Resident Evil 2 & 3 - question

Mojo2000 · October 14th, 2001

Hi folks! New ePSXe user on 1.4.0, enjoying Gran Turismo 2 immensely, especially with not having to fire up bleem! on Dreamcast with the boot disc and swap with the game disc. Plus I can use cheat codes...

Anybody know some general rules of operation when trying to configure for Resident Evil 2 (Dual Shock) and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis? I have glitches in both games, in similar sections where the characters (non-FMV) are talking and/or conversing with others.

The speech audio is either completely absent or appears in small specks; I can't tell whether the game is frozen or not. I'd sure like to get this working if at all possible...

Sorry if this is a FAQ; if so, please point me to an appropriate place where I can do some research. Thanks in advance!

I'm sure this is just a matter of toggling one setting or another...

Ultragunner · October 14th, 2001

i dunno if i can help you but, prafull, a fellow messageboard user might help you with your prob.

as for my advice, all the RE-series i've played on epsxe have voice glitches (you name it) but the graphics are awesome.

Mojo2000 · October 14th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Ultragunner
all the RE-series i've played on epsxe have voice glitches (you name it) but the graphics are awesome.

Thanks for your reply. So you DO encounter the glitches... What do you do? Just sit and wait out the dialogue in silence? If you find the game actually does work, then maybe it's worthwhile to just continue playing like that... (though it does take away from the story IMHO

)

Ultragunner · October 14th, 2001

u r absolutely right

though i finished it in my psx, still i want to finish it in epsxe

Ultragunner · October 14th, 2001

you could try using cvgs though.

Ninjaa · October 14th, 2001

I finished RE3 on ePSXe with no problems.

RIVA TNT with Pete's OpenGL v1.52
SB Live! with Iori's DSound
ISO

It worked flawlessly.

Mojo2000 · October 14th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Ninja
I finished RE3 on ePSXe with no problems.

RIVA TNT with Pete's OpenGL v1.52
SB Live! with Iori's DSound
ISO

It worked flawlessly.

Thanks a lot for your reply!

Flawlessly??? Really? (

--- drool ---

) Can you please post your individual settings per plug-in? (Video, Sound, CD-ROM)

I realize that this amounts to quite a number of details, so maybe a screenshot or something?

Pretty please?

TIA

**fivefeet8** · October 14th, 2001

I have RE2 non dual shock working nearly perfect... Sound and Video.. I don't get the weird sound problems in conversation screens that you mention.. Here is a pic of RE2 running on my computer..

Mojo2000 · October 15th, 2001

To FiveFeet8:

1) Do you mind terribly sharing your video, sound and CD settings?

I would so much like to get by these glitches completely...

2) This sounds like a dumb question, but how do you grab those screens? I have HyperSnap that I could use, but if you have a different way I'd like to hear about it...

Thanks for your answers, folks - please keep 'em coming!

**Prafull** · October 15th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Ultragunner
i dunno if i can help you but, prafull, a fellow messageboard user might help you with your prob.

as for my advice, all the RE-series i've played on epsxe have voice glitches (you name it) but the graphics are awesome.

Hey Hey! I didnt knew I am getting famous on the site

.

RE-2 and RE-3 speech problems ?some time ago someone told me about bug in new epsxe that prevented cut scenes from working properly in some games. Ok first try it in fpse with same settings.If problems are still there then lets go over to settings.

In some machines for RE-2 accurate cd rom timing needs to be enabled.Secondly you should try various sound plugins to see that helps or not.

i finished all psx REs on my computer.RE-3 twice and RE-2 have been finished 3-4 times (its fun to use cheats and play differently).I think I didnt faced any problems in fpse though there was a big slow down in epsxe during cut scenes.

Taking snaps ? Many softwares like hypersnap and aldoscapture (pay a visit to our screen grabbers section).But easiest is pressing F8 which saves the screenshot under snap folder(works surely with pete's plugins).

Mojo2000 · October 15th, 2001

Thanks to all who responded! I made a few discoveries by playing around according to suggestions, and this is what I came up with:

For RE2/3:
- switch sound plug-in from Null2 Audio Driver 1.4 to the ePSXe SPU core 1.4.0
- enable XA Read
- possibly enable CDDA Sound

Voila!!! No more skipping or cutout during dialogue, not even scratchiness.

Unfortunately, there is still slowdown during such events as the explosion at the very beginning. Don't know how to get around that...?

It's great to have fellow RE enthusiasts who don't mind sharing (or cheating, to play differently!

).

Fou-lu · October 16th, 2001

Doh, I should have guessed the XA audio was disabled...

Hope you enjoy the game!

losconquistador · October 16th, 2001

The borders of the letterbox in the cut scenes keep flickering.. is this normal? otherwise the rest if the game works great

ePSXe 1.4, Pete's OpenGL 1.53, Internal SPU & CD

P3 933MHz
256MB SDRAM
GeForce2 GTS
DirectX 8.0a
Win98SE
Pioneer DVD-ROM

Ninjaa · October 17th, 2001

hmmm.... I know what you are talking about. I don't have a geForce2 (I wish), but I have had that problem before. I think I fixed it by lowering the offscreen drawing setting. If that doesn't work, try playying around with the settings. Good luck.

Bubsy · October 17th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by fivefeet8
I have RE2 non dual shock

Did you say a non dual-shock version; Now that's hard to find:eyes:
I knew I should have kepted a copy.

Badaro · October 17th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by Ninja
hmmm.... I know what you are talking about. I don't have a geForce2 (I wish), but I have had that problem before. I think I fixed it by lowering the offscreen drawing setting. If that doesn't work, try playying around with the settings. Good luck.

Almost certainy is the OD setting. Try to avoid "Extended", it often causes flickering.

[]s Badaro

losconquistador · October 17th, 2001

nope i tried foolin around with the OD setting but the flickerings still there. HOWEVER i found out (by accident) that Alt-Enter-ing to windows mode & back stops the flickering. weird huh? btw is this the correct "fix"?

**Prafull** · October 17th, 2001

Quote:

Originally posted by losconquistador
nope i tried foolin around with the OD setting but the flickerings still there. HOWEVER i found out (by accident) that Alt-Enter-ing to windows mode & back stops the flickering. weird huh? btw is this the correct "fix"?

Really weird.I dont think thats the correct fix.Any experts there?

October 14th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
Mojo2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: eastern Canada Posts: 23	Resident Evil 2 & 3 - question Hi folks! New ePSXe user on 1.4.0, enjoying Gran Turismo 2 immensely, especially with not having to fire up bleem! on Dreamcast with the boot disc and swap with the game disc. Plus I can use cheat codes... Anybody know some general rules of operation when trying to configure for Resident Evil 2 (Dual Shock) and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis? I have glitches in both games, in similar sections where the characters (non-FMV) are talking and/or conversing with others. The speech audio is either completely absent or appears in small specks; I can't tell whether the game is frozen or not. I'd sure like to get this working if at all possible... Sorry if this is a FAQ; if so, please point me to an appropriate place where I can do some research. Thanks in advance! I'm sure this is just a matter of toggling one setting or another...

October 14th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Ultragunner S.E.E.D. Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 997	i dunno if i can help you but, prafull, a fellow messageboard user might help you with your prob. as for my advice, all the RE-series i've played on epsxe have voice glitches (you name it) but the graphics are awesome. __________________ PC Specs:

October 14th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
Ultragunner S.E.E.D. Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 997	u r absolutely right though i finished it in my psx, still i want to finish it in epsxe __________________ PC Specs:

October 14th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Ultragunner S.E.E.D. Mode Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 997	you could try using cvgs though. __________________ PC Specs:

October 15th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Mojo2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: eastern Canada Posts: 23	Ahhh - in passing! To FiveFeet8: 1) Do you mind terribly sharing your video, sound and CD settings? I would so much like to get by these glitches completely... 2) This sounds like a dumb question, but how do you grab those screens? I have HyperSnap that I could use, but if you have a different way I'd like to hear about it... Thanks for your answers, folks - please keep 'em coming!

October 14th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	I finished RE3 on ePSXe with no problems. RIVA TNT with Pete's OpenGL v1.52 SB Live! with Iori's DSound ISO It worked flawlessly.

October 15th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
Mojo2000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: eastern Canada Posts: 23	SOLVED - finally! Thanks to all who responded! I made a few discoveries by playing around according to suggestions, and this is what I came up with: For RE2/3: - switch sound plug-in from Null2 Audio Driver 1.4 to the ePSXe SPU core 1.4.0 - enable XA Read - possibly enable CDDA Sound Voila!!! No more skipping or cutout during dialogue, not even scratchiness. Unfortunately, there is still slowdown during such events as the explosion at the very beginning. Don't know how to get around that...? It's great to have fellow RE enthusiasts who don't mind sharing (or cheating, to play differently! ).

October 16th, 2001	#12 (permalink)
Fou-lu Junker daughter Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,289	Doh, I should have guessed the XA audio was disabled... Hope you enjoy the game!

October 16th, 2001	#13 (permalink)
losconquistador Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 19	RE3 cut scenes flickering The borders of the letterbox in the cut scenes keep flickering.. is this normal? otherwise the rest if the game works great ePSXe 1.4, Pete's OpenGL 1.53, Internal SPU & CD P3 933MHz 256MB SDRAM GeForce2 GTS DirectX 8.0a Win98SE Pioneer DVD-ROM

October 17th, 2001	#14 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	hmmm.... I know what you are talking about. I don't have a geForce2 (I wish), but I have had that problem before. I think I fixed it by lowering the offscreen drawing setting. If that doesn't work, try playying around with the settings. Good luck.

October 17th, 2001	#17 (permalink)
losconquistador Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 19	nope i tried foolin around with the OD setting but the flickerings still there. HOWEVER i found out (by accident) that Alt-Enter-ing to windows mode & back stops the flickering. weird huh? btw is this the correct "fix"?

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode