Serial Loops v0.0.78

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Installation Notes

To test the game you will need to have a Nintendo DS emulator installed. We recommend melonDS for its accuracy.

Because our application contacts GitHub's servers to check for new releases on launch, it is possible it will get flagged by firewall software – please allow it through so it can function correctly.

Windows

Simply download the Windows installer application for your architecture and run it. It will walk you through installation, including installing the necessary dependencies. Specifically, it will run the LLVM installer.

Alternatively, you can download the zip file for a portable application; however, dependencies are not included with this option.

Which Windows installer should I choose?

Most modern Windows machines are x64-based; however, there are quite a few Windows laptops that now run with ARM processors. If you're not sure, you can download both—only the one that matches your computer's architecture will run. The x86 installer should only be used on older Windows hardware (theoretically, it should support Windows 7+, though we do not officially support older operating systems).

macOS

Pick the macOS pkg installer that fits your computer's architecture. Before executing it, you will need to open the Terminal application and run xattr -cr ~/Downloads/SerialLoops-macOS-arm-v0.0.78-installer.pkg for the ARM installer and xattr -cr ~/Downloads/SerialLoops-macOS-x64-v0.0.78-installer.pkg for the x64 installer. This is required because we currently don't codesign the installer, meaning macOS will refuse to run it without explicit approval from you.

The pkg installer will guide you through installing Serial Loops and will automatically install the LLVM and ninja dependencies. If you don't already have the Homebrew package manager installed, it will automatically install this for you and then use it to install LLVM (and LLD) and ninja. This may take as long as five to ten minutes depending on the speed of your computer/internet connection—please be patient!

Which macOS pkg installer should I choose?

If your Mac is newer, you will probably want the ARM installer. If it is older, you may want the x64 one. To make sure, go to Settings → About and check your chip. If it is an Intel, you want the x64 installer. If it is an Apple chip, you want the ARM installer.

The first time you install Serial Loops, this process can take several minutes, so please be patient!

Linux

We highly recommend installing the Serial Loops Flatpak from Flathub. This is the simplest way to run Serial Loops and comes with the added benefit of auto-updates for major versions via Flathub.

You can also install the official melonDS Flatpak from Flathub to use as your emulator.

However, if you want to use a preview version of Serial Loops or you simply don't want to install Flatpak, you can instead use one of our other distribution:

• The AppImage is designed to run on all Linux distros and is an easy, click-once option.
• The .deb package is intended for Debian-based distros (e.g. Ubuntu). Install it with sudo apt install -f ./SerialLoops-linux-x64-0.0.78.deb.
• The .rpm package is intended for Red Hat-based distros (e.g. Fedora). Install it with sudo dnf install ./SerialLoops-linux-x64-0.0.78-1.fc39.x86_64.rpm.
• You may also opt to simply use the binaries packaged in the .tar.gz archive; when doing so, ensure you install the SDL2 binaries so audio playback works.

Full Changelog: 0.0.1...0.0.78