AUTO SAVESTATES: Ensure save states are correctly flushed to disk when quitting RetroArch (fixes broken save states when exiting RetroArch – without first closing content – with ‘Auto Save State’ enabled)
BUILTIN CORES: Builtin cores like ffmpeg and imageviewer would previously try to erroneously load a dynamic core named ‘builtin’ – this would fail and would just be a wasteful operation – this now skips dylib loading in libretro_get_system_info for builtin cores
CHEEVOS: Report API errors when unlocking achievements or submitting leaderboards
CHEEVOS: Support less common file extensions
CHEEVOS: Disable hardcore mode when playing BSV file
CHEEVOS: Correctly report unlocked non-hardcore achievements when hardcore is paused
CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – did not handle absolute/relative paths in M3U files correctly before
CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – it didn’t handle comments/directives
CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – it doesn’t handle trailing whitespace
CHEEVOS/M3U: Bugfix – failed when loading M3U files with certain line endings
CORE MANAGEMENT: Add ‘core management’ menu (Settings -> Core)
CORE MANAGEMENT: Add option to backup/restore installed cores
CORE MANAGEMENT: Improved core selection logic
CORE INFO: Search search optimisations
CORE DOWNLOADER: Rename ‘Core Updater’ to ‘Core Downloader’
CORE DOWNLOADER: Add ‘Show Experimental Cores’ setting under Settings > Network > Updater
CORE DOWNLOADER: Core licenses are now shown for all entries in the Core Updater menu
CORE DOWNLOADER: Pressing RetroPad select on a Core Updater entry will now display any text in the description field of its info file
CORE DOWNLOADER: Installed cores are now highlighted via a [#] symbol
CORE DOWNLOADER: Pressing RetroPad start on a selected, installed entry opens the Core Information menu (when using Material UI, swiping left or right triggers the same action). This means we can now view bios info etc. – and more importantly delete cores – without jumping through all the hoops of loading a core first and navigating all over the place
CORE DOWNLOADER/UPDATER: Add option to automatically backup cores when updating
DISK CONTROL: Enable ‘Load New Disc’ while disk tray is open
INPUT: Added a hotkey delay option to allow hotkey input to work properly when it is assigned to another action
INPUT: Remove ‘All Users Control Menu’ setting, was buggy and will be properly reintroduced after input overhaul
LINUX: Set default saves/save states/system paths
LOCALIZATION: Add Persian language
LOCALIZATION: Add Hebrew language
LOCALIZATION: Add Asturian language
MENU: Proper line wrapping for message dialog boxes
MENU/HOTKEYS: Add sublabels to all hotkey bind entries
MENU/QUICK MENU: Suppress the display of ’empty’ quick menu listings when closing content
MENU/OZONE: Performance improvements
MENU/SDL: Add mouse controls
OPENGL1/VITA: Initial changes for HW context without FBO
OVERLAYS: Add options for moving the on-screen overlay
PLAYLISTS/WINDOWS: Fix core path entries in image/video/music history playlists
PS2: Add back CDFS support
SDL/GL: Advertise GLSL support
VIDEO/WIDGETS: Fix heap-use-after-free errors, leading to memory corruption
VITA: Added custom bubbles support
VITA: VitaGL update
VULKAN/WSI: Better frame pacing
VULKAN/WSI: Fix Intel Mesa being broken when using Fences, we have to use Semaphores to acquire the swapchain or the entire GPU stalls
VULKAN/WSI: Add support for either using fences or semaphores when syncing
VULKAN/WSI: Prefer using semaphores for integrated GPUs as it promotes better throughput over fences
VULKAN/WSI/ANDROID: Do not use mailbox emulation on Android
UWP/XBOX: Potentially improve performance by enabling ‘Game Mode’
