DOAXBV Native PC Port v0.6.2

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

for Windows

0.6.2 Beta makes macOS and Linux setup install its own tools, builds Linux with clang, and lets Windows setup ride out antivirus scans. It replaces 0.6.1 as the recommended download.

Downloads: DOAXBV-0.6.2.zip is for Windows. DOAXBV-0.6.2-macOS.zip is for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and DOAXBV-0.6.2-Linux.zip is for x86-64 Linux and the Steam Deck. Each ZIP’s README.txt lists its setup.

Corrected upload: the Windows ZIP was replaced to remove the macOS and Linux shell scripts (build_game.sh, launcher.sh, run_game.sh) that it shipped by mistake. Nothing else changed, and an existing build does not need rebuilding.

Upgrading: the game program, generation recipe and runtime are the same as 0.6.0 and 0.6.1. If your build works, you don’t need this release. If setup failed, extract the ZIP into a new folder and build again: on Windows, open Launcher.cmd, go to Build, pick your ISO and press Build game; on macOS and Linux, follow the ZIP’s README.txt. Saves are unchanged; copy your private saves over from your previous install.

Fixed

macOS and Linux setup needed Capstone installed by hand (#173, #177). build_game.sh now installs Capstone 5.0.9 into private/venv itself, pinned by hash, and repairs a venv that is missing, broken or has the wrong version. Thanks to the reporter of #173, whose output found each of these setup gaps.
macOS and Linux setup needed extract-xiso built by hand (#173, #179). When none is on PATH, setup builds the XboxDev release that the Windows package bundles. On macOS that needs Apple’s command line tools (xcode-select --install).
Windows setup could stop with Access is denied after extracting llvm-mingw (#176). Antivirus can keep the new files open for a few seconds; setup now retries the move, and a later run clears staging that an earlier one left behind.
The Linux package list was incomplete (#178). With the X11 headers installed, SDL3’s build also needs six X11 extension packages, and the runner needs libshaderc1. The Linux README.txt and docs/building.md now give a tested Ubuntu 24.04 command.

Changed

Linux builds with clang (#178) when clang and clang++ are installed and neither CC nor CXX is set, as Windows and macOS already do. CI now builds and runs the runtime tests on Linux.

Known issues

Shore textures can blink, and the cut to a point’s celebration can flash black (#159).
A second Hopping Game can be playable before loading finishes (#54), an upside-down map can flash when leaving the pool (#55), and some underwater textures may be missing (#56).
macOS and Linux do not yet render fog, point lights, the sea shimmer or the new Direct3D 11 lighting and shadow options (#105).
The launcher’s Ray-traced GI option has no effect in release builds.

Validation

The Windows ZIP’s own BuildGame.cmd, run with the supported ISO from a new folder, downloaded and installed llvm-mingw, regenerated the game program byte-for-byte against the recipe (1888 of 1888 manual callsites) and built the runner, Launcher.exe and DOAXBV.exe. The Linux ZIP, extracted with unzip into a new folder on Ubuntu 24.04 (WSL) with no Capstone or extract-xiso installed, ran ./build_game.sh with the same ISO: it installed Capstone, built extract-xiso, verified the extraction, regenerated the game program byte-for-byte and built the runner and launcher with clang 18.1.3. The macOS setup steps ran only in CI on GitHub’s macOS runner (Capstone install and the extract-xiso build); the macOS ZIP was not built on a Mac. 0.6.2 has not had a play session; its game program is the one 0.6.0 shipped.

The full list is in CHANGELOG.md.

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