FS-UAE & Launcher version 3.1.66 is out now and available from the download page. It is a minor maintenance release of the 3.1.x series (and possibly the last one). The bundled SDL version has been updated to 2.0.18, and updated controller mappings are also included.

Fresh builds of version 3.1 are now available for Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian and openSUSE. Go to the download page to find the commands to add the repositories.

The repositories are all hosted by the openSUSE Build Service. Previously, I’ve also pushed out builds via Ubuntu’s PPA service, but I will most likely not continue doing this since it is easier for me do to distribute everything via this single service.

I have made a post over at the English Amiga Board with links to FS-UAE & Launcher version 3.1. I recommend that most users using 3.0.5 upgrade to this version. I haven’t updated the downloads section here yet, among other things because there isn’t an installer available yet. But it’s still easy to download and install version 3.1.

It is especially recommended for macOS users to upgrade, as this latest version fixes some annoying issues on recent macOS versions.

A new stable version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 3.0.3:

• Fixed crash when starting the Launcher in a KDE environment.

(Update only relevant for Linux)

A new stable version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 3.0.1:

• Fix video scaling when restoring from fullscreen on Windows.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 3.0.1:

• Scanner bug prevented Conquests of the Longbow WHDLoad to be recognized.
• The correct kickstart wasn’t always loaded.
• Cloanto ROMs were not always decrypted.
• Fix for global WHDLoad quit key.

I have some issues getting the app to work without warning on macOS 10.15 due to the new security/notarization features on macOS, and absence of useful error messages when stuff don’t work. You can right click and choose open to bypass the strict security checks until I’ve worked this out. [EDIT: Looks like it is fixed now -> 3.0.1u1]

Changes in FS-UAE 3.0 (compared to 2.8):

* Fixed JIT direct access on modern Linux distributions.
* FS-UAE default is now to show a 692×540 image, not stretched to fill screen.
* Built-in configurations for many more game controllers.
* New option whdload_quit_key to gracefully quit slaves.
* Added more shaders (compiled/ported/written by guest.r and rsn8887).
* Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3300b2.
* Several new configuration options (see Changelog for details).
* Many more smaller fixes and updates (see Changelog for details).

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 3.0 (compared to 2.8):

* Plugins can provide files for offline use (WHDLoad, JST, SKick, etc).
* Added support for .gz/.adz/.roz/.xz-compressed files.
* Support WHDLoad versions 18.4 and 18.5 (game database).
* Revert fullscreen_mode to default when upgrading from older versions.
* Use https for all more fs-uae.net and openretro.org communication.
* Support hd_requirements = xpkmaster.library.
* Fixed problem on Windows where devices were sometimes not detected.
* Make configurations list wider when window width is quite large.
* Try to use config from game database when launching with a WHDLoad archive.
* Extract WHDLoad arguments from .info file when loading a WHDLoad archive.
* Sync “unpublished” games from the online game database, option to show.
* Many bugfixes and smaller improvements (see Changelog for details).

Build-related:

* Only x86-64 (64-bit) official builds for Windows and macOS and Linux.
* Building for x86 (32-bit) still works on all platforms.
* 32-bit packages for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora and openSUSE are still available.
* Builds for macOS require 10.9+. The source can be built for older versions.

(Bottom line, no support is removed from the source code. I just want to maintain less build environments).

Road ahead:

I’ve already started the work on next development series. The biggest change is updated emulation core from WinUAE 4.2.1, which brings with it new features. But I will be looking at other improvements as well. If the stable series is to boring for you, stay tuned for v3.1.0dev 🙂

A new stable version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.8.3:

• Fix decoding on non-ascii %-escaped file names on directory HDs.
• Fixed caps lock.
• Imported updated translations from crowdin.com.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.8.3:

• Show error message when version started is too old (cannot read databases).
• Fixed save state dir when starting with UUID parameter.
• CDTV games (from database) did not set CDTV model.
• Imported updated translations from crowdin.com.

Additionally, the macOS versions are now distributed as signed .dmg images to please macOS Sierra’s Gatekeeper.

Version 2.8.2u1 for macOS fixes FS-UAE Arcade not starting as well as gamepad config issues. Version 2.8.2u2 for Windows fixes the built-in config for XInput gamepads.

A new stable version has been released.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.8.2:

• New option whdload_boot_dir must be used to enable an old feature, previously it was enabled by the presence of Hard Drives/WHDLoad.

Changes in FS-UAE Arcade 2.8.2:

• Allow mouse to be used to activate the close button.
• Show mouse cursor briefly when moving the mouse.

New versions of CAPSImg and QEMU-UAE plugins are available. Mostly to fix an issue with plugins on 64-bit macOS (macOS users must update to the new plugin versions).

A new stable version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.8.1:

• Alt+F4 and Cmd+Q will no longer quit FS-UAE (in full keyboard emulation mode).
• Use raw input on Windows again (allows grabbing of Windows keys, etc).
• New option raw_input = 0 will disable use of raw input for keyboard.
• Fixed loading shaders from fs-uae.dat.
• Updated Xbox 360 configs for Linux.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.8.1:

• Fixed problem where rating could be reset for first loaded game/variant.
• New experimental option: relative_temp_feature.

Changes in FS-UAE Arcade 2.8.1:

• Added stretch / keep aspect toggle button to top right menu.
• Added V-Sync toggle button to top right menu.
• Ability to see and change variant before starting the game.
• Make menu rendering conformant to FS-UAE style.
• More transition animations.
• New cover rendering for non-portrait covers.
• Use --platform= to start with a given platform filter, e.g. --platform=cd32.
• Variant sort order fixed to be same as in FS-UAE Launcher.
• Fixed arrow keys for FS-UAE Arcade on MacOS.
• Reversed position of platform and publisher names.

FS-UAE 2.6.2 is a minor bugfix release. Changes include:

• Do not use built-in libmpeg2.
• Fixed crash (abort) with A1200 Blizzard CPU board models.
• Added more gamepad controller configurations.
• Fixed non-blocking socket I/O support in bsdsocket_posix [Jens Maus].
• Imported updated translations from crowdin.com.

And for FS-UAE Launcher:

• Fixed /hostgame netplay command (server was started on wrong port).
• Imported updated translations from crowdin.com.

I am pleased to announce the release of FS-UAE 2.6.1 🙂

Improvements over version 2.4.x include:

• Updated emulation code from WinUAE 3.1.0.
• Support for PPC emulation (can run AmigaOS 4.x) via QEMU-UAE plugin.
• More emulated hardware support (Toccata, A2061, Picasso IV, …).
• Better support for modern OS versions due to using SDL 2.0.
• Built-in support for multiple displays, and fixes for HiDPI displays.
• The Launcher supports modern OS versions better due to using QT 5.x.
• Much improved FS-UAE Launcher user interface.
• FS-UAE mouse integration (Workbench cursor follows host cursor).
• Updated internal kickstart replacement from AROS.
• Dual joystick/mouse mode for joystick port 0.
• Official builds for SteamOS (Linux + Steam runtime).
• OS X apps are now digitally signed (Apple Developer ID).
• Support for JIT direct memory access (much faster JIT).
• Many bug fixes.
• … and a lot of other improvements. See the changelog entries for all the details.

Support for IPF disk images is now provided by a plugin which you need to download separately.

A bugfix release (2.4.3) has been issued for the stable series of FS-UAE. This version fixes a bug which causes a crash in FS-UAE on Linux with recent official NVIDIA drivers. Windows and OS X users do not need to update (and I will not provide updated builds for those platforms either). Source code is available here: http://fs-uae.net/stable/2.4.3/.

Many thanks to NVIDIA which actually tracked down the bug in FS-UAE! The problem was an unused function (mprotected), a legacy from older WinUAE code, which was exported and caused the NVIDIA drivers to load this function instead of the correct one from libc. I’m quite impressed that they contacted me with information about the bug, and I think this shows how serious they are about their Linux drivers 🙂

The latest development versions are not affected by this problem (the function has already been removed, and also, symbols are no longer exported by default).

A new stable version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.4.1:

• (Launcher) Fixed a bug preventing hd_requirements = workbench from working.
• (Launcher) Fixed a bug which is also a syntax error with Python < v2.7.
• (Launcher) Fixed a potential startup problem when PATH has non-ASCII characters.
• (Arcade) Fixed a bug related to non-ASCII characters in joystick names.

Updated translations have also been pulled in from https://crowdin.net/project/fs-uae.

I’m pleased to announce the immediate availability of FS-UAE 2.4.0 🙂

The release notes lists the major changes since 2.2.3, and also has useful information for users upgrading from 2.2.3.