Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.7.1

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.7.1 — release candidate

Changes

• Updated the shared recomp-ui launcher to b688ca79109bc3cc30a6f9de66d81ea70f0acf81.
• Prepared matching Windows x64 and Linux x64 universal-game build workflows.
• Release packagers now reject a version mismatch between VERSION and the
  version embedded in the runtime before creating a distributable zip.
• Kept the psxrecomp pin at compatible commit
  219a3627f817c5ad60b852d368c1bebc4f584b71, which contains the multi-region,
  mod catalog and netplay integrations required by this title.

Build artifacts

• Windows: BloodyRoar2-v0.7.1.zip
• Linux x64: BloodyRoar2-linux-x64-0.7.1.zip

The full Windows and Linux workflows produce build artifacts for validation.
Publish the release only after both artifacts have passed their platform checks.
The Windows artifact uses the OpenGL default renderer; the Linux artifact also
includes the optional Vulkan backend.
Japan/Asia remains experimental; EU and USA remain the supported regions.

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.7.0

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.7.0

One executable, any supported region

This release collapses the per-region downloads into a single universal
executable, per OS. The same binary runs the European (SLES-01722), USA
(SCUS-94424) and Japan/Asia (SLPS-01842) images: it reads the mounted
disc's boot executable at launch and runs that region's recompiled code.

• Europe and USA are supported.
• Japan/Asia is included but marked experimental (bring-up) - not
  officially supported. An unrecognized disc fails with a clear identity error
  instead of running the wrong region's code.

Downloads

Zip	OS	Regions
BloodyRoar2-v0.7.0.zip	Windows	EU + USA (+ Japan exp.)
BloodyRoar2-linux-x64-0.7.0.zip	Linux	EU + USA (+ Japan exp.)

Each zip is self-contained (executable, OpenBIOS, launcher assets, mod catalog).
Add your legally owned disc image and pick it in the launcher. No compiler,
Python or setup step is needed to play.

What changed

• Universal multi-region runtime: each region is emitted under its own symbol
  prefix (br2eu_ / br2us_ / br2jp_) and linked behind one PsxGameBackend
  registry; the active image is selected from the disc.
• Per-image entry PC / load address / text bounds are re-bound after selection,
  so savestates, rewind and overlay handling use the right region's timing.
• Region-scoped mods resolve against the mounted disc (fixes Play doing nothing
  on a non-base region).
• Mods: unlock-all gains Japan region tables selected at runtime; widescreen /
  FMV-skip / turbo cover all three regions.
• One self-contained zip per OS instead of separate EU/US folders.

Mods

Widescreen (16:9/21:9/adaptive, authored from scratch), intro FMV skip, unlock
all content, turbo, CD speed, fast loading and PGXP - all off by default.

Pre-release audit

Before publishing, the whole mod stack was re-checked against the framework test
suite and the three discs:

• All bundled and built-in mods were exercised on EU, USA and Japan: FMV skip,
  widescreen (16:9 / 21:9 / adaptive), unlock-all, turbo (75/120/uncapped),
  CD speed, fast loading and PGXP all activate without error, and the game boots
  and runs in every region.
• PGXP now ships with its precision hooks compiled into the binary (the mod
  stays off by default), so its vertex/texture correction has full dataflow
  coverage instead of the reduced base-build tier - the faithful, unmodified
  rendering is unchanged while the mod is off.
• Fixed a fingerprint routine that read a whole disc through a ~1 MB stack
  buffer; it could overflow the default thread stack exactly when a mod-enabled
  launch fingerprints the disc. It now streams in 64 KB chunks (same digest).
• Fixed netplay "mods follow the host": a guest now adopts the host's plan,
  clearing its own offline mod selection instead of merging the two, so an extra
  offline mod can no longer desync a match.
• The online gate is dump-strict per region: each region has its own TOC
  fingerprint and the lobby title carries the mounted region, so an EU host and
  a US guest are never matched.

Notes

• Netplay peers must run this same release and the same region's disc.
• No disc data, retail BIOS or pre-generated C is included - supply your own
  legally owned disc image.

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.6.2

Bloody Roar II Recompiled - v0.6.2 (dual-region, Windows + Linux)

The original PS1 MIPS code is statically recompiled to C and built into a
native PC executable — a real port, not an emulator. Everything is
ready-to-play: no Python, compiler or setup step required.

What's new in v0.6.2

• New mod: Unlock All Content (br2.enhancement.unlock-all) — unlocks
  Gado, Shen Long, all custom options, movies and pictures without completing
  modes. It uses a guest-RAM flag rewrite (the classic GameShark-style codes),
  so nothing on disk is modified. Skipped in netplay sessions.
• New mod: Turbo Mode (br2.enhancement.turbo) — runs the game at an
  arcade-style turbo cadence (75 / 120 Hz or uncapped) by re-pacing the guest
  VBlank. Gameplay speed scales with the rate, like the classic arcade Turbo
  editions.
• Vulkan backend now offered in the launcher's Video settings (Fase 1 of
  the post-v0.6.0 roadmap). OpenGL remains the default.
• Mods follow the host in netplay: the host's enabled mod plan is published
  on the lobby and every peer applies it at launch, so the match simulates
  identically. Guests that lack a host-selected package are warned before the
  session starts. The unlock-all mod stays off online.
• PAL 60 Hz fix: on European (PAL) builds, keeping the mod's native 60 Hz
  vblank rate when the user picked 60 Hz no longer gets clamped.

Built-in mods

Mod	What it does
br2.enhancement.widescreen	Real widescreen (16:9 / 21:9 / Adaptive): widens the 3D fight camera to reveal more of the arena. 2D menus and FMVs stay faithful 4:3.
br2.enhancement.performance	Intro FMV skip: ends the intro movies the game's own way the instant they are detected.
br2.enhancement.unlock-all	Unlock All Content (Gado, Shen Long, custom options, movies, pictures). Skipped in netplay.
br2.enhancement.turbo	Turbo Mode: 75 / 120 Hz or uncapped guest-VBlank re-pace.
psx.enhancement.cd-speed	Shortens load times by speeding up the emulated CD drive.
psx.enhancement.fast-loading	Accelerates the wall-clock pacing of loads.
psx.enhancement.pgxp	PGXP Precision: sub-pixel vertices + perspective-correct texturing.

All default to off — toggle them from the launcher's Mods tab.

How to play online

1. Both players download the same release zip for their region + OS.
2. Open the launcher, click Netplay → Create (host) or Join.
3. Seat both players and start the match. The host's mod plan applies to
   everyone.

Download — pick your region + OS

Zip	OS	Region	Executable
BloodyRoar2-EU-v0.6.2.zip	Windows	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled.exe
BloodyRoar2-US-v0.6.2.zip	Windows	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA.exe
BloodyRoar2-EU-linux-x64-0.6.2.zip	Linux	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled
BloodyRoar2-US-linux-x64-0.6.2.zip	Linux	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA

How to play (offline)

1. Download the zip for your region + OS and unzip it anywhere.
2. Put your legally owned Bloody Roar II disc image (.bin/.cue, .iso or
   .chd) beside the folder — the launcher asks for it on first run.
3. Run it: double-click the .exe on Windows, or chmod +x BloodyRoar2_Recompiled and run it on Linux.

Each zip is self-contained (OpenBIOS + launcher assets + curated mod catalog).

Legal

Does not include game data, retail BIOS or pre-generated C. You must supply
your own legally owned disc image (checksums in baserom.md). Regions are not
interchangeable.

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Built with psxrecomp nova-mods
(NovaPowers) + recomp-ui (mstan) +
recomp-net
(TechnicallyComputers).

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.6.0

Bloody Roar II Recompiled - v0.6.0 (dual-region, Windows + Linux)

The original PS1 MIPS code is statically recompiled to C and built into a
native PC executable - a real port, not an emulator. Everything is
ready-to-play: no Python, compiler or setup step required.

What's new in v0.6.0

• Official netplay support. Bloody Roar II now ships 2-player online
  versus through the launcher's Netplay button, on the framework's
  rollback-capable recomp-net
  stack (ICE/TURN + SFU online, plus LAN / Direct IP). The public lobby runs at
  netplay.retcomm.net.
• Same-disc and same-version gating: every peer must run the same release
  build and mount the same region's .cue/.bin image geometry (TOC
  fingerprint + track count verified before a session starts).
• The previous v0.5.1 groundwork (v4 runtime, netplay ABI pair, regenerated C
  with the v4 emitter) is now fully exposed and documented.

How to play online

1. Both players download the same release zip for their region + OS.
2. Open the launcher, click Netplay → Create (host) or Join.
3. Seat both players and start the match. Mods are disabled for netplay
   sessions so every peer simulates identically.

Download - pick your region + OS

Zip	OS	Region	Executable
BloodyRoar2-EU-v0.6.0.zip	Windows	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled.exe
BloodyRoar2-US-v0.6.0.zip	Windows	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA.exe
BloodyRoar2-EU-Linux-v0.6.0.zip	Linux	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled
BloodyRoar2-US-Linux-v0.6.0.zip	Linux	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA

How to play (offline)

1. Download the zip for your region + OS and unzip it anywhere.
2. Put your legally owned Bloody Roar II disc image (.bin/.cue, .iso or
   .chd) beside the folder - the launcher asks for it on first run.
3. Run it: double-click the .exe on Windows, or chmod +x BloodyRoar2_Recompiled and run it on Linux.

Each zip is self-contained (OpenBIOS + launcher assets + curated mod catalog).

Built-in mods

Widescreen 16:9 / 21:9 (from scratch), intro FMV skip, CD-speed, fast loading,
PGXP. Toggle them from the launcher (offline only; mods are disabled for
netplay sessions).

Legal

Does not include game data, retail BIOS or pre-generated C. You must supply
your own legally owned disc image (checksums in baserom.md). Regions are not
interchangeable.

---

Built with psxrecomp nova-mods
(NovaPowers) + recomp-ui (mstan) +
recomp-net
(TechnicallyComputers).

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.5.1

Bloody Roar II Recompiled - v0.5.1 (dual-region, Windows + Linux)

The original PS1 MIPS code is statically recompiled to C and built into a
native PC executable - a real port, not an emulator. Everything is
ready-to-play: no Python, compiler or setup step required.

What's new in v0.5.1

• Runtime upgraded to the psxrecomp v4 framework with the netplay ABI pair
  (psxrecomp 3e30c123 + recomp-ui bba6266). This is a foundation release:
  the full netplay/spectator stack is now ABI-aligned and ready for future
  online play.
• Regenerated game C with the v4 emitter for both regions (55 shards each) -
  EU (SLES-01722) and US (SCUS-94424) are rebuilt from the new codegen.
• Mod catalog re-curated under the v4 layout (mods/bundled): widescreen,
  intro FMV skip, CD speed, fast loading and PGXP - kept clean of the generic
  framework-wide stubs.

📦 Download - pick your region + OS

Zip	OS	Region	Executable
BloodyRoar2-EU-v0.5.1.zip	Windows	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled.exe
BloodyRoar2-US-v0.5.1.zip	Windows	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA.exe
BloodyRoar2-EU-Linux-v0.5.1.zip	Linux	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled
BloodyRoar2-US-Linux-v0.5.1.zip	Linux	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA

🎮 How to play

1. Download the zip for your region + OS and unzip it anywhere.
2. Put your legally owned Bloody Roar II disc image (.bin/.cue, .iso or
   .chd) beside the folder - the launcher asks for it on first run.
3. Run it: double-click the .exe on Windows, or chmod +x BloodyRoar2_Recompiled and run it on Linux.

Each zip is self-contained (OpenBIOS + launcher assets + curated mod catalog).

📦 Built-in mods

Widescreen 16:9 / 21:9 (from scratch), intro FMV skip, CD-speed, fast loading,
PGXP. Toggle them from the launcher.

⚠️ Legal

Does not include game data, retail BIOS or pre-generated C. You must supply
your own legally owned disc image (checksums in baserom.md). Regions are not
interchangeable.

---

Built with psxrecomp nova-mods
(NovaPowers) + recomp-ui (mstan).

Bloody Roar II Recompiled v0.5.0

Bloody Roar II Recompiled - v0.5.0 (dual-region, Windows + Linux)

The original PS1 MIPS code is statically recompiled to C and built into a
native PC executable - a real port, not an emulator. Everything is
ready-to-play: no Python, compiler or setup step required.

📦 ▶ 🎮 Download - pick your region + OS

Zip	OS	Region	Executable
BloodyRoar2-EU-v0.5.0.zip	Windows	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled.exe
BloodyRoar2-US-v0.5.0.zip	Windows	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA.exe
BloodyRoar2-EU-Linux-v0.5.0.zip	Linux	Europe (SLES-01722)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled
BloodyRoar2-US-Linux-v0.5.0.zip	Linux	USA (SCUS-94424)	BloodyRoar2_Recompiled_USA

🎮 How to play

1. Download the zip for your region + OS and unzip it anywhere.
2. Put your legally owned Bloody Roar II disc image (.bin/.cue, .iso or
   .chd) beside the folder - the launcher asks for it on first run.
3. Run it: double-click the .exe on Windows, or chmod +x BloodyRoar2_Recompiled and run it on Linux.

Each zip is self-contained (OpenBIOS + launcher assets + curated mod catalog).

📦 Built-in mods

Widescreen 16:9 / 21:9 (from scratch), intro FMV skip, CD-speed, fast loading,
PGXP. Toggle them from the launcher.

⚠️ Legal

Does not include game data, retail BIOS or pre-generated C. You must supply
your own legally owned disc image (checksums in baserom.md). Regions are not
interchangeable.

---

Built with psxrecomp nova-mods
(NovaPowers) + recomp-ui (mstan).