Enable Cheats PCSX2 Linux

cheats_pcsx2_linux.md

Enable Cheats for PCSX2 Linux

This assumes:

• You have the Linux AppImage and are successfully running games with it.
• You have rudimentary commandline experience.

I'll be using Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel for this example, but the concepts should be the same for any game.

Enable Cheats

• Open PCSX2
• Select Settings
• Emulation
• Check Enable Cheats

Basic Setup

The default cheat files for PCSX2 should be stored in your config path:

~/.config/PCSX2/cheats

Find and Download Cheat Files

gamehacking.org

Browse to gamehacking.org

Select Platform

Select Codes -> Sony -> Playstation 2

Search for Game

Select The Version

In my case (NTSC-U) SLUS-20539.

Set Format

PCSX2 (.pnach)

Select Cheats

You can select all cheats for a game or download specific ones.

Download

This will put a file called Fallout - Brotherhood of Steel (NTSC-U).pnach in your download directory.

Install Cheat

Get Game Info

• Open PCSX2
• Right-Click on your game
• Select Properties...

Note Serial & CRC

You'll want to take note of the Serial and CRC.

In my case SLUS-20539 and 6E9D2844.

Enable Cheats

In the properties window, select Cheats then check Enable Cheats.

Install Cheat File

I like to make symlinks for my cheats, so it is obvious to me what they're for.

Open your terminal and execute these commands:

cd ~/.config/PCSX2/cheats/
mv ~/Downloads/*.pnach .
ln -s "Fallout - Brotherhood of Steel (NTSC-U).pnach" SLUS-20539_6E9D2844.pnach

What I'm doing here is:

• Go to the cheats directory.
• Move all PNACH files from the Downloads directory to cheats.
• Link the example to a file which PCSX2 will understand.

You should recognize the two codes here from teh Serial and CRC from above.

SLUS-20539_6E9D2844.pnach
^          ^
|          |
|          +-- The CRC
+------------- The Serial

Do ls -lah in the terminal and you can see the two

-rw-rw-r--  1 pjobson pjobson 658K Mar  8 12:48 'Fallout - Brotherhood of Steel (NTSC-U).pnach'
lrwxrwxrwx  1 pjobson pjobson   45 Mar  8 13:26  SLUS-20539_6E9D2844.pnach -> 'Fallout - Brotherhood of Steel (NTSC-U).pnach'

I prefer using ln over mv, because SLUS-20539_6E9D2844.pnach doesn't mean anything to me.

Enable Cheats

• Go back to PCSX2 game properties.
• Click the Reload Cheats button.
• This will show all the cheats you downloaded.
• Check any cheat you want to enable.
• Close Properties.
• Start the game

Note: Some cheats don't work properly.

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