Windwaker Emu help [Archive]

xParadoXx

December 3rd, 2006, 19:57

Hello, I am a new user to Dolphin and I am experiencing trouble with the my emulation.

(My graphics card is an ATI Radeon 9800 PRO, pretty new)
Whenever I run "Wind waker" (only .gcm I have) the frames persecond is around 2 to 1- thats bad.

what should I do?

thanks

Sercio

December 3rd, 2006, 20:28

Agozer

December 3rd, 2006, 22:55

You can stop trying to get it to run at playable speeds. Your computer isn't up to the task.

xParadoXx

December 9th, 2006, 00:32

...
I hate questions like that!
If you really want a answer? You should lern first how to search problems! Dude you are the 12231 millionst who ask this!
First you should read the FAQ (http://www.emutalk.net/dolphin/18442-rules-forum-faq-read-before-posting.html) or search for "slow" or "how make faster" ....
uhm... i really dont want to talk bad about newbies but this simple way is even for newbies possible

I am sorry, please bear with me for I am a "noob" when it comes to emulation ;) ah you guys and you internet lingo.

I can actually relate to this situation- in fact I am a Flash developer and I recieve many foolish questions, however I take heart and try my best to answer the question even if it is ignorant.

You can stop trying to get it to run at playable speeds. Your computer isn't up to the task.

Oh really? well, I seem to have no problem playing CS:S, Halo, FEAR, Tribes Vengeance, the list goes on and on. However, you should get the point; My PC is pretty much "maxed-out" for the moment :)

Agozer

December 9th, 2006, 00:58

Comparing PC game and emulated games is like comparing apples and oranges. Your computer isn't fast enough.

xParadoXx

December 9th, 2006, 02:37

Comparing PC game and emulated games is like comparing apples and oranges. Your computer isn't fast enough.

What do I need to buy to make my computer work with a game cube emulator? How is it possible that it could be graphically heavier than a PS2 emulator (and how is it possible that my systems ram has no impact on an emulator, besides "graphics plug-in"s- which whould make you wrong, because you said it was too much for MY system.)

Do I need more ram? I already have a Gig stick (+300gb HD) what else could I possibly need?

By the way, I built my PC; Installing new hardware shouldn't be a problem.

Toasty

December 9th, 2006, 03:58

You need to travel to the future and get one of the 10GHz Core 64 Trio processors that Intel will invent in a decade or two. At present, the only consumer-level machine capable of running Gamecube games at playable speeds, aside from a Gamecube, is a Wii.

xParadoXx

December 9th, 2006, 03:59

Never mind!~
I see, in the FAQ, that the Game Cube is a very advanced system (pfft.)
and that buying RAM won't save me.

This only brings up more questions:
- why would windwaker be on the computability list as "working"
- whould someone as god-like (pfft, again) as Agozer be able to run this? if so, how? plug-ins?

Agozer

December 9th, 2006, 11:42

Never mind!~
- whould someone as god-like (pfft, again) as Agozer be able to run this? if so, how? plug-ins?
Oh sure, I can run it, but speed leaves much to be desired.

Basically, you (and everybody else) need a faster processor. Having lots of RAM or a really fast video card doesn't really make it any faster. Emulation is very CPU-bound, and at best the emulator takes advantage of the video card's pixel shader support and other graphical functions.

Allnatural

December 9th, 2006, 15:10

- why would windwaker be on the computability list as "working"
Anything that doesn't crash the emulator or blow up your computer can be defined as "working." Doesn't mean it'll work at playable speed though.

xParadoXx

December 9th, 2006, 16:37

hmm, darn then.

what games have you guys tried that work well?

Toasty

December 9th, 2006, 20:46

Bust-A-Move 3000 has been known to run at playable speeds, as well as a handful of other games that don't have 3D graphics.