The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: Difference between revisions

|image       = [[File:wind waker boxart.jpg|300px]]

|developer   = Nintendo EAD

|publisher    = Nintendo

|released     = {{vgrelease|JP=December 13, 2002|NA=March 24, 2003|EU=May 2, 2003|AUS=May 7, 2003}}

|genre       = Action-adventure

|modes       = Single-player

|input       = GameCube Controller, Game Boy Advance

|forumlink   = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-gc-the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker--25929

'''''The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker''''', released as ''The Legend of Zelda: Baton of Wind'' (ゼルダの伝説 風のタクト ''Zeruda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto'') in Japan, is an action-adventure game and the tenth installment in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.  

=== {{s}}Pictobox Sidequest{{/s}} ===

With the Direct3D backend, Lenzo fails to acknowledge any pictures of the couple for the 3rd exercise. Use the OpenGL backend for this sidequest. It is unknown when this bug was fixed, but it is verified as working on {{revision|4.0-8143}}.

=== {{s}}Windfall Crashes{{/s}} ===

 

=== {{s}}Sound Problems{{/s}} ===

Since {{revision|4.0-1300}}, sound and music will no longer cut out with DSP HLE, and the Jingle hangs are gone. However various volume and pitch issues remain, and there are audio glitches with climbing ladders. Use [[DSP LLE]] for perfect audio. DSP HLE should be perfect/near perfect as of the New-Zelda-HLE rewrite in {{revision|4.0-7286}}.

 

 

This can could be fixed by replacing the end_st_epilogue.thp (located in the "thpdemo" folder of your ZWW Iso-file) with another thp file of a game through a tool like "GC-Tool". The easiest way is to just pick the file "title_loop.thp" which is located in the same folder as the original file. After defeating Ganondorf again the "demo" of ZWW will play instead of the credits, but at the end of it you should get back to the menu and be able to create a file for the "second run". Fixed by {{revision|4.0-6741}}.

 

GBA Link is partially emulated since {{revision|6059}} and requires a dump of GBA BIOS and VBA-M with joy bus options. Unfortunately, in Wind Waker it tends not to detect the GBA at all and will ask you to disconnect it if it even gets that far. Fixed by {{revision|4.0-5899}}.

 

 

 

 

The heat effect in Dragon Roost displays incorrectly, creating odd tears in the screen. Fixed as of {{revision|4.0-593}}. Older versions of Dolphin can use the workarounds below.

 

*The following Action Replay code disable the fullscreen heat effect in the Dragon Roost areas. Be sure in the general config page to enable cheats, otherwise this won't work. Use the code that matches your version.

 

*The glitches can be fixed by enabling free look and zooming in the camera significantly until the heat effects are behind the camera. This is performed by enabling '''Freelook''' in the Graphics -> Advanced menu, then holding Shift-W to zoom in past the effect. This will effectively fix the heat distortions, and breaks fewer effects in the game than disabling EFB outright; however it can cause other problems such as flickering, and can take some trial and error to position the camera at the ideal spot. Use Shift-R to restore the camera to normal.

 

 

 

The fire effect is glitched, resulting in an odd doubling of portions of the screen exposed to the effect. Fixed as of {{revision|4.0-593}}, details of the fix are available in the [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/2014/01/06/old-problem-meets-its-timely-demise An Old Problem Meets Its Timely Demise] blog post. Older versions of Dolphin can use the workaround below.

 

*Using [http://www.mediafire.com/?lchrfqaidbz6kko this custom texture] for NTSC, the doubling effect can be removed. Extract to "Dolphin\User\Load\Textures". Be sure to check Load Custom Textures in the advanced graphics config & set "Texture Cache Accuracy" to position 1 (Safe). To get this fix to work in other versions, change the GameID for the folder and the texture from "GZL'''E'''01" (NTSC), to "GZL'''P'''01" (PAL) or "GZL'''J'''01" (Japan).

{{image|Windwakerfireglitch.png|Example of the fire effect doubling}}

{{YouTube|se8N65xyq6c|The Ongoing Quest for the true Wind Waker HD|br}}

The built-in Widescreen Hack causes clipping issues. The following AR codes work as a replacement, causing fewer issues. To avoid conflicts, make sure that Widescreen Hack is disabled while using these codes.

===== NTSC-US =====

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===== PAL =====

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===== NTSC-JP =====

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=== HD Texture Pack ===

[http://onthegreatsea.tumblr.com/DOWNLOADS Hypatia’s Hi-Res Wind Waker Texture Pack (near-completed)]

 

=== Removing Distance blur ===

 

The distance blur is built into the game but to some it looks off on higher resolutions. The blur is disabled using this ar code.

 

|widescreenhack = Off

|widescreenhacknotes = If enabled, causes severe screen tearing at Dragon Roost Island. Use the widescreen AR code instead.

{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-7528|***|Windfall crashed start on Windows}}

{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-8026|***|Windfall crashed fixed for Windows 8, 8.1, and 10}}

{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-8032|*****|Windfall crashed fixed for Windows 7. D3D verified working on pictobox sidequest. No known bugs!}}

{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-4647|OS=Mac OS X 10.10.1|CPU=Intel Core i5-4750 @ 3.6GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M|result=Playable, but slows down in certain areas with shuttering sound. Most of the time fine so, 8xAA and 4xAF|tester=effi}}

{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-5010|OS=Windows 8.1|CPU=Intel Core i7-3520m @ 3.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M-LE|result=I've been playing this with December revisions, since around rev 4900, the emulation is perfect in OGL, though some textures flicker with D3D, they seem to be shadows. Not once did the game crash, and everything worked exactly as it should; this was using OGL all the way. Completed the game at 1.5 internal resolution, 8x AA and 16x FA. EFB was set to texture and fast, the default setting. The game slowed down only when a large quantity of enemies were around, though my processor is not particularly fast for Dolphin. I suspect this would not have happened at 1x resolution though. A year ago trying to play this was impossible to me with default settings; beyond doubt, the emulator has picked up speed and precision.|tester=UDEM-42}}

{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-6697|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560|result=Perfect at 30FPS with very slight FPS drops (1-2 FPS) for some sections at 4x IR, 8x AA, 16x AF, Per-Pixel Lighting, Scaled EFB Copy, and Forced Texture Filtering on the OpenGL Backend while using Hypatia WWHD texture pack. When using the Tingle Tuner, connection is established, and there seems to be no major issues, everything works fine, but there is a FPS drop no matter how low I turn the graphics settings to around 27 to 22 FPS when using VBA-M 2.0.0 Beta 1 |tester=RoboHometro}}

{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-6803|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD Athlon II X2 250 @ 3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 440|result=Played from the beginning to the end with no problems or glitches at all, with the exception of FPS drops in big areas or in the rooms with special effects (e.x. Heating effect in Dragon Roost Cavern rooms). My settings: used both OpenGL and Direct3D, 16:9 AR, 2x IR, DSP HLE, enabled Force texture filtering and Skip EFB access to CPU. VBA-M connection works fine, although it causes massive FPS drop in the game.|tester=SPARTA}}{{testing/end}}

 

== Gameplay Screenshots ==

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