Development Updates
Inside the build: real updates from the people writing the code
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Hey everyone! It’s been a busy stretch since our last update, and we’ve got a lot to share! This release cycle spans over 30 beta builds with hundreds of commits bringing major new features, quality-of-life improvements, and plenty of bug fixes. Whether you’re setting up a new cabinet or managing a massive collection, there’s something here for you. Let’s dive in! Emulator Settings — Per-Game Customization You can now customize emulator settings at the emulator, system, or game level with full inheritance. Override video and audio settings for specific games without touching your global config. Supported Emulators RetroArch: Video settings …
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Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday season! I kept busy over the break and have a packed update to show for it - v2.0.135 brings 233 commits of improvements across 13 test builds. This update focuses on making MAME management more seamless, expanding media capabilities, and polishing the interface throughout HyperSpin. From automated BIOS handling to intelligent media fallbacks, custom ROM filtering to universal search, this release tackles workflows that have long needed attention. Let’s see what’s new. MAME Workflow Enhancements Parent-Clone Media Fallback Smart Media Display: Clone games now show parent artwork when clone-specific …
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Hey everyone! This release brings major improvements to MAME setup, Steam integration, and our marquee system, along with complete UI redesigns the make the install process a bit more polished. This release packs in 76 commits with improvements spanning faster MAME setup for existing installations, smarter Steam asset handling, an all-new external marquee application, modern toast notifications, and quite a bit more. Whether you’re managing a massive MAME collection or just getting started with HyperHQ, there’s something here for you. Let’s dive in and see what’s new! MAME - Faster Setup Import from Existing Installation Point to Existing M…
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Hey everyone! First off, a huge thank you to everyone who’s been testing, reporting bugs, and sharing feedback over the past few months. Your input has been invaluable in shaping these releases—every feature and fix you see here was directly influenced by your suggestions and the issues you reported. You all rock! We’ve been working through a pretty substantial update cycle across the entire HyperSpin ecosystem. This includes over 100 improvements spanning HyperHQ (v2.0.103-beta through v2.0.116-beta), HyperSpin (v2.0.55 through v2.0.61), HyperTheme (v1.9.0 and v1.10.0), and our documentation site. Here’s what we’ve been able to get done: complete MAME over…
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Hey everyone, Yeah… it’s been a while. What was supposed to be a few quick weeks of patching turned into a full-blown overhaul of how we handle media, assets, and everything in between. Thanks for sticking with us through the chaos — let’s dive in. 🎬 Media Migration & Folder Structure When you launch HyperHQ for the first time after updating, it will automatically attempt to migrate your existing media to the new structure. That said, this update is a massive shift in how media is organized and referenced. We strongly recommend starting fresh — delete your existing media and redownload it using the new system. You’ll thank yourself later. All …
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Hey everyone! The past month has been packed with updates across HyperTheme, HyperSpin, and HyperHQ. We’ve knocked out dozens of bug fixes, introduced tons of new SFX, added controller support, and made the whole system feel a lot more polished. Let’s dive into what’s new! HyperTheme + ThemeBuilder We’ve continued building out the visual side of HyperTheme with new effects, better tooling, and publishing improvements that help your work shine across the web and the forums. 🆕 New SFX Effects We’ve added a big batch of new shaders to help you get creative with your themes. These are now available directly in the ThemeBuilder: To Grayscale …
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Hello everyone! We’ve been hard at work through May bringing a slew of updates and improvements to ThemeBuilder, HyperSpin, and HQ. Below is a complete roundup of what’s new, improved, and fixed this month. 2025-05-23 19-10-20.mp4 🔥 New Features 🚀 Flipbook Effect – A brand new way to animate your themes with classic flipbook-style visuals. 🚀 Ripple SFX – Ripple effect is now live with adjustable settings. ✨ New Special Effects – Now available in ThemeBuilder: Circle Reveal Left Reveal Right Reveal Top …
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Hey everyone! This week’s focus has been all about refining HyperTheme—both the web UI and the ThemeBuilder itself. We've polished controls, introduced powerful new tools for theme creation, and rolled out more visual upgrades across the board. Plus, thanks to some shader wizardry from @yaron and his team, we’ve added a whole new batch of effects to play with. Let’s dive in! ThemeBuilder Updates We’ve continued to improve the control system we introduced earlier, giving users more flexibility in how they build and style themes. One of the biggest additions this week: 12 new shaders. 🆕 New Shader Effects Stripes Stripes 2 …
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Hey everyone! We’ve got a solid round of updates to share across HyperSpin, ThemeBuilder, and HyperHQ—with big improvements to performance, visuals, and workflow. Most notably: 3D Perspective support is in, themes now load faster, and a bunch of long-standing bugs have been squashed thanks to your reports. Let’s break it down: Theme Engine Updates The latest ThemeBuilder beta includes: 🧊 3D Perspective Mode – Bring depth and dimension to your themes 🎛️ Improved UI Controls – Smoother workflows and better precision. 🚩 New Flag Shader – Adds ripple motion for more dynamic effects 🧩 Updated Spritesheet …
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Hey everyone! It’s been a few weeks since our last update, and we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes—especially on the Theme Engine, which has been our primary focus. Thanks to all the amazing feedback from the artist community, we’ve made huge strides toward what we think will be the most fun and flexible theme-building experience yet. Theme Engine Updates The latest build includes several major enhancements: New and improved UI controls A brand-new 3D Perspective Mode Faster load times in HyperSpin Better performance loading and rendering themes Coming Soon We’re continuing to build on this …
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Hey everyone! We've been making significant progress on improving startup speed in HyperSpin and optimizing cache performance. Internal testing shows that startup times are now 3-4x faster, and cache rebuild times have been reduced to just 2-3 seconds, which is approximately 10x faster. Fixes and Enhancements Emulators: Fixed an issue where the launch button on the edit screen only worked when using default directories. EmuMovies: Resolved an issue where high-quality settings were not working correctly. Cache: Added a "Sync All Media" option. Cache: Revalidation now shrinks the database and builds much quicker…
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Over the past week, we’ve refined the UI, streamlined performance at startup, and tackled key bugs affecting game lists. You can now rely on CRC checks for systems to get real-time status updates, and the newly refreshed UI design ensures smoother navigation. We’ve also addressed issues with RetroArch integration, resolved duplication errors, and consolidated logs for easier troubleshooting. Here’s what’s new: HyperHQ Emulators Launch Bug Fix: Resolved an issue preventing games from launching properly after editing an emulator. RetroArch Improvements: Fixed RetroArch core settings. Fixed a bug where custom RetroArch insta…
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HyperHQ Systems Updates to the add system pages Made the system add page wider to show more date Sync all systems added to settings > cache Downloads Fixed main menu video error Added support for more systems Startup Fixed issues where some users were experiencing lag on startup
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HyperHQ Emulators Fixed bug where launching games would not work on emulator edit. Fixed RetroArch core settings. Added system CRC checks (now provides status updates). Updated emulator UI. Fixed bug where a custom install of RetroArch did not have selectable cores. Games Fixed issue where duplicates would be created on game refresh. Logs Log viewer now shows HyperSpin and HQ logs in the same viewer. Search Fixed search in HQ. Systems Add system view UI updated. Added system CRC checks (now provides status updates).
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First off, a huge thank you to everyone who’s been testing, reporting bugs, and sharing feedback. Your input has been invaluable, and I really appreciate the patience as we work through everything. I know we didn’t have a launch last week, and I wanted to address that. Some core systems—especially the cache system and UI updates—needed more work before they were ready. Rather than pushing out something unfinished, we took the extra time to make sure things were in a better state before releasing. It’s still a beta, so expect some rough edges, but we feel this build is in a much better place than it would have been last week. Over the past two weeks, we’ve overhau…
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Hey everyone! 🚨 Important Installation Notice 🚨 Due to the level of changes in this update, we highly recommend performing a clean installation to avoid compatibility issues. Please follow these steps: Uninstall your current version of HyperHQ and HyperSpin. Delete the following directories manually: C:\Users\[your_username]\.HyperHQ Your HyperSpin install directory Install the latest version fresh from our official source. This will fix issues for users who installed in custom directories and ensure that all settings and media comply with the latest version. We’ve been hard at work making improvements…
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We’re back! Thank you all for your patience while we finalized the new cache system this week. After a long week of travel, testing, and refinements, we’ve made significant improvements, fixed some stubborn bugs, and introduced new features based on your feedback. A few of you already spotted the early release, but here’s what to expect: Cache System Improvements The _cache folder is gone—freeing up space and eliminating unnecessary files. No more waiting for cache rebuilds in the wheel manager! Full cache rebuilds now take about 20 seconds per system. Smaller, more optimized cache files for better performance. Full support for ove…
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Hey everyone! First off, a huge thank you to everyone who reported bugs, shared comments, and threw in suggestions over the past week. I’m doing my best to keep up, but it’s clear we’ve got an amazing group of testers who are leaving no stone unturned. You all rock! So, it’s been a week—where’s the next beta?! Well, here’s the scoop: we went back to the drawing board on the cache system. Based on your feedback and the discussions here, we realized we needed something more robust and foolproof. The good news? The updated cache system is in internal testing right now. During the final round, we uncovered a few extra things that need fixing before it’s ready to rol…
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HQ I rewrote the installer file. This should fix the issue users are reporting where updates ignore the install directory selected during the initial install. Steam launch error fixed Bezel project install should be smoother. Fixes bugs where it wouldn't show bezels after install Intro outro videos can now be the same without error Media delete should now work Cache bugfix HS VIDEO THEMES! Please use the overrides folder and rebuild cache in HQ (requires HQ 2.0.36) Pause everything during outro playback Menu fixes Controller updates to support closing and quicker movements Video marquee overrides …
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HQ Plugin refresh issue fixed. This would create "duplicates" after an update Fixed Intro outro video does not play if the videos are the same Media delete bug fixed HS (2.0.28) Fixed javascript error on close Fixed wheel not being available after some change types Controller support updated Fixed Snap images going outside of bounds of the frame Fixed issue where the "selected" wheel item index was not centered Letter hop errors fixed App can now be closed with alt+f4 without throwing an error Marquee allows video overrides (requires HQ 2.0.35) Wheel opacity bug fixed
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HQ System - view type persists Videos - videos were downloading to the wrong directory in some configurations Plugins - HS should update on startup UI - don't allow user to launch HS until its installed Wheel Manager - when setting something to not visible, the UI didn't persist MAME - refresh disabled for now until custom system can be made specifically for MAME Media Overrides - You can now override media for most media types. You can find the new overrides in [installDir]\media\Systems\_overrides Using items in these folders take priority over the media in the HS managed directories. In…
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HyperHQ - Media tab updated. Apply feature now allow switching between themes. - Update to controller handling - Performance updates in matching - Update for users with videos installing in the wrong paths - Additional emulator updates Keep the bug reports coming. We should have a new build again tomorrow covering most of what we have seen so far. Thank you all! Development Tracker - Please report bugs here.
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HyperHQ - Bug fixed where retroarch would auto install when not selected. - Fixed issue saving controllers - Video preview works in intro/outro - Saving custom controllers fixed Keep the bug reports coming. We should have a new build again tomorrow covering most of what we have seen so far. Thank you all!
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Hey everyone! I'm going to try to keep a running list of build changes here for now. This will likely get moved or change forms in the future, but lets get started. HQ can handle automatic updates which some of you have seen. Simple restart HQ or go to settings and check for updates. HyperSpin can be found in the plugins section under HyperSpin Core. 📢 HyperHQ 2.0.31 👾 **Update Notes** 👾 - Emumovies video download checked by default - Controller images can be set - User profile images can be set - Small UI updates from requests - Installer issue fixed. if you use a custom directory, you will need to uninstall HQ and install it again. It will kee…
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