input: Improved detection speed of controllers for DSU client
input: Fixed a problem where high input lag could occur for DSU client controllers
# New in 1.18.0b:
general: Updated language files
CPU/JIT: Added proper icache invalidation and allow recompilation of dynamic code
This improves performance in titles which use runtime code generation (e.g. VC64 or webkit based titles)
Vulkan: Added support for texture format A1_B5_G5_R5 (commonly used by VC64 titles)
OpenGL: Added support for LINE_LOOP primitive
coreinit: Fixed a potential deadlock which could occur after OSCancelThread() was called
# New in 1.18.0:
input: Added native support for DSU client (Cemuhook motion provider protocol)
Configurable as a separate input API in input settings
input: Added motion support when Wiimotes are used as input API for GamePad
input: Added motion support when using DSU client for emulated Wiimotes
general: Added quick start assistant for new users
Opens on first launch but can also be accessed via the help menu
debugger: Various smaller tweaks for better readability of disassembled instructions
debugger/patches: Added more PPC instructions to the assembler and disassembler (#288)
New: mulli, mullw, mulhw, mulhwu, divw, divwu, beqlr, bgtlr, bgelr, bltlr, blelr, bnelr
New simplified mnemonics: extlwi, extwri, slwi, srwi, clrlwi, clrrwi, sub
Vulkan: Fixed an issue where stencil clear could also unintentionally clear depth (fixes some issues caused by Nvidia driver 445.75)
Vulkan: Added alternative code path for when R4G4 textures are not supported (fixes crashes on Intel GPUs)
Note:
(#xx) refers to bug tracker issues resolved by this change. See http://bugs.cemu.info/projects/cemu/
– Crash bug fixes.
– Made component autoupdate show change logs before updating.
– Made possible for components to provide alternate decoders for AAC format versions not supported by the internal decoder.
– Made Default UI volume sliders alter volume in 0.5dB steps (beta 3).
– Improved responses to Windows Defender blocking tag update operations (beta 4-6).
– Fixed resampler crashing on exotic sample rates (final).
Windows port
- Fixed an issue with the Sparkle updater which lead to an infinite update loop.
MacOS X port
- Fixed application freeze on start on Mac OS X 10.5 and older.
- Fixed application icon on Mac OS X 10.5 and older.
Fuh, it’s hard to tell in a nutshell, but I’ll try.
Firstly, the development has been restarted since 2004. Can you imagine what fossils you had to work with. Major changes:
Multithreading: the emulator engine is prepared for multitask execution of all components. Now the interface, processor emulation, DSP and non-invasive debugger can simultaneously work on the background. All this can be stopped and run separately at any time.
Basic emulation of GameCube DSP. It’s enough that the games do not hang at the very beginning. In future releases, support will be improved for sound output.
PS. This is not an April’s joke, by the way Dolwin 0.10 was also released on April 1 😛
Prerequisites
To run it requires DSP ROM dumps (known as dsp_irom.bin and dsp_coef.bin) and preferably GameCube IPL BIOS dumps (original 2 MByte encrypted dumps). Altered versions of IPL.bin are not supported.
Generally speaking, the launch of something is not guaranteed, as mentioned above, the emulator is still in the WIP stage 😛
