Patches: Various additions and improvements

[CRASHARKI]

Changes:

• Add Widescreen patches to Taz Wanted to run the game at 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio from the start.
• Add Widescreen patches to Crash of the Titans to run the game at 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio from the start.
• Add Widescreen patches to Crash Mind Over Mutant to run the game at 16:9 Widescreen Aspect Ratio from the start.

All of the patches have been tested for all versions of the games, and relevant comments such as activating widescreen in-game or the need for EE Overclock have been added.

[kamfretoz]

Since Crash Mind Over Mutant also has a built-in-game option for Progressive Scan, can you also make a patch that automatically enables it from the start? For completeness sake.

[CRASHARKI]

I could try, but should I make it separated from the widescreen patch or part of the widescreen patch?

[CRASHARKI]

Done, I added it as part of the Widescreen patch.

[refractionpcsx2]

Please don't mix patches, make it a separate (but enablable) patch, since it's not the actual widescreen.

[CRASHARKI]

Done, now it's a separate patch.

[kamfretoz]

Maybe give the NTSC-U version some love too? 😁 (Mostly because it's the one i have xD)

[CRASHARKI]

@kamfretoz What do you mean? the NTSC already runs at 60 FPS

[kamfretoz]

@kamfretoz What do you mean? the NTSC already runs at 60 FPS

Sorry, i meant the Progressive Scan patch

[CRASHARKI]

@kamfretoz What do you mean? the NTSC already runs at 60 FPS

Sorry, i meant the Progressive Scan patch

I know, but what good does it do to the NTSC version? on PAL it changes the FPS limit from 50 to 60. I'm pretty sure I don't really know what progressive scan really is. I'll try to make a patch for the NTSC version, but could you tell me what it does?

Edit: NTSC-U patch done.

[refractionpcsx2]

Done, now it's a separate patch.

thanks, one further question, what is the game speed like if it's forcing progressive 60fps on PAL? and all the physics. It's scary moving PAL games to 60fps.

[CRASHARKI]

Done, now it's a separate patch.

thanks, one further question, what is the game speed like if it's forcing progressive 60fps on PAL? and all the physics. It's scary moving PAL games to 60fps.

The game actually has an in game option to enable Progressive Scan, this new patch just enables the option from the start. Also, playing the game at 50/60 FPS is achieved thanks to a patch that unlocks the framerate and is separate from the Progressive Scan patch.

[refractionpcsx2]

Any why is it not nice to do that for the US version too? It'd be basically doing the same thing right?

[CRASHARKI]

Any why is it not nice to do that for the US version too? It'd be basically doing the same thing right?

I just added that commit, but since neither the screen height or the FPS limit changes (unlike PAL version) I'm not sure if it's doing anything, but the game starts correctly. Is there anything I should notice when Progressive Scan is on?

[refractionpcsx2]

If you turn on the osd or the advanced status bar, it will tell you if it's progressive

It's possible we might be cheesing it anyway because we bypass the interlacing when in field mode.

[CRASHARKI]

If you turn on the osd or the advanced status bar, it will tell you if it's progressive

It's possible we might be cheesing it anyway because we bypass the interlacing when in field mode.

The advance status bar seems to be working accurately, and indeed the NTSC-U patch is also working appropriately, so now everyone has Progressive Scan from the start. I already added it to the PR on this commit: c663f7e