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PS2 Hardware RequirementsPlaying on a PS2 is still, even now, the most rock-solid way to play, with the least freezes and most consistent handling of netcode. But you'll likely want to use a "fat" PS2 with a hard disk drive because loading from a DVD is going to make you fall behind. I. General roadmap:1) Get your hardware together What you needA. Hardware Checklist1. Original Outbreak Disks, NTSC/J Region
2. PlayStation 2 Console
3. Broadband Adapter (Required for Fat PS2 users.)
4. Hard Disk Drive (optional, only applicable for "Fat" PS2s)
5. USB keyboard (optional) This is recommended to be able to speak with others in the game lobbies if you will not be out of game methods to communicate. It's always helpful because if you are playing with random players, there is no guarantee they will be communicating on our Shoutbox or Discord. B. Software Checklist1. A way to run homebrew, if you're soft-modding.
2. Software launcher program
3. HDLoader or OPL.
4. Translation Patches: (optional) see info in Translation Patches. For one user's recommendations checklist, please see this forum topic II. If you will be playing off discsIf you're trying to play with backup DVDs instead of the original discs, you're going to need to patch the ISO first to either remove DNAS or patch in the DNAS ID from the original discs before burning to DVD. DNAS-net Patcher by KrHACKen can work. III. Network SetupSee PS2 Network Setup for the network setup guide. IV. Using HDD for faster loadingSee Faster Loading. PS2 Version NotesUsers with "slim" PlayStation 2 consoles or fat consoles without a hard disk driveAgain, you're going to fall behind if you load from DVD, but it works fine either on slim or on fat consoles. Mod your console to play the original disk or a backup of your disc. Japanese Region PlayStation 2 consoles, either Fat or SlimJapanese console users may pop in the original disks and begin to play, simply by updating the "DNS" entry to reflect our current address of 208.72.237.31.There is one caveat- even with a Japanese PlayStation 2, if you wish to install the entire game to a hard drive, you must rip your disks to an ISO and move the ISO to the hard drive. So while getting a Japanese PS2 might get you connected quicker, it's really not going to save you much time if you want to set up to run off an HDD anyway. |