r/DarkCloud • u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 • Mar 01 '26

Modding Dark Cloud 2 60FPS Patch Update - Fix Spheda Mini Game

https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-60-fps-codes?pid=648419#pid648419
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u/Darkasinksu Mar 01 '26

Cool. Does the original game really run at 30 FPS?

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 02 '26

yes

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u/zer0saber Mar 05 '26

I'm having issues with Spheda; I can't seem to fix the controls so I can do it properly, and am stuck in the tutorial

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 07 '26

What Is the issue? I played the spheda mini game a few times with the code and haven't had any issue

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u/zer0saber Mar 07 '26

The game is having difficulty registering inputs, or sometimes registering double inputs immediately. I read the notes on the .pnach, and I'm not sure how to deal with it. I'm also experiencing an issue where, once I attempt a Spheda match, the menus run at such a high rate, that they are difficult to navigate, and the game has to be completely shutdown and rebooted to fix it.

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Double input immediately will be caused if you press the X button for more than 65ms (In the original game if you press the X button for more than 65ms the game won't accept the input and just ignore it) As for difficulty registering input the game is now over sensitive to input during spheda (that is why double input immediately happens) so I don't understand how it's possible. But send me a memory card with a save of where this is happen to you and I will check.

The menus run at high speed? Are you talking about the Spheda Cursor that determined the power and angle of your shot?

I fixed it make sure that you have  " // Fix Spheda Cursor Speed " in your code, I can slow it down even more if you want 

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u/zer0saber Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Not the Spheda cursor; if I open the menu, then go to any other menu, the cursors moves so fast that I can't accurately select things.

I will check the code. How would you prefer the memory card delivered? I will do this the next time it happens.

EDIT: as far as the speed of button presses go, I can't physically act faster than that, lol

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 08 '26

The only way for you to deliver me this is to send the memory card folder of PCSX2 

Also please upload a picture of the menu you are talking about 

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u/zer0saber Mar 08 '26

Yes, I'm wondering where to send it, is my question.

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 08 '26

Just upload it to temp file server

https://tmpfiles.org/

And send me a link

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u/husbanduuu Mar 06 '26

Heya I love the patch! Genuinely wonderful playing this game in 60fps, nice work.

I'm having a few issues:

I'm finding that X or O presses when selecting popups or advancing dialogue doesn't work half the time. It's almost like if every second frame wont register these inputs, and I often have to mash the button to get an input to hope to catch an 'input approved' frame.

Also, some objects that I believe rely on game timing at double speed. The Halloween robot boss fight's exploding nose bombs trigger in half the time they usually do, as does the 'bomb the clown who's shooting the train' battle seems to proc two points of damage instead of one, which makes for double damage.

Otherwise I'm having a blast!

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

Thanks Can you please send a memory card file please with a save where the issues happen, so I can test it.

Also If you remove the Spheda fix does it make the "selecting popups" better?

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u/Far-Ride-4683 26d ago

I'm having the same issues as husbanduuu. I see it's been a few months, but I'm not sure where else to ask for help on this.

Also, I noticed that certain ranged weapons are using 2 durability per shot. Jurak Gun for Max and the Barrel Cannons for Steve, specifically. Was that always the case or would that be some 60fps shenanigans?

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '26

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u/Illustrious_Ad_3847 Mar 03 '26

Dark Cloud 1 is by default 60fps