Duckstation/Swanstation - PS1 Parasite Eve 2

[theo20185]

I found that none of the available Steam cores can play this. PCSX: reARMed has a specific in-core option for this game, but it does not work and the game freezes during the FMV intro and does not recover. Beetle has no specific options, the game just freezes at the opening logo and before the intro plays.

I have the stand alone Retroarch, too. On that one, PCSX:RA and Beetle both will not play the game. Duckstation handles it just fine.

I'm concerned that the single core that can handle one of my favorite games is never going to be available on Steam? I'm happy to at least have it on the stand-alone, and I'm sorry to see the Github repo was put on read-only.

[Fili]

At least you can get and manually install it onto Retroarch Steam version. I did that and works perfectly.

[superbegita76800]

Duckstation was pull off some days and can't be dopwnloaded directly on the standalone Retroarch. I use ONLY Duckstation for ps1 games but i stil have it. It doesn't update anymore for this core BUT you can still use it.

I have Swanbstation also but not sure it's enough up to date compare to Duckstation (witch is by FAR the best ps1 emulator).

Personally i am still stil waiting AT LEAST for Swanstation on Steam Retroarch and i think most of people: Dolphin, PSCX2 and...well Citra ? Will all of them and no problem ok. Not before.

I know i can add them but without being sure at 100% that i won't get any troubles without official supported core ? i won't . Prefer to use the standalone (for the saves i can just drag and drop for backup).

[Sirius]

if regular beetle not working try to use beetle hw
I finish both parasite eve using beetle it works flawlessly

[ReiKaz]

Games with pre-rendered background, and off course "Parasite Eve 2" is best on Duckstation from my experience.
I don't know why the hell duckstation core was removed it makes no sense. Swanstation have more input delay.

There is duckstation core file (2022-03.26) from my RetroArch files: https://pastebin.com/N0Bx1TWz
Extract to "..\Steam\steamapps\common\RetroArch\cores"

I also can share my duckstation seeting used for Parasite Eve 2.
First run Parasite Eve 2 with Duckstation core, and open "Quick Menu">Option>Manage Core Options>[Save Game Options]

Check what file name is, e.g.: "Parasite Eve 2 CD1.opt".
Then go to "..\RetroArch\config\DuckStation" and open that "Parasite Eve 2 CD1.opt" file with notepad and replace all with this text: https://pastebin.com/AMZiXunE.

[Dumah]

Duckstation is dead. At least as a core for Retroarch. I dont know all details but it looks like Duckstation devs had a major fallout with Libretro devs.

[TehSpoopyKitteh]

ReiKaz a écrit :

Games with pre-rendered background, and off course "Parasite Eve 2" is best on Duckstation from my experience.
I don't know why the hell duckstation core was removed it makes no sense. Swanstation have more input delay.

There is duckstation core file (2022-03.26) from my RetroArch files: https://pastebin.com/N0Bx1TWz
Extract to "..\Steam\steamapps\common\RetroArch\cores"

I also can share my duckstation seeting used for Parasite Eve 2.
First run Parasite Eve 2 with Duckstation core, and open "Quick Menu">Option>Manage Core Options>[Save Game Options]

Check what file name is, e.g.: "Parasite Eve 2 CD1.opt".
Then go to "..\RetroArch\config\DuckStation" and open that "Parasite Eve 2 CD1.opt" file with notepad and replace all with this text: https://pastebin.com/AMZiXunE.

Swan Station is Duck Station renamed.

[ReiKaz]

It not just renamaed. At least for me, for some weird reason Swanstation have noticeably more input lag then Duckstation (settings are same). Also Duckstation have lowest input lag vs other PS1 cores (Lowest input lag: 1. Duckstation, 2. Beetle PSX HW, 3. Swanstation, PCSX Rearmed just too many problems overall, not using).

[Dumah]

TehSpoopyKitteh a écrit :

Swan Station is Duck Station renamed.

- not exactly, as i understand swanstation is based on older fork of duckstation for retroarch.

[rayculz]

For the first time i did using PCSX ReArmed, but lately I hate that core. Because I can't run game perfectly and sometimes crash like King's Field or Shadow Tower. But, I did tried to using Beetle PSX and I did love this core. I recommend you using Beetle PSX, it was better core. But you need bios to made it work. You can browsing and download the bios.

Beetle PSX need these bios to run the game perfectly :

scph5500.bin for Japan games
scph5501.bin for US games
scph5502.bin for EU games

and Parasite Eve 2 run perfectly using Beetle PSX, check this video i did capture running PE2 with Beetle PSX core.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PDFD8LFq1S4G3uHR11B9w7XqWqtZ3t0u/view

[superbegita76800]

Dumah a écrit :

TehSpoopyKitteh a écrit :

Swan Station is Duck Station renamed.

- not exactly, as i understand swanstation is based on older fork of duckstation for retroarch.

Yes t's exact ^^ The main problem in fact is the maintain of Swanstation. Myself i ONLY use Duckstation it's not random thing or by chance: it's the best one by all means specially for all his features very useful. I am on Tomb raider 1 and his infamous woobles...well there it can be adressed between other things (and put a x16 internal definition too and easily a x4 in speed up loading since it's emulated of course ssd doesn't have impact and being limited by the emulaiton itself).

I have both core: Duckstation and Swanstation , i will be using Swanstation only if i have no choice at all. Beetle HW (and ONLY HW for obvious performance reasons and compatibility the othe rin software of course will be much worse for obvious reasons )

For PCSX ReARMed according to what i have see it's typical: i have REALLY no choice because of my hardware. The less acurrancy and compatible between performance les good than thje others. But requirements are the less demanding.

Duckstation had EVERYTHING: compatibility almost near perfect in ALL cases and specially for 2d games (it's the Saturn who was better for handling 2d as his heart core reason not 3d except very rare cases as Grandia witch was excellent) and performance is excellent.

Very well maintened . His author had made an update for RA by the way and yes it's come to development again. Not dead by all means.

And thanks to stenzek ps2 is actually being tested for RA thanks to his requests ...at least seeing how it handle memory of games.

I know that someone has tested for Resident evil 4 on..pcsx2 for RA , the game page exist for on RA site.

Personally i have made a request for Dark cloud 2 on ps2 (Dark Chronicles on EU, Dark cloud 2 for us/hjap).

The build for pcsx2 RA work very well apparently, mean no crash. To my big surprise it can be tested. Won't be easy for but yes it exist.

Stensek is also the author of Dolphin AND Duckstation...

We earn him A LOT. And i respect him for.

https://github.com/stenzek

[Vereor360]

rayculz a écrit :

For the first time i did using PCSX ReArmed, but lately I hate that core. Because I can't run game perfectly and sometimes crash like King's Field or Shadow Tower. But, I did tried to using Beetle PSX and I did love this core. I recommend you using Beetle PSX, it was better core. But you need bios to made it work. You can browsing and download the bios.

Beetle PSX need these bios to run the game perfectly :

scph5500.bin for Japan games
scph5501.bin for US games
scph5502.bin for EU games

and Parasite Eve 2 run perfectly using Beetle PSX, check this video i did capture running PE2 with Beetle PSX core.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PDFD8LFq1S4G3uHR11B9w7XqWqtZ3t0u/view

Thank you so much! Using Beetle PSX helped it work for me