[ISSUE]: [SLES-50314]:GIANTS - CITIZEN OF KABUTO Sound Issues.

[naxeras]

Checks

• I have checked existing OPL issues for duplicates and found none
• I am using either OPL latest stable version, or archived version or OPL beta version

Describe the issue

Game starts but after the intro in the gameplay section all sound effects mess up, steps sound with menu sounds, shoots impact sounds with incorrect effect and so on.

I tested with SMB, USB and UDPBD and have the same issue, I tested with mode 1, 2 etc but nothing fix the issue.

Console model

SCPH-75004

OPL version / revision

OPL Stable since 1.0 to 1.1 and beta releases.

In which device(s) have you experienced this issue?

USB, SMB

Context and extra information

Game affected is Giants Citizen of Kabuto SLES-50314 redump http://redump.org/disc/7239/

[10522]

Giants Citizen Kabuto [SLES_503.14]:

OPL DB 726 SMB & USB - sound effects work well
OPL DB 733 SMB & USB - sound effects broken

OPL Beta 1.2.0 2098 SMB & USB ISO - sound effects broken
OPL Beta 1.2.0 2098 SMB ZSO - black screen on startup
OPL Beta 1.2.0 2098 USB ZSO - sound effects broken

My PS2 model is SCPH-90008. Compatibility modes do not help. I use redump images and don't use PADEMU, VMC, GSM.

@AKuHAK, @rickgaiser, here and here is another issue with the same OPL version.

[naxeras]

Giants Citizen Kabuto [SLES_503.14]:

OPL DB 726 SMB & USB - sound effects work well OPL DB 733 SMB & USB - sound effects broken

OPL Beta 1.2.0 2098 SMB & USB ISO - sound effects broken OPL Beta 1.2.0 2098 SMB ZSO - black screen on startup OPL Beta 1.2.0 2098 USB ZSO - sound effects broken

My PS2 model is SCPH-90008. Compatibility modes do not help. I use redump images and don't use PADEMU, VMC, GSM.

@AKuHAK, @rickgaiser, here and here is another issue with the same OPL version.

You are right.
I tested with OPL DB 726 and it works.
Any fix to current OPL version? 726 its a release too old and brokes current config file.

Regards.

[10522]

Any fix to current OPL version?

No, but you can try this.

[naxeras]

Any fix to current OPL version?

No, but you can try this.

I tested with OPLNEUTRINO with udpbd becasue neutrino not supoort SMB, the issue is worse, same with the sound effects plus grapfical errors in the texts.

Regards.

[rickgaiser]

I just tried this game with the latest neutrino and UDPBD. I see no sfx or text issues.

[naxeras]

I just tried this game with the latest neutrino and UDPBD. I see no sfx or text issues.

PAL versión? what is your PS2 model?

[rickgaiser]

PAL versión? what is your PS2 model?

Tested both PAL (SLES_503.14) and NTSC (SLUS_201.78) on a 77k. I only tried shooting and dying in the water. Sounds the same as on PCSX2 so both seem correct.

[naxeras]

PAL versión? what is your PS2 model?

Tested both PAL (SLES_503.14) and NTSC (SLUS_201.78) on a 77k. I only tried shooting and dying in the water. Sounds the same as on PCSX2 so both seem correct.

Tester with OPLNEUTRINO and NEUTRINO 1.2.0, I´m not tested with 1.3.x, anyway, the issue reportes is with SMB protocol, NEUTRINO not support SMB, UDPBD have its own issues.

[10522]

@rickgaiser, @naxeras

OPLNEUTV41 + Neutrino 20240712 USB - sound effects broken
OPLNEUTV41 + Neutrino 1.2.0 + udpbd-vexfat 0.2.0 - sound effects broken

[AKuHAK]

OPLNEUTV41 + Neutrino 20240712 USB - sound effects broken OPLNEUTV41 + Neutrino 1.2.0 + udpbd-vexfat 0.2.0 - sound effects broken

Could you, please, post neutrino related issues in neutrino issue tracker.

[10522]

OPLNEUTV41 + Neutrino 1.2.0 + udpbd-vexfat 0.2.0 - sound effects broken
OPLNEUTV41 + Neutrino 1.3.1 + udpbd-vexfat 0.2.0 - PS2 Browser

@AKuHAK, @rickgaiser, i am ready to test neutrino and write reports, but for this i need OPLNEUTRINO to work with the latest neutrino via UDPBD.

[AKuHAK]

i am ready to test neutrino and write reports, but for this i need OPLNEUTRINO to work with the latest neutrino via UDPBD.

As crt0 didn't release source code for oplneutrino, we cannot update it. Why you cannot use neutrino directly? Put neutrino on the usb in some folder, create in the same folder another folder with the name config and place system.toml there.

[10522]

@AKuHAK, @rickgaiser, i tried this and after running neutrino.elf the PS2 Browser opens. How does neutrino know which game to run? Do I need to add something to the system.toml file? Is it even possible to run neutrino via wLE? By the way, can you please write to crt0 in Discord so that he updates OPLNEUTRINO?

[rickgaiser]

@10522 neutrino question are offtopic here. Please use the neutrino github for issues related to neutrino, or a forum/discord for questions.