Emulation central - recommendations in 1st post

[Perkel]

yup

 

[aweigh]

RPCS3 got an uber-shader implementation like Dolphin has; it's still being worked on (i.e. for the moment stuff might run worse than before) but this is great, GREAT news.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Alright, i wanna try to set up Demon Soul's on the emulator. Any up to date guide on how to do this properly? Saw they have a 60 FPS patch too now.

 

[Perkel]

Alright, i wanna try to set up Demon Soul's on the emulator. Any up to date guide on how to do this properly? Saw they have a 60 FPS patch too now.

1. Download RPCS3
2. Download and install in RPCS3 PS3 firmware
3. get US version of DS iso
4. change write color buffers to on in GPU options and switch from OpenGL to Vulcan
5. Play

For 60fps google 60fps demon souls rpcs3 and there is whole tutorial. basically 2 options, 1 patch and one edit to config file.

To play in 60fps you need at least something like Ryzen3600 or 8700K. To play at 30fps you need something newer than 3570K@4,5Ghz as intel CPUs above ix-3xxxx series support various instructions are really needed by RPS3

You can play with something like 2500k pr 3570K OC @30fps but there will be slowdowns in several places like start of boletaria which had shitty FPS even on PS3.

 

[Sentinel]

Is anyone aware of a site that has tons of save data for different games? I need save data for FFIX PSX with all (possible) chocographs unlocked (but not collected). Preferably divided by disc 2 and disc 3/4.

I eventually found a list of cheat codes that work with retroarch's beetle psx hw core.

Spoiler

Unlimited Gil: 8008B7B0 FFFF

Unlimited Item Usage: 80027EB6 2400

Max Points (Chocobo Hot & Cold Minigame): 8007AF60 FFFF

Chocobo's Beak Level 99: 3007AF7B 0063

Max Wins (Card Game): 80083248 7FFF

No Losses (Card Game): 8008324A 0000

No Draws (Card Game): 8008324C 0000

Thievery Does Max Damage: 8008B7BA 1000

No Random Encounters (Overworld)
D00A897C 1821
800A899A 2400

No Random Encounters (Everywhere Else)
D0038DD0 202A
80038DD6 1000

Max Gil
8008B7B0 967F
8008B7B2 0098

Have All Items
5000FF02 0001
8008B7C4 6300

Have 1 of all Cards
50006406 0001
3008324E 0000

All Key Items
50000902 0000
8008B9C4 FFFF

No Key Items
To unglitch your game in Ispen Castle if you use the above code.
50000902 0000
8008B9C4 0000

Game Played Time 00:00:00
8008B02C 0000
8008B02E 0000

Chocobo Can Land Anywhere
D0073930 0800
800CCD38 0098

Call Chocobo From Anywhere on World Map
D0073930 0001
800CCCD8 3570

Magic Stone Value Doesn't Increase/Decrease
Magic Stones are what you use to enable different spells and abilities.
D01EFFEA A222
801EFFEA 2400

Unlimited Magic Stones for Everyone
50000990 0000
3008B2A3 0063

Unlock Abilities Code Fix (Enables Equip Option)
Use this code if you use the enable abilities code but can't equip them.
D01FBF88 0001
801FBF88 0101

Unlock Abilities for Everyone
50000990 0000
3008B296 00FF

Can Run From ALL Encounters (Including Boss)
D00C1A40 3572
800C1A2C 00C2
D00C1A40 3572
800C1A2E 2402
D00C1A40 3572
800C1A52 2400
D00BAECC 11C2
800BAED2 1000

Walk Through Walls (Overworld)
D00B0FB8 A021
800B0F06 2400
D00B0FB8 A021
800B0FC2 2400

Walk Through Walls (Dungeons, Towns & Areas)
D00C378C 3021
800C3792 1000
D00C378C 3021
800C389A 1000

Always Win Card Game
D00AFCB2 2403
800AFCB0 0000
D00AFC86 2403
800AFC84 0000

Have All Chocographs
3007AFAB 00FF
8007AFAC FFFF

Have All Chocographs Completed
8007AFA8 FFFF
8007AFAA FFFF
8007AFAC FFFF

Unlimited Time During Chocobo Hot & Cold Mini Game (Press R2 to End Game)
80076F74 0001
D007BBC4 0009
80076F74 0000

Hippo Racing Skip to Finish Line (Press R2 + L2)
D0073930 0300
80077F74 1400
D0073930 0300
80077FA0 1400

999 AP After Battle
D00F11B8 0001
801F0C84 03E7
D00F11B8 0001
801F0C86 3403
D00F11B8 0001
800FDF38 03E7

65k EXP After Battle
D01F0C70 C320
801F0C6C FFFF
D01F0C70 C320
801F0C6E 3404

Level 99 After Battle
D00F11B8 0001
801F7A9C 967F
D00F11B8 0001
801F7A9E 0098
D00F11B8 0001
801F7AB8 967F
D00F11B8 0001
801F7ABA 0098
D00F11B8 0001
801F7AC4 967F
D00F11B8 0001
801F7AC6 0098
D00F11B8 0001
801F7AD0 967F
D00F11B8 0001
801F7AD2 0098
D00F11B8 0001
801F7ADC 967F
D00F11B8 0001
801F7ADE 0098

Have Max Jumps in Jump Rope Game (Disc 1)
Press L2 + R2 + Up to Enable Code
D0073930 FCEF
30077E8C 0004

Have Max Jumps in Jump Rope Game (Disc 4)
Press L2 + R2 + Up to Enable Code
D0073930 FCEF
30077E9C 0004

Best Score on Nobles Mini Game (Disc 1)
D0073930 FCBF
80077E7E 0C80
D0073930 FCBF
80077E8A 0032
D0073930 FCBF
80077E82 0032

Perfect on Any Card Game
80008000 A021
80008002 0200
80008006 2415
80008008 0014
8000800A AC40
8000800C 0001
8000800E 9053
80008014 0008
80008016 03E0
D0073B9A F0FF
800ABF0A 2800
D0073B9A F0FF
800ABF02 2800
D0073B9A F0FF
800ABF04 2000
D0073B9A F0FF
800ABF06 0C00

 

[aweigh]

the new Async Shader update for Cemu's Vulkan API is coming along great! IN the video the guy showcases just how smooth and stutter-free playing a game for the 1st time is without any caches of any kind built up, just going in raw into the game, and the async shader works beautifull:

 

[Reinhardt]

Is there even any good jrpgs on switch to play with emulator?

 

[Ysaye]

Maybe it is not in the spirit of this thread but does anyone own a RG350 and would they say it worth it if I want to play PS1 games (and maybe a few others likes gameboy Wizardries) handheld?

 

[aweigh]

I tried out the new build of Cemu for myself, with the async shaders option enabled (it's tucked away inside Debug drop-down menu), and it's the real-deal; BOTW ran great with no compiling stutter, it would compile everything on-the-fly. There's still occasional "stutter" as it builds its Vulkan pipeline cache but that's barely noticeable compared to the old shader cache compiling stutters.

 

[Taxnomore]

That Yuzu multicore update is an absolute game changer.

Super Mario Odyssey was unplayable on my I7 4790k. It's now perfectly fluid.

 

[yellowcake]

Pcsx2 has a new stable version finally.
https://pcsx2.net/293-pcsx-1-6-0-is-out.html

You still need to check the wiki for every single game issues but,you ain't got a choice emulating the ps2 anyway.

Is there any info on upgrading while keeping progress in games?

 

[Sentinel]

should just need to copy your memcards folder over.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Well, that didn't go well. Tried Demon Souls, loaded up the game and everything is black, all i can see is the interface. Am i screwed because i got AMD?

 

[Lyric Suite]

Ayyy, nevermind, i must have hit cancel instead of apply after enabling Write Color Buffer lul.

Is the FPS counter on top of the bar accurate? Game feels a bit sluggish, but it says 30 FPS so maybe i'm just not used to this frame rate. Can't see an option for 1440 on the emulator, it only goes up to 1080. Luckily, i can keep it at 720 if i have to thanks to the integer scaling. Kinda surreal to see this game run on my PC, considering how many times i've been told it was never gonna happen.

[EDIT]

Well, set it up with all the patches and yep, the sluggishness was the 30 FPS. I have no idea how console people deal with that shit.

Dicked around the tutorial for a bit, game has mostly run at a steady 60 FPS, dropping only when i rolled into crates, however, it seems i'm getting missing textures as i can't see my shield.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Figured out how to bump the resolution.

Wow, so far it's steady 60 FPS at 1440. Every now and then it just likes to crawl down to 30 FPS, usually when i'm braking stuff. Also, when loading a new area have to walk around a bit to make all the textures appear.

Died like a scrub on the first boss, now i'm in some Nexus shit and don't know how to get back to the fucker what the shit lul

I actually have a half a mind of playing it like this. Wasn't actually expecting much, not with a scrub CPU like the 2600.

 

[Lyric Suite]

BTW, i see... ghosts? But the game is offline, did they put fake online shit in there? You mean all the time when i saw ghosts in DS1 or 2 it was fake people? What the shit.

 

[sullynathan]

Demon's Souls servers are offline, but IIRC there were ghosts in the base game regardless.

 

[deuxhero]

I've heard something about a private server for DeS. No idea on details though.

 

[Lyric Suite]

But is it the same with all Souls game?

Because if that's the case i feel conned. Seeing ghosts made me feel not as lonely, but i was being bamboozled.

BTW, the emulator version is now officially better than the PS3 verion lmao:

https://www.nexusmods.com/demonssouls/mods/3?tab=files

Fuck depth of field.

Also screw it, imma play it from start to finish. Wish me luck.

 

[Hirato]

The slowdowns are a combination of 2 things:
1. The emulator compiling SPU code
2. The game always presenting 30/60FPS, even if the game was unable to render the frame in time (so it just reuses the last).

 

[Lyric Suite]

Is it really playable all the way through? Last thing i need is invest heavily into this game only to discover down the line i can't move forward because of some game breaking shit. That would suck.

Also, the setting is weird. Like, the soldier armor has a nazi helmet what the heck is that. Also, why is everything so damn dark? Looks like "Dark" Souls was the bright one.

 

[sullynathan]

Just keep your saves. It'll still work on a real PS3

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Died like a scrub on the first boss, now i'm in some Nexus shit and don't know how to get back to the fucker what the shit lul

You will eventually have a chance for revenge against that demon, but for now you'll need to traverse level 1-1 before accessing any other levels. The Nexus is similar to the Firelink Shrine in Dark Souls and Majula in Dark Souls 2, except that it is physically disconnected from the other levels while capable of teleportation to and from the other levels, via the Archstones.

BTW, i see... ghosts? But the game is offline, did they put fake online shit in there? You mean all the time when i saw ghosts in DS1 or 2 it was fake people? What the shit.

Even playing Demon's Souls offline, there are a few preset ghosts in the tutorial and one in level 2-1. If you played the other games offline, any ghosts that you saw should also have been preset, not actually other players.

 

[Perkel]

Figured out how to bump the resolution.
Wow, so far it's steady 60 FPS at 1440. Every now and then it just likes to crawl down to 30 FPS, usually when i'm braking stuff. Also, when loading a new area have to walk around a bit to make all the textures appear.
Died like a scrub on the first boss, now i'm in some Nexus shit and don't know how to get back to the fucker what the shit lul
I actually have a half a mind of playing it like this. Wasn't actually expecting much, not with a scrub CPU like the 2600.

You never played DS ? Then you are for the ride. Imho best Souls game of them all, mostly because of archstone placement that forces you to git gud rather than to cheese everything. DS shortcuts are something feels amazing compared to all other Souls games. It is a shame though that we never got DS2 or at minimum expansion. I much prefer DS lore instead of DaS.

Those extra threads of 2600 really help with emulation.

Yes game is perfectly playable from start to finish without issues other than mentioned popping when game load first time level, enemy or effect. To not get popping you would have to get someone shader cache and put it into your files but last time i checked no one shared those.

Effectively as someone finished game once they could share shader cache and rest of the folks will not have those issues. Either way with Vulcan shader cache compilation is small issue because it is pretty fast.

I've heard something about a private server for DeS. No idea on details though.

From released server code or something like that and now people run those servers and you can connect to them by changing DNS or something like that on your PS3. RPCS3 doesn't have online yet (but it is in works) so no way to connect to anything. Once RPCS3 will have online no doubt people will make DS servers for PC or just use same ones as those for PS3.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Just keep your saves. It'll still work on a real PS3

How is that gonna help me.