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@sergiomanzur sergiomanzur released this 27 Aug 21:30

⚔️ Advance Wars Recompiled - v0.1 Beta Release (Windows)

We are excited to present the v0.1 Beta release for Windows!

AW-Recompiled is a high-performance native desktop port and static recompilation of Advance Wars (GBA), built as an AI-assisted passion project.

🌟 Quick Start (No Compiler Required)

  1. Download *\�dvance-wars-v0.1b-windows.zip* attached below.
  2. Extract the archive and launch \�dvance-wars-native.exe.
  3. First Launch: On first launch, the game will automatically open a file dialog asking you to select your legally acquired Advance Wars (USA) GBA ROM. Your selection will be remembered in \config.ini.

✨ Key Features (v0.1 Beta)

  • 🎮 Native 60 FPS Execution: Zero-latency native engine rendering with hardware input mapping.
  • 🖱️ Mouse & Pointer Navigation: Point-and-click unit selection, tile targeting, and UI navigation.
  • ↩️ Undo Last Order (\Ctrl+Z\ / \L3): Step back prior to your last confirmed unit move or attack.
  • ⏪ Instant Rewind (Time Travel): Hold \Backspace\ or \Y/\LT\ to rewind up to 5 seconds of gameplay history in RAM.
  • ⚡ Zero-Latency Fast-Forward: Hold \Tab\ or \X/\RT\ to speed through AI turns with clean pitch-correct audio on release.
  • 📊 Tactical Sidebar Telemetry: Real-time display of map coordinates, cursor probes, undo status, and FPS telemetry (\F4).
  • 🎬 Input Replay Recording (\F6/\F7/\F8): Record and replay input streams (.awr\ files) with on-screen input overlay.
  • 🎲 Live IPS Patching & Randomizer Support: Apply community IPS randomizer patches on the fly via menu or CLI --ips.
  • ✍️ HD Text Replacement: Crisp 16×16 font replacement support.
  • 🧪 Live Cheat Engine: Real-time per-frame RAM cheat code injection.
  • 🖼️ Internal Resolution Pre-Scaling: 4×/6×/9× framebuffer pre-scaling for 720p/1080p/4K crisp display outputs.

🤝 External Repositories & Credits

  • mGBA by endrift & mGBA team for the core emulation and PPU/APU execution bridge.
  • gba-recomp by JRickey for the static recompilation pipeline.

🚀 Future Roadmap

We are working on upcoming releases targeting:

  • 📱 Android
  • 🎮 SteamOS (Steam Deck)
  • 🍎 macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel)

This is an open-source project distributed under the MIT License. All contributions, pull requests, and forks are welcome!