PPSSPP options explained

[Furby]

(06-27-2013 02:04 AM)solarmystic Wrote:  

(06-27-2013 12:35 AM)Furby Wrote:  (I made a topic about this earlier, but I think I may get a better response here)

Why is it, when I'm on my mobile devices, I'm able to get a higher VPS with speed set to "Unlimited" than on any other setting?

On my two mobile devices, none of them can, normally, run any game above 20-40 VPS normally, no matter the game (Generalizing, but it works for the visual). However, with the speed set to unlimited, I'm able to achieve a VPS of at least 80 in most cases.

I was under the impression that the settings didn't change anything but the max possible VPS, with Standard being at 60, Fixed being at what you define it in settings, and unlimited being, well, unlimited. But that's clearly wrong. I don't notice any real visual or audio artifacts (Besides, obviously, the "too fast" gameplay) like when I enable frameskipping, so I know it's not doing that. What exactly is unlimited changing in the emulator itself to enable these speeds (And what is it sacrificing in order to achieve this, because I can't see anything)?

Your understanding of the settings are correct; they work as they should on Windows.

I have a feeling that on Android, when Speed is set to unlimited, frameskipping is also automatically turned on together with the framelimiter unlock, resulting in your speed gains.

I could be wrong about this.

See, I thought that at first too, because that would have made sense given what I was seeing. However, what I noticed was that with frame skipping (At least on my mobile), it causes a lot of my games to "jump" around (FFI and FFT were the main culprits) a bit more than they should, all things given. I don't see such jumpiness with the speed set to unlimited.

However, given the apparent smoothness of whatever on earth it does, I'd love for there to be some way to limit it back down to 60. When the games get themselves down to 60 on my phone (THey never go that far back down on my tablet), they feel like I'm looking at my PSP again.

EDIT: Actually, you may be right, looking back at it. You can see the jumpiness in games like FFT more readily can I'd like.