(06-09-2020, 08:25 PM)planetps2 Wrote: [ -> ]For those who are using my 60 fps value for GTAVCS :
I just wanted to say that in my experience I have better performance and frame rate when editing this address in cheat engine rather than putting it in the pnach file and enabling cheats in pcsx2.
It seems that the frame rate codes for PS2 games are very sensitive and don't perform as well when used as an enabled cheat through the pnach file. So I highly suggest that you try this new value for GTAVCS by editing the value in cheat engine as opposed to using it as a pnach code.
So if you have already tried to use my new value for asasega's address by putting it in the pnach and then enabling cheats I suggest you try this alternative method for better performance and frame rate:
First remove the line containing 20370314 in the pnach file so the 60 fps value is not enabled as a code through PCSX2. Then start the game normally, once your saved game is loaded and you are in-game, then go into cheat engine and add the 4-byte address 20370314, change the value to hexadecimal and you will find the default value of 14820019. Change the 14 to 10 so it changes to 10820019, then start playing your game.
With this method, you should get even smoother and better frame rate than if you tried using this code as a pnach file with cheats enabled. I have also found that once you change this value in cheat engine, if you then save a save state then load that save state you will get even better performance and an even smoother frame rate.
This frame rate code just seems to perform better when changed during gameplay in cheat engine as opposed to being used as a pnach code.
Thank you asasega very much for finding this amazing address. For me to then find a better value for this address is hugely satisfying as it enhances VCS so much. This new frame rate value edited in Cheat engine during gameplay combined with my TC Offset codes (TC Offset X : 15, TC Offset Y : 250) it's such an improved experience.
asasega obviously has an excellent method for finding frame rate / game speed codes in various PS2 games. However you find these asasega, you are making a huge improvement. I would never have achieved this wonderful frame rate for VCS if it wasn't for you finding the original address. It inspired me to share it along with my TC Offset hacks. I haven't gotten any feedback on these codes but I truly hope you guys are enjoying them. It is my way of giving back to the PCSX2 community and to excellent frame rate / game speed code finders like asasega!
I agree his 60 fps patches are the best. I haven't tried his Scarface patch yet, I wonder if with the value set to 00000000 it slows down gameplay like the GTA VCS code did. I don't recall Scarface on PS2 having as low of a frame rate as the GTA games did but I will definitely check out what his 60 fps code does when I get a chance.
(11-22-2021, 08:12 AM)power_punch Wrote: [ -> ]Hi,Hey,
Thanks for the codes you posted for running these games with 60FPS.
Did you happen to do the same for Liberty City Stories as you did with Vice City Stories? It would be great to see if there is a code that provides a better 60FPS cheat for this game as the current one isn't amazing, slowdowns, etc.
Also in your instructions you said that you converted 20370314 to 14820019 using hex but when I convert this from decimal to hex online the value is 136D38A? I was just trying to play around with the cheats myself.
Also I didn't find the need to set TC Offsets to 15 or 250 as setting Half-Pixel Offset to Normal (Vertex) seemed to fix any blur, unless the Texture Offsets are doing something different?
I looked in to using cheat engine instead but was very wary when virus scanners kept getting set off by it and no one online could confirm if this was legit or not, looked kind of shady.
Thanks!
(11-22-2021, 04:36 PM)planetps2 Wrote: [ -> ]Hey,
I didn't do the same for Liberty City Stories, so I don't have a 60 FPS for that game.
I think you're a little confused by my instructions. You don't need to convert 20370314 from decimal to hex. 20370314 is the Address that contains the frame rate modification code and 14820019 is the default Value for that address (in hex) when Vice City Stories is running in PCSX2. (if you don't have the pnach file enabled)
Let me try to explain the situation better with Vice City Stories and the 60 FPS code.
In the pnach file for VCS (4F32A11F.pnach) that asasega released, it has inside it :
patch=1,EE,20370314,word,00000000
The 00000000 is the value that asasega provided for the frame rate address, but the problem with 00000000 is that is slows down the game speed.
The 20370314 is the address that modifies the frame rate. If you turn OFF this pnach code and go into the game through PCSX2, then open up Cheat Engine, select PCSX2 with VCS running, and look up that address (20370314) in cheat engine as a 4-byte code in hex while the game is running, then you'll see the normal, default value in hex will be 14820019.
If you change the value of 14820019 to 00000000 it will go from normal game speed to super slow but the frame rate will be smoother. So what I did was I experimented with the default value of 14820019 (which is the value in hex) with the game running inside cheat engine and I stumbled upon the value of 10820019 (in hex) that achieved my goal, of keeping the normal game speed while also also increasing the frame rate to 60 FPS. It's a brilliant value that makes the game a lot more fun to play.
So through testing that value from within cheat engine, I found that changing it from 14820019 (hex) to 10820019 (hex) while in gameplay made the frame rate 60 FPS and provides silky smooth gameplay without slowing down the game speed like asasega's original value of 00000000 did.
If you don't want to use cheat engine then I recommend putting this in as the pnach code when running VCS :
patch=1,EE,20370314,extended,10820019
or patch=1,EE,20370314,word,10820019 I think it should work with either extended or word, I can't remember, try both to see which one works.
You should notice the smooth gameplay right away when you get into gameplay if you enable this code with the value 10820019 in the 4F32A11F.pnach instead of 00000000 which slows everything down too much. So really all you have to do is edit asasega's pnach file and replace 00000000 with 10820019 to get it to work.
My point was that I found the code to work better when you change the code within cheat engine once you are into gameplay rather than using it as an pnach code, but either way you run it, through the pnach code or through cheat engine, you'll see a big improvement.
If you have any issues getting this to work please let me know.
(11-23-2021, 01:53 AM)power_punch Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks for the large response!
I actually tried your codes tonight with both word and extended and neither of them actually seem to work for me, it stays capped at 30FPS.
I still didn't understand why you used the TC Offset either?
Thanks.
(11-23-2021, 03:20 AM)planetps2 Wrote: [ -> ]Are you sure you have "Enabled Cheats" selected in PCSX2?
What happens when you use asasega's pnach file? (with 00000000 as the value instead of 10820019)
Does the game speed slow down when you use the value 00000000? Test that, because if it doesn't then you've probably not enabled the code.
(11-23-2021, 06:29 AM)power_punch Wrote: [ -> ]I have yeah, when I use 00000000 instead of 10820019 the game runs at 60fps. I was testing your values also to see what difference they could make.
(02-09-2017, 09:53 AM)asasega Wrote: [ -> ]Amount of testing: Little
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City SLUS-20552 0x20B19E49
60 fps
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