A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.9dev:

• Plugin layout changed – new plugins must be downloaded.
• Detect screen refresh rate for correct display with multiple displays.
• Simplified video_sync option (is a boolean now).
• Low latency vsync is enabled by default.

Notes:

• You need updated plugins for this version, the old ones will not work. The plugins are now found on the download page: https://fs-uae.net/download-devel#plugins, and the simplified plugin downloads include support for all operating systems (32-bit and 64-bit).

Known issues:

• Allocating 32-bit memory fails on some OS X / BSD setups. With 2.7.5dev+, 32-bit memory is avoided when JIT is not enabled, but real fix is needed for JIT. Problem (and cause) is known, just
• Amiga key sticks when opening/closing FS-UAE menu with modifier+F12 https://github.com/FrodeSolheim/fs-uae/issues/77

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.7.9dev:

• Warn about old plugin versions, if detected.
• Detect ~/.wine/users/Public/Documents/Amiga Files, if present.
• Some changes to the settings dialog, video pages merged from 3 to 2.
• Scanned files were not stored with proper relative paths on Windows.
• New GUI controls for monitor, fullscreen mode, video sync and monitor info.
• New settings control for starting FS-UAE with full keyboard emulation.
• Fixed issue when you have a mouse with the same device name as a joystick.
• More compact binary distributions, far fewer data files.
• OS X: New skeleton .app launchers for portable suite.
• Windows: Proxy executables passes on arguments.
• CD-based games are now downloadable from OAGD.net locker (if the user has them stored there).
• Recognize .ccd CD variants from the online game database.

Notes:

• The file database in FS-UAE Launcher must be updated (full re-scan) due to a fixed bug – sorry!

Notes for the portable packages:

• The structure of the portable versions for different operating systems have been unified somewhat, and the versions are also able to share a lot of data files. You may want to remove the old program directories when upgrading to the new portable version.
• If you use the portable version, you should also delete the any FS-UAE Launcher[.exe|.app] or FS-UAE Arcade[.exe|.app] executable / script in the root folder. The new ones are called Launcher[.exe|.app] and Arcade[.exe|.app], and are – for all operating systems – simple “shortcut executables” / scripts. New in this version is that all the “shortcut executables” pass any arguments to the real programs.
• Portable.ini is no longer a 0-byte file.
• OS X Note: The .app bundles in the portable version are not self-contained, so you should not drag these to the Applications folder or similar. Use the non-portable version instead for this!

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.8dev:

• Disable use of fullscreen spaces on OS X by default. Use SDL_VIDEO_MAC_FULLSCREEN_SPACES = 1 (advanced settings or environment) if you want to re-enable it.
• Fixed a crash when using (experimental and) unsupported re-recording.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.7.8dev:

• You can add custom config on startup (--config:key=value). Especially useful when auto-launching games and you want to override config.
• You can start with custom settings (--settings:key=value). Note that the changed settings will be permanent / saved.
• Make distinction between Amiga device type and host device more explicit.
• Made launch dialog non-modal.
• Net play feature is enabled by default.
• Moved net play UI into a separate window.
• Clear search field when changing game/config list in dropdown.
• All .sqlite databases moved into Data/Databases.
• Some user interface adjustments.
• Quite a bit of code cleanup and some restructuring.

Changes in FS-UAE Arcade 2.7.8dev:

• Open FS-UAE Arcade as a maximized borderless window as default for now.
• Idle (stop rendering) when animations are done.
• Do not process joystick input in the background while running FS-UAE (Fixes problem where Arcade has disappeared when quitting FS-UAE).
• Do not run needless render loop in the background while running FS-UAE (Also fixes FS-UAE performance issue when running via Arcade).
• Alt+Return (Cmd+Return) can be used to toggle fullscreen, Alt+Q (Cmd+Q) to quit.
• Delay loading GL widget until window has been shown.
• Delay loading of PyOpenGL functions until first time needed.
• Possibly fixes black screen for some ATI users on Windows.
• Cleanup in the code base, removed some unused code.
• Updated PyOpenGL to 3.1.0.

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.6dev:

• Fix AGA flickering bug introduced in 2.5.40dev.
• Do not use R12 register in x86-64 JIT due to addressing issue.
• Lowered default floppy drive sound volume.
• Warn when uae_cachesize is used without jit_compiler enabled.
• Theme options override options from config.
• Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3220.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.7.6dev:

• Most dialogs are non-modal again.
• Misc user interface updates.

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.5dev:

• Fix abort in OpenAL on OS X on shutdown.
• On x86-64, do not try to use “32-bit memory” unless JIT is enabled.
• If x87_fldcw dynamic function cannot be created, fall back to inline asm.
• Fix loading controller configs from non-ASCII paths on Windows.
• Better (build-time) OpenAL detection on OS X.
• New configure option –with-libmpeg2=yes/builtin (no won’t work yet), defaults to yes (using system library).
• Fix additional custom joystick ports.
• New boolean option full_keyboard to set the initial state.
• Auto-choose joystick device for port 0 when not started in mouse mode.
• Support deflate compression in fs-uae.dat.
• Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3210.

Known issues:

• Allocating 32-bit memory fails on some OS X / BSD setups. With 2.7.5dev+, 32-bit memory is avoided when JIT is not enabled, but real fix is needed for JIT. Problem (and cause) is known, just not fixed yet.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.7.5dev:

• Remember maximized state.

Also, an updated QEMU-UAE plugin version is available.

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.3dev:

• Support for multimedia keys: volume up, volume down and mute.
• New shortcut Mod+K to toggle full keyboard emulation.
• Using (Left) Alt (Cmd on OS X) as default keyboard shortcut modifier.
• Workaround to allow Alt+Tab to work on non-Windows/non-OS-X platforms.
• Most built-in shortcuts are now configurable.
• Actions for built-in shortcuts are now available for mapping.
• Actions for F11 and F12 (release) can be customized.
• Ungrab mouse and keyboard when entering the menu.
• Added support for reading controller configs from fs-uae.dat.
• Support for creating static / fully self-contained .exe on Windows.
• JIT: Better fldcw_m_indexed fix (can use all x86-64 registers).
• Fixed RSP inc/dec for x86-64, shadow stack space on Windows / x86-64.
• Fix callee-saved registers for Windows x64 ABI.
• Fixed crash when using Blizzard accelerators and x86-64 JIT.
• Respect cpu option when checking for Zorro III config problems.
• Compile with -fno-strict-aliasing to avoid potential aliasing bugs.
• Removed some SDL 1.2 code.

Known issues:

• Opening the F12 menu / Using the modifier key causes FS-UAE to blink on Windows due to ungrabbing input (might have to disable this feature on Windows).

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.2dev:

• Enable FPU JIT compilation by default on x86-64.
• Use high-res timer on Windows for fastest-possible mode (perf fix).
• Parallel port (“printer”) over TCP/IP, added parallel_port option.
• Fixed crash (abort) with A1200 Blizzard CPU board models.
• Added Lallafa’s vpar virtual parallel port (not tested).
• Serial port over TCP/IP.
• More efficient uae_vm_commit for Linux and OS X.
• Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3200b15.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.7.2dev:

• Fixed /hostgame netplay command (server was started on wrong port).

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.1dev:

• Several FPU JIT fixes for x86-64 (fixes crashes and misbehavior).
• Access fault handler supports x86-64 extended registers (REX prefix).
• Fixed crash when 1 GB Zorro III RAM was used without other Z3 expansions.
• Fixed non-blocking socket I/O support in bsdsocket_posix [Jens Maus].
• Added more gamepad controller configurations.
• New option rtg_viewport for optional cropping of the RTG display.
• Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3200b13.

This is the first release where I have published 64-bit (x86-64) binaries for Windows, OS X and SteamOS. These have been tested fairly little compared to their 32-bit counterparts. So please report any issues specific to these versions if you find any. Note: 64-bit QEMU-UAE plugins for Windows, OS X and Steam OS are not publised, but CAPSImg (IPF support) is available.

The new x86-64 JIT compiler is available and enabled in the 64-bit versions. There is a dedicated support thread for this at http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=79762. The JIT compiler is enabled with jit_compiler = 1 (use for example with the A4000/040 model). If you want full speed for floating point operating, you also need to enable the option uae_compfpu = 1 for now.

Known issues:

• For full (FPU) JIT speed you need to manually enable uae_compfpu = 1.
• Windows (x86-64) portable version uses 32-bit “shortcut executables”.
• Portable x86-64 versions should be able to co-locate with x86-versions.

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.7.0dev:

• Merged JIT compiler updates from the ARAnyM project.
• Support for JIT compilation on x86-64 (Linux/Windows/OS X). It may contain bugs yet. FPU JIT is currently disabled by default for x86-64.
• JIT 64-bit direct memory exception handlers for Linux/Windows/OS X.
• Compile FS-UAE / Windows as large address aware for more virtual memory.
• Updated emulation core from WinUAE 3200b12.

A new development version has been released. Changes in FS-UAE 2.5.41dev:

• Implement action_pause to make action key configurable.
• Separate auto-fire button (based on patch from S. Jordan).
• Dedicated auto-fire button mapped to “right trigger” by default.
• New boolean option jit_compiler (to enable/disable JIT compilation).
• New option jit_memory (=direct/indirect).
• JIT compiler defaults to direct memory access on all platforms now.
• JIT direct memory exception handler for OS X (32-bit).
• Imported updated translations from crowdin.com.

Changes in FS-UAE Launcher 2.5.41dev:

• Support FS-UAE environment variables in advanced settings.
• Fix appearance settings when theme is set to standard.
• Imported updated translations from crowdin.com.