PCSX2 - Widescreen Game Patches

[nemesis2000]

I-Ninja [NTSC-U] already has 16:9

[rama]

Why is Valkyrie Profile 2 included?
I got a lot of crashes with the ws patch active and the game already supports 16:9 output.

[ggxxtonghao]

Why is Valkyrie Profile 2 included?
I got a lot of crashes with the ws patch active and the game already supports 16:9 output.

original 4:3-----original 16:9-----widescreen hack 16:9
           


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Samurai [NTSC-J] (PBPX-95201)(SLPS-20178)
  A7110F33.pnach (Size: 321 bytes / Downloads: 460)
       

Although it doesn't happen all the time,
but there are some rendering problems to the right side of screen,
I can not find address to fix it.
maybe nemesis2000 & ElHecht can fix it

Btw the way, the Best Reprint version of the game does not have the black edges on the top/bottom screen. unfortunately PCSX2 doesn't seem to run that version of the game very well

[rama]

ggxxtonghao: Regarding VP2: I prefer a working game over nice wide screen screenshots. The game crashes with those ws patches active.

[Devina]

request save

Happens in Bevelle in FFX-2, that's all I know.
It's rather trivial though, so don't worry about it.

Why is Valkyrie Profile 2 included?
I got a lot of crashes with the ws patch active and the game already supports 16:9 output.

Because it's skewed widescreen. (zoomed in more than it should be)
Are you using the NTSC-U or PAL copy of the game? NTSC-U has the GameGuard fix, which fixes the crash.
It may need to be ported to other regions.

[ggxxtonghao]

Happens in Bevelle in FFX-2, that's all I know.
It's rather trivial though, so don't worry about it.


Because it's skewed widescreen. (zoomed in more than it should be)
Are you using the NTSC-U or PAL copy of the game? NTSC-U has the GameGuard fix, which fixes the crash.
It may need to be ported to other regions.

oh, NTSC-J's GameGuard fix is

Code:

patch=1,EE,D03897F4,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203897F4,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03DEB6C,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203DEB6C,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D042D0AC,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,2042D0AC,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D04A5DEC,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,204A5DEC,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D04A5F54,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,204A5F54,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D04A60BC,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,204A60BC,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D0100208,extended,0010008C
patch=1,EE,20100208,extended,0C04008C
patch=1,EE,D03B1774,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203B1774,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03B49CC,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203B49CC,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03B4B64,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203B4B64,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03B4C24,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203B4C24,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03CB1C4,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203CB1C4,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03D57BC,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203D57BC,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03D7F44,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203D7F44,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03DA1B4,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,203DA1B4,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D0436084,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,20436084,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D04360EC,extended,0000FFFA
patch=1,EE,204360EC,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D039D468,extended,0000FFF9
patch=1,EE,2039D468,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03DA680,extended,0000FFF9
patch=1,EE,203DA680,extended,00000000
patch=1,EE,D03B1758,extended,0000FFF9
patch=1,EE,203B1758,extended,00000000

[rama]

I was using NTSC-U with Undub patch applied.

[avih]

I think that if a game natively supports 16:9, even if it's only cropped (the 3D - the HUD is most probably good), then we shouldn't have a ws patch by default. The reason is that the devs probably made sure already that the ws mode is good, and that no important stuff is left out.

Of course, if someone still wants to apply the patch manually to make it look better for him/her, np, but it shouldn't be applied automatically by default when ws hacks are enabled IMO.

[Devina]

I was using NTSC-U with Undub patch applied.

Undub versions may change the .elf file, or something like that.
I'll have to look into it later, but I'd recommend trying the dubbed version.

The reason is that the devs probably made sure already that the ws mode is good, and that no important stuff is left out.

Vert- is ugly, hideous and awful. Most people in the widescreen community hate vert-.

The only reason why developers included vert- was either due to incompetence, or to prevent lag (zooming in the camera = less data on-screen).

All the Vert- fixes for these games are flawless, just trust me on this.

[avih]

All the Vert- fixes for these games are flawless, just trust me on this.

Well, apparently on some variants they still fail, like with rama's version where it still gets applied due to same CRC.

Regardless though, even if most people prefer "proper" ws, it still doesn't change the fact that the game supports ws natively, and therefore a ws hack would be some sort of enhancement rather than "make 4:3 only game work reasonably well also in 16:9".

Every hack has a potential to mess something up, therefore, IMO, the official ws "pack" should not include ws hacks for games which support ws.

Still, it doesn't prevent anyone from applying this patch manually. But for the millions who install the official version and don't lurk the forums or ws hacks pages, such ws "enhancement" shouldn't be applied by default when they enable the ws hacks IMO.