Homebrew Best Settings for DesMuMe to get Golden Sun: Dark Dawn working

[haddad]

Hey guys, I tested out many settings and I get lots of sound lag etc... But with these settings I get no-lag, and game is 100% playable.

Used: DesMuMe 0.9.6

Hardware: Intel Core i3 M370 @ 2.40GHz, 4GB Ram, Intel HD Graphics

Settings:

View -> Magnification Filter
+ Check "Normal"

Config -> Frame Skip
+ Check "Limit framerate"
+ Check "Auto-minimize skipping"
+ Choose "0 (never skip)"

Config -> Display Method
+ Check "DirectDraw HD"

Config -> 3D Setings
+ Use "SoftRasterizer"
+ Check all 3 options

Config -> Sound Settings
+ Use "Synchronous
+ Use "Synch Method P"
+ Sound Core: Direct Sound Interface
+ Buffer Size: 5880
+ Interpolation: Linear
+ Check "Advanced SPU Logic"

Config -> Firmware Settings
(Dont edit anything here)

Config -> Emulation Settings
+ Uncheck everything here

Config -> Microphone Settings
+ Use first choice

Tools
(Don't edit anything here)

 

[blinko2010]

I'm running this game using slightly different settings. For example the Advanced SPU Logic cannot be selected in this version.
I'm using DeSmuME 9.0.6 svn3284 x86 - Get it Here

 Straight From DxDiag
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System Information
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Time of this report: 12/7/2010, 00:30:57
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Machine name: NONEYABIZNESS
ÂÂ Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.100618-1621)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ System Model: DX4831
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ BIOS: Default System BIOS
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂProcessor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPUÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 530ÂÂ@ 2.93GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6008MB RAM
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂPage File: 3076MB used, 7409MB available
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWindows Dir: C:\Windows
ÂÂÂÂDirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
ÂÂ User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
ÂÂÂÂDWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
ÂÂÂÂ DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 64bit Unicode

And Then for the Emulator Settings.

Config -> Frame Skip
+ Check "Limit framerate"
+ Check "Auto-minimize skipping"
+ Choose "0 (never skip)"

Config -> Display Method
+ Check "DirectDraw HD"

Config -> 3D Setings
+ Use "SoftRasterizer"
+ Check all 3 options

Config -> Sound Settings
+ Use "Synchronous
+ Use "Dual SPU Synch/Asynch(traditional)"
+ Sound Core: Direct Sound Interface
+ Buffer Size: 30000
+ Interpolation: Cosine
+ Check "Advanced SPU Logic"

 

[haddad]

cuz ur computer has better specs, so it can handle the settings u used...

 

[will4232008]

@haddad


dude thankz soooooooooo much i can finally play this at a half way decent speed! you rock!!! i created this account just to be able to post this comment!!!

 

[Janoosen]

cuz ur computer has better specs, so it can handle the settings u used...

I tried your settings but I'm getting an awful lot of lag. It works but it's way too slow for my liking, possibly slowed down 2x or maybe even 3x the normal speed. And once the intro screen is gone only the lower half of the two screens work, or maybe it's supposed to be that way?

Maybe my computer just isn't good enough right now and I need to upgrade it?

Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.60 GHz (2 CPUs)
3070 MB RAM (3 GB)
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB

Let me know if you need more info than this.

If it's good enough I'd like some further assistance with the settings if you're willing to help.

Also as a side note, in my Config -> Display Method there is no DirectDraw HD, only DirectDraw HW and SW...

Thanks in advance for any help!

EDIT: Ok, I'm at the actual start of the game now and both the upper and lower screens work but it's still slowed down like hell. Need some help.

 

[Deleted User]

Probably because your processor is single core (with hyperthreading)(?) Just a guess.
DESmuMe is probably oriented towards dual-core processors. Having a virtual core won't help you much.

 

[Janoosen]

Okay so I'm back again. Got a new PC now and can run the game perfectly. Only problem I have now is saving...I can't use save states and whenever I save normally and stop playing for a break then start desmume up again it just goes to the naming Matthew screen and starts a new game.

I have save type on Auto Detect.

I got all the way to Patcher's place and leveled up a bit then what I wrote above happened. Pretty annoying. If anyone can help with this I'd appreciate it.

My specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40 GHz (8 CPUs)
4 GB DDR3 RAM
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 2777 MB (or so it says, dunno what to classify that as, 2.7 GB?)

 

[molh394]

Autodetect?
Wait, which version of DeSmuME are you using?

 

[Janoosen]

Autodetect?
Wait, which version of DeSmuME are you using?

I'm using DeSmuMe 0.9.6, in config -> save type you can choose what save type you want to use (FLASH 512MBit, EEPROM 64kbit etc), at least on the 0.9.6 I use. That's what I have on autodetect, although I decided to try out FLASH 2Mbit since that's the save type Dark Dawn uses, but as I said to no avail. I can't even save state. Also, I don't understand the "DirectDraw HD" everyone seems to see in Display Method. I have DirectDraw HW and SW.