In a post shared to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, the AltStore team revealed a new beta build of the popular Delta emulator app for iPhones and iPads and made it available via both AltStore PAL and AltStore Classic to loyal Patreon members.
The new build, subbed Delta version 1.7 beta 4, seems to include some great updates, and once those features are out of beta, they’ll roll out to all users who use the public version of the app that can be had from the iOS & iPadOS App Store.
Citing the official change log, Delta v1.7 beta 4 introduces the following changes:
NEW:
Game Controller Skins
– Choose skin to use when controller is connected
– Customize system-wide or per-gameGame Settings
– New context-menu option to configure per-game settings
– Disable OpenGL ES 3.0 for specific games on the Nintendo 64IMPROVED:
Online Multiplayer (Nintendo DS)
– Simplify setup process so that it doesn’t require configuring a DNS|
– Choose from known WFC servers in Delta’s settings
– Provide a custom DNS for other WFC serversScreenshots
– Option to take screenshots now always visible in Pause menu
– Take screenshots with game controllers or skins
– Save screenshots to new “Delta Screenshots” albumFIXED:
– Fix no audio for game previews in silent mode
– Fix no “Reset” button when choosing a landscape skin
In a follow-up post, the AltStore team noted that online multiplayer would be available to all users starting with Delta version 1.7, and that the team wanted to make setup as easy as possible by removing the requirement to manually change DNS settings to connect to third-party WFC servers. Instead, users can noy choose from three popular WFC servers in Delta’s settings with just a few taps.
Online multiplayer is perhaps on the most sought-after features in the Delta emulator app, and as beta testing furthers progression, we can only imagine that it’s nearing a final release.
The Delta emulator app is available for free from the App Store on the iPhone and iPad and supports emulating the following retro consoles:
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Nintendo 64
- Game Boy (Color)
- Game Boy Advance
- Nintendo DS
The beta version discussed in this post is only available to Patrons, so if you aren’t one, then you’ll need to wait for the new features to become available in the App Store-based public release.
We also have a step-by-step tutorial that shows you how to load game ROMs into the Delta emulator app so that you can start playing your games immediately.
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