RetroArch 1.3.2 released

Libretro Team

From now on, there will be more frequent rolling updates.

We are close to automating releases on the buildbot so that we can have weekly releases for the most prominent platforms.

Version 1.3.2 is available here:

http://buildbot.libretro.com/stable/1.3.2/

I will add OSX 32bit and PowerPC releases to this later on. PS3 will be back at some later undisclosed time, same with original Xbox and 360.

Regarding the releases from this point on: give us as much feedback as possible, and with each week we can try to address some of this feedback and make RetroArch better. A ‘Release early, release often’ approach instead of the drought of stable releases that was the norm before will hopefully result in more sustained progress.

RetroArch/libretro project status update

Libretro Team

Craft

qTILoyDWe have decided to port over a promising Minecraft clone to the libretro API. The original source repository can be found here, and the libretro repository can be found here.

Windows/Linux/OSX users can already download this core by going to the Core Updater and downloading ‘Craft’. You can directly start the core since it requires no content to be loaded, it can be started as-is without needing any ROM or content file.

The original Craft upstream repository was a bit barebones, so we have decided to expand this port:

  • Biomes were added (these were located on a branch that was never merged into master), this adds hills / fortresses as can be seen in the screenshot
  • Water was added (this was located on a branch, never merged into master).
  • More sophisticated sunrise/sunset color blending (from Konstrukts).
  • A ‘Jumping Flash’ mode that allows you to jump infinitely into the air all while the camera faces downwards.
  • Configurable draw distance. The draw distance has a big effect on the framerate, a draw distance of 1 or 2 can make this core playable even on very lightweight computers.
  • Configurable field of view.
  • Gamepad support (including analog stick support) configurable analog sensitivity and deadzones, preliminary mouse and keyboard support.
  • Configurable resolutions, up to 4K.
  • A lot of changes under the hood, some of them which are detailed in the Making Of Article.

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