From 934d66f8b9a20a8c5ff86b702eac633d04930c54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: BSoDGamingYT <38402209+BSoDGamingYT@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2020 17:12:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated FAQ (markdown => mediawiki) --- FAQ.md => FAQ.mediawiki | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) rename FAQ.md => FAQ.mediawiki (78%) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.mediawiki similarity index 78% rename from FAQ.md rename to FAQ.mediawiki index a1d3674..4c1b877 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.mediawiki @@ -24,9 +24,21 @@ _Afterwards, follow the instructions below for `yuzu will not update further or ### **yuzu will not update further or starts with a Qt platform error** * _Close all instances of yuzu and any installer processes you may have running._ * _Press Win+R, in the opened window type `%localappdata%` and press Enter._ -* _Select the `yuzu` folder and delete it. If it is being used by another process, please double check that you do not have any yuzu related applications running._ +* _Select the `yuzu` folder and delete it. If it is being used by another process, please double-check that you do not have any yuzu related applications running._ * _Launch the installer and install yuzu again._ +### **My game is Lagging and Dropping to Low Framerates** + +You are likely experiencing Shader Caching. Shaders are small programs running on a graphic card, responsible for rendering graphics like terrain, explosions, characters, etc. Since a PC cannot directly execute switch shaders, It first has to translate them to a format a PC can understand. This translation process is time-consuming and you'll notice it in two ways: + +1). While playing, if yuzu needs to translate a new shader, the game will stutter. Loading into a game for the first time can give long freezes due to the number of shaders. As you keep playing, the amount of stuttering will decrease. + +2). When launching a game, the shader cache is loaded. To speed up this process there exists an additional "precompiled" cache. This cache may get reset every time you update yuzu or install a new GPU driver. The precompiled cache will then be compiled from scratch, causing a longer load time. + +Currently, the Vulkan renderer does not have a disk shader cache. This means that subsequent game loads will require the building of shaders each time. + +IMPORTANT: Since the cache stores parts of the game, we don't condone sharing or downloading these, since it is considered piracy + ### **How do I use mods?** _For a list of useful mods for your favorite games, check our database with [Switch Mods](https://yuzu-emu.org/wiki/switch-mods/)_ @@ -51,7 +63,7 @@ _To remove them, you will need to delete this `registered` folder._ _Remember to reinstall any updates or DLC you need._ -_Afterwards, go to `Settings > System > Filesystem tab` and click on `Reset Metadata Cache` on bottom. This will refresh the gameslist addons column._ +_Afterwards, go to `Settings > System > Filesystem tab` and click on `Reset Metadata Cache` on the bottom. This will refresh the games list addons column._ ### **How do I set up my controls?** _Set controls to `Custom`, then click on `Configure`._ @@ -86,7 +98,7 @@ _yuzu is an open-source project, licensed under the GPLv2 (or any later version) _yuzu is actively tested and supported on various 64-bit versions of Windows (7 and up) and Linux. macOS is no longer supported due to Apple deprecating OpenGL._ ### **What are the system requirements for yuzu?** -_yuzu currently requires a OpenGL 4.5 capable GPU and a CPU that has high single core performance. It also requires a minimum of 8 GB of RAM._ +_yuzu currently requires an OpenGL 4.5 capable GPU and a CPU that has high single-core performance. It also requires a minimum of 8 GB of RAM._ ### **How do I build yuzu for the OS that I use?** _Take a look at the following guides for steps on building yuzu for the following platforms:_