BP902
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If I donate to you on Paypal do I need to mention my Username on here to receive your latest popstarter updates? I want to make sure you know it's me if I send you money
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If I donate to you on Paypal do I need to mention my Username on here to receive your latest popstarter updates? I want to make sure you know it's me if I send you money
hugopocked
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Hello, for those who want to support me, first write to me by email [email protected], I also receive reports and possible ideas through this email, I have Discord with the same nickname hugopocked but I hardly use it, many of the games that I have been trying to correct this year have had several errors apart from those already reported, which has been delaying my goal, but I don't give up, I continue trying to make them as perfect as possible But it's getting harder and harder, So any support will be welcome, Greetings.
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Mrsmokinggun
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I can attest to Hugopocked responding via email when you support his efforts via PayPal.
One game in particular I have been having issues getting to run is Dragon Warrior VII, it boots just fine and then goes to a blue cloudy screen where you can hear the cursor moving around, but no text is shown. I assume this is a text enter screen for characters names or such. Any known workaround that solves this?
Thank you very much for the amazing work you've accomplished so far!
One game in particular I have been having issues getting to run is Dragon Warrior VII, it boots just fine and then goes to a blue cloudy screen where you can hear the cursor moving around, but no text is shown. I assume this is a text enter screen for characters names or such. Any known workaround that solves this?
Thank you very much for the amazing work you've accomplished so far!
hugopocked
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Yes that is also one of the games in which I am just coming across a possible solution, according to what I read in super old emulator forums the error is repeated in other emulators and was solved by creating a delay to synchronize the chain link of GPU command packets sent to the DMA 2 GPU, I already made some progress on this that fixes Vampire Hunter D but not Dragon Quest VII, I think I have to apply an even longer delay but in a different way since the way I did it is not enough for that game, but I have not been focused on that game first I am polishing games that I have already corrected but that have other errors that were not reported but that I realized after running the games, but as soon as I get rid of those I will put my time on others.
Mrsmokinggun
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thank you very much, look forward to it!
JeremyCain79
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Hugopocked, I just downloaded some of your patches and have found that they have made games previously unplayable perfectly playable on my fat PS2 (HDDboot with OPL daily build 1.2beta). Just donated some money to you via paypal as a thank you.
I am also looking forward to a fix for Dragon Warrior VII, as its not available to purchase on the PS store for my PS3 and I'd love to be able to play my PS1 backups that I've had since high school.
Thanks for all you do.
I am also looking forward to a fix for Dragon Warrior VII, as its not available to purchase on the PS store for my PS3 and I'd love to be able to play my PS1 backups that I've had since high school.
Thanks for all you do.
PurpleSage99
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Hey, Hugopocked. This is my first post here on this site. I'm trying to understand exactly how to get the updated patch, as I'm having trouble with Persona 2: Innocent Sin. From what I understand, only the outdated patch is available for download. To get the latest one, I have to send you money, right? But how much? And how would you send it to me? Do you accept any other methods of payment besides paypal? Thanks in advance.
Mrsmokinggun
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You can email him, use his username on here at gmail. He will respond, though sometimes he gets busy, so be patient. As far as how much, he told me to donate what I was comfortable with, as everyone's finances vary. That said, he was very quick to email me with the fixes he has available. And all the fixes I've tested, have worked amazingly. I highly recommend emailing him, as he only checks this from time to time.
PurpleSage99
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Thanks, will do.
jolek
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If you have a SLIM (SCPH-750XX or higher) you can try PS1DRV instead of POPStarter:
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/dkwdrv-unified-ps1drv-for-all-ps2-models.37183/.
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/dkwdrv-unified-ps1drv-for-all-ps2-models.37183/.
BP902
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I have an older FAT PS2. I think also DKWDRV doesn't support CDDA audio so that might remove the music from the game. Thank you for your comment though
I could try the patch you made for soul reaver please, I want to play this game on the play station 2 but it has a lot of bugs, I would appreciate it bro.
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hugopocked
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Sorry for the delay, these days have been difficult.
I haven't finished the correction for that game, it seems that I have to restore reading from a port of the emulated CD drive, I have identified it but I am thinking about the possible solution at the recompiler level, Greetings!
Perfect!!, as soon as you complete the Fix, write to me immediately, to obtain the corresponding Fix, I would appreciate it. I'll stay tuned, thank you very much bro.
hugopocked
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I think we've already talked, I hope you can finish the game and report to me that it worked perfectly until the end.
Write me an email indicating your nickname PSX-PLACE to help you, you do not seem like a bad person.
Changing the subject.
Well these months I have been polishing small errors in many games, and improving the overall performance, here I have a list of what I have been working on these months, mind you this has taken me a lot of time and effort and resources, some are games already corrected but now improved and others are new games corrected:
====hugopocked Update Fixes 01-04-2024====
Brave Fencer Musashi (USA) // Updated only the latest versions of the compatibility modes previously applied, the crash fix did not receive changes since it works perfectly.
Casper_(ALL VER) // Fixed SPU crashes, the game was waiting for a response from the SPU 200h IRQ port.
Chicken Run_(ALL VER) // Fixed all Audio problems, therefore this also solves crashes in certain parts of the game, and improved the performance of the game in general.
Fantastic Four (Japan) SLPS-01034 // Improved the old fix, The problem was permanent audio loops in certain bosses that prevented progress in the story after these parts: I think in the boss Namor the Sub-Mariner, and with the boss Dr. Victor Von Doom, in summary now all is corrected only for 1 Player and only for the (Japanese) version it is very tedious to fix all the versions, luckily all the versions are the same and come in English so there is not a big difference, I also did My own cheat codes for cheaters are in the CHEATS.TXT file, read to know how to activate them with a combination of buttons, I did this so that they do not complain in the future if they do not find cheats for the (Japanese) version.
Later I will try to solve the problems for 2 Players, since for 4 Players it is not necessary because POPS does not support Multitap, In any case, for 2 players the correction of the loop in the part of the Namor the Sub-Mariner boss should work, where I think there will be problems in 2 Players would be in the Final Boss Dr. Victor Von Doom since when several players come, other ones are reproduced combinations of Voices and I have not fixed the combinations only the voices individually when playing with 1 Player, in short the game is now perfectly completeable only for 1 Player.
Hokuto no Ken - Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (Japan) // Removed the old fix and updated with new compatibility modes that I have made since they fix this game just as well, the problem with this game was crashes in certain parts of the story, specifically in loading transitions.
X-Men - Children of the Atom_(ALL VER) // Corrected all the crashes thanks to a compatibility mode that I made called (NoBreak$RAM) so far I have only seen it useful in this game, the POPS started to clean the emulated ram of the PS1 which caused the crash, maybe this whether it is useful for another game, I don't know... I also applied an Overclock of +100 with a GPU Timing -600h customized so that together it improves part of the original slowdowns of this PS1 Port.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 18-04-2024====
Formula 1 (1995-1996)_(ALL VER) // The game was blocked due to incompatibility with the use of the serial I/O port, IRQ SIO emulation failure, the easiest solution was to remove this part of the game code since it is not necessary in POPS, I made the correction for all versions, but I tested only the (Rev 1 USA) and (Rev 1 EUR).
Formula One 99 (USA) (En,Fr,Es) // The game had some type of protection throughout the game code, I have removed each of its protections after doing some reverse engineering, the most practical way was to create an xdelta patch which must be applied in the (USA) version in an original copy, so this game can now be enjoyed on the POPS PS2 and who knows maybe on PS3 and PSP? For the PS2 POPS, apply some compatibility modes that I have made to improve the general performance of the game and other details for your enjoyment better than on original PS1 hardware, more FPS and stability.
Jade Cocoon - Story of the Tamamayu // Just update to the new compatibility modes, the fix itself has not been altered.
Metal Gear Solid_(ALL VER) // Fixed collision problems with surrounding objects and 3D doors in certain specific levels, example in the 'Communication Towers' area, Improved overall game performance and stability.
Soul Blade_(ALL VER) // -->
#ATTENTION this game is very delicate with the emulated CD reading, it works perfectly through SMB and internal HDD, to be able to play it without problems on a USB must be formatted either in FAT32 or Exfat but with a cluster size of 16 kilobytes , higher values will cause the game to load corrupt data which will lead to crashes.
#ATTENTION in Edge mode there is a crash caused by CD reading that can be skipped by reading the Book and on the last page do not press START or circle but return to the previous menu with the X button and then start the battle, this way you can skip that hang.
#Corrected 3D graphic errors, also corrected random recompiler crashes when letting the demo run several times or in different game modes.
#Also corrected a crash that occurs when entering the options menu and then starting an arcade mode.
#Corrected the corruption of some letters in the options menu.
#Improving the general performance of the game.
Thrill Kill (USA) SLUS_007.52 Full Uncensored // Fixed crashes in combat, especially when losing to sub-boss Judas when he performs his finishing move, Improved overall game performance.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 29-04-2024====
Destruction Derby 2_(ALL VER) // Fixed the invisible pause menu, corrected the sound with stuttering when there was a lot of graphic load, example in Destruction Derby mode.
Digimon - Digital Card Battle_(ALL VER) // Improved overall game stability.
Digimon World 2_(ALL VER) // Improved overall game stability, for example in dungeons with many floors where crashes sometimes occurred, now that is not a problem, Improved FPS performance of the game.
Digimon World_(ALL VER) // Improved overall game stability, crashes sometimes occurred, now that is not a problem, Improved FPS performance of the game.
Mega Man 8_(ALL VER) // My personal configuration of modes applied for the best enjoyment of this game.
Mega Man X5_(ALL VER) // Compatibility mode 0x05 applied to skip an audio loop for 5 minutes on the final door, thanks to the report in the ps2 Discord scene from a user named: julian, Improved overall game stability, my personal configuration of modes applied for the best enjoyment of this game.
Mega Man X6_(ALL VER) // Fixed crashes at the recompiler level that occurred at exact points in the game, Improved overall game stability, my personal configuration of modes applied for the best enjoyment of this game.
Resident Evil Director's Cut [NTSC-U] SLUS_00747 // Improved overall game stability, Fixed an audio loop that caused the game gets stuck that would sometimes occur at exact points in the story.
Resident Evil Director's Cut [PAL-F] SLES_00970 // Improved overall game stability, Fixed an audio loop that caused the game gets stuck that would sometimes occur at exact points in the story
Resident Evil 2_(ALL VER) // Improved overall game stability, crashes sometimes occurred exactly halfway through the game's story something very rare to see only for those who go through the entire history of the game at once, now that is not a problem, Improved FPS performance of the game.
Spyro - Year of the Dragon (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) (Rev 1) // I made a patch in xdelta format to eliminate all LibCrypt protection from the game especially made for POPS, I have tested it myself from start to finish, emulation improvements in TROJANs as well as improvements in the game's overall FPS performance.
Spyro 2 - Gateway to Glimmer (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) // Update to improve the overall FPS performance of the game, the TROJAN fix and the xdelta patch for LC3 protection remains unchanged.
Test Drive 4_(ALL VER) // Fixed the invisible pause menu, Fix for shrill sounds, but remember that the instrumental music of this game is already shrill.
Tomb Raider II - Starring Lara Croft (USA)_(ALL VER)_(The Golden Mask) // Update improved the FPS performance of the game.
WWF Attitude_(ALL VER) // Improved FPS performance of the game.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 02-05-2024====
Final Fantasy Tactics_(ALL VER) // Update, improved SPU sound Fix and GPU Text Fix.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 04-05-2024====
Xenogears_(ALL VER) // Update, improved tearing and FPS stability.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 06-05-2024====
Real Robots Battle Line (JAP) // Improved Update, fixed a problem that some menus were black due to the previous fix.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 11-05-2024====
Final Fantasy VII // Update, Improved sound effects and FPS stability.
Digimon World (3 USA) (2003 EUR) (JAP)_(ALL VER) Overclock+30 // With the new CodeCacheScan x3 it is now possible to fix all versions at the recompiler level, this would be especially useful for people who said that the previous fix did not work for them, This universal fix also has an Overclock +30 applied to improve the fluidity of 3D combat beyond the limits of the PS1, and add a subfolder with a patch and correction for those who use the European version forcing it from Pal to NTSC to synchronize the instrumentals or music.
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis_(ALL VER) Overclock+30 Fix // With the new CodeCacheScan x3 it is now possible to fix all versions at the recompiler level, And with the new Overclock_CD_SPU_Sync_PAL&NTSC it is now possible to apply a synchronized Overclock+30 to the instrumentals on all versions at the same time.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 13-05-2024====
X-Men vs. Street Fighter_(ALL VER) // Fixed choppy sound in some screen transitions, Improved FPS and Emulation stability.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 14-05-2024====
Oddworld - Abe's Oddysee // Update, Improved sound effects.
Oddworld - Abe's Exoddus // Update, Improved sound effects.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 03-06-2024====
Art Camion - Geijutsuden (Japan) // Fixed crashes after the Playstation logo and in the rest of the game, fixed slowdown in the bus customization menu, and in the races.
Aura Battler Dunbine - Seisenshi Densetsu // Fixed crashes after the Playstation logo and in the rest of the game.
Digimon Rumble Arena_(ALL VER) // Small graphic update.
Mega Man X4_(ALL VER) // Fix to avoid cut audio in game, my personal configuration of modes applied for the best enjoyment of this game.
Shadow Tower_(ALL VER) 60FPS // Overclock of +150% specially made for this game, which gives an unusual fluidity through PS2.
Suikoden II (Spain) Overclock+30 Fix // Update since the previous correction did not work correctly, and improved the FPS in combat and on the map, also solved the problem with texture transparency among other things.
Suikoden II (USA) Overclock+30 Fix // Update since the previous correction did not work correctly, and improved the FPS in combat and on the map, also solved the problem with texture transparency among other things.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 10-07-2024====
Spider-Man_(ALL VER) 60FPS // Overclock of +100% specially made for this game, which gives an unusual fluidity through PS2.
Spider-Man 2 Enter Electro_(ALL VER) 60FPS // Overclock of +100% specially made for this game, which gives an unusual fluidity through PS2.
Spyro - Year of the Dragon (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) (Rev 1) // Update, Dialogue Audio Enabled, for some strange reason it was disabled, solved.
Xenogears_(ALL VER) // Update, Fixed FPS drop on the Map outside of cities or sites.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories_(ALL VER) // Minor emulation update no one will notice but I will lol.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 26-07-2024====
Gran Turismo 2 // Update, removed krHACKen mode 0x01, this mode fixed crashes in USA v1.1 and v1.2 versions but caused the sounds in the car and instrumental sounds menu to be corrupted, updated with the new compatibility mode I made called SPUCD, this fixes the crashes without corrupting the sounds, added Widescreen for USA v1.1 and v1.2 versions.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 27-08-2024====
Real Robots Battle Line (JAP) // This game's fix conflicts with my 480p upgrade so I fixed that issue as it was causing this game to crash.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 29-08-2024====
Dino Crisis_(ALL VER) // GPU fix for this game, in the room where the girls' posters are, in that room there was an ugly black polygonal texture at a certain specific angle, exactly in front of the main girl's poster on the wall from the right side of the door.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 04-09-2024====
Parasite Eve II_(ALL VER) // In the opening scene at the Akropolis Tower where a combination of Video and 3D graphics was applied, the optimizations caused it to appear choppy, so I made an improvement to preserve the optimizations and also maintain correct operation in scenarios where Videos and 3D are combined.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 16-09-2024====
Army Men - Air Attack_(ALL VER) // Updated to the latest version of GTE FIXES rev1
Army Men - Air Attack 2_(ALL VER) // Updated to the latest version of GTE FIXES rev1
Captain Commando (Japan) // Added SPUVOIF3IRQCDMSR mode in short with this now the fix is compatible with SMB, also added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Crash Bash // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance and crashes, especially in the (USA) version.
CTR - Crash Team Racing // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance and crashes, especially in the (USA) version.
Diablo_(ALL VER) // Fixed crashes due to lack of code update in the recompiler, and fixed a jump of specific ram area to scan of the same to avoid performance drops in videos due to excessive code updates of the recompiler XD, and Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance and crashes.
Digimon World (3 USA) (2003 EUR) (JAP)_(ALL VER) // Update fixed some very minor crash in Byakko City and when navigating through the water with a submarimon when exiting through the west of Central Park or is it south? hahaha I don't have my bearings well, where's the kid who gives you the tree boots anyway, and this was fixed thanks to the new mode I made called CodeCacheScan x4 +10h.
Final Fantasy IX_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance and crashes, Quite useful with some special graphic effects in combat, for example in special attacks, magic and others that exploit the graphic capacity of the PS1.
Final Fantasy Tactics_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Final Fantasy VII // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Final Fantasy VIII_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance and crashes, fixes occasional slowdowns when exploring by walking through the world at specific points, a clear example being when you are being chased by the mechanical spider near the Communications Tower, this is repeated in specific places on all 4 disks, but now we will no longer have problems with these slowdowns
Formula One 99 (USA) (En,Fr,Es) // Fixed minor audio crackling while racing.
Gran Turismo 2 // Fixed minor audio crackling while racing.
Jade Cocoon - Story of the Tamamayu // Update now I fixed the life and mana bars that were disproportionate to the right, be careful not to use the $SMOOTH filter or any TROJAN that I made that activates said filter since this filter breaks the bars even more and causes texture errors throughout the game, Do not force the PAL Spanish version of the game to NTSC, this causes micro stops or slowdowns, to play NTSC it is better to use the USA version, or use the Spanish version in its original PAL region.
Mega Man 8_(ALL VER) // Deleting the 0x01 mode caused even more audio loss and instead I applied my SPUCD mode.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub-Zero_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance and crashes, The slowdowns were affecting the game a lot, especially in the level: Escape from the Prison of Souls.
Moto Racer 2_(ALL VER) // An overall performance improvement to the game.
Parasite Eve II_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Pizza Hut Disc 1 (USA) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Pizza Hut Disc 2 (USA) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Vigilante 8 // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Vigilante 8 - 2nd Offense // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Warcraft II The Dark Saga_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
====hugopocked Update Fixes 19-09-2024====
Castlevania Symphony of the Night_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance.
Diablo_(ALL VER) // Added SPUVOIF3IRQCDMSR mode to fix various small problems in audio, dialogues, music and others
Silent Hill_(ALL VER) // Added the new GPU Slowdown Fix improvement to further help game performance, added SPUVOICESF3CD to help improve the overall audio, and a small improvement in overall game performance at the CPU level without Overclocking so as not to speed up the game, Improve the rendering of the fog, better blur the polygons drawn in the distance
this is useful on PS2 Pops.
I'll probably update more games but I only mentioned the ones I remembered in the list XD
I'm going to try to make test videos of the improvements but these days life has been hitting me very hard and I can't find the time to do it, but I've already gotten out of several problems and I think I have more free time now, and I'm working on several investigations that will help me fix another batch of games, including those that many have already reported to me. Greetings!
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doppelganger
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Love the work that's going on with this ! Thankyou !
Alien Resurrection US
I did paste the patches into the same folder as the VMC's but now have 2 identically named folders on the USB - one with the patches in and one with the VMC files in. (I did just paste the contents, not the actual folder). Is this correct? ULaunch can delete them via PS2 but my PC (Win11) struggles with them. The game does seem to run ok.
Formula One US ( I own the PAL disc of this too).
The original Formula One (released in 1996 but based on the 1995 season) starts ok and FMV runs but I cannot get into the game itself. F1 97 however does run ok in Popstarter. I would not know if Formula One needs a specific fix or whether one of the existing ones is right.
Space Invaders US (I own the PAL disc of this too).
This is one that won't start for me via popstarter.
Alien Resurrection US
I did paste the patches into the same folder as the VMC's but now have 2 identically named folders on the USB - one with the patches in and one with the VMC files in. (I did just paste the contents, not the actual folder). Is this correct? ULaunch can delete them via PS2 but my PC (Win11) struggles with them. The game does seem to run ok.
Formula One US ( I own the PAL disc of this too).
The original Formula One (released in 1996 but based on the 1995 season) starts ok and FMV runs but I cannot get into the game itself. F1 97 however does run ok in Popstarter. I would not know if Formula One needs a specific fix or whether one of the existing ones is right.
Space Invaders US (I own the PAL disc of this too).
This is one that won't start for me via popstarter.
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hugopocked
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Hello, coincidentally another user personally reported errors to me in the game Ehrgeiz, I made something for that game but I haven't been able to test it thoroughly because I'm not very familiar with that game, I have been trying it, If you can write me a private email [email protected], I have a suspicion that it could simply be a case of fragmentation, I want to first rule out that this is not a bad report, Greetings.
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