From 2bd9e5fbb11744431dd7599b2788b8e343dab610 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stenzek Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 23:27:32 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] README: Add link to old releases repository Apparently I forgot to do this when I created it back in Feb... I can't be bothered to rearchitecture the automatic updater so it doesn't have the silly 30 tag limit that GitHub imposes on its API requests by default. --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 30111746b..6645eb2a4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ As per the terms of CC-BY-NC-ND, redistribution of **unmodified releases and cod For x86 machines (most systems), you will need a CPU that supports the SSE4.1 instruction set for the "normal" build. This includes all Intel CPUs manufactured after 2007, and AMD CPUs manufactured after 2011. If you have a CPU that is older, you will need to download the "SSE2" build from the releases page, which has lower performance but still supports these CPUs. +The main releases page is limited to the last 30 releases due to automatic updater limitations. Older releases can be downloaded from https://github.com/duckstation/old-releases/releases. + ### Windows DuckStation **requires** Windows 10/11, specifically version 1809 or newer. If you are still using Windows 7/8/8.1, DuckStation **will not run** on your operating system. Running these operating systems in 2023 should be considered a security risk, and I would recommend updating to something which receives vendor support. -If you must use an older operating system, [v0.1-5624](https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/tag/v0.1-5624) is the last version which will run. But do not expect to recieve any assistance, these builds are no longer supported. +If you must use an older operating system, [v0.1-5624](https://github.com/duckstation/old-releases/releases/tag/v0.1-5624) is the last version which will run. But do not expect to recieve any assistance, these builds are no longer supported. To download: - Go to https://github.com/stenzek/duckstation/releases/tag/latest, and download the Windows x64 build. This is a zip archive containing the prebuilt binary. If you have an ARM64 Windows machine such as Snapdragon, download the Windows ARM64 build.