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<pre>PlayStation 2 emulation on the PlayStation 4 is handled with little difference to the PlayStation 3, | <pre>PlayStation 2 emulation on the PlayStation 4 is handled with little difference to the PlayStation 3, | ||
as some issues on the PlayStation 3 were not fixed on the PlayStation 4's emulator. | as some issues on the PlayStation 3 were not fixed on the PlayStation 4's emulator. Additionally, some issues exist on the PS4 that never occurred on the PS3. | ||
This is because the PS4 is too weak for emulation, which likely led Sony to trade accuracy in exchange for performance. | |||
Each PS2ONPS4 package file (.pkg) includes the emulator itself. The ps4 does not have a native built-in emulator in its firmware, but it does a few PS2 emulator specific features, like the functions sceLncUtilIsPs2Emu, sceShellCoreUtilGetImposeMenuFlagForPs2Emu, sceSystemServiceAddLocalProcessForPs2Emu, and sceSystemServiceShowImposeMenuForPs2Emu. | Each PS2ONPS4 package file (.pkg) includes the emulator itself. The ps4 does not have a native built-in emulator in its firmware, but it does a few PS2 emulator specific features, like the functions sceLncUtilIsPs2Emu, sceShellCoreUtilGetImposeMenuFlagForPs2Emu, sceSystemServiceAddLocalProcessForPs2Emu, and sceSystemServiceShowImposeMenuForPs2Emu. | ||
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=== XXXX-YYYYY_cli.conf commands === | === XXXX-YYYYY_cli.conf commands === | ||
<pre> | <pre>Please note that these commands also work in config-emu-ps4.txt, but the official way to use them is through the CLI file (It is also needed for multi-disc packages). Additionally, some commands are still not discovered, and known commands might be missing their values. </pre> | ||
<pre>All commands are pre-made. Creating new CLI commands is impossible. | <pre>All commands are pre-made. Creating new CLI commands is impossible. | ||
The values of the commands are also pre-defined by Sony and/or have a set of possible values or ranges. | The values of the commands are also pre-defined by Sony and/or have a set of possible values or ranges. | ||
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| --ee-cycle-scalar || Accelerate EE cycles: (0.99 => 0.1)<br>Decelerate EE cycles: (1.1 => 5.0) || Accelerating can help improve EE-DMA sync at the cost of performance, whereas decelerating can help ensure EE is in sync with VU0-VU1 while improving performance (too much deceleration can cause stuttery fmvs.) The default value is 1.0 || --ee-cycle-scalar=1.0 | | --ee-cycle-scalar || Accelerate EE cycles: (0.99 => 0.1)<br>Decelerate EE cycles: (1.1 => 5.0) || Accelerating can help improve EE-DMA sync at the cost of performance, whereas decelerating can help ensure EE is in sync with VU0-VU1 while improving performance (too much deceleration can cause stuttery fmvs.) The default value is 1.0 || --ee-cycle-scalar=1.0 | ||
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| --ee-context-switch-cycles || | | --ee-context-switch-cycles || [Overclocking(?)] (0.99 => 0.1) <br>[Cycle skipping(?)] (1.1 => ∞ ) || Similar effect to eecyclescalar, but it is still unknown what it does. Does not work on Jak emulators || --ee-context-switch-cycles=2700? | ||
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| [[--ee-hook|--ee-hook]] || AdvanceClock<br>FastForwardClock<br>Mfifodrain || Set a function to be applied every time the PC register reaches the selected offset in the EE memory. FastForwardClock stalls the EE for | | [[--ee-hook|--ee-hook]] || AdvanceClock<br>FastForwardClock<br>Mfifodrain || Set a function to be applied every time the PC register reaches the selected offset in the EE memory. FastForwardClock stalls the EE for a non-changeable number of cycles, while AdvanceClock stalls the EE for an allocated number of cycles to either improve sync or performance if ee was bottlenecking it. Mfifodrain is still unknown. [[--ee-hook|For more examples]] ||--ee-hook=0x0025A9F2,AdvanceClock,,500 <br>--ee-hook=0x0019F0AD,FastForwardClock | ||
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| || Speedhacks || || | | || Speedhacks || || | ||
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| --fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate || 0, 1 || Decreases RSQRT's accuracy. | | --fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate || 0, 1 || Decreases RSQRT's accuracy. Enabled by default. Disabling it is required for full FPU accuracy || --fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate=1 | ||
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| --fpu-accurate-mul-fast || 0, 1 || A command that prevents muldiv commands from | | --fpu-accurate-mul-fast || 0, 1 || A command that prevents muldiv commands from causing slowdowns. || --fpu-accurate-mul-fast=1 | ||
|-style="background-color:#FFAA00" | |-style="background-color:#FFAA00" | ||
| || Other || || | | || Other || || | ||
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=====COP2===== | =====COP2===== | ||
<pre>VU0 Macro-mode | <pre>VU0 Macro-mode.</pre> | ||
{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
! Command !! Values !! Notes !! Usage | ! Command !! Values !! Notes !! Usage | ||
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| || Speedhacks || || | | || Speedhacks || || | ||
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| --cop2-opt-flags || 0, 1 ,2 || Optimize flags upon recompilation (1 is safe, 2 update sticky, and mac flag on every status flag update) | | --cop2-opt-flags || 0, 1 ,2 || Optimize flags upon recompilation (1 is safe, 2 update sticky, and mac flag on every status flag update) [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/58f5a5b915915293b90e7e8f34c33f9c0424d1e8/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Misc.h#L280 More Info] || --cop2-opt-flags=1 | ||
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| --cop2-opt-vf00 || 0, 1, 2 || Optimization for the vf00 register. || --cop2-opt-vf00=1 | | --cop2-opt-vf00 || 0, 1, 2 || Optimization for the vf00 register. || --cop2-opt-vf00=1 | ||
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| || Other || || | | || Other || || | ||
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| --cop2-regalloc || 0, 1 ? || PCSX2 seems to have this enabled by default | | --cop2-regalloc || 0, 1 ? || PCSX2 seems to have this enabled by default. || | ||
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| --cop2-inst-q || 0, 1 || instant Q, no stalling on VWAITQ, or instances of Q | | --cop2-inst-q || 0, 1 || instant Q, no stalling on VWAITQ, or instances of Q. || | ||
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| --cop2-inst-p || 0, 1 || instant P, no stalling on VWAITP, or instances of P. || | | --cop2-inst-p || 0, 1 || instant P, no stalling on VWAITP, or instances of P. || | ||
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| --vu-xgkick-delay || Limit is between (0 => 31) || Delay xgkick instruction execution. PCSX2 uses 6 cycles, PS3 uses 2-8 cycles depending on the game. Can be used to repair missing graphics with 0 being the most compatible. Useful for games with GIF issues || --vu-xgkick-delay=8 | | --vu-xgkick-delay || Limit is between (0 => 31) || Delay xgkick instruction execution. PCSX2 uses 6 cycles, PS3 uses 2-8 cycles depending on the game. Can be used to repair missing graphics with 0 being the most compatible. Useful for games with GIF issues || --vu-xgkick-delay=8 | ||
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| --vu-custom-min-max || 0, 1 || Custom Max/Mini logic for denormals. Disabled on pcsx2 by default but enabled by default on a couple of emus such as jakv2. Disabling it could potentially restore missing graphics | | --vu-custom-min-max || 0, 1 || Custom Max/Mini logic for denormals. Disabled on pcsx2 by default but enabled by default on a couple of emus such as jakv2. Disabling it could potentially restore missing graphics.|| --vu-custom-min-max=0 | ||
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| || Speedhacks || || | | || Speedhacks || || | ||
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| --vu1-mpg-cycles || 0 - 400000 || Set initial speed for VU1 Micro-programs. 100 is the default value. If VU1 requirements were a bottleneck, increasing it will result in better performance while decreasing it will result in the opposite. Increasing it can be beneficial for MTVU sensitive | | --vu1-mpg-cycles || 0 - 400000 || Set initial speed for VU1 Micro-programs. 100 is the default value. If VU1 requirements were a bottleneck, increasing it will result in better performance while decreasing it will result in the opposite. Increasing it can be beneficial for games that are MTVU sensitive.|| --vu1-mpg-cycles=1000 | ||
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| --vu1-di-bits || 0, 1 || 0 Skips setting invalid, and Divides by zero flags in status register. Can be used as a speedhack as it can skip costly calculations. But at the same time, it can cause issues such as broken geometry. || --vu1-di-bits=0 | | --vu1-di-bits || 0, 1 || 0 Skips setting invalid, and Divides by zero flags in status register. Can be used as a speedhack as it can skip costly calculations. But at the same time, it can cause issues such as broken geometry. || --vu1-di-bits=0 | ||
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| --vu1-opt-vf00 || 0, 1, 2 || Optimization for the vf00 register. || --vu1-opt-vf00=2 | | --vu1-opt-vf00 || 0, 1, 2 || Optimization for the vf00 register. || --vu1-opt-vf00=2 | ||
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| --vu1-jr-cache-policy || newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same || PCSX2 uses newprog as default setting. Setting it into newprog has been proven to fix some crashes [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/58f5a5b915915293b90e7e8f34c33f9c0424d1e8/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Misc.h#L319 Info] || --vu1-jr-cache-policy= | | --vu1-jr-cache-policy || newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same || PCSX2 uses newprog as default setting. Setting it into newprog has been proven to fix some crashes [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/58f5a5b915915293b90e7e8f34c33f9c0424d1e8/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Misc.h#L319 Info] || --vu1-jr-cache-policy=sameprog | ||
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| --vu1-jalr-cache-policy || newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same || PCSX2 uses newprog as default setting. Setting it into newprog has been proven to fix some crashes [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/58f5a5b915915293b90e7e8f34c33f9c0424d1e8/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Misc.h#L319 Info] || --vu1-jalr-cache-policy= | | --vu1-jalr-cache-policy || newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same || PCSX2 uses newprog as default setting. Setting it into newprog has been proven to fix some crashes [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/blob/58f5a5b915915293b90e7e8f34c33f9c0424d1e8/pcsx2/x86/microVU_Misc.h#L319 Info] || --vu1-jalr-cache-policy=sameprog | ||
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| --vu1-inst-q || 0, 1 || instant Q, no stalling on WAITQ, or instances of Q. || --vu1-inst-q=1 | | --vu1-inst-q || 0, 1 || instant Q, no stalling on WAITQ, or instances of Q. || --vu1-inst-q=1 | ||
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| --assert-path1-ad || 0, 1 || Path 1 is how the GIF takes data from VU1 via XGKICK instruction. It's unknown what this command does but it's related to VU1 | | --assert-path1-ad || 0, 1 || Path 1 is how the GIF takes data from VU1 via XGKICK instruction. It's unknown what this command does but it's related to VU1 || --assert-path1-ad=1 | ||
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| --vif-ignore-invalid-cmd || 0, 1 || Ignore invalid vif commands. In some cases, setting it to 1 can fix games that freeze while showing the same frame. || --vif-ignore-invalid-cmd=1 | | --vif-ignore-invalid-cmd || 0, 1 || Ignore invalid vif commands. In some cases, setting it to 1 can fix games that freeze while showing the same frame. || --vif-ignore-invalid-cmd=1 | ||
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| --vif-thread-chunk-size || | | --vif-thread-chunk-size || 1, 1000 || Unknown usage. 1024 is likely the limit. || --vif-thread-chunk-size=100 | ||
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| --detect-idle-vif || 0, 1 || Enabled by default. Unknown function || --detect-idle-vif=0 | | --detect-idle-vif || 0, 1 || Enabled by default. Unknown function || --detect-idle-vif=0 | ||
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| --vif1-ignore-cmd-ints || 0, 1 || Set to 1 to ignore command interrupt bit. ([https://psi-rockin.github.io/ps2tek/#vifcommands info] , explanation of int bit is right before command list). Can in some cases fix games that freeze while showing the same frame if set to 1. Games likes "Men in Black II - Alien Escape" and "Test Drive Unlimited" Will always need it. || --vif1-ignore-cmd-ints=1 | | --vif1-ignore-cmd-ints || 0, 1 || Set to 1 to ignore command interrupt bit. ([https://psi-rockin.github.io/ps2tek/#vifcommands info] , explanation of int bit is right before command list). Can in some cases fix games that freeze while showing the same frame if set to 1. Games likes "Men in Black II - Alien Escape" and "Test Drive Unlimited" Will always need it. || --vif1-ignore-cmd-ints=1 | ||
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| --vif1-instant-xfer || 1 = Instant VIF1<br>0 = Delayed VIF1 || Changes VIF1 timing. 0 | | --vif1-instant-xfer || 1 = Instant VIF1<br>0 = Delayed VIF1 || Changes VIF1 timing. 0 is the accurate option. It can be used to fix graphical glitches or to potentially prevent games from freezing. || --vif1-instant-xfer=0 | ||
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| --gs-adaptive-frameskip || 0, 1 || Speedhack. Skips frames when the gs demands more resources than there are available. doesn't work on all emulators. It does however, work on jak emulators || --gs-adaptive-frameskip=1 | | --gs-adaptive-frameskip || 0, 1 || Speedhack. Skips frames when the gs demands more resources than there are available. doesn't work on all emulators. It does however, work on jak emulators || --gs-adaptive-frameskip=1 | ||
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| || Gs settings / Behaviour || || | |||
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| --gs-use-deferred-l2h || 0, 1 || Delay option for L2H (local to host, GS to EE). || --gs-use-deferred-l2h=1 | | --gs-use-deferred-l2h || 0, 1 || Delay option for L2H (local to host, GS to EE). || --gs-use-deferred-l2h=1 | ||
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| --gs-uprender || none,2x2 || Internal resolution upscaler. || --gs-uprender=2x2 | | --gs-uprender || none,2x2 || Internal resolution upscaler. || --gs-uprender=2x2 | ||
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| --gs-upscale || none, gpu, edgesmooth, smooth, motion, motionvec, motionvector, point || Upscaling type Selector || --gs-upscale=EdgeSmooth | | --gs-upscale || none, gpu, edgesmooth, smooth, motion, motionvec, motionvector, point || Upscaling type Selector || --gs-upscale=EdgeSmooth | ||
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| --gs-kernel-cl-up || "DarkCloud2" "fantavision" "h2lpool2x2", "OptRightTri", "clutmerge2x2", "mipmap2x2", "up2x2simple", "up2x2skipinterp", "up2x2tc", "up2x2", default || Kernel Variant Color lookup Upscaler (?), mipmap and clutmerge and h2l | | --gs-kernel-cl-up || "DarkCloud2" "fantavision" "h2lpool2x2", "OptRightTri", "clutmerge2x2", "mipmap2x2", "up2x2simple", "up2x2skipinterp", "up2x2tc", "up2x2", default || Kernel Variant Color lookup Upscaler (?), mipmap and clutmerge and h2l will have to be enabled first before using their options|| --gs-kernel-cl-up="clutmerge2x2" | ||
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| --gs-override-small-tri-area || 0, 1 || Small triangle rejection. Could potentially restore missing text in some games. || --gs-override-small-tri-area=1 | | --gs-override-small-tri-area || 0, 1 || Small triangle rejection. Could potentially restore missing text in some games. || --gs-override-small-tri-area=1 | ||
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| --gs-ignore-dirty-page-border || 0, 1 || ? ||--gs-ignore-dirty-page-border=1 | | --gs-ignore-dirty-page-border || 0, 1 || ? ||--gs-ignore-dirty-page-border=1 | ||
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| --gs-ignore-rect-correction || 0, 1 || | | --gs-ignore-rect-correction || 0, 1 || || --gs-ignore-rect-correction=1 | ||
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| --gs-opt-frbuff-switch || 0, 1 || || --gs-opt-frbuff-switch=0 | | --gs-opt-frbuff-switch || 0, 1 || || --gs-opt-frbuff-switch=0 | ||
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| --gs-kernel-cl || h2lpool, clutmerge, mipmap, DarkCloud2, fantavision, Mipmap and clutmerge and h2l | | --gs-kernel-cl || h2lpool, clutmerge, mipmap, DarkCloud2, fantavision, Mipmap and clutmerge and h2l will have to be enabled first before using their options ||Kernel Variant Color lookup(?). Options included here can be upscaling if --gs-kernel-cl-up were to be used along with it || --gs-kernel-cl="clutmerge" | ||
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| --force-frame-blend || 0, 1 || Enables blend (Deinterlacing?). Should be used to fix games with shaking screens. || --force-frame-blend=1 | | --force-frame-blend || 0, 1 || Enables blend (Deinterlacing?). Should be used to fix games with shaking screens. || --force-frame-blend=1 | ||
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| --force-pal-60hz || 0, 1 || Enables 60hz PAL mode. || --force-pal-60hz=1 | | --force-pal-60hz || 0, 1 || Enables 60hz PAL mode. || --force-pal-60hz=1 | ||
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| --gs-use-clut-merge || 0, 1 ||Color lookup table(?). It could possibly solve graphical issues or improve the quality of the colors. || --gs-use-clut-merge=1 | |||
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| --gs-use-mipmap || 0, 1 || Enables mipmapping support. Can be used to fix graphics. || --gs-use-mipmap=1 | |||
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| --gs-progressive || 0, 1 || Enables progressive scan. It's used to fix graphical glitches/double screen issues. || | | --gs-progressive || 0, 1 || Enables progressive scan. It's used to fix graphical glitches/double screen issues. || | ||
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| --gs-scanout-delay || 0, 200 || || --gs-scanout-delay=200 | | --gs-scanout-delay || 0, 200 || || --gs-scanout-delay=200 | ||
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| --gs-flush-ad-xyz || always, safe, safeZwrite, off, 0 || Force a primitive flush when a framebuffer is also an input texture. This fixes some processing effects, but it can sometimes be heavy on the GS in terms of performance. GTA: SA, and Jak 3 use this command. || --gs-flush-ad-xyz=safe | |||
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| --gs-check-trans-rejection || 0, 1 || Check transfer rejection ? || --gs-check-trans-rejection=1 | | --gs-check-trans-rejection || 0, 1 || Check transfer rejection ? || --gs-check-trans-rejection=1 | ||
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| --gs-h2l-accurate-hash || 0, 1 || ||--gs-h2l-accurate-hash=1 | | --gs-h2l-accurate-hash || 0, 1 || ||--gs-h2l-accurate-hash=1 | ||
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| --gs-h2l-list-opt || 0, 1 || ||--gs-h2l-list-opt=1 | |||
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<br>[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/master/bin/resources/GameIndex.yaml Current Gameindex.yaml] | <br>[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/master/bin/resources/GameIndex.yaml Current Gameindex.yaml] | ||
<br>[https://github.com/Scalerize/Pcsx2-gameindexes Old Gameindex.yaml files] | |||
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! {{cellcolors|#00d6f2|#000000}}PCSX2 !! {{cellcolors|#c300ff|#000000}}PS4 !! Notes | ! {{cellcolors|#00d6f2|#000000}}PCSX2 !! {{cellcolors|#c300ff|#000000}}PS4 !! Notes | ||
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| Art of Fighting Anthology || Similar to RECVX. It was successful in fixing "'''Coraline'''." Sometimes called "AOFA" || 2.0 || | | Art of Fighting Anthology || Similar to RECVX. It was successful in fixing "'''Coraline'''." Sometimes called "AOFA" || 2.0 || | ||
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| Resident Evil – Code: Veronica || Fixes games like '''Jackie chan Adventures | | Resident Evil – Code: Veronica || Fixes games like '''Jackie chan Adventures, Pac-man World 3, Yu-Gi-Oh: Capsule monsters, SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis''' freezing at the splash screen. Often referred to as "RECVX" || 1.7 || '''Fatal Fury,''' '''Redfaction,''' '''AOFA.''' | ||
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| Fatal Fury Battle Archives: Volume 2 || The emulator with the closest VU0-EE sync on the PS4; setting eecyclescalar to 5 on this emulator will enable some VU0 sync demanding games to run on the PS4. || || | | Fatal Fury Battle Archives: Volume 2 || The emulator with the closest VU0-EE sync on the PS4; setting eecyclescalar to 5 on this emulator will enable some VU0 sync demanding games to run on the PS4. || || | ||
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===Emulator related regs=== | ===Emulator related regs=== | ||
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! {{cellcolors|#7698FF|#000000}}"Fake" | ! {{cellcolors|#7698FF|#000000}}"Fake" register !! Address !! Notes | ||
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| (?) || 0x1000000360 || Locking the value seems to cause a crash. | | (?) || 0x1000000360 || Locking the value seems to cause a crash. | ||
|-style="background-color:#8b9dc3" | |-style="background-color:#8b9dc3" | ||
|Current PC<br>(4 Bytes) || 0x1000000368 || Shows the current offset that's being executed by the EE.<br> | |Current PC<br>(4 Bytes) || 0x1000000368 || Shows the current offset that's being executed by the EE.<br> | ||
Updated only on branch/jump tests, unless | Updated only on branch/jump tests, unless command such as --ee-pc-coherency or --ee-insn-flush-pc is used.<br> | ||
Then updates are instant, right when | Then updates are instant, right when instruction is executed. <br> | ||
Commonly used by | Commonly used by Sceners as a tool for finding troublesome offsets. Can be found in some emulators here as well: 0x8000016830 | ||
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| (?) || 0x100000036C || | | (?) || 0x100000036C || | ||
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===VU0f-VU0i=== | |||
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! Issue !! Games affected !! Solution !! Description | ! Issue !! Games affected !! Solution !! Description | ||
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| | | IOP emulation inaccuracy(?) || Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury, Godfather, Gran turismo 4, SSX || || a Stutter that's not caused by performance but by inaccurate iop emulation leading to stuttering fmvs/mainmenu | ||
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| GS texture cache inaccuracy(?) || Taz Wanted, Ratchet And Clank Up Your Arsenal || || Some textures being missing or miscoloured. | |||
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| GIF timing is inaccurate || The Matrix: Path of Neo, Tenchu - Fatal Shadows, Genji dawn of the samurai, Batman begins, Dragon ball z budokai tenkaichi 1, possibly many more! || LUA patches or hooking schedulerdelayevent on a troublesome offset || | |||
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| No support for EE Cache || Ice Age 2, DOA2: Extreme, Nascar 2009, Barnyard, [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/2248 Others]|| Lua patches to the EE memory and picking the right emulator || It's not a ps4 issue per say since these issues are also encountered by Pcsx2. but Pcsx2 does have support for EE cache, though it doesn't use it to fix these games because emulating EE cache is extremely slow. so that's why the Pcsx2 team decided to use pnach patches to fix this issue. | | No support for EE Cache || Ice Age 2, DOA2: Extreme, Nascar 2009, Barnyard, [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/2248 Others]|| Lua patches to the EE memory and picking the right emulator || It's not a ps4 issue per say since these issues are also encountered by Pcsx2. but Pcsx2 does have support for EE cache, though it doesn't use it to fix these games because emulating EE cache is extremely slow. so that's why the Pcsx2 team decided to use pnach patches to fix this issue. | ||
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| Wrong disc read speed for some games || Shadowman(Textures), God of war (Music), Ratchet and clank size matters (Music), every game that's listed to require CDVD_READ_DELAY. [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/3877 and many other affected games] || Try your luck with IOP and CDVD CLI commands. || Also known in sony's bios as CDVD_READ_DELAY | | Wrong disc read speed for some games || Shadowman(Textures), God of war (Music), Ratchet and clank size matters (Music), every game that's listed to require CDVD_READ_DELAY. [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/3877 and many other affected games] || Try your luck with IOP and CDVD CLI commands. || Also known in sony's bios as CDVD_READ_DELAY | ||
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| | | In-accurate VU0/VU1/COP2 emulation || Sly cooper games, Crash twinsanity, Crazy frog racer, Rayman 3, Klonoa 2, others. || Choosing a VU accurate emulator such as Roguev1 or Kof2000 with the right clamping commands || The issue leads to SPS and graphical issues and sometimes freezing. | ||
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| Multitap doesn't support all games || Urban reign, others || Lua patches || Emulator expect PS4 to be able to use 8 controllers (well, who doesn't? Even PS1 can do it...). That cause all kind of mess with controller detection when game expect multitap in second port. | | Multitap doesn't support all games || Urban reign, others || Lua patches || Emulator expect PS4 to be able to use 8 controllers (well, who doesn't? Even PS1 can do it...). That cause all kind of mess with controller detection when game expect multitap in second port. | ||
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|VIF1 runs too fast || Urban reign, Avatar, Parappa 2, Eternal Poison, Soul Calibur 2, Soul Calibur 3, Others || Using LUA's SchedulerDelayEvent command or Using CLI'S vif1-instant-xfer command || Sony wanted to improve the performance, which is the reason VIF1 is instant. The lua's command can be customizable to set the delay period, the cli can't, therefore lua's command is much more compatible | |VIF1 runs too fast || Urban reign, Avatar, Parappa 2, Eternal Poison, Soul Calibur 2, Soul Calibur 3, Others || Using LUA's SchedulerDelayEvent command or Using CLI'S vif1-instant-xfer command || Sony wanted to improve the performance, which is the reason VIF1 is instant. The lua's command can be customizable to set the delay period, the cli can't, therefore lua's command is much more compatible | ||
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|Reading VU TPC registers | |Reading VU TPC registers return wrong value|| Street Fighter 3 EX(VU0), R: Racing Revolution(VU0), Spiderman 3 (VU0, in T-Bit handler...), Edge of Reality games(VU1) || Patches in lua. || In this emu TPC store full address which is wrong. Real hardware keep there addr >> 3. Worth to note that EoR games read VU1 TPC in nasty way, accessing 0x43A0(VU1 TPC) from COP2 code. | ||
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|VIF command interrupts handled before VIFn_CODE is updated. || Onimusha Blade Warriors || Fixed by patch in intr handler. || This is very specific case because Onimusha check VIFn_CODE register in interrupt handler and do nothing if code is not 0x80 (NOP with I). But VIFn_CODE seems to be updated after interrupt is handled. This practically | |VIF command interrupts handled before VIFn_CODE is updated. || Onimusha Blade Warriors || Fixed by patch in intr handler. || This is very specific case because Onimusha check VIFn_CODE register in interrupt handler and do nothing if code is not 0x80 (NOP with I). But VIFn_CODE seems to be updated after interrupt is handled. This practically make everything out of sync later as interrupts are happening, but handler do nothing about them. | ||
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| IPU emulation inaccuracy || Burnout 3 | | IPU emulation inaccuracy || Burnout 3 || None yet || | ||
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| CDVD register 0x1F402038 (KeysValid) return wrong result. || Every "SCCS" game || Patches in lua. || Likely specific to NTSC-C releases, because that region | | CDVD register 0x1F402038 (KeysValid) return wrong result. || Every "SCCS" game || Patches in lua. || Likely specific to NTSC-C releases, because that region use special SDK. Issue make cdvdman stuck on any request because it thinks that cdvd key is invalid. | ||
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| Lack of CDVD error handling || Demon Chaos, Spyro A new Beginning, Silent Hill 2 Black Ribbon, games from pcsx2 #5174 PR. || Patches in lua if needed. || One correctly supported error is SCECdErABRT, rest is just not handled or what's worst trigger emu panic on purpose like SCECdErILI (but not for 0 sector request - Spyro). Some affected games can still work if error is just accidental and not checked by game code. | | Lack of CDVD error handling || Demon Chaos, Spyro A new Beginning, Silent Hill 2 Black Ribbon, games from pcsx2 #5174 PR. || Patches in lua if needed. || One correctly supported error is SCECdErABRT, rest is just not handled or what's worst trigger emu panic on purpose like SCECdErILI (but not for 0 sector request - Spyro). Some affected games can still work if error is just accidental and not checked by game code. | ||
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