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v1.3.0 – Music card, Switch to, new settings

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@galcn10 galcn10 released this 24 Oct 14:07
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v1.3.0
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Console Overlay 1.3.0 is the biggest update so far. It also includes everything prepared as 1.2.1 (never released on its own).

New

  • Settings redesigned: tabs on top, switches with a short help line under each option, and a search box.
  • Switch to: with "End game" selected, press right to see your last 3 played games. Pick one and the current game closes and the new one opens behind a transition screen, with no desktop or Playnite flashing in between. Optional (Menu tab).
  • Music card: shows what is playing (Spotify, SimpMusic, YouTube Music, VLC...) through Windows media controls. Controls are play/pause, previous/next, volume (L2/R2 or right stick), shuffle (Y) and repeat (R3) where the player supports them. The card uses the player's own icon and colour.
  • Open music: when nothing is playing, the row launches your player (Spotify by default; add more in "Players to open", one per line as Name|path). It opens minimized and you stay in the game. You can also close the player from the menu.
  • Achievements: a trophy by rarity on every row (bronze, silver, gold, platinum), trophy counters in the header, progress bars for partial ones and a gold highlight for unlocked ones. A platinum trophy shows on the main menu when you have them all.
  • Pause the game when the menu opens is now a setting (on by default). Per game: NoPause / NoOverlay tags. There is also an option to skip emulator games (RetroArch, PCSX2, DuckStation...).
  • New glass look, and numbered controller batteries (1 blue, 2 red, 3 green, 4 yellow).
  • Button legends follow the controller style set in Playnite (Xbox / PlayStation / Nintendo).
  • All 9 languages updated.

Improved

  • Faster opening and closing, also when calling the menu repeatedly.
  • Music apps opened from the menu are only minimized while the menu is open.

Fixed

  • The menu could disappear after closing a music player.
  • Possible freeze when returning to the game after closing a player. If the game is still suspended it is now resumed automatically, and the log records the state.

Install

Download the .pext and double-click it (or use Playnite's add-on browser). Optional: mpv for in-menu clip playback, see the README.

Feedback and bug reports are welcome in Issues. If something fails, attach extensions.log.

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