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Troubleshooting Games

📎 Recovered from the ShaolinAssassin wiki · snapshot 20240909123815

[COMPATIBILITY] Troubleshooting games


You can use the Cheat Engine feature to troubleshoot problematic games.

Here is a ready-to-use CHEATS.TXT file with all possible combinaison of modes which can help you and save you time :

Single compatibility mode test
// mode 1 = help restoring the music/voices in several games
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 2 = help restoring the music/voices + not breaking the MDECoding of FMVs
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 3 = help restoring the music/voices in several games
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 4 = fixes slowdowns, flickering, and many other glitches
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 5 = made for fixing the cutscenes of the PAL Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 6 = un-freeze somes games at startup
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
==================================================================
Combinaison of 2 compatibility modes
// modes 1+4
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 1+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 2+4
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 2+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 3+4
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 3+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 4+5
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 6+5
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
==================================================================
Combinaison of 3 compatibility modes
// modes 1+4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 2+4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 3+4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 4+5+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
  1. Copy/past all lines into a CHEATS.TXT file (or download it ).

  2. Put that file into the game VMC folder.

  3. Use uLE Text editor to active the wanted combinaison (+ $) and let the other lines unedited.

Ex : modes 3+4 enabled

Single compatibility mode test
// mode 1 = help restoring the music/voices in several games
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 2 = help restoring the music/voices + not breaking the MDECoding of FMVs
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 3 = help restoring the music/voices in several games
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 4 = fixes slowdowns, flickering, and many other glitches
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 5 = made for fixing the cutscenes of the PAL Resident Evil: Director’s Cut
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
------------------------------------------------------------------
// mode 6 = un-freeze somes games at startup
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
==================================================================
Combinaison of 2 compatibility modes
// modes 1+4
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 1+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 2+4
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 2+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 3+4
$COMPATIBILITY_0x03
$COMPATIBILITY_0x04
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 3+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 4+5
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 6+5
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
==================================================================
Combinaison of 3 compatibility modes
// modes 1+4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x01
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 2+4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x02
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 3+4+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x03
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x06
------------------------------------------------------------------
// modes 4+5+6
COMPATIBILITY_0x04
COMPATIBILITY_0x05
COMPATIBILITY_0x06

If you find a combinaison that improves emulation, do not forget to report it on the official compatibility lists :


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