Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Developer(s)	Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Fire Emblem
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	JP April 20, 2005 NA October 17, 2005 EU November 4, 2005 AUS December 1, 2005
Genre(s)	Tactical role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-Player
Input methods	GameCube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GFEP01, GFEE01, GFEJ01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent System and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube video game console. The game was released on April 20, 2005 in Japan, October 17, 2005 in North America, November 4, 2005 in Europe and December 1, 2005 in Australia. It is the ninth Fire Emblem series title, and the third Fire Emblem series title to be released in North America and Europe. It was the first Fire Emblem series title to feature voice acting as well as being the first title to be rendered in a three-dimensional, cel-shaded manner. It is also the first Fire Emblem game to be released for a home console in North America, Australia and Europe.

Problems

Beeping

Random beeping sounds

Minor Image Alignment Issues with Direct X

Per issue 2614 and issue 3423, some images have minor misalignments when using the DirectX plug-in. This has been fixed in 3.0-840.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Video Backend	OpenGL	Minor images alignment issues are seen when using DirectX
Scaled EFB Copy	Off	Map display renders static if this is on

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r6519	Windows XP x86	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+	nVidia GeForce 8500 GT	Full playable but the cinematics go slowly
3.0	Linux Ubuntu 11.04 x64	Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.8GHz	nVidia GeForce 430	Perfect, EFB scaled copies must be off	asdf31416
r7714	Mac OS X 10.7.1 x64	Intel Core i7 @ 2.2 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6750M	Perfect except for final cinematic which needs VSync
r7714	Linux Ubuntu 11.10 x86	Intel Pentium E2200 @ 2.2GHz	Intel G33	Crashed after the introductory scene when cell shading was attempted.

Gameplay Videos

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