GameDB: Patch update and EETimingHack fix for Drakan 2 demo and Ruff Trigger #2332

ghost · 2018-03-02T12:19:29Z

I update some patch file and add missing EETimingHack to Drakan 2 demo and Ruff Trigger.
Tekken 4 patches will be remove when the @FlatOutPS2 IPU PR will be available.

Close: #1496

bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -4688,6 +4672,7 @@ Compat = 5
 Serial = SCUS-97169
 Name   = Drakan - The Ancients' Gates [Demo]	// aka "Drakan 2 [Demo]"


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -11632,6 +11638,14 @@ Serial = SLES-52440
 Name   = Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 Region = PAL-M7
 Compat = 3
+//[patches = 51E019BC]
+//	//prafull's highly experimental patch.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

-	patch=1,EE,003ccbb4,word,01ce7026
-	patch=1,EE,003ccbb8,word,19a00011
-[/patches]
+//[patches = cbbc2e7f]


bin/GameIndex.dbf

-patch=1,EE,002aa934,word,00000000
-patch=1,EE,002aa574,word,00000000
-[/patches]
+//[patches = 80802EA9]


FlatOutPS2 · 2018-03-02T13:06:10Z

I update some patch file, remove VU/EE clamp mode = 1 (they are useless because it's the default configuration)

Don't those fixes override the user Emulation Settings, to prevent a user from accidentally screwing up because they changed the setting for another game?

FlatOutPS2 · 2018-03-02T13:08:14Z

You didn't remove the Drakan PAL GSdx Hardware patch here. Please remove that as well.

ghost · 2018-03-02T13:23:41Z

All is fixed now, I also reintroduce clamp mode = 1 after some reflections.

bin/GameIndex.dbf

-patch=1,EE,002aa934,word,00000000
-patch=1,EE,002aa574,word,00000000
+	comment= Patch By Prafull
+	fix hang at loading screen


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -4522,7 +4525,7 @@ Name   = Kiosk Demo Disc 2.02
 Region = NTSC-U
 ---------------------------------------------
 Serial = SCUS-97128
-Name   = Drakan - The Ancients' Gates	// aka "Drakan 2"
+Name   = Drakan - The Ancients' Gates
 Region = NTSC-U
 Compat = 5
 EETimingHack = 1	// flickery textures


bin/GameIndex.dbf

 Region = NTSC-U
+EETimingHack = 1	// flickery textures


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -4653,7 +4656,7 @@ Serial = SCUS-97159
 Name   = Ico [Demo]
 Region = NTSC-U
 Compat = 5
-eeClampMode = 2 // Otherwise freezes in various spots, check full intro
+eeClampMode = 2 // Otherwise freezes in various spots, check full intro.
 vuClampMode = 1	// Otherwise camera gets stuck off the player in various spots.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -7327,6 +7331,11 @@ Compat = 5
 Serial = SLES-50355
 Name   = Batman Vengeance
 Region = PAL-M6
+[patches = A6F234C7]
+	comment=patched by Prafull
+	//Fixes the hang in certain scenarios.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -7638,6 +7647,14 @@ Compat = 5
 Serial = SLES-50503
 Name   = Weakest Link
 Region = PAL-E
+[patches = 7193F81D]
+	comment=patched by Prafull
+	//quick fix to hang problem at start.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -12344,6 +12369,11 @@ Compat = 5
 Serial = SLES-52711
 Name   = Titeuf Mega Compet
 Region = PAL-F
+[patches = 958E5086]
+	comment= patched by Prafull
+	//Sheep screen freeze fix


bin/GameIndex.dbf

+Region = PAL-E
+[patches = D5D1D002]
+	comment=patch by Prafull
+	//Fix the initial hang and make the game playable


bin/GameIndex.dbf

+Name   = Harry Potter to Himitsu no Heya(Coca Cola Original version)
+Region = NTSC-J
+[patches = E90BE9F8]
+	//prafull's patch to make the game work


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -26628,6 +26672,11 @@ Region = NTSC-J
 Serial = SLPM-66497
 Name   = Ice Age 2
 Region = NTSC-J
+[patches = 33DB9037]
+	//Intro screen freeze fix


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -24867,6 +24906,11 @@ Region = NTSC-J
 Serial = SLPM-66008
 Name   = Musashiden II - Blademaster
 Region = NTSC-J
+[patches = F0E90890]
+	comment=patched by Prafull
+	//Gets rid of some effects, should be ok to pass unplayable areas


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -1443,22 +1443,6 @@ Serial = SCES-50878
 Name   = Tekken 4
 Region = PAL-M5
 Compat = 5
-[patches = 2251E14D]


bin/GameIndex.dbf

-// fix hang at loading screen
-patch=1,EE,002aa934,word,00000000
-patch=1,EE,002aa574,word,00000000
+	comment= Patch By Prafull


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -35300,7 +35413,7 @@ Serial = SLUS-20328
 Name   = Tekken 4
 Region = NTSC-U
 Compat = 5
-[patches = 833FE0A4]
+[patches = 833FE0A4]	


FlatOutPS2 · 2018-03-02T19:28:57Z

Other changes that should be done before merging:

Clean up all new // comments by starting with a capital letter and ending with a point.
Making sure all new comment= lines follow the same style.

bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -36853,6 +36977,13 @@ Name   = Mafia
 Region = NTSC-U
 Compat = 4
 EETimingHack = 1
+[patches = B67F4F9E]
+	//Patched by Prafull


tony971 · 2018-03-03T02:25:17Z

I've been following the "Fixing Unplayable Games" thread in the forums, looking for USA game patches and noticed a few that are missing from this pull.

Harvest Moon - A Wonderful Life [SLUS 21171] (U) - 304c115c.pnach

https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Fixing-unplayable-games?pid=531410&highlight=SLUS+21171#pid531410

Major League Baseball 2K5 - World Series Edition [SLUS-21324] (U) - d592b291.pnach

https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Fixing-unplayable-games?pid=528120&highlight=SLUS-21324#pid528120

And last, but certainly the most mysterious, is this one:
ESPN-College Hoops 2K5 [SLUS 20922] (U) - 2b54d3e5.pnach

It seems to have disappeared from the thread entirely, but the patch reads as follows:

gametitle=ESPN-College Hoops 2K5[SLUS 20922] (U)
comment=patch by Prafull
//avoid hang at loading
patch=1,EE,003bcc08,word,00000000

bin/GameIndex.dbf

+EETimingHack = 1 // Needed to going ingame
+[patches = f73488d5]
+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	//quick freeze fix


bin/GameIndex.dbf

+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	// Fix hang at loading screen.
+	patch=1,EE,0010f3e0,word,00000000
+	comment= this disc has the same crc as SLES-52895.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

 Region = PAL-M5
 Compat = 5
-EETimingHack = 1	// flickery textures
+EETimingHack = 1 // flickery textures


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -35994,9 +36107,9 @@ Region = NTSC-U
 Compat = 5
 [patches = B0AE1898]

-	comment=patched by prafull
+	comment=Patch by Prafull



bin/GameIndex.dbf

-patch=0,EE,002b4c44,word,24060000
-patch=0,EE,002b4dc0,word,10000014
+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	// Some missing sounds.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -24867,6 +24935,11 @@ Region = NTSC-J
 Serial = SLPM-66008
 Name   = Musashiden II - Blademaster
 Region = NTSC-J
+[patches = F0E90890]
+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	// Gets rid of some effects, should be ok to pass unplayable areas.


ghost · 2018-03-04T20:31:11Z

Done. I have just a question about Syphon Filter - The Omega Strain flashlight issue and Musashiden II (aka Musashi Samurai Legend) broken graphics, the GIF FIFO gamefix don't do anything?

MrCK1 · 2018-03-04T20:33:04Z

You won't necessarily see a visual representation of the GIF FIFO "doing something" in every game. Some games will see no difference in how it runs, others will corrupt textures or cause a hang ect. If it doesn't fix anything in the game, it probably isn't used in the hardware.

ghost · 2018-03-04T20:38:15Z

@MrCK1, I was just curious to know if the problem does not come from the GIF FIFO.

MrCK1 · 2018-03-04T20:40:53Z

It's hard to say unless you try it out yourself. The fact that the hack fixes everything in Spongebob is just sheer luck 😛

bin/GameIndex.dbf

-patch=0,EE,002b4c44,word,24060000
-patch=0,EE,002b4dc0,word,10000014
+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	// This patch cause some missing sounds issues.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -24867,6 +24935,11 @@ Region = NTSC-J
 Serial = SLPM-66008
 Name   = Musashiden II - Blademaster
 Region = NTSC-J
+[patches = F0E90890]
+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	// Gets rid of some busy effects that cause the screen to flash rapidly, should be ok to pass unplayable areas.


bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -30245,12 +30353,12 @@ Name   = Dead or Alive 2
 Region = NTSC-J
 Compat = 5
 [patches = 7894BA09]
-	// change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function
+	// Change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function.
 	patch=0,EE,00290408,word,24060000

 	//patch=0,EE,0029055C,word,10000013



bin/GameIndex.dbf

-//dvd version
-	// change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function
+// dvd version.
+	// Change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function.
 	patch=0,EE,002b06ec,word,24060000



bin/GameIndex.dbf

-//cd version
-	// change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function
+// Cd version.
+	// Change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function.
 	patch=0,EE,002b06ec,word,24060000



bin/GameIndex.dbf

-patch=0,EE,002b4c44,word,24060000
-patch=0,EE,002b4dc0,word,10000014
+	comment=Patch by Prafull
+	// Fix game hanging but skips some sounds.


lightningterror · 2018-03-07T23:42:45Z

Commit name:
GameDB: Updates
Commit message:
Removed patches for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates,
it is no longer needed.
Added patch for Yoake no Mariko 2nd Act,
fixes initial hang.
Code reformatting, cleaned up comments/whitespaces.

You can add the other games that have patches added/removed, it's better to know what was changed.

lightningterror

Much better. I think that's all, unless I missed something.

pgert · 2018-03-10T17:15:31Z

The patches for Drakan 2 has never been needed - they just remove some display-crap under GSdx-HW. Furthermore, they patches only partially function with some resolution-settings - I wasn't able to come up with a fully universal fix. The display-crap is still there though, so the patches are still of use. I'm guessing that FlatOut reacted on that he found them to be misplaced in GameIndex, so a better description of the alteration might be "Removed display-patches for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates, since they aren't critical."

PS: The patches are still in the WS-pnach, and enabled by default (even though there're kinda misplaced there too).

FlatOutPS2 · 2018-03-10T17:46:00Z

The patches for Drakan 2 has never been needed - they just remove some display-crap under GSdx-HW. Furthermore, they patches only partially function with some resolution-settings - I wasn't able to come up with a fully universal fix. The display-crap is still there though, so the patches are still of use. I'm guessing that FlatOut reacted on that he found them to be misplaced in GameIndex, so a better description of the alteration might be "Removed display-patches for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates, since they aren't critical."

A hack like that isn't only active for the Hardware renderer, it also affects the software renderer and it might hide or cause any other issue in the game we would assume was GSdx related, but was actually caused by this out of place hack. The description should be Removed display-patches for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates, out of place hack for a hardware renderer issue.

If it's also in the WS archive, it should be removed from that as well.

lightningterror · 2018-03-15T15:36:40Z

If it's also in the WS archive, it should be removed from that as well.

@pgert updated the patches on the WS patches thread.

The description should be Removed display-patches for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates, out of place hack for a hardware renderer issue.

@atomic83GitHub can you update that small detail ? Otherwise this is ready for a merge.

-Removed patches for Drakan - The Ancients' Gates, out of place hack for a hardware renderer issue. -Added patch for Yoake no Mariko 2nd Act, fixes initial hang. -Added patch for Batman Vengeance (PAL), fixes hang in certain scenarios. -Added patch for Weakest Link, fixes game hanging at start. -Added patch for Crashed, fixes hang at start and ingame. -Added patch for Titeuf Mega Compet, fixes Sheep screen freeze. -Added patch for The Spiderwick Chronicles, fixes hang at boot. -Added patch for Drift Champ, fixes the hang at start of chapter 2. -Added patch for Ice Age 2 (NTSC-J), fixes intro screen freeze. -Added patch for Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (NTSC-U - NTSC-J), fixes initial/ingame hang, flickering graphics and speed up loading. -Added patch for Mafia (NTSC-U), fixes hang before molotov party and a crash in The priest mission. -Added patch for ESPN - College Hoops 2K5, fixes hang at loading. -Added patch for Harvest Moon - A Wonderful Life [Special Edition], fixes hang at shipping shed. -Added patch and EE Timing Hack for Ruff Trigger - Vancore Conspiracy, fixes ingame freeze. -Added patch for Major League Baseball 2K5 [World Series Edition], fixes hang at start. -Code reformatting, cleaned up comments/whitespaces. [skip ci]

bin/GameIndex.dbf

@@ -34191,22 +34297,20 @@ Name   = Dead or Alive 2
 Region = NTSC-U
 Compat = 5
 [patches = 23AF6876]
-//dvd version
-	// change TLSNDDRV RPC to blocking, better would be to move the wait to the top of the function
+// Dvd version.


lightningterror · 2018-03-19T18:49:44Z

@refractionpcsx2 I leave the merging and all those goodies to you.

refractionpcsx2 · 2018-03-20T10:06:26Z

Thanks :p

avih · 2018-08-29T09:34:54Z

#2570 suggests that many of the patches in this commit don't actually do anything.

Did anyone verify that the patches actually work in PCSX2 from the DB file?

lightningterror added the GameDB label Mar 2, 2018

ghost changed the title ~~GameDB: Patch update, VU/EE useless clamp mode and EETimingHack fix for Drakan 2 demo~~ GameDB: Patch update, VU/EE useless clamp mode and EETimingHack fix for Drakan 2 demo and Ruff Trigger Mar 2, 2018