Some news... - melonDS

Some news...
Aug 30th 2024, by Arisotura

Uninspired title huh.

Anyway, thank you all for your kind comments, it means a lot!

I haven't been working much on melonDS lately, mostly been relaxing by working on another personal project.

As far as melonDS is concerned, my plan is to release version 1.0 by November, ideally around the project's birthday. It is going to be 8 years old, by the way. I am amazed that it has been going this far.

So here's a quick list of the things that need to be done until then:

Implementing the multi-window feature. It shouldn't be very difficult, I had already coded the required support a while ago. It's mostly matter of integrating it into the UI and ensuring everything works correctly.

Fixing up the JIT to work with multiple instances. Generic is the JIT expert over here, so that'll be for him to deal with.

Maybe fixing up LAN, if I ever manage (and if I feel more motivated to work on it).

Fixing all the issues that have cropped up during the big refactor. There's also still a bunch of code cleanup to do. We will also need a bunch of testing and QA to make sure the 1.0 release works as intended.

Trying to remember all the changes we have made since 0.9.5, because there's a lot.

After the release, I will take a break from melonDS. I don't want to abandon the project, but I also have a lot of other things I want to do. Things indirectly related to melonDS (like updating this site, maybe things like a better, not outdated screenshot gallery). Other personal projects. Real life changes and stuff.

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Masimino says:
Sep 15th 2024

I really wish you implement something like video filters for contrast, gamma etc or even shaders, just like how mGBA does it.

Zeshax says:
Sep 18th 2024

I have to say that I really admire this project, you have been a pioneer in implementing stable functions that other projects before you were unable to or did not manage to establish at all, fixing the LAN and doing so many tests and trials is really an achievement, I hope that things work out for you so that this November, we can celebrate those 8 years in style, I feel that this project will become unbeatable when it is complete, and I would like to offer my most sincere congratulations.

I am not going to hide behind a lie, I genuinely wish I could see that LAN and the netplay working, especially because I manage a small community that loves to play online and we all wish the best for this great project, but at the same time I recognize the enormous effort that this entails, and all the burden that you will carry behind you, do not worry about that, go one step at a time, take the time you need, take breaks regularly, hydrate yourself to face the last days of summer and above all take care of yourself, a big hug to the entire MelonDS team.

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