how to apply texture mods to dolphin

> i kind of figured this out as i went and did some sleuthing around the net along the way when i got stuck at points. this tutorial cuts out all the fluff that other people do with these and cuts right to the chase. this is essentially an all-in-one guide for setting up texture mods in dolphin.

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- go to https://gamebanana.com.
- search for texture packs for the game(s) of your choice.

- download texture packs.

- open "file explorer".

- click on "downloads".

- extract the folders of the texture packs.

- keep file explorer open.

- open "dolphin".

- right click on a game that you downloaded a texture pack for.

- click on "properties".

- click on the arrow at the top right of the window until you see "info".

- highlight the text listed by "game ID".

- copy the text. (for example, the game ID should look something like GAFE01 [Animal Crossing: Population Growing]. Each game has a unique ID code. It's important to know the basis of what to look for.)

- open "notepad" on your PC.

- paste the text in your notepad (i like to make a label of what the game is right under the game ID. it makes things a lot easier to manage).

- repeat the steps after "open dolphin" until you have all game IDs (and their corresponding names) for each game that you had downloaded texture packs for.

- here's a tip: each game ID will have an abbreviation of its game title. (i.e., GAFE01 = Animal Forest [Animal Crossing's Japanese title], GFZP01 = F-Zero GX, and GMSE01 = Super Mario Sunshine) (AF = Animal Forest, FZ = F-Zero, MS = Mario Sunshine).

- go back to dolphin.

- click on "file".

- click on "open user folder".

- click on "load".

- click on "textures".

- create files for each different game.

- copy a game ID.

- rename a folder with its corresponding game ID (do not include the game's title. that was purely for organization purposes)

- drag each texture pack mod to its corresponding game folder. make sure you attach the right files to the right folders.

- open dolphin.

- click on "options".

- click on "graphics configuration".

- click on "advanced".

- check the boxes for "load custom textures" and "enable graphics mods".

- click "close" at the bottom of the window.

- close "file explorer".

- save and close your notes.

- open your desired game in dolphin.

- you should be set from here! happy retro gaming!