Emu Loader 2.4

posted in Frontend News by groat on Mar 15th, 2001

XD informed us of a new version of Emu Loader. New to this release:
  • Update to recognize "DECO Cassette System" resource. You need to rebuild the database.
  • Enabled again the font shadows. But now they can activated or deactivated by an option in preferences screen (default is OFF)
  • Forgot to disable the font shadows in MAME Options screen, "Sound/Controllers" Tab
  • Fixed an audit bug when you try to use the "Audit Game Again" menu item. This menu was generating an "access violation" error (forgot to release a variable before re-auditing the game)
  • Changed some drop-down options and the slideshow timer for a gauge bar ("MAME Default Options" and "Games Custom Options" screens)
  • Separated BIOS.dat in two files: "BIOS.dat" for the available BIOS and "UnBIOS.dat" for the unavailable BIOS
  • Separated CustomGames.dat in two files: "CustomGames.dat" for the available custom games and "UnCustomGames.dat" for the unavailable custom games
  • The "access violation" from the games list filter is solved (I think) :)
  • VCL Library components is not used anymore
  • Ripped two options from games filter "Working Games" and "Non-Working Games". These two options will be added later, after proper adjustments
  • Fixed the custom games management. Now everything works fine (add, edit and delete games... I hope) :-)
  • Updated compilation with new version of Text Fader component (v1.2)
  • Finished the implementation of customized options. Everything can be changed and saved to an initialization (.ini) file. Everything, except the gradient texts and the gradient progress bar. You can try to change their options in preferences screen, under the "Gradients" tab, which is inside of the "Customize Frontend Look" tab Added CRC search support. If a ROM file is not found, then the CRC number will be searched. If CRC is found, it will be a valid ROM.
  • Updated the audit process to include the CRC searching. When a ROM is found by it's CRC number, you will see a [correct name: romname] message at the end of the audited ROM Download it from the Arcade Frontends page.