How to enable Hyrule Field Speed Hack in Dolphin/ Game-Cube

jp123

How can I enable a game-specific hack in Dolphin?

Here is the specific hack I am trying to enable:
https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=The_Legend_of_Zelda:Twilight_Princess(GC)

I recall there was a way to get into the Dolphin GUI, but I cannot seem to find it.

Alternatively, I read that I can make a GZ2.ini file. I tried that, but it seemed to have no effect and so I am wondering the correct location for that file.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

jp123

Ok, I got this. I hope there is an easier way, but here is what I did (may be helpful for others):

First, you will need to have a keyboard and mouse plugged into your batocera box. You will also need a second PC - preferably a laptop.

SSH into your batocera instance from a second PC and do this:

# export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/recalbox/share/system/configs
# export XDG_DATA_HOME=/recalbox/share/saves
# export DISPLAY=:0.0
# dolphin-emu-wx

This should launch dolphin-emu on the batocera box.

At this point, I did not have a mouse-cursor. The mouse works when hovering over things, but nearly impossible to use without having a visible cursor. So, the rest of the instructions assume that you also don't have a mouse cursor.

Press F10 (or maybe it was F9 or F11 - one of those). It should bring up the File menu.

Navigate though the menus until you get to Config. Press Enter.

In the Config dialog, navigate to something like "ISO Directory".

In that panel, add the GameCube ROMs directory. It should be something like /share/recalbox/roms/gamecube.

Now, the game list should be populated. You should see all of your GameCube games in there. (If you have games subdirectories, you would have needed to check "Include Subdirectories" in the previous step.

Now, find "Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess" in the list. Here you will need to hover the mouse around and click in various places until you are over it (since the cursor is not visible).

Right-click over "Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess" and click "Properties".

From here, you find the tab with "Hyrule Field Speed Hack" and check it off. Click "OK" and then exit.

Now, you should be able to play with that new setting.

I am still baffled about where this setting is stored. I did not notice anything different.

I will also add that it appears that manually updating:
/recalbox/share/system/configs/dolphin-emu/GameSettings/GZ2E01.ini

or:
/recalbox/share/system/configs/dolphin-emu/GameSettings/GZ.ini

did not have any effect.

If anyone knows an easier way to help others, that would be great to add here. Otherwise, at least this works.

And the difference is night and day. You should know when the hack has been applied when you try to go around Hyrule Field.

Jackharvest

This desperately needs a bump. Some of the game hacks included with Dolphin are necessary for it to be played. Especially twilight princess hyrule field.

Can we get this into the GUI with checkmarks to enable and disable them?

scrig_potato

I fought with this for a while and finally figured out how to enable the hyrule speed back for twighlight princess running on gamecube/dolphin emulator on batocera

connect keyboard
connect mouse

1. From main batocera menu (top level menu) press F1
this brings up emulator configuration window
2. Double-click on dolphin-emu

3. Find your game in the list, right click and go to properties

4. Check the box for ‘hyrule speed hack’

5. Exit

The setting should be applied

The tricky part for me was finding a way to invoke this emulator configuration menu. I had to be at the very top level of the main batocera UI (where it puts you when the system first boots up)

Atari

You can choose to fight, that’s an approach. Or just read the manual, specifically the getting started guide: https://wiki.batocera.org/

There’s also a help prompt on the system list (the “first” menu you get to when booting Batocera) telling you that you can press F1 to open up the file manager, which is where you’ll find your configuration applications.

This is also mentioned on the page specific to Dolphin or the Wii/Gamecube system if you happen to read them on the wiki.