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Current version:
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1.9.0 (Windows, Linux)
1.9.17 (Android)
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Active:
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Yes
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OS:
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Windows, Linux, Android
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Authors:
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Calb, Galtor, and _Demo_
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Official website:
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ePSXe.com
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Source code:
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Closed source
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ePSXe is a closed source, plugin-based PlayStation emulator.
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ePSXe is a plugin-based PlayStation emulator (includes internals plugins for sound and CD-ROM, and GPU in Linux and Android versions). It supports multiple CD-ROM formats (bin/cue, multibin/cue, mdf/mds, ccd/bin/sub, pbp, etc), including subchannel support and PPF patching on the fly. They don't support pad plugins. Multitap up to 8 players are supported.
There are versions for Windows (free), Linux (free) & Android (pay)
They don't use HLE, so they require a real PlayStation BIOS to work.
NetPlay
ePSXe uses Kaillera clients.
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PROS |
- Support for up to 8 simultaneous people playing
- No fiddling with router settings and port forwarding
- NetPlay traffic is handled by a central dedicated server that helps keep things synched
- Private game chat support and public chat to speak people outside your game room
- Being able to drop out of a game at any time without disrupting (much) your teammate(s).
- Kicking/banning/muting people from your room
- It's a matchmaking service where you can join other people's rooms, too
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CONS |
- It's slightly (significantly still) prone to freezing/crashing/BSOD (in that order)
- Random, inconsistent FPS drops due to the server trying to keep everyone synched, sometimes stuttering. It's annoying, but rarely does it make it unplayable
- The emulator is based upon (ePSXe 1.60, a 10 year old version) lacks ALOT of options, and incorrectly emulates several games
- Everyone needs to have the exact same ROM version or NetPlay won't work (if it somehow does, it'll desynch rather quickly)
- Everyone needs to have the exact same save file, or no save file at all. Else, it desynchs
- You need to constantly switch focus back and forth between chat and emulator window in order to chat.
- You will hear no sound while the window is unfocused.
- The emulator is extremely sensistive and desynchs if you focus on another window, move the window around or minimize it
- Not long after the game desynchs, the entire emulator will freeze
- Dropping from a game or trying to exit Kaillera will freeze or crash the game
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How to
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- Unpack the emulator wherever you want.
- Replace the stock kailleraclient.dll inside the emulator folder with the multiplayer version (Jul-2011) IF you want to play with more than 2 players, OR you have horrible ping while using the P2P version.
- Replace the stock kailleraclient.dll with the P2P version (v0r7) IF you just want to play with 2 players AND you have a >100ms (>150ms tops).
- Place SCPH7502 (unzipped) inside the "BIOS" folder inside your emulator folder
- Place your video plugin, Eternal SPU and Cyberpad in the "plugins" inside your emulator folder
- Configure your emulator: map buttons (physical controller preferred!), change resolutions (no fullscreen supported), apply filters (if you want them). Make sure you ONLY pick Digital or Analog, no rumble on, Multitap disabled and a blank profile for Controller 2
- Go to Config, then click Sound
- Click Configure
- Make the following configuration changes:
- Audio device - Wave Mapper; Buffer size: 64
- Audio Out Method - SPUasync; Async mode: Simple
- Misc - Show realtime config window: blank; Cache VAG decode: blank
- Fine tune: 0; Reverb: Off
- Special game fix - Update before accessing register: checked
- Click OK to close this window and again to close Config Sound
- Go to Config, click Netplay. A window will popup
- In Select Netplay Plugin, choose CyberPad 1.4, then click OK
- Load a game
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Helpful Tips, Solutions & Common stuff you should know.
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- F1 - Save a state.
- F2 - Change slot (5 slots are available).
- F3 - Load a state.
- F4 - Toggles between limited and unlimited FPS.
- F5 - Toggles analog on/off.
- F6 - Select what pad will be affected by key F5.
- F7 - Toggles between primary and secondary GPU plugin while playing a game.
- To make your life easier and to save game specific configurations use the frontend ePSXeCutor.
- GameFAQs saves are in the dexdrive format (.gme), ePSXe can read those files, just select it as a memory card. If you plan to use the files in some other emulator use MemcardRex to convert it to .mcr or any filetype that is required by that emulator.
- To delete settings
- If you ever need to delete ePSXe's settings go to Start -> Run -> Type: "regedit", find and delete this key:
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\epsxe".
- If you need to delete the settings of plugins then delete this key:
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Vision Thing\PSEmu Pro".
- If you are using Blade's plugins delete .ini files in the "configs" directory.
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