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@HalloSpaceBoy5 HalloSpaceBoy5 released this 02 Feb 19:58
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New beta for a link port connection using GPIO!

PicoBoySDK Updates:

  • Rounded corners implemented on the pause screen
  • New "Popup" menu that renders a text-wrapped popup menu on the screen with a title and a description.
  • Create_Text() Now automatically wraps the text using a width variable.
  • Now supports included libraries in games, keeping the game and library in a single package

PBOS Updates:

  • PicoBoySDK Updates
  • Fixed bug where a large image file would generate when entering Data Upload Mode

PicoBoy SDK Toolkit Updates:

  • New feature to create a project folder in one click
  • Fixed issue where packing a sprite would randomly crash without an error
  • All compiled files will now appear in the directory their source files originated from.

PicoBoy Communication Software:

  • Now supports included libraries in adding games
  • Deleting games is now multithreaded
  • Downloading Scores is now multithreaded
  • Deleting PLibraries is now multithreaded
  • Deleting backgrounds is now multithreaded
  • Fixed issue where deleting a PLibrary would not complete fully, resulting in a ghost library
  • Your PicoBoy is now restarted after disconnecting
  • Improved smoothness in brightness slider
  • Improved smoothness in volume slider
  • Fixed issue in the PLibrary tab where it would not disabled properly when disconnected.
  • Now caches PicoBoy data, significantly speeding up the UI

Library Updates:

  • Pathfinder now uses significantly faster A* algorithm
  • New beta FLEX communication library for PicoBoy to PicoBoy communication. Here are some features:
  • It uses an adaptive asynchronous-flex synchronous connection. Using interrupts and an adaptive clock rate.
  • Negotiable TX and RX pins, no cross wiring needed.
  • Bidirectional, peer-to-peer connection

Documentation:

  • Updated User Guide to include a small detail about included PLibraries
  • Added documentation for one-click project creation
  • Added documentation for Thonny

Find the PBOS update here:

https://github.com/HalloSpaceBoy5/PicoBoy-OS/releases/tag/PBOS-V3.4