Eden Version 0.2.0 Release Candidate 2

Eden v0.2.0-RC2, the leading open-source Nintendo Switch emulator forked from Yuzu, has been released with substantial improvements. Key updates include performance and graphical enhancements, a new UI, and fixes for games like Mario Kart and Zelda. Notable fixes consist of audio issues in Pokémon Fire Red/Leaf Green, invisible textures in Luigi’s Mansion 3, and shader bugs on new AMD drivers. The desktop version adds a frametime and FPS overlay, while Android enhancements address graphical glitches. Internal updates improve performance, replacing MbedTLS with OpenSSL. Compatibility for Polish and Thai language packs has also been added.

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Eden v0.2.0-RC2 has been released. Eden is the most widely used open-source Nintendo Switch emulator, derived from the Yuzu emulator — initiated by former Citron developer Camille LaVey and the Eden team. It’s developed in C++ with a focus on portability, and we provide ongoing builds for Windows, Linux, and Android.

Eden Changelog:
This version includes numerous performance upgrades and graphical enhancements, in addition to various UI and UX improvements, internal optimizations, and more. There are countless updates—too many to list here—so feel free to check the complete changelog for more information.
Universal
Corrected game name display for Breath of the Wild 1.9.0
JIT and memory performance enhancements
VSync is now turned off when Turbo Mode is activated
Resolved audio issues in Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
Renderer
Fixed invisible mouse textures in Luigi’s Mansion 3
Addressed graphical errors and crashes on older Qualcomm GPUs
Fixed several vertex explosions and color artifacts
This mainly impacts titles such as Mario Kart, Luigi’s Mansion 3, and the Zelda games.
Resolved shader problems on the latest AMD drivers on Windows
Corrected the eye glitch in Skyward Sword HD
Desktop
Introduced a basic frametime and FPS overlay
This can be activated using Ctrl+V
Fixed the initial small size of the game list Title column
Added tooltips to the game grid to show current game version & playtime
Introduced an Applets tab for individual game configurations
Mods can now be deleted or accessed through the file manager in the per-game config menu
The GPU selector now displays its driver information
Resolved Applets tab title bar cutoff issue
Reintroduced the IR camera (if YUZU_USE_QT_MULTIMEDIA is enabled)
Android
Fixed bugs and visual issues during game pause/resume
Internal
Updated FFmpeg and SDL, fixing a Vulkan VP9 decoding bug and adding gyro and rumble support for 8BitDo controllers respectively.
Replaced MbedTLS with OpenSSL, enhancing performance, particularly on custom optimized OpenSSL builds.
Added support for Polish and Thai language packs
Fastmem and NCE are automatically disabled on Linux systems lacking support
Removed several configuration matrices:
YUZU_USE_CPM
ENABLE_SDL2 (now always on, except for Android)
ENABLE_OPENSSL (now required)