PS4 [Research]PS2 emulator configuration on PS4

[Agrippa]

CMR3 PAL was tested using the KOF 2000 emu, so you could test it with that version instead. My patch does switch to the back buffer, so the vertical resolution is doubled. I do not know what that command is doing (I think it disables the field shift, so the resolution is halved), but my patch makes a very noticeable difference in the image quality.

 

[adixman12]

WIP fix for Medal of Honor Rising Sun NTSC

Spoiler: Click for CLI and LUA

CLI

--gs-uprender=2x2
--gs-upscale=EdgeSmooth
--gs-kernel-cl-up="up2x2tc"
--gs-progressive=1

--lopnor-config=1

--vu1-di-bits=0

--vif-ignore-invalid-cmd=1

LUA

-- Medal of Honor Rising Sun NTSC
-- Widescreen Hack
-- ported to PS4
-- emu used=jakx v2

apiRequest(2.2)

local gpr       = require("ee-gpr-alias")
local cpr       = require("ee-cpr0-alias")
local hwaddr     = require("ee-hwaddr")

local emuObj      = getEmuObject()
local eeObj       = getEEObject()
local gsObj       = getGsObject()
local eeOverlay    = eeObj.getOverlayObject()
local iopObj  = getIOPObject()

local thresholdArea = 600
local ThrottleOn = 0
local lightDef = {255, 254, 251}
local lightThr = {255, 0, 0}

emuObj.PadSetLightBar(0, lightDef[1], lightDef[2], lightDef[3])
emuObj.SetDisplayAspectWide()
gsObj.SetDeinterlaceShift(1)
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local ApplyVifCycleSettings = function()

eeObj.Vu1MpgCycles(100)
eeObj.SetVifDataCycleScalar(1, 2.6)
eeObj.SchedulerDelayEvent("vif1.dma", 0x6500)
end

ApplyVifCycleSettings()
--------------------------------------------------------
local widescreen = function()

--eeObj.WriteMem32(0x2015A15C,0x2C420001) --60fps

eeObj.WriteMem32(0x003a3910,0x3f100000)

eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9110,0x3c013f50)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9114,0x44810800)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9118,0x46016303)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b911c,0xc4810e30)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9120,0x460c0832)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9124,0x45010008)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9128,0x00000000)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b912c,0x46016034)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9130,0x45000004)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9134,0xe48c0e38)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9138,0x46006807)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b913c,0x03e00008)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9140,0xe4800e3c)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9144,0xe48d0e3c)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b9148,0x03e00008)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x001b914c,0x00000000)


end
---------------------------------------------------------
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
  local Nothing = 1

  local onBtn1 = L3
  local onBtn2 = Start
  local onBtn3 = Nothing
  local offBtn1 = R3
  local offBtn2 = Select
  local offBtn3 = Nothing

  widescreen()

  if (onBtn1 ~= 0) and (onBtn2 ~= 0) and (onBtn3 ~= 0) and (ThrottleOn == 0) then
     emuObj.ThrottleMax()
     emuObj.PadSetLightBar(0, lightThr[1], lightThr[2], lightThr[3])
     ThrottleOn = 1
  elseif (offBtn1 ~= 0) and (offBtn2 ~= 0) and (offBtn3 ~= 0) and (ThrottleOn == 1) then
     emuObj.ThrottleNorm()
     emuObj.PadSetLightBar(0, lightDef[1], lightDef[2], lightDef[3])
     ThrottleOn = 0
  end
 
  if (ThrottleOn == 3) then
     if (onBtn1 ~= 0) and (onBtn2 ~= 0) and (onBtn3 ~= 0) then
       emuObj.ThrottleMax()
       emuObj.PadSetLightBar(0, lightThr[1], lightThr[2], lightThr[3])
     else
       emuObj.ThrottleNorm()
       emuObj.PadSetLightBar(0, lightDef[1], lightDef[2], lightDef[3])
     end
  end

end

emuObj.AddVsyncHook(CheckInputs)
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emu used=jak xv2

Needs to be optimized. Widescreen works fine. Very much playable. Some stutter during intense scenes. "--vu1=jit-sync" caused severe slowdown in my test, but not needed to boot. Thank to @nifengyuexia for hint to change emu.

Don't mind extra crap in LUA. My jakx template taken from ps2 fpkg 0.6

Have you idea how to fix HUD? I don't see the health bar.

 

[Stayhye]

kof 2000 emu does not support "gsObj.SetDeinterlaceShift(0) or (1)" ...at least it crashes emu for me when I try the command

 

[Stayhye]

Have you idea how to fix HUD? I don't see the health bar.

Try...

--gs-kernel-cl="mipmap"
--gs-kernel-cl-up="mipmap2x2"
--gs-use-mipmap=1

or

--gs-use-clut-merge=1
--gs-kernel-cl="clutmerge"
--gs-kernel-cl-up="clutmerge2x2"

in CLI

 

[Agrippa]

kof 2000 emu does not support "gsObj.SetDeinterlaceShift(0) or (1)" ...at least it crashes emu for me when I try the command

But there is no need to use that command with NTSC or PAL version with the patch, as there is no interlaced output.

 

[nifengyuexia]

The back buffer will produce clearer image quality. In NTSC games, most games have a progressive scan mode, but PAL does not, so you need to find a clearer buffer area and buffer frame by yourself! There are many ways to eliminate jitter, but on PS4, many emulators come with their own jitter elimination (interactive)!

 

[Agrippa]

It is only valuable for the games that use field rendering. For frame rendered games there is no difference. Sometimes even the progressive scan is blurrier than the interlaced mode, because of the bilinear filter applied to expand the horizontal resolution from ~512 to ~640.

CMR3 does draw everything to the full resolution back buffer. The NTSC version has got a full resolution front buffer too, but the PAL version has got a half height front buffer.

 

[Stayhye]

How does one go about finding these back buffer/interlace/FPS addresses? I would really like to learn how to find these addresses. You guys are like Neo in the matrix when it comes to finding those offsets.

As far as using random commands....I try a lot of commands randomly on different games to see the effect to get a better understanding of what the command is actually doing.

For example:

"eeObj.SchedulerDelayEvent("vif1.dma", 0x6500)" on most games seem to have no effect. But with The Suffering The Tie that Binds, this causes the weirdest graphical glitch I've seen. It renders a upside down walking shadow on the screen during load screens, gameplay, etc.

Also, being that these emus are compiled with some commands enabled, trying to figure out which commands are pre-loaded(baked in) to which emu, one can get a better understanding of why a game works with one and not the other(emu template).

Scarface will not boot with the jak emus and I am trying to figure out why the hard way. Hopefully I can find the command on another emu that causes Scarface not to boot, and turn it off in the jak emus. For testing of course, I have no idea if that would be the magic fix for graphical glitches.

 

[Vika23]

Fix for 7 Blades PAL

Spoiler: Click for CLI and LUA

CLI

--gs-uprender=2x2
--gs-upscale=EdgeSmooth
--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"

--host-display-mode=16:9

--vu1-no-clamping=0  #fixes missing graphics
--vu1-di-bits=0  #removes stutter in areas

#emu used=jak v1

LUA

-- 7 Blades [PAL] (SLES-50109)
-- Widescreen hack by Arapapa
-- ported to ps4 lua
-- emu used=jak tpl v1

local gpr = require("ee-gpr-alias")

apiRequest(1.0)

local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()

local patcher = function()

eeObj.Vu1MpgCycles(600) -- fixes frozen fmvs

--Gameplay 16:9
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x00396334,0x3C013FAB) --3C013F80 Zoom
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x002EF7EC,0x3C013FAB) --3C013F80 Y-FOV

--X-FOV (Needs Render fix)
--eeObj.WriteMem32(0x002EF990,0x3C013F10) --3C013F40

end

emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

emu used=jak v1

Works great!

Was test it! Fix works, but as before (i test it on pcsx2, ps3 and ps4) same bug - after second stage start, game looks like in attached pic! Without widescreen game looks normal! So widscreen still broken that game sadly!

 

[nifengyuexia]

Xenosaga Episode II - Jenseits von Gut und Bose [Disc 1]（SLPS-25368）
Xenosaga Episode II - Jenseits von Gut und Bose [Disc 2]（SLPS-25369）

LUA

apiRequest(0.1)
--Disable character shadows to fix graphics errors
eeInsnReplace(0x1d80c8,0xae0500c4,0xae0000c4)

Xenosaga Episode II - Jenseits von Gut und Bose [Disc 1]（SLUS-20892）
Xenosaga Episode II - Jenseits von Gut und Bose [Disc 2]（SLUS-21133）

LUA

apiRequest(0.1)
--Disable character shadows to fix graphics errors
eeInsnReplace(0x1d82f0,0xae0500c4,0xae0000c4)

Thanks for the help of @mrjaredbeta

 

[nifengyuexia]

Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 1]（SLUS-21389）
Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 2]（SLUS-21417）

TXT

--max-disc-num=2
--switch-disc-reset=1
--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"       --Fix the stutter on the main interface
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"

LUA

apiRequest(1.0)
--Skip the black and white filter in the animation to fix the CG lag
eeInsnReplace(0x1e7fc8,0x1220003b,0x1000003b)

local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()
local patcher = function()

--Disable character shadows to fix graphics errors
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x1e7600,0x0)            ---Fix the first CG lag problem
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x290a40,0x8600009c)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x290a5c,0x8600009c)
end

emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 1]（SLPS-25640）
Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 2]（SLPS-25641）

TXT

--max-disc-num=2
--switch-disc-reset=1
--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"       --Fix the stutter on the main interface
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"

LUA

apiRequest(1.0)
--Skip the black and white filter in the animation to fix the CG lag
eeInsnReplace(0x1e70d0,0x1220003b,0x1000003b)

local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()
local patcher = function()

--Disable character shadows to fix graphics errors
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x24ede0,0x0)            ---Fix the first CG lag problem
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x28f2e0,0x8600009c)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x28f2fc,0x8600009c)
end
emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

JAK v2 emu

 

[Agrippa]

How does one go about finding these back buffer/interlace/FPS addresses? I would really like to learn how to find these addresses. You guys are like Neo in the matrix when it comes to finding those offsets.

It depends on the game. Mostly by setting the breakpoints on GS registers and looking for the values near the instructions writing to them. Since the back buffer output does not work properly on the PS3's ps2_netemu (probably because netemu does skip a lot of EE/VU cycles screwing the vsync functions in the field rendered games) I have stopped any work on them. But some no interlacing codes made by @asasega from PCSX2 forums do enable the back buffer output, assuming everything is rendered there (some games render various things on the downsampled front buffers because of perfromance reasons). These codes will improve the image quality on the PS4, because the resolution after uprendering will be something like 1280x896, instead of 1280x448 (assuming the front buffer size is equal to the 640x224 and back buffer 640x448).
Here is the description how I found the CMR3 PAL address (I forgot you need to switch the renderer to the software one):
Starting point for creating 480p patches? (pcsx2.net)

 

[mrjaredbeta]

Can someone try to debug it?

For NTSC-U:

eeObj.WriteMem32(0x1e7600,0x0)

 

[Stayhye]

Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 1]（SLUS-21389）
Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 2]（SLUS-21417）

TXT

--max-disc-num=2
--switch-disc-reset=1
--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"       --Fix the stutter on the main interface
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"

LUA

apiRequest(1.0)
local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()
local patcher = function()

--Disable character shadows to fix graphics errors
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x290a40,0x8602009c)
end

emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 1]（SLPS-25640）
Xenosaga Episode III - Also Sprach Zarathustra [Disc 2]（SLPS-25641）

TXT

--max-disc-num=2
--switch-disc-reset=1
--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"       --Fix the stutter on the main interface
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"

LUA

apiRequest(1.0)
local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()
local patcher = function()

--Disable character shadows to fix graphics errors
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x28f2e0,0x8602009c)
end
emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

View attachment 35433 View attachment 35434

The opening CG will still be stuck, especially the popping sound. I tried the command --vu1-mpg-cycles=2800 to fix it, but the real-time calculation screen will become very slow. Now I can't find other ways to fix it, so I cancel it temporarily, but it won't affect the game. Can someone try to debug it?

JAK v2 emus

SLUS version of code does nothing....

 

[mrjaredbeta]

SLUS version of code does nothing....

It looks like a typo as it is patching the original instruction to the address instead of the new one. The correct patch should be:

eeObj.WriteMem32(0x290a40,0x8600009c)

 

[Stayhye]

For NTSC-U:

eeObj.WriteMem32(0x1e7600,0x0)

It looks like a typo as it is patching the original instruction to the address instead of the new one. The correct patch should be:

eeObj.WriteMem32(0x290a40,0x8600009c)

Works Perfectly! Both of them. Thank you very much! Tested configs(CLI and LUA) with Star Ocean v2, Psychonauts v2 and Jakx V2 emus

 

[Bortoloti]

Fix for True Crime: Streets of L.A. (SLUS-20550)

Spoiler: Click for CLI

First thing to do:

patch=1,EE,00480640,word,10000000
--Fix for title screen freeze
--Use ps2patchengine to patch the iso

CLI

--gs-use-mipmap=1
--gs-kernel-cl="mipmap"
--gs-kernel-cl-up="mipmap2x2"
--fpu-rsqrt-fast-estimate=1
--vu0-di-bits=0
--vu1-di-bits=0
--vu1-mpg-cycles=760
--vu0-mpg-cycles=760
--ee-cycle-scalar=1.41
--iop-cycle-scalar=1.8
--vu0-opt-flags=1
--vu1-opt-flags=1
--cop2-opt-flags=1
--vu0-const-prop=0
--vu1-const-prop=0
--vu1-jr-cache-policy=newprog
--vu1-jalr-cache-policy=newprog
--vu0-jr-cache-policy=newprog
--vu0-jalr-cache-policy=newprog

emu used=jak v2

 

[Bortoloti]

Fix for Juiced (SLUS-20872)

Spoiler: Click for CLI and LUA

CLI

--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"   
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"
--vu1-mpg-cycles=1880
--vu0-mpg-cycles=860
--ee-cycle-scalar=1.50
--iop-cycle-scalar=1.9

LUA

apiRequest(1.0)

-- Graphic improvement: removes corrupted lines on screen with uprender on for PAL/NTSC-U/NTSC-J version
emuObj.SetGsTitleFix( "forceSimpleFetch", "reserved", { texMode=1 } ) --texMode=1

emu used=jakX v2

-Some menus still had a slow sound, the gameplay is 100%

 

[Bortoloti]

Fix for Need for Speed - ProStreet (SLUS-21658)

Spoiler: Click for CLI and LUA

CLI

--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"  
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"
--vu1-mpg-cycles=385
--vu0-mpg-cycles=385
--ee-cycle-scalar=0.74
--iop-cycle-scalar=1.1
--host-audio-latency=1.91

LUA

local gpr = require("ee-gpr-alias")

apiRequest(1.0)

local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()
local patcher = function()

--Speed correction
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x00167e2c,0x00000000)

--16:9
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x006828d4,0x3f400000)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x006828ec,0x3f400000)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x00685938,0x3f2aaaab)

end

emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

-- Graphic improvement: removes corrupted lines on screen with uprender on for PAL/NTSC-U/NTSC-J version
emuObj.SetGsTitleFix( "forceSimpleFetch", "reserved", { texMode=1 } ) --texMode=1

emu used=jakX v2

Works great!

 

[Bortoloti]

Fix for Need for Speed - Undercover (SLUS-21801)

Spoiler: Click for CLI and LUA

CLI

--gs-kernel-cl="h2lpool"     
--gs-kernel-cl-up="h2lpool2x2"
--vu1-mpg-cycles=935
--vu0-mpg-cycles=935
--ee-cycle-scalar=2.49
--iop-cycle-scalar=1.9
--host-audio-latency=1.91

LUA

local gpr = require("ee-gpr-alias")

apiRequest(1.0)

local eeObj = getEEObject()
local emuObj = getEmuObject()
local patcher = function()

--Speed correction
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x00265820,0x10000004)
eeObj.WriteMem32(0x00266408,0x10000003)

end

emuObj.AddVsyncHook(patcher)

-- Graphic improvement: removes corrupted lines on screen with uprender on for PAL/NTSC-U/NTSC-J version
emuObj.SetGsTitleFix( "forceSimpleFetch", "reserved", { texMode=1 } ) --texMode=1

emu used=Psycho v2

-The initial fmv in the first run has graphical glitches, the rest is 100%