Emulation central - recommendations in 1st post

[Nutmeg]

No luck, updating the drivers didnt do anything

On a side note - anyone tried running PCSX2 on RA? Is it as bad as people say?

It's pretty shit cause no SW renderer but for the games where the HW renderer is fine it gives you all the benefits of RA.

 

[Great Deceiver]

I used to whinge a lot about the PCSX2 libretro core always lagging so far behind, because PCSX2 used to be so very laggy (from an input latency perspective, it used to be truly awful, not only input lag but also frame pacing).

However, ever since the QT update, they've resolved pretty much all latency/sync issues and now I can play latency-sensitive stuff like DDP DOJ no problem.

I love RA, but I still use some standalone emulators, especially for post-DC stuff:

1. PCSX2
2. RPCS3
3. Xenia
4. Citra (for MH4U)
5. Yuzu
6. Xenia (for Ninja Gaiden Black and Panzer Orta, doesn't work very well though, a lot of shader stutter)

 

[Great Deceiver]

 

[PapaPetro]

100% sure this will break everything if I hit Yes.

 

[Great Deceiver]

Doesn't it bother you not running the latest version of the games in RPCS3?

 

[PapaPetro]

Doesn't it bother you not running the latest version of the games in RPCS3?

What bothers me is getting Castlevania HD to work out the gate.
I remember what happened last time; took a small online PhD course to get that game + DLC working again.
Fool me once...

If they've got that Netplay working though, now that's a gamechanger.
CV HD + Multiplayer = :chef's kiss:

 

[Puukko]

I've updated RPCS3 basically every time I've used it (which isn't that often, mostly just for testing) and I don't think it ever broke anything.

 

[v1rus]

Anyone knows a fix for shadows under the characters flickering on RA? Its a problem I'm seeing everywhere, regardless of the emulator (FbNeo, Flycast, whatever) and game. Appears in FGs, in beat um ups, etc. I get it that the problem is caused by my monitor, and that its not supposed to be played on a modern one. But, is there a software solution?

 

[flyingjohn]

100% sure this will break everything if I hit Yes.

Nah, you are on 00.21 , the true bad stuff will happen when the emu reaches 00.30.

I've updated RPCS3 basically every time I've used it (which isn't that often, mostly just for testing) and I don't think it ever broke anything.

A month or two ago a update broke some ratchet games for a week. It is a gamble if everything is working.

But, is there a software solution?

First check if it happens in standalones. Dannyboy( head honcho of RA) breaks stuff constantly because he can't code for shit.

 

[v1rus]

First check if it happens in standalones. Dannyboy( head honcho of RA) breaks stuff constantly because he can't code for shit.

I think it does, yes - I installed FBNeo with Fightcade, and the same thing is happening there.

 

[Don Peste]

 

[BLOBERT]

BROS FINALLY GOT ENOUGH MONITORS AND COMPUTERS TO ATTEMPT A VISUAL PINBAL SETUP ILL SEE HOW THAT GOES

MY DAD HAS ANOTHER WIDESCREEN MONIGTOR THAT MIGHT END UP AS A MAME MACHINE MARQUEEEE

 

[flyingjohn]

CITRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Hey, ,you know that lovely vulkan build that actually made the damn thing usable on Amd? Guess who stopped all further all development until it is integrated into the normal Citra code?
Unfortunately this fork was done unofficially and the Citra team is just hoping that the guy will merge the code successfully because???
It could come out tomorrow, or in 10 years.
I swear this emu devs are literally trying to one up Xenia as the most "Schrodinger cat of the emu scene , in terms of will shit run".

Good news,Vita3k is pretty decent. Having the option to play msg 2/3 without pressure sensitive bullshit with some audio/graphical glitches is pretty nice.

 

[Puukko]

Hm, I'm on AMD now, is it actually unusable on OpenGL, or what's the case? Then again, Citra development is on the slower side so you could probably use that fork for a fairly long time.

 

[flyingjohn]

is it actually unusable on OpenG

Who da fuck knows anymore. 2 versions ago it was semi decent and now it is practically stutter heaven. And I compared the versions without shaders for accuracy sake.
Could also be Amd drivers since the last couple of updates broke almost all older open gl performance.

 

[Puukko]

Oh yeah, that's horribly broken, damn. flyingjohn do you have a link handy for the Vulkan build? All I'm finding are expired links on github.

 

[flyingjohn]

Oh yeah, that's horribly broken, damn. flyingjohn do you have a link handy for the Vulkan build? All I'm finding are expired links on github.

They removed them.

 

[spekkio]

Vita3K

Updated my journal.

Let's test all these interesting Vita games.

Playable

Works, but super slow.

And that's all when it comes to Vita games...

 

[Rahdulan]

Check out the Muramasa DLC as well. Short individual stories.

 

[Puukko]

I found these bezel shaders to be a bit silly until I fiddled around with them myself. Yeah, I can see the appeal, those reflections are really nice and add that bit of depth.

I went with crt-royale as a base and appended mbv-0-smooth-adv from the Mega Bezels pack. Don't know if that's best practice since there are overlapping effects but it all seems to gel together well regardless so I suppose it's fine.

...very damn nearly maxes out my 6800 XT though.

 

[Jack Of Owls]

Been tinkering with Red Dead Redemption on Xenia lately after playing the visually stunning RDR2 on PC at 2160p. Latest xenia canary builds make this game never dip below 60 FPS at 4K. Impressive to see upscaling on that level, but man, those textures and the poor anti-aliasing options make the game still look like dookie though it runs like a dream. Did any of you guys ever get this game looking good, or is it just universal truth that you can't make these ancient things look decent without texture packs, no matter how much you pump up the resolution? The pop-in is horrible, with sometimes a chicken magically fading into existence just 10 feet away. I assume these things can't be fixed because of the severe limitations of the Xbox 360 hardware, not even with mods.

 

[Jack Of Owls]

What's a good CRT shader for my new 4K TV and retroarch (which I haven't checkled out in at least 2 years though I have just about every 8 and 16-bit rom and ISO ever made for my old Hyperspin setup)? I always liked Easy CRT and its derivitives for my old 1980p displays but I heard you can only truly appreciate the beauty and subtlty of scan lines when it's at 2160p. Does Rincewind ever post here? Dude seems to know of what he speakeths.

 

[Great Deceiver]

CRT-Royale is the most common recommendation for 4k, but I'm partial to the CRT-guest shaders. There's a ton of tweakable options, different masks and I've had brilliant results with a lot of different content, from arcade 240p vert shmups to Dreamcast.

https://forums.libretro.com/t/new-crt-shader-from-guest-crt-guest-advanced-updates/25444/1

 

[flyingjohn]

as it stands, is this as good as it gets with FM2?

Just wait until the remake on the switch.

 

[flyingjohn]

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