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Help:Contents
Dolphin Emulator
If you need help about a specific game, just go to that game page and look there. If you need additional help, ask on the forums, where our friendly forum members will happily work with you to help solve your problem.
Installation
Setup
Peripheral Setup
- Bluetooth Passthrough
- Broadband Adapter
- Configuring Controllers
- How to use the Official GameCube Controller Adapter for Wii U in Dolphin
- Stereoscopic 3D Setup
- USB Passthrough
- Virtual SD Card Guide
- Wii Remote Plus (RVL-CNT-01-TR) Connection Guide
Usage
Command Line Options
Dolphin includes a variety of command line options that may be useful for scripts, development, or debugging. Basic help and usage for them can be shown by running "Dolphin --help". The options are as follows:
-h, --help Show this help message -d, --debugger Opens the debugger -l, --logger Opens the logger -e, --exec=<str> Loads a specific game file (ELF, DOL, GCM, ISO, WBFS, CISO, GCZ, WAD) -b, --batch Exit Dolphin with emulator -c, --confirm Set "Confirm on Stop". -v, --video_backend=<str> Specifies a video backend to use, D3D or OGL. -a, --audio_emulation=<str> Specified the type of audio to use, HLE or LLE. -m, --movie=<str> Plays a movie file -u, --user=<str> Specifies a path to the user directory -C, --config=<System>.<Section>.<Key>=<Value> Set a configuration option. |
A shortcut file on Windows can be customized with command line arguments to a specific Dolphin build. First create a shortcut to the executable of the Dolphin build desired, then open the shortcut's properties and edit the target field. After the path to dolphin, add an argument like --logger, then save. Using --logger as an example, the shortcut will then launch the Dolphin with its logger window opened. The -u option will override the portable.txt file. The --help option is a CLI message, only command line window can view it.
Portable.txt
Dolphin will check if that file exists in the same directory, then it will not use the default user directory; instead, it will create a \User\ folder in the same directory as the executable.
Dolphin Wiki
- Blank Game Page - A template for making new pages
- MediaWiki User's Guide Guides for formatting and advanced wiki functions
- Project:Community portal
- Wiki Conventions - How we do things on the Dolphin wiki
- Extension documentation for the various extensions usable on the wiki
Dolphin Development/Testing
- Buildbot
- Building Dolphin on Linux
- Contributor's Guide
- Coding Style
- Dolphin Redirector
- FifoPlayer - Guide for using the Fifo Player, a powerful testing and diagnosing tool
- Google Summer of Code - Suggested projects for Google Summer of Code
- Draft Collection - Collection of Dolphin-related documents