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:::* Download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and boot into Windows Safe Mode with Networking. Uninstall your GPU driver & install the latest after. | :::* Download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) and boot into Windows Safe Mode with Networking. Uninstall your GPU driver & install the latest after. | ||
:::* Attempt to redump the base game, update, and DLC of the game and set them back up with Cemu. | :::* Attempt to redump the base game, update, and DLC of the game and set them back up with Cemu. | ||
:* If none of these result in a resolution to your problem, we suggest discussing it on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5psYsup | :* If none of these result in a resolution to your problem, we suggest discussing it on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/5psYsup | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 21 August 2019
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Consider reading all of the sections to get a good understanding.
If you're able to do that, any game that is known to run okay should be of little difficulty to run, as long as you have the hardware.
A large chunk of games will not behave correctly and will be covered by each game's page on the Compatibility List which is linked below.
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F.A.Q.
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Cemu Questions:
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Recommended Settings
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REQUIRED FOR FPS++, TEXT, and VIDEOS Download Cemuhook by Rajkosto from: https://sshnuke.net/cemuhook/ Extract When opening Cemu, make sure to download your Shared Fonts.
These are REQUIRED for various titles to function correctly, such as Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and Super Mario Maker; along with other titles!
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Cemu's Properties Settings
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Requirements
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Prerequisites
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CPU | ||
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CPUAny CPU will work, technically, but non-Ryzen AMD CPUs typically lack Single-Thread processing power; non-Ryzen AMD CPUs may struggle heavily with more demanding Wii U titles. It is suggested AMD CPU users keep better quality RAM installed (DDR4 3200Mhz recommended,) using more than 1 RAM stick, as emulators are particularly RAM intensive.
You can check out Darkemaster's AMD FX Compatibility Video list for Cemu 1.12.0 [Here] and for 1.15.3~1.15.8 [Here] Single Thread IPC and Overclocking are the most important factors for how well CEMU will perform on your PC!
I wouldn't recommend going under a score of ( 1,800 ) if you plan to play Breath of the Wild at 1080p 30FPS (Native Wii U Framerate) Experimental Multi-Core Recompiler Info
This experimental setting allows extra cores to be utilized for PPC CPU emulation instead of 1, however not many games actually utilize multiple PPC cores and currently causes stability issues/crashes or offers no benefit for most titles.
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RAMWe recommend at least 8GB RAM for most games, but preferably 16GB+. If you run out of RAM and have a very slow SATA HDD, you are either likely to stutter relentlessly in-game or you may possibly have Crashes. Solid State Drives (SSD) are a boon to users with lesser amounts of RAM, as your PC will push data to the PageFile on your SSD if you set it to do so. They are much faster than SATA drives and therefore less likely to become unstable and crash with lesser amounts of RAM.
It is recommended to have a pagefile on an SSD or the fastest drive available, and to leave pagefile size as Alternatively, some users suggest to have a custom size of .5 times your physical RAM as |
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GPUNVIDIA GPUs are recommended; they can take some strain off of your CPU and have better performance through threaded optimization/OGL multi-threading when under heavy CPU workloads. AMD GPUs perform great for all but the heaviest of games, their performance is HIGHLY dependent on your CPU processing capabilities. This may all change with Vulkan implementation in the future.
Intel Integrated Graphics (iGPUs) are not officially supported but have decent compatibility.
GPU power and available VRAM is not very important unless you want to increase your game's internal resolution or reaching higher FPS limitiations. If you lose noticeable performance when playing at a higher resolution it means you are GPU/VRAM limited and your graphics card/VRAM amount is not sufficient to maintain said resolution without a performance loss. It is possible to be GPU/VRAM limited at native resolution with weaker/1GB-2GB GPUs and iGPUs, to determine if you are throttling when under these conditions, lower your game's resolution and see if performance improves.
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Installing & Updating CEMU
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SetupFirst Installation: Download CEMU from http://cemu.info/ and extract the .ZIP to a folder in one of these locations: Recommended: SSD Storage a. ) Desktop b. ) Your C:\ Drive Root c. ) An alternative internal storage drive. d. ) An external storage device. Note: Not recommended unless USB 3.0 or 3.1; depending on the device, it may have slow data read/write speeds. However, even with slower read/write speeds (if you have a full ShaderCache) this should not hinder your performance! Do NOT put it in your Program Files or other system directories, CEMU will lack permission to write saves, shadercache, and other info!
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Updating |
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UpdatingAs of Cemu 1.15.10, you can now use the [ Help > Check for Updates ] option to update Cemu. If you're on this version or newer, you can ignore the rest. Optionally, you may enable checking for updates automatically in Options > General Settings. You simply download the new update and extract the .zip'd files over your older Cemu version. That's all you have to do presently, to update Cemu. If you're upgrading from a version before 1.15.1 you will need to delete your graphicPacks. After updating CEMU, use the download button in the graphicPack window to download them fresh. Use this button to update the packs from now on. You should always make sure your Cemuhook is up-to-date. https://cemuhook.sshnuke.net/ |
Older CEMU Versions |
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Archive of Cemu ReleasesYou can copy the download link from Cemu's download page, paste into your URL bar, and edit the version number to point to the version you wish to download.
You may also grab downloads from this forum topic by QwerkyPenguin: [ Click Here ] |
Dumping Disc/Digital Games, Updates, DLC, and Save Data
Getting Started |
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This information can now be found here: http://compat.cemu.info/wiki/Getting_Started |
Online Mode and Online Local Co-op
Online Play |
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Online PlayTo connect online you'll require your Wii U with Homebrew support, and a way to dump files from your Wii U NAND onto your SD Card or an FTP client.
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Online Local Co-op |
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ParsecCheck out this thread and video to get started; decent internet connection recommended. [Click Here] |
Motion Controls & Cemuhook
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Cemuhook Download & InfoREQUIRED FOR FPS++, TEXT, and VIDEOS Download Cemuhook by Rajkosto from: https://sshnuke.net/cemuhook/ Extract When opening Cemu, make sure to download your Shared Fonts.
These are REQUIRED for various titles to function correctly, such as Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, and Super Mario Maker; along with other titles!
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Motion ControlsCemuhook is required for motion providers to work with CEMU.
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Graphic Packs
GraphicPack Menu & Download Method (Cemu 1.15.1+) | |
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Breath of the Wild Graphic Packs (Recommended Packs & Explanations) | |
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Breath of the Wild Graphic Packs
Explanations - GraphicPacks for Breath of the Wild
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ShaderCache
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[BotW] 11,000 Cache vs 9,600 Cache? |
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Game Update from 1.3.1 to 1.4.0 invalidated caches. Transferrable Cache that was made collectively with both -/1.3.1 and 1.4.0/+, together, will contain duplicates that will not be detected by CEMU as pointless, effectively bloating your RAM. Non-bloated cache for Breath of the Wild should be roughly 9600 shaders. Caches far exceeding this upper limit are known to be from older versions of the game. All other known games should be fine and should not experience this problem. There is no performance decrease with a bloated cache, however if your RAM is not sufficient to store all data on the RAM and therefore puts it on your HDD/SSD Pagefile, you may notice a sufficient decrease in overall performance for the game in question. Memory Swapping (pageFile,) is often much slower than RAM on its own, depending on the quality and speed of the storage device your pageFile is located on. In rare cases, more specifically on very slow HDD storage, this may result in crashes of the game. |
Performance
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Windows 10 PC Optimizations
These services are unnecessary for Cemu and you can see a rough 1~5 FPS increase. For games you want to use them with, make sure to enable the services again and reboot. If you use any Xbox-integrated programs like Xbox Messages, Xbox Live, etc.. You will be required to enable these services and restart the PC before they will work again. Additionally, make sure all programs that are running are closed before running CEMU. Simply having Discord, Firefox, or Google Chrome open can decrease your performance. I recommend the following:
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AMD Users + Linux (+20~50% Performance) |
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AMD Users + Linux (Better Performance)AMD's lack of performance is due to their deprecated Windows OpenGL support since moving their attention to the Vulkan API. Had AMD added additional compatibility extensions it would not have the problems it does, and to be fair, it's mainly Breath of the Wild that is affected. Will AMD ever improve their OpenGL driver support?--We don't know. Probably not. In the meantime, Linux users can use MESA drivers for AMD which aren't applicable to Windows systems, seeing anywhere between a 20~50% performance increase in contrast. Courtesy of Discord user Johngalt#5368 -
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Laptops - Disable CPU Parking (Possible Extra Performance) |
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Laptops - Disable CPU Parking
By default, core parking basically makes your processors go into a sleep state known as (C6) and is supported by most new processors. This allows your computer to save power. There is a trade off for disabling parking. If you use a laptop or tablet, you may notice a slight difference in battery life once you disable core parking on your CPUs. If you disable core parking on your CPUs, your computer may have faster benchmarks. (Reported higher frame rates by gamers and power users). How can this speed up my computer? Imagine that you have four engines and every time you stop and start you also turn some of the engines on and off. With all of your CPUs ‘on’, your engines are always ready to go. Does this work on all processors? No. Has there been reported improvements? Yes. |
Laptops - Disable BD PROCHOT (Possible Unlocked Performance) |
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Laptops - Disable BD PROCHOT
An informative Reddit post can be found here: Link BD PROCHOT - Stands for Bi-directional Processor Hot. PROCHOT is an emergency throttling system that is used when a CPU hits its maximum temperature (100 or 105C). BD PROCHOT is a system some laptops use where the CPU will be throttled when another component, such as a GPU, reaches a set temperature—even if the CPU is not hot to the point of throttling. Some laptops trigger thermal throttling as low as 60~70c, well below the maximum safe temperature. You can look into ThrottleStop and their documentation, then see if this is what's causing your CPU Core Performance to always drop below Turbo Speeds. |
Extra
Vulkan Support? |
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Vulkan Support?
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Native Linux Build? |
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Native Linux Build?
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Gamecube Controller Support? |
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Gamecube Controller Support?The Mayflash Adapter is natively supported; and though not natively supported, the Official Adapter can be used via: Here Exzap and Petergov plan to add native support for the Official Wii U Gamecube Adapter at some point. |
Graphic Bugs & Glitches |
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Graphic Bugs & Glitches
BotW: If you encounter any freezes during cutscenes or issues while facing Bosses, make sure to cap your FPS to 30 temporarily for that area. Other Graphic Problems: If you encounter any strange artifacts or issues that don't disappear with a restart of Cemu, you can try deleting your Precompiled cache .bin for the game or the shaderCache\Driver folder and rebuilding it by booting the game afterwards. If it's still in error, it may be your Transferable shaderCache; rename it temporarily for the specific game and repeat the previous step. If the issue is still persistent, that's when you would want to try getting assistance on our Discord or trying seeing if your GPU Driver is either outdated or corrupt by following the [ GPU Drivers - Updates, Downgrades, and Corruption ] section below. |
GPU Drivers - Updates, Downgrades, and Corruption |
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GPU Driver Updates & Downgrades, Corruption?
Always make sure to be using the newest, or otherwise, most stable GPU Driver to date. If you have some issues, make sure it isn't your driver. If your driver isn't behaving as expected, you can use DDU to uninstall your drivers in Safe Mode and while still within Safe Mode, reinstall the driver; then reboot. (DDU) Display Driver Uninstaller Download Note: If reinstalling your driver does not fix the issue, make sure the bug isn't already covered by the Compatibility Wiki page for the game.
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Bugs and glitches should be reported on our Discord!
Information & Discord Server |
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For quick and reliable support, feel welcome to come by the Discord. https://discord.gg/5psYsup The Discord is more than just for troubleshooting. Our main community discussion hub and development are all focused there. MAKE SURE TO READ THE #RULES Message me on Discord if you have any questions regarding the Guide. Thank you. |
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