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ScummVM rsn8887 has released ScummVM version 2.1.0git-rsn8887.27 for the PSVita.

Latest changes:
=====
release 27

- (Vita/PSP) fix problems with Sierra games such as crash in Phantasmagoria, slow graphics, etc.

release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

**NOTE:** As of June 16, 2018, all the Vita and PSP-related changes listed above and below are part of the official source and are automatically included in the automated latest development builds here: http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html
However the PSP development builds on that site are are still crashing, until the new buildbot will be implemented. The PSP version offered here works, so I will keep this release page up-to-date.

About:
=====

These are working builds of ScummVM for the PSP and Vita based on 2.1.0git development source from 20180615. The PSP development build here does not crash (the official buildbot build for PSP is currently crashing).

On the Vita, rear touch is enabled only when the option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is off by default, but it can be easily turned on in the options menu in the control tab.

More information about controls on the Vita, including touch controls, is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Vita

More information about controls on the PSP is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Portable

![Screenshot of ScummVM-2.1.0git-rsn8887.3-psp](https://s7.postimg.cc/5ew9ddi6z/F00985_C7-_E37_B-4_A40-98_E0-_F1800_F2_DD3_E4.png)
(PSP Screenshot shown)

This release is for anyone who wants to test out the latest experimental version of ScummVM PSP or Vita.

Thanks to Cpasjuste, to everyone involved with the ScummVM Team, and to all the coders who developed VitaSDK.

Thanks also to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, and Sean Ritzo.

## Recent changes:
release 27

- (Vita/PSP) fix problems with Sierra games such as crash in Phantasmagoria, slow graphics, etc.

release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 25

- (Vita/PSP) fix wrong video colors in Urban Runner (thanks @ccawley2011 for the fix, and @SasakiSadako for reporting the bug)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 24

- (Vita) improve pointer controls with bluetooth mouse by re-compiling with latest SDL-Vita

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 23

- (Vita) allow loading games from uma0: in addition to ux0:

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 22

- (Vita) make touch mouse clicks longer so all games receive them. Some games such as Gobliins or Dreamweb did not react to the simulated touch mouse clicks because the clicks were too short. This change ensures all games see the simulated clicks by giving each click a minimum duration of 50 ms instead of being as fast as possible.

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 21fix

- (PSP) Prevent crashes on PSP after add game dialog by disabling unstable engines for now, only on the PSP build.

release 21

- (Vita) Prevent accidental clicks when moving pointer using touch

pre-21

- (Vita) touch pointer was sometimes not directly under finger (fixed)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

- (Vita) implemented three-finger drag as right-button drag (useful to hold-down the right mouse button). Fingers have to be somewhat apart from each other, otherwise they are recognized as single or dual touch by the Vita.

- (Vita) allow ‘frontpanel_touchpad_mode=true’ option in ScummVM.ini. The option can be changed manually by editing scummvm.ini in a text editor. If the option is set, it forces front panel into indirect touchpad mode where the pointer doesn’t jump to finger.

- re-compiled with unstable engines enabled (prince and coward, etc.). Unstable engines are WIP.

- (Vita) Prevent jumping touch cursor on right click that was introduced with the drag-and-drop feature.

- (Vita) Add 2-finger drag-and-drop touch motion. This is useful for example in FT to bring up the action menu, or to scroll through the game list in the menu using the scroll bar. It works in the following way: holding down two fingers for a while initiates a drag’n'drop where the left mouse button is being held down. The first finger affects mouse motion during the drag, the second finger can be removed without affecting the drag. When the last finger is removed, the left mouse button is released and the drag is over. Note the second finger can be anywhere, it doesn’t have to be close to the first finger. Typical usage of dual finger drag and drop in FT: Hold down one finger over an object. Then hold down a second finger somewhere on the screen for a little bit to initiate a dual finger drag. This brings up the action menu. Now let go of the second finger. The dual-finger drag continues since one finger is still down. Select an action with the first finger and let go of the first finger to end the drag.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy in all screen modes. Before this, sometimes the mouse cursor was slightly shifted to the right of the finger in some graphics modes when using front touch. This should now be fixed.

- (Vita) Always use direct touch on front touch panel. Enabling the option “touchpad mouse mode” enables rear touch with relative touch mode, but the front panel always stays in direct touch mode. Thanks to ScHlAuChi and Csnover for help and suggestions regarding usability of touch features.

- (Vita) rear touch is now enabled *only* when the new option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is now off by default, but it can be turned on easily in the options menu in the control tab. This change is because many people find it annoying when they just hold the Vita and accidentally trigger rear touch events that move the mouse pointer.
Note: When “touchpad mouse mode” is off, the rear touch is disabled, and the front touch is in direct mode, where the mouse pointer always jumps to the finger position, like on a mobile phone screen. When “touchpad mouse mode” is on, both front and rear touch are enabled, and they are both in indirect mode, where the finger can be far from the pointer and still move it, like on a laptop touchpad. In this mode, the pointer speed setting affects how far the pointer moves in response to a finger movement.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy

- (Vita) direct touch implemented on front panel. It can be disabled and enabled in the control menu. Indirect touch now uses the pointer speed setting.

- (Vita) touch controls on Vita. Left button: tap single finger. Right button: hold single finger while tapping second finger.

- (Vita) fix crash on startup on Vita

- Proper lipsync in DOTT and FT. The lips of the characters now stop moving during pauses in their sentences, just like in the original DOS games. We were playing DOTT and FT *wrong* the whole time. These patches are only lightly tested so far. The patches are by @rasky (DOTT) and @bonki (FT), thank you for fixing a longstanding problem!

- Faster screen refresh and less input lag in the menu

- Joystick mouse cursor speed is independent of screen resolution.

- (Vita) Better analog joystick precision for more precise pointer movements, due to re-compilation with latest SDL2 library for Vita.

- (PSP) Fixed cursor jumps in x/y coordinates, fixed new smooth cursor speed to the same that it was for the old, jerky cursor (can be adjusted in “Controls” tab).

- (PSP) Implemented smooth mouse cursor motion and control options where one can change mouse cursor speed and joystick deadzone settings.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “Fit to Screen.” This mode replaces the “4:3 Aspect Ratio” and “Keep Aspect Ratio” modes. The new “Fit to Screen” mode makes proper use of the “Aspect Ratio Correction” checkbox setting. If the checkbox is set, the aspect ratio will be forced to 4:3, useful for games like Full Throttle. If the checkbox is not set, the aspect ratio will be the original game aspect ratio, useful for games like Dreamweb.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio” (dam-soft, digitall, rsn8887)
Now the user has the choice between the old graphics mode “Keep Aspect Ratio,” good for 16:10 games like Dreamweb, and a new mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio,” good for 4:3 games like Full Throttle.

Download ScummVM from the Brewology PSVita Store.

Posted in Brewology, PSVita | No Comments »

ScummVM rsn8887 has released ScummVM version 2.1.0git-rsn8887.27 for the PSVita.

Latest changes:
=====
release 27

- (Vita/PSP) fix problems with Sierra games such as crash in Phantasmagoria, slow graphics, etc.

release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

**NOTE:** As of June 16, 2018, all the Vita and PSP-related changes listed above and below are part of the official source and are automatically included in the automated latest development builds here: http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html
However the PSP development builds on that site are are still crashing, until the new buildbot will be implemented. The PSP version offered here works, so I will keep this release page up-to-date.

About:
=====

These are working builds of ScummVM for the PSP and Vita based on 2.1.0git development source from 20180615. The PSP development build here does not crash (the official buildbot build for PSP is currently crashing).

On the Vita, rear touch is enabled only when the option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is off by default, but it can be easily turned on in the options menu in the control tab.

More information about controls on the Vita, including touch controls, is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Vita

More information about controls on the PSP is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Portable

![Screenshot of ScummVM-2.1.0git-rsn8887.3-psp](https://s7.postimg.cc/5ew9ddi6z/F00985_C7-_E37_B-4_A40-98_E0-_F1800_F2_DD3_E4.png)
(PSP Screenshot shown)

This release is for anyone who wants to test out the latest experimental version of ScummVM PSP or Vita.

Thanks to Cpasjuste, to everyone involved with the ScummVM Team, and to all the coders who developed VitaSDK.

Thanks also to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, and Sean Ritzo.

## Recent changes:
release 27

- (Vita/PSP) fix problems with Sierra games such as crash in Phantasmagoria, slow graphics, etc.

release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 25

- (Vita/PSP) fix wrong video colors in Urban Runner (thanks @ccawley2011 for the fix, and @SasakiSadako for reporting the bug)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 24

- (Vita) improve pointer controls with bluetooth mouse by re-compiling with latest SDL-Vita

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 23

- (Vita) allow loading games from uma0: in addition to ux0:

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 22

- (Vita) make touch mouse clicks longer so all games receive them. Some games such as Gobliins or Dreamweb did not react to the simulated touch mouse clicks because the clicks were too short. This change ensures all games see the simulated clicks by giving each click a minimum duration of 50 ms instead of being as fast as possible.

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 21fix

- (PSP) Prevent crashes on PSP after add game dialog by disabling unstable engines for now, only on the PSP build.

release 21

- (Vita) Prevent accidental clicks when moving pointer using touch

pre-21

- (Vita) touch pointer was sometimes not directly under finger (fixed)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

- (Vita) implemented three-finger drag as right-button drag (useful to hold-down the right mouse button). Fingers have to be somewhat apart from each other, otherwise they are recognized as single or dual touch by the Vita.

- (Vita) allow ‘frontpanel_touchpad_mode=true’ option in ScummVM.ini. The option can be changed manually by editing scummvm.ini in a text editor. If the option is set, it forces front panel into indirect touchpad mode where the pointer doesn’t jump to finger.

- re-compiled with unstable engines enabled (prince and coward, etc.). Unstable engines are WIP.

- (Vita) Prevent jumping touch cursor on right click that was introduced with the drag-and-drop feature.

- (Vita) Add 2-finger drag-and-drop touch motion. This is useful for example in FT to bring up the action menu, or to scroll through the game list in the menu using the scroll bar. It works in the following way: holding down two fingers for a while initiates a drag’n'drop where the left mouse button is being held down. The first finger affects mouse motion during the drag, the second finger can be removed without affecting the drag. When the last finger is removed, the left mouse button is released and the drag is over. Note the second finger can be anywhere, it doesn’t have to be close to the first finger. Typical usage of dual finger drag and drop in FT: Hold down one finger over an object. Then hold down a second finger somewhere on the screen for a little bit to initiate a dual finger drag. This brings up the action menu. Now let go of the second finger. The dual-finger drag continues since one finger is still down. Select an action with the first finger and let go of the first finger to end the drag.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy in all screen modes. Before this, sometimes the mouse cursor was slightly shifted to the right of the finger in some graphics modes when using front touch. This should now be fixed.

- (Vita) Always use direct touch on front touch panel. Enabling the option “touchpad mouse mode” enables rear touch with relative touch mode, but the front panel always stays in direct touch mode. Thanks to ScHlAuChi and Csnover for help and suggestions regarding usability of touch features.

- (Vita) rear touch is now enabled *only* when the new option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is now off by default, but it can be turned on easily in the options menu in the control tab. This change is because many people find it annoying when they just hold the Vita and accidentally trigger rear touch events that move the mouse pointer.
Note: When “touchpad mouse mode” is off, the rear touch is disabled, and the front touch is in direct mode, where the mouse pointer always jumps to the finger position, like on a mobile phone screen. When “touchpad mouse mode” is on, both front and rear touch are enabled, and they are both in indirect mode, where the finger can be far from the pointer and still move it, like on a laptop touchpad. In this mode, the pointer speed setting affects how far the pointer moves in response to a finger movement.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy

- (Vita) direct touch implemented on front panel. It can be disabled and enabled in the control menu. Indirect touch now uses the pointer speed setting.

- (Vita) touch controls on Vita. Left button: tap single finger. Right button: hold single finger while tapping second finger.

- (Vita) fix crash on startup on Vita

- Proper lipsync in DOTT and FT. The lips of the characters now stop moving during pauses in their sentences, just like in the original DOS games. We were playing DOTT and FT *wrong* the whole time. These patches are only lightly tested so far. The patches are by @rasky (DOTT) and @bonki (FT), thank you for fixing a longstanding problem!

- Faster screen refresh and less input lag in the menu

- Joystick mouse cursor speed is independent of screen resolution.

- (Vita) Better analog joystick precision for more precise pointer movements, due to re-compilation with latest SDL2 library for Vita.

- (PSP) Fixed cursor jumps in x/y coordinates, fixed new smooth cursor speed to the same that it was for the old, jerky cursor (can be adjusted in “Controls” tab).

- (PSP) Implemented smooth mouse cursor motion and control options where one can change mouse cursor speed and joystick deadzone settings.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “Fit to Screen.” This mode replaces the “4:3 Aspect Ratio” and “Keep Aspect Ratio” modes. The new “Fit to Screen” mode makes proper use of the “Aspect Ratio Correction” checkbox setting. If the checkbox is set, the aspect ratio will be forced to 4:3, useful for games like Full Throttle. If the checkbox is not set, the aspect ratio will be the original game aspect ratio, useful for games like Dreamweb.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio” (dam-soft, digitall, rsn8887)
Now the user has the choice between the old graphics mode “Keep Aspect Ratio,” good for 16:10 games like Dreamweb, and a new mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio,” good for 4:3 games like Full Throttle.

Download ScummVM from the Brewology PSVita Store.

Posted in Brewology, PSVita | No Comments »

ScummVM rsn8887 has released ScummVM version 2.1.0git-rsn8887.26 for the PSVita.

Latest changes:
=====
release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

**NOTE:** As of June 15, 2018, all the Vita and PSP-related changes listed above and below are part of the official source and are automatically included in the automated “latest development builds” here: http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html
However the PSP development builds on that site are are still crashing, until the new buildbot will be implemented. The PSP version offered here works, so I will keep this release page up-to-date.

About:
=====

These are working builds of ScummVM for the PSP and Vita based on 2.1.0git development source from 20180614. The PSP development build here does not crash (the official buildbot build for PSP is currently crashing).

On the Vita, rear touch is enabled only when the option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is off by default, but it can be easily turned on in the options menu in the control tab.

More information about controls on the Vita, including touch controls, is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Vita

More information about controls on the PSP is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Portable

![Screenshot of ScummVM-2.1.0git-rsn8887.3-psp](https://s7.postimg.cc/5ew9ddi6z/F00985_C7-_E37_B-4_A40-98_E0-_F1800_F2_DD3_E4.png)
(PSP Screenshot shown)

This release is for anyone who wants to test out the latest experimental version of ScummVM PSP or Vita.

Thanks to Cpasjuste, to everyone involved with the ScummVM Team, and to all the coders who developed VitaSDK.

Thanks also to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, and Sean Ritzo.

## Recent changes:
release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 25

- (Vita/PSP) fix wrong video colors in Urban Runner (thanks @ccawley2011 for the fix, and @SasakiSadako for reporting the bug)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 24

- (Vita) improve pointer controls with bluetooth mouse by re-compiling with latest SDL-Vita

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 23

- (Vita) allow loading games from uma0: in addition to ux0:

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 22

- (Vita) make touch mouse clicks longer so all games receive them. Some games such as Gobliins or Dreamweb did not react to the simulated touch mouse clicks because the clicks were too short. This change ensures all games see the simulated clicks by giving each click a minimum duration of 50 ms instead of being as fast as possible.

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 21fix

- (PSP) Prevent crashes on PSP after add game dialog by disabling unstable engines for now, only on the PSP build.

release 21

- (Vita) Prevent accidental clicks when moving pointer using touch

pre-21

- (Vita) touch pointer was sometimes not directly under finger (fixed)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

- (Vita) implemented three-finger drag as right-button drag (useful to hold-down the right mouse button). Fingers have to be somewhat apart from each other, otherwise they are recognized as single or dual touch by the Vita.

- (Vita) allow ‘frontpanel_touchpad_mode=true’ option in ScummVM.ini. The option can be changed manually by editing scummvm.ini in a text editor. If the option is set, it forces front panel into indirect touchpad mode where the pointer doesn’t jump to finger.

- re-compiled with unstable engines enabled (prince and coward, etc.). Unstable engines are WIP.

- (Vita) Prevent jumping touch cursor on right click that was introduced with the drag-and-drop feature.

- (Vita) Add 2-finger drag-and-drop touch motion. This is useful for example in FT to bring up the action menu, or to scroll through the game list in the menu using the scroll bar. It works in the following way: holding down two fingers for a while initiates a drag’n'drop where the left mouse button is being held down. The first finger affects mouse motion during the drag, the second finger can be removed without affecting the drag. When the last finger is removed, the left mouse button is released and the drag is over. Note the second finger can be anywhere, it doesn’t have to be close to the first finger. Typical usage of dual finger drag and drop in FT: Hold down one finger over an object. Then hold down a second finger somewhere on the screen for a little bit to initiate a dual finger drag. This brings up the action menu. Now let go of the second finger. The dual-finger drag continues since one finger is still down. Select an action with the first finger and let go of the first finger to end the drag.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy in all screen modes. Before this, sometimes the mouse cursor was slightly shifted to the right of the finger in some graphics modes when using front touch. This should now be fixed.

- (Vita) Always use direct touch on front touch panel. Enabling the option “touchpad mouse mode” enables rear touch with relative touch mode, but the front panel always stays in direct touch mode. Thanks to ScHlAuChi and Csnover for help and suggestions regarding usability of touch features.

- (Vita) rear touch is now enabled *only* when the new option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is now off by default, but it can be turned on easily in the options menu in the control tab. This change is because many people find it annoying when they just hold the Vita and accidentally trigger rear touch events that move the mouse pointer.
Note: When “touchpad mouse mode” is off, the rear touch is disabled, and the front touch is in direct mode, where the mouse pointer always jumps to the finger position, like on a mobile phone screen. When “touchpad mouse mode” is on, both front and rear touch are enabled, and they are both in indirect mode, where the finger can be far from the pointer and still move it, like on a laptop touchpad. In this mode, the pointer speed setting affects how far the pointer moves in response to a finger movement.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy

- (Vita) direct touch implemented on front panel. It can be disabled and enabled in the control menu. Indirect touch now uses the pointer speed setting.

- (Vita) touch controls on Vita. Left button: tap single finger. Right button: hold single finger while tapping second finger.

- (Vita) fix crash on startup on Vita

- Proper lipsync in DOTT and FT. The lips of the characters now stop moving during pauses in their sentences, just like in the original DOS games. We were playing DOTT and FT *wrong* the whole time. These patches are only lightly tested so far. The patches are by @rasky (DOTT) and @bonki (FT), thank you for fixing a longstanding problem!

- Faster screen refresh and less input lag in the menu

- Joystick mouse cursor speed is independent of screen resolution.

- (Vita) Better analog joystick precision for more precise pointer movements, due to re-compilation with latest SDL2 library for Vita.

- (PSP) Fixed cursor jumps in x/y coordinates, fixed new smooth cursor speed to the same that it was for the old, jerky cursor (can be adjusted in “Controls” tab).

- (PSP) Implemented smooth mouse cursor motion and control options where one can change mouse cursor speed and joystick deadzone settings.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “Fit to Screen.” This mode replaces the “4:3 Aspect Ratio” and “Keep Aspect Ratio” modes. The new “Fit to Screen” mode makes proper use of the “Aspect Ratio Correction” checkbox setting. If the checkbox is set, the aspect ratio will be forced to 4:3, useful for games like Full Throttle. If the checkbox is not set, the aspect ratio will be the original game aspect ratio, useful for games like Dreamweb.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio” (dam-soft, digitall, rsn8887)
Now the user has the choice between the old graphics mode “Keep Aspect Ratio,” good for 16:10 games like Dreamweb, and a new mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio,” good for 4:3 games like Full Throttle.

Download ScummVM from the Brewology PSVita Store.

Posted in Brewology, PSVita | No Comments »

ScummVM rsn8887 has released ScummVM version 2.1.0git-rsn8887.26 for the PSVita.

Latest changes:
=====
release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

**NOTE:** As of June 15, 2018, all the Vita and PSP-related changes listed above and below are part of the official source and are automatically included in the automated “latest development builds” here: http://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html
However the PSP development builds on that site are are still crashing, until the new buildbot will be implemented. The PSP version offered here works, so I will keep this release page up-to-date.

About:
=====

These are working builds of ScummVM for the PSP and Vita based on 2.1.0git development source from 20180614. The PSP development build here does not crash (the official buildbot build for PSP is currently crashing).

On the Vita, rear touch is enabled only when the option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is off by default, but it can be easily turned on in the options menu in the control tab.

More information about controls on the Vita, including touch controls, is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Vita

More information about controls on the PSP is here:
http://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/PlayStation_Portable

![Screenshot of ScummVM-2.1.0git-rsn8887.3-psp](https://s7.postimg.cc/5ew9ddi6z/F00985_C7-_E37_B-4_A40-98_E0-_F1800_F2_DD3_E4.png)
(PSP Screenshot shown)

This release is for anyone who wants to test out the latest experimental version of ScummVM PSP or Vita.

Thanks to Cpasjuste, to everyone involved with the ScummVM Team, and to all the coders who developed VitaSDK.

Thanks also to my supporters on Patreon: Andyways, CountDuckula, and Sean Ritzo.

## Recent changes:
release 26

- (Vita) enable additional memory

- (Vita) fix mp3 playback by using libmad from @Cpasjuste

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 25

- (Vita/PSP) fix wrong video colors in Urban Runner (thanks @ccawley2011 for the fix, and @SasakiSadako for reporting the bug)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 24

- (Vita) improve pointer controls with bluetooth mouse by re-compiling with latest SDL-Vita

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 23

- (Vita) allow loading games from uma0: in addition to ux0:

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 22

- (Vita) make touch mouse clicks longer so all games receive them. Some games such as Gobliins or Dreamweb did not react to the simulated touch mouse clicks because the clicks were too short. This change ensures all games see the simulated clicks by giving each click a minimum duration of 50 ms instead of being as fast as possible.

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

release 21fix

- (PSP) Prevent crashes on PSP after add game dialog by disabling unstable engines for now, only on the PSP build.

release 21

- (Vita) Prevent accidental clicks when moving pointer using touch

pre-21

- (Vita) touch pointer was sometimes not directly under finger (fixed)

- re-compiled with latest changes from git repository

- (Vita) implemented three-finger drag as right-button drag (useful to hold-down the right mouse button). Fingers have to be somewhat apart from each other, otherwise they are recognized as single or dual touch by the Vita.

- (Vita) allow ‘frontpanel_touchpad_mode=true’ option in ScummVM.ini. The option can be changed manually by editing scummvm.ini in a text editor. If the option is set, it forces front panel into indirect touchpad mode where the pointer doesn’t jump to finger.

- re-compiled with unstable engines enabled (prince and coward, etc.). Unstable engines are WIP.

- (Vita) Prevent jumping touch cursor on right click that was introduced with the drag-and-drop feature.

- (Vita) Add 2-finger drag-and-drop touch motion. This is useful for example in FT to bring up the action menu, or to scroll through the game list in the menu using the scroll bar. It works in the following way: holding down two fingers for a while initiates a drag’n'drop where the left mouse button is being held down. The first finger affects mouse motion during the drag, the second finger can be removed without affecting the drag. When the last finger is removed, the left mouse button is released and the drag is over. Note the second finger can be anywhere, it doesn’t have to be close to the first finger. Typical usage of dual finger drag and drop in FT: Hold down one finger over an object. Then hold down a second finger somewhere on the screen for a little bit to initiate a dual finger drag. This brings up the action menu. Now let go of the second finger. The dual-finger drag continues since one finger is still down. Select an action with the first finger and let go of the first finger to end the drag.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy in all screen modes. Before this, sometimes the mouse cursor was slightly shifted to the right of the finger in some graphics modes when using front touch. This should now be fixed.

- (Vita) Always use direct touch on front touch panel. Enabling the option “touchpad mouse mode” enables rear touch with relative touch mode, but the front panel always stays in direct touch mode. Thanks to ScHlAuChi and Csnover for help and suggestions regarding usability of touch features.

- (Vita) rear touch is now enabled *only* when the new option “touchpad mouse mode” is on. This option is now off by default, but it can be turned on easily in the options menu in the control tab. This change is because many people find it annoying when they just hold the Vita and accidentally trigger rear touch events that move the mouse pointer.
Note: When “touchpad mouse mode” is off, the rear touch is disabled, and the front touch is in direct mode, where the mouse pointer always jumps to the finger position, like on a mobile phone screen. When “touchpad mouse mode” is on, both front and rear touch are enabled, and they are both in indirect mode, where the finger can be far from the pointer and still move it, like on a laptop touchpad. In this mode, the pointer speed setting affects how far the pointer moves in response to a finger movement.

- (Vita) improved direct touch accuracy

- (Vita) direct touch implemented on front panel. It can be disabled and enabled in the control menu. Indirect touch now uses the pointer speed setting.

- (Vita) touch controls on Vita. Left button: tap single finger. Right button: hold single finger while tapping second finger.

- (Vita) fix crash on startup on Vita

- Proper lipsync in DOTT and FT. The lips of the characters now stop moving during pauses in their sentences, just like in the original DOS games. We were playing DOTT and FT *wrong* the whole time. These patches are only lightly tested so far. The patches are by @rasky (DOTT) and @bonki (FT), thank you for fixing a longstanding problem!

- Faster screen refresh and less input lag in the menu

- Joystick mouse cursor speed is independent of screen resolution.

- (Vita) Better analog joystick precision for more precise pointer movements, due to re-compilation with latest SDL2 library for Vita.

- (PSP) Fixed cursor jumps in x/y coordinates, fixed new smooth cursor speed to the same that it was for the old, jerky cursor (can be adjusted in “Controls” tab).

- (PSP) Implemented smooth mouse cursor motion and control options where one can change mouse cursor speed and joystick deadzone settings.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “Fit to Screen.” This mode replaces the “4:3 Aspect Ratio” and “Keep Aspect Ratio” modes. The new “Fit to Screen” mode makes proper use of the “Aspect Ratio Correction” checkbox setting. If the checkbox is set, the aspect ratio will be forced to 4:3, useful for games like Full Throttle. If the checkbox is not set, the aspect ratio will be the original game aspect ratio, useful for games like Dreamweb.

- (PSP) Add new graphics mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio” (dam-soft, digitall, rsn8887)
Now the user has the choice between the old graphics mode “Keep Aspect Ratio,” good for 16:10 games like Dreamweb, and a new mode “4:3 Aspect Ratio,” good for 4:3 games like Full Throttle.

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Autoplugin theheroGAC has released Autoplugin version 1.11 for the PSVita.

- fix error on gamesd.skprx command.thanks for reporting the bug @cloudstrife999

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ONEMenu for PSVita Team ONElua has released ONEMenu for PSVita version 3.02 for the PSVita.

### Changelog 3.02 ###
- Fixed error with sfo files containing STITLE_XX AND TITLE_XX from the SFO at appmeta.

- Added option to backup/restore savedata to/from ux0:data/ONEMENU/saves when uninstalling/installing games.

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Adrenaline Bubble Manager Team ONElua has released Adrenaline Bubble Manager version 5.04 for the PSVita.

### Changelog 5.04 ###
- Now you can disable the 8bit image conversion when creating or editing ABM bubbles.

*NOTE: You must be sure the images you are using are in compatible format, otherwise the bubble will fail. Enter the submenu to change this settings with start.

- Some changes in the list of Inject Imgs.

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Autoplugin theheroGAC has released Autoplugin version 1.10 for the PSVita.

- Re-added gamesd plugin
- It is possible to choose between gamesd and PSVita-StorageMgr
- Added in the extra tools an explorer with various functions
- Fix typo

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Rocks n Diamonds Vita rsn8887 has released Rocks n Diamonds Vita version 1.9 for the PSVita.

Changes in this Version
======
1.9

- added ‘60 fps’ game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting ‘normal.’

- removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics, such as the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets.

Description
======
These are my Vita ports of Rocks’n'Diamonds and Mirrormagic.

**Rocks’n'Diamonds** is a Boulderdash type game by Holger Schemel with many unique features, such as the ability to play remade levels from Boulderdash, Emerald Mine and Supaplex and many more levels.

![Screenshot of Rocks'n'Diamonds Vita](https://s7.postimg.cc/xrw7ou3uj/rnd_new_a.jpg)

**Mirrormagic** is a game by Holger Schemel in the tradition of Deflektor and Mindbender. You guide a laser beam by adjusting mirrors before the time limit runs out.

![Screenshot of Mirrormagic Vita](https://s7.postimg.cc/ek92sklmj/mm_new_a.jpg)

More information about the games can be found at the homepages for the Windows versions:

http://www.artsoft.org/2018/04/10/1-rocksndiamonds-4-1-0-0-released/
http://www.artsoft.org/mirrormagic

And the official manual for Rocks’n'Diamonds is here:

https://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/manual/index.html

Thanks
======
Thanks to my awesome supporters on Patreon, especially Andyways, CountDuckula, and Sean Ritzo.

Thanks @FrangarCJ for help with optimizing the rendering.

Thanks to Holger Schemel for making a great and portable game.

Thanks to the many devs of VitaSDK for a great development environment.

Installation
=====

- install the vpks

- extract contents of rocksndiamonds_data.zip and mirrormagic_data.zip and copy them to your Vita’s ux0:/data folder. You should have folders ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds and ux0:/data/mirrormagic on your Vita with the files in them.

Vita-Exclusive Features
=======
- game controller mapping including analog joystick mouse controls
- front touch controls with left/right mouse click and drag and drop gestures
- text entry with Vita touch keyboard, no physical keyboard or mouse required
- support for bluetooth keyboard and mouse
- the game runs smooth at the same speed as the desktop versions
- additional level package with thousands of levels as separate download (see ‘More Levels’)
- auto-hide mouse cursor when using the dpad
- easily switch player focus in multiplayer games using r+triangle and r+square

Gamepad Controls
======
Dpad or left stick = move player and navigate menus
right stick = move mouse pointer
Cross = primary button (+ direction for snap action or turning mirrors, also ‘ok’ in menu)
Circle = secondary button (drop dynamite)
Square / L = left mouse button
Triangle / R = right mouse button
Select = quit (escape key, also cancels requesters)
Start = pause (space key)
R+Triangle = set focus to next player (ALL->1->2->3->4)
R+Square = set player focus to previous player (ALL<-1<-2<-3<-4)

Touch Controls
=======
Note: for multi-touch gestures, the fingers have to be far enough apart from each other, so that the Vita will not erroneously recognize them as a single finger. Otherwise the pointer will jump around.

Single short tap = left mouse click
Single short tap while holding a second finger down = right mouse click
Single finger drag = move the mouse pointer
Dual finger drag = drag’n'drop (left mouse button is held down)
Three finger drag = drag’n'drop (right mouse button is held down)

More Levels for Rocks’n'Diamonds
=========

- More than 50,000 additional Rocks’n'Diamonds levels can be downloaded here: http://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/levels/

- I made a single easy-to-install zip [More_Levels_v2.zip](https://mega.nz/#!tdBhDRrZ!t4XrrCyXzCSGjcgFjvh-Sm1MhGErcsWg3UOjUZCKvZ4) (~80 MB). It contains selected additional levels from the above site and is available here:
https://mega.nz/#!tdBhDRrZ!t4XrrCyXzCSGjcgFjvh-Sm1MhGErcsWg3UOjUZCKvZ4

- Just download, unzip, and transfer to your Vita, so that you have a subfolder ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds/levels/More_Levels.

- FTP transfer of levelsets has to be done using binary transfer mode, not Auto or ASCII . Otherwise some levels will be treated as ASCII with mangled line endings and won’t work. This was verified with the Emerald_Mine_Club_original_1 levels and FileZilla FTP.

Notes
=====
- To load new level sets, go to the level number selection in the menu, and press x. A new screen should open that shows a few levels. Go to the parent dir and into the folder Classic Games. There are many more levels already included in that folder.

- Sometimes when loading a levelset after loading other level sets one after the other, the game runs out of memory and quits. This is fixed by simply restarting the game and loading the levelset again.

- To answer the OK/Cancel dialogs in the game, press select to cancel (select is escape), or x for OK.

- You can install new level sets for Rocks’n'Diamonds by copying them into ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds/levels. See the official manual: https://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/manual/manual.html#

- You can install new level sets for Mirrormagic by copying them into ux0:/data/mirrormagic/levels.

- If you mess up some options and want to reset to default, you can delete the folder ‘ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds/userdata’ and/or ‘ux0:/data/mirrormagic/userdata’

- For multiplayer team mode in Rocks’n'Diamonds to work on VitaTV, enable it via Setup->Game & Menu->Team-Mode (Multiplayer)->on. You also have to find make a level that has multiple players. r+square and r+triangle can be used in-game to change focus between players, see Game Controls. All controllers have to be paired before launching the app, otherwise they will not be recognized by the game.

Build Instructions
=====
- clone the repository, then
““
cd rocksndiamonds
make vitarocks
““
for Rocks’n'Diamonds, or
““
cd rocksndiamonds
make vitamirror
““
for Mirrormagic.

You need the latest SDL2 Vita library from 05-23-2018 or later for this to work. The latest SDL2 library can be downloaded by updating your vitasdk, or here: https://dl.vitasdk.org

CHANGELOG
=====
1.9

- add ‘60 fps’ game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels on the Vita. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting ‘normal.’

- removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics.

1.8

- map set player focus to r+triangle and r+square for multiplayer games on VitaTV (up to 4 players)

1.7

- enabled mp3 music support, used by some custom levelsets

1.6

- support editing multiline textfields in level editor

1.5

- optimized rendering for large speed improvement (1.5x), noticable mostly on the very fast game speed setting (thanks @FrangarCJ for the help).
- fixed sticky touch inputs and other issues with touch controls

1.4

- fixed screen centering
- fixed screen scaling so it works for all sizes

1.3

- Mirrormagic as separate app. It uses the same codebase as Rocks’n'Diamonds.
- Smoother mouse pointer motion.

1.2

- Significant speedup by drawing directly to texture pixels. Setting game speed to ‘very fast’ actually makes it faster now.

1.1

- implemented mouse pointer controls via right analog stick and front touch. The level editor is fully usable now.
- improved picture quality for sharper graphics

1.0

- fixed name entry using touch keyboard. It works without any return or backspace keypresses now.
- fixed graphics corruption of some cartoons on menu screen (updated data.zip)

0.9

- initial Vita release

Download Rocks n Diamonds Vita from the Brewology PSVita Store.

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Rocks n Diamonds Vita rsn8887 has released Rocks n Diamonds Vita version 1.9 for the PSVita.

Changes in this Version
======
1.9

- added ‘60 fps’ game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting ‘normal.’

- removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics, such as the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets.

Description
======
These are my Vita ports of Rocks’n'Diamonds and Mirrormagic.

**Rocks’n'Diamonds** is a Boulderdash type game by Holger Schemel with many unique features, such as the ability to play remade levels from Boulderdash, Emerald Mine and Supaplex and many more levels.

![Screenshot of Rocks'n'Diamonds Vita](https://s7.postimg.cc/xrw7ou3uj/rnd_new_a.jpg)

**Mirrormagic** is a game by Holger Schemel in the tradition of Deflektor and Mindbender. You guide a laser beam by adjusting mirrors before the time limit runs out.

![Screenshot of Mirrormagic Vita](https://s7.postimg.cc/ek92sklmj/mm_new_a.jpg)

More information about the games can be found at the homepages for the Windows versions:

http://www.artsoft.org/2018/04/10/1-rocksndiamonds-4-1-0-0-released/
http://www.artsoft.org/mirrormagic

And the official manual for Rocks’n'Diamonds is here:

https://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/manual/index.html

Thanks
======
Thanks to my awesome supporters on Patreon, especially Andyways, CountDuckula, and Sean Ritzo.

Thanks @FrangarCJ for help with optimizing the rendering.

Thanks to Holger Schemel for making a great and portable game.

Thanks to the many devs of VitaSDK for a great development environment.

Installation
=====

- install the vpks

- extract contents of rocksndiamonds_data.zip and mirrormagic_data.zip and copy them to your Vita’s ux0:/data folder. You should have folders ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds and ux0:/data/mirrormagic on your Vita with the files in them.

Vita-Exclusive Features
=======
- game controller mapping including analog joystick mouse controls
- front touch controls with left/right mouse click and drag and drop gestures
- text entry with Vita touch keyboard, no physical keyboard or mouse required
- support for bluetooth keyboard and mouse
- the game runs smooth at the same speed as the desktop versions
- additional level package with thousands of levels as separate download (see ‘More Levels’)
- auto-hide mouse cursor when using the dpad
- easily switch player focus in multiplayer games using r+triangle and r+square

Gamepad Controls
======
Dpad or left stick = move player and navigate menus
right stick = move mouse pointer
Cross = primary button (+ direction for snap action or turning mirrors, also ‘ok’ in menu)
Circle = secondary button (drop dynamite)
Square / L = left mouse button
Triangle / R = right mouse button
Select = quit (escape key, also cancels requesters)
Start = pause (space key)
R+Triangle = set focus to next player (ALL->1->2->3->4)
R+Square = set player focus to previous player (ALL<-1<-2<-3<-4)

Touch Controls
=======
Note: for multi-touch gestures, the fingers have to be far enough apart from each other, so that the Vita will not erroneously recognize them as a single finger. Otherwise the pointer will jump around.

Single short tap = left mouse click
Single short tap while holding a second finger down = right mouse click
Single finger drag = move the mouse pointer
Dual finger drag = drag’n'drop (left mouse button is held down)
Three finger drag = drag’n'drop (right mouse button is held down)

More Levels for Rocks’n'Diamonds
=========

- More than 50,000 additional Rocks’n'Diamonds levels can be downloaded here: http://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/levels/

- I made a single easy-to-install zip [More_Levels_v2.zip](https://mega.nz/#!tdBhDRrZ!t4XrrCyXzCSGjcgFjvh-Sm1MhGErcsWg3UOjUZCKvZ4) (~80 MB). It contains selected additional levels from the above site and is available here:
https://mega.nz/#!tdBhDRrZ!t4XrrCyXzCSGjcgFjvh-Sm1MhGErcsWg3UOjUZCKvZ4

- Just download, unzip, and transfer to your Vita, so that you have a subfolder ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds/levels/More_Levels.

- FTP transfer of levelsets has to be done using binary transfer mode, not Auto or ASCII . Otherwise some levels will be treated as ASCII with mangled line endings and won’t work. This was verified with the Emerald_Mine_Club_original_1 levels and FileZilla FTP.

Notes
=====
- To load new level sets, go to the level number selection in the menu, and press x. A new screen should open that shows a few levels. Go to the parent dir and into the folder Classic Games. There are many more levels already included in that folder.

- Sometimes when loading a levelset after loading other level sets one after the other, the game runs out of memory and quits. This is fixed by simply restarting the game and loading the levelset again.

- To answer the OK/Cancel dialogs in the game, press select to cancel (select is escape), or x for OK.

- You can install new level sets for Rocks’n'Diamonds by copying them into ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds/levels. See the official manual: https://www.artsoft.org/rocksndiamonds/manual/manual.html#

- You can install new level sets for Mirrormagic by copying them into ux0:/data/mirrormagic/levels.

- If you mess up some options and want to reset to default, you can delete the folder ‘ux0:/data/rocksndiamonds/userdata’ and/or ‘ux0:/data/mirrormagic/userdata’

- For multiplayer team mode in Rocks’n'Diamonds to work on VitaTV, enable it via Setup->Game & Menu->Team-Mode (Multiplayer)->on. You also have to find make a level that has multiple players. r+square and r+triangle can be used in-game to change focus between players, see Game Controls. All controllers have to be paired before launching the app, otherwise they will not be recognized by the game.

Build Instructions
=====
- clone the repository, then
““
cd rocksndiamonds
make vitarocks
““
for Rocks’n'Diamonds, or
““
cd rocksndiamonds
make vitamirror
““
for Mirrormagic.

You need the latest SDL2 Vita library from 05-23-2018 or later for this to work. The latest SDL2 library can be downloaded by updating your vitasdk, or here: https://dl.vitasdk.org

CHANGELOG
=====
1.9

- add ‘60 fps’ game speed setting for perfectly smooth motion in some levels on the Vita. It works well with the bundled Emerald Mine levelsets. This mode is 20% faster than the default setting ‘normal.’

- removed slow-down when playing levelsets that use the Emerald Mine engine with default graphics.

1.8

- map set player focus to r+triangle and r+square for multiplayer games on VitaTV (up to 4 players)

1.7

- enabled mp3 music support, used by some custom levelsets

1.6

- support editing multiline textfields in level editor

1.5

- optimized rendering for large speed improvement (1.5x), noticable mostly on the very fast game speed setting (thanks @FrangarCJ for the help).
- fixed sticky touch inputs and other issues with touch controls

1.4

- fixed screen centering
- fixed screen scaling so it works for all sizes

1.3

- Mirrormagic as separate app. It uses the same codebase as Rocks’n'Diamonds.
- Smoother mouse pointer motion.

1.2

- Significant speedup by drawing directly to texture pixels. Setting game speed to ‘very fast’ actually makes it faster now.

1.1

- implemented mouse pointer controls via right analog stick and front touch. The level editor is fully usable now.
- improved picture quality for sharper graphics

1.0

- fixed name entry using touch keyboard. It works without any return or backspace keypresses now.
- fixed graphics corruption of some cartoons on menu screen (updated data.zip)

0.9

- initial Vita release

Download Rocks n Diamonds Vita from the Brewology PSVita Store.

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