04-04-2010, 11:57 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-05-2010, 06:03 AM by evil cabbage.)
Okay, I apologize if this post is in the wrong forum, but "off-topic" seemed like the right place for this.
Basically, I have an idea for a partner program to PCSX2, which I have begun working on.
[/b]Theory[/u]
This little program is called "PCSX2 Helper". Basically, when you insert a PS2 game into your drive, PCSX2 Helper will read the disc and check it against an online database and (if the info is available), download and display detailed information about the inserted game, in terms of the game itself, technical requirements to run the game (in PCSX2), the best plugins and settings to use for that specific game, required FPS rates for smooth gameplay and general bugs/graphical issuses. I apologize if the amount of info that reviewers will have to provide is lengthly and complex but... the whole point of this program is to be very detailed and complex. I am hoping that this program will also promote legal emaluation, as you can only get information on games that are physically in your disc drive, on a CD/DVD.
[/b]Screenshots[/u]
[Image: p-1.png]
The section displaying general information about the PS2 game in the drive.
(NOTE: The only reason that I am using a Spyro game as an example is because this particular game is one of the only games that I have that run perfectly smoothly in PCSX2, not because I still play it.)
[Image: p-2.png]
This section displays information about the best graphics plugin and settings to use for the game that is currently in the disc drive. Clicking the green arrow button will direct the user to a webpage where they can download the recommended plugin if it is not included with PCSX2.
[Image: p-3.png]
This section displays information about the plugin to use to get the best possible audio quality for the game currently in the user's disc drive. This section works in a very similar way to the graphics one.
[Image: p-5.png] - I am not sure why this image doesn't embed. I have tested the direct link, just normally in my browser and it works fine. View it here: http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae98/...ge/p-5.png
This section shows the FPS rates required for smooth performance from the inserted game, NOT necessarily the reviewer's average frame rate.
[Image: p-6.png]
This is the gameplay section. In this section, the reviewer first lists their PC specs and then lists any bugs and specific glitches that they can find in bullet form.
Contributing
This project will rely ENTIRELY on the contributions of game information from PCSX2 users, so if you have a game (or games) that run at a perfect speed and pace please, please bear this project in mind when it is released, as by then I will have a proper submission form up and running.
Future
Regardless of whether this project is endorsed by the devs of PCSX2, I will still certainly release it, as I have spent many, many... many hours and weeks on it.
Website
This website will be used, well as a homepage for this project, a storage house for the PCSX2 Helper database and will eventually contain downloads and a submission form for people to submit game information to the PCSX2 Helper database.
PCSX2 Helper Site: http://pcsx2helper.byethost17.com
Feedback
I would really like to know what people think of this, so please start commenting! (The exclamation mark is one of enthusiasm, not anger.)
Update: Finished the main program, now I just need to get people to help me databasing games!
Basically, I have an idea for a partner program to PCSX2, which I have begun working on.
[/b]Theory[/u]
This little program is called "PCSX2 Helper". Basically, when you insert a PS2 game into your drive, PCSX2 Helper will read the disc and check it against an online database and (if the info is available), download and display detailed information about the inserted game, in terms of the game itself, technical requirements to run the game (in PCSX2), the best plugins and settings to use for that specific game, required FPS rates for smooth gameplay and general bugs/graphical issuses. I apologize if the amount of info that reviewers will have to provide is lengthly and complex but... the whole point of this program is to be very detailed and complex. I am hoping that this program will also promote legal emaluation, as you can only get information on games that are physically in your disc drive, on a CD/DVD.
[/b]Screenshots[/u]
[Image: p-1.png]
The section displaying general information about the PS2 game in the drive.
(NOTE: The only reason that I am using a Spyro game as an example is because this particular game is one of the only games that I have that run perfectly smoothly in PCSX2, not because I still play it.)
[Image: p-2.png]
This section displays information about the best graphics plugin and settings to use for the game that is currently in the disc drive. Clicking the green arrow button will direct the user to a webpage where they can download the recommended plugin if it is not included with PCSX2.
[Image: p-3.png]
This section displays information about the plugin to use to get the best possible audio quality for the game currently in the user's disc drive. This section works in a very similar way to the graphics one.
[Image: p-5.png] - I am not sure why this image doesn't embed. I have tested the direct link, just normally in my browser and it works fine. View it here: http://i961.photobucket.com/albums/ae98/...ge/p-5.png
This section shows the FPS rates required for smooth performance from the inserted game, NOT necessarily the reviewer's average frame rate.
[Image: p-6.png]
This is the gameplay section. In this section, the reviewer first lists their PC specs and then lists any bugs and specific glitches that they can find in bullet form.
Contributing
This project will rely ENTIRELY on the contributions of game information from PCSX2 users, so if you have a game (or games) that run at a perfect speed and pace please, please bear this project in mind when it is released, as by then I will have a proper submission form up and running.
Future
Regardless of whether this project is endorsed by the devs of PCSX2, I will still certainly release it, as I have spent many, many... many hours and weeks on it.
Website
This website will be used, well as a homepage for this project, a storage house for the PCSX2 Helper database and will eventually contain downloads and a submission form for people to submit game information to the PCSX2 Helper database.
PCSX2 Helper Site: http://pcsx2helper.byethost17.com
Feedback
I would really like to know what people think of this, so please start commenting! (The exclamation mark is one of enthusiasm, not anger.)
Update: Finished the main program, now I just need to get people to help me databasing games!