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Papy.G wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 18, 2020 6:13 pm

You probably can't adress it, if someone else is experiencing the same, you just have to wait for the next release and try it to see if it does better.

You can get to SWISS's GitHub, and download the latest release, while it may not adress it yet, as most of the changes from previous version were done to add Virtual Memory Card support.

I don't know how audio streaming emulation works as I have never been bothered by that with the few games I play, but I can see there is a commit concerning that function.
I suspect we may move forward to an "automatic" setting so nobody will have to worry about that and mess with.

Like a said in the last post, I tried to use the older revision of swiss and no matter what I tried, couldn't recover the original configuration. I fomated my SD, redownloaded the isos and tried every possible config.

Do you know if swiss change some configuration on the GC hardware when I patch a game?

game: Pokémon Colosseum PAL EUR
console: PAL EUR
Swiss v0.5r963
Game says there is no memory card on slot A when ussing virtual memory cards
EDIT: Pokemon XD works perfect, so maybe there's something wrong with how coloseum checks the memory card.

well, let's go to one more interesting fact ,.
NGC 001 USA
Swiss 994

Tales of Symphonia
Spanish PAL

if speed emulation is active and I select disk 1, when in IPL mode, the game will change to disk 2, within the IPL menu; when I press Start, it enters the game and will ask you to open the cover of the gamecube physically, not as a disc change, but as if the disc was not there.

or if you select disk 2, it usually gives an error,

if i open the lid, it will run the Zelda WW boot disk.
And order the Tales record.
The interesting thing is that the introduction of the Game seems to run much better without the IPL enabled ...
I hope that this serves to some debugging, since Tales seems to present problems.

IMHO, boot through IPL should only be used when you really need the IPL to do something with it and can't access it straight from power on (some modded consoles and DOL-002 on NTSC TVs).
We are all looking for the fastest way to boot games, and booting every game through IPL (not mentionning speed emulation) is just going the exact opposite side, unless compatibility issues force the need for you to do so.

in reality, the problem is with the compatibility list.
and when reporting minor issues, we may be helping to debug SWISS.
for example:
Skies of Arcadia Legends
PAL
NTSC dol 001
SP2

if I activate the speed emulation and activate the mode
PAL AVE-N-DOL, and apply the IGR command, it will fall on a black screen.
but if I reset the game first, it will return to the SEGA logo and then apply the IGR command, it will then return to SWiss.

in that game. to apply the IGR, I must first reset, and then it accepts the IGR ... the video mode seems to be affecting this.
interesting fact.

SD card gekko
SDSP2
NTSC USA CUBE
Audio Streaming games are incompatible for me.
Zelda master Quest. USA
Zelda Collector, USA.
pandora splinter cell tomorrow PAL
It didn't work for me for memory card emulation.
tried with and without IPL. It does not appear.
Enabling speed emulation also creates incompatibilities ...

Memory card emulation is disabled when either streaming audio emulation or disc read speed emulation is enabled.
There isn't enough space to do everything at once.

I don't know if it's because of my dying battery (yes, once more, I got a bad battery batch…), or the exploit and boot forwarder (Dolauncher) that I use, but I can't load SWISS anymore, either from Exploit or IGR, when the microphone is plugged into Slot B. I wasn't sure I did before, but I have the video I made as a proof that I used to be able to.

I wonder if I'm the only one to experience this issue?

well, revision 1085 came out yesterday, and I already caught an error that was happening in one of the games listed; the error continues:
DOL 001 and 101 USA
SP2
SD gekko
Zelda no Densetsu: Kaze no Takuto

the work with the Virtual Memory Card is broken.
the game features a "loop" on the save screen.
GAME SAVES, but gets stuck on the save screen, rotating automatically causing you to need to restart.
Follow the images of the problem.

physical card working.

Happy to see there are specific aspect ratios for more games now, and that they seem to be able to be enabled/disabled in the settings.

What is "clean boot", and what's the use of that?

Call of Duty II big red
PAL
Spanish language.
Something curious happens after you pick up the sniper rifle for the first time. (El zorro del deserto) mission 3.


if you die more than three times. on the fourth or fifth time you will get a graphic buffer overflow in the crosshairs.
I play aimlessly.
but in both cases the tear took place.
and it's been a long time in swiss.

Game: Soul Calibur 2 USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING with an issue
ISSUE - Intro FMV skips frames
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Tested and runs fine
COMMENTS - Last tested with v0.5r888 according to Wikipedia Compatibility List with the same problem

Game: R Racing Evolution USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING with an issue
ISSUE - Intro FMV skips frames
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Tested and runs fine
COMMENTS - Last tested with v0.5r888 according to Wikipedia Compatibility List with the same problem

Game: Super Monkey Ball 2 USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Not Tested
COMMENTS - None

Game: Mario Golf Toadstool Tour USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Not Tested
COMMENTS - None

Game: Puyo Pop Fever USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Not Tested
COMMENTS - None

Game: Battalion Wars USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING with an issue
ISSUE - Intro FMV skips frames
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Yes Tested
COMMENTS - At one point using Dolphin it looks like a stutter but after that the FMV runs well. It's possible that the stutter is supposed to be there , not sure. Swiss has multiple FMV Dropped frames.

Game: Home Run King USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Yes Tested
COMMENTS - I compared Dolphin and Swiss intro FMV as there's a lot of effects. Seems on par with each other.

Game: Chaos Field USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Not Tested
COMMENTS - None

Game: Mario Superstar Baseball USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1336
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING with an issue
ISSUE - Intro FMV drops a few frames
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Yes Tested
COMMENTS - Near the end of the FMV the camera zooms in on Bowser in the crowd. With Swiss a few frames are dropped. Dolphin emu more are dropped. I checked out YouTube and one video had no dropped frames and another 2 had dropped frames , seems to be a tricky title to fix



I think Swiss SD card ISO image loading is a fantastic concept. The community need to get behind it and contribute more testing on gc-forever and the Wikipedia Compatibility List

hi members emukidid and extrems , got some more games tested with Swiss. If possible can someone here upload my findings to the Wikipedia Compatibility List ?

Game: NFL Blitz 2002 USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1362
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Not Tested
COMMENTS - None

Game: NFL Blitz 2003 USA
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1362
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - YES
STATUS - WORKING
ISSUE - None
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Not Tested
COMMENTS - None

Game: Gekitou Pro Yakyuu JPN
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1362
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - NO
STATUS - WORKING with an issue
ISSUE - FMV Intro drops some frames
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Yes Tested
COMMENTS - In game runs well , only the Intro FMV skips some frames here and there , Dolphin runs fine (FMV)

I'd love to see more people contributing to this issue, as it's a little more useful and so much more simpler to do than testing games just in case FMVs are playing seamlessly.

hi Papy I've seen your input around gc-forever forums and it's very much helpful to the developers and community.

In regards to my Swiss testing I also test in game and the FMVs. I test in game for about 20-30 minutes. I probably should have made it more clear , but to note if I have not mentioned in my Comments there's any issue in game then it's running just fine.

s8n187 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 19, 2022 5:50 pm

hi members emukidid and extrems , got some more games tested with Swiss. If possible can someone here upload my findings to the Wikipedia Compatibility List ?

Game: Gekitou Pro Yakyuu JPN
Console: PAL DOL-001
Swiss v0.6r1362
SD GECKO
REDUMP MATCH - NO
STATUS - WORKING with an issue
ISSUE - FMV Intro drops some frames
DOLPHIN EMULATOR - Yes Tested
COMMENTS - In game runs well , only the Intro FMV skips some frames here and there , Dolphin runs fine (FMV)

You can add them yourself if you'd like. At this point it's more the incompatible games we're interested in, or games with severe stuttering/issues. This game above, what's the reason it's not a redump match?

s8n187 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:01 pm

In regards to my Swiss testing I also test in game and the FMVs. I test in game for about 20-30 minutes. I probably should have made it more clear , but to note if I have not mentioned in my Comments there's any issue in game then it's running just fine.

Your input is very much appreciated, and I didn't want to sound harsh, but Jaggy FMVs is something we've been used to with SWISS, and unless something new is announced in the changelog in regards to FMVs, I won't personally lose time testing that specific feature.

hi emu it's always good hearing from you. The game you mentioned is a scene release , I don't know where to get a Redump of JPN titles.

Roger that Papy no harm done all is cool.......

I've never added to Wikipedia before but I'll give it a shot.

To me i believe I have successfully input my testing/findings on the Wikipedia List. Also I have found some JPN Redump titles which match Redump.org. I plan on releasing and testing some more titles soon.

BTW Gekitou Pro Yakyuu has been retested with a Redump ver , instead of a scene release. All games I've done are Redump. After each game I've done is a indicator of the FMV severity.

Battalion Wars (medium)
Battle Stadium D.O.N. (NTSC-J)
Bloody Roar: Extreme (light medium)
Chaos Field
Gekitou Pro Yakyuu (light medium)
Home Run King
Jikkyou Powerful Major League
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 9
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Superstar Baseball (light medium)
NFL Blitz 2002
NFL Blitz 2003
NFL Blitz Pro (high with audio hissing , also in Dolphin)
Puyo Pop Fever
R:Racing Evolution (light medium)
Shikigami no Shiro II
Soulcalibur II (high)
Super Monkey Ball 2

18 total so far

Found a problem with Star Wars: Bounty Hunter.

NTSC version works fine, but PAL freezes after loading the first level. This happens with both europe and spain versions

nice find and detective work Django , keep them coming guys

Django , I am just about to add your findings in the Swiss Compatibility List on Wikipedia. Would I be correct you used Swiss v0.6r1362 ?

s8n187 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:17 am

Django , I am just about to add your findings in the Swiss Compatibility List on Wikipedia. Would I be correct you used Swiss v0.6r1362 ?

Yes, and a GCLoader with beta firmware 2.0 with a 1TB SD card

thank you Django , data has been input in the Wikipedia Comp List.

I've made some more submissions to the Compatibility list today I'll list them below.

BTW thank you to emukidid for your kind words in a PM recently , it has kept me motivated and shows that you care. It means a lot coming from you

emukidid = top bloke


Bloody Roar Primal Fury
Chaos Field
Dead to Rights
Def Jam Fight for NY
Def Jam Vendetta
ESPN International Winter Sports 2002
Mario Party 4
Mario Party 5
Mario Party 6
Mario Party 7
NFL2K3
Super Smash Bros. Melee v1.02 Rev 2