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, NPUA70033, NPUA70022, NPEA90030 3D Rift NPUA80499 3D Demo NPUA70095
Internal resolution	1280x720 (Dynamic)
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 significantly when using Resolution Scaling. Makes grass on the razorback level look pixelated.
Resolution scale threshold	256 x 256	Mostly fixes pixelated bloom when using resolution scaling.
Write color buffers	On	Fixes excessively bright bloom.

Advanced configuration

Setting	Option	Notes
Read color buffers	On	Fixes visual issues with surfaces e.g mud.
Driver wake-up delay	50	Fixes crashes caused by RSX desyncs. Increase to 100 if still occurring.

Known Issues

In certain cases with resolution scaling lag at the start of races can be seen. This can be fixed by using the dynamic resolution scaling patch.

The Caldera Ridge Volcanic DLC track can have serious performance issues with resolution scaling higher than 100% in certain cases, which can also be fixed by disabling dynamic resolution scaling.

Split-screen shadow

Issue 11390: When playing split-screen multiplayer, a shadow from the left player's vehicle appears on the right-player's screen.

Special Notes

Split Screen

Works. However, the performance is much lower than that of single-player and is heavily impacted by resolution scaling. Most users should stick with 100% or 125% scaling. Even at 100% (720p) 60 FPS is very difficult to reach, so we don't recommend the 60FPS+ patches 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	N/A	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Available	Requires custom IP/Hosts switches. PSORG requires you to enable the custom RPCS3 patch via our patch manager as SVO does not work.

Netplay IP/Host Switches/DNS

This title requires a private server to access all Netplay features. Enter the below text in the DNS section:

PSRewired

67.222.156.250

PSRewired Discord

PSORG

5.161.41.41

PSORG Discord

Patches

Anchors:
  ms2_fps_notes: &ms2_fps_notes
    "No need for additional settings change.\nNeeds a stable and locked 60 FPS otherwise game will slow down.\n\nKnown issues:\nCamera moves at double speed.\nSlower movement through water."

  ms2_vfps_notes: &ms2_vfps_notes
    "Allows for variable FPS and correct game speed above 15 FPS.\n\nKnown issues:\n Slower movement through water, especially over 60 FPS.\n Camera shakes when using PPU recompiler. Patch will be kept separate until resolved."

  ms2_svo_notes: &ms2_svo_notes
    "Patches out SVO, meaning you no longer need to quit the game after every online race on PSORG (https://discord.gg/GdX4V44CJd), nor must you delete the SVO chunk from your save file/delete your save data."

  ms2_shad_notes: &ms2_shad_notes
    "~20% performance improvement but makes the game look worse."

  ms2_crwdnoise_notes: &ms2_crwdnoise_notes
    "Disables the crowd noises that can be heard in the menus."

  ms2_disc100title: &ms2_disc100title
    "MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (MotorStorm 2)":
      BCES00129: [ 01.00 ]
      BCUS98155: [ 01.00 ]
      BCAS20044: [ 01.00 ]
      BCJS30027: [ 01.00 ]

  ms2_disc103title: &ms2_disc103title
    "MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (MotorStorm 2)":
      BCES00129: [ 01.03 ]
      BCUS98155: [ 01.03 ]
      BCAS20044: [ 01.03 ]
      BCJS30027: [ 01.03 ]

PPU-34984cacd60f2ee2a380157a009122698d470056:
  "60 FPS":
    Games: *ms2_disc100title
    Author: "illusion"
    Notes: *ms2_fps_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00435d1c, 0x60000000 ]
  "Variable FPS":
    Games: *ms2_disc100title
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes: *ms2_vfps_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00435f9c, 0x38c00001 ]
  "Disable Dynamic Resolution Scaling":
    Games: *ms2_disc100title
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00360590, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  "Disable Motion blur":
    Games: *ms2_disc100title
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0035fdec, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  "Disable Shadows":
    Games: *ms2_disc100title
    Author: "regal."
    Notes: *ms2_shad_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00e31300, "\x00" ] # data/%s/%s.trg
  "Disable Crowd Noises":
    Games: *ms2_disc100title
    Author: "regal."
    Notes: *ms2_crwdnoise_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00dff908, "\x00" ] # audio/crowd0%d

PPU-a1f33132af387c49d452e64fcb0704cb06b6d084:
  "60 FPS":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "illusion"
    Notes: *ms2_fps_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00407b44, 0x60000000 ]
  "Variable FPS":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes: *ms2_vfps_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00407d8c, 0x38c00001 ]
  "Disable Dynamic Resolution Scaling":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x00347830, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  "Disable Motion blur":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes:
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0034708c, 0x38600000 ] # li r3 0x0
  "Bypass SVO":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "regal."
    Notes: *ms2_svo_notes
    Patch Version: 1.1
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00d410b8, "\x00" ] # svo.stats.%d-%d-%d-%s
  "Disable Shadows":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "regal."
    Notes: *ms2_shad_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00d5bfa0, "\x00" ] # data/%s/%s.trg
  "Disable Crowd Noises":
    Games: *ms2_disc103title
    Author: "regal."
    Notes: *ms2_crwdnoise_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ utf8, 0x00d27d28, "\x00" ] # audio/crowd0%d

PPU-f62bdccfbca93730c2fcd484f65ead6f3c7878be:
  "60 FPS":
    Games:
      "MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Demo 2.0":
        NPEA90033: [ All ]
    Author: "illusion"
    Notes: *ms2_fps_notes
    Patch Version: 1.0
    Patch:
      - [ be32, 0x0045c7b4, 0x60000000 ]
  "Variable FPS":
    Games:
      "MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Demo 2.0":
        NPEA90033: [ All ]
    Author: "illusion, ZEROx"
    Notes: *ms2_vfps_notes
    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