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Suddenly, me using the Melee Code Manager seems to have started killing my access to the Debug Menu on my copies of Melee on Dolphin, WTF's going on?!

NinTOONdo

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Back on August 2023, I had finally figured out how to effectively use the Melee Code Manager, which allowed me to gain access to codes that for some reason never worked when I used their AR Codes & Gecko Codes (I tried both individually, but neither of them had worked), and for nearly 2 months, adjusting settings in the MCM never caused any bugs or emulation-defining problems! That was until two days ago, when I played The Akaneia Build, the Debug Menu did legitimately work the day right before that one, but then eventually, the game froze every time I tried accessing the Debug Menu! I tried reversing the codes that I didn't remember activating beforehand, but that didn't fix the problem! Then out of severe frustration, I deleted The Akaneia Build from my computer, and it took me a whole day to figure out how to effectively reinstall that mod right after I started missing it immediately. Then, when I created a backup copy/file of TAB in addition to the main reinstalled copy/file, I did some testing by adding very few MCM Codes to that file (limited to codes that I legit remembered activating before this situation began), and the same issue happened again, the game just froze every time I tried to enter the Debug Menu afterwards! The mystery doesn't just end there, because then when I re-adjusted my MCM Settings for Default/Vanilla Melee, the game froze again even when I used the Tournament Method of accessing the Debug Menu over the Title Screen Method! And the situation just remains no different for regional versions of Melee either.

I think what I have described should be enough to help readers understand my situation. So my very important question asks: Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this? MCM initially didn't affect my Debug Menu's accessibility, so it really scares & concerns me how mysterious it is that this is suddenly started to erase some of the best features from the game! So does anyone know (with at least 99% confidence) what adjustments when using the Melee Code Manager causes some features to suddenly freeze the game? If so, then please provide me that explanation, cuz knowing why really means a lot to me! Thanks in advance.
 
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