From af5e75ccbf352d851cab0ca0343586fbd10a1063 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Dansereau <106631954+jkdansereau@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:19:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Release notes: one line per paragraph and bullet (GitHub release pages render every newline as a line break) --- .github/release-notes.md | 105 ++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/release-notes.md b/.github/release-notes.md index 9f66ce04..8bae54e6 100644 --- a/.github/release-notes.md +++ b/.github/release-notes.md @@ -6,32 +6,18 @@

> [!NOTE] -> **Updating?** Your progress and settings carry over. Unpack the new version -> into a new folder and copy your ROM, `ge007.eep` and `ge007.ini` into its -> `data/` folder. Leave the old `pcmodels-*` and `pccg-*` folders behind; the -> new version makes its own. +> **Updating?** Your progress and settings carry over. Unpack the new version into a new folder and copy your ROM, `ge007.eep` and `ge007.ini` into its `data/` folder. Leave the old `pcmodels-*` and `pccg-*` folders behind; the new version makes its own. > [!NOTE] -> The downloads aren't code-signed. On Windows, if SmartScreen appears, click -> **More info**, then **Run anyway**. On macOS, see [Getting started](#getting-started). +> The downloads aren't code-signed. On Windows, if SmartScreen appears, click **More info**, then **Run anyway**. On macOS, see [Getting started](#getting-started). ## Highlights -- **Frame rates above 60.** Pick 90, 120, 144, 165 or 240, or **Auto** to - match your display (up to 240). The game still runs at its original speed; - the extra frames are blended between its ticks. A rework of f1zz1ec0ke's - #137. -- **macOS on Apple Silicon (experimental).** A new download for M1 and later - Macs, based on danturn's #95. Tested on one M3 Mac so far; reports are - welcome. -- **Original controls are now original (#145, #149).** With *Control style* - set to Original, your pad behaves as an N64 controller, and *Invert look* - works in every original style. -- **Fixes:** geometry vanishing up close (#150), the first launch opening on - the wrong monitor (#151), the end-credits crash on Linux and macOS (#152) - and a crash when a guard spawns with a hat (#153, #156). -- **Also:** an optional mission timer (#144), the file-select crest fixed - (#146), and a fix for a Windows blue screen on exit. +- **Frame rates above 60.** Pick 90, 120, 144, 165 or 240, or **Auto** to match your display (up to 240). The game still runs at its original speed; the extra frames are blended between its ticks. A rework of f1zz1ec0ke's #137. +- **macOS on Apple Silicon (experimental).** A new download for M1 and later Macs, based on danturn's #95. Tested on one M3 Mac so far; reports are welcome. +- **Original controls are now original (#145, #149).** With *Control style* set to Original, your pad behaves as an N64 controller, and *Invert look* works in every original style. +- **Fixes:** geometry vanishing up close (#150), the first launch opening on the wrong monitor (#151), the end-credits crash on Linux and macOS (#152) and a crash when a guard spawns with a hat (#153, #156). +- **Also:** an optional mission timer (#144), the file-select crest fixed (#146), and a fix for a Windows blue screen on exit. ## Downloads @@ -41,25 +27,17 @@ | `goldeneye-pc-port--linux-x86_64.tar.gz` | Linux x86-64 (glibc 2.31+), including Steam Deck | | `goldeneye-pc-port--macos-arm64.tar.gz` | macOS 14+ on Apple Silicon (experimental) | -Each download is ready to run: it carries its runtime libraries, a README, -the license texts and the one-time asset tool. **No ROM and no game assets -are included; you need your own US GoldenEye 007 ROM.** +Each download is ready to run: it carries its runtime libraries, a README, the license texts and the one-time asset tool. **No ROM and no game assets are included; you need your own US GoldenEye 007 ROM.** ## Getting started 1. Unpack the download. -2. Make a `data/` folder next to the executable and put your ROM in it as - `ge007.ntsc-final.z64`. -3. Start the game. The first start takes a few extra seconds while it prepares - the game files from your ROM. **F10** (controller: **Select**) opens the - options menu. +2. Make a `data/` folder next to the executable and put your ROM in it as `ge007.ntsc-final.z64`. +3. Start the game. The first start takes a few extra seconds while it prepares the game files from your ROM. **F10** (controller: **Select**) opens the options menu. -**Steam Deck:** do the steps on the Deck, then add the executable as a -non-Steam game. +**Steam Deck:** do the steps on the Deck, then add the executable as a non-Steam game. -**macOS:** the app isn't notarized, so run this once in Terminal before the -first launch, then start `./ge007.aarch64` from the folder. If the window ever -stays black on the first start, close it and start it again. +**macOS:** the app isn't notarized, so run this once in Terminal before the first launch, then start `./ge007.aarch64` from the folder. If the window ever stays black on the first start, close it and start it again. ``` xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine goldeneye-pc-port--macos-arm64 @@ -71,33 +49,19 @@ Or download it in Terminal, which skips that step: curl -L https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/releases/download/v/goldeneye-pc-port--macos-arm64.tar.gz | tar xz ``` -Without Terminal: after macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings → -Privacy & Security and click **Open Anyway** next to the `ge007.aarch64` -message. +Without Terminal: after macOS blocks the first launch, open System Settings → Privacy & Security and click **Open Anyway** next to the `ge007.aarch64` message. -The [user guide](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/blob/v0.6.0/docs/user-guide.md) -covers controls, settings, emulator saves and troubleshooting. +The [user guide](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/blob/v0.6.0/docs/user-guide.md) covers controls, settings, emulator saves and troubleshooting. ## What's new ### Added -- **Frame rate cap:** Auto, 90, 120, 144, 165 and 240 join 30 and 60 (F10 → - *Video*). Auto is the default on fresh installs; an existing `ge007.ini` - keeps its value. Above 60 the extra frames are blended between game ticks - (no effect on a 60 Hz display), which adds one tick of latency; a fast camera turn or a big change on screen - shows a full frame instead. The *Original N64* display mode keeps 60. -- **macOS Apple Silicon download** (experimental), plus source builds with - Homebrew's GNU `gcc`. -- **Original control style as an N64 controller:** every press sends the real - N64 button in levels, menus, the watch and the tank. Default layout: South = - A, West = B, right trigger = Z, left trigger / RB = R, LB = L, right stick = - C-buttons. Each button can be moved per player in `ge007.ini` - (`Input.N64Pad.A = a`, ...), and `Input.N64StickFeel` picks the N64's linear - stick range. +- **Frame rate cap:** Auto, 90, 120, 144, 165 and 240 join 30 and 60 (F10 → *Video*). Auto is the default on fresh installs; an existing `ge007.ini` keeps its value. Above 60 the extra frames are blended between game ticks (no effect on a 60 Hz display), which adds one tick of latency; a fast camera turn or a big change on screen shows a full frame instead. The *Original N64* display mode keeps 60. +- **macOS Apple Silicon download** (experimental), plus source builds with Homebrew's GNU `gcc`. +- **Original control style as an N64 controller:** every press sends the real N64 button in levels, menus, the watch and the tank. Default layout: South = A, West = B, right trigger = Z, left trigger / RB = R, LB = L, right stick = C-buttons. Each button can be moved per player in `ge007.ini` (`Input.N64Pad.A = a`, ...), and `Input.N64StickFeel` picks the N64's linear stick range. - **Mission timer** (#144): an optional always-visible timer, off by default. -- **`ge007.log`:** every run is logged next to the ini; the previous run is - kept as `ge007.prev.log`. +- **`ge007.log`:** every run is logged next to the ini; the previous run is kept as `ge007.prev.log`. ### Fixed @@ -106,23 +70,18 @@ covers controls, settings, emulator saves and troubleshooting. - A crash during the end credits on Linux and macOS (#152). - A crash when a guard spawns wearing a hat (#153, #156). - The file-select crest drawing on a dark square (#146). -- *Invert look* now works in every original control style and stays in sync - with the watch's *Look up/down* (#145). +- *Invert look* now works in every original control style and stays in sync with the watch's *Look up/down* (#145). - A Windows blue screen (0x119) when the game exits, seen on an NVIDIA GPU. -- The Cradle catwalk shadow flicker, and stale pixels beside the widescreen - picture on front-end screens. -- Sound and text pointer checks that rejected valid pointers (#108, with - italoarruda). +- The Cradle catwalk shadow flicker, and stale pixels beside the widescreen picture on front-end screens. +- Sound and text pointer checks that rejected valid pointers (#108, with italoarruda). - The Linux/macOS update check failing on a large response. - F10 slider labels being cut off at HUD scale 150. ### Changed -- Windows: per-monitor DPI awareness, so fullscreen on a scaled 4K display is - native resolution. +- Windows: per-monitor DPI awareness, so fullscreen on a scaled 4K display is native resolution. - F10 dropdowns stay inside the settings box. -- The crosshair look (colour, size, style) is no longer reset by the *Display - mode* presets. +- The crosshair look (colour, size, style) is no longer reset by the *Display mode* presets. - The old front-end *Velocity* pointer mode is removed. ## Known issues @@ -136,21 +95,15 @@ covers controls, settings, emulator saves and troubleshooting. | PAL and JP ROMs aren't supported yet | Use the US (NTSC-U) ROM | | Saves from v0.4.0 and earlier can hold fake unlocks from *All unlocked* | Keep a backup of `data/ge007.eep` from before you used it | -The full list is the -[known-issues table](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/blob/main/docs/ROADMAP.md#known-issues). +The full list is the [known-issues table](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/blob/main/docs/ROADMAP.md#known-issues). ## Tested on -The release downloads themselves, from a fresh folder with only the ROM: all -21 solo levels on Windows (at 120 fps), the Steam Deck (Desktop and Game -Mode, at 90), macOS on Apple Silicon, and a 2011 Linux laptop with Intel HD -3000 graphics (at 60). +The release downloads themselves, from a fresh folder with only the ROM: all 21 solo levels on Windows (at 120 fps), the Steam Deck (Desktop and Game Mode, at 90), macOS on Apple Silicon, and a 2011 Linux laptop with Intel HD 3000 graphics (at 60). ## Thanks -f1zz1ec0ke (#137, the frame-interpolation design this release reworks), -danturn (#95, macOS), Julio C. Rocha (#88, the first macOS groundwork), -italoarruda (#108), and everyone who reported the issues above. +f1zz1ec0ke (#137, the frame-interpolation design this release reworks), danturn (#95, macOS), Julio C. Rocha (#88, the first macOS groundwork), italoarruda (#108), and everyone who reported the issues above. ## Verify the download @@ -163,8 +116,4 @@ gh attestation verify --repo jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port # buil --- -Built on the [GoldenEye 007 decompilation](https://github.com/n64decomp/007) -and modelled on the [Perfect Dark PC port](https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/perfect_dark). -A non-commercial fan project, not affiliated with any rights holder. Developed -with AI coding agents directed by one maintainer; see -[About the project](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/blob/v0.6.0/docs/about.md#how-it-was-made). +Built on the [GoldenEye 007 decompilation](https://github.com/n64decomp/007) and modelled on the [Perfect Dark PC port](https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/perfect_dark). A non-commercial fan project, not affiliated with any rights holder. Developed with AI coding agents directed by one maintainer; see [About the project](https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port/blob/v0.6.0/docs/about.md#how-it-was-made).