
Usually this is because of an upscaling hack known formerly as Unscale Point and Line. Outlines on shapes or models are improperly sized/aligned If all else fails, consider using the Texture Offsets. Any fixes will be found in the GSdx Advanced Settings and Hacks:Ĭonfig > Video (GS) > Plugin Settings > Advanced Settings and Hacksįirst try the two Round Sprite modes, Half and Full. Usually this is due to upscaling, which can cause sprites and 2D textures to misalign. Stacking multiple fixes on top of each other is usually unnecessary and likely to introduce new issues. Before moving from one solution to the next, undo the previous solution. Note: For some of these issues, multiple solutions are given one after the other. Want some general ideas to try that are not specific to a game? Here are some more commonly known issues and solutions to try. Known issues and solutions should be towards the bottom of a game's wiki page. Looking for information specific to a single game? Head to the PCSX2 Wiki and search for your game using the search bar in the top right. If your game fails to boot, crashes, stalls, or has other problems with it enabled, disable it and try again. For these reasons, we do not enable it by default, but strongly recommend you do so yourself. However, a small number of high profile games are incompabible with MTVU and will break if it is enabled. MTVU boosts performance for PCs with at least 3 cores with almost no consequences for the overwhelming majority of games. The MTVU option is a unique case of a recommended setting that is not enabled by default. This guide will briefly cover some frequent problems and configuration settings to address them. However, a subset of games require special settings to run, and some games require special settings to be upscaled. Click it, then hit Finish.Īdvanced users may wish to use a different folder for their BIOS, you can do so by unchecking the "Use default setting" box and then hitting Browse to select a new folder.Ī large number of games work out-of-the-box on default PCSX2 settings. Then use the "Refresh List" button to show your BIOS in the list. Use the "Open in Explorer" button to open the BIOS folder, and drop your BIOS files inside. PCSX2 will now ask you to provide your PS2's BIOS dump. Uncheck the "Use default setting" box to do so. If you are an advanced user or developer, you may wish to change the plugin directory. Hit the "Open in Explorer" button to jump straight to the plugin folder. If you have a custom plugin, you may wish to add it to the default plugin folder.
#Pcsx2 bios setup Pc
If the issue persists, your PC may be severely outdated and we recommend asking for help on the PCSX2 Forums. If the same issue occurs, change the GS plugin from SSE4.1 to SSE2.

If you try to continue with setup and you get a warning that the GS plugin failed to load or was incompatible, change the GS plugin from the default AVX2 option to the SSE4.1 option. Most users running on a modern PC will be able to continue normally here without changing any settings. If you find translation issues and want to fix them yourself, please get into contact with the PCSX2 team by opening a thread on the PCSX2 forums or an issue on GitHub. Note: Translations may not be accurate or actively maintained by translators. You may choose to change the UI language of PCSX2 here. The first time you launch PCSX2, you will be prompted with a First Time Configuration wizard.
#Pcsx2 bios setup windows
Note: While this document is using Windows screenshots, you can still follow this guide for Linux.
#Pcsx2 bios setup how to
Please also read the following information on how to contribute to this wiki.This guide will walk through the initial setup process of PCSX2 and the basics of configuration.

Do not be afraid to make edits - you cannot break anything! Wikis are unbreakable but useless without your support.
#Pcsx2 bios setup update
Find the page for a game you've played recently - if it doesn't exist, create it if it's a stub, expand it if it's outdated, update it! Every contribution no matter how large or small will help this wiki. If anyone wishes to help improve the wiki (like adding information regarding new developments in the progress of the PCSX2 emulator or updating game information) you are more than welcome! We encourage you to contribute while you're viewing what's new here. The main purpose of the wiki is to keep track of the playability of games and provide users with tips on how to best configure PCSX2. This information can be easily updated by any PCSX2 user who wishes to contribute to this site. This wiki is intended as the source of any kind of information about the PCSX2 emulator as well as the games it runs.

The PCSX2 Wiki is a collaborative website about PCSX2 (a PlayStation 2 emulator for the PC) that anyone can edit! 5,122 articles since September 17, 2009
