ok guys, thats what t is :
the watchdog does look if the graphics are done and if not, it stops cpu emulation.
thats why some games are slower with higher fps.
now you ask : why the hell did he changed watchdog from 15 to 60 ?
first : framelimiter will only work if watchdog is same value or higher then framelimit.
if you want a limit at 60fps with watchdog=15, the game will only be slowed down in 1/4 of all frames, which is worthless.
second : in games that need graphic update before cpu will compute again (good example is mario sunshine), a higher watchdog will actually speed up the game, as the cpu does not do thousends of idle cycles. (which will NOT be skipped, as after the idle skip just new idle commands follow till gpu is done)
so with lower watchdog, its some kind of frameskip, but ONLY for games that can use it !
each other game will slow down slightly!
if it works (SSBM for example) cpu and gpu are out of sync, cpu works for new frame, even if the old frame was not rendered.
Usually (>10fps) you wont notice that and you probably WANT these effect.
for now : try to lower graphic settings as low as possible, as this will help keep the sync and the speed. or use pre 3398.
for later : im allready working on an option to set the watchdog to whatever you want, even turn it off entirely -> best solution.
using watchdog at 15 is, in any case, just stupid.
it will slow down each game that works with more then 15fps AND will not give you full speed on games that could use frameskip.
depending on game, you will either want it at 0/25/30/50 or 60. but 15 makes no sense.
the watchdog does look if the graphics are done and if not, it stops cpu emulation.
thats why some games are slower with higher fps.
now you ask : why the hell did he changed watchdog from 15 to 60 ?
first : framelimiter will only work if watchdog is same value or higher then framelimit.
if you want a limit at 60fps with watchdog=15, the game will only be slowed down in 1/4 of all frames, which is worthless.
second : in games that need graphic update before cpu will compute again (good example is mario sunshine), a higher watchdog will actually speed up the game, as the cpu does not do thousends of idle cycles. (which will NOT be skipped, as after the idle skip just new idle commands follow till gpu is done)
so with lower watchdog, its some kind of frameskip, but ONLY for games that can use it !
each other game will slow down slightly!
if it works (SSBM for example) cpu and gpu are out of sync, cpu works for new frame, even if the old frame was not rendered.
Usually (>10fps) you wont notice that and you probably WANT these effect.
for now : try to lower graphic settings as low as possible, as this will help keep the sync and the speed. or use pre 3398.
for later : im allready working on an option to set the watchdog to whatever you want, even turn it off entirely -> best solution.
using watchdog at 15 is, in any case, just stupid.
it will slow down each game that works with more then 15fps AND will not give you full speed on games that could use frameskip.
depending on game, you will either want it at 0/25/30/50 or 60. but 15 makes no sense.