Added 1.16.15:

Quote:Added support to launch video files from file manager by spawning Showtime player
Special version of Showtime player required to handle video playback from multiMAN
Added CBOX2/GBOX2.PNG for themes with full alpha transparency
Fixed issues when launching games on WN/WT firmwares
Fixed rare issue with select+x games from USB with too long path names
Improved initial scan (no scanning for games when not needed)
Improved 4x2 and 8x4 display visualization

Added 1.17:

Quote:Added: New sub-menu to set game specific options (press R1)
Added: Latest version of Showtime by andoma and helpMME by condorstrike
Added: Support for 5 user fonts (change with SELECT+R3)
Added: Custom font for Showtime in fonts/system/showtime.ttf
Numerous fixes, improvements and additions

Added 1.17.02:

Quote:Interface update
Simplified and cleaner look
Slick and professional feel
Link XMB VIDEO files to Showtime option in "System Menu"
Launch Showtime option in "System Menu"
Game options: press SQUARE
System menu: press TRIANGLE
Updated version of SHOWTIME MEDIA PLAYER (codepages Windows-1250 and 1251)
"Favorites" menu in next version
Themes must be updated to reflect latest changes
More options added in COLOR.INI for theme creators
user_font added in COLOR.INI for theme creators
game_bg_overlay added in COLOR.INI
"Cover not available" cover in some display modes
"[O] Save" in submenu changed to "[O] Back"
Updated the "Original theme" to reflect the recent changes
Changes to the Game Options sub-menu - support for PNG covers - display of game version and ps3 firmware required in title name
Changes in File manager - TRIANGLE - one directory up - UP+R2 - to top of list - DOWN+R2 - to bottom of list
Support for REBUG firmwares (properly working BD mirror function)

Added 2.0:

Quote:multiMAN 2.00 CHANGELOG

* Fully working XMMB display mode (XMB clone)
* Editable options in "Settings" column of XMMB mode
* Game Covers and Game Poster in XMMB Game column
* Improved XMMB scrolling, speed and reliability
* "Themes" option in "multiMAN/Home" XMMB column
* Changed options/options_default.ini
* Direct Boot method changed
* SELECT+X auto-sets BD-Mirror option and is remembered
* A lot of other stuff

multiMAN features:

* User defined options
* Copy/backup progress bar
* Support and display for 7 devices (HDD/USB/BD/SDHC/MS/CF)
* Support for REMOTE PLAY via PSP or other compatible peripherals
* Animated icons and backgrounds
* Update check/download feature
* Support for COVER.PNG in AVCHD video folders
* Support for AVCHD activation from external USB devices
* Support for backup of AVCHD to internal HDD
* Support for playback of AVCHD and Blu-ray content from internal HDD
* Overscan support for DLP and CRT TV sets
* MP3/AC3 playback (play songs using the File manager from local and network locations)
* JPEG/PNG picture viewer (browse/view pictures using the File manager from local and network locations)
* HEX file viewer
* Support for at least 10 freetype fonts (user can change using [R3] in game display modes)

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Added 2.00.01:

Quote:XMMB mode:
* Game poster/background loads/shows 2x faster now
* Game poster is crisp and unaltered
* All texts in XMMB are smooth and easy to read with bright backgrounds
* All texts got small shadow to improve visibility
* Favorites column shows game icons
* Fave star applied to game icons in Favorites column
* Clock and column title more visible and better looking
* Cover overlay image (GLC.PNG) applied to cover in XMMB mode, too
* Added image background for theme selection (10x to condor) (pop up can be moved with analogue sticks)
* Fixed: time/date format changes immediately (not after 30 seconds)
* Fixed 'favorites' column (showing stuff when no faves selected)
* Added option in SETTINGS column to disable "Theme Audio"
* "Title Details" option in SETTINGS column to change 4x2, 8x4, cover flow and Box-art modes (title/+id/+title count/none)
* Fixed Mouse X/Y deadzone setting
* Fixed PHOTO column populates properly from USB storage (/PICTURE folder)
* Changed: "Verifying USB Games" option: [Always/Auto/Never]
* Added new function in SETTINGS column "Clean Game Cache"
* Added selection list menu to clear Game Data for specific Game
* Favorites selection remembered when going out of game-settings submenu
* Added support for SDHC/MemoryStick/CompactFlash storage for MUSIC/PHOTO/VIDEO columns in XMMB mode
* Added: SDHC, CF and MS icons in PHOTO/VIDEO/MUSIC XMMB mode
* Added: multiple strategies for mounting titles using all available methods

Other:
* Changed: options are saved on exit (not each time you change a setting in SETTINGS column)
* Changed boot procedure (EBOOT.BIN is just 50KB and it launches main multiMAN app RELOAD.SELF)
* "Mouse X/Y deadzone" can go up to 90%
* "Dim titles" setting can go up to 10 seconds
* Changed top-menu in File Manager
* Fixed "DIRECT BOOT" from external USB HDD
* Changed: "Overscan" application (much better than before)
* All texts in FileMan mode look better now
* Added support for SND0.AT3 in themes
* Added option BD-Emulator (to switch between Standard (syscall36) / Hermes (syscall8) / None)
* Added support for MFW 3.41 (BD-Emulator option: Hermes (syscall8)
* Added support for playing games with split big files from USB HDD (up to 10 BIG 4+GB files supported):
* - Caching split files to internal HDD for unlimited number of titles
* - Playing games with split files works with "Direct Boot" and "BD Mirror" options, too.
* - Launching games with split files works from Disc Icon and /app_home
* Added new option in "Game Settings" submenu: "Ext Game Data" (install game data on external USB)
* Fixed: garbled screen in File Manager when Help/About selected while coming from another display mode
* Fixed: changing current game for game modes while browsing XMMB display mode
* Removed: sparks/stars from slide-coverflow mode
* File Manager top menu text color is defined by COLOR.INI FMFILE setting
* Added: Vertical alignment for title/title+id in some modes when "Title Details" option requires it

* Special thanks for helping with extensive tests: GoTiT4FrE
* Special thanks for testing and bug reports: condorstrike, B6S, S4BRE, bitsbubba
* Thanks to Hermes (again) for SC8
* Thanks to Z0ner for helping n00bs
* Thanks to multiBOT for the lovely IA brought in by its creators

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Hi Deak, great progress as usual on this program!
First up I was on 2.02.00 and tried to update via the program, which dl's the pkg etc, whilst this normally works, this time trying to update to 2.03.00 it wouldn't let me, I'm sure this is due to the pkg being compiled to run on 3.55 maybe? I'm using wachinkov2 and most 3.41 pkgs install (inc yours) no problem before...

But for now I've updated via usb stick from my pc!

Right, the major thing I want adding to your already great program, in the 'retro' column, instead of scanning for every rom type it can and displaying thousands of roms to painfully scroll through in one long list, can you possibly add folders to split these rom types up? i.e

is now;
retro/roms

to;
retro/ms/roms for scanned roms ending in .ms
/md/roms for scanned roms ending in .md or .bin
/nes/roms for scanned roms ending in .nes or .fds
etc

Because i like the idea of these roms covers/3d covers being displayed and because the emulators haven't the ability to as yet, then hopefully Multiman can but in a more convient way.

Added 2.03.00:

Quote:* Changed Font properties/functions for all modes
* Max number of games+AVCHD in game modes 960(was 640)
* Max number of entries per XMMB column 3200
* Changed character limit for XMMB Settings column [selected option] to 36 (was 32 - now German/French fit)
* Moved [selected option] to the far right
* Freed more than 20MB of RAM (and reallocated some of it to increase max number of games/xmmb entries)
* This update should fix "Not enough memory for web browser" which some users experienced. If it doesn't - use the Original Theme.
* Added check for downloaded multiMAN updates (to avoid installing broken/incomplete PKG files)
* Added check for downloaded covers (to avoid accepting broken/incomplete downloaded files)
* Command menu in File manager changed a bit
* Legend in most display modes will use current localization setting
* Pad vibration added as warning for "Delete" game/folder prompts
* Included all languages (with latest versions posted by translators)
* Added back Dutch
* Added back Portuguese BR
* Added back Arabian

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Added 2.09.02:

Quote:02.04.00 -

* Added: Display of embedded JPEG images in MP3 files for XMMB Music column
* Added: Pulsing of selected entry/title in XMMB display mode
* Added: Czech, Hungarian, Catalan, Galician and Indonesian languages
* Added: Other various tweaks and changes
* multiMAN LOGO Contest Winner: TheForce
* Cover server updated with latest 2644 game covers
* Changed "Download Themes" server back to my primary one

02.05.00 -

* Added: SIDE menu in XMMB mode to access various functions (access the menu with [TRIANGLE])
* Added: SIDE menu option for XMMB Settings column to switch between ADVANCED and STANDARD settings
* Added: SIDE menu function "UPDATE" Showtime in XMMB Video column when "Start Showtime" is selected
* Added: SIDE menu function "UPDATE" in XMMB RETRO column to check/download EMULATOR updates by squarepusher2
* Added: Option in XMMB Settings to change SIDE menu background color
* Changed: UPDATE function in GAME SETTINGS menu will not download updates for higher than your current PS3 firmware version
* Changed: UPDATE function in GAME SETTINGS can now check/download updates for SNES/FCEU/VBA/FBA/GEN+ Emulators by squarepusher2
* Changed: All options in the XMMB Settings column are now selectable via the SIDE menu (much like in the regular XMB mode)
* Added: Option in XMMB Settings column: [Write access to /dev_flash via /dev_blind]
* Added: Permissions check upon loading a title
* Added: VP6 and 3GP file extensions to recognizable video formats
* Added: Support for browsing USB devices and Internal HDD in XMMB Photo, Music, Video and Retro columns
* Added: Larger icons when browsing devices in XMMB mode
* Added: Indication in "browse mode" when playing music (a note sign will appear next to Device or Folder icon)

02.06.00 -

* Added: Support for 7 connected controllers to be used simultaneously
* Added: Animation/slide effect when browsing USB/PS3HDD devices in XMMB mode
* Added: BD Remote controller buttons: YELLOW BUTTON = Restart, RED BUTTON = QUIT
* Added: Experimental motion/movie background support: If wave.divx is present in multiMAN's USRDIR folder you can enable motion background with SELECT+TRIANGLE.
* Added: REFRESH option in SIDE menu for photo/music/video/retro columns when USB/PS3HDD entries are selected
* Added: Quit and Restart options in SIDE menu for Settings column
* Added: Quick access options in SIDE menu for XMMB Game and Favorites columns
* Added: A small touch to the SIDE menu: it will ZOOM in the current entry much like the real XMB
* Added: Increasing/Decreasing MP3 playback volume will make the pop-up box display in the lower left corner (thanks to chitalov for the reminder)
* Added: If multiMAN is started via Remote Play, TV Overscan will be automatically set to 10%
* Changed: Color labels when selecting the color for the SIDE menu
* Changed: Browsing USB devices in XMMB will behave like real XMB (i.e. will first open /VIDEO or /MUSIC or /PICTURE folders to look for content)
* Changed: If non-English GUI language is selected in conjunction with User Font, proper User Font will be restored after restart
* Fixed: Setting wallpaper after PNG file was used as wallpaper
* Fixed: Sorting order in XMMB for PS3 HDD and USB device icons.
* Fixed: MP3 playback (when sometimes audio plays in wrong frequency)
* Fixed: Freezing in coverflow when fast-browsing over 100 titles
* Performance check: multiMAN does ~122fps @ 1920x1080p 59.94Hz

02.07.00 -

* Added: "Background Appearance" option in XMMB Settings to switch image/video background for XMMB and Coverflow modes
* Added: Screensaver will display the motion background if enabled
* Added: Option to select 9 different motion backgrounds wave.divx, wave2.divx... wave9.divx (restart may be required)
* Added: Support for REBUG CFW 3.41.3
* Added: Support for Cobra content folders: PSXISO, PS2ISO, PS3ISO, DVDISO and BDISO (WIP)
* Added: System Auto-Off in settings column (60/120/240/360 min - 1/2/3/4 hours)
* Added: Restart System and Shutdown System in Home/multiMAN column
* Changed: When motion background is activated, multiMAN will stay in 5.1 audio mode when possible
* Changed: Default display timing set to VSYNC = no tear (VSYNC/HSYNC modes can be switched with SELECT+SQUARE)
* Changed: SIDE menu will 8x zoom current entry icon (in VSYNC mode)
* Changed: Implemented OpenPS3FTP by jjolano and removed the old buggy FTP server (faster transfer speeds and no path/file length limitations). Login: anonymous | Password: <anything>
* Fixed: All issues in coverflow mode (lock or motion video bg stop/break)
* Fixed: "Key Repeat Delay" option

* Added: LV2 access rights to use LV1 Storage Manager (syscall 864)
* Added: LV1 patch for user access to sys_storage functions (syscalls 600 to 623)

* The above two for regular users mean:

* Thanks to graf_chokolo and the SACD-Ripper guys!

* -> Access to all types of optical discs inside multiMAN (file/folder mode):
* -> Copy/Backup of Blu-ray Movie Discs (decryption may be required on PC) (previously possible only via OtherOS)
* -> Copy/Backup of DVD-Video discs (decryption may be required on PC)
* -> Copy/Backup of PSX and Playstation 2 Discs
* -> Access to AACS\MKB_RO.inf on a Blu-ray movie disc to restore lost DRL1/DRL2
* -> Direct playback of movies/music (avi, mkv, etc) from BD-R/BD-RE/DVD-R/DVD-RW via Showtime for multiMAN
* -> Transfer speed average: 9MB/s (44GB Blu-ray disc movie transfers in ~90 min)

02.08.00 -

* Added: "Create ISO" option in SIDE menu when BD/DVD is selected in VIDEO column or PLAYSTATION/PLAYSTATION2 is selected in Game column
* Added: "Create ISO" option in File Manager's context menu when /dev_bdvd is selected
* Added: Creating ISO files bigger than 4GB to USB HDD will result in splitting in segments .iso.0, .iso.1 ... .iso.31
* Added: Advanced option in XMMB Settings: "Expand Contents of XMMB media columns"
* Added: SD/SDHC, CF and MS/MSPRO devices to Photo/Music/Video columns
* Added: Standalone Web-Browser application with FTP (BROWSER.SELF) to avoid all memory issues
* Added: Support for launching PSX games from CD-R discs (XMMB Game Column and other display modes)
* Added: Launching directly ps1_emu.self or ps1_netemu.self from file manager will make multiMAN assign your Memory Cards properly, too
* Added: Options to set preferred Video Mode for PAL and NTSC PSX titles (default/480/576/720/1080)
* Added: peeklv1 and pokelv1 commands to control console
* Added: String printout for peekl and peeklv1 control console commands
* Added: Prompt to dump Hypervisor/LV1 after creating GameOS/LV1 memory dump
* Changed: Improved the looks of the old debug font, used in some dialogs and file manager
* Changed: multiMAN starts faster now
* Fixed: Unnecessary auto-refresh/scan for content on each startup
* Fixed: Browsing for ROMS in ZIP format

02.09.00/02.09.02 -

* Support for PSX backups on 3.41CFW/MFW (10x to an0nym0us for the lv1/lv2 offsets)
* Improved performance in XMMB display mode
* Backup from PS3 game discs now works as it should
* You can still launch PSX games from XMMB Game Column
* You can still launch PS3 game backups from DVD-R/RW / BD-R/RE
* You cannot create ISO backups or access non-genuine PS3 game discs (unless Direct Disc Access is enabled)
* You will see an animated icon in XMMB Game column, which you can use to launch your PSX backups.
* PS3-ID (IDPS) displayed on "System Information" screen
* To keep the same functionality as before you can turn on "Direct Disc Access" from XMMB Settings column.
>>> Press [TRIANGLE] -> Enable Direct Disc Access
>>> When in Direct Disc Access mode you can rip BD movie discs, launch games, but you can't create backups of PS3 Game Discs.
>>> Do not use "Direct Disc Access Mode" unless you really need it.

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Added 4.01.00:

Quote:Changelog (for users updating from multiMAN 02.09.02 to multiMAN/mmCM 04.00.00):
================================================================================​

* Added function "Create ISO from folder"
* Support for *.0/.31, *.001/.032, *.66600/.66631 split file formats
* Join split files in file manager (select and copy the first file to get the rest joined)
* New display mode "XBDM" - XBOX Dash Clone
* Added option "Detect Game Title in ISO Images" to allow using ISO filenames and *not* scan for game names in local database
* Improved scanning for retro roms/iso and covers (populating the Retro column)
* New THEME format (.thm). One theme - one file. Easy installation within multiMAN/mmCM without going to XMB to install theme pkg files.
* mmTM - Easy to use PC application to create thm files from folders (separate download).
* multiMAN/mmCM will try to read disc volume labels and display in VIDEO column (BD/DVD entry) and in other display modes.
* Added indication (rotating refresh icon next to the column icon) when multiMAN/mmCM is loading/extracting title thumbnails (XMMB mode)
* Added pop-up notifications when new versions of multiMAN/mmCM and Showtime are available for download
* Added pop-up notification when running low on disc space (less than 1GB on internal HDD)
* Added pop-up notification when multiMAN/mmCM successfully connects to nethost folders during startup (/net_host# in File Manager)
* Added support for downloading themes in a background thread (pop-up messages will notify user when download starts and completes)
* Added support for copying big (4+GB) files in File Manager to USB drives. multiMAN/mmCM will split source file when copying to USB.
* Changed option "Link Video Library to Showtime" - it will only create links for XMB Video files, but will not start Showtime
* Added shortcut (virtual folder) "XMB Video Files" when browsing HDD/USB drives in VIDEO column
* Added "Showtime Font Preference" option to select 10 different fonts for SHOWTIME media player (GUI and Subtitles)
* Added support to extract PSP CSO (compressed ISO) files in XMMB/XBDM display modes and File Manager (extracted image is saved in /dev_hdd0/PSPISO)
* Added shortcut to ISO folder when browsing external USB devices (PSP connected with memory stick /ISO folder, containing CSO and ISO files)
* Added music playback fade-out when leaving multiMAN/mmCM
* Added download progress indication in XMMB/XBDM modes - Web column. An entry will show current download filename and percentage of completion.
* Added TextViewer in File Manager (supported files colored in light blue). Supports viewing of ANSI/UTF plain text files.
* TextViewer controls: L1/R1 - PageUp/PageDown, L2/R2 - zoom out/in (50%-250%), R3 - change font, UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT - scroll/pan, L1/R1+SELECT - skip to start/end of file
* Added support for browsing Video, Games, Favorites and Retro (ROMS/PS1/PS2/PSP) in "Coverflow" display mode. Change content mode with UP/DOWN.
* Improved performance when extracting CSO to ISO and when creating ISO files from folders
* SIXAXIS gyroscope affects screensaver mode (wave/tilt the controller to navigate the starfield)
* Improved "Coverflow" display mode

04.00.01 -

* Added new display mode (Board 5x4x5), replacing the oldest "Game list (plain)" mode
> "Board" display mode shows ICON0.PNG game images by default.
> You can use covers by changing the option "XMMB Game Icon Swap" in Settings
> http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5719/psv00x.jpg
> http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/458/psv01x.jpg
> http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/9405/psv1x.jpg

* Improved File Manager visuals when used in SD resolution (480p/576p)
* Fixed an issue, which prevented operation on CFW/MFW 3.41
* Added support for showing PSN titles in all display modes from internal/external HDD (PSN titles cannot be loaded and you have to put empty RELOAD.SELF in game's USRDIR folder to make it show!) (requested)
* Added lastGAME2 and bdRESET applications
* Added 11 new themes to the theme download section (total of 14 now)
* Updated 15 language files
* Added separate background images for Board and XBDM display modes (PSVBG.JPG and XBDBG.JPG)
* Updated mmCM Original Theme (includes new images PSVBG.JPG, XBDBG.JPG, PBOX0.PNG, PBOX1.PNG)

04.01.00 -

* Changed: Nethost PC server application "ps3serv" is replaced by new windows/linux application "ps3netsrv"
! NOTE: For best performance and compatibility of the new net_host interface, a WIRED network may be required (Wi-Fi is also supported)
! NOTE: Root folders served by remote hosts must contain /PS3ISO, /BDISO, /DVDISO and /PSXISO folders to enable remote content
* Added new option in SETTINGS column: "Network Servers" for setting up to 10 remote nethost IP:PORT values
* Removed: *nethost* settings from options[_default].ini are ignored and no longer supported
* Added support for thumbnail images for remote BD/DVD/PS3/PSX ISO/BIN+CUE files (*.jpg / *.png)
* Added support to copy files from one net_host to another
* Added support to delete folders from remote net_host
* Added support to view files in TextViewer from remote net_host folders
* Added support to copy games and ISO images to remote host from SIDE menu ([TRIANGLE] in XMMB/XBDM/BOARD display modes)

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Added 4.01.03 UPDATE:

Quote:04.01.01 -

* Increased max number of entries for directory listing in file manager to 3584 (from 2560), fixing issues with PSX/PS2/PS3 covers
* Optimized scanning for network content (ISO/CUE+BIN) (Video, Music, Photo and Roms are also supported)
* Added "4.10" option in "System Firmware Version" to spoof reported version to the latest OFW 4.10
* Added support for creating ISO images from PS2 DVD, PS3 BD, Blu-ray and DVD discs *directly* to remote host (remote file system must support 4GB+ file sizes)
--> You can now create backups of your games and movies directly to your PC and play them remotely! (Blu-ray movies/DVD-Video titles may require additional decryption)
* Added support for extracting ICON0.PNG for network PS3 ISO games, which don't have .png/.jpg thumbnail in the remote folder (when game ISO is loaded)
* Added support for extracting coverart (/BDMV/META/DL) for Blu-ray ISO movies, which don't have .png/.jpg thumbnail in their folder (when movie ISO is loaded)
* Added support for installing PKG package files from remote host (clicking over a .pkg file from /net_host folder in File Manager)
* Added "Network" device-browse entries in PHOTO, MUSIC, VIDEO and RETRO columns to enable browse/view/playback functions for remote content
* Added support for loading RETRO games (ROMS) from remote host
* Added support for thumbnails for ROMS, PSX, PS2, PSP, BD and DVD titles
* Added new game titles to internal database (PSX/PS2)
* Fixed an issue which caused mmCM to lock during boot (on boot screen)
* Fixed a potential issue which may have caused creating invalid *split* ISO files from PS3/BD discs (when output exceeds 4GB and is stored on USB)
* NOTE: Playing video content from remote hosts requires caching to local storage

04.01.02 -

* Added support for creating ISO/BIN+CUE images from PS2 CD and PS1/PSX CD *directly* to remote host
* Added automatic extraction of thumbnails after ISO/BIN+CUE is created (PS3/PS2/PSX/BD/DVD)
* Added support for displaying coverart/jacket for Blu-ray and AVCHD discs (if /HDAVCTN or /BDMV/META/DL folders contain jpg jacket-image)
* Added support for creating ISO files from folders to remote host (ISO is cached to internal HDD and then moved to remote host)
* Improved FTP transfer speed (up to 10MB/s over 100Mbit connection)
* Improved transfer speed from and to remote hosts (/net_host) (up to 10MB/s over 100Mbit connection)
* Improved scanning of remote host content folders
* Added support to set "External Game Data" for games/applications installed under /dev_hdd0/game or /dev_usb***/GAMEI (RELOAD.SELF required)
* Fixed few issues introduced in 04.01.01, related to displaying/refreshing Retro/Music/Photo columns

04.01.03 -

* Changed: 4x2 display mode is rewritten to use XMMB engine which makes it 5x faster and allows access to all content (Games/Music/Video/Photo/Retro/ISO)
* Added "4.11" option in "System Firmware Version" to spoof reported version to the latest OFW 4.11
* Added support for loading network PSX/PS3/BD/DVD ISO/BIN+CUE images to lastGAME2 application
* Added proper support for covers in "Coverflow" mode, without affecting XMMB and other display modes (covers in Coverflow/4x2 modes and icons in BOARD mode)
* Added PIN-protected option "Reset Options to Default" in SETTINGS (press [TRIANGLE] to access it in the SIDE menu). Default PIN is "0000".
* Added support for forcefully resetting mM to default during boot if L2+R2+L3+R3 buttons are pressed
* Changed: PIN-protected options will not prompt for PIN code if using the default PIN "0000". If "Parental Level" is set, games which require higher level will still require PIN.

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