New release: v2.5.0

[freezy]

Hi folks,

 

Time for a new release of dmdext. A couple of things made it into v2.5.0:

 

• Added support for Serum v2.6.0, which has a bunch of new features!
• Added support for Pixelcade's v2 firmware.
• Fixed PinballFX3, which is now called PinballFX Classic, so it can find the correct process again (thanks @bhitney).
• Improved error messages on systems without OpenGL.
• Fixed black segment DMDs on PinballFX.
• Added support for static palettes on Future Pinball.
• Fixed a bug in PinballFX Classic for Serum coloring.

 

Download as always here. Thanks to @mk47 for continuing Serum support and bug fixes.

 

Enjoy!

Edited Monday at 09:26 PM by freezy
fixed link

[freezy]

By the way, we've passed ten years since the first release of dmdext. A big thank you to everyone who contributed and kept the software alive even through sometimes difficult times.

 

To the next ten years!

[robertms]

38 minutes ago, freezy said:

A big thank you to everyone who contributed and kept the software alive even through sometimes difficult times.

 

A big THANK YOU to you @freezy for all the amazing innovations and software solutions you've created and shared over the years, and continue to develop for our community!

[KiwiBri]

congratulations on the anniversary @freezy !

[theagedgamer]

Thanks so much for the update and congrats on the anniversary. I do have a question about this release. I have downloaded the x84 and the x64 zip files, when unzipping both folders I have the same dmdext.exe file in both of them, where previously the x64 file name was dmdextx64.exe. Is this correct now and they have the same name?

[pacboy]

Thank you so much Freezy and happy birthday! 😁

[freezy]

5 hours ago, theagedgamer said:

Thanks so much for the update and congrats on the anniversary. I do have a question about this release. I have downloaded the x84 and the x64 zip files, when unzipping both folders I have the same dmdext.exe file in both of them, where previously the x64 file name was dmdextx64.exe. Is this correct now and they have the same name?

I don't think it was ever shipped as dmdext64.exe, at least not by me. TBH I don't think you need the x86 version anymore these days.

[coolball]

Thank you freezy and concrats.

[KRAKEN]

Thanks for the update Freezy! 

Just a reminder to everybody that since this DMDEXT update has the most up-to-date Serum dll embedded (Serum v2.6.0), you must remove older Serum.dll and Serum64.dll from your vPinMAME folder.

[neil81992]

Thank you for ten years of hard work Freezy! The hundreds and hundreds of hours that are spent by yourself and others into creating and updating critical software for this hobby are hugely appreciated, although often overlooked by many who enjoy the output. Big thanks for everything you do. 

[theagedgamer]

8 hours ago, freezy said:

I don't think it was ever shipped as dmdext64.exe, at least not by me. TBH I don't think you need the x86 version anymore these days.

Thanks for the quick response and clarification on this. I really appreciate it.

[PastorLUL]

Good looks freez

[peterparker1jr]

Muchas GRACIAS por tu trabajo ya e actualizado correctamente.

 

 

 

Un Saludo.

[Redwings13]

Thank You freezy

[fourbanks]

the work you all do for the community is peerless 

[Gravy]

On 6/23/2026 at 7:20 AM, freezy said:

By the way, we've passed ten years since the first release of dmdext. A big thank you to everyone who contributed and kept the software alive even through sometimes difficult times.

 

To the next ten years!

Well done and thankyou for your contributions to this wonderful hobby. Whenever I hear of those "10 year anniversary" comments for anything, I often think of the lyrics to that amazing Pink Floyd song "Time" and feel a little reflective and melancholy. Where did that time go?

"Tired of lying in the sunshine
Staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long
And there is time to kill today
And then one day you find
Ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run
You missed the starting gun"

[RabidUrko]

Great work.

[ejvfx]

23 hours ago, freezy said:

I don't think it was ever shipped as dmdext64.exe, at least not by me. TBH I don't think you need the x86 version anymore these days.

It seems like FX Classic still wants the x86 version. Is that not true? I've had trouble getting it working.

[RabidUrko]

 

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Edited yesterday at 01:20 PM by RabidUrko

[RabidUrko]

7 hours ago, ejvfx said:

It seems like FX Classic still wants the x86 version. Is that not true? I've had trouble getting it working.

Im sure Classic FX3 still needs 32 bit.