To compile the Qt port of Yabause you'll need at least:
Yabause also have some optional dependencies:
Once these libraries installed, you should be ready to compile Yabause
Follow the guide : Compiling Yabause under Windows with CMake
Follow the guide : Compiling Yabause under MacOS X with CMake
Follow the guide : Compiling Yabause under MacOS X with CMake
Before using Yabause, you need to configure a few things in the Preferences dialog (File>Settings).
| File | Settings... : | you can change lot of options (bios path, CD-ROM, video, sound, etc...). |
| Open ISO... | choose the directory of your game. | |
| Open CD Rom... : | choose your CD-ROM drive (real saturn game) or a virtual CD-ROM (games mounted). | |
| Save State To File... | allow to save where you want. | |
| Load State From File... | allow to load a save state. | |
| Screenshot : | make a screenshot of your game. | |
| Quit : | quit Yabause. | |
| Emulation | Run : | start a game. |
| Pause | pause the game. | |
| Reset | reset a game. | |
| Frame Skip / Limiter | limit the speed. | |
| Tools | Backup Manager... | Manage all your game saves |
| Cheat List... | Show the current list of enabled cheats | |
| Cheat Search... | A search engine for cheats | |
| Transfer | Transfer data between disk and memory. | |
| View | FPS | enable / disable the FPS counter. |
| Layer | enable / disable layers : Vdp1, NGB0, NGB1, NGB2, NGB3 and RGB0. | |
| Fullscreen | switch between fullscreen mode and windowed mode. | |
| Log | enable / disable the log. | |
| Debug | Master SH2 : | For programmers, allows you to debug SH2 code for Master SH2 |
| Slave SH2 | For programmers, allows you to debug SH2 code for Slave SH2 | |
| VDP1 | For programmers, displays VDP1 sprites/polygons/etc. and debug information. | |
| VDP2 | For programmers, displays VDP2 screens and debug information. | |
| M68K | For programmers, allows you to debug code for 68000 | |
| SCU-DSP | For programmers, allows you to debug code for SCU's DSP | |
| SCSP | For programmers, displays information on SCSP | |
| Memory Editor | For programmers, Hex Editor for editing Saturn memory. | |
| Help | Emu-Compatibility : | website about yabause compatibility list. |
| About | info about Yabause. | |
First, go into "File" menu, then into "Settings". First, set the Bios path. Please note Yabause can run some games without a BIOS, but most of them needs it. If you want to use the emulated BIOS, just leave the BIOS entry blank.
Next, set the emulated CD-ROM. It can be a CDROM device, or a support CD image file(See supported types ). First select the type from the drop list, then select the drive from the list if it's a CDROM device, or set the filename of the image file.
The last thing you have to configure is the game pad configuration. Click on the "Input" tab. Select the pad type for Port 1-1(most likely the one you want is Pad). Click on the wrench icon and a new window will open. Click on each of the buttons and press the key/button you want to use. When you're finished, press the close button.
If you want to adjust other settings, please refer to the Configuration section. Otherwise just press the "OK" button.
Once everything is set, you can start emulation with going into the "Emulation" menu, and then "Run".
Here are the default key mappings (they may be subject to change) :
| CTRL + S | Settings | |
| CTRL + I | Open ISO | |
| CTRL + C | Open CD-ROM | |
| F9 | Save State To File | |
| ALT + 0 | Save State to slot 0 | |
| ALT + 1 | Save State to slot 1 | |
| ALT + 2 | Save State to slot 2 | |
| ALT + 3 | Save State to slot 3 | |
| ALT + 4 | Save State to slot 4 | |
| ALT + 5 | Save State to slot 5 | |
| ALT + 6 | Save State to slot 6 | |
| ALT + 7 | Save State to slot 7 | |
| ALT + 8 | Save State to slot 8 | |
| ALT + 9 | Save State to slot 9 | |
| F5 | Load State From File | |
| ALT + 0 | Load State from slot 0 | |
| ALT + 1 | Load State from slot 1 | |
| ALT + 2 | Load State from slot 2 | |
| ALT + 3 | Load State from slot 3 | |
| ALT + 4 | Load State from slot 4 | |
| ALT + 5 | Load State from slot 5 | |
| ALT + 6 | Load State from slot 6 | |
| ALT + 7 | Load State from slot 7 | |
| ALT + 8 | Load State from slot 8 | |
| ALT + 9 | Load State from slot 9 | |
| CTRL + P | Screenshot | |
| CTRL + Q | Quit the emulator | |
Emulation :
F1 - Run
F2 - Pause
F3 - Reset
F4 - Frameskip / Limiter
Tools :
ALT + B - Backup Manage
ALT + L - Cheat List
ALT + S - Cheat Search
CTRL + T - Transfer
View :
CTRL + F12 - Enable / Disable FPS counter
1 - Enable / Disable VDP1 Layer
2 - Enable / Disable NBG0 Layer
3 - Enable / Disable NBG1 Layer
4 - Enable / Disable NBG2 Layer
5 - Enable / Disable NBG3 Layer
6 - Enable / Disable RGB01 Layer
ALT + RETURN - Switch between Fullscreen / Windowed Screen
CTRL + L - Enable / Disable The Log
You can now change any shortkeys that you want. Go to Settings --> Shortcuts.
General inquiries should go to :
E-mail: guillaume.duhamel@gmail.com
E-mail: cwx@cyberwarriorx.com
Qt Port-related inquiries should go to:
E-mail: pasnox@yabause.org
Web: http://yabause.org
Please don't ask for roms, bios files or any other copyrighted stuff. Please use the forum when you have any questions if possible.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
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