Kratos

When emulation allows it, you can "Save/Load State" from the options bar of game window or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S/Ctrl+L.

Save state makes it possible to record your progress outside authorized moments by the game, but saves made in this way are not kept beyond game session. So prefer methods provided by the game to keep durably your saves. These are all stored in Cloud of associated account. You will therefore always find your progress by identifying yourself with correct account, regardless of used PC.

On Playstation 2 and GameCube, the game often offers first-time formatting of the Memory Card when it detects blank media. You can accept without fear because the server creates a unique memory card per game to avoid saturation, hence the behavior of the console.

Note also that the server automatically deletes formatted Memory Cards whose slots have not been used for saving. In this case, the console repeats its message the next time the game is started.

When disc drive is emulated by system, you can "Change Medium" loaded in the "Drive" directly from the options bar of game window. You will then have to activate successively and in order the three options of the drive so that disc change is recognized by system: Open Drive > Change Medium > Close Drive

This option is essential for Playstation and Saturn games which often require a disc swap without allowing the progress to be saved. All three operations are performed indeed without having to leave the game.

On GameCube, the option is inactive because the disc swap is automatic.

"Screenshot" is performed with a click from the options bar of game window or via the keyboard shortcut F12. Screenshots are all stored locally in the "app/screenshots" directory, at the root of the RomStation installation directory.

By default, most controllers are recognized and preconfigured for each system. You can, however, customize your commands in the "Controller" menu, accessible from the options bar of game window.

1️⃣ Select here the controller you want to configure after connecting it (controller or keyboard).

2️⃣ If your controller does not already appear in the device list, activate the "Show all" option to list all connected devices.

3️⃣ Select the profile to configure. The 3 default profiles are preconfigured for the use of a keyboard or an Xbox/Playstation controller. Each profile being linked to a system, their management is therefore conditioned by the system of the active game. Note, however, that compatible Wii games are automatically associated with the "Classic" controller or Gamecube controller.

4️⃣ The configuration wizard allows you to very quickly customize the digital and analog inputs by letting you assign successively each key of the controller.

In addition to game emulation, the Cloud server also provides video capture and encoding to transmit the stream almost instantly to players. Optionally, this same stream can also be broadcast automatically to outside spectators with an additional delay.

Activate spectator mode with a click when creating the server if you want to use the option.

As the operation is performed by the Cloud server, no resources are consumed from the host and players. The public web player integrates the server page by replacing the manual Live embed broadcast via the private stream key. Restream and Replay are also compatible with this automatic broadcast.

You can disable/activate spectator mode at any time from the lobby options.

When a multilingual game does not allow language to be selected from game options, the language of emulated system determines this choice.

System region must correspond to that of selected game. And while automatic value works for most cases, sometimes the match turns out to be incorrect. So remember to try a manual selection if you have a compatibility issue.

Cloud gaming is dependent on your internet network's download speed. You can test your speed in less than 30 seconds on a site like speedtest. A speed between 1 and 3 Mbs is considered slow and will not allow you to play in good conditions. Between 3 and 13 Mbs, you will have to sacrifice a little video quality for the benefit of performance. To determine your compromise, you can manipulate 3 parameters:

• Framerate is the number of images displayed per second. Animation is smoother at 60 fps while bitrate consumption is less at 30 fps.

• Resolution specifies the number of pixels displayed. The native resolution preserves the original definition of the game and decreases the bitrate required. The HD resolution multiplies the native resolution to significantly improve the image, but the bitrate will of course be higher.

• Bitrate limits the amount of data transmitted per second. If it is insufficient, the image will be compressed to keep up with the stream. When you change the framerate and resolution, the recommended bitrate value is automatically selected. However, you can decrease or increase this recommended value depending on your speed.

If your internet network's download speed allows you to go beyond 13 Mbs, simply increase all values to their maximum level to enjoy the best video quality without worrying about performance.