PS2 Emulation

Description

PlayStation 2 emulation on the Playstaion 4 is handled with little difference to the Playstation 3,
But still many issues that the Playstation 3 faced Have moved into the Playstation 4 along with Many new issues.

The fact of the matter is that the PS4 is too weak for emulation, For that reason alone, Sony had to sacrifice accuracy in order to gain Performance, But the Ps4's emu has more accuracy than PCSX2 in terms of GS and SPU Emulation, As for the other parts, PCSX2 is much better at emulating it, For instance PCSX2 syncs VU0 extremely well, the Ps4 doesn't, And it's because it doesn't have the horsepower to do that, And that has to lead to games like Rayman 3 being unplayable without overclocking the EE at a specific offset.

Each PS2 game PS4 package file (.pkg) includes the emulator itself, there is no included emulator in the PS4 firmware. although The PS4 firmware has some PS2 emulator specific features, like the functions sceLncUtilIsPs2Emu, sceShellCoreUtilGetImposeMenuFlagForPs2Emu, sceSystemServiceAddLocalProcessForPs2Emu, or sceSystemServiceShowImposeMenuForPs2Emu.

Emulators are programmed to be accurate for the games that they were extracted from, and that alone provides a challenge For accurate Emulation. since emulators include per title patches, and different default settings, and since the Playstation 2 hardware is known to be one of the most complex systems to emulate, any small change in configuration can have negative consequences in Games.

Currently the most used emulator is Jakv2 since it is the most compatible, but for game crashes we use RECVX, and for VU accuracy we use roguev1.

Also note that the BIOS itself is included in the game's pkg and it is the exact same BIOS that was used in the ps2_netemu. Another important thing is the lack of encryption mechanism for PS2 game disc image file, this time it is just a plain ISO file, but the emulator still supports LIMG sector that allows the usage of non-2048 sector size discs. Memory card is also decrypted, but the emulator checks the crc of some of the regions to ensure that the memory card was Not modified. the PS2 Emulator supports LUA scripting by "Lua Bridge", and it is an extremely powerful interface that provide many possibilities to improve compatibility.

This is first time that sony really cared about floats in their emulator. Compared to the PS3 CPU, x86-64 is doing a worse job in mimicing PS2 FPU, and VU floats calculation behavior. This is resolved by clamping, accurate math used per memory offset, and/or converting floats to double precision. the emulator uses openCL for GS, and probably other components.

Memory Mapping

Name	From	To
EE Flat Memory (4gb)	0x0000008000000000	0x0000008100000000
IOP Flat Memory (4gb)	0x0000009000000000	0x0000009100000000
R59 Binary Cache	0x0000000914B10000	0x0000000916B10000
R30 Binary Cache	0x0000000916B14000	0x0000000917314000
jitVU0	0x0000000917318000	0x0000000917B18000
jitVU1	0x0000000917B1C000	0x0000000918B1C000
	Host's EE Memory Map
EE RAM - Kernel	0x0000008000000000	0x0000008000080000
EE RAM - Debug	0x0000008000078000	0x0000008000080000
EE RAM - User	0x0000008000080000	0x0000008002000000
EE Hw Devices	0x0000008010000000	0x0000008010010000
EE ROM	0x000000801FC00000	0x000000801FFE0000
EE RAM - Uncached	0x0000008020080000	0x0000008022000000
EE RAM - UncachedAccel	0x0000008030100000	0x0000008032000000
EE Scratchpad	0x0000008070000000	0x0000008070004000
EE Debug	0x00000080FFFF8000	0x0000008100000000
	Host's IOP Memory Map
IOP RAM	0x0000009000000000	0x0000009000200000
IOP RAM (mirror 1)	0x0000009000200000	0x0000009000400000
IOP RAM (mirror 2)	0x0000009000400000	0x0000009000600000
IOP RAM (mirror 3)	0x0000009000600000	0x0000009000800000
IOP Scratchpad	0x000000901F800000	0x000000901F801000
IOP HW	0x000000901F801000	0x000000901F810000
IOP ROM	0x000000901FC00000	0x000000901FFE0000

Clock Speeds

These are the default clock speeds for the ps2. the emulator's clock speeds are still unknown

Core	Clock speed
IOP	36.864(?)
EE	294.912
GS	147.456

Open CL and Floats

PS4 native Floating point supports and OpenCL info, for both CPU, and GPU. Understanding of floating points conversion is very important in emulating PS2.
Below info comes from this gist
There you can find more info about PS4 OpenCL.

CPU

Info	Value
Device Name	CXD90026AG - DG1002FGF84HT
Device Vendor	AuthenticAMD
Device Vendor ID	0x1022
Device OpenCL C Version	OpenCL C 1.2 pocl
Device Type	CPU
Max compute units	8
Max work item dimensions	3
Max work item sizes	4096x4096x4096
Max work group size	4096
Preferred work group size multiple	8
Half-precision Floating-point support	(n/a)
Single-precision Floating-point support	(core)
Denormals	Yes
Infinity and NANs	Yes
Round to nearest	Yes
Round to zero	Yes
Round to infinity	Yes
IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add	No
Support is emulated in software	No
Correctly-rounded divide and sqrt operations	Yes
Double-precision Floating-point support	(cl_khr_fp64)
Denormals	Yes
Infinity and NANs	Yes
Round to nearest	Yes
Round to zero	Yes
Round to infinity	Yes
IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add	Yes
Support is emulated in software	No
Execution capabilities
Run OpenCL kernels	Yes
Run native kernels	Yes
SPIR versions	1.2
Device Extensions	cl_khr_byte_addressable_store cl_khr_global_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_global_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_3d_image_writes cl_khr_spir cl_khr_fp64 cl_khr_int64_base_atomics cl_khr_int64_extended_atomics

GPU

Info	Values
Device Name	AMD LIVERPOOL
Device Vendor	AMD
Device Vendor ID	0x1002
Device Version	OpenCL 1.1
Device OpenCL C Version	OpenCL C 1.1
Device Type	GPU
Max compute units	18
Max work item dimensions	3
Max work item sizes	256x256x256
Max work group size	256
Compiler Available	Yes
Preferred work group size multiple	64
Half-precision Floating-point support	(cl_khr_fp16)
Denormals	No
Infinity and NANs	Yes
Round to nearest	Yes
Round to zero	No
Round to infinity	No
IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add	No
Support is emulated in software	No
Single-precision Floating-point support	(core)
Denormals	No
Infinity and NANs	Yes
Round to nearest	Yes
Round to zero	No
Round to infinity	No
IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add	No
Support is emulated in software	No
Correctly-rounded divide and sqrt operations	No
Double-precision Floating-point support	(cl_khr_fp64)
Denormals	Yes
Infinity and NANs	Yes
Round to nearest	Yes
Round to zero	Yes
Round to infinity	Yes
IEEE754-2008 fused multiply-add	Yes
Support is emulated in software	No
Execution capabilities
Run OpenCL kernels	Yes
Run native kernels	No
Device Extensions	cl_khr_byte_addressable_store cl_khr_byte_addressable_store cl_khr_global_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_global_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_base_atomics cl_khr_local_int32_extended_atomics cl_khr_int64_base_atomics cl_khr_int64_extended_atomics cl_khr_fp64 cl_khr_fp16

Emulator Configuration

Files

Emulator configuration is handled by 4 files:

• config-emu-ps4.txt - Stores paths, basic video/audio settings in official packages. But unofficially can be also used for advanced settings for global effect in multi disc .pkg with all commands originally used in cli.conf file.
• XXXX-YYYYY_cli.conf - Stores per disc advanced settings. GS, VU, EE, IOP, FPU, COP2 emulation settings, are here. Also hacks, and hooks.
• XXXX-YYYYY_config.lua - Used for per disc advanced scripts. Patching EE/IOP memory, Conditional hooks.
• disc-swap-cli.conf - Stores info of multi disc games.

Diagnosing problems

This guide will assist you in tracing the issue's cause, The list is based on what you can possibly solve using CLI.
also don't forget to Check out ps3 Emulator Bugs, since many of them also exist in the ps4

Issue	VU1	EE	GS	VIF	IOP	COP2	VU0	VU	FPU
GS performance (GPU)			✔	?
EE performance (CPU)	✔	✔		?	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Broken graphics/geometry	✔		✔	✔		✔	✔	✔
Crashes	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Broken physics/geometry						✔	✔	✔	✔

Commands

Known functions: Require cleanup.
The rest of the cli and lua commands can all be found inside of an emu's decrypted eboot.bin.

config-emu-ps4.txt commands

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--config-local-lua			--config-local-lua=""
--load-tooling-lua			--load-tooling-lua=0
--record-audio
--record-audio-img
--record-audio-image
--record-audio-ext
--max-console-spam
--path-snaps	dir/folder	Path to savestates folder	--path-snaps="/tmp/snapshots"
--path-recordings	dir/folder		--path-recordings="/tmp/recordings"
--path-audio-images	dir/folder
--path-memcards	dir/folder
--path-vmc	dir/folder		--path-vmc="/tmp/vmc"
--emulog-file	0,1	Creates a log file with information that is Rarely useful	--emulog-file=1
--path-emulog	dir/folder	Sets the directory of the emulog file, Requires --emulog-file=1 command	--path-emulog="/tmp/recordings"
--vmc1	native, host, target, null
--vmc2	native, host, target, null
--path-manual	dir/folder
--path-patches	dir/folder	Path to patches folder	--path-patches="/app0/patches"
--path-trophydata	dir/folder		--path-trophydata="/app0/trophy_data"
--path-featuredata	dir/folder	Path to folder with XXXX-YYYYY_features.lua file	--path-featuredata="/app0/feature_data"
--path-postproc	dir/folder	Post-processing (shaders?)
--path-toolingscript	dir/folder		--path-toolingscript="/app0/patches"
--snapshot-name
--snapshot-datafile
--snapshot-restore
--snapshot-save	frameId(?)
--snapshot-mcd-files
--snapshot-repeat	repeat_count
--snapshot-modulo
--spu2-update-deferral	Ts/integer
--cpu-avx	0, 1		--cpu-avx=0
--cpu-crc32	0, 1		--cpu-crc32=0
--pcr0-delta-hack	0,1	DPCR - DMA priority control option ?	--pcr0-delta-hack=1
--ds4-deadzone-adjust
--ds4-diagonal-adjust
--host-pad-loses-focus			--host-pad-loses-focus=1
--host-gamepads	?	Correct values might be 0-3, But no one knows the values for sure, This command might have a function if multitap is set byhost	--host-gamepads=1
--host-keyboard	slot [0-7]		--host-keyboard=4
--host-audio	1,0,on,off,mono		--host-audio=1
--host-audio-latency	msec/float	Audio latency must be between 0.010 and 4.0	--host-audio-latency=1.5
--host-window-scale	scale/float		--host-window-scale=0.5
--host-window-pos	x,y
--host-display-mode	normal,full,4:3,16:9	Set display mode	--host-display-mode=full
--host-graph	fps	Debug option that requires an unleaked debug ps2 bios	--host-graph=fps
--host-osd	verbose, minimal		--host-osd=0
--host-vsync	0,1	Enable or disable vsync	--host-vsync=1
--host-trophy-support
--rtc-epoch	unix_time (seconds since epoch)		--rtc-epoch=1523776362
--framelimiter	0,1	Enable or disable Frame limiting	--framelimiter=1
--framelimit-fps	FPS/float	framelimiter	--framelimit-fps=0.8
--framelimit-scalar	scalar/float	scalar must be between 0.1 and 5.0	--framelimit-scalar=3.2
--framelimit-mode	slowest,slower,slow,normal,fast,fastest,turbo	A Standalone framelimiter	--framelimit-mode=fast
--ps2-lang	system	sets language, Might seem like a useless command, but a Tiny number of games refuse to boot without a selected language.	--ps2-lang=system
--ps2-title-id		sets title-id for patches	--ps2-title-id=SLES-50366
--pad-record	0,1	Enables Logging pad info in emulog
--pad-analog-to-digital	0,1	Eternel ring Emu uses the value 0	--pad-analog-to-digital=0
--gs-uprender	none, 2x2	Internal resolution upscaler.	--gs-uprender=2x2
--gs-upscale	none, gpu, edgesmooth, motionvec, point, motionvector, smooth, motion	upscaling type	--gs-upscale=EdgeSmooth
--max-disc-num	1-5	numbers of discs in package (maximum=5)	--max-disc-num=1
--boot-disc-id	1-5	sets boot disc for multi-disc pkg	--boot-disc-id=0
--switch-disc-reset	0,1	0 Can be used to prevent Resetting The game when switching multiple discs, Useful for games Like SW2 that have Import data Feature	--switch-disc-reset=1
--cdvd-sector-read-cycles	1, 40000	Set DVD reading speed, higher values are slower, lower values are faster, Kinetica uses 40000, Psychonauts 4000, Red dead revolver 5000, Rise of kasai 31000, some games require moderate speed, too slow or too fast could cause audio problems.	--cdvd-sector-read-cycles=40000
--cdvd-sector-seek-cycles	1, 40000	Fixes boot-up sometimes, More info here [1]	--cdvd-sector-seek-cycles=1
--mute-audio	all,none,main,bgm		--mute-audio=all
--mute-streaming-audio	all,none,main,bgm		--mute-streaming-audio=all
--verbose-cdvd-reads	0,1	Might improve disc reading if set to 1	--verbose-cdvd-reads=0
--verbose-cpu-cycles	0,1?	?
--mtap1	Disabled, Always, ByHost	Multitap switch, The values are correct but the multitap only works in certain games.	--mtap1=always
--mtap2	Disabled, Always, ByHost	Multitap switch, some games require multitap to be selected only on second port (1, 2-a, 2-b, 2-c layout). To achieve that we need to disable first mtap.	--mtap2=always

XXXX-YYYYY_cli.conf commands

Please note that commands listed here also work in config-emu-ps4.txt. But the official way to use them is by CLI file. The CLI file way is also needed for multi-disc packages, Some of the Commands are still not discovered, And some known commands are missing some of their values Due to them being not Discovered by the Scene.

EE

Commands for the emulated Emotion Engine. these commands may assist you in gaining performance or better sync.

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--ee-cycle-scalar	To skip cycles between 1.1 And 5.0, To overclock between 0.99 and 0.1	A speedhack, if set less than 1.0 the emotion engine is overclocked, If set Higher than 1.0 the Emotion engine Begins skipping cycles, You can even have both overclock and cycle skipping values in the same CLI, Though you might face Problems in FMVs if you skip too many cycles.	--ee-cycle-scalar=1.0
--ee-context-switch-cycles	Range between (0.1 & integer value limit)	A speedhack, rather than skipping the cycles for The entirety of the emulated EE, it seems to only skip VU1 cycles(?), The higher the value, the higher the performance. This command doesn't work on jak emulators along with a few others.	--ee-context-switch-cycles=2700?
--ee-sif0-cycle-scalar	Range between (0.1 & integer value limit)	Not a Speedhack, Sif0 cycle skipping, loading times will increase and the graphics will stutter, Not recommended. More info here	--ee-sif0-cycle-scalar=6000
--ee-sif1-cycle-scalar	Range between (0.1 & integer value limit)	Not a Speedhack, Sif1 cycle skipping, you will only encounter stuttering graphics, may be helpful as a debug option for some games that require better sif1 Sync, not recommended. more info here	--ee-sif1-cycle-scalar=6000
--ee-block-validation	PageProt, PageProtection, Hash, Full, none	way of validating that block been modified, and require recompilation. [Some info about PageProt way]	--ee-block-validation=None
--ee-native-function	memcpy, memset, 0x0000		--ee-native-function=memcpy,0x11e328
--ee-hook	AdvanceClock, FastForwardClock, And every other eeobj function	This command hooks a function into an EE address, explanation: --ee-hook=(EE offset),(Function),(Optional op code),(optional value for the function), fastforward can be used to skip EE cycles. and advanceclock can possibly fix performance issues or fix vu syncing if hooked at troublesome offsets, Also note that Fastforwardclock doesn't need a value, But advanceClock does, the value seems to represent the percentage of overclock, for instance advanceclock,,100 would overclock EE by 2x and advanceclock,,50 by 1.5x	--ee-hook=0x0025b3b0,FastForwardClock or --ee-hook=0x0028A7B0,AdvanceClock,,500
--ee-jit-disasm	0 or 1 for mips and 2 for x86	Emotion engine Just in Time disassembler mode (seems to be debug log option)	--ee-jit-disasm=1
--ee-jit-pagefault-threshold	20-200	Seems to reduce blue screen occurrence the higher the value	--ee-jit-pagefault-threshold=40
--ee-shorthash-len	inst_count/integer	Length of shorthash in instruction/opcode count. Require --ee-block-validation=Hash
--ee-const-folding	None,Gpr,Fpu,All	EE constant folding, More info	--ee-const-folding=none
--ee-ignore-segfault	[none,R,W,RW]	Ignore segmentation fault, may help with crashes but will probably cause graphical issues	--ee-ignore-segfault=read
--ee-ignore-break	0,1 ?	Ignore Break instructions.
--ee-break-as-nop	0,1	Turns a break instruction into a nop Instruction (this seems to be rarely useful as Break usually mean eof)	--ee-break-as-nop=1
--ee-jit-opt-debug	0,1	Enables logging of emotion engine in emulog file ?
--ee-pc-coherency	0,1??	Seems to be an option to reduce TLB errors, The PS2 EE uses a register called "pc", which stands for Program Counter, this command when enabled might improve accuracy
--ee-inst-marking	0,1?
--ee-insn-marking	0,1?
--ee-kernel-hle	0,1	High-level emulation kernel
--ee-injection-kernel	0,1
--ee-injection-title	0,1
--ee-validate-kernel	0,1
--ee-regalloc-scalar	0,none,ReadOnly,WriteOnly,RW	register allocation setting
--ee-regalloc-simd		register allocation setting
--ee-regalloc-preserve-scalar	LoadOnly, StoreOnly, SO, LoadStore, LS	EE JIT Scalar/Int Regalloc Mode	--ee-regalloc-preserve-scalar=LoadStore
--ee-regalloc-preserve-simd	ReadOnly, RO, WO, WriteOnly ,RW	EE JIT SIMD/XMM Regalloc Mode	--ee-regalloc-preserve-simd=RW
--ee-static-block-links	options Type,Type,... [Branch,Branches,JAL,COP2,All]		--ee-static-block-links=JAL,COP2
--vtune-ee		Could be support for intel vtune, Might be related to this
--ee-live32	0,1?
--ee-cache-breaks-block	0,1?
--ee-evt-check-full	0,1?
--ee-peephole	0,1?
--ee-load-rewrites	0,1?
--ee-store-rewrites	0,1?
--ee-precompile-trace
--ee-penalize-short-blocks	0,1
--ee-mem-check-eob		EE memory check end of block
--ee-insn-flush-pc	EE offset ??
--ee-insn-callmark
--ee-inline-limit-full	insn_count/integer
--ee-inline-limit-partial
--ee-stlf-cycle-threshold	?	?

FPU

EE/FPU Recompiler Options

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--fpu-to-double	0,1	Converts floats to double, enabling it will increase the fpu's accuracy
--fpu-no-clamping	0,1	Setting it to 1 it enables ee/fpu full clamping mode, Can be used to fix any game with ee/fpu clamping issues, More here	--fpu-no-clamping=0
--fpu-clamp-operands	0,1	fpu clamping during operand stage	--fpu-clamp-operands=1
--fpu-clamp-results	0,1	fpu clamp for results of operations	--fpu-clamp-results=1
--fpu-custom-min-max	0,1	Custom Max/Mini logic for denormals, Disabling might break some games	--fpu-custom-min-max=0
--fpu-custom-fused-madd	0,1	Custom FMA (fused multiply-add)	--fpu-custom-fused-madd=0
--fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate	0,1	less accurate rsqrt (possible speedhack, but can degrade accuracy)	--fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate=1
--fpu-accurate-mul-fast	0,1	A speed up option for --fpu-accurate-muldiv-range And only has an effect when muldiv command is being used, it reduces the accuracy but improves the performance	--fpu-accurate-mul-fast=1
--fpu-accurate-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate Mul/Div/Add/Sub Math instructions for the FPU, used for full ee/fpu accuracy in specified range	--fpu-accurate-range=0x1acce0,0x2acce0
--fpu-no-clamp-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Full clamping for fpu in selected memory range	--fpu-no-clamp-range=0x1acce0,0x2acce0
--fpu-accurate-muldiv	offset (0x1FFFFFF)	Fix for games that divide/multiply by 0 in specified address	--fpu-accurate-muldiv=0x123456
--fpjk-muldiv-range	offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Bully uses this command, unknown usage, possibly even more accurate divide/multiply	--fpjk-muldiv-range=0x123456
--fpu-accurate-muldiv-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Fix for games that divide/multiply by 0 in specified range	--fpu-accurate-muldiv-range=0x1acce0,0x2acce0
--fpu-accurate-addsub	offset (0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate fpu Add/Subtract instructions in specified Address	--fpu-accurate-addsub=0x234567
--fpu-accurate-addsub-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate fpu Add/Subtract instructions in specified address range	--fpu-accurate-addsub-range=0x1acce0,0x2acce0

GS/VIF

GS stands for Graphics Synthesizer PlayStation®2 co-processor responsible for rendering the graphics (but is also used by some games for additional calculations and other purposes)

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--vif-ignore-invalid-cmd	0,1	Ignore invalid vif commands	--vif-ignore-invalid-cmd=1
--vif1-ignore-cmd-ints	0,1	possible fix for games that Crash at startup when set to 1	--vif1-ignore-cmd-ints=1
--vif1-instant-xfer	0,1	"Instant VIF transfer" Default 1. correct behavior is 0, but we don't know how accurate VIF timing is in that emu, can be used to fix graphical glitches when set to 0, Or to prevent the game from freezing	--vif1-instant-xfer=0
--vif-thread-chunk-size	1, 1000	Can be used to fix Games stuck at splash screen or later in the game. 1024 seems to be the limit	--vif-thread-chunk-size=100
--force-frame-blend	0,1	Fix for shaking screens (Deinterlacing), seems to be one of Pcsx2's Blend tff or Blend bff deinterlacing options	--force-frame-blend=1
--framelimit-mode	slowest,slower,slow,normal,fast,fastest,turbo	a Standalone Framelimiter	--framelimit-mode=fast
--force-pal-60hz	0,1	Force 60hz PAL mode	--force-pal-60hz=1
--gs-use-deferred-l2h	0,1	Some delay option for L2H (local to host, GS to EE)	--gs-use-deferred-l2h=1
--gs-use-mipmap	0,1	Turn mipmapping on or off, the original ps2 hardware enables mipmapping by default, but in the case of emulation it will generally cause performance issues. Required for CL kernels using mipmaping	--gs-use-mipmap=1
--gs-use-clut-merge	0,1	CLUT = Color lookup table, it could possibly solve graphical issues or improve the quality of the colors. it is Required for CL kernels using merging CLUT	--gs-use-clut-merge=1
--l2h-2d-params	TRXREG,BITBLTBUF,height		--l2h-2d-params=0x0000000800000001,0x000000003a0a2300,512,2
--gs-h2l-accurate-hash	0,1	Used with h2l Upscaler	--gs-h2l-accurate-hash=1
--gs-h2l-list-opt	0,1	Used with h2l Upscaler	--gs-h2l-list-opt=1
--gs-progressive	0,1	Force progressive scan, it's used to fix Graphical glitches/double screen issues when used
--gs-vert-precision	8, 16	3D Rendering vertex precision, the eboot expects the value of 8 or 16 , any other value will cause a blue screen crash.	--gs-vert-precision=8
--threaded-gs	0,1	Threading the GS is done by waiting for data to be received then have multiple rendering threads in parallel when all transfers are achieved. it's basically a speedhack that hardly ever causes problems. PCSX2 Calls it MTGS and it's very similar to MTVU Except it's a much more safer option with less performance gain.	--threaded-gs=1
--gs-force-bilinear	0,1	force bilinear filtering. Can fix ghosting problems. but it's not recommended in games that use 2D images	--gs-force-bilinear=1
--gs-ignore-dirty-page-border	0, 1	This seems to be one of pcsx2's Blending accuracy options.	--gs-ignore-dirty-page-border=1
--gs-check-trans-rejection	0,1	Check transfer rejection ?	--gs-check-trans-rejection=1
--gs-check-trans-rejection68	0,1		--gs-check-trans-rejection68=1
--gs-skip-dirty-flush-on-mipmap	0,1	Skip flushing the texture cache when mipmap settings change (?) Require mipmap GS CL kernel	--gs-skip-dirty-flush-on-mipmap=1
--gs-packed15-fmv-opt	0,1		--gs-packed15-fmv-opt=1
--gs-dirty-page-policy	0,1		--gs-dirty-page-policy=1
--gs-optimize-30fps	0,1	Speedhack for gpu hungry games	--gs-optimize-30fps=1
--gs-adaptive-frameskip	0,1	Speedhack, skips frames when the Game starts demanding more resources than there are available. doesn't work on all emulators. confirmed to be working on jak emulators
--gs-fieldswap-delay	0, 254	Wait longer than usual to change field, reduces Sharpness
--gs-uv-shift-pointsampling	0,1	Can be used with games like manhunt that have issues with UV light	--gs-uv-shift-pointsampling=1
--gs-opt-frbuff-switch	0,1	Used to fix Fmvs	--gs-opt-frbuff-switch=1
--gs-ignore-rect-correction	0,1		--gs-ignore-rect-correction=1
--gs-uprender	none,2x2	Internal resolution upscaler.	--gs-uprender=2x2
--gs-upscale	none, gpu, edgesmooth, smooth, motion, motionvec, motionvector, point	Upscaling type Selector	--gs-upscale=EdgeSmooth
--gs-aspect-ratio	aspect/float (default=0.81)		--gs-aspect-ratio=0.65
--gs-frontend-opt-mode	0, 1, 2	Selector of texture filtering options	--gs-frontend-opt-mode=1
--gs-kernel-cl	h2lpool, clutmerge, mipmap, DarkCloud2, fantavision,	Kernel Variant	--gs-kernel-cl="clutmerge"
--gs-kernel-cl-up	h2lpool2x2, OptRightTri, clutmerge2x2, mipmap2x2, up2x2simple, up2x2skipinterp, up2x2tc, up2x2, default	Kernel Variant Upscaler, up2x2simple Is the best if you are encountering Upscaling glitches	--gs-kernel-cl-up="clutmerge2x2"
--gs-motion-factor	25, 50		--gs-motion-factor=25
--gs-override-small-tri-area	0,1	Enabling it might fix missing text.	--gs-override-small-tri-area=1
--gs-render-tile-threshold	0, 3000000		--gs-render-tile-threshold=300000
--no-gs	0,1	Debug option that turns gs off
--gs-scanout-delay	0, 200		--gs-scanout-delay=200
--gs-scanout-offsetx	relative offset/ignored	Directly overwrite GS register?	--gs-scanout-offsetx=27
--gs-scanout-offsety	relative offset/ignored	Directly overwrite GS register?	--gs-scanout-offsety=27
--gs-flush-ad-xyz	always, safe, off, 0	Force a primitive flush when a framebuffer is also an input texture, fixes some processing effects but it's very heavy on the GS and will cost you performance, GTA: SA and Jak games need this command.	--gs-flush-ad-xyz=safe
--safe-area-min	area/float (range 0.9 to 1.0) any other values outside of that range will not be accepted by the emulator		--safe-area-min=0.9
--gs-hdr-support	0,1?	Enable hdr support ?
--idec-cycles-per-qwc	int/multiplier		--idec-cycles-per-qwc=768
--assert-path1-ad	0,1	The GIF sends textures and geometry to the GS. It takes data from three different PATHs, PATH1 is one of them. and it has the Highest priority of all three	--assert-path1-ad=0

VU

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--vu-to-double	0,1	Converts floats to double, Enabling it will increase the VU's Accuracy
--vu-xgkick-delay	0, 8	Delay xgkick instruction execute, pcsx2 use 6 cycles, emu in ps3 use 2-8 cycles depend on game, Can be Used to either cause or fix Graphical glitches	--vu-xgkick-delay=8
--vu-hack-triace	0,1	Special hack for Games that were Developed by Tri Ace, correct VU addi calculation. Without it result is one bit off, which is enough to break game decryption algo, and thus crashing the game.	--vu-hack-triace=1
--vu-branch-hazard	0,1	Disabling it managed to prevent Batman - Rise of Sin Tzu from Crashing	--vu-branch-hazard=0
--vu-evil-branches	0,1	Take in count branch in delay slot, or not. More Info
--vu-d-bit	0,1	Debug break. Halts the VU and sends an interrupt to the EE.	--vu-d-bit=0
--vu-t-bit	0,1	Debug halt. Acts similarly to D-bit	--vu-t-bit=0
--vu-custom-min-max	0,1	Custom Max/Mini logic for denormals, Disabled on pcsx2 by default. But enabled by default on the ps4, Disabling it might break some games	--vu-custom-min-max=1
--vu-custom-fused-madd	0,1	Custom FMA (fused multiply-add)	--vu-custom-fused-madd=1
--vu-opt-sf-check	0,1	Updates status flags only on blocks which will read them, known in pcsx2 as mVU flag hack	--vu-opt-sf-check=1
--vu-inst-mflag	0,1	Enable multiple mac flag instances
--vu-inst-cflag	0,1	Enable multiple clip flag instances
--vu-opt-jr-caching	0,1?	Optimize Jump Register caching. (vi15). Is not clear how optimization is done.
--vu-aot-disasm	0, 1 ?	Seems to be only working in jakxv2, unknown usage	--vu-aot-disasm=1
--vtune-vu	?	?
--vu-jit-disasm	0, 1, 2	VU Just-in-time Dissassembler? Seems to be a debug option	0,1=mips,2=x86
--vu-range-merge	vu_inst_cnt	?

VU1

VU1 is the GS’s alternate processing unit, Commands here can possibly improve performance and/or Prevent crashes.

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--vu1	jit-sync, jit, trans, jit-async	VU1 threading options, jit-sync works the same as disabling MTVU.	--vu1=jit-sync
--vu1-mpg-cycles	1-3000	Set cycle skipping for VU1 Micro-programs, 100 is default value, Increase the value for better VU1 performance, With no downsides to FMVs	--vu1-mpg-cycles=1000
--vu1-di-bits	0, 1	0 to skip setting Invalid, and Div by zero flags in status register. Can be used as speedhack as it skips costly calculations, but at the same time can cause issues like broken geometry.	vu1-di-bits=0
--vu1-const-prop	0, 1	The constant propagation speedhack is enabled by default. 1 will enable the speedhack and thus improve performance, and 0 will disable it and cause performance issues.More info	--vu1-const-prop=1
--vu1-no-clamping	0, 1	Despite how sony named this command, 1 enables full clamping, 0 Disables it, Can be used to fix graphical glitches,	--vu1-no-clamping=0
--vu1-clamp-range	vu1 memory offset start,end (0x0 - 0x3FF)	Values must be 2 bytes or lower and should not exceed 0x0800
--vu1-accurate-addsub-range	vu1 memory offset start,end (0x0 - 0x3FF)	Accurate VU1 Add/Subtract Instructions in specified Address Range, Values must be 2 bytes or lower and should not exceed 0x0800	--vu1-accurate-addsub-range=0x0000,0x0600
--vu1-mul0fix-range	vu1 memory offset start,end (0x0 - 0x3FF)	Enables VU1 to accurately multiply by 0 in specified range	--vu1-mul0fix-range=0x123,0x123
--vu1-opt-aot	0, 1?	Seems to be only working in jakxv2, unknown usage	--vu1-opt-aot=1
--vu1-aot-outmode	out/overwrite, append
--vu1-aot-start-crc	Offset start
--vu1-aot-end-crc	Offset End??
--vu1-aot-start-addr	Offset start
--vu1-aot-end-addr	Offset End
--vu1-jr-cache-policy	newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same	PCSX2 uses newprog as default setting.Info	--vu1-jr-cache-policy=sameprog
--vu1-jalr-cache-policy	newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same	PCSX2 uses newprog as default setting.Info	--vu1-jalr-cache-policy=sameprog
--vu1-injection	0, 1	unsure what it does, But it might be possibly a command to Keep commands like vu1mpgcycles on during the entire game rather than when vu1 is experiencing slowdowns.	--vu1-injection=1
--vu1-clamp-operands	0, 1	VU1 Clamping option.	--vu1-clamp-operands=1
--vu1-clamp-results	0, 1	VU1 clamp for results of operations, Used Sometimes to fix Graphical Glitches, Could possibly be vuroundmode:0 (?)	--vu1-clamp-results=1
--vu1-opt-flags	[0,1,2] - 1=safe, 2=unsafe	Optimize flags instances when do VU recompilation (1 is safe, 2 update sticky, and mac flag on every status flag update) More Info	--vu1-opt-flags=0
--vu1-opt-vf00	[0,1,2] - 1=safe, 2=unsafe	optimization for vf00? Not really sure here as vf00 is a special register where x,y,z are hard coded to 0.0 and w is hard-coded to 1.0. Not sure what to optimize here.	--vu1-opt-vf00=2
--vu1-inst-q	0, 1	instant Q, not stall on WAITQ, or instances of Q(?), Can fix or cause Graphical glitches.	--vu0-inst-q=1
--vu1-inst-p	0, 1	instant P, not stall on WAITP, or instances of P(?)	--vu0-inst-p=1
--vu1-use-rcp	0, 1	use sse rcp
--vu1-use-rsqrt	0, 1	use sse rsqrt
--vu1-native-patch	0, 1	Use native patches from recompiler, not compatible with jak emus, Could be VU1 round mode	--vu1-native-patch=1
--vu1-opt-subroutine	0, 1	Optimization for the VU1 when enabled

VU0

VU0 is the EE’s alternate processing unit , These are Micro-mode commands

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--vu0-injection	0,1	no one knows what this is used for	--vu0-injection=1
--vu0-mpg-cycles	100-3000	set initial cycles for vu0 microprograms, 100 is the Default value, 3000 Should more than enough for performance	--vu0-mpg-cycles=1000
--vu0-di-bits	0,1	0 to skip setting Invalid, and Div by zero flags in status register. Can be used as speedhack as it skips costly calculations, but at the same time can cause issues like broken geometry, and weird physics behavior. Depending per game.	--vu0-di-bits=0
--vu0-const-prop	0,1	Constant propagation, can Be used as speedhack for VU0 hungry games when set to 1 More info	--vu0-const-prop=0
--vu0-jr-cache-policy	newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same	PCSX2 use newprog as default setting Info	--vu0-jr-cache-policy=sameprog
--vu0-jalr-cache-policy	newprog, sameprog, auto, new, same	PCSX2 use newprog as default setting Info	--vu0-jalr-cache-policy=sameprog
--vu0-clamp-range	start, end offset	per range clamping for VU0	--vu0-clamp-range=0x100,0x120
--vu0-opt-flags	[0,1,2] - 1=safe, 2=unsafe	Optimize flags when do VU recompilation (1 is safe, 2 update sticky, and mac flag on every status flag update) More Info	--vu0-opt-flags=1
--vu0-opt-vf00	[0,1,2] - 1=safe, 2=unsafe	optimization for vf00? Not really sure here as vf00 is a special register where x,y,z are hard coded to 0.0 and w is hard-coded to 1.0. Not sure what to optimize here.	--vu0-opt-vf00=1
--vu0-opt-subroutine	0,1?
--vu0-no-clamping	0,1	Set to 1 to enable full clamping for VU0, Set to 0 to disable it.	--vu0-no-clamping=0
--vu0-clamp-operands	0,1	Vu0 Clamp decided by operands	--vu0-clamp-operands=1
--vu0-clamp-results	0,1	vu0 clamp for results of operations, Used Sometimes to fix Graphical Glitches	--vu0-clamp-results=1
--vu0-inst-q	0,1	instant Q, not stall on WAITQ, or instances of Q(?)	--vu0-inst-q=1
--vu0-inst-p	0,1	instant P, not stall on WAITP, or instances of P(?)	--vu0-inst-p=1
--vu0-use-rcp	0,1	use sse rcp	--vu0-use-rcp=1
--vu0-use-rsqrt	0,1	use sse rsqrt	--vu0-use-rsqrt=1
--vu0-accurate-addsub-range	Address	Accurate VU0 Add/Subtract Instructions in specified Address range
--vu0-mul0fix-range	vu0 memory offset start,end (0x0 - 0xA000)	Fix for games that multiply by zero
--vu0-opt-aot	0,1 ?	Seems to be only working in jakxv2, unknown usage	--vu0-opt-aot=1
--vu0-aot-outmode	out/overwrite, append
--vu0-aot-start-addr	start address	Seems to be PS3 command 0x12 replacement ahead of time compilation with CRC then to start, and CRC when to finish, or VBLANK
--vu0-aot-end-addr	end address for ahead of time compilation
--vu0-aot-start-crc	?	verify crc for aot start block (registers)
--vu0-aot-end-crc	?	verify crc for aot end block (registers)

COP2

COP2, Also known as VU0 Macro-mode.

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--cop2	jit - trans	Uknown usage
--cop2-opt-flags	[0,1,2] - 1=safe, 2=unsafe	Optimize flags when do VU recompilation (1 is safe, 2 update sticky, and mac flag on every status flag update) More Info	--cop2-opt-flags=1
--cop2-opt-vf00	[0,1,2] - 1=safe, 2=unsafe	optimization for vf00? Not really sure here as vf00 is a special register where x,y,z are hard coded to 0.0 and w is hard-coded to 1.0. Not sure what to optimize here.
--cop2-const-prop	0,1	Constant propagation, Can Be Used as speedhack for cop2 hungry games when set to 1 More info
--cop2-di-bits	0,1	0 to skip setting Invalid, and Div by Zero flags in status register. Can be used as speedhack as it skip costly calculations.	--cop2-di-bits=1
--cop2-no-clamping	0,1	1 Enables Full COP2 clamping, 0 Disables it.	--cop2-no-clamping=0
--cop2-clamp-operands	0,1	clamp on operand stage	--cop2-clamp-operands=1
--cop2-clamp-results	0,1	clamp for results of operations	--cop2-clamp-results=1
--cop2-regalloc	0,1 ?	PCSX2 seems to have this enabled by default.
--cop2-inst-q	0,1	instant Q, not stall on VWAITQ, , or instances of Q(?), causes crashes when enabled for unknown reasons
--cop2-inst-p	0,1	?
--cop2-use-rcp	0,1	use sse rcp
--cop2-use-rsqrt	0,1	use sse rsqrt	--cop2-use-rsqrt=0
--cop2-accurate-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate COP2 Assembly instructions in the cop2 Address range, Can be used to fix SPS	--cop2-accurate-range=0x123456,0x134567
--cop2-no-clamp-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Full clamping for COP2 in selected range	--cop2-no-clamp-range=0x123456,0x134567
--cop2-accurate-mul-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate Multiplication instructions in the cop2 Address range	--cop2-accurate-mul-range=0x123456,0x134567
--cop2-accurate-mul	offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate Multiplication instructions in the cop2 Address	--cop2-accurate-mul=0x123456
--cop2-accurate-addsub-range	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate Add/Subtract instructions in the cop2 Address range	--cop2-accurate-addsub-range=0x123456,0x134567
--cop2-accurate-addsub	start,end offset (0x0 - 0x1FFFFFF)	Accurate Add/Subtract instructions in the cop2 Address	--cop2-accurate-addsub=0x123456

IOP

The emulated I/O Processor (IOP) settings, Commands here are rarely useful, since the ps4 emulates it very accurately, very few games will require these options. the iop controls the emulated DEV9, SPU2, USB, Memory cards, CDVD, Firewire, along with other input/output Devices

Command	Values	Notes	Usage
--iop-cycle-scalar	Range between (0.1 & 5.0)	Not a Speedhack, when you lower it below 1.0 the iop is overclocked, when you increase it above 1.0 the iop cycles are skipped. the only thing you will notice from this is faster/slower loading speed	--iop-cycle-scalar=1.0
--iop-const-folding	None,Gpr,All	IOP constant folding More info	--iop-const-folding=All
--iop-sif0-cycle-scalar	Range between (0.1 and integer value limit)	Not a Speedhack, IOP's Sif0 cycle scalar more info here	--iop-sif0-cycle-scalar=1.0
--iop-sif1-cycle-scalar	Range between (0.1 and integer value limit)	Not a Speedhack, IOP's Sif1 cycle scalar more info here	--iop-sif1-cycle-scalar=1.0
--iop-block-validation	IsC, ShortHash, Hash	Way of validating that block been modified, and require recompilation, other Possible values include PageProt, None, PageProtection	--iop-block-validation=IsC
--iop-validate-kernel	0,1
--iop-shorthash-len	inst_count/integer	Length of shorthash in instruction/opcode count. Require --iop-block-validation=ShortHash
--iop-pc-coherency	0,1	Seems to be an option to reduce TLB errors, The PS2 IOP uses a register called "pc", which stands for Program Counter, this command when enabled might improve accuracy
--iop-inst-marking	0,1?
--iop-jit-disasm
--iop-evt-check-full
--iop-tight-slice-count	12?		--iop-tight-slice-count=12
--iop-hook	AdvanceClock, FastForwardClock	iop native hook	--iop-hook=0x0086ac,FastForwardClock

Speedhacks

Speedhacks sorted from most beneficial to least beneficial, Please note that these are not all of the command's possible values, only the ones that improve performance

Command	Value	Notes	Usage for performance
--vu1-mpg-cycles	starting from 101 to 2000. do note that 2000 is not the limit.	Frameskipping, 100 is default, 1000 is 30 fps, Higher Values Improve performance	--vu1-mpg-cycles=1000
--ee-cycle-scalar	starting from 1.1 to 5.0	Emotion engine Cycle skipping, higher values improve performance, Might have a negative effect on FMVS (cutscenes)	--ee-cycle-scalar=1.5
--vu1-di-bits	0	Less accurate vu1 calculations When set to 0	--vu1-di-bits=0
--vu1-const-prop	1	The constant propagation speedhack is enabled by default. 1 will enable the speedhack and thus improve performance, and 0 will disable it and cause performance issues.More info	--vu1-const-prop=1
--gs-adaptive-frameskip	1	Frame-skipping very lightly, Requires Emus with high api, Otherwise will cause a crash	--gs-adaptive-frameskip=1
--ee-hook	AdvanceClock	You can hook AdvanceClock on offsets in the ee memory if they are ee heavy. you can find these offsets in pcsx2's debugger through the threads tab. example for the command: --ee-hook=0x02548596,AdvanceClock,,50 . we put two ",," in order to skip adding an opcode. and the value 50 is the value of overclocking the ee also note that you can add any value you like. do note that this command is generally only useful for users who have experience in pcsx2's debugger	--ee-hook=0x02548596,AdvanceClock,,50
--vu1-opt-subroutine	1	Optimization for instructions that are used repeatedly in the VU1	--vu1-opt-subroutine=1
--gs-optimize-30fps	1	Optimizes the Fps of the GS	--gs-optimize-30fps=1
--fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate	1	Less accurate fpu calculations.	--fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate=1
--threaded-gs	1	Enable gs threading. very minor speedup.	--threaded-gs=1
--gs-upscale	none	Disables upscaling, very minimal effect on fps	--gs-upscale=none
--gs-uprender	none	Disables uprender, very minimal effect on fps	--gs-uprender=none

PCSX2's Gameindex.yaml Settings

Require Cleanup.
This list will help you use PCSX2's gameindex settings on the ps4
Current Gameindex.yaml
Old Gameindex.yaml files in case these settings get deleted from PCSX2

PCSX2	PS4	Notes
XGKickHack	--vu-xgkick-delay=0.50	Note: there are other values. between 0 and 8
VuAddSubHack	--vu-hack-triace=1
vuClampMode: 2	--vu1-no-clamping=0 --vu0-no-clamping=0 --cop2-no-clamping=0
vuClampMode: 3	--vu1-no-clamping=1 --vu0-no-clamping=1 --cop2-no-clamping=1
vu0ClampMode: 2	--vu0-no-clamping=0 --cop2-no-clamping=0
vu0ClampMode: 3	--vu0-no-clamping=1 --cop2-no-clamping=1
vu1ClampMode: 2	--vu1-no-clamping=0
vu1ClampMode: 3	--vu1-no-clamping=1
eeClampMode: 2	--fpu-no-clamping=0
eeClampMode: 3	--fpu-no-clamping=1
FpuNegDivHack & FpuMulHack	--fpu-accurate-muldiv-range=0x0,0x0	Note: requires ee start and end offsets
cpuCLUTRender: 1	--gs-uv-shift-pointsampling=1
MTVUSpeedHack: 0	--vu1=jit-sync
IbitHack	--vu1-di-bits=0
preloadFrameData: 1	--gs-kernel-cl-up="up2x2simple"	Note: Works very similar to it, But it's not exactly the same
cpuSpriteRenderBW: 4	--gs-opt-frbuff-switch=1	Note: Works very similar to it, But it's not exactly the same
mipmap: 1	--gs-use-mipmap=1
autoFlush: 1	--gs-flush-ad-xyz=safe	you can also use --gs-flush-ad-xyz=always but it will be slower than safe.
VIF1StallHack	--vif1-instant-xfer=0
VIFFIFOHack	--vif1-ignore-cmd-ints=1

Emulators

Every emulator is programmed in a different way, Sometimes Choosing the right emulator is the only possible way to fix a game, this list includes The typical usage of some of The emulators.

Emulator	Usage	API Version	Similar emulators (Compatibility)
Jakv2	Good compatibility with most ps2 games, and it has a very high api version which means more LUA commands are supported.	2.2?
RECVX	Fixes Games like Jackie chan Adventures, Pac-man World 3, Yu-Gi-Oh: Capsule monsters Refusing to boot since the emulated Program counter (pc) register is much more accurate in this emulator than others which reduces TLB miss frequency		Fatal Fury
Forbidden siren v2	The only emulator that fixed Ice age 2 being stuck at splash screen. this emu possibly has EE cache support
GTA3	Fixed the pal Version of Genji: Dawn of the Samurai
KOF2000	fixes graphical issues in games such as Crash Twinsanity, And prevents Koei tecmo games from suddenly freezing when battle starts, since it emulates VU1/VU0 very accurately		Roguev1 and KOF98
Parappa V1	The only emulator that was able to Boot Spyro: A Hero's Tail

Accurate PS2 Settings

Accurate emulation settings for debugging Ps2 Games, very slow.
Do note that this is not a universal CLI, But it will work well for most games.

--gs-uprender=none
--gs-upscale=none
--gs-vert-precision=8
--vu1-no-clamping=0
--vu1-clamp-operands=1
--vu1-clamp-results=1
--vu0-no-clamping=0
--vu0-clamp-operands=1
--vu0-clamp-results=1
--cop2-no-clamping=0
--cop2-clamp-operands=1
--cop2-clamp-results=1
--fpu-no-clamping=0
--fpu-clamp-operands=1
--fpu-accurate-range=0x1c0000,0x900000
--fpu-clamp-results=1
--vif1-instant-xfer=0
--vu-xgkick-delay=0.50
--ee-jit-pagefault-threshold=40

XXXX-YYYYY_config.lua

It is the most powerful Configuration on the emulator, it Allows direct patching of EE/IOP/VU memory, hooks registers, hook dma, almost Everything can be done here.

If needed it can hook registers by using register names from alias files. Alias files (ee-cpr0-alias.lua, ee-gpr-alias.lua, ee-hwaddr.lua) are stored in lua_include folder, and can be included to config by using require ( "alias file name" ).

Known functions: Require cleanup.

Command	Usage	Notes
apiRequest	apiRequest(<api version>)	example: apiRequest(0.1) Different emu versions support different highest api. Calling api is mandatory. some commands require higher version. Highest known version is 2.3 api from JAK 2,3,X game emulator.
	getEmuObject class
getEmuObject	local emuObj = getEmuObject()	Required for all functions using emuObj, that include: LoadConfig SaveConfig GetPad AddVsyncHook RemoveVsyncHook AddEntryPointHook RemoveEntryPointHook AddLoginHook RemoveLoginHook AddLogoutHook RemoveLogoutHook CheckEntitlement AddImageHook AddGifTagHook SwapMemCard SetFormattedCard OpenDiscTray CloseDiscTray SwitchDisc EnableImposeMenu GetDiscId GetDiscTitleId AddSectorReadHook AddMCWriteHook ShowDiscSwitchInfo GetPs4SystemLang SetPs2Lang ThrottleNorm ThrottleFast ThrottleMax AddAssertionHook SetGsTitleFix SetDeinterlace SetDisplayAspectWide SetDisplayAspectNormal ForceRefreshRate LoadFsShader SetDisplaySafeArea PadSetLightBar emuAddPadHook PadPressureStickRemap SetVolumes GetVolumes SetAudioRoute GetAudioRoute AddSnapshotLoadedHook RemoveSnapshotLoadedHook IsNeoMode IsToolingVerbose emuMediaPatch
LoadConfig
SaveConfig
GetPad	emuObj.GetPad(<gamepad button by bits>)	example usage for reading input: local CheckInputs = function() local pad_bits = emuObj.GetPad() local UP = pad_bits & 0x0010 local DOWN = pad_bits & 0x0040 local LEFT = pad_bits & 0x0080 local RIGHT = pad_bits & 0x0020 local Triangle = pad_bits & 0x1000 local Cross = pad_bits & 0x4000 local Square = pad_bits & 0x8000 local Circle = pad_bits & 0x2000 local L1 = pad_bits & 0x0400 local L2 = pad_bits & 0x0100 local L3 = pad_bits & 0x0002 local R1 = pad_bits & 0x0800 local R2 = pad_bits & 0x0200 local R3 = pad_bits & 0x0004 local Select = pad_bits & 0x0001 local Start = pad_bits & 0x0008 if (L2 ~= 0) then <here function that should be done when L2 is pushed> end end emuObj.AddVsyncHook(CheckInputs) <to trigger check at every vsync>
AddVsyncHook	emuObj.AddVsyncHook(<task to be done every vsync>)	emuObj.AddVsyncHook(my_function) my_function can be anything, from simple patches, to extensive hook. Example usage can be found in SLUS-21550 features file. some games are not compatible with it and will crash upon startup.
RemoveVsyncHook	emuObj.RemoveVsyncHook(<previously added task to be removed>)	emuObj.RemoveVsyncHook(my_function)
AddEntryPointHook	emuObj.AddEntryPointHook(<task>)	Task to be done at ps2 game main elf entry point (right where game is loaded).
RemoveEntryPointHook
AddLoginHook
RemoveLoginHook
AddLogoutHook
RemoveLogoutHook
CheckEntitlement
AddImageHook
AddGifTagHook
SwapMemCard
SetFormattedCard	emuObj.SetFormattedCard(<"file name">)	emuObj.SetFormattedCard("custom_formatted.card") Allow to use custom memory card.
OpenDiscTray
CloseDiscTray
SwitchDisc	emuObj.SwitchDisc(<disc ID>)	ID can be provided as is, or for example read from memory or register when needed.
EnableImposeMenu	emuObj.EnableImposeMenu(<true/false>)	EnableImposeMenu(false)
GetDiscId	emuObj.GetDiscId()	Return DiscId in XXXX_YYY.ZZ format
GetDiscTitleId
AddSectorReadHook	emuObj.AddSectorReadHook(<sector, unk, task>)	Hook to do task when disc image sector is read. Not all values are known (ex. emuObj.AddSectorReadHook(776480, 32, <task/function>) )
AddMCWriteHook
ShowDiscSwitchInfo
GetPs4SystemLang	emuObj.GetPs4SystemLang()	Return PS4 system language (in unknown format).
SetPs2Lang	emuObj.SetPs2Lang(<Lang ID>)	Set emulated PS2 language, correct Lang IDs are 0-18, Strangely, Some Games can Crash if their Specific Language is not selected 0 - japanese 1 - english 2 - french 3 - spanish 4 - german 5 - italian 6 - dutch 7 - portuguese 8 - russian 9 - korean 10 - traditonal-chinese 11 - simplified-chinese 12 - finnish 13 - swedish 14 - danish 15 - norwegian 16 - polish 17 - portuguese-brazil 18 - english-uk
ThrottleNorm	emuObj.ThrottleNorm()	Enable default framelimiter (50/60 fps depend on region).
ThrottleFast	emuObj.ThrottleFast()	Faster than default, but exact value is unknown.
ThrottleMax	emuObj.ThrottleMax()	Disable framelimiter During loading screens, This setting can sometimes be harmful when used globally in config files. Loading times are faster, but the game also runs faster than it should when the PS4 has enough free cpu power.
AddAssertionHook
SetGsTitleFix	emuObj.SetGsTitleFix()	More info
SetDisplayAspectWide	emuObj.SetDisplayAspectWide()	Force display area to 16:9 (If game not support widescreen, it will be stretched).
SetDisplayAspectNormal	emuObj.SetDisplayAspectNormal()	Force display area to 4:3.
ForceRefreshRate	emuObj.ForceRefreshRate(<hz>)	emuObj.ForceRefreshRate(50) correct values are 0, 50, 60 where 0 = default.
LoadFsShader	emuObj.LoadFsShader(<slot?>, "<path>")	Shaders must be loaded right after GS has been initialized. Example: Global_InitGpuResources = function() emuObj.LoadFsShader(1, "./shader.sb") end That only load Fragment Shader to program memory, to use it we need BindFragmentShader, and if depend on shader SetShaderParams.
SetDisplaySafeArea
PadSetLightBar	emuObj.PadSetLightBar(<port, red, green, blue>)	Set DS4 light bar color. Correct port values are 0-3, correct light values are 0-255.
emuAddPadHook
PadPressureStickRemap
SetVolumes	emuObj.SetVolumes('global', 'main', 'bgm')	Set volume, usually setting global is enough. Example: emuObj.SetVolumes(0.31, 1.0, 1.0) values, in floats 1.0 = 100%
GetVolumes	emuObj.GetVolumes()	Return current volume levels for ('global', 'main', 'bgm') in floating point values.
SetAudioRoute
GetAudioRoute
CountFrameOnPS2	emuObj.CountFrameOnPS2()	updates FRAPS/Actual FPS reading in olympus
AddSnapshotLoadedHook
RemoveSnapshotLoadedHook
IsNeoMode	emuObj.IsNeoMode()	Check that PS4 run in NEO (PRO) mode. Return 1/0
IsToolingVerbose
emuMediaPatch	emuMediaPatch(disc sector, 12/24 + offset, { original data }, { replace data })	Replace 4 bytes from loaded iso file. For unknown reason we always need to add 12 to real offset for DVD game, and 24 for CD game.
	getIOPObject class
getIOPObject	local iopObj = getIOPObject()	Required for all functions using iopObj, that include: ReplaceMem64 ReplaceMem32 ReplaceMem16 ReplaceMem8 ReadMemFloat WriteMemFloat WriteMem64 WriteMem32 WriteMem16 WriteMem8 ReadMemStr AddHook RemoveHook GetGpr SetGpr GetPc SetPc GetCPR0 SetCPR0 iopInsnReplace
ReplaceMem64
ReplaceMem32
ReplaceMem16
ReplaceMem8
ReadMemFloat	iopObj.ReadMemFloat(<address>)	iopObj.ReadMemFloat(0x28c3c)
WriteMemFloat	iopbj.WriteMemFloat(<address>, <value>)	iopObj.WriteMemFloat(0x65364, 1.3333333)
ReadMem128
WriteMem128
ReadMemFloat128
WriteMemFloat128
ReadMem64	iopObj.ReadMem64(<iop memory offset>)	Read 8 Bytes From offset
WriteMem64	iopObj.WriteMem64(<iop memory offset>, <data>)	Write 8 Bytes From offset
ReadMem32	iopObj.ReadMem32(<iop memory offset>)	Read 4 bytes from offset, examples: iopObj.ReadMem32(0x1198) iopObj.ReadMem32(gp - 348)
WriteMem32	iopObj.WriteMem32(<iop memory offset>, <data>)	Write 4 bytes to offset, example: iopObj.WriteMem32(0x89ac, 0x001b70f0)
ReadMem16	iopObj.ReadMem16(<iop memory offset>)	Read 2 bytes from offset, example: iopObj.ReadMem16(0x1198)
WriteMem16	iopObj.WriteMem16(<iop memory offset>, <data>)	Write 2 bytes to offset, example: iopObj.WriteMem16(0x89ac, 0x70f0)
ReadMem8	iopObj.ReadMem8(<iop memory offset>)	Read 1 byte from offset, example: iopObj.ReadMem8(0x1198)
WriteMem8	iopObj.WriteMem8(<iop memory offset>, <data>)	Write 1 byte to offset, example: iopObj.WriteMem8(0x89ac, 0xf0)
ReadMemStr
FastForwardClock	iopObj.FastForwardClock()
AdvanceClock	iopObj.AdvanceClock()	Increase Iop Clock speed at hooked iop offset
GetClock	iopObj.GetClock()	Get Iop Clock speed at hooked iop Offset, if no offset is hooked, value of iopObj.GetClock() will be 0
AddHook
RemoveHook
GetGpr	iopObj.GetGPR(<gpr register>)	iopObj.GetGPR(a1)
SetGpr	iopObj.SetGPR(<gpr register> ,<value>)	example: iopObj.SetGPR(gpr.v0 ,3)
GetPc		iopObj.GetPc(), can be used also with additional var. like iopObj.GetPc()+8
SetPc	iopObj.SetPC(<PC>)	iopObj.SetPC(0x6B80)
GetCPR0	iopObj.GetCPR0(<COP0 register>)
SetCPR0	iopObj.SetCPR0(<COP0 register>)
iopInsnReplace	iopInsnReplace(IOP memory offset, Original opcode (BE), Replace opcode (BE))	Replace 4 bytes opcode in iop memory, correct memory range is 0x0 to 0x1FFFFF
	getEEObject class
getEEObject	local eeObj = getEEObject()	Required for all functions using eeObj
ReplaceMem64
ReplaceMem32	eeObj.ReplaceMem32(<address>, <value>)	Permanently replace an offset without needing addvsynchook
ReplaceMem16
ReplaceMem8
ReadMemFloat	eeObj.ReadMemFloat(<address>)	eeObj.ReadMemFloat(0x258c3c)
WriteMemFloat	eeObj.WriteMemFloat(<address>, <value>)	eeObj.WriteMemFloat(0x365364, 1.3333333)
ReadMem128	eeObj.ReadMem128(<ee memory offset>)	Read 16 bytes from offset, examples: eeObj.ReadMem128(0x100198)
ReadMemFloat128	eeObj.ReadMemFloat128(<ee memory offset>)	return 16 bytes from offset in float form
WriteMem128
WriteMemFloat128
ReadMem64	eeObj.ReadMem64(<ee memory offset>)	Read 8 bytes from offset, examples: eeObj.ReadMem64(0x100198)
WriteMem64	eeObj.WriteMem64(<ee memory offset>, <data>)
ReadMem32	eeObj.ReadMem32(<ee memory offset>)	Read 4 bytes from offset, examples: eeObj.ReadMem32(0x100198) eeObj.ReadMem32(gp - 31348)
WriteMem32	eeObj.WriteMem32(<ee memory offset>, <data>)	Write 4 bytes to offset, example: eeObj.WriteMem32(0x2c89ac, 0x001b70f0)
ReadMem16	eeObj.ReadMem16(<ee memory offset>)	Read 2 bytes from offset, example: eeObj.ReadMem16(0x100198)
WriteMem16	eeObj.WriteMem16(<ee memory offset>, <data>)	Write 2 bytes to offset, example: eeObj.WriteMem16(0x2c89ac, 0x70f0)
ReadMem8	eeObj.ReadMem8(<ee memory offset>)	Read 1 byte from offset, example: eeObj.ReadMem8(0x100198)
WriteMem8	eeObj.WriteMem8(<ee memory offset>, <data>)	Write 1 byte to offset, example: eeObj.WriteMem8(0x2c89ac, 0xf0)
ReadMemStr	eeObj.ReadMemStr(address/register)	Read string from address until null terminator
AddHook	eeObj.AddHook(<ee offset>, <original opcode>, <definied hook name>)	example: local W1 = function() emuObj.SetDisplayAspectNormal() end local ws1 = eeObj.AddHook(0x1c9840, 0xaf808c78, W1)
RemoveHook
AddPreHook
AddPostHook
RemovePreHook
RemovePostHook
GetGpr64	eeObj.GetGPR64(<gpr register>)	example: eeObj.GetGPR64(t3)
SetGpr64
GetGprFloat		Get gpr value as float value
SetGprFloat		Set gpr value as float value
GetGpr / GetGPR	eeObj.GetGPR(<gpr register>)	eeObj.GetGPR(t3)
SetGpr / SetGPR	eeObj.SetGPR(<gpr register> ,<value>)	example: eeObj.SetGPR(gpr.a3 ,1) Require defined getEEObject() as eeObj
GetFprHex	eeObj.GetFprHex(<FPU register (0-31)>)	Get/return floating point register value as hex string
SetFprHex	eeObj.SetFprHex(<FPU register (0-31), value (u32)>)	Set floating point register value as hex string
GetFpr / GetFPR	eeObj.GetFpr(<register number>)	example eeObj.GetFpr(14)
SetFpr / SetFPR	eeObj.SetFpr(<fpr register number>, <value>)	Simple example eeObj.SetFpr(14, 50.0) will set frp 14 to 50.0 But we can also combine commands to add/sub from registers eeObj.SetFpr(14, eeObj.GetFpr(14) + 50.0) this will add 50.0 to current fpr 14 value
GetPc		eeObj.GetPc(), can be used also with additional var. like eeObj.GetPc()+4
SetPc	eeObj.SetPC(<PC>)	eeObj.SetPC(0x266B80)
GetCPR0	eeObj.GetCPR0(<COP0 register>)
SetCPR0	eeObj.SetCPR0(<COP0 register>)
SchedulerDelayEvent	eeObj.SchedulerDelayEvent("event", cycles)	Parrapa use eeObj.SchedulerDelayEvent("vif1.dma", 0x6500) other events are gif.dma, vif0.dma, vif1.dma, sif0.dma, Sif0-NormalTransfer, sif1.dma, Sif1-NormalTransfer, ipu0.dma, ipu1.dma . This command allow to delay certain DMA transfer by cycles.
DmaAddHook
DmaRemoveHook
WaitVu1	eeObj.WaitVu1(1)	most likely this is --vu1=jit-sync, Enabling it will Sync the EE with the VU1, Pcsx2 has a similar gamefix called VU Sync which syncs both VU1 and VU0 with the EE.
Vu1MpgCycles	eeObj.Vu1MpgCycles(<cycles>)	Works just like the cli command --vu1-mpg-cycles=, setting it to eeObj.Vu1MpgCycles(1000) would skip 50% of frames When the game enters a VU1 Heavy area and will return to normal framerate when VU1 is not being under heavy usage.
GetPcRingBuffer
WriteMemStr	eeObj.WriteMemStr(address, string)
FastForwardClock	eeObj.FastForwardClock()	eeObj.FastForwardClock(1) Skip Emotion engine Cycles, 1 and 0 seem to be the values.
AdvanceClock	eeObj.AdvanceClock()	Overclock Emotion Engine Speed at the hooked EE Offset, 294912 mHz is the default clock speed, if eeObj.AdvanceClock(5000) is activated the clock speed will increase to 299912 at the hooked addresses only and EE will return to normal clock speed after that.
GetClock	eeObj.GetClock()	Get the value of EE Clock speed at Hooked EE offset, if no offset is hooked the value will be 0, This command was used by sony to make calculations to determine whether or not the EE needs to be overclocked.
WriteMemStrZ		eeObj.WriteMemStrZ(string pointer, string) . Pointer can be read from GPR
Precompile
CalcInsnHash
AddJitResetHook
RemoveJitResetHook
getOverlayObject	eeObj.getOverlayObject()	Can be used to get Current EE Offset (???) local eeOverlay = eeObj.getOverlayObject()
GetVif1Cycles	eeObj.GetVif1Cycles()	local vif1_cycles = eeObj.GetVif1Cycles() create vif_cycles value that can be used later, you can rename it as you wish.
	getGLSObject class
getGLSObject
Enable
EnableServerRecording
Pause
	getGsObject class
getGsObject	local gsObj = getGsObject()
SetL2HMode
SetUprenderMode	gsObj.SetUprenderMode(0)	Sets uprender mode. Overrides CLI 0=none, 1=2x2
SetUpscaleMode
GetFramesInQueue
SetFrameSkipping	gsObj.SetFrameSkipping(true)	false and true are the values.
SetDeinterlaceShift		gsObj.SetDeinterlaceShift(0)
	getAudioObject class
getAudioObject
muteStreamingAll
muteStreamingMain
muteStreamingBGM
	getRemotePlayObject class
getRemotePlayObject
Enable
	getVideoRecordingObject class
getVideoRecordingObject
Enable
	getSharePlayObject class
getSharePlayObject
Enable
	getSpriteObject group
getSpriteObject
Enable
Disable
BindFragmentShader
SetShaderParams		Is not clear that params depend on shader, or are somehow hardcoded. Example usage: local sprite0 = getSpriteObject(0) local scanlineParams = { 240.0, -- float scanlineCount 0.7, -- float scanlineHeight; 1.5, -- float scanlineBrightScale; 0.5, -- float scanlineAlpha; 0.5 -- float vignetteStrength; } sprite0.SetShaderParams(scanlineParams)
BindTexture
SetPosXY
SetSizeXY
SetPosUV
SetSizeUV
PrintContext
SetBlendColor	sprite<X>.SetBlendColor(<R,G,B,A>) in floats, max val. 1.0	local sprite0 = getSpriteObject(0) sprite0.SetBlendColor(1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0)
	Does not require Obj call group, or unknown
eeInsnReplace	eeInsnReplace(EE memory offset, Original opcode (BE), Replace opcode (BE))	Replace 4 bytes opcode in ee memory, correct memory range is 0x0 to 0x1FFFFFFF
vuInsnReplace	vuInsnReplace(vu 0/1, vu memory offset divided by 8, (original opcode<<32) | original opcode, (replace opcode<<32) | replace opcode)	Replace 2 x 4 bytes in VU memory, correct memory range depend on selected VU, left shift by 32 is used for VU lower opcodes. Command will fail if size is above 254. example: vuInsnReplace(0, 0x167, (0x000002ff << 32) | 0x520507ff,(0x000002ff << 32) | 0x8000033c) Replace 64 bits of VU0 at offset 0xB38
eeNativeFunction	eeNativeFunction(<ee offset>, <original opcode>, <function>)	eeNativeFunction(0x11fa9c, 0x0080402d, 'memcpy') Different emulators can have different functions included, vide SO3. Require api 1.4 or higher. But functions from this list should be available in every emu: ieee754_acosf ieee754_asinf ieee754_sqrtf fabs cosf fabsf sinf acosf asinf sqrtf fptoui fptodp litodp dptoli dptofp memcpy memset strlen
eeNativeHook	eeNativeHook(<ee ofset>, <original opcode>, <action>)	eeNativeHook require apiRequest(1.4) or higher.
GsCustomShader
getTrophyObject	local trophyObj = getTrophyObject()	Required for all functions using trophyObj
getDmaObject	local dmaObj = getDmaObject()	Depreciated API - use EE:DmaAddHook / EE:DmaRemoveHook instead. Is not clear when it was depreciated, JAK emu don't use it.
Unlock
getScreenShotObject
IsUnlocked
InsnOverlay	InsnOverlay({<opcode, opcode, opcode...>})	example: InsnOverlay({ 0x27bdfff0, -- addiu $sp, -0x10 0xffbf0000, -- sd $ra, 0(sp) 0xffb00008, -- sd $s0, 8(sp) 0x3c05000f, -- lui $a1, 0x000f 0x34a57000, -- ori $a1, 0x7000 0x0c0db8b6, -- jal Script::State::DoString 0x0080802d, -- move $s0, $a0 0x24050001, -- li $a1, 1 0x0c0dba4c, -- jal Script::State::IsNull(int) 0x0200202d, -- move $a0, $s0 0xdfb00008, -- ld $s0, 8(sp) 0xdfbf0000, -- ld $ra, 0(sp) 0x03e00008, -- jr ra 0x27bd0010 -- addiu $sp, 0x10 })
eeDebugBreak
CsBindShader
CsSetParamInt32
CsSetParamFloat
CsResetContext
CsPrintContext
PsBindShader
PsSetParamInt32
PsSetParamFloat
PsResetContext
PsPrintContext

Note: eeObj, emuObj, gsObj, etc are described as required, this is not really true. You can set functions locals they use as whatever you want, but due to specify of that emulator it will be better to keep official naming used in official configs.

Registers for hook

Registers defined in alias files.

GetGpr/SetGpr

gpr.zero gpr.at 
gpr.v0  gpr.v1 
gpr.a0  gpr.a1  gpr.a2  gpr.a3 
gpr.t0  gpr.t1  gpr.t2  gpr.t3 
gpr.t4  gpr.t5  gpr.t6  gpr.t7 
gpr.s0  gpr.s1  gpr.s2  gpr.s3 
gpr.s4  gpr.s5  gpr.s6  gpr.s7 
gpr.t8  gpr.t9
gpr.k0  gpr.k1 
gpr.gp  gpr.sp  gpr.fp  gpr.ra 
gpr.lo  gpr.hi  gpr.sa

example: eeObj.GetGpr(gpr.a1) 

GetCPR0/SetCPR0

cpr.index	  cpr.pagemask
cpr.random	  cpr.wired	
cpr.entrylo0      cpr.badvaddr
cpr.entrylo1      cpr.count	
cpr.context	  cpr.entryhi	


cpr.compare	  cpr.config    cpr.taglo	
cpr.status	  cpr.badpaddr  cpr.taghi	
cpr.cause	  cpr.hwbk	cpr.errorepc
cpr.epc		  cpr.pccr	
cpr.prid

example: eeObj.GetCPR0(cpr.status) 

SetGsTitleFix

One of very important commands in ps2 emu lua, allow to change GS behavior. Part of EmuObject() class, used frequently in official configs.
Example usage from official config files: https://pastebin.com/yf802Up3

Commands

Command	Notes
globalSet	used with workLoadThreshold or waveThreshold or loadThreshold
reserved
forceBiLinear
ignoreSubBuffCov	ignore ? buffer coverage
trianglesAsParticles
ignoreAreaUpdate
SetSelfRender
ignoreSprite
clipScissors
forcePoint
forcePointSampling
setRejectionArea
ignoreUpRender	Ignore uprender for texture type described in params
includeAreaUpdate
forceSimpleFetch	Used Frequently To Fix Graphical Corruptions, emuObj.SetGsTitleFix( "forceSimpleFetch", "reserved", {psm=0} )
fetchFromCurrBuff	emuObj.SetGsTitleFix( "fetchFromCurrBuff", "reserved", {psm=0} )
ignoreUpShiftTri	emuObj.SetGsTitleFix( "ignoreUpShiftTri", "reserved", {psm=0} )
skipPacked
changeAlpha
ignoreUpRenderTimeout

Arguments/variables

Argument	Notes
alpha_mask
alphaIsNot	alpha - is not X
texMode	1 - Point? , 2 - bilinear
twIsLess	texture width - is less than X
thIsLess	texture height - is less than X
twIsNot	texture width - is not X
thIsNot	texture width - is not X
psmIsNot	texture pixel storage format - is not X PSMCT32 = 0 PSMT4HL = 36 PSMCT24 = 1 PSMT4HH = 44 PSMCT16 = 2 PSMZ32 = 48 PSMCT16S = 10 PSMZ24 = 49 PSMT8 = 19 PSMZ16 = 50 PSMT4 = 20 PSMZ16S = 58 PSMT8H = 27
zmsk	Z (depth) draw mask update Z buffer = 0 don't update Z buffer = 1 When 1 depth test result will be ignored
tw	texture width
th	texture height
ztst	Z (depht) test method ZNOUSE = 0 ZALWAYS = 1 ZGEQUAL = 2 ZGREATER = 3 0 - All pixels fail 1 - All pixels pass 2 - Pass if Z grater or equal to Z buffer 3 - Pass if Z grater than Z buffer
mipIsGt	mip level is grater than X (?)
mmin	MMIN flag NEAREST = 0 LINEAR = 1 NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST = 2 NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR = 3 LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST = 4 LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR = 5
prim	GS primitive type Point = 0 Line = 1 LineStrip = 2 Triangle = 3 TriangleStrip = 4 TriangleFan = 5 Sprite = 6
primIsNot	GS primitive type - is not Point = 0 Line = 1 LineStrip = 2 Triangle = 3 TriangleStrip = 4 TriangleFan = 5 Sprite = 6
fillArea
frameW
renderSelf
hasClut
alphaTest
primTest
workLoadThreshold
alpha	example: alpha=0x80000044 alpha=0
texType	(1-3, more? )
tbp	texture base pointer
cbp	CLUT buffer base pointer
psm	texture pixel storage format PSMCT32 = 0 PSMT4HL = 36 PSMCT24 = 1 PSMT4HH = 44 PSMCT16 = 2 PSMZ32 = 48 PSMCT16S = 10 PSMZ24 = 49 PSMT8 = 19 PSMZ16 = 50 PSMT4 = 20 PSMZ16S = 58 PSMT8H = 27
mxl	maximum mip level (0-6)
fbmask	?
totalArea
packedRegs
packedRegsLo
packedRegsHi
packedRegsNum
packedFlags
packedPrim
areaNumFrames
waveThreshold
loadThreshold
fixSpriteDivTab

Example configs

Official example

require( "ee-gpr-alias" ) -- you can access EE GPR by alias (gpr.a0 / gpr["a0"])
apiRequest(0.4)

-- Star Wars: Racer Revenge (SLES-50366) [US]

local eeObj		= getEEObject()

eeInsnReplace(0x13d7f0, 0x1000ffff, 0x0804f45d)	-- retry FREAD() for fix #9025,
eeInsnReplace(0x13BCD0, 0x3c023f80, 0x3C023F40) -- Zoom
eeInsnReplace(0x1153B4, 0x3c023f80, 0x3C023FAB) -- Y-FOV


-- Track#
-- The Grand Reefs 			: 6 
-- Ruins of Carnuss Gorgull : 9 
eeObj.AddHook(0x187330,	0x3c010001, function()
				 local track = eeObj.GetGpr(gpr.a1)
				 print(string.format("Track : %d", track))
				 if track == 6 or track == 9 then
					eeObj.Vu1MpgCycles(1000)	-- makes it be 30fps.
				 else
					eeObj.Vu1MpgCycles(100)		-- default value.
				 end
end)

Custom config.lua example

Here is the first custom lua config created by the community:

apiRequest(0.1)

-- Fix black screen SLUS-20064

eeInsnReplace(0x1CF3CC, 0x4100ffff, 0x00000000)	-- bc0f 0x1CF3CC to nop

This is very basic command to replace part of EE memory with other instruction.

• apiRequest(0.1) - Is required for every config. Used version depend on your original eboot highest supported api. 0.1 seems to be enough for basic patches like here. 2.3 is highest known for now.
• -- Fix black screen SLUS-20064 is comment
• eeInsnReplace(0x1CF3CC, 0x4100ffff, 0x00000000) is our true command here. We are replacing the value 0x4100FFFF to 0x00000000 at the offset of 0x1CF3CC . Like you can see we need to add what opcode is replaced. Not only patch, and memory offset.
• -- bc0f 0x1CF3CC to nop is just another comment, in this case explaining what is changed

And here's an example for a pnach that was converted into a lua

apiRequest(0.1)
local eeObj = getEEObject()
eeObj.ReplaceMem32(0x0016A7B2,0x0)

PS3 Config support

Emulator support configs in format known from ps2_netemu/ps2classic from PS3. This feature was officially used in Arc the Lad Twilight of the Spirits ps2-ps4 classic.
To enable ps3 style config add this to config-emu-ps4.txt:

• --lopnor-config=1
• --ps2-title-id=TITLE-ID

Config file need to be in folder .../patches/{TITLE-ID}/ and file need to have name {TITLE-ID}_lopnor.cfgbin. title id need to be in XXXX-YYYYY format (ex. SLUS-12345).
Example path: /patches/SLUS-12345/SLUS-12345_lopnor.cfgbin
Tester confirmed that configs work like that. We don't even need to edit them, they work as is.

Config repository: https://github.com/Zarh/ManaGunZ/tree/master/pkgfiles/USRDIR/sys/CONFIG Just download as raw file, and rename correctly.

Please keep in mind that not all commands are recognized, only 0x01 (can depend on emu revision), 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0B, 0x0F, 0x10, 0x26, 0x27, 0x42. For example Rayman 3 config Does not work due to unsupported command.
Command 0x07 is NOT recognized, but can be manually translated to cli config (to: --vu-xgkick-delay=value). Same goes for 0x11 (--vu0-accurate-addsub-range can be used).

• Configs explained in text form: https://github.com/Zarh/Get_CONFIG/blob/master/log.txt
• More about PS3 style configs/commands: https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PS2_Emulation#Game_CONFIG
• Log from loading that kind of config: https://pastebin.com/ZpUyU8DE

Known issues

List of known issues in the Ps2 emulator

Issue	Games affected	Solution	Description
No support for EE Cache	Ice Age 2, DOA2: Extreme, Nascar 2009, Barnyard, 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.
VU0 is not running in sync with EE core	24 The Game, ATV Quad Power Racing 2, Twisted Metal Head-On, Primal, Ghosthunter, Rayman Arena, Rayman 3, Largo winch. All games using M-bit.	ee hook AdvanceClock or fastforwardclock commands on affected addresses, Most of the time it will be CTC2 instructions that are affected	Rayman 3's fix for example . This issue can also be replicated on Pcsx2 if you overclock the EE by +3
No roundmode support for VU/FPU	Koun, Tony hawk games, Devil may cry 3, Gun, TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3, Beyond Good & Evil, MTX Mototrax, Many others	Lua patches to the EE memory
XGKick in-accuracy	Def Jam Vendetta, Galactic Wrestling, Crash twinsanity, and others	Cli command --vu-xgkick-delay
No M-Bit support	Every game that uses M-Bit. Totally Spies! Totally Party, Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing, My Street, Crash Twinsanity, Marvel Nemesis, Panzer Elite Action - Fields of Glory, Super Monkey Ball Adventure, most Eko Software games, and many more. [2]	Lua patches to the EE memory	M-bit: Only applicable for VU0. Ends interlock on a single QMTC2.I/CTC2.I instruction, allowing the EE to continue execution
Wrong read speed for double layer disc games	Shadowman, Arctic thunder, every game that's listed to require CDVD_READ_DELAY in the bios patches. and many other affected games	Setting --cdvd-sector-seek-cycles=0.1 at a very low value for faster Disc reading	Also known in sony's bios as CDVD_READ_DELAY
(Theory) The emulated EE is overclocked by default	Ratchet and clank games, Metal gear solid 3, Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain, SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs, Soul Calibur 3, Need for Speed: Underground, Others	None, although setting eecyclescalar above 1.0 might slightly help since it skips cycles and you can never go wrong with using fatal fury's emu for this issue	These games are extremely EE sensitive. once you overclock the EE, those games will have issues. PCSX2 fixed that with EETIMINGHACK just in case the user overclocks the EE. but on this emulator there's no way to underclock the EE. in fact, it seems that the EE is overclocked above +3 by default for some reason. and it also could possibly be the reason why the VU0 unit is not running in sync with the EE. it seems also that the Fatal fury emu is slightly less overclocked than other emus. the games that needed the ee to be overclocked in pcsx2 no longer need to be overclocked in this emulator. and the games that encounter issues when the ee is overclocked are broken in this emulator. and that alone is proof that the EE is most definitely overclocked by default.
Clamping is turned off by default for FPU and VU units	Every game that requires clamping, Klonoa, Digimon Rumble arena 2, Bully, Devil Kings, Batman - Rise of Sin Tzu, others	the cli commands --fpu-no-clamping=0 --vu1-no-clamping=0 --vu0-no-clamping=0 --cop2-no-clamping=0
In-accurate VU emulation	Sly cooper games, Crash twinsanity, Crazy frog racer, Rayman 3, Koei tecmo games, 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.
In-accurate Multiply/Divide/Add/Subtract instructions	Max payne, Bully, Jackie chan adventures, Wild arms 3, Pac-man World 3, Others	Addsub/Muldiv Cli commands	Causes many geometry issues and black screens. Sony reduced the accuracy of these instructions to improve performance
Multitap doesn't support all games	Urban reign, many others	None
TLB in-accuracy (TLB Miss)	Jackie chan adventures, Pac-man world 3, Spyro enter the dragonfly, Yu-Gi-Oh Capsule monsters, others	Using Recvx emu or Fatal fury emu	More explanation on this issue but basically this issue could lead to games freezing at the splash screen. OpenPs2loader uses what it calls "Mode 2" to fix this issue, though the frequency of this issue on ps4 is different than Pcsx2 and OPL

PS2 Bios

Description

The PS2 bios is the file PS20220WD20050620.crack included in every PS2 game .pkg. It Is exactly the same BIOS that Sony used in ps2_netemu.self in PS3. Due to lack of many X modules homebrew compatibility is limited, and many of those need to be recompiled to use non X versions of modules, or need to load open source versions of them thru mc/cdvd. Important non X module that is missing is libsd, and homebrew that need it, will most likely fail to boot, or error.
Bios is know to blacklist some titles, and refuse to boot them. This include all titles with 00000000 000000A0 flag from that list (click here)

Bios version seems to be Developement v2.20 from Japan region (22/01/2007), but it's of course not limited to booting only NTSC-J games. Emulator not support USB peripherals, but this seems to be not limitation of BIOS, as it is used also in CECH C/E PS3 consoles. There are signs that different bios version exist, named PS20190AC20030623_nordram_miniOSD.bin. This bios have included handy extensions for debugging, and can debug print with "debug osd verbosity" from CLI set to "verbose". Most noticeable difference for both bios files seems to be special RDRAM module.

PS20220WD20050620.crack file MD5: 83AD2B530C9C102A561BA1CDC6D996D5

While PS3 emulators patch bios to preferred region, emulator used in PS4 use so called CallHook which is known better for pcsx2 users as fastboot. No need to describe patch here, just look at PCSX2 fastboot code. It's literally the same code, but PS4 emus don't have patches for different bios revisions.

Files inside ROM image

File	Offset in exported bin	Description	File type (exportable)
RESET	0x00	Bootstrap code for the EE and IOP.	BIN
ROMDIR	0x2780	The ROMDIR part of the ROM image, which provides information on the location and name of files contained in the image.	BIN
EXTINFO	0x2CC0	Contains the "EXTINFO" for all files in the ROM image.	BIN
SBIN	0x3330	Seems to be the pad controller library for the PS1 monitor.	BIN
LOGO	0xA2D0	PS1 logo?	BIN
IOPBTCONF	00x1EA20	Boot configuration file for the IOP, during the final phase of the IOP reset. If no UDNL module is specified, the IOP will only have a single IOP reset in the reboot process, with the modules listed in IOPBTCONF.	BIN
IOPBTCON2	0x1EB10	Boot configuration file for the IOP, for the first phase of the IOP reset (before UDNL is loaded).	BIN
SYSMEM	0x1EBE0	System Memory Manager.	ELF
LOADCORE	0x1FE00	The core of IOP module loading. Provides the lowest level of IOP module loading functions. Also handles the startup of the IOP.	ELF
EXCEPMAN	0x22380	Exception manager.	ELF
INTRMANP	0x22F60	Interrupt Manager. According to wisi, it is for PS mode.	ELF
INTRMANI	0x24970	Interrupt Manager. According to wisi, it is for IOP mode.	ELF
SSBUSC	0x267B0	SSBUS Controller library. The SSBUS seems to be the bus that all peripherals get connected to. It seems to have the power to control the mapping of the device registers, as well as access timing.	ELF
TIMEMANP	0x26F20	Timer Manager (PS mode)	ELF
TIMEMANI	0x27B00	Timer Manager (IOP mode)	ELF
DMACMAN	0x28730	DMA Controller Manager.	ELF
SYSCLIB	0x2BE30	System C Library.	ELF
HEAPLIB	0x2E590	Memory HEAP LIBrary (i.e. thvpool, thfpool)	ELF
THREADLIB	0x2F290	Multi_Thread_Manager	ELF
VBLANK	0x38020	V-Blank management	ELF
IOMAN	0x38DB0	IO Manager	ELF
MODLOAD	0x3AD20	IOP module loader.	ELF
ROMDRV	0x3D070	ROM driver. Provides access to the boot ROM (rom0).	ELF
ADDDRV	0x3DF60	Adds support for the DVD ROM (rom1:), via ROMDRV.	ELF
STDIO	0x3D3C0	Standard I/O library.	ELF
SIFMAN	0x3EFB0	SIF manager.	ELF
SIFINIT	0x40550	Initializes the SIF.	ELF
EESYNC	0x40970	For synchronizing with the EE, at the end of IOP resets. EESYNC from DNAS images are evil; they also perform a memory wipe of the region from 0x00084000 to .0x00100000.	ELF
EENULL	0x40E10	The idle thread (id #0) module, in ps2 loaded to 0x00081FC0.	BIN
PS1ID	0x40E50	Only found in newer boot ROMs	BIN
LIBFI	0x40E60	Not present in the boot ROM of the SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000.	BIN
PS1VERJ	0x40F50		BIN
PS1VERA	0x40F60		BIN
PS1VERE	0x40F70		BIN
PS1VERC	0x40F80		BIN
PS1VERH	0x40F90		BIN
OSDSYS	0x40FA0	The browser	BIN
-	0x40FB0		BIN
RDRAM	0x41000	Provides a RDRAM test for the EE at power-on. This is run from RESET.	BIN
EELOADCNF	0x43D50	Contains the IOP boot configuration file for EELOAD.	BIN
SIFCMD	0x43F00	SIF command module. Contains the SIF command and SIF RPC functions.	ELF
REBOOT	0x46140	The reboot service. Receives IOP reset packets from the EE, from across the SIF.	ELF
LOADFILE	0x46910	The RPC server for MODLOAD	ELF
EECONF	0x49070	Loads part of the system configuration from the MECHACON EEPROM. Also configures and resets some peripherals, depending on the model version. In slimlines, and possibly on PS3 EECONF will also load the MAC address.	ELF
-	0x49FF0		BIN
IOPBOOT	0x4A000	IOP bootup program	BIN
-	0x4B160		BIN
TBIN	0x4B800	The PS1 monitor program. Seems to be the PS1 BIOS. This is started by RESET, when the IOP is in PS1 mode.	BIN
XSHA1	0x59770	sha1 - this only present in PS3. It is used as additional antipiracy check. It seems that it calculate disc main elf checksum and compares it with some database. Config related?	ELF
XLOADFILE	0x5A740	Updated module	ELF
SIO2MAN	0x5D7F0	SIO2 manager. Provides access to the SIO2 interface.	ELF
-	0x5F420		BIN
MCSERV	0x61340	RPC server for MCMAN.	ELF
-	0x63040		BIN
KROMG	0x64000		BIN
-	0x65CC0		BIN
KROM	0x66000	Kanji ROM? Not sure where this is used.	BIN
-	0x7FE70		BIN
ROMVER	0x7FF00	ROM version.	BIN
-	0x7FF10		BIN
VERSTR	0x7FF30	Version string. Probably PS1 ROM will use this because that this string is also present in PlayStation consoles.	BIN
-	0x7FF90		BIN
ROMGSCRT	0x80000		BIN
NCDVDMAN	0x82D30	It seems to be a heavily stripped-down CDVDMAN module, with no support for some S-command functions like sceCdRI.	ELF
SECRMAN	0x8F770	Security Manager. Signing is NOT done with the one in ROM, but with a special version that comes with the utility discs. Looks like PS3 units have a different SECRMAN module from retail sets, similar to PS2 TOOL one.	ELF
MCMAN	0x93C30	Memory Card Manager.	ELF
PADMAN	0xA30C0	Pad manager.	ELF
CDVDMAN	0xAC810	The CD/DVD manager.	ELF
CDVDFSV	0xB4BC0	The RPC server for CDVDMAN.	ELF
FILEIO	0xBCF80	RPC server for IOMAN. Sony has greatly changed the semantics and design of FILEIO after some point. Connecting an old FILEIO EE RPC client to a newer server will result in a severe IOP crash.	ELF
CLEARSPU	0xBF080	Seems to clear/reset the SPU, but is known to cause crashes under some conditions. Not sure if it's buggy or not. Only used by the OSDSYS of the SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000, probably retained for backward-compatibility.	ELF
UDNL	0xC0CC0	It is responsible for selecting the modules and starting the IOP, during the final phase of the IOP reset where the desired modules are to be loaded into the IOP.	ELF
IGREETING	0xC2BC0	Displays boot information (i.e. IOP boot type, EBOOTP, IBOOTP, switch positions for DSW602 and the type of DSW602 board installed	ELF
EELOAD	0xC3C20	The EE ELF loader, which is loaded by LoadExecPS2() to 0x00082000 in PS2 for loading ELFs.	BIN
XCDVDMAN	0xD2DA0	cdvd_driver - Updated module	ELF
XCDVDFSV	0xE1B30	cdvd_ee_driver - Updated module	ELF
OSDSND	0xEFF60	OSD sound library. This is actually the tentative sound driver, which is called "librspu2" in the Sony SDK.	ELF
PS2LOGO	0x11ABB0	Displays the PlayStation 2 logo from the inserted disc. For newer consoles, if the logo cannot be decrypted properly, it will fall back to the browser. Not actually required to boot games, but the Sony OSDSYS boots PS2 games through this program.	ELF
XPARAM2	0x137500	File store per title settings for IOP emulation (XPARAM available also in real PS2 since 750XX where Deckard powerPC was introduced)	ELF
OSDSYS	0x139A00	The browser	BIN
PIOPRP	0x177880	Present in the PS3 ps2_(gx/soft/net)emu; contains version 3.1.0 of the IOP software (compared to version 1.3.4 on the root).	BIN
KERNEL	0x1BB7E0	The EE kernel	BIN

Description source: https://gist.github.com/uyjulian/25291080f083987d3f3c134f593483c5

Game_ID/DiscID in PS20220WD20050620.crack

There are 193 titleIDs listed inside XPARAM2.ELF file of PS2 Bios included in PS20220WD20050620.crack. XPARAM2.ELF is called by OSDSYS, then ID check is performed. If titleID match to one of included in the table, different IOP emulation settings are applied. This include blacklisting for some specific titles.

Original PS2 bios from models with emulated IOP, include similar list file called XPARAM.ELF. Title IDs there are not the same, although some of them exist on both lists.

Command	Name	Fix on ps4 / Explanation
0x00	TITLE_MASK	Black-listed games if 0xA0000000 value
0x01	SIO2_MASK
0x02	DEV9_MASK	Emulates dummy ethernet connection
0x03	USB_MASK
0x04	SIF_DMA_SYNC
0x05	SIF_DMA_LOAD
0x06	DMAC_CH10_INT_DELAY
0x07	MECHA_RECOGTIME
0x08	CPU_DELAY	Most likely --iop-cycle-scalar=0.1
0x09	DEV5_INT_SPEED
0x0A	CDVD_READ_DELAY	the cli command cdvd-sector-seek-cycles
0x0B	SPU2_BEHAVIOR

ID	Title	Command	Value	Remarks
PBPX_952.01	DVD Utility Disc Version 1.00	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.02	DVD Utility Disc Version 1.01	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.03	DVD Utility Disc Version 1.01	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.06	DVD Player (Version 2.01)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.07	DVD Player (Version 2.10)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.08	DVD Player (Version 2.10)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.09	DVD Player (Version 2.10)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.10	DVD Utility Disc Version 2.10	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.11	DVD Utility Disc Version 1.00	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.21	DVD Player (Version 2.12)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.22	DVD Player (Version 2.14)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.24	DVD Player (Version 2.16)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.28		0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.35		0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_952.39	Online Start Up Disc v3.0	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_955.01	Linux for PS2 Beta Release 1	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_955.07	Playstation 2 Linux Runtime Environment v1.0 (Disc 1)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_955.09	Linux for PS2 Release 1.0	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PBPX_955.18		0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PDPX_991.09	DVD Player (Version 3.04)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PSXC_002.01	PSX Update Disc 1.10	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PSXC_002.02	PSX Update Disc 1.20	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PSXC_002.03	PSX Update Disc 1.31	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
PTPX_970.38		0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCAJ_201.25	Tekken 5	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SCAJ_201.26	Tekken 5	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SCES_532.02	Tekken 5	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SCKA_200.49	Tekken 5	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SCPM_621.15		0x00	0x1000000	TITLE_MASK
SCPM_621.16		0x00	0x1000000	TITLE_MASK
SCPN_601.01	PlayStation BB Navigator (Version 0.10)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPN_601.30	PlayStation BB Navigator (Version 0.20)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPN_601.40	PlayStation BB Navigator (Version 0.30)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPN_601.50	PlayStation BB Navigator (Version 0.31)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPN_601.60	PlayStation BB Navigator (Version 0.32)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPS_110.01	I.Q. Remix	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPS_110.10	Yoake no Mariko (Performance Pack Edition)	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SCPS_110.18	Yoake no Mariko	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SCPS_110.21	Yoake no Mariko 2nd Act (Limited Edition)	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SCPS_110.22	Yoake no Mariko 2nd Act	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SCPS_150.38	Lifeline	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SCPS_150.39	Lifeline	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SCPS_170.01	Gran Turismo 4	0x0B	0x10000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SCPS_175.01	Linux (for PlayStation2) Release 1.0	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SCPS_200.39		0x00	0x4000000	TITLE_MASK
SCUS_971.67	PaRappa the Rapper 2	0x04	0x2000	SIF_DMA_SYNC
SCUS_972.69	Final Fantasy XI [Disc 2]	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLES_500.48	Donald Duck: Quack Attack	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_500.62	Orphen: Scion of Sorcery	0x08	0xC1C	CPU_DELAY
SLES_503.64	City Crisis	0x0A	0x80BB8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLES_504.46	Shadow Man 2: The Second Coming	0x0A	0x80600	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLES_505.40	Simpsons: Road Rage	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_506.08	Shadow Man 2: The Second Coming	0x0A	0x80600	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLES_506.28	Simpsons: Road Rage	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_507.28	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLES_507.29		0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLES_512.82	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLES_514.79	Def Jam Vendetta	0x01	0x802	SIO2_MASK
SLES_518.41	SpyHunter 2	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_518.44	Time Crisis 3	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_519.97	SWAT: Global Strike Team	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_520.97	SWAT: Global Strike Force	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLES_530.37	Super Monkey Ball Deluxe	0x01	0x802	SIO2_MASK
SLES_536.68	Micro Machines v4	0x01	0x801	SIO2_MASK
SLES_537.55	Castlevania: Curse of Darkness	0x04	0x10	SIF_DMA_SYNC
SLES_537.96	FIFA Street 2	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_620.42	Kurogane no Houkou: Warship Commander	0x01	0x3000	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_620.62	Gitaroo Man One	0x0A	0x80540	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_621.05	Taikou Risshiden IV	0x09	0x2B47000A	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPM_621.24	Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_621.25	Gauntlet: Dark Legacy	0x08	0xC1C	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_621.25	Gauntlet: Dark Legacy	0x09	0x2B470005	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPM_621.35	Final Fantasy: XI (Beta Version)	0x00	0xA0000000	TITLE_MASK, 0xA0000000 = Blacklist, boot after removing flag
SLPM_621.54	DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix	0x08	0x1A5E	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_622.39	Supercar Street Challenge	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_623.69	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.1	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_623.79	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.2	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_623.80	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.3	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_623.81	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.4	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_623.82	Karaoke Revolution: Love & Ballad	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_623.83	Karaoke Revolution: Night Selection 2003	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.14	Karaoke Revolution: Dreams & Memories	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.37	Suisui Sweet: Amai Ai no Mitsukekata	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPM_624.50	Karaoke Revolution: Anime Song Selection	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.51	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.5	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.54	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.6	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.55	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.7	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.56	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.8	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.57	Karaoke Revolution: Snow & Party	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.64	Pop'n Taisen Pazurudame Online	0x08	0x1F40	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.79	Karaoke Revolution: J-Pop Vol.9	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_624.91	Mega Man: The Power Battle	0x04	0x2000	SIF_DMA_SYNC
SLPM_624.92	Karaoke Revolution: Kids Song Selection	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_625.28	Karaoke Revolution: Kazoku Idol Sengen (Bundle Edition)	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_625.29	Karaoke Revolution: Kazoku Idol Sengen	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_650.86	A Visual Mix: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 (Disc 1)	0x08	0x1450	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_650.87	A Visual Mix: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001 (Disc 2)	0x08	0x1450	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_650.90	Spy Hunter	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_651.97	Nobunaga's Ambition Online	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_652.09	Star Ocean: Till the End of Time	0x0B	0x20014	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPM_654.38	Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Director's Cut) (Disc 1)	0x0B	0x20014	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPM_654.39	Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Director's Cut) (Disc 2)	0x0B	0x20014	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPM_654.88	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	0x0A	0x300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_654.88	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	0x09	0x36000200	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPM_656.33	I Love Baseball: Pro Yakyu wo Koyonaku	0x08	0xFA0	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_656.98	Love Songs: ADV Futaba Riho 14-sai Natsu	0x0A	0x80380	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_657.05	Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia (Expansion Disc)	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_657.06	Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia (All-In-One Edition)	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_657.19	Burnout 3: Takedown	0x01	0x1C00	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_657.83	Nobunaga no Yabou Online: Tappi no Shou	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_658.94	Winning Post 6: 2005 Version	0x01	0x2400	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_659.34	Maple Colors	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_659.53	Final Fantasy: XI (Entry Disc 2005)	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_659.84	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_660.33	The Sword of Etheria	0x08	0xC1C	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_660.33	The Sword of Etheria	0x00	0x2000000	TITLE_MASK
SLPM_660.48	The Sword of Etheria	0x08	0xC1C	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_660.48	The Sword of Etheria	0x00	0x2000000	TITLE_MASK
SLPM_660.57	Taito Memories Vol.1	0x08	0xCE4	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_661.56	Marheaven: Arm Fight Dream	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_661.75	Akumajo Dracula: Yami no Juin	0x08	0x60	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_661.75	Akumajo Dracula: Yami no Juin	0x0B	0x2001C	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPM_663.93	Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan (All-In-One Edition)	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPM_663.93	Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan (All-In-One Edition)	0x09	0x2B47000A	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPM_663.93	Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan (All-In-One Edition)	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_663.94	Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_664.36	Aria the Natural	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPM_664.36	Aria the Natural	0x00	0xA000000	TITLE_MASK
SLPM_665.39	Nobunaga no Yabou Online: Haten no Shou	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPM_665.58	Tomb Raider: Legend	0x08	0x3E8	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_665.74	Detective Evangelion	0x00	0x2000000	TITLE_MASK
SLPM_680.07	Karaoke Revolution (Trial)	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPM_680.10		0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_200.08	Morita Shogi	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_200.20	FIFA 2000 World Championship	0x04	0x2001	SIF_DMA_SYNC
SLPS_200.37	Go Go Golf	0x09	0x2B47000A	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPS_200.38	Grappler Baki: Baki Saidai no Tournament	0x08	0x1194	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_200.53	Tenshi no Present: Marle Oukoku Monogatari (Limited Edition)	0x0B	0x20000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_200.66	Tenshi no Present: Marle Oukoku Monogatari	0x0B	0x20000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_201.01	City Crisis	0x0A	0x80BB8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_201.11	Magical Sports Pro Baseball 2001	0x09	0x2B47000A	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPS_201.72	Koushien: Konpeki no Sora	0x09	0x2B47000A	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPS_201.73	Hard Hitter 2	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_201.97	Surfing Air Show with RatBoy	0x09	0x2B47000A	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLPS_201.99	F1 2002	0x0B	0x20005	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_202.00	Final Fantasy XI	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLPS_204.04	Rakushou! Pachi-Slot Sengen 2	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_204.29	Hissatsu Pachi-Slot Evolution: Ninja Hattori-Kun V	0x08	0x1B58	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_204.55	Simple 2000 Series Vol.94: The Aka-Champion - Come on Baby	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_250.08	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen	0x08	0xC1C	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_250.71	A Visual Mix: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001	0x08	0x1450	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_250.72	A Visual Mix: Ayumi Hamasaki Dome Tour 2001	0x08	0x1450	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_250.81	Saishuu Densha	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_251.36	Kuon no Kizuna Sairin Mikotonori	0x0A	0x805DC	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_251.42	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_251.50	Only You	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_252.37	Only You	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_252.75	Def Jam: Vendetta	0x01	0x802	SIO2_MASK
SLPS_252.78	Memories Off: Mix	0x0A	0x80300	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_252.90	Time Crisis 3	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLPS_253.15	One Piece: Grand Battle 3	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPS_253.57	3-Nen B-Gumi Kinpachi Sensei: Densetsu no Kyoudan ni Tate!	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPS_253.79	Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kaihoujyou Kefurokou	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_254.06	Hitman: Contracts	0x08	0xDAC	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_254.18	Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War	0x0A	0x500000	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_255.10	Tekken 5	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_255.85	Monster Farm 5: Circus Caravan	0x07	5	MECHA_RECOGTIME
SLPS_255.86	Tales of the Abyss	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_256.04	Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel	0x00	0xA000000	TITLE_MASK
SLPS_256.67	Daito Giken Premium Pachi-Slot Collection: Yoshimune	0x01	0x1800	SIO2_MASK
SLPS_256.98	Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 2	0x00	0xA000000	TITLE_MASK
SLPS_257.08	The Familiar of Zero (Limited Edition)	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_257.09	The Familiar of Zero	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLPS_257.21	HimeHibi - Princess Days	0x0B	0x8000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLPS_257.22	Routes PE (Limited Edition)	0x08	0x3E8	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_257.27	Routes PE	0x08	0x3E8	CPU_DELAY
SLPS_732.49	Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (Platinum)	0x00	0xA000000	TITLE_MASK
SLUS_200.11	Orphen: Ocion of Sorcery	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLUS_200.11	Orphen: Ocion of Sorcery	0x09	0x8000010	DEV5_INT_SPEED
SLUS_200.77	Donald Duck: Go'in Quackers	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_202.74	City Crisis	0x0A	0x80BB8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLUS_203.05	Simpsons: Road Rage	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_203.64	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLUS_204.13	Shadowman 2	0x0A	0x80600	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLUS_204.33	SWAT: Global Strike Team	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_204.88	Star Ocean: Til the end of Time [Disc 1]	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLUS_205.72	Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003	0x0A	0x803E8	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLUS_205.90	Spyhunter 2	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_206.35	Muppets Party Cruise	0x01	0x801	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_206.39	Def Jam Vendetta	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_206.86	Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild	0x0A	0x80400	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLUS_208.38	All-Star Baseball 2005	0x01	0x802	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_208.51	Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War	0x0A	0x500000	CDVD_READ_DELAY
SLUS_208.91	Star Ocean: Til the end of Time [Disc 2]	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLUS_209.18	Super Monkey Ball: Deluxe	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_210.59	Tekken 5	0x0B	0x40000000	SPU2_BEHAVIOR
SLUS_210.70	Final Fantasy XI: Chains of Promathia	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLUS_210.89	Karaoke Revolution Vol.3	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY
SLUS_213.31	Sonic Riders	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_213.39	Puzzle Challenge	0x01	0x800	SIO2_MASK
SLUS_214.04	Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan	0x02	0xB	DEV9_MASK
SLUS_214.52	Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria	0x08	0x1388	CPU_DELAY

Folder/File layout

Example: Max Payne Classic

├── config-emu-ps4.txt
├── docs
│   └── revision.h
├── eboot.bin
├── feature_data
│   └── SLES-50326_features.lua
├── formatted.card
├── image
│   └── disc01.iso
├── lua_include
│   ├── ee-cpr0-alias.lua
│   ├── ee-gpr-alias.lua
│   ├── ee-hwaddr.lua
│   ├── language.lua
│   ├── pad-and-key.lua
│   ├── ps2.lua
│   └── utils.lua
├── patches
│   └── SLES-50326_cli.conf
├── PS20220WD20050620.crack
├── ps2-emu-compiler.self
├── sce_companion_httpd
│   └── html
│       ├── BackCover.jpg
│       ├── base
│       │   ├── arrow_up.png
│       │   └── sprites.png
│       ├── css
│       │   ├── default-skin.png
│       │   └── styles.min.css
│       ├── index.html
│       ├── js
│       │   └── app.min.js
│       ├── large
│       │   ├── Box01.jpg
│       │   ├── Box04.jpg
│       │   ├── landscape
│       │   │   ├── Box01.jpg
│       │   │   ├── Box04.jpg
│       │   │   ├── Page01.jpg From 01 to 59
│       │   │   └── Page59.jpg
│       │   ├── Page01.jpg From 01 to 116
│       │   └── Page116.jpg
│       ├── medium
│       │   ├── Box01.jpg
│       │   ├── Box04.jpg
│       │   ├── landscape
│       │   │   ├── Box01.jpg
│       │   │   ├── Box04.jpg
│       │   │   ├── Page01.jpg From 01 to 59
│       │   │   └── Page59.jpg
│       │   ├── Page01.jpg from 01 to 116
│       │   └── Page116.jpg
│       ├── small
│       │   ├── Box01.jpg from 01 to 04
│       │   ├── Box04.jpg
│       │   ├── landscape
│       │   │   ├── Box01.jpg from 01 to 04
│       │   │   ├── Box04.jpg
│       │   │   ├── Page01.jpg From 01 to 59
│       │   │   └── Page59.jpg
│       │   ├── Page01.jpg From 01 to 116
│       │   └── Page116.jpg
│       └── thumbnails
│           ├── BoxThumb01.jpg
│           ├── BoxThumb04.jpg
│           ├── landscape
│           │   ├── BoxThumb01.jpg
│           │   ├── BoxThumb04.jpg
│           │   ├── Thumb01.jpg from 01 to 59
│           │   └── Thumb59.jpg
│           ├── Thumb01.jpg From 01 to 116
│           └── Thumb116.jpg
├── sce_module
│   ├── libc.prx
│   └── libSceFios2.prx
├── sce_sys
│   ├── about
│   │   └── right.sprx
│   └── keystone
└── trophy_data
    └── SLES-50326_trophies.lua

Links

These links can Assist you in improving your knowledge about ps2 emulation

• Ps2 Hardware Documentation: https://psi-rockin.github.io/ps2tek/
• PS3 custom configs: https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/PS2_Custom_Configs
• More info about the playstation 4's PS2 emulator can be found here: http://www.psx-place.com/threads/research-ps2-emulator-configuration-on-ps4.16131/ , But please note that Some of the information in this post can be in-accurate, Such as Clamping options
• More emulator configurations examples: https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps4/Talk:PS2_Classics_Emulator_Compatibility_List
• Ps2dis https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/692/
• Current Gameindex Settings: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/master/bin/resources/GameIndex.yaml
• Known Pcsx2 Issues https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues?q=is%3Aissue
• Pcsx2's old and New pull requests https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pulls?q=is%3Apr
• A thread dedicated to sharing patches for unplayable games https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Fixing-unplayable-games
• Old gameindex.yaml just in case pcsx2 removes the patches https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Scalerize/pcsx2/master/bin/resources/GameIndex.yaml