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Frequently Asked Questions

Section I: General questions about the project

What is the aim of this project
The aim of this project is to emulate the PlayStation 2, allowing people to play their PS2 games on a pc. This requires having an original PlayStation 2 console (for the BI S! an" of course having the original games as well.

Is the project open source

#es, the project is open source, an" it is license" un"er the $%& $eneral Pu'lic (icense v).

Can I help the project

Sure you can, please refer to this threa" *+,+.

Is the release pac!a"e complete Can I pla# out of the bo$

%o, the release pac-age is not complete. #ou nee" to "o at least 2 things 'efore you can play.

/irst, you nee" to put in your own BI S. 0ump your PlayStation 2 BI S from your own console. The BI S "umper is *+,+. Secon", you nee" to configure the plugins in the emulator. #ou can use the official gui"e foun" *+,+. ( ptional! Thir", you may nee" to up"ate your 0irect1 in or"er for $S"2 to wor-. $S"2 is our suggeste" graphics plugin. &p"ate 0irect1 with the we' installer *+,+.

Section II: General questions about the emulator

What are the requirements for usin" this emulator
%inimum

3in"ows4(inu2 S 5P& that supports SS+2 (Pentium 6 an" up, 7thlon86 an" up! $P& that supports Pi2el Sha"ers 2.9 :;2<B ,7<

&ecommen'e'

3in"ows =ista4> ('oth )2'it an" 86'it supporte"! 5P&. 5ore 2 0uo, 5ore i)4:4>, Phenom II (all at ).6$h?@! $P&. AA99$T or 'etter ;$B ,7< (2$B if on =ista 4 3in"ows >!

(oes the emulator support ) cores

Starting with release ;.9 we offer a spee" hac- that runs =ector &nit ; on its own threa" for a nice spee"up. It isnBt wor-ing with every game 'ut most titles will 'e fine. $S"2 in software ren"ering can use e2tra processing threa"s 4 cores for a mo"erate spee"up.

Wh# is m# CP* loa' less than 100+

3in"ows loa" measuring loo-s at all availa'le 5P& cores. By the nature of multiCthrea"ing no comple2 software such as P5S12 can usefully loa" all cores to ;99D. This "oes % T mean P5S12 isnBt using the full power of your 5P&, it is normal.

Is S,I-Crossfire useful
%o plugin is programme" to use more than one $P&.

Wh# not use C*(. to ma!e thin"s faster

5&07 wor-s 'est with many parallel threa"s, something P5S12 "oes not use. So even if we got 5&07 support, it woul" pro'a'ly run very slow.

Is "ame X pla#able
There is a compati'ility list on the site, *+,+.

If youBre luc-y, your game has 'een teste" 'efore an" you can chec- the status there.

(o PS1 /PSX0 "ames 1or! 1ith this emulator

%o, this emulator currently only wor-s with PlayStation 2 games. In or"er to play PS; games, you will nee" a PS; emulator such as the popular ePS1e.

%# "ame 1or!e' in an earlier 2ersion3 an' no1 it 'oes not3 1h#

0ue to changes in the emulator some games may not wor- as well as they "i" in the previous release, as you will fin" with most emulation projects, you fi2 one game, you can 'rea- another somewhere.

Wh# is the emulator so slo1

Because the PlayStation 2 is a comple2 console with a lot of parts which must 'e emulate" at the same timeE for a 'etter e2planation refer to this threa".

Where can I "et 4I5S an' Games

#ou have to get your BI S from your own PlayStation 2 console. #ou can use games from your collection, acquire them from a game store or use +Bay 4 7ma?on for some ol"er titles.

6o1 'o I pla# a "ame

;. 0ump your own BI S an" put it into the BI S fol"er. 2. 5onfigure the emulator (rea" section ) 'elow!. ). $et your PS2 game "isc rea"y, or ma-e an IS of it for faster access (the free FImgBurnF software wor-s great for this!. 6. 5onfigure the 50=0rom plugin or the internal IS rea"er to point to your IS 4"isc. :. 5hoose SystemCGBoot 5040=0.

6o1 'o I compile the S78 source

,ea" the compile gui"e *+,+. Heep in min" that while you can post 'ugs a'out your own compile" S=% revisions, we "o not offer support for them.

When 1ill the ne$t 2ersion be release'

It will 'e release" when it is rea"y. 0onBt waste your time an" ours as-ing a'out that, o-ayI E!

Section III: Confi"uration questions

6o1 can I confi"ure the emulator
Please refer to the official P5S12 gui"e *+,+.

What about the frame limitin" options

The frame limiting options are often necessary for an enjoya'le e2perience. ,ea" out the e2planation in the configuration "ialogue, itBs very "etaile".

What is the normal spee' for Pla#Station 2 "ames

%TS5 games have a normal spee" of 89 frames per secon". P7( games have a normal spee" of :9 frames per secon". %ote that these spee"s are unli-e what happens in normal P5 games. Soun", graphics, 7I, everything is cloc-e" to that spee". 7 %TS5 game running at )9 frames per secon" is truly going at half the spee" it shoul" 'e.

What are these "amefi$es

$amefi2es are, li-e the name says, special fi2es for certain games. P5S12 comes with a set of -nown gamefi2es ena'le" 'y "efault. #ou can also manually ena'le some to chec- if they fi2 a pro'lem in your specific game.

.re spee' hac!s safe

Spee" hac-s are, li-e the name says, hac-s that ma-e games go faster. &se spee" hac-s at your own ris-, they will break many games. % T+. 0o % T report 'ugs unless you also trie" the game with F%othingF selecte".

What about the a'2ance' options

7"vance" options can 'rea- games spectacularly sometimes. The help inclu"e" in the configuration "ialogue is very "etaile", rea" it.

What about the plu"ins

3e inclu"e" the latest sta'le versions of the 'est plugins out there in the pac-age. #ou will nee" to configure them. ,efer to the gui"e.

Wh# is the soun' ba'

The soun" plugin may have to Ftime stretchF the au"io to account for the game running too slow or too fast. <a-e sure your pc can run the title at full spee" an" -eep the frame rate limiter ena'le" to avoi" stretching.

Section I7: *seful lin!s

4I5S Gui'es:
,eichfuherBs gui"e to "umping your PlayStation 2 BI S

9rror-Problem Gui'es:
3ill P5S12 run fast on my computerI 3hy is P5S12 slowI

%emor# Car' Gui'es:

5onvert $ame/7J saves to P5S12 memory car" with <y<5 (new!

6o1 'o I use patches in "eneral

*ow pnach files wor-

6o1 'o I pla# online

*ow to play online gui"e

6o1 'o I run precompile' Pcs$2 binaries on :) bit *buntu 1ithout a ;2 bit chroot
K*owtoL P5S12 on 7<086 &'untu

6o1 'o I ma!e m# PS; controller 1or! un'er :)bit Win'o1s

PS) 5ontroller on 86 'it win"ows 2.9M