Steem SSE has seen another new version in July. This version 4.2 has received a few more updates since, the latest one just yesterday by perpetually mysterious Steven Seagal.
Features and improvements as documented by the author:
v4.2.0 Notices
Windows builds: Windows 2000 not supported anymore, Windows XP or later required, this is because of DirectMusic support.
GUI changes:
⦁ Left click and right click have been reversed for hard disk icons. Left to switch on/off, right to open the settings.
⦁ Wrench icon for configurations removed from tool box, it was a mistake (configs still available in settings)
Linux builds: RtAudio and PortAudio not supported anymore, Steem SSE supports Pulse Audio.v4.2.0 Features
Native support for STX images (Windows, Linux)
If the pasti.dll plugin isn't available, Steem SSE will try to load those disk images on its own. This is based on the unofficial Pasti file format documentation by DrCoolZic and especially sarnau.
There's no option, if the plugin is present it is used. The plugin is only available as a 32bit Windows library, which means that the feature is especially useful for the 64bit builds and the Linux builds of Steem SSE.
Native handling of STX images is less precise than the plugin, it isn't cycle-accurate (technically, it is based on the scanline timing and not CPU cycles).
You can also convert STX images to STW (v2) through a simple right click on the disk image, but it will not always create working images.TCP/IP connection (Windows)
New TCP/IP option for I/O ports. With this, you should be able to connect with someone else on the internet through Steem SSE. One instance of Steem SSE can play server (write server as address), the other can play client (type the address or the IP of the server). Reselect the TCP/IP option to start the connection if you change the address or the port. The server should be started first. It will probably trigger your firewall. The server can have multiple clients, if you think it's a bad idea or if your machine is client, just leave the option at 1. To terminate the connection, select the None option.
Imitation of the GEM Control Panel (Windows)
This is a major extension of the former keyboard click option. Now you can also change the colours. You find this in the settings window.
Emulation parameter controls (Windows)
Also available (if the all settings option is checked) are some emulation parameters. Normally they should be left alone, but it may help if some program isn't properly emulated. For example, emulation of the MFP (MC68901) is still trouble, adjusting parameters may compensate that.
Support for DirectMusic MIDI (Windows)
The DirectMusic drivers allow greater precision and potentially eliminate MIDI jitter, provided your audio interface has the correct drivers. This uses the DirectMidi library by Carlos Jiménez de Parga.
Monochrome
Smaller bottom border size for normal size if no overscan option is enabled
The thing was missing on the real Mega STE, there wasn't even an option to set the CPU to 16MHz in the GEM.
It also works with the Mega ST, emulating an AdSpeed card.Mouse auto-release
It's like "auto" but the mouse will be released each time a program is run. Useful if you need the mouse only to launch the program in GEM.
Display: Old sync
Use this if your computer has trouble with the way recent versions of Steem SSE handle video synchronisation.
When it's checked, settings for microseconds and the hard loop have no effect.Disk Manager option Protect image files
If this is checked, Steem won't modify image files of floppy and hard disks.
v4.2.0 Emulation improvements
Software Overscan
Support for high resolution bottom border removal
TOS 2.06 on STF
It is possible again to run TOS 2.06 on STF-like models, Steem imitates the hardware hack that intercepts TOS address range decoding.
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