0.9.7 release - blocking issues list

[hrydgard]

(nothing)
Release will happen tomorrow Friday, in the afternoon (CET timezone).

If extra time:

• Windows escape key issue: Escape / Back allows gamepad/keyboard buttons to get stuck #4616 (not sure if critical)
• Various graphical problems and crashes from screen rotation on Android: Allow / disallow / lock Android screen auto rotation / orientation #2898 . Added an option to lock rotation and it's locked by default so it's not a super serious issue anymore.

Done:

• Patapon 3 video hangup Patapon 3 video hangup #5298 (fixed in Avoid repeat spamming of audio end reach in the case of audio stream present #5381)
• Android's postprocessing shaders list is empty since v0.9.6-538-gd6a2f52: Android: Postprocessing Shaders list is empty since v0.9.6-538-gd6a2f52 #5330
• PPSSPP:- Unresolved remnants of the resizing issue caused by v0.9.6-875-gca9d0ea on Windows (updated) #5396 display resize regression
• Code Geass regression: Regression:Code Geass Hangyaku no Lelouch - Lost Colors black screen on startup #5305
• WinUI: Rendering Resolution option partially broken since v0.9.6-877-g8a2b50a #5401 display resize regressions

Help me fill in the list!

[sum2012]

Can solve #4616 ?

[thedax]

Android's postprocessing shaders list is empty since v0.9.6-538-gd6a2f52: #5330

The insane flickering when 150% DPI is enabled on HDTVs/NVidia cards: #5181

[dbz400]

Regression here #5305 though no solution yet to get them all working well

[Raimoo]

GE2 crash after subsequent mission (still searching for solution) #5192

[daniel229]

Patapon 3 video hangup
#5298

[Sendayu]

Music gone missing problem for mostly Tales games and some sound error in other game still persist with the solution for the problem currently undergoing:
#5323

[thedax]

Probably not blocking so much, but worth another look: #5289

Should we allow for Android to change the model, since the memory stuff was changed a while back? Maybe after 0.9.7?

[ppmeis]

Korean fonts issue: #1904
DJ Max saga pink transparency: #3468 (talked with @unknownbrackets)
Linear filtering turns of by itself: #2843

[hrydgard]

@ppmeis , #2843 is not a blocking issue, it's very minor. This is not to bring up your favorite issues, it's for really major problems that we either are close to solving, or worked in previous versions (regressions).

[ppmeis]

Ok you are right. Sorry my fault :). It doesn't affect on playability so is not important

[hrydgard]

Updated the screen rotation issue. Fixed the Android post proc shader list issue.

[cmrhere2play]

Android stuttering audio

[psennermann]

In my opinion:

• Gods Eater Burst (ULUS10563): Severe performance regression since v0.9.6-334-gce8f98e on Windows. (Updated, possibly affects other games too.)  #5070 should be fixed (at least using a speed hack) before 9.7 release;
• Star Wars Force Unleashed character model regression due to revision 9.6.340 #5068 and Regression on Armored Core 3 #5064 (caused by same revision) are pretty annoying regressions compared to 9.6;
• With "small display" option enabled the screen is too small (Android) #5227 is absolutely not a blocking issue, but I think it would be a great 9.7 gift for Android users since at the moment non-buffered rendering in full-screen is frequently too slow (even on good spec Android systems)

[jbakach]

This issue isn't fixed, and it's old there thought.
#4472

[mckimiaklopa]

Not entirely necessary,but it would cause many headaches if #5210 would still remain.maybe a speedhack or so is all it needs

[papel]

I have not updated the emulator for a long time. A new error appeared after 0.9.6.

When I start the emulator or close a game, an error happens. It happens whenever the main screen is loaded. The emulator freezes for 3 seconds and an error message appears. Then, it continues normally.

The unit is not ready.

The unit is not ready to use. The door may be open.
Check the unit A: and make sure that a disc was inserted and the door of the unit is closed.

Cancel Try Continue

When I click in My Computer, there is a A: icon, however no device has ever been associated with it.

[unknownbrackets]

That probably means you have a game in your recent list from a:. Not sure how.

-[Unknown]

[papel]

I only unpacked the 7z file and executed the emulator. There is nothing in the recent list and the settings are default.

[thedax]

Do you have a USB drive plugged in or something?

[papel]

No. There is nothing plugged in.
When I plug a USB drive, it is mounted in G:.

[globe94]

• How about Frameskip Problem i mentioned? [url=https://github.com/Auto Frameskip Problem for Non-High End Androids #5137]5137[/url]
• is that not a major blocking issue?

[globe94]

• sorry, im using mobile..
  here's the url Auto Frameskip Problem for Non-High End Androids #5137

[hrydgard]

We are looping through the Windows drives to check which ones to show when you browse to it in the UI, but this conseqeunce is of course not intended. I think you should try to get rid of your A: drive (maybe remove something in Device Manager?) but if there's a way to avoid this we should, although this is likely to be a rare problem.

Actually we could probably just skip A: altogether, who is going to have a drive mapped there that has high capacity enough for PSP games (or even homebrew) these days?

[hrydgard]

Actually we only call GetWindowsDrives if you actually browse up to the root of the filesystem so I don't know how it could happen when you've just installed. I'm adding some code to filter out A: and B: anyway though.

[ppmeis]

@hrydgard A and B Drives are system reserved. Maybe that is the problem though. A and B are used for floppy drives only, I think it is a DOS restriction...

[hrydgard]

I've added some code now that should ensure that we never try to look at them. Please let me know if it solves the problem, if not open a separate issue to not clutter this one more.

[papel]

It is solved in the latest version. Thank you.

[takeshineale128]

fix Final Fantasy iii on Android (Nexus 7 (2012)

[hrydgard]

@takeshineale128 What is the problem with FF3 on Android? Can you point me to an issue report?

[takeshineale128]

spinning diamond no grey screen about saving. how do i do an issue report on android.

[internetakias]

Perhaps the depth issues present in various SEGA games could be added?

[unknownbrackets]

From hrydgard's comment:

This is not to bring up your favorite issues, it's for really major problems that we either are close to solving, or worked in previous versions (regressions).

I'd like to fix the depth issues (which are in more games than just SEGA ones), but it doesn't seem like we know the cause yet and it's not a regression that worked previously either.

-[Unknown]

[solarmystic]

This is not exactly a priority but #5131 is a legitimate regression for the game since it used to work just fine before v0.9.6-391-g26a700d. So if one were to upgrade from 0.9.6 to 0.9.7 as it currently is, MKU would be unplayable unless they were aware of the workaround in the issue report.

[solarmystic]

I think both #5396 and #5401 definitely qualify for this list.

A stable 0.9.7 should not be released with these display resizing/scaling regressions.

EDIT:- Both are resolved now, thanks @hrydgard

[hrydgard]

I'm gonna push 0.9.7 tomorrow, no sense in pushing it forward anymore. If we can't solve Patapon 3 until then I'm just gonna push a game specific hack...

[sum2012]

I do the chinese translate in the last minute :)

[hrydgard]

Great :)

If you have some missing chars just add them to chinese.txt, I will rebuild the font atlas.

[sum2012]

@hrydgard OK

[sum2012]

@hrydgard I done chinese translate.No missing chars

[daniel229]

Patapon 3 video has been fixed in #5381 by the way.

[hrydgard]

Oh, great.

[sum2012]

@thedax I don't see your drump up to v0.9.7 pull request as usual ?

[sum2012]

@hrydgard My freind ask that wether we can include "Phantasy Star Hack" that fix word.

[thedax]

This can probably be closed since 0.9.7 is out, yes?

[hrydgard]

@sum2012 , sorry it needs more work. We're probably close to a solution but I really wanted to get a release out, it's been long.

[sum2012]

@hrydgard I hope #4616 can solve in v1.0