What's new
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Flycast updated to 2.6+
The Dreamcast/Naomi emulator core has been updated to version 2.6+, bringing the latest upstream fixes and compatibility improvements. -
Atomiswave and Naomi support
You can now launch Atomiswave and Naomi arcade games directly through tico, expanding the supported library beyond Dreamcast titles. -
Cover compressor for existing covers
A one-time compression pass runs on your existing cover art to reduce storage usage and improve loading times going forward.
Improvements
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Smoother navigation when holding up/down in gamelist
Holding up or down in the gamelist now scrolls more fluidly, making it easier to browse through large collections. -
Better assets loading and download performance
Assets such as covers and metadata are now fetched and rendered more efficiently, reducing wait times when browsing your library. -
Compression applied on cover downloads
Newly downloaded covers are now compressed on the fly, keeping your storage footprint smaller without any extra steps.
Bug fixes
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Game progress in RetroAchievements screen
Fixed an issue where game progress was not displaying correctly on the RetroAchievements screen. -
FBNeo cover fetching
Covers for FBNeo games were not being retrieved properly; this has been resolved. -
Crash when adding background to consoles
Fixed a crash that occurred when trying to set a custom background image for a console entry. -
Update downloads failing on lower clock speeds
Resolved an issue that caused update downloads to fail on devices running at lower CPU clock speeds.
Warning
On first launch after this update, existing covers will be automatically compressed. This runs once and may take a moment depending on your library size.
Note
Even with the Flycast 2.6+ improvements, Windows CE-based games (e.g. Sega Rally 2) and most Naomi 2 titles remain too demanding for Switch hardware and may not run well.