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Brendan Fletcher 04f7aad4a5 Update version in splash screen, add license/documentation
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TI-Boy SE Changelog

Beta 0.2.05:

  • Open-source release on github.
  • Fixed an issue causing incorrect output when building with the latest version of SPASM.
  • tiboyse_makeapp.exe updates:
    • Created Visual Studio solution which also builds librabbitsign dependency.
    • Switched to absorbing SPASM build output directly as a PE resource.

Beta 0.2.04:

  • First official beta release on ticalc.
  • Included a sample homebrew ROM, Adjustris.
  • Properly errors on low free RAM when starting a 32K-save game and the first save appvar does not exist.
  • Fixed detection of sprite disabling.
  • makeapp.exe updates:
    • Name changed to tiboyse_makeapp.exe.
    • Compiled against librabbitsign, so it no longer requires a separate rabbitsign executable.
    • As a result, the program no longer calls the system() function which was making some users' antivirus software very angry.
    • The tiboy.bin file is also now baked into the executable.

Beta 0.2.03:

  • Rearranged code and data to allow using 16KB of cartridge RAM on all calculators. This means that Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow can be run on all calculators!
  • Games that have 32KB of cartridge RAM but only use the first 8KB, 16KB, or 24KB will now only save to 1, 2, or 3 appvars respectively.
  • Fixed a waitloop detection error, speeding up parts of some games like Kirby's Dream Land.

Beta 0.2.02:

  • The STAT behavior is fixed for real, cycling through all 3 modes within each scanline.

Beta 0.2.01:

  • Timer emulation is more accurate relative to emulation speed, fixes Super Mario Land freezing.
  • More STAT compatibility. Now it cycles through all 3 modes.

Beta 0.2.00:

  • Rearranged some code/data, allowing TI-84 Pocket.fr compatibility and freeing some RAM.
  • Reimplemented waitloop detection, which should eat much less CPU time per frame now.
  • Rendering tricks are more reliably detected, fixing graphics in parts of some games.
  • Emulator control keys are checked more often, improving responsiveness. Also, sprite tracking selection improved.
  • Added custom frameskip settings.
  • GPU speed is more accurate when sound is enabled, speeding up parts of some games.
  • Timer emulation is more accurate, fixes music in Super Mario Land among other things.
  • Extremely high-pitched sounds are changed to a slightly lower pitch, which should prevent freezes.
  • Bit 1 of STAT is now toggled at every scanline from 0 to 143, which fixes some games.
  • makeapp.exe updates:
    • Allow manual special character entry in app names, by typing \XY (XY is a hexadecimal character value)

Beta 0.1.07:

  • Fixed some small bugs introduced in Beta 0.1.06.

Beta 0.1.06:

  • Added support for 4-channel sound.

Beta 0.1.05:

  • Added some support for low-priority sprites, i.e. sprites can be displayed behind the background tilemap. Fixes quite a few graphical glitches!
  • Fixed a cartridge RAM mapping glitch, which fixes compatibility with TI-Boy Alpha 4-appvar saves. Breaks compatibility with TI-Boy Beta 4-appvar saves.

Beta 0.1.04:

  • Added timer check in RET opcodes, which significantly increases framerate in Pokemon textboxes.

Beta 0.1.03:

  • Added light and dark monochrome palettes
  • Reincluded the defragmentation OS glitch patch so APPs won't get corrupted if pages start with 0xFF.
  • makeapp.exe updates:
    • Internal appnames are padded with spaces instead of null bytes for better linking software compatibility.
    • Trailing pages filled with 0x00 or 0xFF bytes are now removed from ROMs. This saves a lot of space in certain ROMs (e.g. saves 304KB in Pokemon Red).

Beta 0.1.02:

  • Save files are archived upon exit.
  • Fixed glitch in which only the first 8KB is loaded from a 32KB save.
  • Fixed very bad glitch in 32KB saving caused by bcall(_DelVarArc) trashing (OP1).
  • Pressing Select no longer causes a false press of B on some calculators.
  • makeapp.exe updates:
    • Output app is now always placed in the same folder as the exe.
    • APPs which have 32KB saves now have a maximum of 7 characters in their names (because the save data goes into 4 separate appvars which need unique names)

Beta 0.1.01:

  • TI-Boy no longer makes a resident patch to the OS (so the OS stays valid and there are no conflicts with other patches).
  • Flash writing is now done in 6MHz mode so it works on slower flash chips.
  • makeapp.exe updates:
    • Spaces in ROM filename now handled correctly when program is run with no arguments.
    • Searches for tiboy.bin and rabbitsign in the same folder as the exe.
    • Displays number of pages in generated APP.

Beta 0.1.00:

  • First public beta (on omnimaga.org)