PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide - Page 2

Phil · March 24th, 2008

and i.....doubt they will....But that is only my opinion

GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

Freezing Video Playback

SYMPTOMS
Long videos freeze before finishing.

CAUSE
This bug is caused by the PCSX2 emulator.

RESOLUTION
This issue has been resolved since PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 351.
Download the latest SVN build here.

WORKAROUND
Press START to skip the video.

STATUS
Reported by one member.
No official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 343
GSdx, ZeroGS all recent releases
Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18

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hockland · March 24th, 2008

Devil May Cry 1 - PAL Movie/Cutscene crash

SYMPTOMS
Freeze at either Capcom logo, or apon starting new game

CAUSE
Some issue with movie playback with that game

RESOLUTION
Firstly download and use the patch attached to this post to firstly skip the movies. Secondly, use any svn beta of 327 or higher and enable all 3 speed hack options (disable forced abs, ee/iop sync hack, tigher spu2 sync).

WORKAROUND
See above

STATUS
Works 100% of the time, if you do the above things.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 SVN 327+
Devil May Cry 1 (PAL) - SERIAL.SLES 50358

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cottonvibes · March 24th, 2008

hockland,
the header isn't the game, its the problem of the game.
"Devil May Cry 1 - PAL and possibly other versions" should be set to the title of your post.
and you should make the header something like "Devil May Cry 1 Crash" or "Freeze at Capcom Logo"

hockland · March 24th, 2008

Done and done

cottonvibes · March 24th, 2008

Robotic Sound in Game

SYMPTOMS
Peops SPU2 causes robotic sound in the game.

CAUSE
Probably Peops' sound timing slows down the audio, thus making it sound robotic.

RESOLUTION
Use ZeroSPU2.

WORKAROUND
Try another sound plugin, or play game without sound.

STATUS
I have beaten the game using this strategy.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 9.4 to 9.5 SVN 333
Peops SPU2
Persona 3 [NTSC] - SERIAL: SLUS 215.69
Persona 3 [PAL] - SERIAL: ???

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GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

Sub-Index

KB Articles:

Movie/Cutscene crash - [PAL]

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cottonvibes · March 24th, 2008

Videos Cut-off early

SYMPTOMS
FMV sequences and videos cut-off early in the game.

CAUSE
PCSX2 gets an error partially through the Mpegs, causing them to stop.

RESOLUTION
None.

WORKAROUND
View the videos you missed on Youtube.
The main ones being the first time Orpheus is summoned, and the ending videos.

STATUS
I have beaten the game using this strategy.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 9.4 to 9.5 SVN 333
Persona 3 [NTSC] - SERIAL: SLUS 215.69
Persona 3 [PAL] - SERIAL: ???

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rainbow · March 24th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

FFX AURON LOOK CRASH

Symptoms
Game crashes at the beginning of the game after the blitzball gme.

Causes
PS2'S laser changes sectors at this exact point, old versions of pcsx2 can't emulate properly

RESOLUTION
Run game from an iso using 9.4 and latest version of Gsdx

Workaround
Have FFX hack and mgts turned on

Status

Works all the time

Applies To

All versions of Pcsx2 after 9.2 including betas

Bad ISO rip causes the same thing. U should add 'rip it with DVD Decrypter' or something like that:P

Note: it also applies to 'ship to luca' FMV crash.

GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

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cottonvibes · March 24th, 2008

Game Runs Slow using Peops SPU2 with SPU2 Sync Hack

SYMPTOMS
Game runs very slow when using Peops SPU2 and the PCSX2 beta's SPU2 hack.

CAUSE
Happens when "Tighter SPU2 Sync" is enabled in PCSX2; This hack was most-likely made for ZeroSPU2.

RESOLUTION
Turn off "Tighter SPU2 Sync" when using Peops SPU2.

WORKAROUND
Use ZeroSPU2 with the "Tighter SPU2 Sync" turned on.

STATUS
I've tested this out.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 9.5 SVN 3??-333
Final Fantasy XII [NTSC] - SERIAL: SLUS_209.63
Final Fantasy XII [PAL] - SERIAL: ???

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GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

Sub-Index

KB Articles:

Game Runs Slow using Peops SPU2 with SPU2 Sync Hack - [PAL/NTSC]
Corrupted Graphical Stripes - [?]

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rainbow · March 24th, 2008

Extreme slowness

SYMPTOMS
Game is slow as **** whether u use latest GSDX or ZeroGS

CAUSE
GS overuses alpha correction (FBA) effects.

RESOLUTION
Use latest GSDX with these settings:

DX9 hardware renderer <DX9 is a must - u cannot disable FBA in DX10>
disable Alpha correction (FBA) in GSDX config

STATUS
Playable and fast.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 0.9.4 to 0.9.5 SVN 335+
Affected Plugin Name: GSDX 1.7 <rev 745 1.8 beta too>, ZeroGS 0.97.1
Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS 257.18

Note: For best results ZeroSPU2 should be used with this game instead of PEOPS SPU2 plugin.

Rengou vs. Zaft II Plus prob list
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GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

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KB Articles:

Characters going up - [PAL]

rainbow · March 24th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeominorAI

One main disadvantage is that due to the auto-merge double-post, it is not possible to reply and post articles consecutively (or post more than one article consecutively), and so continuous alternate posting is highly recommended.

Note: Posts with attached screenshots won't be merged.

GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by rainbow

Note: Posts with attached screenshots won't be merged.

Thanks for the hint. This technicality should prove useful.

GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

Slow Distorted Sound

SYMPTOMS
All in-game music, voices, and sound effects are extremely slow and distorted.

CAUSE
This bug is caused by the P.E.Op.S SPU2 plugin.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
Choose an alternative SPU2 plugin such as ZeroSPU2 or GiGaHeRz's SPU2.

STATUS
Reported by one member.
No official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 330
P.E.Op.S SPU2 all recent releases
Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18

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GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

A/V Out of Synchronization

SYMPTOMS
The audio is a fraction of a second slower than the video.

CAUSE
Unknown: Suspected to be caused by ZeroSPU2 and GiGaHeRz's SPU2 implementation. This synchronization issue does not appear to affect P.E.Op.S SPU2.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
There are no workarounds that are currently available.

STATUS
Reported by one member.
No official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 330
ZeroSPU2 or GiGaHeRz's SPU2 all recent releases
Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18

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GeominorAI · March 24th, 2008

Particle Effects Lag

SYMPTOMS
Particle effects such as explosions decrease the game speed by 80% during the interval of the effect.

CAUSE
This performance drop is caused by the FBA implementation for GSdx.
See KB-GSDRvZPII-Extreme Slowness for the root cause.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
Set GSdx to render with DX9 without Alpha Correction.

STATUS
Reported by one member.
No official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

GSdx, all recent releases
Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18

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GeominorAI AI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: System Server Posts: 332	Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II Freezing Video Playback SYMPTOMS Long videos freeze before finishing. CAUSE This bug is caused by the PCSX2 emulator. RESOLUTION This issue has been resolved since PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 351. Download the latest SVN build here. WORKAROUND Press START to skip the video. STATUS Reported by one member. No official confirmation exists. APPLIES TO PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 343 GSdx, ZeroGS all recent releases Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18 Back to Index __________________ Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums. Contribute to and review game troubleshooting Knowledge Base articles at the PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide and PCSX2 Game Statistics Index. Last edited by GeominorAI; April 28th, 2008 at 23:18.

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GeominorAI AI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: System Server Posts: 332	Final Fantasy XII Sub-Index *KB Articles:* Game Runs Slow using Peops SPU2 with SPU2 Sync Hack - [PAL/NTSC] Corrupted Graphical Stripes - [?] Back to Index __________________ Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums. Contribute to and review game troubleshooting Knowledge Base articles at the PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide and PCSX2 Game Statistics Index. Last edited by GeominorAI; May 22nd, 2008 at 21:52.

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GeominorAI AI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: System Server Posts: 332	Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II Slow Distorted Sound SYMPTOMS All in-game music, voices, and sound effects are extremely slow and distorted. CAUSE This bug is caused by the P.E.Op.S SPU2 plugin. RESOLUTION There are no resolutions that are currently available. WORKAROUND Choose an alternative SPU2 plugin such as ZeroSPU2 or GiGaHeRz's SPU2. STATUS Reported by one member. No official confirmation exists. APPLIES TO PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 330 P.E.Op.S SPU2 all recent releases Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18 Back to Index __________________ Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums. Contribute to and review game troubleshooting Knowledge Base articles at the PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide and PCSX2 Game Statistics Index.

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GeominorAI AI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: System Server Posts: 332	Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II A/V Out of Synchronization SYMPTOMS The audio is a fraction of a second slower than the video. CAUSE Unknown: Suspected to be caused by ZeroSPU2 and GiGaHeRz's SPU2 implementation. This synchronization issue does not appear to affect P.E.Op.S SPU2. RESOLUTION There are no resolutions that are currently available. WORKAROUND There are no workarounds that are currently available. STATUS Reported by one member. No official confirmation exists. APPLIES TO PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 330 ZeroSPU2 or GiGaHeRz's SPU2 all recent releases Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18 Back to Index __________________ Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums. Contribute to and review game troubleshooting Knowledge Base articles at the PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide and PCSX2 Game Statistics Index.

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GeominorAI AI Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: System Server Posts: 332	Gundam Seed Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II Particle Effects Lag SYMPTOMS Particle effects such as explosions decrease the game speed by 80% during the interval of the effect. CAUSE This performance drop is caused by the FBA implementation for GSdx. See KB-GSDRvZPII-Extreme Slowness for the root cause. RESOLUTION There are no resolutions that are currently available. WORKAROUND Set GSdx to render with DX9 without Alpha Correction. STATUS Reported by one member. No official confirmation exists. APPLIES TO GSdx, all recent releases Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18 Back to Index __________________ Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums. Contribute to and review game troubleshooting Knowledge Base articles at the PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide and PCSX2 Game Statistics Index. Last edited by GeominorAI; March 25th, 2008 at 05:40.