spice2x-24-10-29

• (IIDX31+) apply signature patch to force WASAPI by default; use -iidxsounddevice to override - Contributed by bicarus
  • aka bicarus got tired of pointing out SuperstepSound failure.
  • Credit for the patch goes to akitakedits\find_sp2x_patches
  • Manual patching will continue to work, as they are applied before this new signature patch.
• Fix SDVX EG song search when using Japanese touch keyboard (when OS is not ja-JP) - Contributed by bicarus
  • This addresses a long-standing issue (since the beginning of EG) where the search function didn't return yomigana-based keyword matches due to OS language settings. Example: typing たけ did not result in 竹.
  • Previously the workaround was to change the non-Unicode language in Windows settings. With this fix, that is no longer required.
• Nostalgia I/O improvements - Contributed by bicarus
  • For digital input, add "soft" and "hard" press variations for each key. This allows less complex controllers to be built (just need to support 3 possible input for each key as opposed to analog). It can also be used for playing on computer keyboards. For most users, just bind to the normal keys and ignore the soft/hard variations, as normal keys will now register as a "medium" press, triggering Elegant in both blue and yellow sections in recital mode.
  • For analog input, cap each analog input to 14. Previously the max value was emulated as 15; while the test menu recognizes it, recital mode in game doesn't register 15 as a hard press due to overflow (i.e., you pressed hard in yellow sections, but you didn't get Elegant). For Nostroller users, you won't notice a difference, since the controller always capped out at 14. For other controllers (MIDI keyboards included), you may notice a difference in recital mode.
• Expose DDR Gold cabinet tape LEDs via Spice API - Contributed by skogaby #232