PICO-8 0.2.3

Hey All -- PICO-8 0.2.3 builds are up now. It is mostly bug fixes but has a few new features too.

You can read some extra notes in the release post: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=44512

v0.2.3 Changelog:

Added: Lucky draw list in splore -- gives a random selection of carts

Added: load/save carts in .p8.rom format (raw binary 32k block)

Added: tostr(), tonum() take format_flags parameter to convert to and from 32-bit signed ints

Added: ord(str, pos, num) returns num results starting from character at pos (similar to peek)

Added: FOLDER takes an optional parameter to open other host directories: BACKUPS | DESKTOP | CONFIG | BBS

Added: Live character / token count of selected text shown at bottom right of code editor

Changed: Removed collaboration list from splore (can still search for sub:collab)

Changed: 0x808 audio has a slight lpf filter on it by default // turn off by setting bit 0x20 at 0x5f36

Changed: tonum(boolean_value) returns 1 or 0 instead of nil

Changed: cursor CR x position set only by print(str,x,y) or cursor(), but not by print(str) (0x5f24)

Changed: character wrap is on by default when using print(str)

Changed: force-pause-menu hold duration is 500ms instead of 300ms to prevent accidentally triggering it

Changed: default gif length for new install is 16 seconds

Changed: ? shorthand can be used anywhere on a line e.g.  if (true) ?"yes"

Changed: allow while/if shorthand with no statement, using colon separator: WHILE(BTN()==0);

Changed: added warning to fullscreen_method 2 in config.txt (gives erratic behaviour under some drivers)

Changed: cheaper OP_MOVE, OP_UNM lua vm instructions so that e.g. "local a=0-b" is not faster than "local a=-b"

Fixed: peek*() / poke*() do not charge extra cpu when reading or writing multiple values

Fixed: fget(n) returns junk when n is out of range (0..255); should return 0 in that case

Fixed: dropped .PNG files not detected as images when filename uses uppercase extension

Fixed: line()/tline() illegal writes caused by faulty clipping when (x1-x0) or (y1-y0) >= 0x8000

Fixed: -accept_future 1 only worked with .p8.png files; now also applies to .p8

Fixed: ?"\a7f" does not play f (happens only when f is the first note)

Fixed: abs(0x8000) return 0x0.0001 (should be 0x7fff.ffff)

Fixed: parameter string (stat(6)) is dropped when passed via RUN command

Fixed: preprocessing of form: "x += x<0 and -1 or 1" broken for operators <, >

Fixed: tab not accepted as whitespace for some preprocessor operations

Fixed: stat(1) wraps around when cpu is >= 2.0 (regression in 0.2.2)

Fixed: pressing SHIFT+ENTER on "local function foo()" or after "if (..) else" doesn't insert "end"

Fixed: pal() does not reset secondary palette to system default

Fixed: 0x808 audio does not respect pausing / volume / is not recorded with extcmd("audio_rec")

Fixed: 'h' pressed in sprite editor toggles hex mode in map editor

Fixed: After pressing shift-tab to toggle 128x128 map view, active draw area is still only 128x112

Fixed: Attempt to navigate to non-existant tab after running: function _update60() _update60=nil end

Fixed: stat(101) not returning cart id when running from BBS web player

Fixed: print() wrapping + scrolling; e.g. from commandline: while(true) print(chr(254+rnd(2)).."\0")

Fixed: integer divide assignment operator (\=) costs 2 tokens instead of 1