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

|image         = [[File:MetroidPrime3Corruption.jpg|300px|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]

|developer     = Retro Studios

|publisher     = Nintendo

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

|released     = {{Vgrelease|NA=August 27, 2007|EU=October 26, 2007|AUS=November 8, 2007|JP=March 6, 2008}}

|genre         = First-person action-adventure, First-person shooter, Action-adventure

|modes         = Single-player

|input         = Wii Remote + Nunchuk

|forumlink     = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-wii-metroid-prime-3-corruption--26000

=== Constant Wii Remote Disconnects ===

Since {{revision|3.5-471}}, when using the MS Bluetooth Stack (the default bluetooth stack on Windows) Prime 3 will think that the Wii Remote is constantly disconnecting. Pressing a button on the Wii Remote will restore it, but it will disconnect again seconds later. Windows users can disable "Enable Speaker Data" to solve this problem, or move to either the Toshiba Stack or the DolphinBar.

=== 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. See {{issue|5573}}.

{{image|MP3 Bloom1.png|Example of the bloom offset}}

{{image|MP3 Bloom2.png|Another example of the offset|br}}

The Scan visor will only work if '''Store EFB Copies to Texture Only''' is disabled. Though '''Store EFB Copies to Texture Only''' is forced off by the GameINI, visor issues may still occur if the graphics configuration window is opened during gameplay. Disable '''Store EFB Copies to Texture Only''' in the Dolphin GUI to avoid any problems.

{{image|MP3-Thedot-zoom.png|The dot, zoomed in 8x|br}}

=== The Black Bar ===

During Shader Compilation, stuttering can become so severe that it desyncs the GPU and CPU threads in Dual Core mode. The game freaks out over this desync, creating a black bar at the bottom of the screen, which takes up 15% of the screen space and "squishes" the game in the remaining space. The black bar will remain there from then on whether stuttering continues or ceases.

After {{revision|4.0-7517}}, enabling Virtual XFB or Real XFB will fix and/or prevent the problem. If XFB is disabled the problem may still occur. Details can be found in the [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2015/10/01/dolphin-progress-report-september-2015/#40-7517-derive-field-timings-from-video-interface-registers-by-booto September Progress Report].

{{image|MP3 NoSquish.jpg|Correct emulation}}

 

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 D3D graphics backend. Fixed by {{revision|4.0-5523}}, and detailed in the [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2015/03/01/dolphin-progress-report-february-2015/#40-5523-fix-hashing-for-the-last-byte-by-mimimi February Progress Report]

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

 

=== {{s}}Blue Startup Video{{/s}} ===

Since {{revision|4.0-216}}, the opening video is... blue. It goes away as soon as a Wii Remote appears on the screen or after a period of time. It has no effect on gameplay. See {{issue|6783}}. Fixed by {{revision|4.0-3334}}.

{{image|Metroid Prime 3 Blue Opening.jpg|Example of the blue opening video|br}}

|xfb = Virtual

|xfbnotes = Needed to prevent the black bar

|efb2texonlynotes = Needed to avoid visor issues

{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.2-2879|OS=Windows 8.1|CPU=Intel Core i5-3570K|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 Ti|result=Game runs fine but slows down a lot in some places. Sometimes only the sound gets a little bit laggy but the graphics are okay, sometimes both are laggy. Map almost always is laggy. Reducing Internal Resolution helps, but not much. HLE seems a little bit better, though it suddenly stops in some cutscenes.|tester=Thales}}

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