Metal Gear Solid OGL config

**hushypushy** · August 12th, 2006

Well, Shendo finally prodded me to do this. I see way too many people stuck on MGS, not being able to play it because of skipping, poor sound, things like that. I beat MGS: Integral using the settings below and now I'll share with you.

emulator: PSXeven 0.19 (but, i think ePSXe works too)

graphics: Pete's OpenGL (not OGL2!!). I'm a huge fan of OGL2. I wanted to get my sexy OGL2 performance (especially for those framebuffer effects) but it's lacking one important thing that i found--PC FPS calculation! look closely:

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
[32 Bit]- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R8G8B8A8
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- 15 bit FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: on [00000080]

The most important part there is the PC FPS Calculation special game fix. Check that, and you're already 90% there.

Sound: Eternal 1.41. try SPUasync-->Smooth and put on the MGS special game fix. if you're getting sk-sk-skipping or lag/desync, lower the buffer. if it sounds all crackly, raise it. the default is fine but change it if you need to. if your CPU is slower than 1ghz, use Eternal Lite.

IMPORTANT MGS NOTE: Never, and I mean never ever, use save states with MGS. Go ahead and try it, it'll mess up gameplay and ruin everything. As long as you stick to memory card saves, you'll be fine.

Yeah, it's that simple. The "MGS mystery" is solved. Have fun with MGS

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Last edited by hushypushy; October 14th, 2007 at 19:22..

**ShendoXT** · August 12th, 2006

Thanks, it is just what I was looking for

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Last edited by ShendoXT; May 25th, 2009 at 23:54.. Reason: ePSXe FTW

NightDemon · August 12th, 2006

Hmm...now thats strange - with these setting the videos run perfectly BUT on Windows 98

. Maybe the problem with the no showing MTG videos is some issue with the Windows XP

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**ShendoXT** · August 12th, 2006

I doubt, MGS is working fine here on win Xp... try different versions of driver as I suggested in the other thread.
Or you can try to play the game in some other psx emulator (PSXeven,PCSX,SSSPSX, pSX...)

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**hushypushy** · August 12th, 2006

could be something with your drivers and XP.

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**Yeloazndevil** · August 12th, 2006

I have never used PC FPS Calculation and MGS works and looked fine to me

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**ShendoXT** · August 12th, 2006

Well it looks the same, and it works, but you can get some nasty slowdowns even if the fps is right (50 pal/60 ntsc).

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**Yeloazndevil** · August 12th, 2006

never had the slowdown either

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**hushypushy** · August 12th, 2006

if you use the ePSXe sound plugin it will work fine, but the sound will be crappy.

we went over this a long time ago yelo, and i never got it to work right, i always thought you were full of crap

and then I-Chan gave me a special Eternal config that worked--but there were still slowdowns in some parts.

PC FPS calc fixed all that. and 2/2/0 makes the framebuffer stuff look fine.

Raziel beat FF9 using ePSXe 1.6.0 and he didnt get the famous crashes, i take that (and your MGS story) as the exception rather than the rule

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misterhektik · August 28th, 2006

I can't seem to get my sound to work right. I've tried using ePSXe and PSXEven, both do the same. It gets really choppy when people start talking. I've tried changing the buffer from 20-100, and it still sounds the same. Kinda sounds like the sound starts overlapping itself. Any thoughts?

Setup, if you need:
AMD Athlon 2600+ (1.9ghz)
Geforce 6600 GT / latest drivers
1.5gb ram
Win XP

Anyways, thanks for the setup hushypushy.

**hushypushy** · August 28th, 2006

is the PC FPS calc special game fix on in your graphics plugin? and the MGS fixes in Eternal?

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misterhektik · August 28th, 2006

Yes, both fixes are on. I should probably mention that the sound is slightly better in PSXEven. For example, the stuttering begins much later in PSXEven than in ePSXe, both using the same exact settings. Weird :S

**hushypushy** · August 28th, 2006

well, i used PSXeven to beat it so...

im not sure if it will make a difference, but in PSXeven go to config-->advanced and under PSXeven options, try switching the CPU mode to translator or interpreter (whichever is different than what you have now).

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misterhektik · August 28th, 2006

That didn't work either. I've settled for using Pete's P.E.Op.S 1.9 driver. The guns sound a little weird, but at least I can hear sweet Mei Ling's voice

DarkZero123 · August 28th, 2006

When i go underwater, theres a black screen with multipul lines, and i can't see anything to navigate

.. i have all the settings EXACT.. What else can i do? I don't know if i can beat the game w/o being able to see underwater.

**fivefeet8** · August 28th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by hushypushy

if you use the ePSXe sound plugin it will work fine, but the sound will be crappy.

we went over this a long time ago yelo, and i never got it to work right, i always thought you were full of crap

and then I-Chan gave me a special Eternal config that worked--but there were still slowdowns in some parts.

PC FPS calc fixed all that. and 2/2/0 makes the framebuffer stuff look fine.

Raziel beat FF9 using ePSXe 1.6.0 and he didnt get the famous crashes, i take that (and your MGS story) as the exception rather than the rule

MGS has always had this issue. The PC FPS calc fixes it, but the mdecs were all screwed. Unless it's been fixed since last I played it(2 years ago). I did find that Lewpy's Glide pluggin's "mixed" fps calc option fixed it and even got the mdecs running properly. On my V5 5500 of course.

Later on, I also found that PCSX also played MGS with the correct speed without the fix. But it was less advanced as Epsxe then.

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**hushypushy** · August 28th, 2006

MDECs worked fine when i played it, fivefeet8. i didn't even bother with ePSXe, i went straight to PSXeven.

i did try it with my voodoo2 a couple years back, Lewpy's Glide plays it perfectly--and looks sexy too

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JereTHEend · August 29th, 2006

When i use PC calculation, game just SLOOOOWs down to 25 fps, so i dumb it out... i hope i get it work too...

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**ShendoXT** · August 29th, 2006

lol, what did you expect that PC fps calculation would bring you 60 fps?
I thought that the name of the fix says everything...

btw: try running fraps with PC fps calculation turned off. hm...

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JereTHEend · August 29th, 2006

running game that is sposed to be in 50 FPS in 25 fps, itll never work, and what that last sentence meaned??

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August 12th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	Metal Gear Solid OGL config Well, Shendo finally prodded me to do this. I see way too many people stuck on MGS, not being able to play it because of skipping, poor sound, things like that. I beat MGS: Integral using the settings below and now I'll share with you. emulator: PSXeven 0.19 (but, i think ePSXe works too) graphics: Pete's OpenGL (not OGL2!!). I'm a huge fan of OGL2. I wanted to get my sexy OGL2 performance (especially for those framebuffer effects) but it's lacking one important thing that i found--PC FPS calculation! look closely: Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.76 Author: Pete Bernert Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Window mode [32 Bit]- Keep psx aspect ratio: off Textures: - R8G8B8A8 - Filtering: 0 - Hi-Res textures: 0 - VRam size: 0 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: Auto Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 2 - Framebuffer texture: 2 - Framebuffer access: 0 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: on - Advanced blending: on Misc: - Scanlines: off - Line mode: off - Unfiltered FB: off - 15 bit FB: off - Dithering: off - Screen smoothing: off - Screen cushion: off - Game fixes: on [00000080] The most important part there is the PC FPS Calculation special game fix. Check that, and you're already 90% there. Sound: Eternal 1.41. try SPUasync-->Smooth and put on the MGS special game fix. if you're getting sk-sk-skipping or lag/desync, lower the buffer. if it sounds all crackly, raise it. the default is fine but change it if you need to. if your CPU is slower than 1ghz, use Eternal Lite. IMPORTANT MGS NOTE: Never, and I mean never ever, use save states with MGS. Go ahead and try it, it'll mess up gameplay and ruin everything. As long as you stick to memory card saves, you'll be fine. Yeah, it's that simple. The "MGS mystery" is solved. Have fun with MGS __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. Last edited by hushypushy; October 14th, 2007 at 19:22..

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August 12th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,191	Thanks, it is just what I was looking for . __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Logitech G5 \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64 Last edited by ShendoXT; May 25th, 2009 at 23:54.. Reason: ePSXe FTW

August 12th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
NightDemon Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Somewhere Posts: 36	Hmm...now thats strange - with these setting the videos run perfectly BUT on Windows 98 . Maybe the problem with the no showing MTG videos is some issue with the Windows XP . __________________ AMD Athlon64 3500+ \| 1536 RAM DDR2 \| ATI x1600XT \| Windows XP Pro SP2

August 12th, 2006	#4 (permalink)
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,191	I doubt, MGS is working fine here on win Xp... try different versions of driver as I suggested in the other thread. Or you can try to play the game in some other psx emulator (PSXeven,PCSX,SSSPSX, pSX...) __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Logitech G5 \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64

August 12th, 2006	#5 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	could be something with your drivers and XP. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

August 12th, 2006	#6 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,386	I have never used PC FPS Calculation and MGS works and looked fine to me __________________

August 12th, 2006	#7 (permalink)
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,191	Well it looks the same, and it works, but you can get some nasty slowdowns even if the fps is right (50 pal/60 ntsc). __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Logitech G5 \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64

August 12th, 2006	#8 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil Tsundere-chan Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,386	never had the slowdown either __________________

August 12th, 2006	#9 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	if you use the ePSXe sound plugin it will work fine, but the sound will be crappy. we went over this a long time ago yelo, and i never got it to work right, i always thought you were full of crap and then I-Chan gave me a special Eternal config that worked--but there were still slowdowns in some parts. PC FPS calc fixed all that. and 2/2/0 makes the framebuffer stuff look fine. Raziel beat FF9 using ePSXe 1.6.0 and he didnt get the famous crashes, i take that (and your MGS story) as the exception rather than the rule __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

August 28th, 2006	#10 (permalink)
misterhektik Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5	I can't seem to get my sound to work right. I've tried using ePSXe and PSXEven, both do the same. It gets really choppy when people start talking. I've tried changing the buffer from 20-100, and it still sounds the same. Kinda sounds like the sound starts overlapping itself. Any thoughts? Setup, if you need: AMD Athlon 2600+ (1.9ghz) Geforce 6600 GT / latest drivers 1.5gb ram Win XP Anyways, thanks for the setup hushypushy.

August 28th, 2006	#11 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	is the PC FPS calc special game fix on in your graphics plugin? and the MGS fixes in Eternal? __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

August 28th, 2006	#12 (permalink)
misterhektik Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5	Yes, both fixes are on. I should probably mention that the sound is slightly better in PSXEven. For example, the stuttering begins much later in PSXEven than in ePSXe, both using the same exact settings. Weird :S

August 28th, 2006	#13 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	well, i used PSXeven to beat it so... im not sure if it will make a difference, but in PSXeven go to config-->advanced and under PSXeven options, try switching the CPU mode to translator or interpreter (whichever is different than what you have now). __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

August 28th, 2006	#14 (permalink)
misterhektik Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5	That didn't work either. I've settled for using Pete's P.E.Op.S 1.9 driver. The guns sound a little weird, but at least I can hear sweet Mei Ling's voice

August 28th, 2006	#15 (permalink)
DarkZero123 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In your mom. Posts: 17	When i go underwater, theres a black screen with multipul lines, and i can't see anything to navigate .. i have all the settings EXACT.. What else can i do? I don't know if i can beat the game w/o being able to see underwater.

August 28th, 2006	#17 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,978	MDECs worked fine when i played it, fivefeet8. i didn't even bother with ePSXe, i went straight to PSXeven. i did try it with my voodoo2 a couple years back, Lewpy's Glide plays it perfectly--and looks sexy too __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994.

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JereTHEend Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Finland, somwhere in Turku Posts: 88	When i use PC calculation, game just SLOOOOWs down to 25 fps, so i dumb it out... i hope i get it work too... __________________ AMD atholon X2 Dual Core 2.4 ghz 2GB of RAM Ati RADEON X1300 512 MB HyperMemory DVD r+RW drive

August 29th, 2006	#19 (permalink)
ShendoXT Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Croatia Posts: 4,191	lol, what did you expect that PC fps calculation would bring you 60 fps? I thought that the name of the fix says everything... btw: try running fraps with PC fps calculation turned off. hm... __________________ C2D E8400 3.00 Ghz \| EP45-DS3 \| HD4850 512MB \| 4GB DDR2 800 \| 640 + 250 GB HDD SyncMaster 2233BW 22" \| Logitech G5 \| Logitech G15 \| Windows 7 x64 Last edited by ShendoXT; August 29th, 2006 at 17:20..

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JereTHEend Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Finland, somwhere in Turku Posts: 88	running game that is sposed to be in 50 FPS in 25 fps, itll never work, and what that last sentence meaned?? __________________ AMD atholon X2 Dual Core 2.4 ghz 2GB of RAM Ati RADEON X1300 512 MB HyperMemory DVD r+RW drive