Onion (and Eggs) V3: Definitive Edition

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This release was made possible by PixelShift, Totofaki and the Onion community.

Installation

Installation (Fresh Install):

• Format your SD card as Fat32. (Use a fast, trusted brand not the one sent with the handheld)
• Unzip the ".tmp_update" folder and its content to the root of your SD.
• Boot up your Miyoo Mini and follow the on-screen instructions to get started.
• Your Mini will turn off after the installation is completed. (Don't delete the .tmp_update folder, it is now part of the Onion installation)

Installation (Upgrade):

• Backup your saves, states and scraped images

  • Saves are located at /Retroarch/.retroarch/saves/corename
  • States are located at /Retroarch/.retroarch/states/corename

• Delete all folders from your SD except "BIOS" and "Roms"
• Unzip the ".tmp_update" folder to the root of your SD.
• Boot up your Miyoo Mini and follow the on-screen instructions to get started.
• Restore your backed up saves and states.
• Optional: To restore your box art, copy each system's box art folder into the system's respective folder in /Roms/ and rename each folder to "Imgs"

Changelog and new features

Streamlined custom installer (Credit: Totofaki & PixelShift)

• Install only the systems and apps you need.
• Relaunch any time to add more.
• Community presets, homebrews and more!

Play Activity & Onion Launcher (Credit: Totofaki)

• Track your game play times.
  

• Quick launch any switch any game from your history

• Reduced startup time by almost half to get you into your game without any hassle.

• Full overlay with accurate brightness and battery readings.
• Improved brightness curve for better low-light gaming.
• Improved Sleep mode with full game suspension.
• Custom charging screen that prevent screen burnings.
• Custom low battery notification, no more flickering icon.
• No more memory leaks or kernel panic!
• Low bat (<10%) big visual battery warning indicator.
• Your handheld will also rumble periodically in game to indicate that your battery is bellow 10%
• When the battery goes < 4%, the game is now saved to prevent loosing progression, and the handheld turned off.

Theme Switcher app (Credit: PixelShift and Totofaki)

• Preview and change themes on the fly, no reboot required.
• 26 themes from our community!

RetroArch UI improvements

• Crisp 640*480 resolution
• Lag free
• Now a game launcher (Cores embedded, Playlists unlocked, Favorites unlocked)
• Compiled from scratch by Eggs for incredible performances. Custom audio, display and input driver.

Others

• Experimental Arduboy support (Credit: JMARoeder)
• Updated PICO emulator to Fake08 standalone (Credit: Supergrom)
• Updated screenshot tool to v4 (Credit: eggs)
• Fixed Super Game Boy default config (Credit: Updog)
• Support for Icon Packs! Drag and drop your custom icons into the "Icons" folder at the root of your SD.
• Boxart moved to /Roms/systemname/Imgs for easier scraping
• Various bug fixes and optimizations.

Shortcuts

Menu + Start : Exit game
Menu + Select : Retroarch menu

Menu + R2 : Save state
Menu + L2 : Load state

Menu + R (Just R in GB games) : Fast forward
Menu + L : Rewind (If enabled)

Select + Start + R2 : Brightness up
Select + Start + L2 : Brightness down

Menu + Right : Save slot increase
Menu + Left : Save slot decrease

Menu + X : Toggle FPS display

(In launcher mode)
Menu : Toggle Game / launcher panel Select : Play activity A : Exit to Miyoo menu Menu + Up : Brightness up
Menu + Down : Brightness down Power button : Deep sleep
Menu + Power : Light sleep
Select + Start + R1 + R2 : Force shutdown

(In a Game boy game) R2/L2 : Change palette

Help us improve Onion here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mocDiQFzC-b8hpWmhN-VQxWEf8hV14Jsit6P0_-DQNU/edit?usp=sharing