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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 Mr Christer on creating a newe...
New Downloader v1.7, Improved DB-Template, and More!
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 1.7 of the...
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 bee...
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 2021, MiSTer OS was upgraded to include a new Python ver...
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 and the integration of the MiSTer Downloader. It...
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 there are also other databases hosted in other places. For example, an...
Bios DB Release & Taito Spinner Test
Bios Database ReleaseAfter 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: https://github.com/theypsilon/BiosDB_MiST...
External Storage on Downloader 1.5
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 nothing to be shy of, but the real star of this release is a new feature called "Storage Priority Resol...
Continuous Progress - Continuous Delivery
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 fe...
Downloader 1.4 Final Release and Update All End-of-support announcement for the old Updater
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 the MiSTer Downloader has been finally published. It should be already up and running for users of Update All, and for the users of the standalone d...
Public Downloader Filters RC
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 everybo...
Arcade ROMs Database
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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.Similarly, as the BIOS Database, this database replaces the functionality of the MAME and HBMAME Getter scripts. As I commented a few times, d...
Downloader Filters Preview
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 if they are already installed.The feature is fully functional, very wel...
Update All Patrons Menu & BIOS Database
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 access the menu, you need to get the 'update_all.patreonkey' ...
Changes in JT databases and Update All
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 mean for pat...
Downloader 1.3 and experimental Unstable Folder
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)Downloader 1.3 ReleaseThe 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 database-scoped default options for database maintainers and database-sc...
Exciting Times
(ESPAÑOL ABAJO)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 YouTu...
