I’ve had vice city stories since the day it was released, and ever since then, i’ve been using VCSCheatDevice when i play my games. When i first got it, i had to flash it to flash0 when i wanted to use it, and delete it when i didnt. This was because it, when used in conjunction with other modules, games, homebrew etc decided to seize up and die. Here is a list of modules/games that i have personally experienced problems with when used in conjunction with vcscheatdevice:
- irsmp3. When this module is enabled at the same time as vcscheatdevice, Vice City Stories has no sound. The intro movies don’t even play the music.
- Need For Speed. Apparently when vcscheatdevice is enabled and you play Need for Speed games, the game fails to function (even though vcscheatdevice has checks implemented to stop it being loaded when another game is being played).
- And last, but certainly not least. This one happened today (the straw that broke the camels back): SOCOM: US Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 2’s infrastructure online play mode does not function when vcscheatdevice is loaded. Also, for other people who are having problems using SOCOM FTB2 with OE-B, you must emulate firmware 2.81 or 2.82 in devhook to successfully download the 1.10 update required to go online. Or, you could try downloading hte update from here: http://brentp.net/UCUS98645.rar . All you should need to do is shove the UCUS98645 folder inside ms0:/PSP/GAME and you should be able to go online, but it may not work because apparently that prx is customised for every psp. Dont know if it is true yet.
If you have any more issues with VCSCheatDevice and another game, email me and i’ll add it here.
NOTE: I’m not saying that VCSCheatDevice is a bad program. Its great, it vastly improves the gameplay aspect of vice city stories, but when left loaded in conjunction with other games, the results can be unpredictable.
