(08-16-2022, 04:27 AM)silverspring Wrote: It's not fixed at all in the latest Steam os update.
The micro stutters only show when in game mode. Switch into the KDE plasma desktop and see that there is no problem. I think the problem in game mode has something to do with the Wayland protocol/compositor. Desktop uses X11.
So for now, you have to play in desktop mode. You should also disable threads for much better emulation performance. I wrote a script that I run to enable/disable SMT. The performance is staggering when running 3 threads as opposed to the full 8, often allowing games to run at a full 60fps with no slowdown. A great example to test this is Mario Kart Wii.
So I ended up installing PowerTools as recommended by a user on the Steam Deck Discord, which supposedly allowed me to both disable SMT and set the number of threads to 3 (on a per-game basis), but the stuttering still occurs. I'm not sure if PowerTools isn't working properly or if changing these settings just didn't work.
How did you end up getting the emulator working properly in KDE plasma desktop mode? With native Dolphin or with Emulation Station? When I used the controller in native Dolphin it kept accepting my 8BitDo Pro button presses as mouse presses when using the L2 and R2 buttons.
And out of curiosity does anyone know if this issue would have to be resolved from Valve's side or from Dolphin's side? Based on what Nintendo Maniac 64 said I think it would be Valve's side but it's uncertain.