v3.0.0

Installation

To install AKMenu-Next, follow the Setting Up AKMenu-Next page.

Updating

Follow the instructions to update AKMenu-Next and nds-bootstrap & Pico-Loader on the updating guide.

Changes

• Upgraded theme system with game cover art & background music.
  • You can use tools such as Pico-Cover and AKMenu-Next will show game covers once you switch to a "Game Cover" compatible theme. Some are included. You can also use _nds/covers_code for XXXX.bmp game code covers and _nds/covers_name for filename.bmp covers in addition to the default Pico-Launcher _pico/covers/nds location.
  • Themes now support background music, by playing a bgm.wav file in the folder of your chosen theme. It must be a 16-bit 22050Hz mono WAVE file, you can use tools such as Audacity to convert them. All the packaged themes include music.
  • Themes now support additional time & date assets & configuration. Please refer to the Themes & Covers documentation.
  • Themes support custom icons in NDS banner bin format and can be loaded from icons folder inside a theme, missing icons will simply fall back to the built in ones.
  • Themes are now categorised and easier to browse & select and can be accessed from the start menu.
  • Wood R4/AKAIO themes are still backwards compatible.
• New themes: Starlight & DSpico. Starlight is the new default theme by @Sanrax and I advise you to check it out! It's available both in Normal and Cover versions and is included. Extra themes are also available in the releases below.
• Rearranged some settings to fit the categories better and some settings now scroll to better fit the appropiate settings.
• Games can now be sorted in Alphabetical Order by Filename & Gamename and Date Modified Ascending & Descending Order.
• Added global save slot override in Other Settings.
• Added Pico-Loader as a supported homebrew loader. This should fix Moonshell not booting on the DSpico but can also be used to load homebrew on the DSi or 3DS SD card as an alternative to nds-bootstrap-hb or the default loader.
• Added a failsafe mode that goes back to the previous theme used if the newly selected theme is invalid or missing.
• Added an error screen if no themes are installed.
• Added an error screen if AKMenu-Next system files are corrupt or missing.
• About menu now shows the version of Pico-Loader being used and which loaders are installed.
• Added .NDZ compressed ROM support for the DSpico IR by @Pheeeeenom
• Added Russian Translation by @999px
• Updated Italian Translation by @LeddaZ

Bug Fixes

• Fixed .sav file being mistakenly created for DSiWare.
• Updated Slot 1 Launcher to work with DSpico.
• Plugins now use the configured homebrew loader in the settings if bootstrap=0 is set instead of always using the built in loader.

Full Changelog: v2.3.1...v3.0.0