(07-06-2011, 05:07 AM)Klemzo Wrote:(07-06-2011, 04:36 AM)RoundSparrow Wrote:Ok, as you wish.(07-06-2011, 03:57 AM)Klemzo Wrote: So either I go with really really REALLY crappy graphics or unplayable games? hmm ...
The entire line of questions here is loaded with crappy expectations and attitudes.
1. Dolphin is not horrible at running games on high-end hardware, Exactly what game problems are you having?
2. Are you kidding me that you expect the Wii graphics to be the primary concern of a Wii gamer? Give me a break. Are you really bored this week or something?
I'd rather focus on helping you resolve your Dolphin game problems. But you do not mention any specific games or technical issues.
It's very common for the uninitiated to not understand that Dolphin was not designed for _their purpose_ and nobody is being paid to do it. I'm thankful for the free tool and how it allows me to do things that my Wii console does not. But, I also respect, it is a difficult technical exercise - and learning is a big part of the enjoyment.
Before I even begin I would just like to say that I don't like using Wiimote in any way, I prefer old school controls and definitely hate using keyboard.
And I've also spent countless of hours on threads specially made to fix this kind of problems, I've tried many Dolphin settings for each and every game and had no luck so far.
The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess GC
-Disappearing and reappearing sound (some people say they lose it entirely)
-A lot of FPS drop at the very beginning where you're in the small starting area.. I'm afraid what's gonna happen when I get in bigger places with more monsters and more combat.
-Can not and can not get my Classic Controller to work with it, or acquire any kind of hardware to help me out. (Slovenia is a stupidly small country).
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door GC
-A lot of missing graphics, graphical glitches and appearances that cause huge FPS drop, making the game unplayable.
-But again and here most importantly, the lack of Classic Controller.
Super Paper Mario:
- A lot of small graphical glitches and missing textures. There are points in game that you just can't pass be cause of those.
- And again FPS drop at times.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GC
- People claim they have a lot of FPS issues and few graphical glitches. I myself have yet to try it, but already at the beginning, everything seams to move slower.
Super Mario Galaxy 2:
- Huge, HUGE FPS drop making the game unplayable at the beginning. Starts to be better later, but with low FPS all the time.
- Plus I hear there are big problems with sound disappearing completely.
Plus a lot of other games I don't care about so much, but still can't be played as intended. (For example, I can't play Mario Kart with my friends as it just lags too much)
I am not an idiot and I do learn fast. But damn, I must be really retarded to not be able to fix all those problems. Also, my appreciation to people that make things like Dolphin, indie developers and any kind of solo projects is far greater then you might ever think. I might have not showed it back there, just be cause I was (and still am) really frustrated over all of this. I want to play the games to their fullest potential. I can deal with few graphical issues and stuff like that, but huge lags, whole textures missing and sound not playing at all, is not acceptable. And again, I do not blame Dolphin in any way at all. I blame my computer, but unfortunately I can't afford much better.
I also (obviously) like good graphics, but I am not familiar with all of this, so I don't know how big of a difference it will be. On my friend's TV (3 meters away) it looks nice. On Dolphin it looks amazing. But I don't know how good it will look on a computer monitor with build in TV, half a meter away from my face.
Here are my computer specs. I'm not a big computer geek, but I know that this shouldn't get any better for any reason. I can run every game to the fullest graphics without problems. Yet, I have problems:
Code:System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 720 Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
Page File: 3555MB used, 4633MB available
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9442)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Display Memory: 2296 MB
Dedicated Memory: 504 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (59Hz)
There. Hope you can help my pathetic life. And for your information, I am all alone at home waiting for my girlfriend to come back from a trip, while it's raining like hell outside for the past four days. So yes, I'm fu*king bored and horny as hell, ... for video games.
Sorry for my horrible English.
Help really appreciated.
Thank you!
Well i have the same Graphical,FPS droping and sound problems with all those games you mentioned except The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
My PC Specs are:
System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit -Service Pack 1
BIOS: Default Gygabyte System BIOS
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor 3.20 GHz
Memory (RAM): 8 GB
Graphic Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870
Dolphin Emulator: Official 3.0 Build
I believe that your PC is fine!The Dolphin is intel based so it will run extremely more smooth with an intel processor + the emulator uses only the 2 cores of any processor AMD Or Intel!!
As for the comparison..Dolphin Rocks!Don't Buy a Wii and waste your money,waste them for a new processor or you can just wait for better Dolphin revisions and official buids!!