GameDB: Various fixes (#12030)

Fixes texture flickering in mission screens on PTO IV Pacific Theater of Operations and corrupted textures banding lighting in levels and bloom misalignment in MOH European Assault.

bin/resources/GameIndex.yaml

@@ -18509,6 +18509,8 @@ SLES-52256:
 SLES-52257:
   name: "P.T.O. IV - Pacific Theater of Operations IV"
   region: "PAL-E"
+  gsHWFixes:
+    minimumBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes graphical flickering.
 SLES-52258:
   name: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII"
   region: "PAL-E"
@@ -21503,47 +21505,42 @@ SLES-53332:
   region: "PAL-M4"
   compat: 5
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLES-53333:
   name: "Medal of Honor - Les Faucons de Guerre"
   region: "PAL-F"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLES-53334:
   name: "Medal of Honor - European Assault"
   region: "PAL-G"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLES-53335:
   name: "Medal of Honor - European Assault"
   region: "PAL-I"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLES-53336:
   name: "Medal of Honor - European Assault"
   region: "PAL-S"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLES-53338:
   name: "Victorious Boxers 2 - Fighting Spirit"
   region: "PAL-M3"
@@ -29948,11 +29945,10 @@ SLKA-25243:
   name: "Medal of Honor - European Assault"
   region: "NTSC-K"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLKA-25244:
   name: "WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw"
   region: "NTSC-K"
@@ -31187,11 +31183,10 @@ SLPM-55037:
   name: "Medal of Honor - European Assault [EASY 1980]"
   region: "NTSC-J"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLPM-55038:
   name: "Grand Theft Auto - Liberty City Stories [Best Price]"
   region: "NTSC-J"
@@ -33919,6 +33914,8 @@ SLPM-62144:
 SLPM-62145:
   name: "Teitoku no Ketsudan IV"
   region: "NTSC-J"
+  gsHWFixes:
+    minimumBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes graphical flickering.
 SLPM-62146:
   name: "Chou Kousoku Mahjong Plus"
   region: "NTSC-J"
@@ -35381,6 +35378,8 @@ SLPM-62469:
 SLPM-62470:
   name: "Teitoku no Ketsudan IV with Power Up Kit"
   region: "NTSC-J"
+  gsHWFixes:
+    minimumBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes graphical flickering.
   memcardFilters:
     - "SLPM-62145"
     - "SLPM-62470"
@@ -35652,6 +35651,8 @@ SLPM-62518:
   name-sort: "ていとくのけつだん4 [KOEI The Best]"
   name-en: "Teitoku no Ketsudan IV [Koei the Best]"
   region: "NTSC-J"
+  gsHWFixes:
+    minimumBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes graphical flickering.
 SLPM-62519:
   name: "三國志VIII [KOEI The Best]"
   name-sort: "さんごくし8 [KOEI The Best]"
@@ -43063,11 +43064,10 @@ SLPM-66079:
   name: "Medal of Honor - Europe Kyoushuu"
   region: "NTSC-J"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLPM-66080:
   name: "GENERATION OF CHAOSIII 〜時の封印〜 [IFコレクション]"
   name-sort: "じぇねれーしょんおぶかおす 3 ときのふういん [あいであふぁくとりーこれくしょん]"
@@ -45807,11 +45807,10 @@ SLPM-66514:
   name-en: "Medal of Honor - European Assault [EA Best Hits]"
   region: "NTSC-J"
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLPM-66515:
   name: "EA BEST HITS スター・ウォーズ エピソード3 シスの復讐"
   name-sort: "すたーうぉーず えぴそーど3 しすのふくしゅう [EA BEST HITS]"
@@ -61062,6 +61061,8 @@ SLUS-20567:
   name: "P.T.O. IV - Pacific Theater of Operations"
   region: "NTSC-U"
   compat: 5
+  gsHWFixes:
+    minimumBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes graphical flickering.
 SLUS-20568:
   name: "Hard Hitter Tennis"
   region: "NTSC-U"
@@ -64610,11 +64611,10 @@ SLUS-21199:
   region: "NTSC-U"
   compat: 5
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3 # Fixes banding and level lighting.
     autoFlush: 1 # Fixes sun shinging through surfaces and graphical corruptions.
     halfPixelOffset: 2 # Fixes misaligned blur.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes black spots appearing on some surfaces and massively reduces RP TC and TU count.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
+    nativeScaling: 2 # Fixes bloom misaligment.
 SLUS-21200:
   name: "Armored Core - Nine Breaker"
   region: "NTSC-U"

pcsx2/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -990,8 +990,8 @@ set(pcsx2x86Sources
 	x86/ix86-32/iR5900Shift.cpp
 	x86/ix86-32/iR5900Templates.cpp
 	x86/ix86-32/recVTLB.cpp
-	x86/newVif_Dynarec.cpp
-	x86/newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp
+	x86/Vif_Dynarec.cpp
+	x86/Vif_UnpackSSE.cpp
 	)
 
 # x86 headers
@@ -1031,15 +1031,15 @@ set(pcsx2x86Headers
 	x86/microVU_Tables.inl
 	x86/microVU_Upper.inl
 	x86/newVif.h
-	x86/newVif_UnpackSSE.h
+	x86/Vif_UnpackSSE.h
 	x86/R5900_Profiler.h
 	)
 
 # ARM64
 set(pcsx2arm64Sources
 	arm64/AsmHelpers.cpp
-	arm64/newVif_Dynarec.cpp
-	arm64/newVif_UnpackNEON.cpp
+	arm64/Vif_Dynarec.cpp
+	arm64/Vif_UnpackNEON.cpp
 	arm64/RecStubs.cpp
 	)
 

pcsx2/Vif_Dynarec.h

@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ alignas(16) extern nVifStruct nVif[2];
 alignas(16) extern nVifCall nVifUpk[(2 * 2 * 16) * 4]; // ([USN][Masking][Unpack Type]) [curCycle]
 alignas(16) extern u32      nVifMask[3][4][4];         // [MaskNumber][CycleNumber][Vector]
 
-static constexpr bool newVifDynaRec = 1; // Use code in newVif_Dynarec.inl
+static constexpr bool newVifDynaRec = 1; // Use code in Vif_Dynarec.inl

pcsx2/arm64/Vif_Dynarec.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002-2024 PCSX2 Dev Team
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
-#include "arm64/newVif_UnpackNEON.h"
+#include "arm64/Vif_UnpackNEON.h"
 #include "arm64/AsmHelpers.h"
 #include "MTVU.h"
 
@@ -367,7 +367,9 @@ void VifUnpackNEON_Dynarec::ModUnpack(int upknum, bool PostOp)
 		case 3:
 		case 7:
 		case 11:
-			pxFailRel(fmt::format("Vpu/Vif - Invalid Unpack! [{}]", upknum).c_str());
+			// TODO: Needs hardware testing.
+			// Dynasty Warriors 5: Empire  - Player 2 chose a character menu.
+			Console.Warning("Vpu/Vif: Invalid Unpack %d", upknum);
 			break;
 	}
 }

pcsx2/arm64/Vif_UnpackNEON.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002-2024 PCSX2 Dev Team
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
 
-#include "newVif_UnpackNEON.h"
+#include "Vif_UnpackNEON.h"
 #include "common/Perf.h"
 
 namespace a64 = vixl::aarch64;
@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ void VifUnpackNEON_Base::xUnpack(int upknum) const
 		case 3:
 		case 7:
 		case 11:
-			pxFailRel(fmt::format("Vpu/Vif - Invalid Unpack! [{}]", upknum).c_str());
+			// TODO: Needs hardware testing.
+			// Dynasty Warriors 5: Empire  - Player 2 chose a character menu.
+			Console.Warning("Vpu/Vif: Invalid Unpack %d", upknum);
 			break;
 	}
 }

pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj

@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="arm64\AsmHelpers.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='ARM64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="arm64\newVif_Dynarec.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="arm64\Vif_Dynarec.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='ARM64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="arm64\newVif_UnpackNEON.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="arm64\Vif_UnpackNEON.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='ARM64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="arm64\RecStubs.cpp">
@@ -457,10 +457,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Vif_Codes.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Vif_Transfer.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Vif_Unpack.cpp" />
-    <ClCompile Include="x86\newVif_Dynarec.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="x86\Vif_Dynarec.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='x64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="x86\newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="x86\Vif_UnpackSSE.cpp">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='x64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="SPR.cpp" />
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="arm64\AsmHelpers.h">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='ARM64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="arm64\newVif_UnpackNEON.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="arm64\Vif_UnpackNEON.h">
       <ExcludedFromBuild Condition="'$(Platform)'!='ARM64'">true</ExcludedFromBuild>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="CDVD\BlockdumpFileReader.h" />
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Vif_Dma.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Vif_Unpack.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="x86\newVif.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="x86\newVif_UnpackSSE.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="x86\Vif_UnpackSSE.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="SPR.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Gif.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="R5900.h" />

pcsx2/pcsx2.vcxproj.filters

@@ -521,10 +521,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Vif_Unpack.cpp">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="x86\newVif_Dynarec.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="x86\Vif_Dynarec.cpp">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif\Dynarec</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="x86\newVif_UnpackSSE.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="x86\Vif_UnpackSSE.cpp">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif\Dynarec</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="SPR.cpp">
@@ -1425,10 +1425,10 @@
     <ClCompile Include="GS\Renderers\SW\GSSetupPrimCodeGenerator.arm64.cpp">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\GS\Renderers\Software</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="arm64\newVif_Dynarec.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="arm64\Vif_Dynarec.cpp">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif\Dynarec\arm64</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="arm64\newVif_UnpackNEON.cpp">
+    <ClCompile Include="arm64\Vif_UnpackNEON.cpp">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif\Dynarec\arm64</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="arm64\AsmHelpers.cpp">
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="x86\newVif.h">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="x86\newVif_UnpackSSE.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="x86\Vif_UnpackSSE.h">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif\Dynarec</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="SPR.h">
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="GS\GSVector4i_arm64.h">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\GS</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="arm64\newVif_UnpackNEON.h">
+    <ClInclude Include="arm64\Vif_UnpackNEON.h">
       <Filter>System\Ps2\EmotionEngine\DMAC\Vif\Unpack\newVif\Dynarec\arm64</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="arm64\AsmHelpers.h">

pcsx2/x86/Vif_Dynarec.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002-2024 PCSX2 Dev Team
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+
 
-#include "newVif_UnpackSSE.h"
+#include "Vif_UnpackSSE.h"
 #include "MTVU.h"
 #include "common/Perf.h"
 #include "common/StringUtil.h"
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ void VifUnpackSSE_Dynarec::ModUnpack(int upknum, bool PostOp)
 		case 3:
 		case 7:
 		case 11:
-			pxFailRel(fmt::format("Vpu/Vif - Invalid Unpack! [{}]", upknum).c_str());
+			// TODO: Needs hardware testing.
+			// Dynasty Warriors 5: Empire  - Player 2 chose a character menu.
+			Console.Warning("Vpu/Vif: Invalid Unpack %d", upknum);
 			break;
 	}
 }

pcsx2/x86/Vif_UnpackSSE.cpp

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2002-2024 PCSX2 Dev Team
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+
 
-#include "newVif_UnpackSSE.h"
+#include "Vif_UnpackSSE.h"
 #include "common/Perf.h"
 #include "fmt/core.h"
 
@@ -308,7 +308,9 @@ void VifUnpackSSE_Base::xUnpack(int upknum) const
 		case 3:
 		case 7:
 		case 11:
-			pxFailRel(fmt::format("Vpu/Vif - Invalid Unpack! [{}]", upknum).c_str());
+			// TODO: Needs hardware testing.
+			// Dynasty Warriors 5: Empire  - Player 2 chose a character menu.
+			Console.Warning("Vpu/Vif: Invalid Unpack %d", upknum);
 			break;
 	}
 }