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

== 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.

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}}.

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

=== Black Bar ===

{{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}}.

=== Refraction Slowdown ===

Refraction effects, such as raindrops on Samus' visor and the heat effect after firing her weapon for an extended period, cause slowdown on all backends. OpenGL is affected worse, D3D11 second, and D3D9 the least. It also has slowdowns when several grapple points (yellow pulsing) are present on screen at once. Even the strongest computers are affected by this issue, and there is no solution at this time.

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 ===

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>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}}.

|dspengine = LLE

|dspenginenotes = Avoid sound problems and stalls

{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|1546|***}}

{{testing/entry|revision=5442|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 2.6GHz|GPU=nVidia GeForce GTX 275|result=Intro slow, but in game full speed.|tester=}}

{{testing/entry|revision=7111|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5770|result= 20/40 frames|tester=}}

{{testing/entry|revision=7478|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6950|result=Works great. Real Wiimote errors. Have to use emulated Wiimote.|tester=Robodt7}}

{{testing/entry|revision=7670|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.1GHz|GPU=AMD Radeon HD 6850|result= Runs flawlessly. 60fps all the time. Still has Wiimote control lag issues. Red blooming from light sources now fixed.|tester=MegaJump}}

{{testing/entry|revision=7670|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3GHz|GPU=nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti|result=Struggle to reach 60fps. Enabling any kind of anti-aliasing has a serious hit on performance 20-40 frames on 4x internal res.|tester=boeoz}}

{{YouTube|LE8WgYQ5_0A|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Dolphin Wii/GC Emulator (720p HD) Full Speed}}

{{YouTube|AFu3p9n2jR8|Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on Dolphin the Wii Emulator (1080p HD)|br}}