Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Metroid Prime: Trilogy): Difference between revisions

|series    = ''Metroid'', ''Metroid Prime''

|released  = '''Original release'''<br/>{{Vgrelease|NA=August 27, 2007|EU=October 26, 2007|AUS=November 8, 2007}}{{Vgrelease|JP=March 6, 2008}}'''''Metroid Prime: Trilogy'''''<br/>{{Vgrelease|NA=August 24, 2009|EU=September 4, 2009|AUS=October 15, 2009}}

This page should be used for specific issues with the Metroid Prime sub-game of [[Metroid Prime: Trilogy]]. For other [[Metroid Prime: Trilogy]] games or launcher information, please see the following pages.

== Problems ==

=== Savestates ===

Using savestates in MP3 will crash Dolphin. Use the in-game saving to avoid any problems.

=== Micro-stuttering ===

All of the Prime games suffer from micro-stuttering: screen redraws and small stops in the video that can become very annoying. It occurs in all graphics backends, but the OpenGL backend has consistently been the most resistant to the problem. DSP HLE and DSP LLE are both affected, though DSP LLE appears to make it worse in some revisions. Its severity varies depending on the revision and settings used, so if you want to play the game you should try a wide variety of combinations. Micro-stuttering can trigger the Black Bar glitch.

A large pixelated block may appear in the upper left area of the frame. It may only appear during movement (newer revisions) or be stuck there permanently (older revisions). To avoid this problem, use the D3D11 graphics backend.

{{image|MP3-Pixelboxes-cropzoom.jpg|Example of the pixelation, top half is blurred|br}}

{{image|MP3 Squish.jpg|Black bar and squishing|br}}

=== Bloom Offset ===

Prime 3 has noticeable bloom offset problems. It will have several copies of the bloom spread out from the source, and can be very distracting. The only solution is to disable "Scaled EFB Copy", but this has some issues of its own from the low resolution bloom. See {{issue|5573}}.

=== Dot ===

When playing above 1x Native internal resolution, there is a dot in the center of the screen. It's small and easy to ignore, but it's always there. There is no fix for this problem.

Visors will only work if EFB to Ram is enabled. However, EFB to Ram is set as default within the game INI, preventing the user from using anything but EFB to Ram for this game.

=== <s>Audio Problems, Stalls</s> ===

The game will have numerous audio problems with DSP HLE, such as sound effects issues and a few seconds of music randomly looping forever. And it may stall out during the "Input Identity Code" sequence at the start of the game. Use [[DSP LLE]] to insure proper audio. See {{issue|5563}}. Fixed by the merger of New-AX-HLE 2.0 in {{revision|3.5-1154}}.

=== <s>Slow Speed</s> ===

Starting with {{revision|3.5-367}}, the game is unable to run at full speed on any computer. The emulator will show 60vps and 100% speed, but the fps and the actual speed of the game will be 10-20fps. Adjusting the Framelimiter cannot correct it, and Accurate Vbeam Emulation makes it even worse. Holding Tab or turning off the Framelimiter eliminates the slowdown, but makes the game run too quickly. See {{issue|5982}}. Fixed by {{revision|3.5-380}}.

 

=== <s>Wiimote Lag</s> ===

The game may experience a large amount of Wii Remote lag. Insure "Alternate Wiimote Timings" is active in the game settings to correct it. Dolphin 3.0 does not have this setting, making controlling this game very difficult for that version. Fixed and the option removed by {{revision|3.5-354}}.

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{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-735|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.7GHz|GPU=nVidia GeForce GTX 275|result=Used Dol swapping. MP3 with LLE and EFB to Ram are difficult even for my system; it usually is at 60 FPS but drops are common. I experienced all the problems listed above.|tester=MaJoR}}

{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-392|OS=Win 7 x64|CPU=i7-2600k|GPU=GeForce GTX 560|result="Accurate VBeam emulation" enabled in properties file. Direct3D11 backend, EFB to texture, 2.5x resolution, DSP HLE and XAudio2. Tested in first Norion section - almost perfect emulation, slight slowdown when using Scan Visor, and the odd tiny audio blip. Dot glitch present. (PAL version.)|tester=-}}

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