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Skylanders Portal FAQ
As of Cemu 2.1, users of Cemu can choose to emulate a Skylander Portal directly within Cemu. However, if you wish to use a physical Portal, users must set it up following the below guide.
Windows
Prior to Cemu 2.6, the Portal is required to be set up as a standard Windows HID device. If any other driver besides the standard Windows HID driver is installed on the user's computer, this must be uninstalled before unplugging the device and plugging it back in. This can be done by locating the device in Device Manager, right clicking on the Portal in the list (usually named Spyro Porta in this view), and selecting uninstall device.
As of Cemu 2.6, WinUSB drivers are required to be able to use USB peripheral devices. This can be done by using a program called Zadig. After downloading Zadig, run it and select "List All Devices" in the options menu, select the Portal from the list, and choosing the WinUSB driver in the driver to install section. Install this driver and allow a couple of minutes for it to install successfully, before unplugging and plugging the portal back in.
Linux
As of Cemu 2.0-50 Linux users are also able to use a physical Portal, and it does not require any additional drivers to be installed, however some udev rules are required to be set up prior to being able to use the Portal.
With root privileges, navigate to the location /etc/udev/rules.d/ (or /lib/udev/rules.d/ if making a package) and locate the file 99-portal.rules (if the file does not already exist, then create a new empty file with that file name). Open that file and paste the following into it:
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1430", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0150", MODE="0666"
Save and overwrite the existing file, then either restart your PC or reload udev rules with the following terminal command:
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
If you did not restart your PC, then also re-insert the Portal. Cemu should now detect it.
MacOS
Users on MacOS won't have to install any drivers, however LibUSB sometimes will not work unless Cemu is run with root privileges.
Notes
- Troubleshooting: In Skylanders Swap Force the Portal sometimes responds too quickly to requests, causing the game to stop sending any more requests to the portal, which in turn also causes the currently selected Skylander to remain chosen in game. There is a workaround graphic pack available to be used, which can improve this issue and allow the portal to remain connected for longer periods.
- What Portal Can I Use: The Wii U version of the game, thus also Cemu, IS NOT compatible with Xbox Portals. In order to figure out what Portal you have connected, on Windows navigate to Device Manager, find the Skylander Portal in USB Devices, and ensure that the Vendor ID is 1430, and the Product ID is 0150 in the device properties tab. Any other combo is not a valid Wii/Wii U/PS3/PS4 Portal
Known Issues
- Prior to Cemu 2.6 on Windows, portals with an internal speaker cannot produce audio with Cemu. This is a limitation of the drivers used to connect the portal.