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Frequently Asked Questions

Sir Mangler edited this page Mar 14, 2023 · 26 revisions

What versions of Metroid Prime are supported?

These are the games we support currently:

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Where can I download PrimeHack?

See the downloading guide..

How do I change visors?

See beams and visors..

Can I use a controller with PrimeHack?

You sure can! You have select the Controller option in the wiimote configure window and bind the camera options to your stick of choice.

Controller guide coming soon..

Where can I get a Metroid Prime: Trilogy / Metroid Prime ISO?

You must dump your own game yourself!

See these two guides:

https://wii.guide/dump-games.html

https://dolphin-emu.org/docs/guides/ripping-games/

How do I get rid of the flickering logo (Visual Glitches)

See the glitches and bugs page..

Why does my game stutter?

Emulation is tough and many things could cause it, see the performance guide page..

Why does the map screen lag so much?

The map screen isn't optimised very well, all of the geometry of each room is loaded and rendered. Dolphin struggles to emulate it which unfortunately causes the framerate to tank. See the performance guide page to improve your framerate.

Can I change my Field Of View?

Yes you can! The FOV option is under Graphics > PrimeHack GFX > Field of View

Why does my audio sound bad?

Usually audio problems are related to low performance. Try changing your Audio Backend to cubeb in Config > Audio

You may also want to try the more stable DSP LLE Recompiler engine in the same tab, however this is more performance intensive than HLE. Note you must have the game closed to change this option.

The lower the FPS, the slower your game runs. See the performance guide page..

What platforms is PrimeHack on?

We primarily support Windows, Linux and Mac.

Prebuilt Mac binaries (requires GitHub login): https://github.com/shiiion/dolphin/actions

Official Linux Packages:

Or you can also compile PrimeHack yourself fairly easily. This is currently required if you want a portable installation.

Unfortunately there is no Android support. We are very open to any developers who would like to introduce support to more platforms.

Can I set my sensitivity to be the same as Source games?

Yes! Simply multiply your source engine sensitivity by 4.62.

For example, Team Fortress 2's default sensitivity 3.00 in PrimeHack is 3.00 * 4.62, which is 13.86.

Why does the game appear 'stuttery' or slow when moving the camera

Firstly, you should see the performance guide page. Input is based on frame-rate, so low frame-rates will have more latency and generally more stutters.

The faster the camera moves, the poorer and less smooth camera movement will become. This is primarily visible with mouse movement, as mouse users generally use much higher sensitivities than controller users. Likewise for native wiimote controls, as the turning speed is locked.

The only theoretical solution we have right now is to increase the FPS cap from 60, but this is a large challenge with many problems already.