{"id":48328,"date":"2025-03-11T05:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T05:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=48328"},"modified":"2025-03-11T11:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:10:20","slug":"dolphin-emulator-2503-released-improved-mapping-cheat-code-whitelist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2025\/03\/dolphin-emulator-2503-released-improved-mapping-cheat-code-whitelist\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin Emulator 2503 Released! Improved Mapping &#038; Cheat Code Whitelist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-46862\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo-250x250.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo-250x250.webp 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/dolphin-emu-logo.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dolphin Emulator, the free open-source GameCude and Wii emulator, released new 2503 release on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The new release improved the functionality to edit per-game basis graphics settings. In addition to the text interface, it now has visual interface to edit the settings from game properties tab.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/per-game-settings-new-ui.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48329\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/per-game-settings-new-ui-529x700.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/per-game-settings-new-ui-529x700.webp 529w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/per-game-settings-new-ui-227x300.webp 227w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/per-game-settings-new-ui.webp 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new 2503 released introduced <b>cheat code whitelist for Hardcore RetroAchievements<\/b>, allowing to add widescreen aspect ratio codes, and patch unfortunate game behaviors. And, hundreds of new cheats have been added to Dolphin&#8217;s built in cheat code database.<\/p>\n<p>The release also improved the input mapping for the desktop builds of Dolphin.<\/p>\n<p>Input entry is now non-blocking, and multiple input mappings can be queued\/un-queued\/cleared without locking the UI. MappingButton bold text has been replaced with graphical indicators. And, there&#8217;s now a &#8220;Waiting for Alternate Mappings&#8221; option, which has a small delay added after each input, allowing to make multiple individual inputs. So, either input will trigger the emulated button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/input-waitforalternatelocation.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-48330\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/input-waitforalternatelocation.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/input-waitforalternatelocation.webp 523w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/input-waitforalternatelocation-300x93.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dolphin Emulator 2503 added <b>tracking playtime<\/b> support. It now by default tracks the time played for all of its titles and display it in the game list. Though, user can disable this feature in &#8220;Config -&gt; Interface&#8221;. Also, this feature is so far for the desktop build (Qt) only.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48331\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb-700x574.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb-700x574.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb-300x246.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb-768x629.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb-1320x1082.webp 1320w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dolphin-time-played_thumb.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/dolphin-emu.org\/blog\/2025\/03\/10\/dolphin-progress-report-release-2503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dolphin Emulator 2503<\/a> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Added new iterative input mappings option, allowing user to go through every input on the screen one by one without needing to return to mouse or keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>Added conditional operator syntax, compound assignment operators, and fixed assignment operators in advanced input mapping.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the FFV1 codec with Ut Video as Default, though user can still use FFV1 by changing the config file manually.<\/li>\n<li>Fix Summoner: Goddess Reborn sound system crash during transitions.<\/li>\n<li>Improved Wii Remote data format for TAS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install Dolphin Emulator 2503:<\/h3>\n<p>The software website provides the packages for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, available to download via the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/dolphin-emu.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Dolphin Emulator<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For Linux, select download the Flatpak package (x86_64 for AMD\/Intel CPU or aarch64 for Raspi etc). Then, install by running the commands below in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):<\/p>\n<pre>flatpak install ~\/Downloads\/dolphin-2503-*.flatpak<\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/install-dolphin-flatpak.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-48332\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/install-dolphin-flatpak-700x415.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/install-dolphin-flatpak-700x415.webp 700w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/install-dolphin-flatpak-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/install-dolphin-flatpak-768x455.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/install-dolphin-flatpak.webp 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NOTE: Ubuntu does NOT support Flatpak out-of-the-box. You need to run command to enable it first:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install flatpak<\/pre>\n<p>And, for choice I&#8217;ll build the native .deb package into PPA soon. See this <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/install-dolphin-emulator-2407-ubuntu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to guide<\/a> for the update.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolphin Emulator, the free open-source GameCude and Wii emulator, released new 2503 release on Monday. The new release improved the functionality to edit per-game basis graphics settings. 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