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| This is the default option for most stable build users. The installer will contain the latest stable version of PCSX2. After opening it, you will be able to select the installation options. | | This is the default option for most stable build users. The installer will contain the latest stable version of PCSX2. After opening it, you will be able to select the installation options. |
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| [[image:PCSX2 Installer 2.png|400px|thumb|left|Click to enlarge]] | | [[image:160_setup_1.png|400px|thumb|left|The first screen in the installation menu for PCSX2 1.6.0.]] |
| {{Clear new paragraph}}After clicking the ''Install'' button, the emulator will be installed to the chosen location. The installer will also create the following folders under the user's ''My Documents'' folder (Those folders can be changed to a different location anytime you want. See [[#Folders|'''Folders''']] section of this guide for more information). | | |
| | {{Clear new paragraph}} After installation, if you run PCSX2 for the first time, it will initiate a first-time configuration. The first step of this short process is selecting your preferred language. This can be changed at any time after setup. |
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| | {{Clear new paragraph}} The installer will also create the following folders under the user's ''My Documents'' folder (Those folders can be changed to a different location anytime you want. See [[#Folders|'''Folders''']] section of this guide for more information). |
| *''bios'': This is where you should place your BIOS files. By default PCSX2 will look for BIOS in this folder. | | *''bios'': This is where you should place your BIOS files. By default PCSX2 will look for BIOS in this folder. |
| *''cheats'': Cheats will be stored and read from here. Cheats are the files with .pnach extension. | | *''cheats'': Cheats will be stored and read from here. Cheats are the files with .pnach extension. |
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| You can find some additional information on GSdx plugin [[GSdx|here]]. | | You can find some additional information on GSdx plugin [[GSdx|here]]. |
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| ====ZeroGS====
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| [[image:ZeroGS_Settings.png|thumb|ZeroGS]]
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| ZeroGS is a DirectX 9 plugin developed by '''ZeroFrog'''. It is aimed for graphics cards supporting pixel shaders 2.0 or higher (if you select ZeroGS and your card does not have pixel shaders 2.0 you will get a "Error opening gs plugin" message and PCSX2 will close).
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| The following options are supported by ZeroGS plugin:
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| *''Interlace Enable'': This option will try to resolve some undesired interlacing effects (like screen "shaking"). Those games do not have interlacing issues will look better with this option disabled. You can toggle it while ingame by using ''F5'' key.
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| *''Bilinear Filtering'': This option will filter the textures when rendering them. Filtering may decrease your FPS unless you have a good graphics card. You can toggle it while ingame by pressing ''Shift+F5''. ZeroGS supports two bilinear filtering modes: '''normal bf''' and '''forced bf'''. For some games that will specifically ask for nearest-neighbor interpolation (no filtering mode) ZeroGS will disable filtering in ''normal bf'' mode. In ''forced bf'' mode, on the other hand, bilinear interpolation (filtering) will be forced in any game. It should be noted that ''forced bf'' mode can introduce unwanted artifacts at the edges of textures in some games, however, in most cases, it will produce smoother looking picture.
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| *''Anti-aliasing'': This option will select the level of anti-aliasing will be used for rendering. Anti-aliasing will make edges look smoother but may introduce a performance hit. You can toggle this while in game by using ''F6'' key. There are four modes to select from:
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| **''None'': Will disable anti-aliasing
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| **''2x'': Will use 2X anti-aliasing
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| **''8x'': Will use 8X anti-aliasing
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| **''16x'': Will use 16X anti-aliasing
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| *''Wireframe rendering'': This mode will only render lines between vertices of 3D objects making them look like wire-frame models. You can toggle it while ingame by pressing ''F7''.
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| *''Capture avi'': This option will allow to capture video output in a file (see also ''Movie Capture'' for GSdx plugin). Press ''F12'' while in game and you will be asked to select a codec. Currently you can only select XviD as a codec (the plugin will crash with any other choice). Press ''F12'' the second time to finish capturing. The plugin saves file ''zerogs.avi'' in your PCSX2 folder.
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| *''Save snapshots as BMPs (default is JPG)'': ZeroGS captures screenshots and save them in ''snaps'' when you press ''F8'' ingame. By default screenshots are saved in JPG format. This option allows you changing the format to BMP to make the pictures lossless (note that they will require mode disk space).
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| *''Fullscreen'': This option will instruct the plugin to perform the output in fullscreen mode instead of default windowed mode. You can use ''Alt-Enter'' combination to enter fullscreen mode while ingame.
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| *''Widescreen'': This option will force ZeroGS to render in 16:9 resolution. Some games support wide screen mode natively, some require patching to make them work in widescreen mode and some will not support it at all. Look up to your specific game card to find more information.
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| *''Default Window Size'': This will specify the default size of ZeroGS window. The size of GS window will not affect ZeroGS performance.
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| {{Tip|While in game pressing ''Shift+F7'' will toggle on and off the Frames Per Second (FPS) indicator.}}
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| These additional options can be used to tweak ZeroGS some more. Some games may benefit greatly from this set of options while others can be broken.
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| *If a particular set of options works very well for a particular game, then these options can be saved in the game's patch file which will be applied every time the game is loaded. This is useful when you want these options to be enabled only for that particular game and not to for other games.
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| *Each set of options in ZeroGS has a unique ID-number. To find this number click on the ''Compute'' OR ''IDS'' button in ZeroGS configuration dialog box. Insert the generated number into the game's corresponding [[Converting codes for PNACH use|pnach file]] (usually ''game CRC''.pnach) in a form '''zerogs=xxxxxxxx''' (where '''xxxxxxxx'''' is the mentioned number).
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| ====GSnull Plugin====
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| This plugin will not render anything on screen. Its configuration consists only of ''enable logging'' checkbox useful solely for debugging purposes.
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| ===Pad (input) plugins=== | | ===Pad (input) plugins=== |
| Default PCSX2 installation allows you to select one of three PAD plugins: | | Default PCSX2 installation allows you to select the following PAD plugin: |
| #LilyPad v0.11.0 | | #LilyPad v0.12.1 |
| #Pokopom 2.1.0
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| *LilyPad downside is that you '''will''' need to configure the plugin fully at least once before playing any game and it may take quite some time if you are not familiar with it. | | *LilyPad downside is that you '''will''' need to configure the plugin fully at least once before playing any game and it may take quite some time if you are not familiar with it. |
| *For a very detailed description about what each setting does and how to properly configure it visit [[LilyPad]] article and/or the official [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LilyPad-0-10-0 thread of the plugin]. | | *For a very detailed description about what each setting does and how to properly configure it visit [[LilyPad]] article and/or the official [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LilyPad-0-10-0 thread of the plugin]. |
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| ====Pokopom====
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| [[image:Pokopom_Settings.jpg|thumb|left|Pokopom]]
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| This plugin is much easier to handle for the new users whilst it still allows for a great options flexibility (and some of its options are not implemented in LilyPad) Use ''configure'' button to open Pokopom configuration dialog.<br />
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| You'll see a configuration dialog (pictured, click to enlarge).
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| *Pokopom is a relatively new input plugin developed by '''KrossX'''. Some of the unique features include pressure sensitivity support, rumble with a custom curve and more.
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| ====SSSPSX====
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| [[image:SSSPSX_Settings.png|thumb|left|SSSPSX]]
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| This plugin is the oldest of the three and does not require much fiddling but somewhat lacks in the options department. But there are still some very picky games that refuse to work with any other plugin except for SSSPSX (for instance [[Warriors of Might and Magic]]). Use configure button to open SSSPSX configuration dialog.<br />
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| You'll see a configuration dialog (pictured, click to enlarge).
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| *The dialog will allow you to configure keyboard keys to emulate PS2 controller input. If you want to clear a key assignment you can click on the respective button and wait until the ''Timeout'' timer reaches zero.
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| *The plugin can emulate up to two DualShock2 controllers (use dialog tabs to switch between them).
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| ====ZeroSPU2====
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| [[image:ZeroSPU_Settings.png|200px|thumb|left|ZeroSPU2]]
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| ZeroSPU is an older cousin of SPU2-X which was developed by '''zerofrog'''. The plugin has the following features:
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| *''Real time mode'': This is a tighter time stretching mode for games that need additional accuracy and lower latency.
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| *''Audio/video recording'': This option will let you record sound in ''zerospu2.wav'' each time you start playing a game.
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| {{Tip|This is the only plugin that at least partially supports disk changing. Some games may wait for the next disk to advance; this plugin is the only choice for such games!}} | | {{Tip|This is the only plugin that at least partially supports disk changing. Some games may wait for the next disk to advance; this plugin is the only choice for such games!}} |
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| ====Linuz ISO CDVD====
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| [[image:LinuzIso_Config.png|left|thumb|Linuz ISO CDVD]]
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| *The unique feature of this plugin is that it allows you to compress and to use compressed ISO images in order to save your HDD space. It can also decompress compressed earlier ISO images.
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| *To compress, decompress or use an already existing ISO image click ''Select ISO'' button. Once you've selected an image you can compress or decompress it by using the corresponding button. The selected image will also be used automatically when you start emulation.
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| **Note that plugin has two compression modes: ''.Z'' (faster compression, bigger result size) and ''.BZ'' (slower compression, smaller result size).
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| *The ''Enable Block Dump=>ISO name.dump'' checkbox is used manly for debugging purposes. When checked, the plugin creates '''''ISO name'''.dump'' file in the PCSX2 folder. This file will contain every sector read during the emulation of the game. You can select this file using ''Select ISO'' button afterwards and run like any other ISO image but if the game will attempt to read a sector that was not included in the file, you will experience a hang or the emulator will crash.
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| ====CDVD Null====
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| This is a null plugin, meaning it simply does nothing.
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| ===Dev9 (HDD and ethernet) plugins=== | | ===Dev9 (HDD and ethernet) plugins=== |