Open up Dolphin and right-click The Wind Waker in the list of games, and select 'Properties'.

First click 'Options' at the top of the main Dolphin window, then click 'Configure.', and then add the directory your games are located in the 'Paths' tab.Īfter Dolphin-Ishiiruka and the HD texture pack/HUD are installed, continue with the next steps in this guide. When you first open Dolphin, you'll have to point to where the image files are for the games you'd like to play in it. The settings in this guide have been tested with Dolphin-Ishiiruka build 777, which you can download here (64-bit only): Other users have reported that the widescreen codes in particular are not working in newer versions of Dolphin. NOTE: Because of constant changes in Dolphin's development, certain features may not work as they previously did, when a new update is released.

Refer to the readme file in the HD texture pack for information on where to install it.Īnother thing you'll want to download is the Ishiiruka build of dolphin, which performs better, especially on lower powered PC's and with texture packs: Install the HD texture pack before the HUD pack, allowing the HUD pack to overwrite any files it asks to. If you use a Xbox 360 or PS4/PS3 controller, also download the high res HUD pack. Gamecube version is the only one supported, btw. Upscale the game to 4k resolution (which will then downscale to your native resolution if it is below 4k).Īdd quality-of-life enhancements to the game, without being gamebreaking or detracting from the original game in any way. Replace all textures in the game with high quality HD textures. This retexture is 100% faithful to the original artwork and Hypatia put a tremendous amount of time and effort into re-creating the original game's low resolution textures, which is why I consider it the best HD texture mod for this game.

It will show you what settings to change in Dolphin, with fully annotated screenshots for each section. I made the guide originally for a visually impaired gamer here on Reddit who was having problems reading the text in the game. It will show you how to run The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with the best graphical fidelity in Dolphin. Hey there folks! Finally getting around to posting this guide that I wrote up near the end of last year.

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