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Mupen64 0.2 released

Martin

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Hacktarux informed us on the forums as well on IRC that Mupen64 0.2 has just been released, and what a release it is! Check this comprehensive list of changes:

<font class=post_quote>- Core
+ better sound plugin integration
+ optimizations in interrupt handling
+ a totally new interpreter core (half of a compiler => far much faster) it caches the opcodes when they're decoded
+ self modifying code detection code for the new interpreter and the compiler when it'll be implemented
+ RSP plugin integration
+ pif2 implemented for banjo tooie
- RSP hle plugin
+ the first version of this plugin based on uhle sound code
+ 3 main audio ucode implemented (based on uhle)
+ mp3 ucode implemented (direct asm to c translation)
+ jpeg ucode (direct asm to c translation)
+ boot code for btooie and dk
+ on windows: ability to use the hle part of a sound plugin while using another to output the sound (example: using hle from Azimer's plugin and ouputing with Jabo's plugin) This option doesn't work with azimer's audio plugin 0.3 version Please see more info about RSP and this feature in readme.pdf in chapter "3.3.2 Configuration"
- Sound Plugin for linux
+ a new lle sound plugin that's using the OSS api
- Windows port
+ Major cleanup of gui code and bug fixes
+ Gui improvements in rombrowser
+ Gui changes in configuration sheets and about dialog
+ Updates in language support and template Dialog with proper credits to translators ,send us your translations now :)
+ Support for screenshots from menu (depends on video plugin) (F3 key)
+ Added some shortcuts for gui functions to accelerators
+ Option to choose directories of plugins,screenshots and save states in sheets
+ Auto limit VI/s according to game region (60 or 50)
+ Ini updated with latest N64 releases
+ ...</font>

Mupen64 0.2 is available for Windows, Linux and MacOSX, older versions are available for QNX and BeOS as well.

I'm going to add this to the downloads section now but of course wanted to get the news out as fast as possible, so until I get it added, please grab this hot release from the official site and let Hacktarux know what you think by replying to this thread.
 

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