Frame Skipping

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I know netplay isn't thoroughly tested or fully supported in Demul, but it does 
generally work excellently with the exception that since Demul does not support 
any frame skipping whatsoever, any network fluctuations or slow networks cause 
the emulator to slow down (in other emulators, an auto-frameskip feature takes 
care of this to maintain smooth gameplay). A frameskip/auto-frameskip option 
would fix this small issue and bring Demul on par with other kaillera enabled 
emulators like PJ64k as well as allowing people with slower computers to run 
games at full speed.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by phucket...@hotmail.com on 16 Jul 2015 at 2:44

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this is not possible here due to nature of this emulator.
unlike several others emu's, which handles various components in separate hacky 
way, in Demul all parts of lets say virtual Dreamcast works like single 
clockwork. so you can't stop or fast forward one of cogwheels without broke 
whole device workflow.

best thing can be done - throttle emulation in such cases (which can be done 
manually by Insert key), but this don't help people who haven't fullspeed.

PS: I'm wondering - does netplay works at all ? it was not tested by anyone 
from developers for ~1.5 or so years :p

Original comment by 0vet...@gmail.com on 16 Jul 2015 at 4:20

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Thank you for the quick response, I apologize for putting it under "Defect" and 
"Mediuim Priority" I was not able to find where to change these. Also yes the 
netplay works excellently over stable broadband connections, some games just 
never sync up and leave the emulator frozen but for the most part most of the 
popular multiplayer games work fine.

Original comment by phucket...@hotmail.com on 16 Jul 2015 at 6:10