Multiple Dolphin folders/configs

[xystus]

Version 4.0 of Dolphin uses the ini files (config) located in the "dolphin emulator" folder, located in the "my document" folder.

Now, I would like to more than 1 Dolphin, because of multiple configs for games. For example, I have a directX config and a OpenGL config of Dolphin 3.5 - each a different folder.

Is there a way to have multiple folders of Dolphin 4.0, with different configs? Before version 4.0 it wasn't a problem, because the ini files were stored inside the program folder itself.

thanks.

[Garteal]

Create a file named portable.txt where Dolphin.exe is located and it will run in legacy mode, meaning you can use Dolphin in the old way.
I also recommend you to check out the guide on Controlling the Global User Directory.

[Link_to_the_past]

(10-14-2013, 08:35 PM)xystus Wrote: Version 4.0 of Dolphin uses the ini files (config) located in the "dolphin emulator" folder, located in the "my document" folder.

Now, I would like to more than 1 Dolphin, because of multiple configs for games. For example, I have a directX config and a OpenGL config of Dolphin 3.5 - each a different folder.

Is there a way to have multiple folders of Dolphin 4.0, with different configs? Before version 4.0 it wasn't a problem, because the ini files were stored inside the program folder itself.

thanks.

Actually you don't need multiple dolphin instances to do that. General settings are independently saved between opengl and direct 3d, and if you need to run a specific game with a specific backend you just put it in the local gameini. For dolphin 4.0 (NOT the latest development revision) put these lines in the gameini for dx11:
[Core]
GFXBackend = DX11

for dx9:
[Core]
GFXBackend = DX9

for Opengl:
[Core]
GFXBackend = OGL

If you use the latest development version since d3d9 was removed (the setting will do nothing) and d3d11 was renamed, for enforcing d3d you need the following lines:

[Core]
GFXBackend = D3D

Opengl is the same as above.

[xystus]

thanks for the help guys.

The ini files are interesting.. Can all settings be altered that way for each individual game? Like "sound on separate thread" oR the different framelimit options (audio/auto or off)?