v0.2.0

Changes

• Smoother motion (Experimental): Settings > Graphics > Framerate now offers 30 (Original), 60 (Smooth) and 120 (Experimental) through frame interpolation, based on Gadge64's frame generation work.
• Ray tracing (Experimental): real shadows from the arena lights instead of the old blob shadows, plus ambient occlusion where surfaces meet. Four quality levels: Performance, Balanced, Quality, Ultra. Needs the D3D12 graphics API and a GPU with DirectX Raytracing 1.1 (RTX-class).
• Venue lighting: with ray tracing on, every venue now has its own lighting rig (colored light, glowing screens and lamps), and the lighting changes with the camera cuts. This release rigs all seven federation arenas: NSW, EWF, WOU, DAW, ILW, WCW and NWO.
• CRT filter (Experimental): simulates a period TV: Composite, S-Video, RF or RGB signal, USA or Japan TV colors, and an optional CRT Beam Simulator for motion clarity (needs V-Sync and a 120 Hz or faster display).
• HDR (Experimental): HDR output on displays with Windows HDR on. The new HDR Picture setting (Auto, Brighter, Balanced, CRT Detail, Custom) picks the brightness for your display, and its description shows what you get. HDR is recommended with the CRT filter: it lets the phosphor mask run at full strength without dimming the picture.
• Mods menu with bundled mods: a free camera (F6, keyboard and mouse), cheats, and Quick Match (a testing tool, off by default). ROM hacks can also be loaded as patch mods (see the README).
• Main Volume in Settings > Sound now works.
• Fixed: the game could freeze when changing Aspect Ratio, Resolution or MSAA at 60/120 fps.

Known issues

• Quitting the game in the middle of a match can crash on the way out (your save is not affected).
• The old HDR Brightness setting is replaced by HDR Picture; it starts on Auto.
• Ray tracing, frame interpolation, the CRT filter and HDR are experimental: if something looks wrong, turn the feature off and please report it with your log file.

Notes

• No game assets are included. You must supply your own Virtual Pro Wrestling 64
  (Japan) ROM — SHA1 F9E9FA2ED819C3A39DB5CB6AFECA186F021DB5ED. On first launch,
  click Load ROM and select it; the launcher validates and remembers it.
• The game is in Japanese (Japan-only release); the port's own menus are in
  English. See the README FAQ.
• Windows SmartScreen: the exe is unsigned, so Windows may warn on first run.
  Click "More info" → "Run anyway".
• Saves and settings live in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Vpw64Recompiled\. Save data is
  compatible across releases unless a release note says otherwise. For a portable
  install, create an empty portable.txt next to the exe.
• GPU: D3D12 by default. If you hit rendering issues, update your GPU drivers
  first, and please attach %LOCALAPPDATA%\Vpw64Recompiled\Vpw64Recompiled.log
  to any bug report.
• Known issues are tracked in the README.