PCSX2 - Widescreen Game Patches

[ElHecht]

For anyone interested here's a WIP patch for King of Fighters Maximum Impact (tested on MI Maniax, MI2, and MI2 Regulation A)
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As you can see in screens below the vert value messes up the HUD in MI. Also, MI2 needs render fix. Fixing MI HUD may simply be impossible, and I couldn't find render value in MI2 (tried variations of 512 and 640), so I'm giving up for now
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MI Maniax broken HUD | MI2 missing graphics

Patching KOF MI/MI2 is a pain in the a**, especially the PAL version. Depending on which language you choose the addresses for the vertical fov and camera change, plus there are different addresses for in-game and character select. In the end i made an ELF patch which makes things easier. I haven't noticed any problems with the HUD or outside the 4:3 area - everything is renderd as it should be.

The King of Fighters - Maximum Impact (PAL-E) (SLES-52898)

       

Code:

Vertical FOV :
Search  : 0000FA44 80020000 00020000 ABAAAA3F
Replace : 0000FA44 80020000 00020000 388EE33F

Camera-Zoom :
Search  : ABAAAA3E 8988083E D10D5D3D
Replace : CDCCEC3F 8988083E D10D5D3D

The King of Fighters - Maximum Impact 2 (PAL-M5) (SLES-54255)

       

Code:

Vertical FOV :
Search  : 0000FA44 80020000 00020000 ABAAAA3F
Replace : 0000FA44 80020000 00020000 388EE33F

Camera-Zoom :
Search  : ABAAAA3E 8988083E D10D5D3D
Replace : 7B140E40 8988083E D10D5D3D

I guess those values will also work with the NTSC-Version.

[kqgaming]

synce can you make a pnach file of this setting ?

http://forums.pcsx2.net/attachment.php?aid=38962

[synce]

Tested on JP and the patches are indeed perfect, excellent job and thanks for sharing. It looks like I had the right vert but the wrong zoom (and mislabeled them too), I would've never thought to search for ABAAAA3E

For JP Maximum Impact 1 and Maniax:

Code:

C0010000 ABAAAA3F 00006042 00000000
to
C0010000 388EE33F 00006042 00000000

ABAAAA3E 8988083E D10D5D3D
to
CDCCEC3F 8988083E D10D5D3D

For JP Maximum Impact 2 and Regulation A:

Code:

C0010000 ABAAAA3F 00006042 00000000
to
C0010000 388EE33F 00006042 00000000

ABAAAA3E 8988083E D10D5D3D
to
7B140E40 8988083E D10D5D3D

^ How'd you come up with 7B140E40 tough? Is this from Cheat Engine?

[kqgaming]

can anyone make pnach file for MI-1 JP ??

or at least the text code !!

[synce]

Just elf patch it, all you need is free disc mounting software (daemon tools) and a hex editor (hxd). There's a mini guide in the elf section of my patch post

BTW hecht that zoom value you found might've been the breakthrough I needed. I was stuck on a handful of games because I just couldn't find the zoom. Now I've got Valkyrie Profile 2 with proper widescreen, and hopefully I'll have the same luck with the Yakuza games and Baroque

Another update coming soon

EDIT: Holy crap, wait a minute... It looks like I patched VP2 by pure stupid luck. I accidentally replaced a unique looking value near ABAAAA3E. Touching the latter messes up the zoom pretty bad lol Well now I have two things to look for in the other games

[azerty16]

Can you try to patch Dragon Ball Budokai 3 Greatest Hit Edition NTSC please?
The character loor really weird.

[kqgaming]

syne

i'm not an expert lol


but i'll try hopefully i'l do it right

[kqgaming]

i give up

couldn't patch it right *_*

[Ice Queen Zero]

@kqgaming

Please use the EDIT button next time, thank you.

Have a nice day!

[kqgaming]

oh sorry