SuperModel NX 1.2.1

Small performance update for SuperModel NX, the Sega Model 3 arcade emulator for Nintendo Switch.

What's new

• Cheaper line-of-sight reads. 1.2.0 moved line-of-sight depth reads out of the middle of the frame. 1.2.1 now reads all of them with a single call at the start of the next frame, instead of one call per check. Each read is a round trip to the GPU on the Switch, so this cuts the cost per frame in Scud Race from 1.1–1.4 ms to 0.9–1.0 ms. Scud Race races run at 60 FPS throughout with the GPU at its standard 768 MHz.

Installation

1. Copy supermodel.nro to /switch/supermodel/ on your SD card, replacing the old one.
2. Put your MAME-style ROM zips in /switch/supermodel/ROMs/.
3. Optional: put your NVRAM files in /switch/supermodel/NVRAM/ (e.g. daytona2.nv), or set each game up once in its test menu.
4. Requires Atmosphère. Launch in title mode (hold R while opening a game) for full memory.

Your existing Config/Supermodel.ini is kept. The recommended 3D settings are the defaults: New3DAsyncLOS = 1, New3DEarlyDepth = 0, New3DBatchedDraws = 0.

No ROMs or NVRAM data are included. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Sega or Nintendo.

By ToniiSound and Thorhax. Based on Supermodel (The Supermodel Team) and Libretro-Supermodel. Licensed under GPL v3.

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