MatrixRain 1.6.0

[1.6.0] - 2026-09-21

Changed

• Versioning switched to MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH. Version numbers are now
  bumped by hand when a release is cut, replacing the auto-incrementing
  build counter. This release is 1.6.0 rather than 1.5.1 so it sorts
  above 1.5.2161 and is offered as an update.

Fixed

• Scanline density now matches on every monitor. The Style slider
  used to set a fixed number of scanlines across the whole screen
  height, while the rain glyphs are a fixed size. Monitors of different
  heights therefore showed different scanlines per character: a
  portrait 3840-pixel-tall panel got barely half as many as a
  2160-pixel landscape one at the same setting. Style now sets the
  number of scanlines per character cell, and that ratio is the same on
  every monitor regardless of size, rotation, or Windows display
  scaling.
• Upper half of the Style slider was unusably coarse. At high Style
  values the old mapping dropped to one or two scanlines per glyph,
  reading as a venetian blind rather than a CRT raster. Style now runs
  from about 10 scanlines per character cell (Style 1) down to 6
  (Style 100).
• Scanlines aliased into a moire pattern at dense settings. On
  1080p and 1440p panels much of the lower half of the Style range fell
  below two pixels per scanline and resolved into a crawling beat
  pattern. The scanline shader now area-averages each pixel, so dense
  settings fade smoothly instead of shimmering.
• Scanline sliders didn't respond to Enable scanlines. Toggling the
  checkbox on the Performance tab left the Intensity and Style sliders
  on the Visuals tab in their old state until the settings dialog was
  reopened. They now enable and disable immediately, including after
  Reset to defaults.
• The Scanline Intensity tooltip claimed 0% disables the effect, but the
  slider's minimum is 1%. It now points at Enable scanlines on the
  Performance tab, which turns the effect off entirely.

Upgrade migration note

Your saved Scanline Style value will look different after
upgrading. The slider now controls scanlines per character instead of
scanlines per screen height, so the same number maps to a different
density. The change is largest on tall or high-resolution monitors,
which previously rendered far coarser scanlines than smaller ones. If
the new look isn't to your taste, readjust Scanline style on the
Visuals tab.