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Emulator Issues #9554

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wiimote always on low battery

Added by Xed51 over 8 years ago. Updated over 8 years ago.

Status:
Invalid
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
% Done:

0%

Operating system:
N/A
Issue type:
Bug
Milestone:
Regression:
No
Relates to usability:
No
Relates to performance:
No
Easy:
No
Relates to maintainability:
No
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Fixed in:

Description

Game Name?

No More Heroes USA

Game ID? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab)

RNHE41

MD5 Hash? (right click the game in the game list, properties, info tab, MD5 Hash: Compute)

3f2f356deb20dabf635693f94ede7bcb

What's the problem? Describe what went wrong.

Every time I connect my real wiimote to the game it just locks up and shows the low battery error message every 10 or 15 seconds.
I tried with multiple wiimotes and different sets of batteries and the problem is always the same.
Outside of the low battery error the wiimote connects fine and is responsive.

What steps will reproduce the problem?

Just starting the game with a real wiimote connected will make it happen.

Which versions of Dolphin did you test on? Does using an older version of Dolphin solve your issue? If yes, which versions of Dolphin used to work?

It happens to me with 4.0-9327, but testing it with various older builds still shows the same problem.

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

Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz 27 °C
Haswell 22nm Technology
RAM
16,0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. G30AB (SOCKET 1150) 28 °C
Graphics
SAMSUNG (3840x2160@60Hz)
2048MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (PNY) 27 °C
Storage
119GB KINGSTON RBU-SC400S37128G (SSD) 27 °C
931GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 (SATA) 32 °C
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CH30N
Audio
NVIDIA High Definition Audio


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Actions #1

Updated by mimimi over 8 years ago

How many LEDs are blinking when you press 1+2, while the wiimote is turned off? This number indicates the battery charge. If you are really using batteries and not rechargable batteries, don't expect a high level.

Actions #2

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

mimimi wrote:

How many LEDs are blinking when you press 1+2, while the wiimote is turned off? This number indicates the battery charge. If you are really using batteries and not rechargable batteries, don't expect a high level.

All four leds blink on every one of the three wiimotes I used when I press 1+2. I also tried them with different battery sets and it makes no difference. I never used rechargable batteries.

Actions #3

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

I was playing through this game a few months ago and didn't run into this. There is only one possibility I could think of (Wiimote battery being so full that it's somehow overflowing and thinking it's empty.)

Try using an emulated Wiimote since you can set the battery amount manually and see if max battery does anything weird there.

Actions #4

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

JMC4789 wrote:

I was playing through this game a few months ago and didn't run into this. There is only one possibility I could think of (Wiimote battery being so full that it's somehow overflowing and thinking it's empty.)

Try using an emulated Wiimote since you can set the battery amount manually and see if max battery does anything weird there.

I tried using my wiimote with a slightly depleted battery (three leds) and it gave me the same problem.
Using an emulated wiimote, on the other hand, everything runs perfectly with a maxed out battery, but I can't progress through the game due to the lack of motion controls.

Actions #5

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

What kind of Wiimote are you using? I promise I'll try my various Wiimotes too, but, I'm curious if you have a revision I don't have.

Actions #6

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

JMC4789 wrote:

What kind of Wiimote are you using? I promise I'll try my various Wiimotes too, but, I'm curious if you have a revision I don't have.

I used both a very early model (it came with the console and I bought it pretty much at launch) and the wiimotion plus that came with skyward sword. Both are giving me the same issue with different kinds of batteries at different charge levels.
It's weird that I seem to be the only person with this issue currently, I would assume it'd be a problem with the wiimote if not for the fact that multiple ones are giving me the same issues. Is there any software I can install to make the wiimote work better with dolphin at all?

Actions #7

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

If you still have your Wii, could you try using it on the Wii with this game? If you don't get a problem there, then we can confirm it's some kind of edge-case in Dolphin. Also, could you try using older/newer builds of Dolphin and seeing if any of them avoid this issue?

Actions #8

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

Try running with a fresh install, maybe your NAND got corrupted.

Actions #9

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

JMC4789 wrote:

If you still have your Wii, could you try using it on the Wii with this game? If you don't get a problem there, then we can confirm it's some kind of edge-case in Dolphin. Also, could you try using older/newer builds of Dolphin and seeing if any of them avoid this issue?

I tested them both on my wiiU and they work fine. I also tried some older builds and the problem got a bit better (although it was still present, but every 5 minutes or so instead of every 5 seconds) but the game runs terribly.
I should mention though that I am using the standard bluetooth from my desktop pc. Should I be using a different bluetooth adapter or some other kind of software? Is there a way to turn off low battery notifications completely?

Actions #10

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

I'm using a standard bluetooth as well. And no, the game handles the low battery warnings. I just don't get why your Wiimotes are triggering them. Like I said, it may be a corrupted NAND or something in Dolphin causing it to do weird stuff.

I tested with both my old/new Wiimotes just now and neither of them displayed this issue.

Actions #11

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

JMC4789 wrote:

I'm using a standard bluetooth as well. And no, the game handles the low battery warnings. I just don't get why your Wiimotes are triggering them. Like I said, it may be a corrupted NAND or something in Dolphin causing it to do weird stuff.

I tested with both my old/new Wiimotes just now and neither of them displayed this issue.

I just tried doing a clean installation after uninstalling and deleting my user data as well and the problem is still there. Either my wiimotes are both broken in the same weird way or I don't know what's going on. Did you test it with my same game?

Actions #12

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

Yep. No More Heroes.

I can't think of anything... what happens if you hit the home menu button while in-game? Do you have full battery there?

Actions #13

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

JMC4789 wrote:

Yep. No More Heroes.

I can't think of anything... what happens if you hit the home menu button while in-game? Do you have full battery there?

It shows a full battery and an empty one every once in a while at random.

Actions #14

Updated by JMC4789 over 8 years ago

Now THAT'S interesting. Okay. I have an idea that's kind of crazy. Please screenshot your Wiimote Settings, but, before that, try seeing if turning off Wiimote speaker data fixes it.

It looks like your Wiimotes are losing connection OR the batteries are losing connection.

Actions #15

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

There you go. I already tried running it without rumble and speakers both before the clean installation and after, but nothing changed.

Actions #16

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

JMC4789 wrote:

Now THAT'S interesting. Okay. I have an idea that's kind of crazy. Please screenshot your Wiimote Settings, but, before that, try seeing if turning off Wiimote speaker data fixes it.

It looks like your Wiimotes are losing connection OR the batteries are losing connection.

In case that helps, I tried my controllers with different games and I always have the same problem so it's definetly the connection

Actions #17

Updated by Mikemk over 8 years ago

I just tested using Dolphinbar, -TR WiiMote, official nunchuck (unknown revision) and 50% battery. I had no issues. Speaker data is turned on

Actions #18

Updated by Xed51 over 8 years ago

Mikemk wrote:

I just tested using Dolphinbar, -TR WiiMote, official nunchuck (unknown revision) and 50% battery. I had no issues. Speaker data is turned on

I managed to solve this by buying a dolphin bar. I guess there was some kind of problem with my internal bluetooth dongle. Thank you very much to everyone for your help.

Actions #19

Updated by JosJuice over 8 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Invalid
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