Emulator

Game Name?

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Info tab)

R5WEA4

MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, Properties, Verify tab, Verify Integrity button)

91e38be1fa210ae951ef4170cac06a70 (good dump)

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

During what the game calls "Echo Photos" (taking a picture of a ghost) and "Echo Messages" (getting to specific spots) normally the game kinda looks like a camera flash, see this as an example (at 19:20 or 20:38 for example): https://youtu.be/n-EFY0nzzbI?si=NqucFnFh_A1zRZtm&t=1160

• With "Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" ON (default) the screen goes dark after the flash effect instead of being transparent. See "sh_store_on.mp4".
• When turning "Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" OFF but leaving "Defer EFB Copies to RAM" ON (default) there's a big white "block" appearing at the top of the screen. See "sh_store_off_defer_on.mp4".
• When turning both "Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" and "Defer EFB Copies to RAM" OFF it appears normal, or at least I personally can't spot anything wrong. See "sh_store_and_defer_off.mp4".

By default (i.e. with "Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" ON) the game is pretty broken: there are the issues mentionned on the Wiki but also the flashlight is misaligned, making the game almost unplayable. See the attached flashlight screenshots, you'll see how low I have to aim to light the same part of the building (playing with a real Wiimote if it matters)!

The wiki recommend turning OFF "Store EFB Copies to Texture Only" but doesn't mention the "Echo Photos/Messages" glitches and doesn't recommend turning OFF "Defer EFB Copies to RAM". Note that for the defer option I noticed it fixes this specific issue but I'm only at the very beginning of the game so I have no idea if it breaks anything later on :/

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Import and load the save attached, when controlling the character go to the left, press D-Pad Right to use your camera and take a picture of the ghost.

Is the issue present in the latest development version? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest development version.

Yes, 2409-67.

Is the issue present in the latest release? For future reference, please also write down the version number of the latest release.

Yes, 2409.

If your issue is a graphical issue, please attach screenshots and record a three frame fifolog of the issue if possible. Screenshots showing what it is supposed to look like from either console or older builds of Dolphin will help too. For more information on how to use the fifoplayer, please check here: https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=FifoPlayer

See attached files.

What are your PC specifications? (CPU, GPU, Operating System, more)

i5-12400F / RTX 3060 Ti / Windows 10