Fresh Start Defaults

Fresh-start defaults

These are the defaults for a fresh standard RiptOPL configuration. They apply when no saved master configuration is loaded. Updating the ELF does not reset saved settings, and a new installation folder can still discover settings on another device.

Setting	Fresh default	Where to change it
Menu aspect ratio	4:3; Widescreen off	Settings → Interface
Menu video mode	Auto; regional interlaced output	Settings → Interface
Theme	Built-in <OPL>	Settings → Interface → Theme
Coverflow	Available as the optional built-in <Coverflow> theme	Settings → Interface → Theme
Cover and disc artwork	On	Settings → Interface → Artwork Settings
Notifications	On	Settings → Interface
PS2 logo	On	Settings → Game Launching
Sound effects, boot sound, background music	Off; stored volume 90	Settings → Audio Settings
USB and other storage transports	Off	Settings → Game Sources
Device/tab start modes, including network, Apps and Favorites	Off	Settings → Game Sources
Default menu preference	Apps, once enabled	Settings → General & System
Confirm button	Circle; configurable	Settings → General & System
Remember last played	Off	Settings → General & System
Automatic VMC creation	Off	Settings → Game Launching
GameID barcode	Off	Settings → Interface

The boot device can be enabled during discovery so that a loader started from USB can still find its own files. This is a boot-path exception to the disabled storage defaults, not a different display preset.

To use the previous widescreen/carousel presentation, select Widescreen: On and Theme: <Coverflow> under Settings → Interface, apply the changes, then save. Coverflow works in both 4:3 and 16:9; selecting it does not enable widescreen. A theme supplied with a separate package may have a different name.

Existing settings_riptopl.cfg values override these defaults. The legacy conf_riptopl.cfg can also be migrated. If the menu looks different after an upgrade, inspect the active settings and configuration location rather than deleting settings or saves to force a reset.

Menu video settings do not force the same video mode in games. Triangle + Cross at boot is an explicit 480p menu-recovery override, not the fresh default; Triangle + Circle selects Auto/interlaced recovery. Use the override suitable for the connected display.

Implementation references: setDefaults() and saved-setting loading in src/opl.c, and the initial built-in theme and saved theme selection in src/themes.c. Coverflow tuning defaults are three covers, Large center scale (45), 200 ms animation, and side-cover dimming off; they take effect when a theme uses the Coverflow renderer.

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Source: docs/DEFAULTS.md @ bda9de23adf8.