PCSX2 Horizontal lines

[Holy_Boy]

Hey guys

Any ideas how to remove horizontal bars while trying to play Metal Slug 3
I'm guessing it's a simple resolution fix but I'm new to ps2 emulations so any help is appreciated

PCSX2 1.4.0
Windows 7 64bit
i5 6600
GTX 950
16gb RAM

[Warrior]

Its been awhile but I believe the answer is going to the video plugin menu>HW Hacks>set skipdraw higher than 0.

It also may be a game per game basis but don't quote me on that.

[Holy_Boy]

I tried putting random numbers from 1-100 but nothing changes

[skullpoker]

I ran a quick search and found some info on Tekken 5. They list the cause as resolution set above 1280x1280.

Try setting your resolution lower at a 1:1 ratio and see if that clears it up. Something like 1032x1032 or 1020x1020 might work.

[Warrior]

Is Texture Filtering enabled?

Turn those off and give it a try again.

[Holy_Boy]

I tried tweaking texture filtering but it only reacts if I put bilinear (forced)
now it has BOTH horizontal and vertical ;(

tekken 5 had issues with vertical lines but this is horizontal
kinda similar but it seems it requires different solution

[Zorlon]

Software not fix this or is that too slow?

[Holy_Boy]

I'm sorry Zorlon I'm a newbie I don't understand your question

[Warrior]

I'm sorry Zorlon I'm a newbie I don't understand your question

Is your CPU high end enough to run PCSX2 in Software Rendering mode and if so does it fix the issue?

Is what he was asking.

BTW Have you tried setting the internal resolution to 1x Native in Hardware Rendering mode?

[Holy_Boy]

solved
thank you Zorlon for suggesting and Warrior for interpreting
openGL removed the bars

I thought it goes like this:
low end --> software
high end --> hardware
and because I own newest architecture skylake i5 3.9ghz I normally opted for hardware...

thank for the help guys

[Warrior]

solved
thank you Zorlon for suggesting and Warrior for interpreting
openGL removed the bars

I thought it goes like this:
low end --> software
high end --> hardware
and because I own newest architecture skylake i5 3.9ghz I normally opted for hardware...

thank for the help guys

So OpenGL solved it eh?

I mostly use the OpenGL Renderer myself as it seems more stable/cross compatible with other OS's and it has working Vsync.

Software rendering is mainly a last resort since its extremely CPU intensive, all the emulation is done via the CPU and the GPU does nothing but give you the video feed, (that's how accurate emulators do it too)

[Zorlon]

I thought it goes like this:
low end --> software
high end --> hardware

Software = More Accurate but can be slow depending on your CPU
Hardware = Less Accurate but faster rendering depending on your GPU that is

As Warrior said

Software = CPU heavy
Hardware = GPU heavy

I don't do any PS2 stuff well not via emulation but in general Hardware can make 3D graphics look a lot nicer than Software can

Nothing to do with low end or high end, if anything you need a higher end CPU for Software renmdering

[Holy_Boy]

This is all new info for me so again, thanks for the assistance guys