Emulator Issues #13984
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[FEATURE REQUEST]: RetroAchievements sounds & customization
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I am aware this has probably been asked/requested about a million times, but please hard-working Dolphin development team. I have reasons for why!
I'm gonna break down both requests in my subjects.
RETROACHIEVEMENTS SOUNDS
In Duckstation and PCSX2, there are sounds related to RetroAchievements integration.
• Unlockment sound
• Leaderboard submit
• Message
I would greatly appreciate consideration for integrating RetroAchievements sound notifications directly into Dolphin, particularly with the upcoming Wii update. Adding native audio cues for RetroAchievements events would be a meaningful quality-of-life enhancement and would further improve the overall user experience.
For many completionist-oriented players, auditory feedback plays an important role in making in-game accomplishments feel satisfying and rewarding. Similar to the distinct notification sounds used by platforms such as PlayStation Network and Xbox for trophies and achievements, these cues help reinforce milestones and player progress in a memorable way.
Ideally, the implementation could include three distinct sounds to clearly differentiate between events: one for achievement unlocks, one for leaderboard submissions, and one for general messages or pop-ups. This level of clarity would enhance usability while maintaining immersion.
CUSTOMIZATION
Now, what do I mean by "customization?" I mean having the ability to do...
• Change the previously mentioned RetroAchievements sounds through directory or replacing the sound files
• Change the position of RetroAchievements notifications. I prefer top left/default but some gamers may prefer top middle of down middle or etc.
Not only would this add even more ways to fine-tune Dolphin for the user, but it's also just another QoL feature to enhance the user experience by allowing the user to customize RetroAchievements integration however they want it.
Updated by PastaObesity 3 months ago
Note: On the RA sounds section, I tried sounding as professional as possible but that looks like A.I. and now it's lowkey cringe. My apologies.
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Updated by PastaObesity 3 months ago
JosJuice wrote in #note-2:
Accepting as an issue for RetroAchievements sounds. Changing the position of notifications is too different to be in the same issue.
Ah, bless. Alright, the changing positions thing it kinda is to different my apologies. Do I write this as another Feature Request or do I not because I don't wanna be bothersome to the devs.
Updated by PastaObesity 3 months ago
(NOTE 2: I had one more idea for achievement unlock sounds. I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't get considered but here me out. I saw on a Flycast github RA integration thread that they created something called rareunlock.wav if the cheevo is 5% lower in unlock rate. This would be AWESOME for Dolphin! You have normal achievement sounds and rare achievement sound!)