I'm realllllly excited. Plz excuse my english.
MAYBE THIS WORKS FOR OTHER GRAPHIC CARDS AS WELL!!!!!!!

Ok, lets get to the point: For almost 6 months I've tried to get the MGS2 running as it should, but no success, today I think I did it. If this is something you might have figured already, I'm happy for you, but since I don't read those forums too much, I don't know whether you have successeded playing MGS2 on full settings.
I haven't played the original PS2 version, so actually I don't know how it should look, therefore I'm providing screenshots so you can judge by yourself.

My system is:
Athlon 64 3200+ (Winchester)
1024 DUAL DDR
Gigabyte Geforce 6800
Windows XP SP2/DX9.0c + February patch (don't think it matters, but who knows)
Forceware 78.03
MGS2:Substance installed with ATI patch.

After setting everything to max (detail, effects)@ 1024x768 the game looks like this:
I can see the shadows I've never seen before >
ftp://195.216.166.112/shadow1.JPG

I can also see the faces in codec >
ftp://195.216.166.112/codec.JPG


The VR mode looks like this, I dunno if its right >
ftp://195.216.166.112/VR.JPG


The camo looks like this >
ftp://195.216.166.112/camo.JPG


Water effect >
ftp://195.216.166.112/water.JPG


Underwater blur >
ftp://195.216.166.112/underwater.JPG


Theese are the results. If they are still not true to the original, plz don't be upset, because I don't know how they should look, but if they are, you probably would want to know how did I managed to get it work.
Ok, run Rivatuner (I'm using version 15.7) and under D3D options disable pixel shaders.
Now you would think that it disables shader support, but turns out it doesn't (judging by that camo screenshot and water effects, also when Snake gets shot in alternative missions there is a shattered glass efect - definetely looks like shaders to me).

Have fun and spread the news!

Māris

This message was edited by JozefsK on Sep 11 2005.

This message was edited by JozefsK on Sep 11 2005.

OK, just finished the game. Graphical bugs seen:

1) The big screens during the colonel's speec are green
2) Before swimming with emma there is a short cutscene where she says she's been druged (everything looks like pink water)
3) Right before the end, Solidus talks about DNA (everything looks like red water).

Apart from this everything works great, except for some occasional shadow issues in custcenes - sometimes weapons drop shadows but characters don't, looks kinda funny.

Everything else was perfect, runs super smooth. Success!!!

It looks like it works for all nVidia Graphic Cards. I have GeForce Ti 4200 with AGP8X and your hint helped me with fixing these crap textures ! Thanks dude!

Dude I love you!!!
Thx a lot.I have a GeForce 6600GT and with that trick it works!!

you´re the man!!!!
it works!!
now i only need a trick for the first part (mgs 1), it only runs in "software rendering" mode!

hey friends..
i have a problem ...
my graphic is 2 color or no detail..
like very fog in area..
intel p4-3.0
512mbddr2
albatron-nvidia gforce 6200q

from:newbie1234554321
<code>i solved my problem so see if it helps u
start metal gear solid
click option
drawing tab
click on level select the 7th line from the left
do the same with effects
run in 1024x768
it shud work now
it works for me hopefully it will work for u</code>

i have amd 3200+ s930
256mb msi geforce 6800gs 256 bit

i cant change the configurations in this game..can someone please send me the setting ini files?
email: ali.kkfl@gmail.com
thanks alot

guys this trick made the game run perfect on my machine..
amd 3200+
geforce 6800GS

thanks alot..but i need config ini files for the game because i cant change the configurations from the config tool..

i have an nvidia geforce 6600 and problems with the textures.. also on the codec i cant see anything.. i think its the same problem as yours.. i have already installed the ati patch but no results yet.. i instaled rivatuner but i cant find the option about pixel shaders.. can somebody help me?? thanks

Change DRAWING\MODEL QUALITY to second from left. I have it like that, everything else at maximum and 1600x1200, it works fine. Putting this setting at higher value gives me no textures at all. My system is C2D@3,2ghz and 7900gs.

cheers dude that is gr8 I've had this stupid game 4 3 years and could never get it to run and finally sorted it lol....I was gonna chuck it , then thought I'll just see if anyone knows the answers to set up on the web and wala .....funny

Flux
This game is still good but FEARMP has my vote these days ...

hi ppl
i hav an Amd Athlon 64+ processor 2800+bit 1.8 ghz..1gb ramhaving Ati Radeon xpress 200 Series graphics card...
i hav installed the game nd after doin all patch updates and crack files, stil iam gettin an error called.......
(failed access to file "D:\cdrom.img/stage/init/data.cnf")
i dunno wat to do ...........can anybody plzzzzzzz help....

Um this is for ATI grpahics cards users but i downloaded a patch and it fixed that awful fuzzyness the shader had (well i had any way) heres the site
http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=2752

Hope it helps

Hey man thanks very much that was awesome and helpful, I thought I would never be able to play this game with good graphics.