Fresh Start Defaults

Fresh-start defaults

These defaults describe this C++/ps2build repository when no saved master configuration is loaded. Updating the ELF does not reset saved settings. A new installation folder can still discover settings on another device.

Setting	Fresh default	Where to change it
Menu aspect ratio	16:9; Widescreen on	Settings → Interface
Menu video mode	Auto	Settings → Interface
Theme	Built-in <OPL>	Settings → Interface → Theme
Coverflow	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	On; stored volume 90	Settings → Audio Settings
Remember last played	Off	Settings → General & System
Automatic VMC creation	Off	Settings → Game Launching
GameID barcode	Off	Settings → Interface

Background music still needs a playable configured/default track. An enabled setting alone does not supply music. Storage discovery and saved configuration can affect the active presentation after initial defaults are applied.

Select Theme: <Coverflow> under Settings → Interface, apply, and save to keep the carousel presentation. Coverflow supports both 4:3 and 16:9; selecting it does not toggle widescreen. Use Widescreen: Off for a 4:3 menu. The carousel starts with three covers, center scale 30, 200 ms animation and side-cover dimming off. L1/R1 page moves animate only when selection changes, including wraps; flat list themes keep their existing page behavior.

Existing settings_riptopl.cfg values override fresh defaults. The legacy conf_riptopl.cfg can also be migrated. Inspect the active configuration location before diagnosing a different appearance as a failed update; preserve settings and saves instead of deleting them to force a reset.

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

Implementation references: settings table, configuration loading, initial theme, theme catalog, and carousel tuning.

The original Open-PS2-Loader repository's newer guide describes 4:3, disabled audio and center scale 45. This branch retains 16:9, enabled audio and scale 30. Those are explicit migration differences, tracked in issue #20; this documentation update does not change runtime defaults or claim complete defaults parity.

Related guide: Fresh Start Guide.

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Source: docs/DEFAULTS.md @ f4988587fb5f.