Configuration: Advanced

Config Settings Dialog
Advanced Dialog

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Options → Settings → Advanced

Upper Tab – Core Defaults (drop-down menus)

  1. CPU core style
  2. Self-mod code method
  3. Advanced Block Linking

CPU Core Style

  • Default: Recompiler
  • Recommended: Recompiler
  • Can be overridden per-ROM via ROM Settings
  • Interpreter may cause compatibility issues
  • MiB64 was tested primarily with Recompiler; Interpreter is fallback only

Self-mod Code Method

  • Default: Check Memory Advance
  • Recommended: Check Memory Advance
  • Usually set by RDS; rarely adjusted manually
  • Can be overridden per-ROM via ROM Settings
  • If RDS author couldn’t determine the correct value, manual adjustment may be needed

Advanced Block Linking

  • Default: On
  • Recommended: Off unless speed is needed
  • On = faster but less smooth
  • Off = smoother but slower
  • Most noticeable in racing games
  • Not normally set by RDS—this control is usually active
  • Introduced as toggle in MiB64 v1.4+

Lower Tab – Checkboxes

  1. Start emulation when ROM is opened
  2. Automatically compress instant saves
  3. Clear Memory at Start Of Emulation
  4. Enable Debugger (forces CPU Interpreter)
  5. Show More Error Messages

Start Emulation When ROM Is Opened

  • Default: Enabled
  • Recommended: Enabled
  • If disabled, allows editing ROM settings before boot
  • Saves you from manually starting emulation each time
  • Changes take effect at next ROM boot

Automatically Compress Instant Saves

  • Default: Enabled
  • Recommended: Enabled
  • Compresses state saves to reduce disk usage
  • No effect on loading saves
  • Compression level is fixed
  • Native saves are not compressed

Clear Memory at Start Of Emulation

  • Default: Enabled
  • Recommended: Enabled
  • Clears memory on each ROM load to prevent leftover junk
  • Prevents graphical glitches and data residue

Enable Debugger (forces CPU Interpreter)

  • Default: Disabled
  • Recommended: Disabled
  • Enables debugging mode using Interpreter (slower)
  • Previously required registry hacks; now exposed for advanced users
  • When enabled, performance drops significantly

Show More Error Messages

  • Default: Disabled
  • Recommended: Disabled
  • Displays additional debug messages when enabled
  • Useful for plugin developers or advanced troubleshooting
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