X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2FWHATSNEW;h=4293a8b2fa35de693bc176fbad2793424c309444;hb=4d3ead830ff98da48edbade00c3746aaa0b865c8;hp=1930390004085b912d19b017a5c4a3f53a8b8068;hpb=fa566a2c8ec532eb5325b4d5a663fb2a7d72adc6;p=virtualjaguar diff --git a/docs/WHATSNEW b/docs/WHATSNEW index 1930390..4293a8b 100644 --- a/docs/WHATSNEW +++ b/docs/WHATSNEW @@ -1,3 +1,29 @@ +Virtual Jaguar v1.0.5 GCC/SDL +----------------------------- + +* Various fixes to the codebase so that it compiles and works properly on + Linux. :-) The makefiles are almost identical now, the only thing that's + different between them are the SYSTYPE and EXESUFFIX variables defined at + the top. [Shamus] +* Fixed a pernicious blitter bug that kept Rayman from doing proper collision + detection. [Shamus] +* Added a simple file selector so that typing in long filenames in order to + run the emulator is no longer necessary. :-) To use it, instead of + supplying a ROM name, simple put in the name of the directory where your + ROMs live. [Shamus] +* Removed all the assembly language code from the DSP, so it should be a + little less buggy now. Also, removed some brain-dead timeslice releasing + that was causing a bunch of problems with various ROMs. [Shamus] +* Added sound support! In order to hear any sound, you probably have to + start VJ with the -dspon switch. Also, unless you have a very fast computer + the sound is going to be choppy. Hopefully future optimizations will cure + this. ;-) [Shamus] +* Added GUI support. You can see the results by hitting the TAB key while the + emulator is running. ;-) [Shamus] +* Lots of cleanups to the source code including the ability to trace who + writes what to where. [Shamus] + + Virtual Jaguar v1.0.4 GCC/SDL - source only release --------------------------------------------------- @@ -16,7 +42,7 @@ Virtual Jaguar v1.0.4 GCC/SDL - source only release to fry at the moment. Also, ZLIB is now required to compile VJ. [Shamus] * Support for PD ROMs. Currently the only one that works at all is JagMania, though as the hardware emulation gets better more PD ROMs will begin to - work. [Shamus] + work. Note that you must use the -nobios switch for this to work. [Shamus] * Preliminary support for PAL Jaguar emulation. Default is NTSC. To use it, use the -pal switch. [Shamus] * Support for DSP activation. The DSP is now *off* by default, since it @@ -63,6 +89,8 @@ NOTE: Tested only on WIN32 platform! 1.0.1 - 1.0.2 - Unreleased, mostly for testing/finding bugs ----------------------------------------------------------- +* Lots of stuff happened, but we can't remember any of it. :-) + Virtual Jaguar v1.0.0 GCC/SDL - initial source release ------------------------------------------------------