Front End

version 5.1.9 change log - January 04, 2008

 

Fixed

 

* File "\arcade\system_name.el" not updated correctly when doing a single game scan

* Left panel custom background color not being set (same as games list)

* Scan results was not checking for merged sets and adding all those games to its list

* ZiNc games showing when using "Vector" filter

* History label (top game documents panel) was bugged

* Bad treeview colors in "check for missing images" and "check for missing MAMu_ icons"

* Executing games with "Run Custom Game Settings By Default" enabled was searching only for game custom command lines

* Setting / deleting "debug.ini" for MAME was not working correctly

 

Changed

 

* Scan results changed to not include games where "gamename.zip" is not found (for both master and clone sets

 

Improved

 

* Emulators setup screen UI updated for easier access

* Fixed appearance of ListView lists in several screens (for Windows Vista)

* Multi-selection enabled for the left panel filters. Select a bunch of filters and all games from those filters combined will be displayed in the list

* Single selection is still supported... of course

* Left panel now use the main filter "Have / Miss". Note that selecting this main filter will overwrite the select filters from the left panel!

* Columns editor UI improved a little bit for easier maintenance

* Minor improvements to the left panel

* More optimizations for easier maintenance (no speed improvements)

* Reduced to 10 tries the "Random Game" feature so the front-end does not fall into an endless loop. Useful if you are viewing a list where most games are hidden

 

Removed

 

* Games list icons are not validated anymore. If there is one or more files missing, the icons in the games list will be messed up

 

Added

 

* Support for MARP data file (http://marp.retrogames.com)... game documents feature

File is updated daily. Download it from this link: http://marp.retrogames.com/marp.dat

Place it in "[frontend]\ini_files\" folder or MAME root folder.

* New main menu: "Left Panel"

This menu will have some special options. One of them, create special filters using Emu Loader's internal database, to be used with the left panel

Menu Items so far:

"Create Control Types File" -> create a "controltype.ini" with a list of all MAME control types and its games. Some users might want to use this filter instead of the one from "Games Filters" main menu

More improvements to the left panel:

-> Left panel popup menu:

"Apply Selected Filters" -> use this menu item to enforce the left panel to apply its selected filters (useful when multiple filters are selected and you used the main filters and want to revert to the left panel)

"Collapse / Expand Tree" -> collapse or expand all items in the tree

"Reload TreeView" -> reload all .ini files into the treeview (no filters are applied!)

"Default Panel Size" -> restore the default width of the left panel

New files: -> folder: "\resources\main_icons\"

"leftpanel_root.ico"

-> folder: "\resources\gameslist_icons\"

"MAMEParent.ico"

"MAMEClone.ico"

"MAMEBios.ico"

"UnMAMEParent.ico"

"UnMAMEClone.ico"

"UnMAMEBios.ico"

>> Get it HERE.

Front End

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Arcade emulator

R12 [January 4, 2008]:

 

* Added a new menu item 'CPS-III Settings -> 'Enable FastBoot' & 'Enable SpeedHacks'. These options make it posible to use or not use the features. They don't affect gameplay and they don't cause any type of guru meditation.

 

* I Verified & Updated latest CPS3 driver with all CPS3 romsets, DIPs, CleanUp and the region patching code. Now every game is playable and there are no guru meditations of any kind.

 

!* Added OopsWare latest update to the CPS-3 driver, it includes sound & more speed.

* Added update made by IQ_132 to his 'Quiz Olympic' driver. [ThanX to IQ_132].

!* New Feature: "View Romset Information" - it will let you see all the selected driver roms, crc32, size and type of rom. It display the romset name, total size in different ways (Bytes, KB & MB) and the number of files in the romset ^^.

 

* Added Update made by BisonSAS to the 'Quiz Olympic' driver originally made by IQ_132 [ThanX to BisonSAS]

 

R11 [January 1, 2008]:

 

* Added Update made by BisonSAS to the Epos driver originally made by IQ_132 [ThanX to BisonSAS]

* Added Quiz Olympic driver & Route 16 drivers by IQ_132 [ThanX to IQ_132]

* Organized inputs for CPS-3 driver, they should be pretty easy to configure now =).

* Separated CPS-3 games from Miscellaneous games, now there is a Checkbox in the filters tab.

* Added 'all' region fake clones for the CPS3 drivers (NOCD) using patches.

* Fixed the parent CPS3 drivers, now they don't crash, they show the normal advice that there is no CDROM.

* Fixed problems with the GameList and the CPS3 NOCD clone drivers.

* Fixed sfiii3 romset, now it have the correct SH-2 Bios "sfiii3_usa.29f400.u2" not the japan one from other romset.

* Added CPS3 titles comments in "d_cps3.cpp" over each one of the romset structures.

* CPS3 NOCD romsets now are parents of the fake clones and not clones of the CHD romsets.

>> Get R12 HERE.

EMULATORS

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Official Source Patch

SDLMAME

SDLMAME for the Mac

MameUI32 / 64

Mame Plus!

MAME32XT

MAMEUIFX32

Neht builds

Ash-build

DATS

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Story.dat / mamescore.ini / default.el

Mameinfo.dat / source / Category-, Version and Alltime inifiles

Rankings.ini

Japanese Game List and Language Pack

Catlist.ini

AGEMAME

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Patch

Stg's Binaries

NOTES

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MAME Plus! 0.122u3

* [MESS] added PC-Engine / WonderSwan system [Emuman]

* [MESS] sync with svn r1479 [Emuman]

* [MESS] changed the way device images are loaded [Emuman]

* [GUI] fixed bug in clone game IPS option [Emuman]

* updated Japanese list (jplist0122u2_0102.zip) [mamelist jp]

* updated to 0.122u3 [sword]

* [CPS1] added Carrier Air Wing (bootleg) [Creamymami,MisfitMAME]

* [CPS1] wofhfh sound support [Creamymami,MisfitMAME]

- Updated 1944: The Loop Master (USA 000620), Phoenix Edition romset. Now game works without graphical glitches. [Thx to Pythagoras_573 for new rom]

- Updated Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha (Asia 960826), Phoenix Edition romset. [Thx to Pythagoras_573 for new rom]

- Added Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (USA 930911), Phoenix Edition romset. [Thx to Pythagoras_573 for new rom]

- Updated roms on The King of Fighters '98 - Combo (Hack by Ivex).

- Added Last Hope rom set from japanese CD-ROM game. Ofcourse GAME DOESN´T WORK !

- Added rbff1a,mslug5h,kof2003h.

 

* Changes from MamePlus devs are in the mameplus quote above

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