ePSXe

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Emulator
Download: ePSXe website
License: Freeware
Developer: Calb, galtor, _Demo_
Epsxe gameplay.png

ePSXe is a PlayStation 1 emulator with good compatibility, especially with Konami Justifier games, as it allows for line of sight aiming.

PlayStation 1 BIOS files are required for ePSXe. As these are copyrighted materials these must be sourced by yourself.

If playing Konami Justifer games you will need patched versions of the games so they will work with the nuvee plugin.

Setup Guide

File Setup

Download from the ePSXe website

Extract the zip file to a folder of your choice

BIOS file placement

Add your BIOS files to the 'bios' folder within the ePSXe folder

Plugins file placement

Download the plugins zip file from Mediafire

Extract the plugin files

Add the .dll plugin files to the 'plugins' folder

ePSXe Config Setup

Run ePSXe.exe

When running for the first time you will see the setup wizard.

ePSXe Config Setup window

Click Config

EPSXe BIOS selection window

Select the BIOS file from the list available. This will be determined by what BIOS files you have placed in the BIOS folder. In the majority of cases the US BIOS is recommended. However there are some issues with Die Hard Trilogy and reloading using the US BIOS. In this case it's recommended to use the PAL BIOS.

Click Next

EPSXe Video Setup window

Leave ePSXe GPU core 2.0.0 selected and click Config

ePSXe Core GPU Setup window with recommended settings

Under 'Resolution & Colors'

  • Set to Fullscreen mode
  • Enter your monitor's resolution

Under Misc

  • Untick Overscan
  • Set Overscan Top to 0
  • Set Overscan Bottom to 0

Click OK

Click Next>>

ePSXe Sound Setup window

Click Next>>

ePSXe CDROM Setup window

Leave set to defaults and click Next>>

EPSXe Input Setup window

Configure Controller 1 and Controller 2 as you wish with your standard controllers. We do not configure the Sinden Lightgun here.

Click Next>>

EPSXe Done window

Configure Nuvee Plugin

Open the Plugins menu from the Config menu

ePSXe Input Plugins menu

Go to Config>Plugins>Input Port 1

EPSXe Nuvee Select window

Select 'nuvee psx pad 0.2' from the dropdown menu

Click Configure

EPSXe Select Controller Types window

Set options as:

  • Set 'Port 1' to Guncon
  • HID Mouse API to RawInput
  • Snap mouse to window is ticked

Click Config

ePSXe Nuvee Config window

In this example we are setting up Die Hard Trilogy.

Set options as follows:

  • Select 'Die Hard Trilogy (E) (256 full)' from the dropdown menu. As mentioned previously there are known issues with reloading in the US version of Die Hard Trilogy so we are setting up the PAL (European) version here. It is important to select the correct profile version
  • Reload - Manual
  • Cursor - Hidden
  • Model - 'Namco (N/A)'
  • Left - Trigger
  • Right - Reload
  • Middle - 'A'

Make sure your Sinden software is running and the border is up at this point

Click Acquire

EPSXe Acquire window

Follow the steps as displayed in the Acquire window

  1. Close this box
  2. Press a button on the desired device
  3. Wait for immediate confirmation
  4. If no detection, click mouse or fire trigger at game window and try again
  5. Plugin will auto-remember HID name for next session

If you have another lightgun repeat the steps from Configure Nuvee Plugin section for Port 2

Justifier Games

Please see the Justifier Patching page for more information

Justifier compatible PS1 games:

  • Area 51
  • Crypt Killer
  • Die Hard Trilogy
  • Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas
  • Elemental Gearbolt
  • Lethal Enforcers I & II
  • Maximum Force
  • Mighty Hits Special
  • Project Horned Owl[2]
  • Silent Hill (Used to unlock hidden weapons)

Overlocking Crash Fix

Some have experienced crashing when running games. If you encounter issues with ePSXe crashing turn down the overlocking setting to x1 which has helped resolve this.

ePSXe Overclock settings menu, set to 1

Gun Flash Removal Cheats

Download Cheat Pack

Cheat Pack created by Bratwurstmensch from the MEGA.nz

Introduction

  • This tutorial assumes you have already set up your Sinden lightguns in ePSXe.

If you followed the Playstation 1 and 2 tutorials, you are most likely familiar with the nuvee patches found at MEGA.nz

Within the nuvee_10-21-11.zip file is also a folder called ps1 - gun flash removal.

You can apply these cheats to achieve exactly what it says – remove gun flashes for a few Playstation titles, and they also make the crosshair disappear in the Playstation versions of Moorhuhn.

Normally you needed the pec_hacks.txt file within the nuvee-zipfile to work with – but not anymore; this guide has you covered.

The download above has the codes formatted to make them readable within ePSXe. You will find a txt file per folder/game in this archive(Point Blank 3 is an exception since it got a revision).

DO NOT RENAME THOSE txt-FILES!

If you want to add more cheats, you need to put them directly under the existing codes with no blank lines left and separate them with the cheat title, including a Hashtag.

ePSXe v2.0.5 Step-by-step Setup

  • Move the txt files of all titles you want to patch into the cheats-folder within the ePSXe directory.
  • Boot up your Sinden software and Gun as normal
  • Open ePSXe and boot the game to which you want to apply the cheat(s).
  • Exit fullscreen mode (ESC by default) or pause the game
  • Select Options -> Cheat Codes

ePSXe with expanded options menu and Cheat codes highlighted


  • The flash removal entry should be visible now.
    • If not, check your game version – it must match the region / GameID of the txt-File.
  • Select the entry and click Enable.

Epsxecheat6.png

  • The entry moves to the right. Hit OK.

ePSXe Edit Cheat Codes window - gun flash removal enabled

  • Select Run -> Continue it should switch back to fullscreen / ingame.

Epsxecheat8.png

  • Check if everything worked. There should be no gun flash/crosshairs in Moorhuhn-games anymore.
    • If nothing seems to have changed, try to follow steps 10 and 11, then check again.
    • Sometimes, ePSXe needs to be fully closed and opened again to get the cheats hooked up correctly.
    • Some cheats do only work for player 1 and have no impact on player 2 flashes.
  • Calibrate your guns if needed and save your state with F1 as cheats are NOT auto-applied but will be kept enabled in your save states.

Save/Load State Tip/Trick

  • Use AHK to load/save your games with "no gun flash-cheats" enabled (F3 loads, F1 saves states)

Example AHK code

Load State
  • After your ePSXe/Game AHK boot commands, enter these lines below to automate pressing F3
 sleep, 6000 send, {F3 Down} Sleep, 500 send, {F3 Up}
Save State
  • In your AHK script use the code below right before the exit game portion of your script. This will automate pressing F1 and save a state.
 send, {F1 Down} Sleep, 500 send, {F1 Up} sleep, 2000



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