://emulatorjs.org/docs4devs/control-mapping/
    snes9x:
      0: # Player 1
        0: # IF USED, A MAPPING FOR EACH BUTTON MUST BE SET!
          value: x # Mapping for keyboard
          value2: BUTTON_2 # Mapping for connected controller
        1:
          value: y
          value2: BUTTON_4
      1: # Player 2
      2: # Player 3
      3: # Player 4

Incremental RetroAchievements Sync

A new scheduled task has been added to sync RetroAchievements progress for all users on a recurring basis. Enable the task by setting ENABLE_SCHEDULED_RETROACHIEVEMENTS_PROGRESS_SYNC=true in your environment variables. By default the task runs nightly, but you can customize that using the SCHEDULED_RETROACHIEVEMENTS_PROGRESS_SYNC_CRON variable.

Note

Achievements will only sync for users who have enabled RetroAchievements in their profile settings

#2325

WebP Image Task

Another scheduled task has been added to convert all uploaded images to the modern .webp format. WebP images are 5-10x smaller then JPG/PNG images with no loss of quality, leading to faster load times for cover art in galleries. Enable the task by setting ENABLE_SCHEDULED_CONVERT_IMAGES_TO_WEBP=true in your environment variables. By default the task runs nightly, but you can customize that using the SCHEDULED_CONVERT_IMAGES_TO_WEBP_CRON variable. We also recommend increasing the TASK_TIMEOUT environment variable if you have a large number of games.

#2334

Minor Changes

Jump to previous/next game by @gantoine in #2330
Add scheduled task to sync RetroAchievements progress by @adamantike in #2352
Use dropzone and add button in upload modal by @gantoine in #2366
Console UI improvements by @gantoine in #2377
Add options to gunicorn call by @gantoine in #2322
- WEB_SERVER_CONCURRENCY=2:
- WEB_SERVER_TIMEOUT=300:
- WEB_SERVER_KEEPALIVE=2:
- WEB_SERVER_MAX_REQUESTS=1000:
- WEB_SERVER_MAX_REQUESTS_JITTER=100:
- WEB_SERVER_WORKER_CONNECTIONS=1000:

Bug Fixes

Invalidate fixture cache on file change by @adamantike in #2350
Replace the default exit emulation button with a custom one by @mazkolain in #2353
Fix single roms display on postgres by @gantoine in #2369
Performance fixes for gallery slowdown on card hover by @gantoine in #2373
Reload window when exiting emulatorjs on component unmounted by @gantoine in #2374
getEjsControls should return null if no controls for core or default by @gantoine in #2378
[ROMM-2375] Fix sanitizing file name on rename by @gantoine in #2380
[ROMM-2344] Ignore RA manuals on scan by @gantoine in #2381
Correctly mock async response.json() in unit tests by @adamantike in #2382
Selecting collections should change background by @gantoine in #2383
[ROMM-2039] Add special case for screenshots during scan by @gantoine in #2395
[ROMM-2336] Config entry for EJS_CacheLimit by @gantoine in #2397

Other

Create IGDB service adapter by @adamantike in #2345
Add PlayBtn component to unify button logic by @adamantike in #2357
Run vite dev server with HTTPS enabled by @gantoine in #2235
Fix devcontainer launch by @MauGx3 in #2340
Avoid loading external plugins for mdeditor by @gantoine in #2359
Add prettier plugin to sort imports by @adamantike in #2358
Replace usage of localStorage with vuewuse useLocalStorage by @gantoine in #2362
Replace activeElement with type exact useActiveElement by @gantoine in #2365
Set import order in prettierrc by @gantoine in #2361
Replace window scroll listeners with reactive useWindowScroll by @gantoine in #2367
Use modern useTemplateRef hook by @gantoine in #2368
Add MetadataHandler's is_enabled method by @adamantike in #2370
Replace useWindowScroll with useScroll on document body by @gantoine in #2372
Identify first party modules for isort by @adamantike in #2371
Allow minor upgrades for backend dependencies by @adamantike in #2379
Update emulatorjs and ruffle logos to high quality SVG versions by @gantoine in #2389
Add and update platform icons by @gantoine in #2392

New Contributors

@kodaxx made their first contribution in #2314
@MauGx3 made their first contribution in #2340
@mazkolain made their first contribution in #2353

Full Changelog: 4.1.6...4.2.0-beta.1