1.6.0 My Friends are my Power

[himdo]

First off, I want to thank all the contributors that helped out with this release, they are the reason this update is as big as it is, it couldn't have been done without there help. This will be the most feature rich and impactful update so far!

The Change log for this one is huge here is a summarize of the user impacting changes:

• Faster Initial loading of game files
• Launcher will show when updates are available
• Developer console
• Initial widescreen support
• Add a Quit item to the main menu
• Fixed the frame limiter so things are faster
• Improved Performance by 40% - 100%
• Add a host FPS limit to the launcher
• Show Keyboard and mouse inside Fable II prompts
• Automatically swap between icon types in real time
• Keep the GPU at most one frame behind to stop the flicker
• Photo mode
• A ton of unit tests to help support future updates
• 2 Controller Black Screen Fix
• Direct mouse camera control

Images of whats changed

What's Changed

• Native zlib-ng inflate and native memcpy/memmove/memset by @Locme in Native zlib-ng inflate and native memcpy/memmove/memset #103
• Run source-only tests in CI by @Jack-Pettersson in Run source-only tests in CI #105
• Stop STFS paths escaping the output folder by @Jack-Pettersson in Stop STFS paths escaping the output folder #106
• Bring staged config back in line with the embedded template by @Jack-Pettersson in Bring staged config back in line with the embedded template #107
• Verify the SDK download before extracting it by @Jack-Pettersson in Verify the SDK download before extracting it #110
• Pin zlib-ng to a commit by @Jack-Pettersson in Pin zlib-ng to a commit #111
• Fix the SDK setup success messages by @Jack-Pettersson in Fix the SDK setup success messages #113
• Add a build.cmd package step for release zips by @Jack-Pettersson in Add a build.cmd package step for release zips #114
• Add a security policy by @Jack-Pettersson in Add a security policy #112
• Stop ingoring scripts by @himdo in Stop ingoring scripts #116
• Stop ignoring new scripts outside the repo root by @Jack-Pettersson in Stop ignoring new scripts outside the repo root #108
• Run codegen automatically on a first build by @Jack-Pettersson in Run codegen automatically on a first build #119
• Add short player instructions to the README by @Jack-Pettersson in Add short player instructions to the README #121
• Leave dir.manifest out of the release zip by @Jack-Pettersson in Leave dir.manifest out of the release zip #124
• Correct out-of-date README details by @Jack-Pettersson in Correct out-of-date README details #109
• Stop overrides depending on generated file numbers by @Jack-Pettersson in Stop overrides depending on generated file numbers #118
• Check for pefile before the build starts by @Jack-Pettersson in Check for pefile before the build starts #120
• Turn PE cleaning back on for Release builds by @Jack-Pettersson in Turn PE cleaning back on for Release builds #125
• Show a button in the launcher when a newer release is out by @Jack-Pettersson in Show a button in the launcher when a newer release is out #123
• Add a launcher defaults test and reorganize the Python tests by @delta4o in Add a launcher defaults test and reorganize the Python tests #129
• Developer console and fit game to window (widescreen) by @Locme in Developer console and fit game to window (widescreen) #127
• Fix include paths for the native keyboard map test by @Jack-Pettersson in Fix include paths for the native keyboard map test #137
• Add a Quit item to the main menu by @Jack-Pettersson in Add a Quit item to the main menu #136
• Drop the unused font capture from the glyph lookup hook by @Jack-Pettersson in Drop the unused font capture from the glyph lookup hook #138
• Hash default.xex at most once per changed file by @Jack-Pettersson in Hash default.xex at most once per changed file #140
• Only run the F5 Lua script while the game is focused by @Jack-Pettersson in Only run the F5 Lua script while the game is focused #141
• Ignore mapped keys and mouse buttons while the debug menu is open by @Jack-Pettersson in Ignore mapped keys and mouse buttons while the debug menu is open #142
• Accept whole numbers for decimal config keys by @Jack-Pettersson in Accept whole numbers for decimal config keys #145
• Replace the frame limiter wait's broken pause with PAUSE spins by @Jack-Pettersson in Replace the frame limiter wait's broken pause with PAUSE spins #143
• Turn on narrower render target transfers by @Jack-Pettersson in Turn on narrower render target transfers #150
• Turn on CPU terrain tessellation and skinning by @Jack-Pettersson in Turn on CPU terrain tessellation and skinning #149
• Stop refreshing all GPU memory every frame by @Jack-Pettersson in Stop refreshing all GPU memory every frame #151
• Give the console pad its own input device id by @Jack-Pettersson in Give the console pad its own input device id #152
• Add tests for how the state command for fable controls builds its request by @delta4o in Add tests for how the state command for fable controls builds its request #131
• Add tests for the hotfunc override generator by @delta4o in Add tests for the hotfunc override generator #132
• Add tests for the recomp patch step by @delta4o in Add tests for the recomp patch step #133
• Add tests for the manifest collision check and the PE normalizer by @delta4o in Add tests for the manifest collision check and the PE normalizer #134
• Build the ReXGlue SDK from the fork instead of downloading it by @Jack-Pettersson in Build the ReXGlue SDK from the fork instead of downloading it #130
• Make the alloc-watch monitor opt-in by @Jack-Pettersson in Make the alloc-watch monitor opt-in #139
• Keep the manifest self-heal from throwing on a bad entry by @Jack-Pettersson in Keep the manifest self-heal from throwing on a bad entry #146
• Pin the SDK to current main with the memexport fix and remove the SDK patch files by @Jack-Pettersson in Pin the SDK to current main with the memexport fix and remove the SDK patch files #148
• Add a host FPS limit to the launcher by @Jack-Pettersson in Add a host FPS limit to the launcher #135
• Show keyboard and mouse bindings in Fable II prompts by @BorisThoris in Show keyboard and mouse bindings in Fable II prompts #154
• Feature/state input fixes by @delta4o in Feature/state input fixes #153
• Test the remaining fable2_control.py commands and its connection by @delta4o in Test the remaining fable2_control.py commands and its connection #155
• Test the SDK prepare step's checkout checks by @delta4o in Test the SDK prepare step's checkout checks #156
• Test the SDK staging record, missing symbols and the codegen stamp by @delta4o in Test the SDK staging record, missing symbols and the codegen stamp #157
• Test the SDK prepare step with libmspack as a submodule, and a second run by @delta4o in Test the SDK prepare step with libmspack as a submodule, and a second run #159
• Test normalize_pe.py's main() and its skip for MZ files without a PE header by @delta4o in Test normalize_pe.py's main() and its skip for MZ files without a PE header #161
• Test more manifest-collision edge cases and the default DLL search by @delta4o in Test more manifest-collision edge cases and the default DLL search #162
• Test the game-version catalogue's default profile, CMake profiles and --check by @delta4o in Test the game-version catalogue's default profile, CMake profiles and --check #163
• Keep the GPU at most one frame behind to stop the flicker by @Jack-Pettersson in Keep the GPU at most one frame behind to stop the flicker #158
• Test the release packager's missing-input failures and old dist cleanup by @delta4o in Test the release packager's missing-input failures and old dist cleanup #160
• Test that fable2_control.py reports timeouts and replies that aren't JSON by @delta4o in Test that fable2_control.py reports timeouts and replies that aren't JSON #165
• Test the libmspack symlink fallback for the renderer SDK by @delta4o in Test the libmspack symlink fallback for the renderer SDK #170
• Test the launch plan's paths and refusals, and the game folder check by @delta4o in Test the launch plan's paths and refusals, and the game folder check #171
• Test that add_version_resource.py grafts version info into a DLL by @delta4o in Test that add_version_resource.py grafts version info into a DLL #172
• update SDK by @himdo in update SDK #179
• Added HotSwappable Buttons Between Controller and Keyboard by @himdo in Added HotSwappable Buttons Between Controller and Keyboard #178
• Test that the game's config reader matches the staged config by @delta4o in Test that the game's config reader matches the staged config #164
• DRAFT: Run the Python tests with pytest, and add tests for the release and launcher tools by @delta4o in DRAFT: Run the Python tests with pytest, and add tests for the release and launcher tools #166
• Restyle part 2: Python tests as pytest-describe specs by @delta4o in Restyle part 2: Python tests as pytest-describe specs #174
• Photo mode: native menu, game button icons, colour filters, Guide shortcut by @Locme in Photo mode: native menu, game button icons, colour filters, Guide shortcut #169
• Fixed Unit tests from photomode by @himdo in Fixed Unit tests from photomode #182
• Direct mouse camera: turn by a fixed angle per count, no stick top speed or coast by @delta4o in Direct mouse camera: turn by a fixed angle per count, no stick top speed or coast #177
• Photo mode: fix the Lua pump crash (RunScript on the world thread), F5 too by @Locme in Photo mode: fix the Lua pump crash (RunScript on the world thread), F5 too #184
• git ignore the keyboard prompts bin as that contains assets by @himdo in git ignore the keyboard prompts bin as that contains assets #185

New Contributors

• @Jack-Pettersson made their first contribution in Run source-only tests in CI #105
• @delta4o made their first contribution in Add a launcher defaults test and reorganize the Python tests #129
• @BorisThoris made their first contribution in Show keyboard and mouse bindings in Fable II prompts #154

Full Changelog: 1.5.1_tag...1.6.0

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