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Replaced all instances of zilmar's RSP with Project64 RSP to reflect the recent renaming of that plugin. Also revamped the Project64 setups section somewhat. Some other minor changes throughout.
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==RSP==
===Recommended Plugins===
*Zilmar's Project64 RSP - Comes with Project64, and until recently was usually known simply as zilmar's RSP. Reasonably accurate, quite fast in Recompiler mode (enabled by default), and will work fine for the majority of games, only having issues with a few games in LLE. The version included in Project64 2.x and beyond can work with both LLE and HLE plugins by toggling the relevant options in the Plugins settings menu. This plugin is exclusive to the zilmar spec.
*Mupen64Plus HLE RSP - Comes with Mupen64Plus. Based off of the old Mupen64 HLE RSP plugin, but much improved. Though it is only compatible with HLE audio and video plugins, when paired with GLideN64, it can play almost every single N64 game without issues, and it now has MusyX support as well for games that used it. If you wish to use it with Project64, a zilmar-spec port is available and can be obtained by using [https://github.com/Rosalie241/BetterMajorasMaskInstaller/releases/tag/4.0.2 this installer]. It works out of the box with both the default Project64 Audio plugin as well as Azimer's, but it will not work with Jabo's, as that is a pure LLE audio plugin and requires LLE RSP emulation.
*[http://www.emutalk.net/threads/56919-quot-Static-quot-RSP-Interpreter-Plugin "Static" RSP Interpreter/CXD4 RSP] - Made by HatCat/CXD4 and originally released in [http://forum.pj64-emu.com/showthread.php?t=3618 Project64 Forum]. Comes with some forks of Mupen64Plus as well as both libretro cores, and is included in [https://64dd.org/downloads.html this build] of Project64. For whatever reason, the zilmar-spec version usually goes by Static Interpreter, while the Mupen64Plus-spec and libretro versions go by CXD4. As of the most recent release version, it is one of the most accurate RSP plugins, though zilmar's Project64 RSP in Recompiler mode as well as ParaLLEl-RSP both trump it in speed. It can take advantage of SSSE3 for greater performance, though it also comes in SSE2 and non-SSE variations in case your PC does not support those instruction sets. In both the zilmar and Mupen64Plus versions (though not in libretro, it seems), it is capable of working with both HLE and LLE audio and video plugins via the following settings:
**Simulate RSP graphics from external plugin - Check if using an HLE graphics plugin, uncheck if using LLE
**Simulate RSP audio from external plugin - Check if using an HLE audio plugin, uncheck if using LLE
*Audio: Jabo's DirectSound, Project64 Audio
*Input: NRage for Project64, Project64 Input
*RSP: zilmar's Project64 RSP
Should you wish to use other plugins, they must be downloaded from a third party source and dropped into their respective plugin folder categories in the Project64 directory. Video plugins go under Plugin/GFX, audio plugins under Plugin/Audio, etc.
**GLideN64
**Azimer's Audio NEW (set to LLE)
**Static Interpreter RSP or Zilmar's Project64 RSP**Either For the majority of games, the default Project64 RSP plugins should be will work just fine for most games. The Static Interpreter RSP is slightly more accurate, whereas zilmar's is much fasterat least in HLE mode. Should you wish to use GLideN64 in LLE mode (or any LLE video plugin for that matter), if using zilmar's with the Project64 RSP, simply uncheck "Graphics HLE" in the Plugin configuration screen. If using the Static Interpreter RSPAlternatively, you'll have to run the spconfig.exe that comes with that plugin, and tell it to NOT "simulate RSP graphics from external plugin" (in other words, type "0"). use ParaLLEl-RSP , though that only works in LLE, so GLideN64's HLE mode will be unavailable with that plugin.
*'''Performance'''
**Project64 Video or Glide64 Final
**Azimer's HLE Audio
**Zilmar's Project64 RSP or Mupen64Plus HLE RSP
**Make sure you configure the graphics plugin to show texture enhancement options. Then you'll have an extra tab to change more options. Go to the texture enhancement tab and click on the button that gives the best performance and it should improve framerate once you saved the settings. There's also another button for best texture quality. Recommended for the older zilmar-spec emulators as well (replace Project64 Video with Glide64 Final for those, though you may want to do that even with Project64 should you run into a regression). If you absolutely need more performance, you can try Jabo's plugin (specifically version 1.6.1, NOT the buggy version bundled with Project64), though it comes at a cost to compatibility. Also, try out the Mupen64Plus HLE RSP if you'd like to eke out that extra bit of performance.
*'''Accuracy'''
**Azimer's Audio NEW
**Static RSP Interpreter
**If you have a decent quad-core CPU, you can run many N64 games with pixel-perfect graphics at full speed, thanks to the new multithreaded version of angrylion's software plugin. The new Azimer's plugin (still WIP) works good well in LLE. To use the Static Interpreter RSP in LLE, you'll have to run the spconfig.exe that comes with that plugin, and tell it to NOT "simulate RSP graphics from external plugin" (in other words, type "0"). Since there's almost no visual accuracy difference, you may as well use ParaLLEl-RSP to get better performance, and/or move to ParaLLEl-RDP outright for even greater speed and upscaling options to boot (though it goes without saying upscaling would no longer be accurate). Conversely, if you want even greater accuracy, disable "Hide advanced settings" under Configuration, then enable "Always use interpreter core" under Advanced, and under Angrylion's options, disable multi-threading and set compatibility to "Slow". Performance WILL crash, but hey, it'll be accurate!
===Mupen64Plus===
===Libretro===
There are two N64 libretro emulator cores for use on libretro frontends such as [[RetroArch]]: Mupen64Plus-Next and ParaLLEl-N64. The former is mostly up-to-date and is recommended for most use cases, while the latter is no longer updated and is only around for performance reasons. They also have access to the following plugins:
*Shared by both cores
**Video: ParaLLEl-RDP , Angrylion
**Video: GLideN64
**RSP: HLE
**While GLideN64 also works with the ParaLLEl and CXD4 RSP plugins, using them will cause GLideN64 to switch to its LLE mode, which is currently glitchier and slower than the HLE mode, for few (if any) compatibility or accuracy benefits, if any. As such, it is recommended to stick with the HLE RSP for GLideN64.
*'''Performance'''
**Core: ParaLLEl-N64
