ARpiCADE 3.72 update
Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 2:22 am
WARNING:
I consider this update a bit experimental, it's working great for me but is a big enough change to the existing codebase that it is possible I have missed something in testing. Otherwise it's just a quick bugfix update to be installed over 3.71. Contains a new version of Attract-Mode with the keyboard bug fixed. Also contains a new hotkeys system. This is not the next update as I had planned but I got on a bug crushing run and this is the result. The new hotkey system is still in beta as far as I'm concerned, I'd appreciate any feedback. ALL emulators are now using the hotkeys for exit etc. That was going to be the whole update so I threw in the newest version of my vertical Arcade SD style theme (SDarcadeModVert).
New exit hotkey is: hold P1 Start for 1.5 seconds (no other button needed), other hotkey combos are the same as previously. For configuration /boot/hotKeys.conf has been replaced with /boot/hotkeys.ini at the moment it is not as configurable as the old system but works better. Functionally it is similar to the old system in that it sends keycodes instead of joystick codes under certain conditions.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6UOe ... UhObVRLZ1k
If you're a bit new to the system or a bit nervous about updating maybe wait a few days to be safe. Also if you're running a three or four player system using extra USB controls hold off updating as the new hotkeys code will almost definately break players 3 and 4 without some changes, anyone in this situation please get in contact with me if you can help me fix this by testing some alternate code.
To update add the folder and the script to /boot/config-updater/ and run the update option from the service menu. Enjoy. I look forward to any feedback you may have.
I consider this update a bit experimental, it's working great for me but is a big enough change to the existing codebase that it is possible I have missed something in testing. Otherwise it's just a quick bugfix update to be installed over 3.71. Contains a new version of Attract-Mode with the keyboard bug fixed. Also contains a new hotkeys system. This is not the next update as I had planned but I got on a bug crushing run and this is the result. The new hotkey system is still in beta as far as I'm concerned, I'd appreciate any feedback. ALL emulators are now using the hotkeys for exit etc. That was going to be the whole update so I threw in the newest version of my vertical Arcade SD style theme (SDarcadeModVert).
New exit hotkey is: hold P1 Start for 1.5 seconds (no other button needed), other hotkey combos are the same as previously. For configuration /boot/hotKeys.conf has been replaced with /boot/hotkeys.ini at the moment it is not as configurable as the old system but works better. Functionally it is similar to the old system in that it sends keycodes instead of joystick codes under certain conditions.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6UOe ... UhObVRLZ1k
If you're a bit new to the system or a bit nervous about updating maybe wait a few days to be safe. Also if you're running a three or four player system using extra USB controls hold off updating as the new hotkeys code will almost definately break players 3 and 4 without some changes, anyone in this situation please get in contact with me if you can help me fix this by testing some alternate code.
To update add the folder and the script to /boot/config-updater/ and run the update option from the service menu. Enjoy. I look forward to any feedback you may have.