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{{Infobox VG
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|image       = [[File:PhantasyStarPlus.jpg|300px]]
|image     = [[File:PhantasyStarPlus.jpg|300px]]
|developer     = Sonic Team
|developer = Sonic Team
|publisher     = Sega
|publisher = Sega
|released     = {{vgrelease|JP=November 27, 2003|NA=September 15, 2004}}
|series    = Phantasy Star
|series        = ''Phantasy Star Online''
|released = {{vgrelease|JP=November 27, 2003|NA=September 15, 2004}}
|genre         = Action role-playing
|genre     = Action role-playing
|modes         = Single-player, Multiplayer (4), Online (0)
|modes     = Single-player, Multiplayer (4), Online (*)
|input         = GameCube Controller
|input     = GameCube Controller
|forumlink     = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-gc-phantasy-star-online-episode-i-ii-plus
|forumlink = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-gc-phantasy-star-online-episode-i-ii-plus
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'''''Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus''''' is a re-release of [[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]], and is another combination port of the Dreamcast releases ''Phantasy Star Online'' and ''Phantasy Star Online ver2''. Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus was released on the [[Nintendo GameCube]] in 2003, only a year after the original release of [[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]], due to a cheating glitch in the original title. Players discovered that if they connected PSO to a computer, the PC could pretend to be a server and allow easy hacking of the game. In addition to cheat protections, a number of Xbox exclusive content and online only missions were added to the offline mode. Now that the servers for online mode have been taken down, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus is the best PSO experience currently available on a console.
'''''Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus''''' is a re-release of [[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]], and is another combination port of the Dreamcast releases ''Phantasy Star Online'' and ''Phantasy Star Online ver2''. ''Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus'' was released only a year after the original release of [[Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II]], due to a cheating glitch in the original title. Players discovered that if they connected PSO to a computer, the PC could pretend to be a server and allow easy hacking of the game. In addition to cheat protections, exclusive content and online only missions were added to the offline mode. Now that the servers for online mode have been taken down, ''Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus'' is the best PSO experience currently available on a console.


== Problems ==
== Problems ==
{{Problems|{{#vardefineecho:problems|
=== Calendar ===
At the beginning of the game, when the game asks if you want to go to the Calendar Screen, choosing Yes makes the game freeze. You can avoid this by simply selecting No instead. If you need to adjust the date and time, you can do so in your computer's settings, or if that is not possible, the Advanced tab of Dolphin's configuration.


=== Calender ===
=== <s>Black Video</s> ===
Syncing the calender causes the game to crash. Despite what the game indicates when first run, one can play the game normally without the calender; so when prompted to sync it at the beginning of the game, simply select "no" to proceed.
Scenes that play pre-rendered video appear black unless the External Frame Buffer is enabled and set to Real and Scaled EFB Copy is disabled. Setting the Internal Resolution to 1x reduces image shaking. Fixed with Hybrid XFB in {{revision|5.0-5874}}.


=== Black Video ===
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Scenes that play video appear black unless the External Frame Buffer is enabled and set to Real and Scaled EFB Copy is disabled. Setting the Internal Resolution to 1x reduces image shaking.
 
=== <s>DSP HLE Sound Crackling</s> ===
Audio begins to stutter and crackle in the main menu and continues throughout gameplay. Use [[DSP LLE]] to fix. See {{issue|5978}}. Fixed by the merger of New-AX-HLE 2.0 in {{revision|3.5-1154}}.


== Configuration ==
== Configuration ==
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== Version Compatibility ==
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{{testing/entry|revision=7555|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.71GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5850|result=Playable, average of 30 FPS|tester=Bigyimmy007}}
{{testing/entry|revision=7555|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.71GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5850|result=Playable, average of 30FPS|tester=Bigyimmy007}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-373|OS=Windows Vista x64|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.4GHz|GPU=Intel HD 3000|result=appearing white square(s) D3D, use OpenGL|tester=jarupxx}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.0-373|OS=Windows Vista|CPU=Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.4GHz|GPU=Intel HD 3000|result=appearing white square(s) D3D, use OpenGL|tester=jarupxx}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-367|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.5GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 7970|result=Unplayable, it hangs after confirming the time and only even gets that far using OpenGL with disabled Scaled EFB and EFB set to Real, otherwise it white or black screens even before that, though it seems to run up to that point in the background still.|tester=Alex}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-1340|OS=Windows 7|CPU=AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @ 3.8GHz|GPU=ATI  Radeon HD 6770 x2|result=First off use OpenGL, anything else doesn't work.  Second scaled EFB has to be off.  Set EFB to real and make sure you have it set to native x2 for quickest boot up.  Problem game won Proceed past loading screen you accept the terms and system freezes any ideas?|tester=Zuch0698o}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-1484|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GT 640|result= The game works fine. I forgot to put in the fixes for black screens during videos, but that is not important to me anyway. I used OpenGL and made sure that I didn't set the system date. I got through the black screen by pressing pause, and was able to create the character I wanted, though there is some slowdown when selecting a class caused by a blur effect in the text describing them, but its very minor. In game, I was able to play a few offline quest and beat two Episode II bosses with no slowdown or glitches, well except for the Gol Dragon Fight when it creates a clone of itself. Using DSP LLE as well for sound.|tester=Yugix}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-1686|OS=Windows 7|CPU=Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5700|result=Playable only with OpenGL. All versions of Direct3D malfunction at initial loading screen then freeze. Compatibility settings in main article (i.e. EFB Enabled/Real, Scaled EFB Copy Disabled, Internal Resolution 1x) work for me with OpenGL renderer. All other settings were left at default out-of-the-box values. Some letters missing (e.g. Japanese on the language menu appears as "apanese") but game playable.|tester}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel i7-4770 @ 3.4GHz|GPU=NVIDIA Quadro K1200|result=Worked well with DX9, launch game with DX11 wait for white screen over menu, close then start with DX9 and game will run with any settings or enhancements, i never did the black screen fix and did not notice any black screens.|tester=David R.}}
{{testing/entry|revision=5.0-11701|OS=Windows 10|CPU=Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GTS 450|result=Settings: OpenGL, Asynchronous (Ubershaders), Per-Pixel Lightning, 2x native resolution. Other settings left to their default value.
I played about 70 hours in Normal difficulty, did all Episode 1 (including all quests) and Episode 2 up to Gal Gryphon. It works very well and the frame rate was stable at all time. The only issue I have is that some texts are missing a few letters. It's rare and it happens only in-game in the white dialog popups. I may have seen that before on my GameCube though, comparing with original hardware might be useful.|tester=Nolendil}}
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== Gameplay Videos ==
== Gameplay Videos ==
 
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{{Navigation/Phantasy_Star}}
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[[Category:GameCube games]]
[[Category:GameCube games]]
[[Category:GameCube Games with BBA-Modem Support]]
[[Category:GameCube Games with BBA-Modem Support]]

Revision as of 00:49, 23 March 2020

Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus
PhantasyStarPlus.jpg
Developer(s) Sonic Team
Publisher(s) Sega
Series Phantasy Star
Platform(s) GameCube
Release date(s) JP November 27, 2003
NA September 15, 2004
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer (4), Online (*)
Input methods GameCube Controller
Compatibility 4Stars4.pngEdit rating: Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus
Playable
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Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus is a re-release of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, and is another combination port of the Dreamcast releases Phantasy Star Online and Phantasy Star Online ver2. Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus was released only a year after the original release of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II, due to a cheating glitch in the original title. Players discovered that if they connected PSO to a computer, the PC could pretend to be a server and allow easy hacking of the game. In addition to cheat protections, exclusive content and online only missions were added to the offline mode. Now that the servers for online mode have been taken down, Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus is the best PSO experience currently available on a console.

Problems

Calendar

At the beginning of the game, when the game asks if you want to go to the Calendar Screen, choosing Yes makes the game freeze. You can avoid this by simply selecting No instead. If you need to adjust the date and time, you can do so in your computer's settings, or if that is not possible, the Advanced tab of Dolphin's configuration.

Black Video

Scenes that play pre-rendered video appear black unless the External Frame Buffer is enabled and set to Real and Scaled EFB Copy is disabled. Setting the Internal Resolution to 1x reduces image shaking. Fixed with Hybrid XFB in 5.0-5874.

Configuration

No configuration changes are known to affect compatibility for this title.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II Plus since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

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5.0-21222 (current)
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2.0 (r5384)
Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision OS CPU GPU Result Tester
r7555 Windows 7 Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.71GHz ATI Radeon HD 5850 Playable, average of 30FPS Bigyimmy007
3.0-373 Windows Vista Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.4GHz Intel HD 3000 appearing white square(s) D3D, use OpenGL jarupxx
3.5-367 Windows 7 Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.5GHz ATI Radeon HD 7970 Unplayable, it hangs after confirming the time and only even gets that far using OpenGL with disabled Scaled EFB and EFB set to Real, otherwise it white or black screens even before that, though it seems to run up to that point in the background still. Alex
3.5-1340 Windows 7 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T @ 3.8GHz ATI Radeon HD 6770 x2 First off use OpenGL, anything else doesn't work. Second scaled EFB has to be off. Set EFB to real and make sure you have it set to native x2 for quickest boot up. Problem game won Proceed past loading screen you accept the terms and system freezes any ideas? Zuch0698o
3.5-1484 Windows 7 Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.3GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 The game works fine. I forgot to put in the fixes for black screens during videos, but that is not important to me anyway. I used OpenGL and made sure that I didn't set the system date. I got through the black screen by pressing pause, and was able to create the character I wanted, though there is some slowdown when selecting a class caused by a blur effect in the text describing them, but its very minor. In game, I was able to play a few offline quest and beat two Episode II bosses with no slowdown or glitches, well except for the Gol Dragon Fight when it creates a clone of itself. Using DSP LLE as well for sound. Yugix
3.5-1686 Windows 7 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3GHz ATI Radeon HD 5700 Playable only with OpenGL. All versions of Direct3D malfunction at initial loading screen then freeze. Compatibility settings in main article (i.e. EFB Enabled/Real, Scaled EFB Copy Disabled, Internal Resolution 1x) work for me with OpenGL renderer. All other settings were left at default out-of-the-box values. Some letters missing (e.g. Japanese on the language menu appears as "apanese") but game playable.
4.0 Windows 10 Intel i7-4770 @ 3.4GHz NVIDIA Quadro K1200 Worked well with DX9, launch game with DX11 wait for white screen over menu, close then start with DX9 and game will run with any settings or enhancements, i never did the black screen fix and did not notice any black screens. David R.
5.0-11701 Windows 10 Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.3GHz NVIDIA GTS 450 Settings: OpenGL, Asynchronous (Ubershaders), Per-Pixel Lightning, 2x native resolution. Other settings left to their default value.

I played about 70 hours in Normal difficulty, did all Episode 1 (including all quests) and Episode 2 up to Gal Gryphon. It works very well and the frame rate was stable at all time. The only issue I have is that some texts are missing a few letters. It's rare and it happens only in-game in the white dialog popups. I may have seen that before on my GameCube though, comparing with original hardware might be useful.

Nolendil

Gameplay Videos