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*''Clamping mode'': These settings go from '''faster''' to '''slower''' from top to bottom. So ''None'' is the fastest but least compatible and ''Extra+Preserve Sign'' is the slowest but most compatible. Default value here is ''Normal'' which works fine for most games without compromising speed much. Automatically changed when 'Automatic Gamefixes' is checked under System for some games known to need a different value than default. | *''Clamping mode'': These settings go from '''faster''' to '''slower''' from top to bottom. So ''None'' is the fastest but least compatible and ''Extra+Preserve Sign'' is the slowest but most compatible. Default value here is ''Normal'' which works fine for most games without compromising speed much. Automatically changed when 'Automatic Gamefixes' is checked under System for some games known to need a different value than default. | ||
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If you experience spikey polygons or bad geometry, try setting '''Clamping mode''' to ''Extra+Preserve Sign''}} | If you experience spikey polygons or bad geometry, try setting '''Clamping mode''' to ''Extra+Preserve Sign''.}} | ||
*''Restore Default'': Click this to restore all settings to their default values (which are seen as Bold in Vista/Windows 7 or colored green in Windows XP). | *''Restore Default'': Click this to restore all settings to their default values (which are seen as Bold in Vista/Windows 7 or colored green in Windows XP). | ||
==GS== | ==GS== | ||
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<br />'''Shift + F4''' Enables frame skipping. | <br />'''Shift + F4''' Enables frame skipping. | ||
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*''Use Synchronized MTGS'': Check this option to use a different mode of MTGS. '''VERY slow''', only for debugging purposes. | |||
*''Disable all GS output'': As the name suggests, will disable all graphics output. Used for benchmarking core PCSX2 speed and debugging. | |||
==GS Window== | ==GS Window== | ||
Here you will be able to control various aspects of the video output of PCSX2. Below we'll describe the settings available to us: | |||
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*''Apect Ratio'': Here you can select: | |||
#''Fit to Window/Screen'':Will stretch the video to fit in your window. | |||
#''Standard (4:3)'': Will set the aspect ratio of your video to 4:3. | |||
#''Widescreen (16:9)'': Does the same but with a 16:9 ratio. Keep in mind that the game's display will be stretched this way, deforming the normal display. For proper wide screen, make sure you check ''Enable Widescreen Patches'' under ''System'', or if there is no patch for your game set it in its menu (if it supports it). | |||
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For more information regarding Widescreen, please check: | |||
Widescreen Game Patches post [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-How-do-you-enable-turbo-mode-in-the-emulator-and-how-to-get-frame-skipping-to-work this here].}} | |||
*''Custom window size'': Set your preferred size for the video window in pixels. This does not effect the game's rendered resolution, image quality or speed in any way, it is equivalent of resizing the output window by dragging its corner with the mouse. | |||
*''Zoom'': As the name suggests, you can enter the percentage you want the game to be zoomed in. You can also use it while running a game by: | |||
#Pressing ''Ctrl and +'' for zoom in and ''Ctrl + -'' for zoom out of the numpad. | |||
#You can also press ''Ctrl + <nowiki>*</nowiki>'' of the numpad to reset the zoom to 0. | |||
*''Vertical Stretch'': This option can not be changed from the GUI but is similar to Zoom thus in this section. | |||
#Does what the name suggests and is usable by pressing ''Ctrl+Alt'' and ''+'' or ''-'' of the numpad. | |||
#You can also press ''Ctrl-Alt'' + ''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'' of the numpad to reset the stretch to 0. | |||
*''Disable window resize border'': When checked, removes the border used for resizing from the video window. | |||
*''Always hide mouse cursor'': When checked, the mouse cursor will not be visible when it enters the video window. | |||
*''Hide window when paused'': When checked, the video window will be hidden whenever emulation is paused. | |||
*''Default to fullscreen mode on open'': When checked, PCSX2 will start on full screen. Switch back to Windowed by pressing Alt and Enter. | |||
*''Double-click toggles full screen mode'': When checked, double clicking in the GS window will toggle from full screen mode to windowed (and vice versa). | |||
*''Wait for vsync on refresh'': When checked, PCSX2 will use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_television#Vertical_synchronization ''vsync''] which can reduce tearing but also greatly reduces actual FPS. Applies to full screen mode and may not work with all GS plugins. | |||
*''Dynamically toggle Vsync depending on frame rate'': What this option does is explained in the tooltip, leave your mouse on it until the tooltip shows. | |||
==Speed Hacks== | ==Speed Hacks== | ||
Speed hacks are various techniques used to speed up emulation at the cost of emulating accuracy. All of these options <span style="color: red">can and will cause severe bugs, crashes and other abnormal behavior so use them with caution!</span>. | |||
<br />Also note that these affect certain games only, so you might not get any speed up depending on the game. Below we'll describe the settings available to us: | |||
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*''Enable speedhacks'': Check/uncheck this for a quick toggle to turn on/off all selected hacks below. | |||
*''Emotion Engine (EE) Cyclerate'': This hack increase the time an emulated operation takes, thus the task is easier to do for your CPU. Anything other than default can break your games, make them appear sluggish or make them start skipping frames. | |||
#''Default Cycle Rate - Slider Level 1'': This is not a hack, this will emulate the EE on its actual speed. | |||
#''Slider Level 2'': Reduces the EE cycle rate by 33%. Moderate speed increase, small compatibility hit. | |||
#''Slider Level 3'': Reduces the EE cycle rate by 50%. Big speed increase, moderate compatibility hit. ''Also can cause stuttering audio in game videos''. | |||
*''VU Cycle Stealing'': This hack increases the number of cycles the Vector Unit ''(VU)'' steals from the Emotion Engine ''(EE)''. '''This hack can and will cause false FPS readings (especially in higher values), screen flashing, slowdowns and other serious bugs with certain games!''. | |||
#''Slider Level 0'': This is not a hack, this will disable VU Cycle Stealing. | |||
#''Slider Level 1'': Small speed increase, small compatibility hit. | |||
#''Slider Level 2'': Big speed increase, moderate compatibility hit. | |||
#''Slider Level 3'': Small speed increase compared to level 2, huge compatibility hit. This level will not work properly for the majority of games causing flickering, slowdowns and graphical bugs while offering a marginal speed increase over level 2 when it works. Not recommended except for very few specific games that work well with it. | |||
*''Other Hacks'': Various hacks with different usability. | |||
**''Enable INTC Spin detection'': This hack takes a shortcut in a known situation PS2 games do when they idle, check the tooltip for a detailed explanation. Instead of doing the idle loop it just jumps to its end and continues from there. Can give big speed boosts but only in a few games. Very safe hack with almost no compatibility hit, '''recommended'''. | |||
**''Enable Wait Loop detection'': Similar method to the above, check the tooltip for a detailed explanation. Moderate speed up with no known compatibility hit, '''recommended'''. | |||
**''Enable fast CDVD'': Reduces loading times by setting a faster disc access mode. Check the '''HDLoader''' [http://pcsx2.net/compatibility-list.html compatibility list] for games that will '''NOT''' work with this (usually marked as needing mode 1 or slow DVD). Not recommended since it can break many games. | |||
**''microVU Hacks'': These hacks are only applied when microVU is selected as the recompiler in the VU tab of Emulation settings. If superVU is selected, these hacks do nothing. | |||
***''mVU Flag Hack'': Check the tooltip for a detailed description about how this works. Moderate speed increase with very high compatibility, '''recommended'''. | |||
***''MTVU (Multi-Threaded microVU1)'': Check this to use a third core for emulating the ''VU1'' unit of the PS2. This speed hack provides a '''large''' speed boost for processors''' with 3 cores or more''', while having extremely high compatibility (causes problems only in a handful of games). Note that some games might not get a good speed increase (depends how much they use the VU1 unit). There are also reports of speed boosts even on dual core processors. | |||
*''Restore defaults': Click this to restore all settings to their default values (which actually disables all hacks in this tab). | |||
==Game fixes== | ==Game fixes== | ||
==Presets== | ==Presets== | ||