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Early summer improvements & bug fixes

Early summer improvements & bug fixes

Six weeks have flown by since my last check-in with you all, and the gears behind the scenes haven't stopped turning. Today, I'm here to share a few updates that I've been brewing up:

New DB for MiSTer SAM (Super Attract Mode)

I've been collaborating with 2023-06-11 16:44:58 +0000 UTC View Post

New Downloader v1.7, Improved DB-Template, and More!

New Downloader v1.7, Improved DB-Template, and More!

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Hey everyone!

I know it's been a while since my last update, but I've been working diligently behind the scenes to make your MiSTer FPGA experience even better. I have some exciting news to share with you:

Downloader v1.7 Released! 🎉 

I've just published version...

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Patreon anniversary news + End-of-support reminder

Patreon anniversary news + End-of-support reminder

One year ago, I started my Patreon page after 2 years of contributing to the MiSTer ecosystem. I wasn't sure where this was going to go, but 12 months and 15 posts later, here we are, still on it.

I'm happy to say that this experience has been very positive for me, and I think it has also been even more favorable for the tools I create and...

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Downloader 1.6 Released

Downloader 1.6 Released

One week after the release of Update All 2.0 we now have an upgrade on its brain. Downloader 1.6 is a substantial change, that will make our updating process quite a bit quicker (also when using Update All).

But first some history. On September 20...

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Update All 2.0 is here

Update All 2.0 is here

Today, after more than two years of its initial release, I'm very happy to announce the second major release of Update All.

This started being a very small tool that became increasingly bigger with the inception and evolution of the Settings Screen<...

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Create your own Custom Database for Downloader

Create your own Custom Database for Downloader

As some of you already know, Downloader works similarly to a package manager within the MiSTer ecosystem.

There is a big distribution hosted at distribution_mister containing most of the files of the MiSTer-devel organization, but t...

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Bios DB Release & Taito Spinner Test

Bios DB Release & Taito Spinner Test


Bios Database Release

After 6 months of experimental usage, the Bios DB is finally ready for prime time. This Database will offer a more reliable user experience than the old BIOS Getter because it executes under Downloader.

The repository for this project is: 2022-06-24 16:15:11 +0000 UTC View Post

External Storage on Downloader 1.5

External Storage on Downloader 1.5

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Downloader 1.5 is live!

This was the biggest release to this date in terms of changes in the code, so releasing it makes me feel quite relieved.

The CHANGELOG for this release is n...

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Continuous Progress - Continuous Delivery

Continuous Progress - Continuous Delivery

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Since the release of Downloader 1.4, I've been delivering small updates with refinements, optimizations, fixes, and some preparations for what is to come.

This is how I work on this project. Announced releases are really more like milestones, characterized by some new important features, but in reali...

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Downloader 1.4 Final Release and Update All End-of-support announcement for the old Updater

Downloader 1.4 Final Release and Update All End-of-support announcement for the old Updater

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Downloader 1.4 is finally out!

After a month of testing two different beta versions of this release (preview and RC), the new version of th...

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Public Downloader Filters RC

Public Downloader Filters RC

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The "Custom Download Filters" feature for the Downloader has been a considerable amount of work since I picked it up in late November and finally is almost done. After all this development, I'm happy to announce that a Public Release Candidate is now available for everybody to test View Post

Arcade ROMs Database

Arcade ROMs Database

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I'm happy to announce my first major release of the year: the Arcade ROMs Database. Already available in the Patrons Menu from Update All.

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Downloader Filters Preview

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Finally, the first version of the "Configurable Custom Download Filters" feature is out!

With this, you can opt out from installing any core or file that you are not interested in. It will also remove them i...

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Update All Patrons Menu & BIOS Database

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As you can see in the pic above, the good ol' Settings Screen from Update All receives a new menu for patrons only. This is meant to ease the distribution of the exclusive content that I'll be publishing.

To...

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Changes in JT databases and Update All

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Yesterday Jotego decided to change the way he distributes his cores. Until then, he had a JTSTABLE repository that contained the most stable versions of his cores, and a jtbin repository that contained the same stable cores, as well as open and closed betas (by closed, I m...

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Downloader 1.3 and experimental Unstable Folder

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Downloader 1.3 Release

The work on the MiSTer Downloader continues. This is a smaller release that mainly contains fixes and minor improvements, but it also expands the "custom database" feature by adding View Post

Exciting Times

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Hey there, I'm Jose, a.k.a. theypsilon, and today I'd like to tell you about my story with MiSTer, about why I decided to open this space, and about what are my plans for the future.

My journey with MiSTer started in January 2020, thanks to SmokeMonster and his videos on YouTube. Rig...

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