Netplay Guide

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Setting up

1. Get the game ISO.
   • If one of you isn’t using a 1:1 perfect rip of the ISO, there may be desync issues.
   • You may want to ask around the GNT Discord server as to where you can find it.
2. Download Dolphin version 5.0-321.
   • Other versions of Dolphin will work, but both you and your opponent must use the same version.
   • Alternatively, you could use the Kuroha Saenoki Translation Dolphin Build with Fixed AR Codes for Netplay, which should also work fine when playing other 5.0-321 Dolphin builds.
3. Set up your game controller by selecting "Controllers."
   • If you would like to use a GameCube controller, use this info from the official Dolphin Wiki.
   • If you would like to use a fightstick, click "Controllers" in the Dolphin menu, select "Standard Controller" for Port 1, click "Configure," select your fightstick from the "Device" drop-down menu, and then bind your buttons to your preferred controls. To see what each button does, you can look at the Controls Overview on the How to play page. When you are finished, type in a name in the "Profile" box and click "Save" to make sure your settings are not deleted.
4. Hit "Browse" and select the folder that GNT4 is in.
   • GNT4 should now show up in your game list on the main Dolphin menu.
5. Right click on the GNT4 banner in the games list, select "Properties">"AR codes," and make sure "Everything Unlocked" is checked.
   • If you’re playing GNT4 Remastered, the rebalance mod, you don’t need to do this. The mod unlocks everything by default.
6. Go to "Config."
   • Under "General," make sure "Enable Cheats" is selected.
   • Under "GameCube," make sure "Nothing" is selected for the memory cards.
7. Give the game a test play to make sure the unlock code worked, your controller is working, and you hit a constant 60FPS.

Using Netplay

1. To begin Netplay, go to "Tools">"Start Netplay..." and in the top-left, select "Traversal Server."
2. If you are hosting, you will get a "Room ID" for your opponent to connect to.
   • If not, politely wait for your opponent to send you their "Host Code."
3. The pad buffer should be the ping divided by 8, rounded up.
   • Every 4 pad buffer is 1 frame.
   • For versions of Dolphin at base 5.0 and older, divide by 15.
   • If the game is stuttering too much, increase the pad buffer.
4. Remember that you’ll have to change the GNT4 settings from the in-game settings menu every time you boot the game, since memory cards are disabled.
   • Recommended rounds is 3/5, recommended timer is 90 seconds.
5. If the chat window says there was a possible desync, confirm with your opponent that you’re both seeing the same thing when there’s some downtime.
   • If you are not both seeing the same thing, a desync happened, and you’ll have to restart the session.
6. End all matches with a super.
   • Rage quit if a match is ended with a super.

References

GNT Dolphin Netplay Guide