4.0 is almost here, and one of the biggest changes coming is the "Global User Directory". Like Linux and OSX before it, Windows builds will now have a central location where saves, screenshots, themes, configurations, on and on are kept. Any build from 4.0 on will all have the same settings and saves, you'll never have to move saves or settings again! Because it's a big change in behavior, Neobrain, Delroth, and RachelB have been working hard on it in a branch, and will merge it in 4.0. There is only a little more than a week before 4.0 hits, so it's time for widespread testing on this branch. Try to find any bugs or weirdness and post them here in this thread.
GameINI handling has changed some as well. Instead of a single GameINI, you have a default INI stored in the Dolphin directory, and user overrides in the Global User Directory. It could use some testing as well to make sure everything is working with it.
*this branch is now merged, please test latest master*
The default location for the Global User Directory is C:/Users/username/My Documents/Dolphin Emulator. All of the files are stored there and the directory is created when Dolphin is first ran. Protections have been put in place, so you can literally just drag the whole of your old whole user folder into the My Documents\Dolphin Emulator folder and it won't give a damn. Note that the GameConfig folder will be ignored.
Obviously this will disrupt some old habits, but for those of you who don't like some part of this, there are ways to control the Global User Directory. I made a wiki guide for it, so I'll just embed it below.
GameINI handling has changed some as well. Instead of a single GameINI, you have a default INI stored in the Dolphin directory, and user overrides in the Global User Directory. It could use some testing as well to make sure everything is working with it.
*this branch is now merged, please test latest master*
The default location for the Global User Directory is C:/Users/username/My Documents/Dolphin Emulator. All of the files are stored there and the directory is created when Dolphin is first ran. Protections have been put in place, so you can literally just drag the whole of your old whole user folder into the My Documents\Dolphin Emulator folder and it won't give a damn. Note that the GameConfig folder will be ignored.
Obviously this will disrupt some old habits, but for those of you who don't like some part of this, there are ways to control the Global User Directory. I made a wiki guide for it, so I'll just embed it below.
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