CPS2 Emulator Test Version 5 Released

**QueadlunnRau** · August 21st, 2006, 15:36

Originally Posted by uudem

have a small question hope anyone is goin to reply
is there any risk if I disable the framskip
cuz it s really making most games more enjoyable for me
and I wondered why would u enable framskip
thx in advance

yeah I have set all my CPS2 games Frameskip to 0. Some people do use frameskip to speed up any slower running games. Seems setting frameskip 0 on this emu makes games run smoother, but in most other emulators setting frameskip to 1-3 will allow the game to run full speed if you have any slowdown.

**uudem** · August 21st, 2006, 20:12

tyvm
this is the best emu
I love all the cps2 games

**wiedel** · August 21st, 2006, 21:32

Can i do it whit fw 2,01 :O

**b8a** · August 22nd, 2006, 10:48

NJ has once again updated his page. The SFZ2 ranking mark display bug is now listed as fixed. The rest of the changes are as follows:

Originally Posted by NJ

Below are parts that caught my eye that I've fixed.
-The above and below scores in the ranking display in Mighty Pang weren't being masked. (Fixed)
-Fixed an issue with Puzz Loop 2 where a portion of the sprites wasn't being properly converted.

-A list of games that I have confirmed have no draw problems
Since I have finished checking all of these (including their clone sets), there is no need to report on them.
(Confirmed with Raster Effects On, excluding palette randomness (currently being adjusted))
armwar
avsp
batcir
cybots
ddtod
dimahoo
dstlk
ecofghtr - Since the speed doesn't drop, Raster Effects On is recommended
gigawing
megaman2
mmatrix
mpangj - Since the speed doesn't drop, Raster Effects On is recommended (confirmed bug, has been fixed)
msh
mshvsf
mvsc
nwarr
progear
ringdest
sfa
sfa2 (confirmed bug, has been fixed)
sfa3
sgemf
ssf2
ssf2t
vhunt2
vsav
vsav2
xmcota
xmvsf

To those who posted 3 bugs.zip
From simply looking at the picture, this is not a bug. Please try it with Raster Effects turned on.
When it is off, there are other games with similar screen tears and breaks, but this is the implementation.
(The reason that the initial value is Off is written in readme_cps2.txt)
I'm making sure to write this here because it'll become a hassle if I keep getting similar reports.

**emuking** · August 25th, 2006, 09:25

Originally Posted by Video_freak

NJ Rocks! I don't think hes reading these threads though....

lol first post in a long time and i have a stupid question, where is nj from?

**ACID** · August 25th, 2006, 09:31

Im preti sure its JAPAN

**yourboy65** · August 27th, 2006, 19:40

can someone tell me what a bio is and how i can make my rom work?

**b8a** · September 2nd, 2006, 11:39

Hey, hey! Some good(-ish) news!

Originally Posted by NJ

Even with the C68K optimized, it's sped up so little that you might as well say it hasn't sped up at all.
Rather, maybe it's due to the lowered CPU cache hit rate thanks to the bloated code, but it's done just about the opposite and slowed down.
Everything would work out if it had about the same cache as a PC CPU, but 16KB is just too little.
At this rate it's looking like there's no end in sight, so, even though it wasn't what I had planned, I'm going to release a beta version around sometime tomorrow and then proceed to make the CPS1 fixes first.

(Planned) Changes for the beta version
-Finished-
-Set an optimal value for the texture size for each game. (Done)
However, it was originally allocated to a value that didn't cause any problems, so the speed hasn't changed much.
-Made it so that it won't load PCM data when the sound is turned off.
-Implemented paddle input for Puzz Loop 2. (The same methoud as CPS1PSP's forgottn)
-Fixed drawing issues with the games below.
The victory mark in Street Fighter ZERO 2 alpha's score rankings is funny. (Fixed)
A portion of the priority in Vampire Saviour's opening demo is funny.(Fixed)
The above and below scores in the ranking display in Mighty Pang weren't being masked. (Fixed)
The demo just prior to the battle with Ezza Hoden in D&D S.O.M. doesn't display correctly. (Fixed)
A portion of the sprites in Puzz Loop 2 aren't being displayed. (This was a bug with the ROM converter. Fixed)
-Changed the palette calculation methoud. I think fade out, etc... has slightly improved.
-Fixed the below C68K OP codes' clock count cost. (There were too many mistakes)
movep 16/32 All
movem 16/32 All
suba 16 register, other than direct, all
suba 32 register, direct as well as immidiate
adda 16 register, other than direct, all
adda 32 register, direct as well as immidiate
asr 32, lsr 32, ror 32, roxr 32, All
asl 32, lsl 32, rol 32, roxl 32, All
-Changed the clock count cost of MULU/MULS/DIVU/DIVS in C68K to be calculated as requested.
-It's not a bug but, eliminated a portion of the misalignment in the BG of fighting games when Raster Effects is set to Off. However, since the amount of drawing is increased, the speed drops slightly (about 1 to 2 fps on average).
Also, it has no effect in cases such as E Honda's stage in ssf2 where line scroll is being performed at the top and bottom of the screen.
-Many other small changes

Looks like NJ's still going strong and we can expect a new version in the next 24 hours!