Front Mission 4 (pcsx > 0.9.6)

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1) Did the game ever work correctly (i.e. not have this problem) on the
Official PCSX2 build or an earlier version of PCSX2 playground?
(If so, please specify the latest pcsx2-playground or Official revision
that last worked.)

On version 0.9.6 the game works but suffers from SPS. Speed is also 
noticably slower on 0.9.6

2) What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Using any version > 0.9.6 in any configuration
2. Sometimes the crash is after time however it seems to be triggered by a 
bullet collision (or the triggered particles/sound) during a battle
3. I have tested with all CPU configurations (except frame skip/limit) and 
speed hacks. MicroVU considerably speeds up the game but seems to crash a 
lot more frequently.

3) What exactly happens when you experience this issue (listing any console
errors or screen output you recieve)?

There are no errors in the console, the entire emulator locks and if it is 
not closed immediately there is a severe performance impact on the entire 
OS.

4) What version of PCSX2 are you using? On what operating system?
Testing with pcsx beta 1474, svn rev1614 and rev1634, Using Windows 7 X64 
Ultimate, latest SVN build of GSDX SSSE3 DX11 (but have tested older 
versions and also ZeroGS) 

5) Please provide any additional information below.
BIOS version is Europe V2.00 (14/06/2004). For a quick test, watch the 
intro cutscene. When the mechs fire missiles the emulator crashes.

This is my first bug report so i hope that the information i have provided 
is helpful.

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Original issue reported on code.google.com by aG.Annih...@gmail.com on 16 Aug 2009 at 12:26

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With MTGS Off, the emulator doesnt crash it just stalls. After observing task 
manager it appears to be garbage collecting since the memory usage reaches 
roughly 
2GB then drops to roughly 400MB

Original comment by aG.Annih...@gmail.com on 16 Aug 2009 at 1:25

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It's one of the dma systems, my bet is GIF again.
I'll mark is as a duplicate, since we have oh so many of these :p

Original comment by ramapcsx2 on 16 Aug 2009 at 4:20

• Changed state: Duplicate

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I don't know of which one this is duplicate of, so here you go. >_<

Using r3738, with and without "Use Synchronized MTGS" enabled. 
On new game, after the first dialog scene.

sceGsSyncPath: GIF does not terminate
    <D1_CHCR=70000045:D1_TADR=0163ea70:D1_MADR=0163ea80:D1_QWC=00000000>
    <D2_CHCR=00000001:D2_TADR=002d9930:D2_MADR=003499c0:D2_QWC=00000000>
    <VIF1_STAT=00000040:GIF_STAT=00000e00>

Original comment by KrossX3 on 8 Sep 2010 at 5:50

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try the EE timing gamefix since it sometimes fixes things like this.
i got a similar message in Melty Blood Actress Again and solved it with the 
gamefix.

Original comment by andutrache@gmail.com on 8 Sep 2010 at 8:01

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No change with the hack enabled.

Original comment by KrossX3 on 8 Sep 2010 at 8:40

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I have build several versions pcsx2.exe and tested them with current plugins 
from package 0.9.7-r3738.
And I have found playable version. It's r1125. It's already don't have 
poligon-mistakes and still don't freeze.
Version r1500 already freezing.
So there is some mistake in pcsx2 code between versions r1125 and r1500 which 
make Front Misson IV freeze.
Hope this information will help you fix this bug in nearest future.

Original comment by Su.chAn....@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2011 at 2:07