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210 lines
12 KiB
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210 lines
12 KiB
C++
/*
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* Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Gabest
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* http://www.gabest.org
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*
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* This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
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* any later version.
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*
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* This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details.
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*
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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* along with GNU Make; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
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* the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA USA.
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* http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
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*
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*/
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#include "stdafx.h"
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#include "GSSetting.h"
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#ifdef _WIN32
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#include "resource.h"
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#endif
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const char* dialog_message(int ID, bool* updateText) {
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if (updateText)
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*updateText = true;
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switch (ID)
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{
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case IDC_FILTER:
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return "Control the texture filtering of the emulation.\n\n"
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"Nearest:\nAlways disable interpolation, rendering will be blocky.\n\n"
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"Bilinear Forced (excluding sprite):\nAlways enable interpolation except for sprites (FMV/Text/2D elements)."
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" Rendering is smoother but it could generate a few glitches. If upscaling is enabled, this setting is recommended over 'Bilinear Forced'\n\n"
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"Bilinear Forced:\nAlways enable interpolation. Rendering is smoother but it could generate some glitches.\n\n"
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"Bilinear PS2:\nUse same mode as the PS2. It is the more accurate option.";
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case IDC_TRI_FILTER:
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return "Control the texture tri-filtering of the emulation.\n\n"
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"None:\nNo extra trilinear filtering.\n\n"
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"Trilinear:\nUse OpenGL trilinear interpolation when PS2 uses mipmaps.\n\n"
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"Trilinear Forced:\nAlways enable full trilinear interpolation. Warning Slow!\n\n";
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case IDC_CRC_LEVEL:
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return "Control the number of Auto-CRC hacks applied to games.\n\n"
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"Automatic:\nAutomatically sets the recommended CRC hack level based on the selected renderer.\n"
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"This is the recommended setting.\n"
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"Partial will be selected for OpenGL.\nFull will be selected for Direct3D.\n\n"
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"None:\nRemove all CRC hacks.\n\n"
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"Minimum:\nEnable a couple of CRC hacks.\n\n"
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"Partial:\nFor an optimal experience with OpenGL.\n\n"
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"Full:\nFor an optimal experience with Direct3D.\n\n"
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"Aggressive:\nUse more aggressive CRC hacks.\n"
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"Removes effects in some games which make the image appear sharper/clearer.\n"
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"Affected games: AC4, DBZBT 2 & 3, FF games, GOW games, MGS3, OnimushaDoD, RE4, SoTC, SMT3, SMTDDS1, SMTDDS2.\n"
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"Works as a speedhack for: BleachBB, Kunoichi, Steambot Chronicles, The Simpsons Game.";
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case IDC_SKIPDRAWHACK:
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case IDC_SKIPDRAWHACKEDIT:
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case IDC_SKIPDRAWOFFSET:
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case IDC_SKIPDRAWOFFSETEDIT:
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return "Completely skips drawing surfaces from the surface in the left box up to the surface specified in the box on the right.\n\n"
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"Use it, for example, to try and get rid of bad post processing effects.\n"
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"Step 1: Increase the value in the left box and keep the value in the right box set to the same value as the left box to find and remove a bad effect.\n"
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"Step 2: If a bad effect found with Step 1 is not completely removed yet, then without changing the value in the left box, try increasing the value in the box to right until the effect is completely gone.\n\n"
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"Note: Increase the value in the right box and keep the value in the left box set to \"1\" to reproduce the old skipdraw behaviour.";
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case IDC_ALPHAHACK:
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return "Different alpha handling. Can work around some shadow problems.";
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case IDC_OFFSETHACK:
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return "Might fix some misaligned fog, bloom, or blend effect.\n"
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"The preferred option is Normal (Vertex) as it is most likely to resolve misalignment issues.\n"
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"The special cases are only useful in a couple of games like Captain Tsubasa.";
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case IDC_SPRITEHACK:
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return "Helps getting rid of black inner lines in some filtered sprites."
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" Half option is the preferred one. Use it for Mana Khemia or Ar tonelico for example."
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" Full can be used for Tales of Destiny.";
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case IDC_WILDHACK:
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return "Lowers the GS precision to avoid gaps between pixels when upscaling.\n"
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"Fixes the text on Wild Arms games.";
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case IDC_ALPHASTENCIL:
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return "Extend stencil based emulation of destination alpha to perform stencil operations while drawing.\n\n"
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"Improves many shadows which are normally overdrawn in parts, may affect other effects.\n"
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"Will disable partial transparency in some games or even prevent drawing some elements altogether.";
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case IDC_ALIGN_SPRITE:
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return "Fixes issues with upscaling(vertical lines) in Namco games like Ace Combat, Tekken, Soul Calibur, etc.";
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case IDC_ROUND_SPRITE:
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return "Corrects the sampling of 2D sprite textures when upscaling.\n\n"
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"Fixes lines in sprites of games like Ar tonelico when upscaling.\n\n"
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"Half option is for flat sprites, Full is for all sprites.";
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case IDC_TCOFFSETX:
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case IDC_TCOFFSETX2:
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case IDC_TCOFFSETY:
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case IDC_TCOFFSETY2:
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return "Offset for the ST/UV texture coordinates. Fixes some odd texture issues and might fix some post processing alignment too.\n\n"
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" 0500 0500, fixes Persona 3 minimap, helps Haunting Ground.";
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case IDC_OSD_LOG:
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return "Prints log messages from the Function keys onscreen.";
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case IDC_OSD_MONITOR:
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return "Continuously prints the FPS and the EE, GS and VU(if the MTVU speedhack is enabled) percentages onscreen.";
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case IDC_PALTEX:
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return "When checked 4/8 bits texture will be send to the GPU with a palette. GPU will be in charge of the conversion.\n\n"
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"When unchecked the CPU will convert directly the texture to 32 bits.\n\n"
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"It is basically a trade-off between GPU/CPU.";
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case IDC_ACCURATE_DATE:
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return "Implement a more accurate algorithm to compute GS destination alpha testing.\n"
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"It improves shadow and transparency rendering.\n\n"
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"None:\nDisables accurate destination alpha testing.\n\n"
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"Fast:\nFast accurate destination alpha testing.\n"
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"Most of the time this option should be enough.\n"
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"This is the recommended setting.\n\n"
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"Full:\nSlower but fully emulates destination alpha testing.\n"
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"Not needed unless Fast mode isn't enough.\n\n"
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"Note: Full mode is not available on Direct3D.";
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case IDC_ACCURATE_BLEND_UNIT:
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return "Control the accuracy level of the GS blending unit emulation.\n\n"
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"None:\nFast but introduces various rendering issues.\n"
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"It is intended for slow computer.\n\n"
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"Basic:\nEmulate correctly most of the effects with a limited speed penalty.\n"
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"This is the recommended setting.\n\n"
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"Medium:\nExtend it to all sprites. Performance impact remains reasonable in 3D game.\n\n"
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"High:\nExtend it to destination alpha blending and color wrapping (helps shadow and fog effects).\n"
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"A good CPU is required.\n\n"
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"Full:\nExcept few cases, the blending unit will be fully emulated by the shader. It is ultra slow!\n"
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"It is intended for debug.\n\n"
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"Ultra:\nThe blending unit will be completely emulated by the shader. It is ultra slow!\n"
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"It is intended for debug.";
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case IDC_TC_DEPTH:
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return "Disable the support of Depth buffer in the texture cache.\n"
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"It can help to increase speed but it will likely create various glitches.";
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case IDC_CPU_FB_CONVERSION:
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return "Convert 4-bit and 8-bit frame buffer on the CPU instead of the GPU.\n\n"
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"The hack can fix glitches in some games.\n"
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"Harry Potter games and Stuntman for example.\n\n"
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"Note: This hack has an impact on performance.\n";
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case IDC_AFCOMBO:
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return "Reduces texture aliasing at extreme viewing angles. High performance impact.";
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case IDC_AA1:
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return "Internal GS feature. Reduces edge aliasing of lines and triangles when the game requests it.";
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case IDC_SWTHREADS:
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case IDC_SWTHREADS_EDIT:
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return "Number of rendering threads: 0 for single thread, 2 or more for multithread (1 is for debugging)";
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case IDC_MIPMAP_SW:
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return "Enables mipmapping, which some games require to render correctly.";
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case IDC_SHADEBOOST:
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return "Allows brightness, contrast and saturation to be manually adjusted.";
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case IDC_SHADER_FX:
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return "Enables external shader for additional post-processing effects.";
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case IDC_FXAA:
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return "Enables fast approximate anti-aliasing. Small performance impact.";
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case IDC_AUTO_FLUSH:
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return "Force a primitive flush when a framebuffer is also an input texture.\n"
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"Fixes some processing effects such as the shadows in the Jak series and radiosity in GTA:SA.\n"
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"Warning: it's very costly on the performance.\n\n"
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"Note: OpenGL HW renderer is able to handle Jak shadows at full speed without this option.";
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case IDC_SAFE_FEATURES:
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return "This option disables multiple safe features.\n\n"
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"Disables accurate Unscale Point and Line rendering.\n"
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"It can help Xenosaga games.\n\n"
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"Disables accurate GS Memory Clearing to be done on the CPU, and let only the GPU handle it.\n"
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"It can help Kingdom Hearts games.";
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case IDC_MEMORY_WRAPPING:
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return "Emulates GS memory wrapping accurately. This fixes issues where part of the image is cut-off by block shaped sections such as the FMVs in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Thrillville.\n\n"
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"Note: This hack can have a small impact on performance.";
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case IDC_MERGE_PP_SPRITE:
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return "Replaces post-processing multiple paving sprites by a single fat sprite.\n"
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" It reduces various upscaling lines.\n\n"
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"Note: This hack is a work in progress.";
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case IDC_GEOMETRY_SHADER_OVERRIDE:
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return "Allows the GPU instead of just the CPU to transform lines into sprites. This reduces CPU load and bandwidth requirement, but it is heavier on the GPU.\n"
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"Automatic detection is recommended.\n\n"
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"Note: This option is only supported by GPUs which support at least Direct3D 10.";
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case IDC_IMAGE_LOAD_STORE:
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return "Allows advanced atomic operations to speed up Accurate Date.\n"
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"Only disable this if using Accurate Date causes (GPU driver) issues.\n\n"
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"Note: This option is only supported by GPUs which support at least Direct3D 11.";
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case IDC_SPARSE_TEXTURE:
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return "Allows to reduce memory usage on the GPU.\n\n"
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"Note: Feature is not yet implemented so Force Disable by default.";
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case IDC_OSD_MAX_LOG_EDIT:
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case IDC_OSD_MAX_LOG:
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return "Sets the maximum number of log messages on the screen or in the buffer at the same time.\n\n"
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"The maximum number of messages visible on the screen at the same time also depends on the character size.";
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case IDC_LINEAR_PRESENT:
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return "Use bilinear filtering when Upscaling/Downscaling the image to the screen. Disable it if you want a sharper/pixelated output.";
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// Exclusive for Hardware Renderer
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case IDC_PRELOAD_GS:
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return "Uploads GS data when rendering a new frame to reproduce some effects accurately.\n"
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"Fixes black screen issues in games like Armored Core: Last Raven.";
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case IDC_MIPMAP_HW:
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return "Control the accuracy level of the mipmapping emulation.\n\n"
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"Automatic:\nAutomatically sets the mipmapping level based on the game.\n"
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"This is the recommended setting.\n\n"
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"Off:\nMipmapping emulation is disabled.\n\n"
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"Basic (Fast):\nPartially emulates mipmapping, performance impact is negligible in most cases.\n\n"
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"Full (Slow):\nCompletely emulates the mipmapping function of the GS, might significantly impact performance.";
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case IDC_FAST_TC_INV:
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return "By default, the texture cache handles partial invalidations. Unfortunately it is very costly to compute CPU wise."
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"\n\nThis hack replaces the partial invalidation with a complete deletion of the texture to reduce the CPU load.\n\nIt helps snowblind engine games.";
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case IDC_LARGE_FB:
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return "Allocate a large framebuffer to be compliant with GS memory (Prevents FMV flickering).\n"
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"It increases GPU/memory requirements.\n\n"
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"Note: It should be disabled for Armored Core, Destroy All Humans, and Gran Turismo.\n"
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"It will amplify RAM/VRAM spikes. Other games might be affected as well.";
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default:
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if (updateText)
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*updateText = false;
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return "";
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}
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}
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