[PS4/PC] OrbisPro Beta v0.2 available – News and current affairs posted on LS

The developer SvenGDK has released the second version of OrbisPro in Beta version v0.2. Under this name hides a Media Center which allows you to launch Windows games all with an interface very close to that of the PS4.
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Changelog:

Updates :

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– Project updated from .NET Framework 4.8 to .NET 8

– To use OrbisPro with this update, .NET Desktop Runtime 8 must be installed.

– Replaced FontAwesome.WPF with FontAwesome.Sharp

– Replaced the libhook library with OrbisKeyboardHook

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– Adjusted the welcome message on first run

– OrbisPro now picks up the screen size and scales automatically (set a scale factor of 100% in your display settings)

– Added an indicator of the Wifi name and signal quality on the home screen (if connected)

– Added a battery level indicator to the home screen (if battery is present)

– Added a new system clock that tracks Wifi and battery status (if connected and present)

– Updated every 45 seconds at the moment (will be increased in the next update)

– Added L+R key combination to reload the home screen (F1 on the keyboard)

– New display settings

– “Background Settings” has been moved to “Display Settings”

– Disable auto-scaling and manually adjust screen resolution

– The Suspend and Resume function has been adjusted for better responsiveness

– OrbisPro memory usage will now be reduced when starting a game or application

– OrbisPro now restores the home screen when the launched game or application has been exited.

– The application switcher now closes automatically if the launched game or application is killed.

– Smoother game background switching (updated CacheOption & CreateOptions of BitmapImage)

Fixes:

– Almost “no more” input lag for gamepads

– A delay of 60 ms is fixed (can be adjusted manually in SystemSettings.ini)

– Smoother navigation on the home screen

– Prevents moving to the next element until the last animation is completed

– Prevents data entry to move to the next element until the last animation is completed

– These (minimal) delays should allow the home screen to remain clean.

– Fixed keyboard input

– Keyboard key assignment was not correct in some windows.

– Fixed: FocusVisualStyle of elements in application switcher

– App switcher tweaks and fixes

– Fixed: Crash when searching for games. Now check if the game folders exist before checking their contents.

– Fix: Black screen (no installation video) when first starting OrbisPro on ROG Ally

– Fixed: Disconnecting from a WiFi network

Internal changes:

– Removed unused code

– Replaced If/ElseIf with Select Case for keyboard input

– Removed an additional thread for certain animations

– Gamepad polling rate will no longer be adjusted based on monitor frequency

– OrbisAudio update

– Volume adjustment utilities (MasterVolumeUp, MasterVolumeDown, MuteMasterVolume)

– GetCurrentMasterVolume utility

– Added OrbisDisplay

– GetMonitorFrequency utility

– SetScaling utility

– OrbisNetwork update

– New GetWiFiSignalStrenght utility (with GetWiFiSignalImage)

– Updated ProcessUtils

– Added ActiveProcess (handles starting and exiting a game or application)

– Added ActiveProcess_Exited event

– Updated OrbisPowerUtils

– Added missing GetBatteryImage utility

Noticed :

– Wifi and battery will show (even if Wifi is turned off and there is no battery) after first installation but will disappear after 45 seconds.

– This will be fixed in the next update

Hotfix v0.2.2 update:

– Will install on first run or when checking for updates.

– Fixed a possible crash when no games or applications were detected.

– Correction: No input possible when no game or application is detected.

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