Monster Rancher 2

NuGgEt · November 16th, 2001

Hey, I am a new member here (as you can probably tell) and I have been keeping my eye on the emulation scene for quite a while now. I have been having a great time emulating my games, and I have learned quite a bit about ePSXe and getting games to work, but Monster Rancher 2 just won't work!! Sorry if I'm confusing you, it works fine; it's when I switch discs. ePSXe reads the disc fine along with the second disc, but when i return the original disc it cannot read it! How can I get this to work?

One more thing about this game, how do I make an ISO? I tried using ISOBuster and CDRwin, but both of them freeze up at about 20% or say there is a bunch of sectors it cant read! should i say to fill with zeros, or ignore, or what? Thanx sooo much for your help!!

BTW, I love Emuforums.com and NGEmu!! I hope it stays up!

NuGgEt · November 16th, 2001

Oh yea, I forgot. My specs are:

AMD Thunderbird 750 Mhz
128 RAM
Voodoo 4 4500
Win 98 se

ePSXe
Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.54 (Sometimes Use Lewpy's too)
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: Voodoo4 4500 AGP

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 3
- Caching: 2

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: on
- FPS limit: 80

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: on
- Dithering: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: off [00000002]

Zell · November 16th, 2001

Turn Mask bit: off , worked for me but if it's the cd , What's th cd-rom plugin config you use ? And the fact of ISObuter freezing could be that the cd is defect !! Check the cd too .

NuGgEt · November 16th, 2001

I am using Pete's CDR ASPI driver 1.6

read mode BE_2(ATAPI SPEC 2)
REad Ahead

The only option checked is "Try again on reading error" and its set on 5

I have an iomega cdrw drive thats 8x4x32

gerbilcannon · November 16th, 2001

It may have to do with how fast you return to the game after switching back to the cd. For me at least, I have to give it a good 5-10 seconds to be safe and let it spin up, otherwise it will generate read errors all over the place. Otherwise no, I can't really say I've had any problems with monster rancher 2.

NuGgEt · November 16th, 2001

Gerbil: You have been able to succesfully create your own monsters at the shrine? Cause i tried waiting, it still doesnt seem to work. Are you just switching cds, or are you pushing ESC and using the ePSXe option to switch the discs??

Zell · November 16th, 2001

YOU HAVE TO USE THE OPTION ! It's the only way !

gerbilcannon · November 16th, 2001

What Zell said.

November 16th, 2001

That actually works now? I remember beta testing this feature with this game ever since we had the ability to switch CDs ... last time I checked was with 1.2.0. I will have to check it out.

KojiroTakenashi · November 16th, 2001

My only chance it to use bleem to generate monsters, and set the memory card for ePSXe to bleem!'s file (btw, ePSXe can use bleem memcards just fine. Keen).
Then IU leoad it up in ePSXe.
Turn mask bit off, eh? Never worked for me

NuGgEt · November 17th, 2001

Hey, thanx for everyone's help!! I finally got it working. I didnt have to turn off mask bit, i just let the cds sit for about 10 seconds, thanx for the advice Gerbilcannon!!

For some reason, I STILL cant get that ISO to be made! Should I make an image or extract the files (in ISOBuster)? What should I extract/make an image of? I really appreciate the help!

November 16th, 2001	#1 (permalink)
NuGgEt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 100	Monster Rancher 2 Hey, I am a new member here (as you can probably tell) and I have been keeping my eye on the emulation scene for quite a while now. I have been having a great time emulating my games, and I have learned quite a bit about ePSXe and getting games to work, but Monster Rancher 2 just won't work!! Sorry if I'm confusing you, it works fine; it's when I switch discs. ePSXe reads the disc fine along with the second disc, but when i return the original disc it cannot read it! How can I get this to work? One more thing about this game, how do I make an ISO? I tried using ISOBuster and CDRwin, but both of them freeze up at about 20% or say there is a bunch of sectors it cant read! should i say to fill with zeros, or ignore, or what? Thanx sooo much for your help!! BTW, I love Emuforums.com and NGEmu!! I hope it stays up!

November 16th, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Zell The Sword Saint Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Death Zone Posts: 1,750	Turn Mask bit: off , worked for me but if it's the cd , What's th cd-rom plugin config you use ? And the fact of ISObuter freezing could be that the cd is defect !! Check the cd too . __________________ Kuzuryusen ! God-like speed to attack all nine vital points in one stroke. Impossible to dodge and defend ! How want's to stop me E-Mail Last edited by Zell; November 16th, 2001 at 21:42.

November 16th, 2001	#5 (permalink)
gerbilcannon The Pretty One Join Date: May 2001 Location: Collegedale, TN Posts: 1,247	It may have to do with how fast you return to the game after switching back to the cd. For me at least, I have to give it a good 5-10 seconds to be safe and let it spin up, otherwise it will generate read errors all over the place. Otherwise no, I can't really say I've had any problems with monster rancher 2. __________________ "Me? I'm a pop idol." "And you will shed tears of scarlet!"

November 16th, 2001	#7 (permalink)
Zell The Sword Saint Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Death Zone Posts: 1,750	YOU HAVE TO USE THE OPTION ! It's the only way ! __________________ Kuzuryusen ! God-like speed to attack all nine vital points in one stroke. Impossible to dodge and defend ! How want's to stop me E-Mail

November 16th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
gerbilcannon The Pretty One Join Date: May 2001 Location: Collegedale, TN Posts: 1,247	What Zell said. __________________ "Me? I'm a pop idol." "And you will shed tears of scarlet!"

November 16th, 2001	#2 (permalink)
NuGgEt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 100	Oh yea, I forgot. My specs are: AMD Thunderbird 750 Mhz 128 RAM Voodoo 4 4500 Win 98 se ePSXe Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.54 (Sometimes Use Lewpy's too) Author: Pete Bernert GFX card: Voodoo4 4500 AGP Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Window mode Textures: - R8G8A8A8 - Filtering: 3 - Caching: 2 Framerate: - FPS limit: on - Frame skipping: on - FPS limit: 80 Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 3 - Framebuffer texture: 2 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: on - Advanced blending: hardware Misc: - Scanlines: off [0] - Unfiltered FB: on - Dithering: off - Full vram: off - Game fixes: off [00000002]

November 16th, 2001	#4 (permalink)
NuGgEt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 100	I am using Pete's CDR ASPI driver 1.6 read mode BE_2(ATAPI SPEC 2) REad Ahead The only option checked is "Try again on reading error" and its set on 5 I have an iomega cdrw drive thats 8x4x32

November 16th, 2001	#6 (permalink)
NuGgEt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 100	Gerbil: You have been able to succesfully create your own monsters at the shrine? Cause i tried waiting, it still doesnt seem to work. Are you just switching cds, or are you pushing ESC and using the ePSXe option to switch the discs??

November 16th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Keith Guest Posts: n/a	That actually works now? I remember beta testing this feature with this game ever since we had the ability to switch CDs ... last time I checked was with 1.2.0. I will have to check it out.

November 16th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
KojiroTakenashi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The Un-reality. Posts: 102	My only chance it to use bleem to generate monsters, and set the memory card for ePSXe to bleem!'s file (btw, ePSXe can use bleem memcards just fine. Keen). Then IU leoad it up in ePSXe. Turn mask bit off, eh? Never worked for me __________________ "Don't Panic"

November 17th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
NuGgEt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 100	Hey, thanx for everyone's help!! I finally got it working. I didnt have to turn off mask bit, i just let the cds sit for about 10 seconds, thanx for the advice Gerbilcannon!! For some reason, I STILL cant get that ISO to be made! Should I make an image or extract the files (in ISOBuster)? What should I extract/make an image of? I really appreciate the help!

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