Okay, well like most people I only came to the Pcsx2 to play the classics, now that I've lost my memory cards for my old games. I followed all the steps and converted my old Jak and Daxter game disc into an ISO playable on the PC, (NO! I don't know nor care where to get an illegal ISO of the game, Jak 2 sells for 3$ now so I presume the first game would be MAYBE a dollar. I suggest backing up your CD on your computer.)
Anyone who has played the game on the Pcsx2 emulator knows about the three main bugs: extreme lag from the start, missing eyes, and shadows coming up from the ground. I know fixes for some but not all, and some fixes can't be combined.
Lag bug: Personally I use this configuration on Gds -
Direct3D9 (Hardware)
Interlacing - Weave bff (second one), this fixed the shaking screen and didn't make the visuals look horrible.
[Scaling is up to you]
Texture filtering, Logarithm Z, and Alpha correction should all be checked.
Now go to emulation settings > Speedhacks and set them to this:
EECyclerate should be at 2, I don't put it on 3 because I can't play without the audio. All 'other hacks' under EECyclerate should be checked, they don't cause any noticeable problems.
VU Cycle stealing should be set to 2, I've tried higher options and they don't really help as much as they cause problems. Turn on only the flag hack.
I set my Interpolation on SPU to Cubic, only because I thought it helped, dunno if it does.
Eye fix: You can fix all characters eyes, at the cost of annoying shadows and coarse graphics. Just set your GDS plugin to Software mode. I wish I knew how to use software mode without the ugly graphics. Anyone have an idea?!
Shadow fix: Go into the root directory of PCSX2 and open your inis folder. Inside you'll find Gsdx.ini. Open the file up and at the end of your file add AllowHacks=1
Then open up your plugin settings, (where you changed texture filtering etc), and set Skipdraw hack to 5. Fixes the shadows completely, and I use SSE41 if that matters.
If anyone knows how to fix the lag (because I lag alot still) or how to fix the eye glitch without the ugly graphics please help! Otherwise I have to go out and buy new memory cards to play it on my PS2 and I'm not sure my disc is in the best condition.
--Known bugs with the fixes--
When you're using the shadow fix, the skipdraw hack causes some items and models in the game to become distorted or invisible. I have only SEEN one so far and haven't heard of any more so the hack does work. The glitch is at the 200 pounds of fish minigame, if you have the hack on then the edge of the net is invisible.
Almost all of the catapault rocks and other rocks on Misty island become invisible. Also the screen sometimes flashes during cutscenes in Rock Village. The red rats are missing a texture in their ass in boggy swamp.
Anyone who has played the game on the Pcsx2 emulator knows about the three main bugs: extreme lag from the start, missing eyes, and shadows coming up from the ground. I know fixes for some but not all, and some fixes can't be combined.
Lag bug: Personally I use this configuration on Gds -
Direct3D9 (Hardware)
Interlacing - Weave bff (second one), this fixed the shaking screen and didn't make the visuals look horrible.
[Scaling is up to you]
Texture filtering, Logarithm Z, and Alpha correction should all be checked.
Now go to emulation settings > Speedhacks and set them to this:
EECyclerate should be at 2, I don't put it on 3 because I can't play without the audio. All 'other hacks' under EECyclerate should be checked, they don't cause any noticeable problems.
VU Cycle stealing should be set to 2, I've tried higher options and they don't really help as much as they cause problems. Turn on only the flag hack.
I set my Interpolation on SPU to Cubic, only because I thought it helped, dunno if it does.
Eye fix: You can fix all characters eyes, at the cost of annoying shadows and coarse graphics. Just set your GDS plugin to Software mode. I wish I knew how to use software mode without the ugly graphics. Anyone have an idea?!
Shadow fix: Go into the root directory of PCSX2 and open your inis folder. Inside you'll find Gsdx.ini. Open the file up and at the end of your file add AllowHacks=1
Then open up your plugin settings, (where you changed texture filtering etc), and set Skipdraw hack to 5. Fixes the shadows completely, and I use SSE41 if that matters.
If anyone knows how to fix the lag (because I lag alot still) or how to fix the eye glitch without the ugly graphics please help! Otherwise I have to go out and buy new memory cards to play it on my PS2 and I'm not sure my disc is in the best condition.
--Known bugs with the fixes--
When you're using the shadow fix, the skipdraw hack causes some items and models in the game to become distorted or invisible. I have only SEEN one so far and haven't heard of any more so the hack does work. The glitch is at the 200 pounds of fish minigame, if you have the hack on then the edge of the net is invisible.
Almost all of the catapault rocks and other rocks on Misty island become invisible. Also the screen sometimes flashes during cutscenes in Rock Village. The red rats are missing a texture in their ass in boggy swamp.