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	UPDATE - Xenesis 0.97b Beta


This is a quick update which fixes an issue with the music in some games. Specifically Phantasy Star 2 but 
probably others too.

There are also a couple of other small fixes in there

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Xenesis 0.97 Beta
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Finally the latest version of Xenesis is ready for beta release. It has gone through a few iterations since 
the last release (hence the jump from 0.93 to 0.97).

This is just a quick document to enable me to get this out for Christmas (11 years to the day since I first 
got my Megadrive and played Sonic!). I don't have time to write a full on user manual now, but everything 
should be pretty straightforward. If not - drop me a line using the details below and I'll explain anything 
that needs explaining.

THere seem to have been problems in testing when running with an Xecuter 4977 bios - so avoid that if possible.
Also be sure to make sure any IGR options are turned OFF if you use EvolutionX as your dashboard.

Basic usage is the same as previous versions. UI button actions are shown on screen, when in game click the 
right thumb stick to get the in game menu. Additional commands are explained below, along wih a list of all 
the new features/changes.

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		Hopefully this will work for you with no problems at all. 
		Please remember though - this is BETA software so may well contain bugs.
		Use at your own risk.
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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Carcharius



Whats New
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Completely rewritten
- New improved UI, better look and feel (no more purple :o( )
- New config file format - not compatible with previous version
- Improved favourite support - not compatible with previous version
- Improved cheat code support
- More graphics filtering options (including HQ2X which is a bit on the slow side)


No more rom path or rom sharing issues to worry about!!
New browsing ability - access all drives and folders including dvd-rom.
Add required roms/folders (from any source - local, DVD, network etc) to favourites.
Set 'Start in Favourites' option to automatically go to favourites on startup.

Full xbox save game compatability 
- each game gets its own save game which stores save states, settings, cheat codes
- Control configuration can be saved individually for each game

Improved controller menus
- Now supports analog and d-pad at the same time (if analog support turned on)
- Now allows for Team player (4 player adapter) to be set on port 2 
  may not work correctly with some games due to bugs in Gens source e.g. columns 3

SMB/Relax network share support 
- load roms + sega cd images/mp3s from a windows/Relax share
- mp3's get cached on xbox utility drive
- Specify names and paths for shares using the UI Options menu.
- Name is straightforward - e.g. Genesis Roms
- share names are specified in the same manner as the XBMP shares e.g. smb://user:pass@computer/share
  (haven't tried XBMC myself yet so don't know if they are the same)

ISO9660 disc support 
- load roms + sega cd images/mp3s from iso9660 format discs
- mp3's get cached on xbox utility drive
- reading of discs seems to be a bit flaky - but that could be some of the discs I was burning

Simple skinning support
- Put skins in the \skins folder
- On the fly skin previewer (no need for pre built preview images)
- UI colours can be adjusted using built in colour chooser

Screenshot support
- save up to 10 screenshots per rom
- browse screenshots using left/right on d-pad in game select screen
- Use left trigger + right trigger + Back to take a screenshot

Support for Genesis Collective games database
- display game information
- display Game Genie cheat codes
- Display game cheats
- display game title shots and in game shots
- requires a copy of GCOffline from www.genesiscollective.com
- use White button from game select screen to display, then d-pad to scroll and Left/Right trigger to change page
- unzip GCOffline to your xbox, set the path using the UI Options menu

Automatic CD detection
- choose to boot Sega CD automatically if detected
- type of CD indicated (Sega CD, Audio CD, iso9660 or xbox format)


Contact
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I usually frequent the forums at xbox-scene so drop me a line there. Or mail me at carcharius2003@yahoo.co.uk


Credits
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Please check out the credits screen in Xenesis, for the names of the people who have helped/inspired me.
If anyone is missing - apologies - just drop me a line and I'll rectify the situation.



