PCSX2

PCSX2 is a free and open-source PlayStation 2 (PS2) emulator. Its purpose is to emulate the PS2's hardware, using a combination of MIPS CPU Interpreters, Recompilers and a Virtual Machine which manages hardware states and PS2 system memory. This allows you to play PS2 games on your PC, with many additional features and benefits.

Fork Details

This fork is discontinued and is not recommended to be installed anymore. The settings down in "Best settings" are still viable and can be used in 1.5.0 - 1.7.0 versions of PCSX2.

This is a fork of https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/tree/03027453c8fe8cd95164271211e529067bf5b91a, where Sly CRC hacks were still a thing, a PNACH pointer related bugfix was released and performance & graphics were nicely balanced (especially for older PCs like mine). This fork is set to enhance the trilogy with cheats and edits to optimize graphics and performance.

Status

Features

Custom pointer code-type
Customized icons and window art

Missing

Shadows on D3D11
Vsyncs in MTGS Queue option
Any other actually decent QOL tweaks from master

Special thanks

Meos - made the legendary No Motion Blur cheat for all versions of Sly
Asasega - created a method for patching "sceGsSetHalfOffset" routine which removes screen shakiness/"interlacing"
NiV - developed a custom code-type to allow conditional cheats for pointers
ztufs - for drawing the background art

Resources

Sly Cooper Modding Discord - quick help on any Sly related issue
Weed Sheet - the best place for downloading Sly mods
Sly Addresses - massive spreadsheet for memory addresses in all games, demos and prototypes

System Requirements

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or GNU/Linux
CPU: Any that supports SSE2
GPU: DirectX 10 support
RAM: 2GB

Best settings:

Emulation settings -> Preset: Off
Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> EE Cycle Rate: -3 [Note: causes audio glitch in FMVs]
Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> Enable INTC Spin Detection: On
Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> Enable Wait Loop Detection: On
Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> mVU Flag Hack: On
Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> MTVU: On
Video (GS) -> Renderer: Direct3D 11 (Hardware)
Video (GS) -> Interlacing: None
Video (GS) -> Large Framebuffer: Off
Video (GS) -> Mipmapping: Off
Video (GS) -> CRC Hack Level: Automatic
Video (GS) -> Blending Accuracy: Basic

Freely adjustable settings (preference / lag optimization):

Visuals:

Emulation settings -> GS Window -> Aspect Ratio
Video (GS) -> Texture Filtering
Video (GS) -> Shader Configuration -> Texture Filtering of Display

Performance:

Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> EE Cycle Skipping: Higher than 0 (trades slow-mo with choppier gameplay)
Video (GS) -> Internal Resolution

Other:

Emulation settings -> Speedhacks -> Enable fast CDVD
Emulation settings -> Game Fixes -> Skip MPEG hack

Notes

Each game is still missing all shadows on the Direct3D 11 renderer, but are present when using OpenGL. Only downside being other graphical glitches and a big impact on performance.

zzamizz/pcsx2-sly