03-26-2011, 09:33 AM
it is stated as intro play only on compatibility list but i found this is playable on r1925 or before (at least i tried r1772).
This game would not start from r1926 onwards, getting black screen right at the begining.
r1925: (played 2 stages so far)
Use media engine
(not using sonic center for better gameplay -check below)
Shaders +2d rendering - seems better ?
(background black out seems to happens less) maybe just an illusion
fps 60, petty stable, everything smooth except no voice and mpeg audio stream (which can be enabled by sonic but the hanging bit from voice makes everything annoying)
1-3.jpg attached as sample
Several issues
Voice data cannot be decoded internally and cannot be decoded externally
not using sonic : Sound Thread Undecodable AT3+ data detected.
using sonic : AT3+ data could not be decoded by the external decoder.
this will cause HIMDRENDER.exe getting error and pop up "close application window" but it would not kill the emulator
I tried to replace the old himdrender with the new one from 1933+, that will be better without error but will give a "hang" on audio for a sec everytime there is a voice acting.
Background turns black after a period of time
looks like some error happened when i played Valkyria Chronicles II, which solved after turning up shaders options from r20xx onwards.
But I couldnt test this on any version higher than r1925, as the game doesnt run ~.~
attached 4.jpg for reference.
This issue can be kind of solved by saving frequently, so far restart->load game works fine for me.
r1926+ (up to 2042, none works)
attached the starting log from r1926 and r2042, basically couldnt get the game started as it blacks out.
Would be great if someone can figure how why it doesnt work from r1926+, difference between 1926 and 1925 was just (Improved the PSP Thread scheduling to better match the PSP. Based on test results from taskScheduler.prx)
if it can be run from latest version with new setting and such, maybe those problems are solved already.
Meanwhile it is still playable, just expect to restart and load game once a while.
This game would not start from r1926 onwards, getting black screen right at the begining.
r1925: (played 2 stages so far)
Use media engine
(not using sonic center for better gameplay -check below)
Shaders +2d rendering - seems better ?
(background black out seems to happens less) maybe just an illusion
fps 60, petty stable, everything smooth except no voice and mpeg audio stream (which can be enabled by sonic but the hanging bit from voice makes everything annoying)
1-3.jpg attached as sample
Several issues
Voice data cannot be decoded internally and cannot be decoded externally
not using sonic : Sound Thread Undecodable AT3+ data detected.
using sonic : AT3+ data could not be decoded by the external decoder.
this will cause HIMDRENDER.exe getting error and pop up "close application window" but it would not kill the emulator
I tried to replace the old himdrender with the new one from 1933+, that will be better without error but will give a "hang" on audio for a sec everytime there is a voice acting.
Background turns black after a period of time
looks like some error happened when i played Valkyria Chronicles II, which solved after turning up shaders options from r20xx onwards.
But I couldnt test this on any version higher than r1925, as the game doesnt run ~.~
attached 4.jpg for reference.
This issue can be kind of solved by saving frequently, so far restart->load game works fine for me.
r1926+ (up to 2042, none works)
attached the starting log from r1926 and r2042, basically couldnt get the game started as it blacks out.
Would be great if someone can figure how why it doesnt work from r1926+, difference between 1926 and 1925 was just (Improved the PSP Thread scheduling to better match the PSP. Based on test results from taskScheduler.prx)
if it can be run from latest version with new setting and such, maybe those problems are solved already.
Meanwhile it is still playable, just expect to restart and load game once a while.