www.mameworld.net/ultrastyle1.55 is a quick update to 1.5, which is really the big update.
There are a lot of user suggestions rolled into this version.
BETA 1.55 Released 4.25.04
Fixed:
- changed initial marquee sweep code to speed up the sweep.
BETA 1.5 Released 4.24.04
Fixed:
- Mouse/Trackball has now been enabled to control the wheel
- Snapshot/Marquee labels in ultraconfig are in the correct positions.
- Messagebox is now an Inputbox for the Run MyRomInfo Utility Button
- I removed the ability to take screenshots with the #2 button
- I changed the way the wheel moves from letter to letter, it is now much faster, but does not animate.
- Fixed loadscreens in cocktail mode at lower resolutions
-Run MyRomInfo Button in ultraconfig now opens the folder of the exe to avoid memory error
Added:
- the GUI now requires the path to all artwork directories in MAME
- You can now choose how many games it jumps when pressing P1 button/mouse 1 & 2
- You can choose to hide the 'X of X' under the game name
- you can choose to make the screenshot cube static instead of spinning
- Background Images have been moved into a subdirectory to allow for "skinning"
- Added the ability to use sounds during ultrastyle events - Startup, Wheel tick, Screenshot cube switch, Jump x# of games or go to next/previous letter, Run game, and Quit.
- You can enable or disable any event sound individually
- sounds have their own folder like backgrounds do, my sounds are in the default folder
- 4 choices for screenshot cube, standard cube, rounded cube, and oblong cylinder, and phantom zone
- Added an optional timer and a attract.txt file which lists any game you would like the attract mode to start in X minutes.
- screenshot cube will rotate through all artwork by pressing the player 2 start button.
- Added Filtering! Pressing player 2 start brings up the Filter Wheel. This info is based on catlist information.
- Added CatConfig.exe - Creates lists based on your roms, and the catlist.
- Added a second treeview to the ultraconfig that allows for take categories out of the filter.
- Added the ability to bind ANY of the control keys
- Added ability to choose not to use filtering, and use just 1 All Games Included Wheel
- Added a shutdown dialog, now when you press Esc to quit you will be given 3 options, exit ultrastyle, shutdown windows and back to ultrastyle.
- Added the ability to make a your own list of favorites in conjunction with filtering