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⚔️ 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)
- Download *\�dvance-wars-v0.1b-windows.zip* attached below.
- Extract the archive and launch \�dvance-wars-native.exe.
- 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!