Azahar 2120

[OpenSauce04]

This changelog treats the merge of PabloMK7's fork and Lime3DS as a base upon which all of the changes listed here are applied. The changes added in Lime3DS and PabloMK7's fork during 2024, alongside the changes introduced in Azahar, will be discussed in more detail as part of our first progress report. Additionally, this changelog will not refer to any branding changes.

It is also worth keeping in mind that this first release doesn't primarily focus on adding new features, instead working to create a strong base we can build upon in subsequent releases.

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Azahar 2120 Changelog

All:

• Implemented newly discovered framebuffer vertical flip flag | @PabloMK7 + an anonymous contributor Implement framebuffer vertical flip flag #699
  • This fixes a long-standing issue where Starfox 64 3D would appear upside-down
• The method of acquiring the 3DS system files has been completely overhauled, now requiring the use of a real 3DS and the new Artic Setup Tool. | @PabloMK7
  • The old method of acquiring system files has been removed
  • Read more about the reasons behind this change in our related blog post: https://azahar-emu.org/blog/game-loading-changes
• If 3DS system files have been installed, games owned by your eShop account can now be downloaded directly from the 3DS eShop application | @PabloMK7
• Fixed various issues relating to save states | @PabloMK7 Various savestate bugfixes #656
• Added a new performance hack option named "Disable Right Eye Rendering" | @PabloMK7 758ded7
  • The 3DS renders for both the left and right eye, even when 3D is not being used. This hack disables rendering one of the eyes, which can result in performance improvements of up to 50% for some games
  • Certain games may experience graphical issues when using this hack. Try it everywhere and see what works!
  • You can use the stereoscopic side by side mode to check if the image for the right eye is being disabled, to verify the compatibility of the game
• Added a new option which enables all LLE modules required for online functionality | @PabloMK7 d5745ca
• Support for encrypted applications has been dropped. Applications must now be dumped in a decrypted format to be used. | @PabloMK7
  • Read more about the reasons behind this change in our related blog post: https://azahar-emu.org/blog/game-loading-changes
• For historical reasons related to the origin of the extension, support for the .3ds file extension has been dropped
  • Azahar now makes use of the .cci extension, which is the true name of the format used by .3ds files
  • You can still make use of ROMs with the .3ds file extension by simply renaming the file to use the .cci extension.
  • Read more about the reasons behind this change in our related blog post: https://azahar-emu.org/blog/game-loading-changes
• The virtual 3DS now has a randomly generated MAC address | @PabloMK7
  • This can be set based on the MAC address of your real 3DS or regenerated at any time via the settings menu
• microprofile is now disabled by default at compile time, saving a small amount of RAM | @PabloMK7 Add cmake option to enable microprofile #651
• Added Valencian and Swedish translations

Desktop:

• If the system is set to dark mode and the default Azahar theme is being used, white icons will now be used instead of the previous hard-to-see black-on-grey icons | @kleidis citra_qt: Use stylesheet with light colored icons if dark mode is used by the system #623, @rtiangha citra_qt.cpp: Make isDarkMode() compliant with QT 6.4 and older #668

Linux:

• Fixed an issue where severe visual artefacts would appear on the parts of the window no occupied by a 3DS screen on Wayland | @OpenSauce04 video_core: Fixed emulation window artefacts on OpenGL + Wayland #754

Windows:

• Fixed an issue where the Windows build would occasionally be unable to generate file paths | @PabloMK7 Fix CreateFullPath not working with windows paths #588
• Minor adjustments to modernize the installer | @RedBlackAka NSIS installer: Clean up Windows Start Menu entry #683

Android:

• Fixed an issue where language translations may not apply properly | @PabloMK7 Fix language related issues #735
• Fixed a bug which could sometimes cause renaming files to fail | @PabloMK7 d5745ca
• Fixed issues relating to configuration data not being saved correctly | @PabloMK7 d5745ca
• Made AM title scanning asynchronous, resulting in significantly faster game boot times under most circumstances | @PabloMK7 d5745ca
• Made certain AM functions asynchronous, which helps to prevent some unnecessary stuttering while games are running | @PabloMK7 d5745ca
• Fixed an issue relating to the SOC service which could cause crashes | @PabloMK7 d5745ca

Technical:

• The CMake option previously known as ENABLE_DEDICATED_ROOM has been renamed to ENABLE_ROOM | @OpenSauce04 56e96de
• A new CMake option, ENABLE_NATIVE_OPTIMIZATION, has been added which enables -march=native for the C and C++ compilers if supported | @OpenSauce04 c024933
  • See here for more information on what that means: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GCC_optimization#cpu-type
• A new CMake option, ENABLE_MICROPROFILE, has been added which enables the now-disabled-by-default microprofile
• The ENABLE_OPENGL option can now be manually enabled on Linux aarch64 rather than being hard-coded to be set to OFF | @OpenSauce04 cmake: Allow ENABLE_OPENGL option to be overridden on Linux aarch64 #749
  • It is still disabled by default
• Various external dependencies have been updated | @OpenSauce04 externals: Update all submodules to latest release/commit #615 android: Updated AGP to 8.8.1 and Gradle to 8.10.2 #616
• Fixed compilation errors introduced with the release of the CMake 4.0 release candidates | @OpenSauce04 externals: Updated externals to avoid CMake 4.0 deprecation errors #688
• Fixed compilation errors on Linux introduced with the release of a recent Pipewire update | @mdartmann externals: bump sdl2 to fix build with newer pipewire versions #691
• Fixed a minor error which could cause compilation failures on some non-x86 architectures | @ouni666 @PabloMK7 Fix incorrect syntax in construction of ARM_DynCom #732

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