[Arcade] BigInstinct 1.0 03/05/2026

Killer Instinct, dla każdego coś miłego w tej emulacji;P. Fot.@Project

Version 1.0 03/05/2026

• First public release. The emulator is now free for public use, but the script modules (which enable features like stereo sound, stereoscopic 3D rendering, training mode, and gameplay adjustments) are only available to Patreon supporters.
• Added a new ki_gameplay script. This new script features various gameplay adjustment options, including "more forgiving" special move inputs and programmable special triggers. Programmable special triggers enable users to assign any move to an extra button modifier, even moves which are normally inaccessible. This means you can trigger normal special moves, chain-only moves, ultra chains, humiliations, etc. on demand. This feature makes it very easy to break the game in hilarious ways.
• Added additional move state tracking to the training script.
• Added a new distance representation mode to the training script.
• Reworked a bunch of BigMaster stuff under the hood. You may need to re-enter some of your BigMaster credentials when updating from a previous version of the application. All Patreon-exclusive content is now managed through the BigMaster service, you can register and link your accounts here: https://www.richwhitehouse.com/bigmaster/

BigInstinct Version 1.0-B5:

• BigMaster integration. BigMaster provides various multiplayer services, including server lists and NAT traversal. Register here: https://www.richwhitehouse.com/bigmaster/
• Lots of new music/audio-related scripting functionality.
• Added some more rendering/utility scripting functions, including some concave polygon rendering functions.
• Minor MMDev module bug fixes.

BigInstinct Version 1.0-B4:

• Added a ki_training script, which enables a variety of training functionality. This includes hit shape visualization, game state displays, input history, and more.
• More minor bug fixes pertaining to interface/framework functionality. (emulation is untouched this release, as there are no remaining problems that I'm aware of)
• Lots of new scripting/interface/audio functionality, including a C-style JSON interface.
• Added a new rendering callback interface for buffered frames.
• Added new video timing slowdown options.

BigInstinct Version 1.0-B3:

• Added a ki_stereo_video script, which enables stereoscopic 3D rendering for both KI and KI2.
• New Linux x64 and ARM64 ports.
• Added lots of sound spatialization options, including a new HRTF model.
• Added a new anaglyph 3D lightness mode.
• Added an "Artificial Read Delay" option, so that people will stop bugging me about wanting to replicate original hard drive "fight on" sample timing.
• Lots of new systems/features exposed to the scripting API. (mostly just laying the foundation for upcoming features)
• Various minor bug fixes.

Note that stereoscopic rendering support is a work in progress, so don't submit bug reports or feature requests pertaining to this functionality. This functionality currently requires a significantly more powerful machine, because time warping is used (sometimes emulating up to 7 frames) to achieve 60 FPS without decoupling game and rendering code. This functionality may also cause issues with determinism, so you'll get a warning about this if you attempt to use it in a network context.

BigInstinct Version 1.0-B2:

• Fixed a problem which was resulting in audio drift on some machines.
• Other minor bug fixes.

BigInstinct Version 1.0-BETA

• First release! Completely untested by anyone else, outside of a 30 minute multiplayer session with a friend. I don't know of any bugs, but if you find one, please take care to try to reproduce it and give me the exact steps to do so along with a saved state.
• BigPEmu's network support is present and fully functional. In my limited testing, it's perfectly smooth even with 200+ms ping times and 5% packet loss. There are no known bugs, but if you find any, see the guidance above.
• Stereo audio support is implemented for both KI and KI2 as an enhancement script! (the original software is only capable of monophonic audio, so this was a demented undertaking)
• I haven't written any real documentation specific to this emulator, but you'll find that most of the documentation from BigPEmu is still relevant: https://richwhitehouse.com/jaguar/index.php?content=userman
• Performance is exceptional, and you'll generally be able to run at full speed on anything under the sun. It could still be improved (the ADSP hasn't been optimized, and I ended up making a few simplifications for this release so that nothing about the code trainer can be reverse engineered from the end product by a depraved commercial competitor; don't worry, this hardly affects KI because the scope is so narrow), but it's already so fast that there's no practical reason to care. If you're somehow having performance problems, it probably means something is actually wrong on your system, so consult BigPEmu's troubleshooting/performance documentation.
• I've made a video to walk through some of the functional differences (and KI-specific options/enhancements) between this emulator and BigPEmu, so for now that'll be your best form of documentation in addendum to the BigPEmu documentation: https://youtu.be/-oaSk2bqwMU
• Only Windows builds for the first release, Linux (and possibly other platforms) will be added in subsequent releases.