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Star Fox Enhanced v0.0.8.8.3

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

for Windows, for Linux, for Android, for macOS

Star Fox Enhanced 0.0.8.8.3

Changes since 0.0.8.8.2. Supply your own supported retail ROM; no ROM or private game data is included. Nintendo 3DS remains paused and is not packaged.

Smaller downloads and new icons

Converted enhanced backgrounds to lossless PNG: the embedded artwork drops from about 179 MB to 61 MB with the same decoded pixels and dimensions.
Moved Windows x64 DLSS and DLSS 4.5 runtimes to one optional separate DLSS add-on download. Extract its contents beside starfox_pc.exe, so the dlss folder sits next to the game. Both DLSS menu options use it; the base game works without the add-on. Compatible NVIDIA hardware is still required. Existing installed optional runtime files survive game updates.
Added the new Star Fox Enhanced application icon across desktop, mobile and supported console packages.
Updated Android’s embedded-artwork verification for lossless PNG resources, preserved the older Steam Frame toolchain’s bit-cast compatibility, and corrected Vita decoder linking and Steam Frame icon/notice packaging.

MODERN renderer

Includes the merged MODERN renderer update by CarltonCracker (PR #64):

DYNAMIC LIGHTING adds coloured weapon/explosion/bomb lights and engine glow. Ray-traced sun shadows support the landscape, models, corridors and Space Armada boss room. Dynamic lighting is optional and off by default.
Added optional HIGH POLY ARWINGS, including broken-wing variants, without changing simulation collision shapes or timing.
Added MODERN output for SBS, over-under, interlaced, anaglyph and cross-view stereo. Leia SR continues to use its existing dedicated presentation path.
Added MODERN build support for Android and PS5, plus a 3D Space Armada boss room, corridor/background accuracy fixes, 2D filters and level-select audio corrections. Android/PS5 device acceptance remains hardware-dependent.
Renamed the renderer MODERN - VERY FAST and marked settings it does not implement as GPU ONLY, rather than suggesting those settings are active.

Compatibility fixes

#32: prevented retained exterior cruisers from drawing through Space Armada’s final corridor/boss room across flat and shared stereo/VR paths. Kept the source object-removal correction and preserved outdoor ships.
#49: added automatic host cartridge composition for Windows AMD/Radeon Vulkan while keeping GPU geometry/effects enabled. Live graphics-setting changes retire prior GPU work once before reconfiguration. This mitigates the reported driver-loss path; confirmation on the affected Radeon hardware is still needed, and this is not a claim that every AMD hang is resolved.
Kept enhanced ground and enhanced sky/backgrounds independent of ray tracing. Reflections and ray-traced shadows retain their own requirements.

Updates and installation

Preserved the full 0.0.8.8.3 version in the in-game updater, including upgrades from 0.0.8.8.2. The updater selects the game package, never the optional DLSS add-on. Automatic installation remains for portable Windows x64/x86 and Linux x64; other platforms keep their existing update methods.
Increased native platform build revisions for install-over updates. Android and Quest retain the existing release-signing certificate.
Settings, saves and compatible locally generated game data remain usable. Source/build directories do not support in-place auto-update: use an extracted release installation.

Platform packages are published only after the release build gates, Windows Defender package scans and checksum inventory pass. Build success is not a claim of hardware acceptance for every console, VR headset or graphics driver.

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Star Fox Enhanced v0.0.8.8.2

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

for Android, for macOS, for Linux, for Windows

Star Fox Enhanced 0.0.8.8.2

This update includes the changes since 0.0.8.8.1. Supply your own supported retail ROM; no ROM or private game data is included. Nintendo 3DS work remains paused and no 3DS package is included.

Windows packaging and security

Removed bundled DisplayXR system installers from the game download. The previously bundled runtime installer accounts for the major antivirus detections reported against the Windows ZIP. Optional upstream download instructions remain available; direct Leia SR PLATFORM support and the embedded DLSS runtimes are unchanged.
Kept the standalone asset builder in its own Windows download instead of duplicating it inside the game ZIP. The game still imports retail ROMs itself.
Removed unused enhanced-background artwork from the asset builder, reducing its executable size substantially without changing the generated asset data.
Added Defender checks of the Windows x64 executables and final archives before release uploads. This does not guarantee every antivirus vendor’s verdict or SmartScreen reputation. Do not disable antivirus or add exclusions.

Graphics

Fixed the Meteor floor disappearing or wrapping back to stars near the lower corners of the screen.
Corrected finite orbital backgrounds extending beyond their original image area during banking and in widescreen views, including planet-edge repeats and black padding. Corrected Original Venom-space enhanced-sky placement.
Kept enhanced scenery active during stage-clear flyaways and results.
Fixed Original Venom’s blue/purple dry ground being mistaken for water, allowing enhanced ground to work without enabling ray tracing.
Corrected results and ending drawing order so later objects do not incorrectly paint over percentage lettering.

Controls and updates

Added CONTROLLER REMAP → KEYBOARD → KEYBOARD PLAYER. Select PLAYER 2 for controller-P1/keyboard-P2 co-op; the assignment is saved. Default keyboard/first-controller sharing remains unchanged, as do EX’s native player-count and multitap options.
Preserved full five-part version handling for the in-game updater, including detecting 0.0.8.8.2 from 0.0.8.8.1. Portable Windows x64/x86 and Linux x64 packages retain confirmed download, verification and restart-to-install. Other platforms retain their existing manual update methods.
Restored the direct optional MSU-1 music-pack download link in the README.
Added a desktop build option to load enhanced artwork from companion files instead of embedding it. Normal releases continue to embed the artwork.

Compatibility notes

Settings, saves and existing compatible Starfox-Assets.BIN data remain usable. Android and Quest retain their existing release-signing key; no signing-key change is introduced. Desktop source/build directories do not support in-place auto-update; use an extracted release installation.

Older installations may still contain optional DisplayXR installer files from earlier packages. They are not needed for the game or direct SR PLATFORM mode; do not run or whitelist a file blocked by security software.

Device-specific AMD/Android GPU hangs, remaining Retroid audio reports and hardware-specific Vita/PS5/macOS compatibility reports are not all confirmed resolved. Build success alone is not hardware acceptance.

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