MotorStorm: Pacific Rift

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Developer(s)	Evolution Studios
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Series	MotorStorm
Release date(s)	NA October 28, 2008 EU November 7, 2008 AU November 13, 2008 JP November 20, 2008
Release type	PlayStation 3 exclusive
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
GameID(s)	BCUS98155 (IRD), BCES00129 (IRD) Demo NPEA90033 3D Rift NPUA80499
Quick links	Check Compatibility Open Issues Search Google Wikipedia Page

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (released as MotorStorm II in Japan) is the sequel to MotorStorm and is followed by MotorStorm: Apocalypse. It was announced by Sony after their acquisition of Evolution Studios and has sold over one million copies as of 9 December 2008. As of 1 October 2012, the online servers for the game have been permanently shut down.

MotorStorm: 3D Rift is a 3D mini re-release of Pacific Rift, containing 10 tracks as well as a selection of off-road vehicles from Pacific Rift. It is only single-player and has no trophies. The game was released on the PlayStation Network on 24 August 2010.

Configuration

Options that deviate from RPCS3's default settings and provide the best experience with this title are listed below.

CPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
SPU xfloat accuracy	Relaxed	No known issues, might improve performance
SPU block size	Mega	Slight performance improvement

GPU configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Anisotropic filter	16x	Greatly improves texture quality, no issues
Anti-aliasing	Disabled	Improves performance, recommended if using resolution scaling.
Resolution scale threshold	256x256	(Mostly) Fixes pixelated bloom when using resolution scaling
Write color buffers	On	Fixes excessively bright bloom

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Driver wake-up delay	50	Fixes crashes caused by RSX desyncs, increase to 100 if still occurring.

Known Issues

There are no reported issues with this title.

Split Screen

Split Screen works however performance is much lower than single player. Performance is also HEAVILY impacted by resolution scaling. Most users should stick with 100% or 125% scaling. Even at 100% (720p) 60FPS is very difficult to reach so we recommend sticking with the games default 30fps for split screen.

Netplay testing

For the complete list of games tested with RPCN, please check the RPCN Compatibility List.

Game Version	RPCS3 Version	Connects?	Create/Join lobbies?	Match with others?	Online features working?	Requires custom servers?	Notes
1.03		No	No	No	No		Attempts to connect to a nonexistent URL. Servers were shut down on October 1 2012

Patches

Anchors:
  ms2notes: &ms2notes         "No need for additional settings change.\nNeeds a stable and locked 60FPS otherwise game will slow down.\n\nKnown issues:\nCamera moves at double speed.\nSlower movement through water."

  ms2vfpsnotes: &ms2vfpsnotes "Allows for variable fps and correct game speed above 15FPS.\n\nKnown issues:\nSlower movement through water, especially over 60FPS\nCamera shakes when using PPU recompiler (patch will be kept separate until resolved)."

PPU-34984cacd60f2ee2a380157a009122698d470056:
  60 FPS:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion
    Notes: *ms2notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00435d1c, 0x60000000 ]
  Variable FPS:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: *ms2vfpsnotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00435f9c, 0x38c00001 ]
  Disable Dynamic Resolution Scaling:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00360590, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  Disable Motion blur:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.00 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0035FDEC, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0

PPU-a1f33132af387c49d452e64fcb0704cb06b6d084:
  60 FPS:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.03 ]
        BCUS98155: [ 01.03 ]
    Author: illusion
    Notes: *ms2notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00407b44, 0x60000000 ]
  Variable FPS:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.03 ]
        BCUS98155: [ 01.03 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: *ms2vfpsnotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00407d8c, 0x38c00001 ]
  Disable Dynamic Resolution Scaling:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.03 ]
        BCUS98155: [ 01.03 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00347830, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  Disable Motion blur:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift":
        BCES00129: [ 01.03 ]
        BCUS98155: [ 01.03 ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0034708C, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0

PPU-f62bdccfbca93730c2fcd484f65ead6f3c7878be:
  60 FPS:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Demo 2.0":
        NPEA90033: [ All ]
    Author: illusion
    Notes: *ms2notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0045C7B4, 0x60000000 ]
  Variable FPS:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Demo 2.0":
        NPEA90033: [ All ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: *ms2vfpsnotes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0045ca34, 0x38c00001 ]
  Disable Dynamic Resolution Scaling:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Demo 2.0":
        NPEA90033: [ All ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00385DC0, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  Disable Motion blur:
    Games:
      "Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Demo 2.0":
        NPEA90033: [ All ]
    Author: illusion, ZEROx
    Notes: 
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0038561C, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0