update changelog

## Link to GitHub Issue, if one exists
#345 

## Description of change
Add a little warning message that shows when well-known exception codes
are encountered & caught by signal hooks.

## Testing
Tested by injecting bad instructions into the DLL.

src/spice2x/avs/ea3.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace avs {
         int HTTP11 = -1;
         int URL_SLASH = -1;
         int PCB_TYPE = -1;
+        bool EA3_DEBUG_VERBOSE = false;
 
         // handle
         std::string VERSION_STR = "unknown";
@@ -412,6 +413,11 @@ namespace avs {
                 log_fatal("avs-ea3", "no PCBID set (try using -p to specify PCBID)");
             }
 
+            // remove <debug> since it can expose pcbid in logged requests
+            if (!EA3_DEBUG_VERBOSE) {
+                avs::core::property_search_remove_safe(ea3_config, nullptr, "/ea3/debug/verbose");
+            }
+
             // remember IDs
             char pcbid_buffer[256] { 0 };
             char accountid_buffer[256] { 0 };

src/spice2x/avs/ea3.h

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace avs {
         extern int HTTP11;
         extern int URL_SLASH;
         extern int PCB_TYPE;
+        extern bool EA3_DEBUG_VERBOSE;
 
         // handle
         extern std::string VERSION_STR;

src/spice2x/changelog.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+09/30/2025 [spice2x]
+    Prevent verbose debug EA3 logging by default
+    Options UI tweaks
+
 09/28/2025 [spice2x]
     IIDX: auto apply ASIO compatibility fix for IIDX32+
     Misc diagnosability updates

src/spice2x/launcher/launcher.cpp

@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ int main_implementation(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     if (options[launcher::Options::VerboseAVSLogging].value_bool()) {
         hooks::avs::config::LOG = true;
     }
+    if (options[launcher::Options::AllowEA3Verbose].value_bool()) {
+        avs::ea3::EA3_DEBUG_VERBOSE = true;
+    }
     if (options[launcher::Options::spice2x_AutoOrientation].is_active()) {
         GRAPHICS_ADJUST_ORIENTATION =
             (graphics_orientation)options[launcher::Options::spice2x_AutoOrientation].value_uint32();

src/spice2x/launcher/options.cpp

@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .name = "r",
         .desc = "Set custom SOFTID override",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Network (Development)",
+        .category = "Development",
         .sensitive = true,
     },
     {
@@ -554,10 +554,11 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .category = "Game Options",
     },
     {
-        .title = "IIDX BIO2 Firmware",
+        .title = "IIDX BIO2 Firmware Update",
         .name =  "iidxbio2fw",
-        .desc = "Enables BIO2 firmware updates",
+        .desc = "Enables BIO2 firmware updates. WARNING - can cause semi-permanent change to your I/O board",
         .type = OptionType::Bool,
+        .hidden = true,
         .game_name = "Beatmania IIDX",
         .category = "Game Options (Advanced)",
     },
@@ -1135,11 +1136,11 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .category = "Path Overrides",
     },
     {
-        .title = "Intel SDE Folder",
+        .title = "Intel SDE",
         .name = "sde",
         .desc = "Path to Intel SDE kit path for automatic attaching",
         .type = OptionType::Text,
-        .category = "Path Overrides",
+        .category = "Development",
     },
     {
         .title = "ea3-config.xml Override",
@@ -1544,10 +1545,13 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .title = "Spice Audio Hook Backend",
         .name = "audiobackend",
         .desc = "Selects the audio backend to use when spice audio hook is enabled, overriding exclusive WASAPI. "
-            " Does nothing for games that do not output to exclusive WASAPI",
+            "Does nothing for games that do not output to exclusive WASAPI",
         .type = OptionType::Enum,
         .category = "Audio",
-        .elements = {{"asio", "ASIO"}, {"waveout", "waveOut"}},
+        .elements = {
+            {"asio", "ASIO"},
+            {"waveout", "broken, do not use"}
+        },
     },
     {
         .title = "Spice Audio Hook ASIO Driver ID",
@@ -1672,6 +1676,16 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .type = OptionType::Bool,
         .category = "Debug Log",
     },
+    {
+        // AllowEA3Verbose
+        .title = "Allow EA3 Verbose Debug Logging",
+        .name = "ea3verbose",
+        .desc = "This option is only useful for network developers; leave this OFF.\n\n"
+            "By default, ea3/debug/verbose node is removed by spice to prevent exposing PCBID in the logs. "
+            "When this is enabled, ea3/debug/verbose node in the XML will be kept and exposed to the game",
+        .type = OptionType::Bool,
+        .category = "Debug Log",
+    },
     {
         .title = "Disable Colored Output",
         .name = "nocolor",
@@ -2375,7 +2389,7 @@ static const std::vector<OptionDefinition> OPTION_DEFINITIONS = {
         .type = OptionType::Bool,
         .category = "Development",
         .disabled = true,
-    },
+    }
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::string> &launcher::get_categories(Options::OptionsCategory category) {

src/spice2x/launcher/options.h

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ namespace launcher {
             DebugCreateFile,
             VerboseGraphicsLogging,
             VerboseAVSLogging,
+            AllowEA3Verbose,
             DisableColoredOutput,
             DisableACPHook,
             DisableSignalHandling,

src/spice2x/launcher/signal.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <dbghelp.h>
 
 #include "avs/core.h"
+#include "avs/game.h"
 #include "acio/acio.h"
 #include "external/stackwalker/stackwalker.h"
 #include "hooks/libraryhook.h"
@@ -103,6 +104,22 @@ static LONG WINAPI TopLevelExceptionFilter(struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS *Exception
         // print signal
         log_warning("signal", "exception raised: {}", exception_code(ExceptionRecord));
 
+        std::string err;
+        switch (ExceptionRecord->ExceptionCode) {
+            case EXCEPTION_ILLEGAL_INSTRUCTION:
+                err = "Illegal instruction: either your CPU is too old (e.g., does not support "
+                    "SSE4.2 or AVX2 but perhaps the game requires it); or, a bad patch was applied.";
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+        if (!err.empty()) {
+            log_warning(
+                "signal",
+                "likely cause for your error based on the exception code:\n    {}",
+                err.c_str());
+        }
+
         // check ACIO init failures
         if (acio::IO_INIT_IN_PROGRESS) {
             log_warning(

src/spice2x/overlay/windows/config.cpp

@@ -2633,17 +2633,16 @@ namespace overlay::windows {
                 
                 // check hidden option
                 if (!this->options_show_hidden && option.value.empty()) {
-                    
                     // skip hidden entries
                     if (definition.hidden) {
                         continue;
                     }
-                    
+                }
-                    // check for game exclusivity
+
-                    if (!definition.game_name.empty()) {
+                // check for game exclusivity
-                        if (definition.game_name != this->games_selected_name) {
+                if (!definition.game_name.empty()) {
-                            continue;
+                    if (definition.game_name != this->games_selected_name) {
-                        }
+                        continue;
                     }
                 }