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title: "Release 3.2.0"
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date: 2025-11-20T00:00:00-05:00
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draft: true
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tags: ["release"]
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type: "post"
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author: "Joe Mattiello"
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authorImage: "images/team/joe.jpg"
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authorSocial:
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- icon : "tf-ion-social-github"
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URL : "https://github.com/JoeMatt"
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- icon : "tf-ion-social-twitter"
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URL : "https://twitter.com/joemattiello"
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categories: ["release"]
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description: "3.2.0 Release: Full skin support for everyone, major performance improvements, and quality of life enhancements."
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image: "images/banners/banner-1.jpg"
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# Release 3.2.0
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We're excited to announce Provenance 3.2.0, a major update focused on performance, skins, and quality of life improvements. This release brings highly requested features and fixes that make Provenance faster and more enjoyable than ever.
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## 🎨 Skins: Now Free for Everyone!
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The biggest news: **Full skin support is now available to all users—no Provenance Plus required!** We believe everyone should enjoy customizing their gaming experience. However, if you love what we're building, please consider supporting the project through [Provenance Plus](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805) or [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/provenance).
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### What's New with Skins
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- **Full Manic and Delta Skin Support** for all systems (except 3DS and DS—those are coming soon!)
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- **Dramatically Improved Performance**: Faster rendering, loading, and smoother UI
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- **Fixed Rotation Issues**: No more slow redraws when changing orientation
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- **Memory Optimizations**: More efficient skin storage and rendering
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- **RetroArch Core Support**: Skins now work across all emulator cores
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- **GameBoy Color Skins on GameBoy**: Use your favorite GBC skins on original GameBoy games
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- **Enhanced Skin Browser**: Faster, more responsive skin selection and preview
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## ⚡ Performance Improvements
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### Library & UI
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- **Faster Main Library**: Significantly improved scrolling and navigation performance
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- **Optimized Rendering Loop**: Better frame pacing and smoother gameplay across all cores
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### Core Performance
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- **Dreamcast/Flycast Enhancements**:
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- Faster emulation speed
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- Windows CE-based games now supported
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- Full networking support enabled
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- **emuThreeDS (3DS Core)**: Performance bump and reduced graphic glitches
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- **PPSSPP**: More options exposed, layout fixes, and full skin support
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### ROM Management
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- **Rewritten ROM Importer**:
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- Batch processing for multiple imports
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- Significantly improved artwork matching—more comprehensive, faster, and more accurate
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- Much faster and more reliable with fewer errors
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- Fixed bug where existing ROMs were repeatedly re-imported
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- Eliminated erroneous duplicate imports
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- **7zip Archive Support**: Fixed large 7zip archive handling
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- **MAME/CPS ZIP Support**: Drop MAME/CPS1,2,3 ZIP files directly into imports or the MAME/CPS ROMs folder—they'll import and load correctly!
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## 🐛 Major Bug Fixes
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### Core Stability
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- **GameCube/Wii (Dolphin) Improvements**:
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- Fixed flickering after pause/resume
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- Fixed mis-mapped button inputs
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- Corrected inverted settings
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- Faster access to overclock/underclock settings
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- Performance improvements matching dedicated emulator apps
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- **Atari ST**: No longer crashes at boot
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- **Vectrex**: Fixed core booting and blank video output
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- **Mednafen**: Fixed static audio in CHD files with FLAC compression
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- **Odyssey2**: Added numpad button support (can now select game number at boot)
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- **Atari 8-bit**: Fixed and added proper controller support
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- **CPS1/2/3 (Capcom Arcade)**: Better compatibility and support
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- **RetroArch Core Crashes**: Fixed many boot-up crashes
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- **RetroArch Pause Bug**: Cores now properly pause when menu is opened, and menus are fully navigable
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- **VSync Output**: Fixed video output issues when VSync was disabled
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### System Issues
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- **Siri Search Bug**: Opening games from Siri search no longer causes games to reopen when closed
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- **Spotlight Database Corruption**: Fixed critical bug that could corrupt the database during Spotlight searches, requiring slow re-imports
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- **ROM System Migration**: Fixed bug where ROMs moved to different systems wouldn't actually move their files, causing incorrect re-imports
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- **Sideload Bundle ID**: Sideloaded apps with changed bundle IDs no longer think they're App Store builds—all Provenance Plus features now work when sideloading or building with Xcode!
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## 📊 Development Tools
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### FPS Indicator Improvements
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- **More Accurate Stats**: Works with native Provenance cores (3D accelerated)
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- **Additional Information**: More detailed performance metrics
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- Note: Currently limited to native cores; RetroArch-based cores coming later
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## ☁️ iCloud Sync Enhancements
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- **CloudKit Improvements**: More reliable sync with better error detection
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- **Better Error Messaging**: Clear, actionable error messages throughout the app
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- **Faster Sync**: Optimized sync speeds for game saves and ROMs
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## 🎮 Quality of Life
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### PPSSPP Updates
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- More emulation options exposed in settings
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- Fixed options not saving correctly
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- UI layout improvements
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- Full skin support
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### emuThreeDS (3DS) Updates
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- Settings fixes
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- Graphic glitch improvements
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- Slight performance increase
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### General UI
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- **Improved Pause Menu**: Cleaner, more intuitive interface
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- **Better Messaging**: Enhanced error messages and notifications throughout the app
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## 🌐 Website Update
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We've completely refreshed [provenance-emu.com](https://provenance-emu.com) with:
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- Updated information and screenshots
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- Modern styling and improved navigation
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- New [donation page](/donate/) with multiple support options
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## 🚀 Coming Soon
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We're hard at work on exciting features for future releases:
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- **tvOS App Store Release**: Official App Store distribution for Apple TV
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- **3DS & DS Skin Support**: Complete the skin coverage
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- **More Cores**: Additional system support
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- **Enhanced Stability**: Continued refinement and optimization
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- **Seamless Cloud Storage**: On-demand downloading for iCloud ROMs
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## 💖 Support the Project
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Provenance is a labor of love, built by the community for the community. If you'd like to support continued development:
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- **[Provenance Plus](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805)**: Optional in-app purchase (App Store builds only)
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- **[Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/provenance)**: Monthly support with exclusive perks
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- **[Buy Me a Coffee](https://buymeacoffee.com/joemattiello)**: One-time contributions
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- **[Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/provenanceemu)**: Transparent funding
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Every contribution helps keep this project alive and thriving. Thank you!
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## Installation
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Get Provenance 3.2.0:
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- **App Store**: [Download from the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/provenance-app/id1596862805)
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- **AltStore**: [Install via AltStore](/altstore/)
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- **IPA Download**: [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/Provenance-Emu/Provenance/releases)
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- **Sideload**: [Installation Instructions](https://wiki.provenance-emu.com/installation-and-usage/installing-provenance/sideloading)
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Thank you for being part of the Provenance community. Happy gaming! 🎮

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