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@codingncaffeine codingncaffeine released this 10 Jun 02:01
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v0.8.5
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PlayStation 2 arrives. Import your PS2 games and play them, hardware-accelerated,
with adjustable internal resolution — plus a clearer BIOS setup flow and fixes across
import and controller input.

What's New

  • PlayStation 2 is here (PCSX2). Import .iso/.chd/.bin/.m3u and play.
    Rendered through the OpenGL hardware path, with Internal Resolution and
    Texture Filtering adjustable live from the in-game cog → Visuals. Box art and
    metadata scrape automatically, RetroAchievements identify and unlock, and the
    DualShock 2 is mapped out of the box. Grab the core from Preferences → Cores.
  • PS2 needs a BIOS. PlayStation 2 now appears in Preferences → System Files with
    the common known-good dumps listed — drop a valid BIOS into the PS2 BIOS folder (or
    next to your ROMs) and it's detected automatically.

What's Fixed

  • A missing BIOS now tells you so. Launching a game that needs a BIOS you don't
    have shows a clear "BIOS required" dialog pointing you to System Files, instead of
    failing silently or with a cryptic core error. Applies to every system that needs a
    BIOS (PS2, PS1, Saturn, Sega CD, and more).
  • Controller input on more cores. Some emulator cores read the whole controller in
    a single combined poll rather than button-by-button; those reads weren't being
    answered, so input didn't register at all. Now handled — affected cores respond to
    the pad correctly.
  • DAT downloads from redump.org work. Redump serves its DAT databases zipped; they
    are now unwrapped on download, fixing a silent failure where the saved file couldn't
    be read for ROM identification.

Improvements

  • Cleaner BIOS panel. Preferences → System Files now groups BIOS files in a
    two-level layout (manufacturer → console → files), each with its own present/missing
    badge, so multi-console sections read clearly at a glance.
  • Download All for DAT files. A single button fetches every reference DAT in turn,
    with per-system progress.

Install

Tarball and .deb on the releases page,
or on Arch via the AUR: yay -S emutastic-bin. Existing installs update in-app
from Preferences → About.

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