------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- DOLPHIN EMULATOR SETTINGS README - BEGINNERS GUIDE ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONFIG - GENERAL ---- Enable dual-core. (enables the use of two CPU cores) (speedup) (in rare cases this may cause games to not work properly) (if unsure, --> use this option) Enable idle skipping. (skips idle frames) (speedup) (if unsure, --> use this option) Enable cheats. (enables cheats) (if unsure, do not use this option) Framelimit. (caps emulation speed to a certain limit) (if unsure, --> use auto or off) ---- ADVANCED SETTINGS ---- Skip GC bios. (skips the GC startup screen) (if unsure, --> use skip) ---- CPU EMULATOR ENGINE ---- Interpreter. (most accurate but very slow) (You won't want to use this for playing games) (if unsure, do not use this option) JIT Recompiler. (this is what should be used in most cases) (if unsure, --> use this option) JITIL experimental recompiler. (may or may not be faster than JIT, may also cause issues with some games) (if unsure, do not use this option) Lock threads to cores. (locks threads to cores) (if unsure, do not use this option) DSP LLE on thread. (run DSP LLE on a dedicated thread) (if unsure, do not use this option) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONFIG- DISPLAY ---- ---- EMULATOR DISPLAY SETTINGS ---- Video backend. (allows you to choose one of the video backend options) (if unsure, --> use dx9) DX9. (directx 9) (works best in most cases) (video cards with pixel shader 2.0 or higher) (if unsure, --> use this option) DX11. (directx 11) (also supports directx 10 and 10.1) (may be slower than dx9, otherwise works well) (video cards with directx 10 or higher) (Windows Vista or higher) (if unsure, do not use this option) OGL. (opengl) (may be slower than dx9, otherwise works well) (video cards with opengl 2.0 or higher) (if unsure, do not use this option) Software renderer. (software renderer) (this is not used to play games) (slow) (if unsure, do not use this option) Fullscreen display resolution. (allows you to choose what resolution games will be displayed at while using fullscreen) (if unsure, do not use this option) Window size. (allows you to adjust your window size) (resolution) (if unsure, --> use 800x600) Start renderer in fullscreen. (starts emulation in fullscreen mode) (if unsure, do not use this option) Enable progressive scan. (will enable the progressive scan option if supported by the game) (if unsure, do not use this option) Set console as NTSC-J. (required for using the Japanese rom font) (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- INTERFACE SETTINGS ---- Confirm on stop. (show a confirmation box before stopping a game) (if unsure, --> use this option) Use panic handlers. (enables error messages to be displayed if an error occurs) (if unsure, --> use this option) Theme. (changes the Dolphin GUI theme) (if unsure, --> use boomy) Language. (enables you to change the language) (if unsure, --> use English) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONFIG - AUDIO ---- ---- DSP EMULATOR ENGINE ---- DSP HLE emulation. (less accurate but faster) (might be missing sounds/music in some games) (if unsure, --> use this option) DSP LLE recompiler. (slower than HLE but more accurate) (if game sounds or music are missing, use this) (if unsure, do not use this option) DSP LLE interpreter. (slower than both LLE and HLE but is also accurate) (if unsure, do not use this option) Enable DTK music. (this is used to play music tracks, like BGM) (if unsure, --> use this option) Enable audio throttle. (controls game speed by sound throttle) (this may cause games to run too fast or too slow) (if unsure, --> use this option) (--> try both ways) Dump audio. (sends game audio files to the "user/audio" folder after a game has been played) (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- BACKEND SETTINGS ---- Audio backend. (gives you the option to select sound output) No audio output. (no audio backend) (no sound) (if unsure, do not use this option) Dsound. (Dsound backend) (if unsure, --> use this option) Xaudio2. (Xaudio2 backend) (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- SAMPLE RATE ---- 32000Hz. (might make some game sounds better) (if unsure, --> use this option) 48000Hz. (might make some game sounds better) (if unsure, do not use this option) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONFIG - GAMECUBE ---- System language. (allows you to select the system language) (if unsure, --> use English) ---- Device settings ---- Slot A. (slot to enable memory cards, nothing or a usb gekko) (if unsure, --> enable memory card) Slot B. (slot to enable memory cards, nothing or a usb gekko) (if unsure, --> enable memory card) SP1. (slot to enable BBA, nothing or an AM-baseboard) (if unsure, --> use nothing) Port 1. (slot to enable a controller, GBA, nothing or an AM-baseboard) (if unsure, --> enable controller) Port 2. (slot to enable a controller, GBA, nothing or an AM-baseboard) (if unsure, --> enable controller) Port 3. (slot to enable a controller, GBA, nothing or an AM-baseboard) (if unsure, --> use nothing) Port 4. (slot to enable a controller, GBA, nothing or an AM-baseboard) (if unsure, --> use nothing) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONFIG - WII ---- Sensor bar position. (gives you the option to tell the emulator that the sensor bar is at the top or the bottom of your screen) (if unsure, do not change this option) IR sensitivity. (increases or decreases the IR sensitivity) (pointer on-screen) (if unsure, do not change this option) Speaker volume. (increases or decreases the Wiimote speaker volume) (the Wiimote speaker may or may not work at all with some games) (if unsure, do not change this option) Wiimote motor. (enables the Wiimote motor when using a real Wiimote) (rumble) (if unsure, do not use this option) Reconnect Wiimote on load state. (Reconnects the Wiimote if it becomes disconnected after loading a save state) (might not work properly) (if unsure, --> use this option) ---- MISC SETTINGS ---- Enable screen saver. (burn-in reduction) (if unsure, do not use this option) Use EuRGB60 mode PAL60. (allows PAL games to run at 60fps) (if unsure, --> use this option) Aspect ratio. (enables you to change the aspect ratio) (if unsure, --> use 16:9) System language. (enables you to select the system language) (if unsure, --> use English) ---- DEVICE SETTINGS ---- Insert SD card. (tells the emulator that a virtual SD card is inserted into the Wii) (if unsure, do not use this option) Connect USB keyboard. (tells the Wii that a virtual USB keyboard is connected to the Wii) (if unsure, do not use this option) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- CONFIG - PATHS ---- Search subfolders. (alows you to search sub-folders for ISO files) (if unsure, do not use this option) Add. (this is where you tell the emulator where your game files are) (--> you must use this for games to be ran from the game list) Default ISO. (selects the path for the default ISO) (used for the Wiimenu default ISO) (if unsure, do not use this option) DVD root. (selects the path of your DVD drive) (if unsure, do not use this option) Apploader. (Selects the path for the apploader) (if unsure, do not use this option) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- GRAPHICS - GENERAL ---- Adapter. (lists your display adapter/video card/GPU) Aspect ratio. (allows you to change the aspect ratio) (if unsure, --> use auto) Widescreen hack. (if unsure, do not use this option) V-sync. (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- ENHANCMENTS ---- Anistropic filtering. (allows you to select the level of AF) (improves visual quality) (if unsure, do not use this option) Anti-alasing. (allows you to select the level of AA) (improves visual quality) (if unsure, do not use this option) Load native mipmaps. (loads the games mips instead of generating them) (might be slower) (if unsure, do not use this option) Pixel lighting. (probably more accurate pixel behaviour but may be slower) (if unsure, do not use this option) Force bi/trilinear filtering. (forces bi-tri filtering even if the game disables them) (improves visual quality) (if unsure, do not use this option) EFB scaled copy. (high resolution render buffer) (might cause glitches but improves visual quality greatly) (if unsure, --> use this option) Pixel depth. (calculates depth values per pixel rather than per vertex) (if unsure, do not use this option) 3D vision (3D) (requires fullscreen) (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- EFB ---- Scale. (sets the EFB scale) (use 1x or lower for weak video cards/GPU's) Enable CPU access. (this is needed for certain gameplay functions) (might also cause slowdowns in games) (if unsure, do not use this option) Emulate format changes. (enable this if a game has transluency issues or shows rectangular areas as black) (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- COPY ---- Texture. (texture hack for speed) (if unsure, --> use this option) RAM. (accurate behaviour, could be slower compared to the texture option depending on your hardware) (if unsure, do not use this option) Enable cache. (enables EFB copy to RAM cache) (if unsure, do not use this option) ---- ACCURATE TEXTURE CACHE ---- Enable. (if games do not display game text correctly, use this) (may also fix some other game glitches) (if unsure, do not use this option) Safe. (safe cache) (if unsure, do not use this option) Normal. (normal cache) (if unsure, --> use this option) Fast. (fast cache) (if unsure, do not use this option) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Settings readme Written by [SS]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------