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Update the docs to describe the new v106r06 firmware import system.

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Tim Allen
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@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ copies of the relevant firmware data
yourself. yourself.
To import a game that requires co-processor firmware, To import a game that requires co-processor firmware,
the easiest approach is to drop the firmware files into
icarus' `Firmware` directory
before importing the game.
The directory should be beside the icarus executable,
or it can be `%LOCALAPPDATA%\icarus\Firmware` (on Windows)
or `~/.local/share/icarus/Firmware/` (on Linux).
When icarus imports a game that requires firmware
it tries to guess which firmware that game needs,
but it does not always guess correctly.
To ensure icarus uses specific firmware with a specific game,
you must first combine the game data and the firmware into a single file. you must first combine the game data and the firmware into a single file.
For example, For example,
let's say you want to import *Super Bases Loaded 2* for the Super Famicom, let's say you want to import *Super Bases Loaded 2* for the Super Famicom,
@@ -451,12 +462,10 @@ it needs a boot ROM:
</tbody> </tbody>
</table> </table>
To import the SGB base cartridge, icarus includes these files
you must first combine the base cartridge data and can reliably decide when to use them,
and the boot ROM into a single file, so importing either Super Game Boy cartridge
just like is just like [importing a regular game](#regular-games).
[games with co-processor firmware](#games-with-co-processor-firmware).
Then you may import it like [a regular game](#regular-games).
To play a Game Boy game in Super Game Boy mode, To play a Game Boy game in Super Game Boy mode,
load the Super Game Boy cartridge like any other game. load the Super Game Boy cartridge like any other game.