SSB-Can't Save Game?

Qwak · 10-24-2014, 09:37 AM #1

I downloaded dolphin and had been playing SSBB for a while. I then found out about the included Netplay and wanted to play with some friends. I didn't have all the characters unlocked, so I decided to look for a save file that I could use to have all of the characters and maps unlocked for me and my friends to play with. I tried to install the save but it didn't work so I just scrapped everything and started a new save file to find that when I close the game and re-open it, the game asks me to make a new save every time I open it, no matter what I do. Basically the game wont save. Any help?

**KHg8m3r** · 10-24-2014, 10:01 AM #2

Try moving your Dolphin Emulator folder from Documents folder to the Desktop. Next time you start Dolphin it should be a clean slate.

As for getting all the characters, enable cheats, right click on brawl, properties>gecko codes>download codes. Scroll down about 1/4 of the way and check unlock every thing. Start brawl. click through the many screens. end brawl. disable cheats. send friend the copy of your Dolphin Emulator Folder.

Qwak · 10-24-2014, 10:10 AM #3

(10-24-2014, 10:01 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: Try moving your Dolphin Emulator folder from Documents folder to the Desktop. Next time you start Dolphin it should be a clean slate.

As for getting all the characters, enable cheats, right click on brawl, properties>gecko codes>download codes. Scroll down about 1/4 of the way and check unlock every thing. Start brawl. click through the many screens. end brawl. disable cheats. send friend the copy of your Dolphin Emulator Folder.

I moved all the Dolphin Emulator files onto the desktop giving dolphin a clean slate. I started the game and made a new save, did a quick match on the game, and then turned it off. When I reloaded the game, It still wanted to make a new save file.

**KHg8m3r** · 10-24-2014, 10:37 AM #4

Actually, I think saving is disabled in the netplay branch (I might be wrong, I think there was a thread similar to that the other day, but I can't find it). Try the latest dev build to see if you can make a save file first, and then play using the netplay branch

Qwak · 10-24-2014, 11:07 AM #5

(10-24-2014, 10:37 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: Actually, I think saving is disabled in the netplay branch (I might be wrong, I think there was a thread similar to that the other day, but I can't find it). Try the latest dev build to see if you can make a save file first, and then play using the netplay branch

I downloaded the latest Dev build and launched brawl. It's been creating a save file for 15 minutes now. Im not sure if it will finish at all, but while it has progressed in the 15 minutes, its taking forever.

**KHg8m3r** · 10-24-2014, 11:11 AM #6

Yeah, something to do with the way it's writing data, as the Wii uses flash based nand (or something along those lines). If you were on a SSD drive it would be as about as fast as the real Wii.

Qwak · 10-24-2014, 11:13 AM #7

(10-24-2014, 11:11 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: Yeah, something to do with the way it's writing data, as the Wii uses flash based nand (or something along those lines). If you were on a SSD drive it would be as about as fast as the real Wii.

How much space would a couple Gamecube and wii save files take up? I have an SSD but its only got about 6.45GB free

**KHg8m3r** · 10-24-2014, 11:19 AM #8

I believe it's only the Dolphin Folder and Dolphin.exe folder, but I could be wrong. As for Brawl, mine is an uncompressed disk and its about 8 GB.

Just wait it out, it will eventually make the file

Qwak · 10-24-2014, 11:40 AM #9

(10-24-2014, 11:19 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: I believe it's only the Dolphin Folder and Dolphin.exe folder, but I could be wrong. As for Brawl, mine is an uncompressed disk and its about 8 GB.

Just wait it out, it will eventually make the file

I tried a bunch of stuff and Ive concluded that Dolphin DC-Netplay 4.0-652 simply doesnt save or use saves for wii games. Oh well.