Emulated Wiimote Connection Issues

07-13-2015, 03:33 AM #1

Hi folks, long time Dolphin user (since around 2.0), first time poster here. I have a question regarding the connecting/disconnecting of emulated Wiimotes.

While playing through, sometimes the Wiimote will get disconnected, as a real Wiimote would in order to preserve battery life. I'm able to get it reconnected through the Tools > Connect Wiimote 1 option perfectly fine, and carry on playing as normal. My question is, though... why was that a thing that was emulated in the first place? An emulated Wiimote doesn't exactly need to preserve battery life, and it doesn't really add anything to the experience, having to reconnect the thing manually like we have to. Is there any option to just turn off the automatic disconnect completely?

**JosJuice** · 07-13-2015, 04:29 AM #2

(07-13-2015, 03:33 AM)Fernin Wrote: Is there any option to just turn off the automatic disconnect completely?

There isn't any option like that, but the upcoming PR 2724 will make it possible to reconnect by pressing any button, just like with a real Wii. For now, the Alt+F5 hotkey can be used instead.

As for why this is emulated... I actually don't remember, but I think there's some reason for it. Maybe the game is what disconnects the Wii Remotes, not Dolphin?