Posted: 5/31/2015 7:23 PM
(Edited: 10/4/2016 10:28 PM)
Post subject: Best settings for accuracy and sync stability?
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dekutony
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Ever since I submitted my Club Penguin TAS, I've been asking myself a question... What are the best settings to sync, not only that but also for maximum accuarcy possible too. Anyone knows?
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Posted: 5/31/2015 7:31 PM
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Noxxa
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The Dynamic Recompiler option notes that it should not be assumed to be deterministic, which means that it may cause desyncs. So don't use that. Other than that, all settings should be sync-stable as long as the same ROM, emulator version and settings are used. In terms of accuracy, Advanced Bus-Level Timing is not known to actually provide more accurate timing, so it does not matter whether or not it is enabled. I recommend disabling it for the speed boost. The only other thing affecting emulator accuracy is the emulator version, and you'll generally want the latest available version of DeSmuME for that. Also keep firmware settings at default, unless your run depends on them. They may affect sync as well. In short: recommended settings are: latest DeSmuME version available, Advanced Bus Timing off and the rest of the settings at default (Dynamic Recompiler must be off).
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