Game Dolphin

10-14-2013, 11:24 PM (This post was last modified: 11-20-2017, 10:57 PM by Link_to_the_past.)

Syntax is very important when you use these, and even capitalization matters. This guide was made taking into account Dolphin versions starting from the official 5.0 revision. While most general settings can be set per game, not every setting can. It is highly recommended to edit the local gameini files and not the default for your settings to be kept even after updating Dolphin (right click your iso, select properties, click the edit config button and edit the empty text file that pops up).
Choosing video backend:
Put these lines in the gameini for D3D11:
[Core]
GFXBackend = D3D
For D3D12 (won't work after 5.0-3774 since the backend was removed):
[Core]
GFXBackend = D3D12
For Opengl:
[Core]
GFXBackend = OGL
If you use the latest development version for Vulkan:
[Core]
GFXBackend = Vulkan
Choosing audio backend:
Just copy paste the lines below in your local gameini depending on the backend you use:
[DSP]
Backend = OpenAL
[DSP]
Backend = XAudio2
or for no audio output:
[DSP]
Backend = No audio output
Choosing CPU engine:
[Core]
CPUCore = 0 =>will give Interpreter
CPUCore = 1 =>will give JIT
CPUCore = 2 =>will give JITIL
CPUCore = 5 =>will give Cached Interpreter
Choosing DSP engine:
To enforce HLE audio use:
[Core]
DSPHLE = True
To enforce LLE audio use:
[Core]
DSPHLE = False
If you enforce LLE audio with the lines above, LLE recompiler or LLE interpreter will be set according to what you have set it last at the general settings. To control it with the gameini use the lines below together with the lines above:
[DSP]
EnableJIT = True => for LLE recompiler
EnableJIT = False => for LLE interpreter
Volume:
[DSP]
Volume = 100 (values starting from 0 up to 100 max are valid).
Framelimit options:
Warning: These options will not override or disable vsync! Use the vsync gameini option to disable it.
[Core]
EmulationSpeed = 0.0 (will set it to 'unlimited')
EmulationSpeed = 0.1 (will set it to '10%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.2 (will set it to '20%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.3 (will set it to '30%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.4 (will set it to '40%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.5 (will set it to '50%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.6 (will set it to '60%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.7 (will set it to '70%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.8 (will set it to '80%')
EmulationSpeed = 0.9 (will set it to '90%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.0 (will set it to '100%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.1 (will set it to '110%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.2 (will set it to '120%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.3 (will set it to '130%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.4 (will set it to '140%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.5 (will set it to '150%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.6 (will set it to '160%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.7 (will set it to '170%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.8 (will set it to '180%')
EmulationSpeed = 1.9 (will set it to '190%')
EmulationSpeed = 2.0 (will set it to '200%')
Again the options above won't override or disable vsync. Use the appropriate gameini option to disable it.
FrameSkip:
This option is removed in the latest dev version and won't work.
[Core]
FrameSkip = 0 (frameskip will be disabled, with values 1-9 the respective number of frames will be skipped)
Idle Skipping Sync:
[Core]
SyncOnSkipIdle = True (or False to disable 'SyncOnSkipIdle').
PAL60 (EuRGB60):
[Core]
PAL60 = True (or False to disable 'PAL60 (EuRGB60)').
Set CPU Overclock:
This option will work with dolphin 5.0 - 2302 or newer and won't work with the stable 5.0 release.
[Core]
Overclock = (value)
OverclockEnable = True (or False to disable Cpu Overclocking)
The value of Overclock can be any float, and it acts as a multiplier; 1.0 is 100%, 1.5 is 150%, 2.0 is 200%, etc.
Choosing Internal Resolution:
From Dolphin 5.0 up to 5.0-5757 you can use the settings below:
The line below is used to enforce an integral value closest to the general value you use, if 3x is used it will stay the same, if 2,5x is used it will drop to 2x, if auto fractional is used auto integral will be set:
[Video_Settings]
EFBScale = -1
Values starting from 0 represent the drop down order in the list that dolphin uses. Currently:
[Video_Settings]
EFBScale = 0 =>will give auto fractional
EFBScale = 1 =>will give auto integral
EFBScale = 2 =>will give 1x
EFBScale = 3 =>will give 1,5x
EFBScale = 4 =>will give 2x
EFBScale = 5 =>will give 2,5x
EFBScale = 6 =>will give 3x
EFBScale = 7 =>will give 4x
EFBScale = 8 =>will give 5x
EFBScale = 9 =>will give 6x
EFBScale = 10 =>will give 7x
EFBScale = 11 =>will give 8x
For versions after 5.0-5757 up to the latest dev version:
[Video_Settings]
InternalResolution=0 =>will give auto integral
InternalResolution=1 =>will give 1x
InternalResolution=2 =>will give 2x (3 for 3x, 4 for 4x etc.)
Efb Copies:
[Video_Hacks]
EFBToTextureEnable = True (or False to disable 'Store Efb Copies to Texture Only' respectively).
Scaled EFB Copy:
[Video_Hacks]
EFBScaledCopy = True (or False to disable 'Scaled EFB Copy').
Skip EFB Access From Cpu:
[Video_Hacks]
EFBAccessEnable = True (or False to enable 'Skip EFB Access From Cpu'). Beware that it has the opposite behavior of the gui option!
Vertex Rounding:
This option was first introduced in dolphin 5.0 - 3251 and won't work with previous versions.
[Video_Hacks]
VertexRounding = True (or False to disable 'VertexRounding').
Ignore Format Changes:
[Video_Hacks]
EFBEmulateFormatChanges = True (or False to enable 'Ignore Format Changes'). Beware that it has the opposite behavior of the gui option!
Texture Cache:
[Video_Settings]
SafeTextureCacheColorSamples = 0 (this is the safe setting on the left)
SafeTextureCacheColorSamples = 512 (this is the normal setting in the middle)
SafeTextureCacheColorSamples = 128 (this is the fast setting on the right)
Choosing Aspect Ratio:
Values starting from 0 represent the drop down order in the list that dolphin uses. Currently:
[Video_Settings]
AspectRatio = 0 =>will give Auto
AspectRatio = 1 =>will give Force 16/9
AspectRatio = 2 =>will give Force 4/3
AspectRatio = 3 =>will give Stretch to window
Widescreen Hack:
You should also set aspect ratio to 'Stretch to window' in order to work.
[Video_Settings]
wideScreenHack = True (or False to disable 'Widescreen Hack').
VSync:
[Video_Hardware]
VSync = True (or False to disable 'VSync').
Anti-Aliasing:
Both settings below should be used as they are both needed.
[Video_Settings]
MSAA = 0 (Will set it to the top of the list value which is Off, 2 is for '2x', 4 is for '4x' and 8 is for '8x' samples, the number of samples used here will also apply if SSAA anti aliasing is used below).
SSAA = True (or False, will determine whether SSAA or MSAA is used. The amount of samples used for SSAA will depend on the MSAA value above).
Anisotropic Filtering:
Values starting from 0 represent the drop down order in the list that dolphin uses.
[Video_Enhancements]
MaxAnisotropy = 0 (Will set it to the top of the list value of 1x equivalent of disabling it. 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x would need 1,2,3,4 to be used respectively).
Force Texture Filtering:
[Video_Enhancements]
ForceFiltering = True (or False to disable 'Force Texture Filtering').
Stereoscopy Settings:
[Video_Stereoscopy]
StereoDepthPercentage = 100 (Percentage of depth value set in the video configuration applied in-game.)
StereoConvergenceMinimum = 0 (Base convergence value that's added to the value set in the video configuration.)
StereoEFBMonoDepth = False (or True to enable 'Monoscopic Shadows' respectively.)
[Video_Enhancements]
StereoMode = 0 (0 = Off, 1 = Side-by-Side, 2 = Top-and-Bottom, 3 = Anaglyph,