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    Homebrew Add many more screen layout options in DS virtual console games

    Yes? 'Pixel perfect' just means the size of the displayed screen is (an integer multiple of) the same as the real DS i.e. 256x192. Each config has up to four displayed screens (top & bottom, on TV and GamePad ("target": "drc")), and for each one you can set the rotation and size and location...
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    [Bounty] Equalizer overlay for Nintendo Switch

    IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BETTER WAY OF OVERRIDING THE MAX VOLUME, AN EQUALISER CAN BE ABUSED TO PERFORM THIS FUNCTION BY EMPHASISING ALL FREQUENCIES. Thank you for locating that better way. E.g. using the Amazing Slow Downer on my iPad with a tiny Bluetooth speaker. I can increase the maximum...
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    Cool AI Projects

    E.g. https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/ There are things that AI is genuinely useful for, which are simply not practical for humans to do - where there are too many cases to check, or too many variables to juggle.
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    Hardware New 3DS XL C-stick replacements

    I prefer ThinkPad TrackPoint caps over PSP ones (get actual Lenovo ones rather than cheaper knock-offs - the cheap ones I tried are too soft and the textured surface rubs off, creating red rubber dust : ( ). PSP caps have a rectangular slot that only grips two of the four sides of the C-stick...
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    Homebrew Status Monitor Deux - Customizable successor of Status Monitor Overlay

    I occasionally want to check the resolution a game is running in, so I can set the TV output resolution to 720p if the game maxes out at 720p, and change the settings on my scaler. Otherwise I normally keep Status Monitor on Micro. With this update, I was able to add the resolution (based on the...
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    Hardware Misc desk setup recommendations

    I love my (discontinued : ( ) Ikea Mikael corner desk (gives bonus depth) - the curved cutout means I can make comfortable use of a wider area. I had previously used a straight 45° corner desk and was seriously considering taking a bite out of it with a hacksaw (and adding veneer to the curved...
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    Homebrew Should i backup bossextdata?

    Pretty much everywhere I've found this mentioned, I've seen you asking about it : p, so you probably know everything I've been able to find already. But maybe a fresh pair of eyes will make it clearer? The BOSS ('background online storage service') extdata seems to be something about SpotPass...
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    Feedback Hardware Misc Do all models of 3DS use the same circle pad?

    IIRC they're the same apart from the very first model, which has a fractionally larger rubber cap. My OG circle pad's rubber detached and I got some textured grips to try to hold it in place, but they were too small and I had to replace the rubber with a glue dot, whereas the cover clips over...
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    Homebrew Homebrew game Project The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - ALEK'S Ultimate NX

    I assume translating to Chinese involves too much modification to the ROM, given the difference in characters used: The language system extracts the dialogue, dictionary, font and character-width information locally from the translation ROM. Compatibility depends on the ROM/text-engine layout...
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    Coonecting 8bitdo Ultimate 2 controller

    Where did you get your copy of HIDtoVpad? https://aroma.foryour.cafe/ doesn't have it as an option. I have a memory of it being available from the Aroma Discord server, but can't now locate it there. The three copies of it I have downloaded are all the same version from April 2023 avaialble from...
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    Homebrew sys-HDR: HDR tonemapping sysmodule for Switch, works in all games/apps!

    Is this applying a look-up table to the colour values ('Curves' in PhotoShop, vs. Fizeau's 'Levels'), or is it doing local contrast enhancement that would let details show in both dark and light areas, like this:? (advantage: each part of the image looks more or less like it would to your eye...
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    Homebrew TWPatcher - DS(i) mode screen filters and patches

    Yes, that's normal. Due to memory constraints, the 1.25x horizontal scaling method you choose gets replaced by the fixed non-filtered 1.5x scaling rather than applying it with / before additional stretching. The 1.25x vertical scaling should remain. Not sure how it interacts with the GPU scaling...
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    How do you do, fellow humans?

    WElcome fellwo HuMAn! ConglarturAtion on the Xecelent TYPinG. It's not easy with paws…
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    Bad morning post

    Computers already do this with integer under/overflow. I have literally just watched a video in which Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal grow lv. 1 Pokémon instantly to lv. 100 because the experience formula thinks they have negative EXP, and then awards them sixteen million EXP.
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    Invert Y (Right stick)

    Some controllers can invert the stick in their settings app e.g. GameSir Tarantula Pro. I am not aware of a software way of adding this option to controllers generally.
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