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Notable Removed Features and Support
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(This is a work in progress that will be made into a proper wiki page at some point. Feel free to use my discussion for any suggestions or help you'd like to give! Also it is not sorted in any particular order just yet, I need to figure out what order I want it to be in by default. For now I'm just focused on getting data in my spare time.)
(Problems - final version column does not sort correctly)
This is a list of major features and support that Dolphin has been dropped. It for those who want to revisit and explore legacy features that we have moved on from.
Features
Major Features
| Feature | Introduction Version | Final Version | Reason for Removal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D3D9 Graphics Backend | ALPHA | 4.0-155 | Dolphin Blog - D3D9: Why It's Not a Part of Dolphin's Future | |
| 32-bit x86 Support | ALPHA | 4.0-1409 | Dolphin Blog - Obituary for 32-bit | |
| WX GUI | ALPHA | 5.0-8277 | Dolphin Blog - The Legend of Dolphin: A Lens Between Worlds and Progress Report June 2018 | |
| OpenGL 2 Support | ALPHA | 4.0-26 | Making way for tev_fixes_new, removing hacks | Explicitly OpenGL 2.1, set as our min version by 3.5-1203. Before that is complicated. |
| Dsound Audio Backend | TODO | 4.0-2715 | Progress Report Aug 2014 | |
| Xaudio2 Audio Backend | TODO | 5.0-10947 | Progress Report Oct 2019 | |
| 3D Vision | TODO | 5.0-10943 | Progress Report Aug and Sept 2019 | |
| Triforce AM Baseboard | TODO | 5.0-412 | Progress Report August 2016 |
Minor Features
| Feature | Introduction Version | Final Version | Reason for Removal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCII Art Shader | TODO | 5.0-12879 | Progress Report Oct 2020 | |
| Disable Lighting | TODO | 3.0-690 | [1] | |
| Disable Textures | TODO | 3.0-691 | [2] |
OS Support
Windows
| Feature | Introduction Version | Final Version | Reason for Removal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows XP Support | ALPHA | 4.0-295 | Updated to Visual Studio 2013 | |
| Windows Vista Support | TODO | Unknown | Lack of use | Officially unsupported as part of the 5.0 Release, however it would continue to work for an indefinite period of time. The exact failure date is unknown. |
| Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 Support | TODO | 5.0-16391 | Dolphin Blog - Leaving a Legend |
macOS
TODO
Linux
?????