Everybody's Golf 2: Screen goes black at end of swing (user-reported)

[hrydgard]

Javier writes:

I found a graphic glitch while playing everybody's golf 2: when u fill the power bar to shoot the screen goes black until the power bar returns to its initial position, i tried with the latest builds from v. 0.9.9 and still happens and i tried to configure the emulator in many ways but with the same result.
Now im playing it with this build 0.9.8-658-ga127ca8-windows-x86 and the issue is completely gone.

[thedax]

I wonder if it's a block transfer issue, like Pangya used to have. The screen used to go black or flicker until the ball was hit or the action was cancelled by not swinging at the ball. IIRC, this game has a demo, but it shows up as "file corrupted" in PPSSPP (missing key, sigh).

http://www.pspdemocenter.com/page.php?id=747

[zarebcn]

hello im javier, black screen in this game its fixed since build 0.9.9.1-602 using direct 3d9 backend and activating simulate block transfer. in opengl backend the issue is still there

[unknownbrackets]

Does the issue still happen in OpenGL today? Can you try identifying the issue with the GE debugger?

https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/wiki/How-to-find-a-graphic-issue-with-the-GE-debugger

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[FlatOutPS2]

OpenGL now works as well while simulate block transfer is on.
There is slowdown on this screen with D3D9, and with both backends (HUD) elements and sometimes the whole screen flicker while putting. It does a screen grab and shows the screenshot so it can run at 60fps while you power the swing, but it looks like it doesn't properly clear the previous screenshot causing it to flicker between the two. Though it's fine anywhere else on the course before you putt.

[unknownbrackets]

Does this still happen?

If you open the GE debugger on Windows, and mash Record while putting, can you capture a frame that is black?

How to know if you've captured it:

1. After doing the above, you'll get a bunch of files under PSP/SYSTEM/DUMP.
2. You can drag them into PPSSPP to view them.
3. If you find one that displays as black, but the file is larger than 2 KB, then it's super useful.

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[unknownbrackets]

I tried the US demo, which does not blink/flicker in this case. But I'm assuming that just means this doesn't reproduce in the demo, based on #12290 which I think might be a duplicate.

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[unknownbrackets]

I suspect this may be an issue only with skip buffer effects or block transfer disabled. I think with #12746, we should consider this fixed. At most maybe we add something to compat.ini about the game requiring those settings.

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[nassau-tk]

@hrydgard
@unknownbrackets

I tested ”Minna no Golf Portable2 (Japan)” ［UCJS10075］.
It is not happen the issue.

This issue will soleved by build of v1.9.3-529-ga95f3111c.

I tested at build of v1.9.3-548-gedbd01807.
It was tested several times, but a problem has not occurred.

By reference.

[nassau-tk]

Oops, I tested on Android.

[unknownbrackets]

Thanks, I'm going to close this then.

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