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|CRCsNTSCU        = 04F9D87F<br/>ABC12345
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|releasedateNTSCU  = July 5, 2002
|releasedateNTSCU  = July 5, 2002

Revision as of 15:41, 26 December 2014

Welcome to the PCSX2 Wiki and make yourself at home!

You are free to contribute to this wiki if you have information to correct, update, or add here. Be sure to read these simple steps to be more productive and helpful.
First of all if you are new to wikis, take your time to check out this tutorial.

  • Before creating a new game article please verify whether the game is already present in the wiki - use the search box on the left panel. As you should know many games have multiple releases, depending on revision and region. Therefore each game article may contain several infoboxes: one for each revision/region. For example the page for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates contains two infoboxes, one for the PAL release and another for the NTSC release. Thus there is no need to create new pages for each different region or release of the same game - instead, just add new infoboxes on the exisiting page as necessary.
  • When creating a new game page please ensure that you name it exactly after the original PS2 title. This will help to avoid any confusion in the future.
  • For the sake of consistency and more efficient editing each game page may contain a number of predefined templates. The general article flow goes like this:
    • Template infobox -- used to show region information, box-art picture as well as some general info about the game. See usage info here.
    • Test tables (separated for Windows, Linux and Macintosh), each table use three templates: TestingHeader,TestingEntry and TestingFooter. See usage info here.
    • Any additional sections like picture gallery, PCSX2 configuration examples, etc...
    • Any number of Issue templates. See usage info here.
    • Any additional links or page references.

It looks something like this:

{{infobox game
|image             = Drakan_-_The_Ancients'_Gates.png
|caption           =
|developer         = Surreal Software
|publisher         = 
|genre             = Action-adventure, RPG
|gameinfo          =
|wikipedia         = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakan:_The_Ancients%27_Gates Link]
|reviewlinks       = [http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/drakantheancientsgates
/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review GameSpot]
|reviewscore       = 7.7/10
<!-- NTSC-U props -->
|NTSCU             = 1
|serialsNTSCU      = SCES-50006
|CRCsNTSCU         = 04F9D87F<br/>ABC12345
|releasedateNTSCU  = July 5, 2002
|statusNTSCU       = 2
|linuxstatusNTSCU  =
|macstatusNTSCU    =
<!-- PAL props -->
...

It's easy to update such pages as you only have to enter each variable's values after the equals (=) sign. However, when you create a new page it will be empty so you will need to copy a sample infobox from any existing page and then correctly edit the values. For variables to which you do not know what to enter, leave them blank. Copy the Mac and Linux infoboxes as well but if you did not test them, leave their values blank and put a note saying 'untested' so players who tested on those platforms can fill up the variables later.

  • Values like serials, CRCs, release dates, and statuses are distinguished by region type. Find your region (be it PAL, NTSC-U or NTSC-J) and update the value accordingly. So for instance if you want to set the game as playable on Windows and your region is NTSC-U, assign '2' to 'statusNTSCU' variable.
  • Status values are numeral, please do not set it to something like 'playable', it won't work. Use '2' to show that the game is playable, 1 = goes ingame, 0 = is broken. Remember, use the Preview button to make sure your edit shows up correctly before actually saving the page.
  • Genre value can be any text but please be advised to stick to the current defined game categories (Action, Adventure, Arcade, Compilation, Casual, Fighting, Horror, MMO, Minigames, Shooter, Sports, Platformer, Puzzle, Racing, Remake, RPG, RTS are currently defined, please propose more on the talk page). You can use any combination of these words to set up the game category. For example, setting genre to "Action-Adventure,RPG" automatically stores this game under Action, Adventure and RPG categories simultaneously. And if the genre is "Extreme Sports" the game will be categorized as "Sports". You can also add categories by hand if necessary.
  • You can set as many genres as you like delimiting them by commas (ex. "Action,Adventure,Fighting,Minigames"). This will put the game in all those categories simultaneously.
  • Before committing the changes please confirm that they are correct by using Preview button. Fix any errors you may have inadvertently made and keep previewing until you are finally satisfied with all your edits - only then should you save the page. This will help you from committing multiple updates to correct each error as you find them.
  • When uploading pictures please crop unnecessary parts and name them according to the PS2 game title (for example, this file).
  • CRCs are special hexadecimal numbers uniquely identify the main executable game file (i.e. each game modification has its own CRC). You can find this value near the beginning of the console (activate it in Misc/Show Console menu) log. The line with it will look like this:

ELF (cdrom0:\SLPS_259.15;1) CRC=0x0A70CB4C, EntryPoint=0x00100008
The real CRC is the string after 0x, e.g. from the line above the real CRC is 0A70CB4C. 0x is added in 0.9.7, 0.9.6 simply shows real CRC in its console window e.g. CRC = 0A70CB4C

CRC is not particularly important but for the sake of completeness it can be provided (PCSX2 will identify your game and apply patches or cheats using it).

I found the page and I want to add my specs to the test table

Let's say you found the game's page here on the wiki and it already has some information that you don't feel needs updating, but you'd like to mention that it plays better/worse on your computer. For this kind of information, find (or add) your platform and append Template:TestingEntry right before {{TestingFooter}}. It will look like this:

{{TestingHeader OS=Windows}}
{{TestingEntry
|Status=2
|Region=NTSC-U
|OS=Windows 8.1
|CPU=AMD FX-6350
|GPU=Radeon R9 270x
|Revision=1.3.0 2014-07-14
|Graphics=*GDSX 2014-07-14 
*Mode: HW DX11
|Sound=SPU2-X 2014-07-14
|Comments=Speedhacks:
*EEC: 2
*VUCS: 1
Mostly playable with solid performance.
|Tester=UserName
}}

Here is the place to insert another {{TestingEntry}} lines

{{TestingFooter}}

The page doesn't exist, how do I create it?

If you have already searched for the game you wish to edit information for on this wiki, but it doesn't exist, you can create it yourself. Don't worry, it's easy and only takes a minute! You can create a new page by adding the complete game name into the following input box (please make sure it is correctly spelled, you can check the spelling in wikipedia or on any game site like, for instance, gamespot) and then pressing the button. The empty game infobox will be added on your new page so you'll be able to fill it up as you see fit:

Good luck and Thank You for contributing!