ePSXe v1.0.1

posted in Emulator Release by dhalamar on Dec 11th, 2000

Ooooh this has been a good day. ePSXe was updated to v1.0.1 today. Here's what's new:

  • A completly re-written MDEC engine, which should give you better quality and some more FPS during video playback.
  • More accurate timing, which makes the videos have less pause. (MDEC timing should always be turned ON now)
  • Included two new internal CD-Rom plugins : One for WinNT/Win2k users, which uses WinNT/Win2k's native functions, and an ASPI CD-Rom plugin for Win9x and Win2k users, which is usually faster than the older plugins.
  • Fixes to XA sound playback in the internal SPU plugin.
  • Included NTSC/PAL auto detection for a more accurate timing, mainly in Square videos.
  • The ISOs are loaded directly now, without showing the BIOS logo.
  • Added support for PSX mouse emulation. (Selectable in Config - Controller)(*)
  • It's now possible to disable the pads; this is necessary for some games which are only playable for 1 player. (qbert)
  • Included a new memory card selector, which comes with support for the most important memory card formats (.MCR, .MEM, .MCD, .GME) Memory cards are now saved when you go to the main window and when you quit the emu incorrectly. It's still highly recommended that you close the emu using the File - Exit option ;-)
  • Added an experimental "Change discs" option. To switch a disc, you need to go to File - Change disc. (this isn't working with some games yet though)
  • ePSXe should work better with Lewpy's plugins now, so no more crashes when you exit the emu. The reset/continue functions should also work now on several videoboards.
  • Fixes to the CD-Rom decoder and the core, which make some more games playable like for example Final Fantasy 9, Grandia, Fear Effect, Tenchu 2 and so on ;-)
  • Added a snapshot maker in key F8. (you need the "snap" directory).
  • Since we haven't been able to fix the Chrono Cross bug yet, we added a workaround, which can be activated using the F3 key while the game freezes at that point (though this doesn't fix the status screen problem yet, you must still use the cheat code for this)

You can download this from the Playstation Emulators section.