Need a gecko code wizard to help support french Tales of Symphonia

04-03-2020, 09:41 PM #1

Hi there!

I hope i'll do this correctly, this is my first time on this forum. I also hope i'm in the right section.
(Forgive my english mistakes, i'm french :p)

Tl,dr: I need someone who knows how to -MAKE- gecko codes to enable 60Hz, no blur and widescreen support for PAL FRENCH Tales Of Symphonia. I got some part of the solution but I dont understand how to use it. Please help me!

Still here? Here comes the long version.
(every time ill say "code" is for gecko/AR codes)

It's been a few days I'm trying every possible way to get codes that enables 3 things for Tales Of Symphonia PAL FRENCH (GQSFAF) :

1: No blur (that kinda double image thing)

2: 60Hz

3: Wide Screen 16/9

(ill call them 60Hz,Ws,Nb.)

I searched the whole internet and never came close to a solution, I only found other french people asking the same thing over and over. (And before someone ask: I REALLY TRYED, I hate to bother people asking for help, this is basically the first time in my life I ask for help in a forum.)

For no blur, there is a solution on the wiki page,
https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Tales_of_Symphonia
but I tryed every possible way to paste the following text and it never worked, maybe I'm just stupid.
"[Video]
PH_ZNear = 0.00026
PH_ZFar = 0.00026
ProjectionHack = 1"

So I tryed other things, and the quickest way seem to be with gecko codes.

Here is the list of things I discovered so far:

1: most existing PAL codes from ToS are from some genius named Ralf, I suppose he is german and therefore, worked on the GERMAN PAL ToS version.

2: EVERY CODE I found for PAL and FRENCH PAL are from him.

3: MOST of Ralf codes works for ALL PAL versions, things like max hp, infinite gold etc... Like 99% of the codes he found for GERMAN PAL, forks for ALL PAL.

4: SOME of Ralf code does ONLY work for german version: 60Hz, Wide Screen, No Blur.

5: Since every OTHER Ralf code seem to work for ALL PAL versions, everyone assumed that his 60Hz Ws Nb worked too, but they dont. Including on the
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-gc-ar-codes-for-16-9-21-9-60hz page. There is only "PAL" with a code that does not work for french pal.

6: There is a way to convert NTSC codes into PAL ones, I learned how to dot it and it worked for all minor things (infinite gold...) but it does not work for 60Hz Nb Ws.

7: I asked Ralf directly, he said this:

Spoiler: (Show Spoiler)

I dont know code enough to use any of this... So I came here to ask for help, I think that what he gave me might be enough for someone who knows about gecko codes to find the solution with ease...

So... anyone?

Thanks for reading.

mimimi · (This post was last modified: 04-04-2020, 12:53 AM by mimimi.)

Sorry, can't help you, i'm not skilled enough with gecko codes for this and i don't have the french version of the game. But i can confirm, that the 60 Hz code

Code:

04000088 3fe0802b

0400008c 63ff188c

04000090 93ed8670

04000094 4810645c

04070a74 38c0000f

04070ac4 3804188c

04070b00 38c0000f

041064ec 4bef9b9c

022b1892 000001c1

022b1894 000001c8

022b1898 0000000f

022b189c 000001c8

works on the german PAL version of the game. So it's an issue with the code+game version, and not Dolphin.

An alternative for the 60 Hz mode could be patching the main.dol of the game, although usually it doesn't work when patching 50hz<->60Hz. I haven't tested this yet, and i'm not even sure i got the right patterns. But if you are able to patch stuff in the main.dol, try replacing all PAL 50 Hz mode code with the PAL 60 Hz mode code.

Code:

PAL 60 Hz

14 02 80 01 E0 01 E0 00 28 00 00 02 80 01 E0 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 08 08 0A 0C 0A 08 08

PAL 50 Hz

04 02 80 02 10 02 10 00 28 00 00 02 80 02 10 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 06 08 08 0A 0C 0A 08 08

That way, when the game tries to load PAL 50 Hz, it gets data for PAL 60 Hz. But like i said, usually this type of patching doesn't work for 50<->60 Hz mode as far as i know.

PS: For anyone interested, this video mode patching works on console to run NTSC games in PAL60, or the other way around. It's an issue when using the s-video or RGB cable, or at least on a Wii it's an issue.
Edit: Had to cut some stuff at the end of the patterns