Novuss (Baltic billiards) changelog

v1.2 · Nov 5, 2026

Graphics & Rendering: Restored high-fidelity anti-aliased software rasterizer with direct RSX hardware double-buffering (authentic birch striker with wood grain, correct red/black puck colors, subpixel font rendering with Latvian diacritics, polished dark menus).
System Stability: Resolved in-game XMB freeze when pressing the PS button by continuously pumping RSX flip queues during pauses.
Save System: Integrated native PS3 Savedata Utility (sysSaveAutoSave2 / sysSaveAutoLoad2) with debounced disk I/O (no lag during menu navigation).
Controls: Added Shot Control setting (both, button, stick) in options; reserved left analog stick strictly for aiming to prevent accidental shots.
Performance: Multithreaded AI decision planner running on an independent background worker thread; fixed-timestep 120 Hz physics sub-stepping.
Console Polish: Dedicated in-game pause menu (restart set / exit to menu), boot splash screen, 7-controller hotplug support.

Attached: NOVUSS.pkg ready for installation via Package Manager.

New High-Res Board Graphic: Integrated custom 2180×2180 PNG-24 texture with photorealistic horizontal wood grain and mahogany rails.
AI Cue Aim Fix: Fixed cue angle alignment so the cue stick and ghost striker ring point directly in the shot direction.
Puck Settle Fix: Eliminated the puck jitter/snap glitch at the end of each stroke.
Authorship clarity: Updated attribution in README.

First official release of Novuss for PlayStation 3 and Desktop.

Full C++ port of Novuss for PlayStation 3 (PSL1GHT v2) and Desktop (SDL2).
Complete adherence to official 2024/2025 Latvian Novuss Federation (LNF) rules.
60 FPS software rendering with smooth table rotation transitions between sets.
3 AI difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard) with natural cue aiming, power pullback, and strike animation.
2-player local hotseat multiplayer.
Custom board skin support via board.png.
DualShock 3 motion and vibration support.
Bilingual interface (Latvian and English).

Copy NOVUSS.pkg to a FAT32 USB flash drive.
On PS3 XMB, go to Game -> Package Manager -> Install Package Files -> Standard.
Select NOVUSS.pkg to install.