[N64 EMU] 100% - Avoiding Nephew Softlock (Works in both version 1.6 and 1.7 of Project64)

Hello y'all, 

As you might know, N64 EMU suffers from a bug that softlocks your game when you try to talk to any character in the game or try to utilise the outfit changer (except for the gladstone dialogues), which for quite a while we thought was unfixable and thought made it (near) impossible to run the game in the 100% category. This is however not the case. This bug can be avoided with a minor deviation from the default settings of your Project64 emulator. This solution works in both Project64 1.6 and Project64 1.7.

So what do you need to do?

Go to your settings, while having the Donald Duck Goin' Quackers ROM opened, then to the ROM settings tab. Here you will find the "Counter Factor" setting. By default this is set to "1". Setting a low number here makes games run smoother and reduces load times. Setting a higher number here introduces more lag and increases load time. 

Setting the Counter Factor to "0" is generally banned in most speedrunning communities for obvious reasons. We're however going to go the opposite direction and going to make the game intentionally laggier by setting it to "3". For some ungodly reason setting it specifically to 3 fixes the softlocking. Your game will run a little laggier, and load times will be a little slower, but it does mean that it is now possible to consistently run the 100% N64 EMU category, while it wasn't before. 

I hope this helps y'all - Enjoy N64 EMU 100%!
Regards, autobus22 <3

IMPORTANT NOTES:

-> Please do not forget to return your Counter Factor to "1" before running the any% category! It is not disallowed to run any% with a count factor of "3" at the moment, but you'll find it bloody difficult to be competitive due to it's impact on loading times. 

-> The usual advice to run Project64 1.7 over 1.6 is at this point unconfirmed with these settings. It is currently unknown which version of the emulator runs the game better under these circumstances. 

-> This solution was only tested with the default Project64 settings (except for resolution changes). The softlock may or may not reappear if you've made other modifications to your settings.

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How to set up Donald Duck Goin' Quackers on PC

If you want a video tutorial, I made one here on youtube: https://youtu.be/GYDts7cVTKo

if you wanted a document version with different formatting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LC-Et_JrDIppk0dW2TBr9EFsCjF9-Ync2uR-jCh2MMQ/edit?usp=sharing

Things you will need in order to get the game going:
A copy of the game (you need to find it or buy it yourself)
DGVoodoo
Dege patch
Patcher

All the patches and dgvoodoo can be found in the resources tab.

First step is to run the setup.exe on the disc file. You can choose where you want to install the game, but this guide will assume that it is installed in the default position. Choose standard instead of space saving and let it install the game.
If the install doesn’t run, there’s a few things you can do to get around it. First open task manager and go to the details tab. Look for 32-bit setup launcher. When you find it, right click and select analyze wait chain. Close the programs you find in there and then run the setup again. This should work, if not you could also copy the donald folder on the disc file to the desktop, but it will create another issue you will need to fix later.

This next part is subject to change if a new patch is developed, but for now it is necessary for the most consistent performance. If on the patcher’s github page there is a version 1.2 or newer you can ignore this step.

You will want to copy the GliDX6vf.dll and paste it in the DLL folder of the game. You can find the game by going to program files > Disney Interactive > Donald Duck by default. When you copy it over it should ask to replace the dll that is already there. You want to replace it with the new one.

Next you need the patcher. You will want the 1.0 version of the patch unless 1.2 or newer is out. You will want to copy the patcher into the donald duck folder that contains the donald.exe. If you see a Donald.exe.bak file you will want to delete it. It is not always there, and if it is not, it will not be a problem. When you run the patch, make sure to do it as admin and that it says it is successful. It should create a Donald.exe.bak file in the folder.
This patch is the same as changing the hex code, if you have seen if from another video. The 1.1 version also does this, but it doesn’t fix the frame rate dropping issue as well as the dege patch.
There are different executables included with the dege patch dll that are supposed to be better for different aspect ratios. I have not had time to test them, but if you want they are available and they should not need the patcher on the speedrun.com resources page in order to work.

Next you will need to copy dgvoodoo as well as the dlls included with it into the donald duck folder where the donald.exe is. You will need to run dgvoodoo and confirm a few settings. Make sure that dgvoodoo has selected the right file by pressing the .\ button in the upper right corner. If you want to speedrun the game, you will need to make sure that Enumerate refresh rates is on and that in the glide and directx tabs, both resolutions are at 60hz and have forced vsync on. This locks the game at 60fps. If the game runs higher than 60fps it will run faster and will not be accepted on the leaderboard. If you are just looking to run the game, feel free to tinker with these things as much as you want.

And there, your game should be good to go. You can run donald.exe and begin playing.

A couple additional troubleshooting notes:

If you want the opening and ending videos, you will need to run the game in compatibility mode. This unfortunately interferes with the autosplitter for speedruns which is why most runners are not running this way. It will also make it harder to capture using obs. I usually use windows xp service pack 3.
If you get the “graphics Dll not found” error, you will want to check this file: %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Windows\UbiSoft\ubi.ini  If the file is not in this exact location, you will want to create the path and then create the file with the contents of:
[Donald]
GLI_DllFile=GliDX6
GLI_Dll=DirectX6
GLI_Device=Direct3D HAL
GLI_Driver=display
InstallCount=1
Language=English

or

[Donald]
GLI_DllFile=GliDX6
GLI_Dll=DirectX6
GLI_Device=Direct3D HAL
GLI_Driver=display
InstallCount=19
Language=English
GLI_Mode=1 - 640 x 480 x 16


This error normally occurs when the installer isn’t run. The file location and name need to be exactly the same or it doesn’t work.
If you run the game and nothing happens or it is only in the background of the task manager, it is likely that either something is preventing it from running or that the patch did not work correctly. I’d make sure to double check that antivirus software isn’t preventing it, and that the patch did work. If the game has the same issue after this, you should look into disabling dep on windows. It has prevented a few people from launching the game in the past.
If you are having issues with missing textures, white textures, and textures disappearing, enable fast video memory access in the directx section of dgvoodoo.
If you get the error “Donald CD not found” you need to mount the CD and run the game again. As far as I am aware there is not a cracked version of the game.
If on restart of the computer, the donald.exe is gone, it is likely there is another donald.exe somewhere in the same drive. You will want to delete the one you are not using to play the game.

That is about everything I can think of to get the game running on windows 10 in the most stable way possible. If you need help getting the game to work, feel free to contact me on discord, twitter or youtube.

Special thanks to:
Robin
Spitfire_x86
Rib
Dege
AMathMonkey
For getting the game to the place that it is today.

OLD PC Setup windows 10 DO NOT USE THIS FOR RUNS

video guide: https://youtu.be/XgPRsJoWzKQ

In order to get Donald Duck goin' Quackers to work on modern computers you will need:

A copy of the game
The patcher from the resources page
And dgvoodoo2 w/dlls: (see resource section)
(optional controller fix dll)

After running the iso and installing the standard version of the game, open the donald.exe folder. Make sure that the donald.exe.bak file has been deleted.

Drag the patcher into the folder and run the program. There should be a message saying it worked and a new .bak file.

Drag the dgvoodoo2 files into the same folder as the donald.exe and run dgvoodoo2.

MAKE SURE TO HAVE VSYNC ON

higher framerates make the game faster and that is the only way to keep runs consistent and competitive.

You should now be able to run the game on windows 10, if you need more help feel free to dm me.

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