Two unusual problems

[goody_fyre11]

There have been two very unusual compatibility issues that I cannot solve.  After a year of trying every possible combination of options (not exaggerating), I finally joined the forums to ask for help.  Here are my two problems:

-  I can run Sly 2: Band of Thieves on any renderer with 16x MSAA and upscaled to 4K without any major graphical glitches or slowdowns.  However, I do own the Japanese import version, titled Kaitou Sly Cooper 2.  It's the same game, but with Japanese text.  For some reason, only OpenGL works with Kaitou Sly Cooper 2.  If I use D3D11 or D3D9, I get the "vertical red bars" glitch, with every other bar causing layering issues.  Why would the same game act differently just because it's from a different reigon?

-  This one has frustrated me intensely.  I own the E3 demo disc for the NTSC-U version of Sly 2: Band of Thieves.  Just like Kaitou Sly Cooper 2, only OpenGL can be used.  However, I can only get 3-5 FPS max.  The demo has less slowdowns than the final game (when played on an actual PS2), and I need to record it upscaled for my YouTube channel.  It also doesn't help that using any Blending Unit above "None" reduces the framrate to less than 1 FPS.

I literally created a list of every possible combination of options and tried every combination.  I tried all releases, both stable and dev builds.  I can use "Partial" in the graphics settings alongside the D3D renderers, but anything less than "Full" causes a bright purple tint with green ghosting effects.  After a full year of changing settings, I finally gave up.  Since I have tried all possible combinations of settings, I don't feel the need to screenshot my settings, as none of them make any difference.  I will do it if I am asked to.  I can provide my PC's specs if need be.

[CK1]

So just to clarify, you own a physical copy of each of the following?

- Kaitou Sly Cooper 2
- Sly Cooper 2 (NTSC-U)
- Sly Cooper 2 (E3 Demo Disk)

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In order to help you further with your problem, please make sure the following are all provided.

• Your hardware specs - CPU, Graphics Card, Memory, Operating System.
  
• The version of PCSX2 you are using.
  
• Any non default settings you are using.
  
• What games you are trying to play and if you are playing them from ISO or DVD.
  

Thank You.

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Please post the contents of the emulog.txt file after the problem occurs. The file can be found in "My Documents\PCSX2\logs" for the installer version or in "PCSX2\logs" for the portable/binary version.

Please make sure to enclose your emulog in code tags like so (remove the empty space on the closing code tag!):
[code]
Pasted emulog goes here
[ /code]

[goody_fyre11]

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System Information
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Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 16299) (16299.rs3_release.170928-1534)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Alienware
System Model: Alienware Aurora R5
BIOS: Ver : 1.0.9
Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz (8 CPUs), ~4.0GHz
Memory: 16384MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 16286MB RAM
Page File: 2995MB used, 113290MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 192 DPI (200 percent)
System DPI Setting: 288 DPI (300 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: UnKnown
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DxDiag Version: 10.00.16299.0015 64bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 1080
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1B80&SUBSYS_119E1028&REV_A1
Device Status: 0180200A [DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER] 
Device Problem Code: No Problem
Driver Problem Code: Unknown
Display Memory: 16222 MB
Dedicated Memory: 8079 MB
Shared Memory: 8143 MB
Current Mode: 3840 x 2160 (32 bit) (60Hz)
HDR Support: Not Supported
Display Topology: Internal
Display Color Space: DXGI_COLOR_SPACE_RGB_FULL_G22_NONE_P709
Color Primaries: Red(0.641125,0.330578), Green(0.301281,0.601086), Blue(0.150891,0.061047), White Point(0.280773,0.290539)
Display Luminance: Min Luminance = 0.500000, Max Luminance = 270.000000, MaxFullFrameLuminance = 270.000000
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: SAMSUNG
Monitor Id: SAM0DF6
Native Mode: 3840 x 2160(p) (30.000Hz)
Output Type: HDMI
Monitor Advanced Color Capabilities: Eotf2084Supported 
Display Pixel Format: DISPLAYCONFIG_PIXELFORMAT_32BPP
Driver Name: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvddi.inf_amd64_0ceec644aab3d1a6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvddi.inf_amd64_0ceec644aab3d1a6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvddi.inf_amd64_0ceec644aab3d1a6\nvldumdx.dll,C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nvddi.inf_amd64_0ceec644aab3d1a6\nvldumdx.dll
Driver File Version: 23.21.0013.9101 (English)
Driver Version: 23.21.13.9101
DDI Version: 12
Feature Levels: 12_1,12_0,11_1,11_0,10_1,10_0,9_3,9_2,9_1
Driver Model: WDDM 2.3
Graphics Preemption: Pixel
Compute Preemption: Dispatch
Miracast: Not Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 2/22/2018 8:00:00 PM, 949016 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-58C0-11CF-1550-93311BC2DA35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x1B80
SubSys ID: 0x119E1028
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Driver Strong Name: oem8.inf:0f066de39ca6e40bection074:23.21.13.9101ci\ven_10de&dev_1b80&subsys_119e1028
Rank Of Driver: 00D10001

I've tried all versions and all possible combinations of settings.  This is really frustrating.

Yes I own physical copies of all 3 discs.  Where is emulog.txt?

[CK1]

I need the log from the emulator itself.

[goody_fyre11]

Emulog for Japanese Import and E3 Demo discs are attached.  It would not let me post the contents - something about images.

Emulog2.txt is the emulog for the E3 demo.  I didn't want you to confuse the two.

[goody_fyre11]

Just to clarify, I have tried ALL builds.  This emulog was created by a dev build, but I can give you one from a stable build.  Both types of builds give the same results.

[CK1]

OK and what about your GSdx settings when you're getting low FPS?

Either way, you don't really need to worry about DX11 and DX9 because you own a Nvidia card.

[lightningterror]

-  I can run Sly 2: Band of Thieves on any renderer with 16x MSAA and upscaled to 4K without any major graphical glitches or slowdowns.  However, I do own the Japanese import version, titled Kaitou Sly Cooper 2.  It's the same game, but with Japanese text.  For some reason, only OpenGL works with Kaitou Sly Cooper 2.  If I use D3D11 or D3D9, I get the "vertical red bars" glitch, with every other bar causing layering issues.  Why would the same game act differently just because it's from a different reigon?

The region ids (CRC ids) are missing in the code which is why you're experiencing issues, my next PR should address the mentioned issues.
D3D doesn't render some stuff properly so the effects are skipped with crc hacks.

I'll put a github PR tomorrow or the following days to address the issue.

[goody_fyre11]

To answer CK1's question:

Using OpenGL causes the framerate to dip down to 5 FPS or less.  Setting Blending Unit Accuracy to anything other than "None" causes the framerate to dip down to about 1 FPS.  Direct3D renderers go full speed, but the vertical bars are there, just like the Japanese import.  I'm doing a playhrough of both on my YouTube channel, and I really want it to look good.

Any OpenGL settings do this.

[vsub]

What happens if you use opengl but set the CRC in gsdx to directx
If you get the speed back,then wait for the lightningterror changes to be merged and the buildbot to compile it