Update Log v1.10.x - quinton-ashley/nostlan GitHub Wiki

Nostlan is an open source high quality front-end launcher for video game emulators! Available on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Systems supported: Arcade, DS, GBA, 3DS, PS2, PS3, SNES, Switch, Wii, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Emulators supported: bsnes, Cemu, Citra, Dolphin, DeSmuME, MAME, melonDS, mesen, mGBA, PCSX2, RPCS3, Ryujinx, snes9x, Visual Boy Advance, Xenia, and Yuzu.

Download Nostlan and if you enjoy the app please make a donation, any amount is appreciated. Support the development of Nostlan on patreon to gain access to premium features!

This update log covers changes made in v1.10.x. Unfamiliar with Nostlan? Read about its features and look at screenshots on the readme page.

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Adding NES support may not be the most exciting new feature for a frontend in the year 2020 but these covers were sourced from the Cover Project and they're really high quality. No other frontend shows them off better than Nostlan. The other big features in this update are type to search for games (no search bar) and performance improvements for large game libraries. Enjoy!

• NES game library and Mesen emulator support! I consider Mesen to be the best nes emulator but it's not available on macOS and can't be run with wine. em-fceux, a NES emulator ported to javascript will be bundled built-in with Nostlan in the future.
• Ryujinx support (alternate Switch emulator that can run 32bit games, unlike Yuzu)

• shows emulator wiki pages for games in the manuals section of the open box menus (only works for wii and switch right now)

• search for games on the game library view just by typing (no search bar), just like with Windows File Explorer
• increased performance in the game library view due to the use of thumbnail images. Nostlan automatically switches to using the full res game art when you select a game. Scrolling and animations are now smooth even for really large libraries!
• In your preferences you can now edit or delete the key command Nostlan uses after launching some emulators, such as Yuzu, to put them in fullscreen mode.

• Built-in support for em-fceux, a javascript port of fceux as the default emulator for nes. Currently em-fceux is missing a critical features, the ability to export save states to a file for use on other devices. I've been in contact with the developer, hopefully this feature will be implemented soon!
• install emulators in Nostlan

Nostlan is an experimental project but I want to make it intuitive and useful for the general public! If something is wrong with the app or if you have any questions please email me mailto:[email protected] or write up an issue report on Github. What do you think of the features I have planned? What should I prioritize?

Patreon supporters get premium features for only $1 a month!

• backup/sync game saves to the cloud or local storage device
• unlock alternate UI theme color palettes
• custom UI theming, lets you change the intro loading screens and make your own color palettes

Even though I decided to make this project open source and free to use, it still took a lot of work and a long time to develop. If you appreciate my work so far and will continue to use the app please support its development. Thank you!

Features that might be offered in the future:

• support for your PC game libraries! (Origin, Steam, Epic Games, etc.)

I'm going to make a lot of videos about Nostlan which will hopefully make it easier for new users to start using the app. Ideally I would like to have 200+ supporters to consider working on Nostlan a worthwhile investment of my time. If Nostlan got 500+ supporters, I would work on Nostlan full time and come out with updates a lot more frequently. Please support this open source project!