Joining The Club!

[Task]

After all this time... I've finally gotten a PSP w/ Pure!

So I've read the manual, played some Vector TT, some Vector SR, and some Zone. Tried all the ships, looked through all the options, enabled the hacker skin, all the usuals. Now my thumb hurts, so I have to stop playing for a bit. Probably go to work. Take care of business.

So here are my first impressions:
Controls: Very good, limited only by the fact that the PSP isn't a Dual Shock. I love that I can assign any darn fool button I want to be anything I choose.
Absorb: Love it! Totally brilliant.
Feiser: WTF? It's FEISAR! All caps! With an "A"! Because it's an acronym! Gotta love those typos in large face type...
Free Play: An excellent addition! I hope this mode sticks around.
Stats: I knew it was coming and I still laughed when I read "Time spent looking at stats". Somehow, it's still that funny.
Music Setup & Sequential Play: Another totally brilliant idea. Now I know for sure I'll be listening to all the music, and not just accidentally get the same three songs for half an hour. I never liked "Random", and being able to take certain songs out of the loop is a great feature. Not sure if I'll use it, but am I ever glad it's there!
Special Thanks: Robert Foxx. Woot!
Director of Product Development: Connie Booth? Of Monty Python fame? Nah, there must be more than one.
The Music: I haven't really noticed any of it yet. I find that odd. Perhaps it just meshes with the game so well that I don't notice it, and that's a good thing, but I'm used to "noticing" several tunes while playing (and being somewhat distracted from playing!) and that hasn't happened yet.
Vector: I've heard lots of "it's too slow!" complaints about Vector, but so far it just seems like Vector. Have these people played WO3? Vector was slow. I'm wondering if I'll get to Venom and not find enough speed increase, that might explain what the noise was about.

Anyway, that's me carrying on for far too long, I'm actually here to ask some questions of those who would know!

1) What firmware should I go up to? I'm at 2.8 now (I think) and I don't want to go very far over 3 (due to issues with Pure and the download packs not working anymore on those firmwares), but I think I would like to go up to 3.04 OE or whatever it's called so I can get the framerate improvement (not important here at Vector, but I'll get to Phantom eventually).

2) The analog nub falls off. What's up with that? I'm thinking I should put a dab of gunk in there and press it on so that it's stuck forever.

3) The "Memory Stick Duo" door opens while I'm playing. I've had to tape that sucker shut! My left index finger rubs along it when I'm playing and it just pops open and ejects the card. Not good! I got the PSP used, so I'm thinking that might be a problem I've inherited from the previous owner.

4) What's that little switch for? Right on top of that door there's a swtich, it seems to have a 'broadcast' and 'squelch' mode judging by the little pictures. I thought it would be a lock for the memory stick door, but that door opens regardless of switch position. If I'm taping that door closed, I'm also taping that switch into one position. I kind of wish it came with a Users Manual like it was supposed to. The price of getting the unit cheap, I guess.

5) No USB cable, no wrist strap, and there's a bit of dirt inside the PSP. Looks like I'll have to pick up some accessories. Suggestions/advice/warnings? Do I have to open this thing up to get that speck of dirt out? It's right smack-dab in the middle of the screen, just on the inside. Sooo annoying!

Is it ever nice to finally be playing this game!

[stin]

Task says "1) What firmware should I go up to? I'm at 2.8 now (I think) and I don't want to go very far over 3 (due to issues with Pure and the download packs not working anymore on those firmwares), but I think I would like to go up to 3.04 OE or whatever it's called so I can get the framerate improvement (not important here at Vector, but I'll get to Phantom eventually)."

That`s plenty for you! Just concentrate on touraments which takes you right up to Phantom level but also, you will need to win golds on any SR or TT to unlock Classic tracks.

Good luck for you against the mighty ASA!

stevie

EDIT!, as for number 5, here is the link for you, http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2274

[mdhay]

If and I mean if (I would put caps but I know what that means!) you were to upgrade to 3.50 to play any new games then you could not play pure bug not fixed!
Oh, that switch is for wlan.<--caps
answering qs that i can answer
top pic is to show magicgate memory stick acess with an orange light to illustrate the latter.
the nub comes off because it can be replaced when the grip is worn out

[The Uncreated]

1) What firmware should I go up to? I'm at 2.8 now.. but I think I would like to go up to 3.04 OE or whatever it's called so I can get the framerate improvement..[/COLOR]

That's 3.40 OE-A. You'll be able to do that as long as you don't upgrade your PSP with an official firmware later than 3.03. If you do this, you are ess-oh-ell for homebrew for the discernible future. To be safe, don't do any upgrading until you have done a lot of research concerning custom firmwares and how to keep your PSP from turning into a doorstop (mm, recovery menu). Custom firmwares are not without their risks, especially if you're one to tinker.

"Upgrading" to custom firmware involves a rather perilous downgrade to 1.5 in most cases, followed by another equally perilous upgrade to 3.40 OE-A. If you're one for reading instructions thoroughly, you'll be fine.

Uncreated

[q_dmc12]

3) change the way you hold it - handle it somewhat like a dualshock

5) yes, you'll have to void - oh, right you bought it pre-owned Yes, open it and blow gently or if you have a soft brush...

PS> some krazy glue should do the trick for that nub-popping problem of yours.

[infoxicated]

Welcome to 2197, Task!

The little switch is for turning the wireless feature on and off - the psp can be set to broadcast its presence to other psp's, although I haven't seen it used in any game yet, but by flicking the switch down it shuts it off completely.

It does sounds like you got a particularly used example of a used psp, judging by the wear and tear. I've never had the analogue nub come off on me. If it comes off then you might want to look at the after market ones that give a little better control. You're going to need it for Pulse!

[G'Kyl]

There are nubs that give you better control?! Can you recommend any of those? By the way, my nub fell off once - even though my PSP was fairly new and I treat it very cautiously.

Ben

[infoxicated]

Cant recommend them as I haven't tried them, but here's a link:

http://www.dragongames.com.sg/index....roducts_id=703

keywords: psp analogue nub replacement dragon

[Task]

Okay, so consensus is that I'll be opening up my PSP to clean it out!
I figured that would be what I'd have to do. No problem, I've got all the tools and expertise required for a small job like that.
And if stin sez that 2.8 is good enough for me to complete the majority of the game, then I'll happily go without firmware upgrades for a while. At the very least, I'll want a USB cable so I can save my whole mem stick to my PC before I go mucking with the OS.
A Little Linux-Learned Life Lesson. 8 P

In the way of my continuing Pure Experience...
AI: Sadly familiar, still totally pants. Lap 1 they're annoying pylons to get past, Lap 2 there's a nice bit of a fight gaining 1st place, Lap 3 I'm on my own no opponent for miles. *sigh* On the upside, rumor has it that the AI has been improved for Pulse! Yay!
Tournaments: Way too easy, but definitely good fun.
Zone: Up to Corridon 12 now, I was quite surprised by that one! Wow, what a nifty zone track! Still, I think I'd prefer it if there weren't special Zone tracks. I believe that's a change in Pulse, and I can see why.

Welcome to 2197, Task!

Thanks, it's nice to be here! 8 D

The little switch is for turning the wireless feature on and off - the psp can be set to broadcast its presence to other psp's, although I haven't seen it used in any game yet, but by flicking the switch down it shuts it off completely.

Ah! Hence the "squelch" setting! I get it now.
So I'll probably want to turn it off until I'm doing some head-to-head, just to save power. K.

I've never had the analogue nub come off on me. If it comes off then you might want to look at the after market ones that give a little better control. You're going to need it for Pulse!

8 ) Oh I don't know, I probably won't even use it. So far I'm still a d-pad man, I just don't find that the nub is positioned in a place where I can put my thumb while still being able to use the airbrake. Not without significant hand cramping, anyway.
I'm surprised that the PSP is such a brick, I would've thought that the wild success of the Dual Shock would have taught them the importance of ergonomics...

[Lance]

Well, it's meant to fit in a large pocket, isn't it? Or at least store conveniently flat in a backpack or case of some kind, but to me that means little because I never play games anywhere but at home. Even so, I would like to join the club, but various um.. one constraint prevents me from doing so. [Stares hard at empty wallet.][Starts playing WO1, and enjoying the heck out of it.]

[mdhay]

Make sure to purchase a new battery every 3.5 years for eventually it will not charge. I have had my psp for almost three years on my first battery and it is still going strong!

[q_dmc12]

It has only been out for 1 year

[Piranha5p33d5]

Whats this I hear about WipEout Pure downloadable content not working properly with updated PSP firmware?


You're scaring me people!

[rdmx]

What? I pull the nub off when I'm bored

[mdhay]

the psp has been out for two years.I got mine on launch day! Start up pure and you may see why.

[Mad-Ice]

Hi there Task!

I am happy for you and of course welcome to the club! I can see you are enjoying this game very much and posting times already. The good stuff!

Greetings Mad-Ice

[infoxicated]

Make sure to purchase a new battery every 3.5 years for eventually it will not charge. I have had my psp for almost three years on my first battery and it is still going strong!

Martin, what evidence do you have that the PSP battery only lasts 3.5 years?

[mdhay]

my evidence is that this is written in the manual, and my psp is taking much less time to charge a bit suspicious being used every minuite of the day.
ed:q was right- it has only been out for a year.+not 3.5 years but at least one year .sorry for the mistake, by the way

[Rapier Racer]

Are you sure about that I don't recall seeing any specific time frame for battery life in the manual it just said that eventually the battery will begin to fail and will need replacing. Think about it, how they say it will fail after 3.5 years what if person A uses their PSP more then person B.

[mdhay]

that is that i mean.Eventually it will need replacing.And I said that every 2 years or so, because that is my estimate of fanatic/net-o-holic.(me)And besides, I have said enough about it;I am hi-jacking task's thread.