Onion V4.1.4

 

Important! This version is not compatible with Miyoo Mini+ (Plus) For the Miyoo Mini+, you need Onion V4.2.0

 

Features (Onion V4.1.x)

Game List Options (GLO) _{(by @Aemiii91)}

Press Y in a game list to get specific options for the selected game and the entire list

Game List Options
When in a game list, press Y to open GLO (this action can be reassigned in Tweaks)	GLO - specific options for the selected game or the entire list	Use the "Game core" option to change core per game

• Reset game - load game without save state
• Game core - set custom core per game
• Filter list - use a keyword to filter the list
• Refresh roms - refresh the list’s game cache
• Custom scripts:
  • Random game - added by Random Game app - launches a random game from the list
  • Set time - added by Clock app - quick access to setting date and time

Icon switching _{(by @Aemiii91)}

• ThemeSwitcher now supports themes with icon packs - remember to visit our themes repository for additional themes and icon packs!
• Change icon pack and edit individual icons in Tweaks

Icon Switching
Showcase: Applying themes with icon packs	Use Tweaks to change icon pack or edit individual icons

Ports Collection _{(by @schmurtzm)}

Onion's Ports Collection has been completely redone and now includes 61 game ports!
All the necessary files (except licensed game files) are now hosted on the:

Ports Collection repository

Ports Collection
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• 24 free game ports are offered as complete packs
• 37 game ports are available through the collection of game engines, and you are only required to supply the licensed data files from the original game
• Pre-configured config files are included - which gives you the best settings and uniform key mapping for FPS games (credit: axcelon)
• Box art is also included

New apps

• Random Game - launch a random game from any cached system - credit: @marchiore
• Video Player (FFplay) - watch your favorite 4:3 or 16:9 video content - credit: Steward-Fu , @bobotrax , @schmurtzm
• PDF Reader (Green) - ideal for looking up clues in game manuals - credit: Steward-Fu
• Ebook Reader (Pixel Reader) - well suited for reading walkthroughs on the go - credit: ealang

Other exciting features

• Automatic import of ScummVM games: games are now automatically imported in Onion thanks to a new script created - no more manual shortcuts to create! (@schmurtzm)
• A new core option has been added to ScummVM: "Target FPS for stutter reduction" allows to run some heavy games with less audio stuttering - unique to Onion! (@schmurtzm)
• Improved color palette organization for GB: an organization by palette style (Essentials, Subtle, Single_Color, Multicolor, Hardware, Nintendo_Official, Extras, Others) unique to Onion ! (Jeltron & @schmurtzm)
• mGBA one-key fast forward button - R2 by default (@schmurtzm)
• Added support for On-Screen Overlays in RetroArch (Eggs)
• Hotkey for video scaling: MENU+START (Eggs) (remember to save overrides to make it stick)
• File explorer for PDF Reader and Video Player apps (@schmurtzm & @Aemiii91)
• Tutorials: video tutorial for arcade saves, video tutorial for Video Player shortcuts, pdf tutorial for PDF Reader (@schmurtzm)
• Package Manager UI update (@Aemiii91)
• AdvanceMAME with AdvanceMENU - browse your arcade games with video previews! (@schmurtzm)
• Onion easter egg (コナミコマンド) (@Sichroteph)

Highlight: Package Manager (UI update)	Highlight: On-Screen Overlays	Highlight: AdvanceMENU

Core updates _{(by @schmurtzm)}

• [GBA] Default core changed: gpSP -> mGBA
• [Scumm] Updated: ScummVM 2.7
• [PS] Updated: PCSX-ReARMed
• [GB/GBC] Updated: Gambatte
• [Commodore 64] Updated: vice x64
• [ZX Spectrum] Updated: fuse
• [Arcade] Updated: MAME 2003-Plus
• [Virtual Boy] Updated: Beetle VB v1.31.0
• [Ports] Updated: ecwolf (Wolfenstein 3D)
• [Expert/PICO-8] Updated: fake-08 standalone
• [SNES] Updated: Beetle Supafaust (~10% increase in FPS)
• [Expert/SNES] Updated: Snes9x
• [Expert/SNES] Updated: Snes9x 2005 and 2005 Plus
• [Expert/SNES] Updated: Snes9x 2010

New core additions _{(by @schmurtzm)}

• [Amiga] Added: puae 2021 v2.6.1
• [PICO-8] Added fake-08 libretro core (supports save states)
• [Expert/OpenBOR] Added Steward-Fu's OpenBOR
• [Expert/DOS] Added: DOSBox Pure 0.9.7 (the old 0.21 is still default)
• [Expert/PS] Added: PCSX-ReARMed standalone emulator (no GameSwitcher integration, but much improved performance - allows for using enhanced resolution)
• [Expert/Arcade] Added: M.B.A-mini (M.B.A = MAME's skeleton + FBA's romsets)
• [Expert/Arcade] Added: AdvanceMenu, AdvanceMame, and AdvanceMess
• [Expert/NEC PC-98] Added: Neko Project II Kai
• [Expert/Music] Added: Game Music Emu (GME)
• [Expert/SNES] Added: ChimerasSNES
• [Expert/Game engine] Added: MicroW8 (Uw8)
• [Expert/TI-83] Added: Texas Instruments TI-83 (Numero)

Added languages

• Português do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese) - credit: @anibaldeboni
• Nederlands (Dutch) - credit: @ronvandegraaf
• Svenska (Swedish) - credit: @Megamannen
• Turkce (Turkish) - credit: @tcgumus
• Українська (Ukrainian) - credit: @semioys
• Беларуская (Belarusian) - credit: @introkun
• Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) - credit: Viên Vĩ Khang
• 한국어 (Korean) - updated by: @DDinghoya
• العربية (Arabic) - credit: @hkof
• বাংলা (Bengali) - credit: @prokash-sarkar

Breaking changes

• The new V4.1 Ports Collection is not compatible with files from earlier versions (V4.0.4 and below) - download the new ports files from our Ports Collection repository, and add the necessary game files in Roms/PORTS/Games.
• PS roms of type .bin now requires accompanying .cue files (you can use the included tool in Tweaks to generate them) - this improves game compatibility, fixes some audio issues, and allows for indexing games consisting of multiple .bin files!

 

Changelog (V4.1.2 › V4.1.3)

• Added AR (Arabic) translation by @hkof in #738
• Added support for Bangla language by @prokash-sarkar in #742
• Dev 4.1.4 by @Aemiii91 in #757

Full Changelog: v4.1.3...v4.1.4