Menu/Screensaver: Add Matrix Digital Rain effect#19152
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This adds a new "Matrix Digital Rain" animation to the menu screensaver options. * Implements a dedicated rendering logic using 230 active particles to ensure memory safety and isolate it from other effects. * Maps 17 custom character symbols exclusively to the Unicode Private Use Area (PUA) to prevent interference with stock ASCII font buffers. * Features downward moving particles with randomized speeds, glitching character swaps, and smoothly fading trails in pure green. This Pull Requests is from Lakka (libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC#2230) This Pull Requests needs retroarch_assets pkg/osd-font.ttf update.
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Updates `pkg/osd-font.ttf` to include 17 custom character glyphs mapped to the Unicode Private Use Area (PUA) range U+E000 - U+E010. This is a required asset update for the upcoming "Matrix Digital Rain" menu screensaver feature in RetroArch. libretro/RetroArch#19152
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This PR introduces the "Matrix Digital Rain" animation to the menu screensaver options.
As requested by @RobLoach in Lakka-LibreELEC#2230 (comment), I am bringing this effect upstream so that it can be enjoyed by all RetroArch users across other platforms.
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This Pull Request requires a companion update to the
retroarch_assetsrepository for thepkg/osd-font.ttfasset to display correctly.Thanks
ASAI, Shigeaki