Final Fantasy Tactics(PSP) online? How to do it...

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I've mentioned it in a previous thread, but I thought this little bit of info should be shared with everyone who has the PSP remake of FFT and would like to get a chance to play against or with others across the net instead of having to find someone nearby to play against/with.

What you'll need:
PSP (Playstation Portable)
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
XLink Kai[link](special routing program for many consoles that do and don't have online capabilities in some games)
USB WiFi adapter[link] - this one is recommended by the XLink staff and the manufacturer supports the XLink staff/services, the Nintendo USB WiFi adapter will not work on anything but the Wii/DS, it's built that way.
A decent broadband connection - dial-up might work, but it's going to lag like crazy against other connections.
One open USB port on your PC that is connected to the internet (for the USB WiFi thingy)

How does this work? I'm not too sure of the specifics, but the program acts like a bridge on both connections and acts like you're system-linked on the same network when you could be miles away in reality.

Why do we need the special USB thingy? The Nintendo WiFi adapter only supports the Wii and DS, it was designed this way, you can connect other things like the Xbox, Xbox360, Wii, DS, Gamecube, PS2 and PS3 through this program right through your router, but the PSP does not support this method, it's just how the PSP is designed, you cannot make the connection with just the PSP and a wireless/wired router, it is impossible by normal means.

Ok, enough BS, what do we do now that we have everything needed?

This topic in the XLink forums outlines the easiest method of getting your PSP to function on the XLink servers.

I'll copy/paste it here as well, just in case:(as posted on the XLink forums)
Contents:
Windows XP Tutorial by me based on CPhoenix's connecting guide.
Windows Vista Tutorial by Darksun45230 based on LopinRD's "guide".
Using the wireless devices as access points by me.

This guide is for Windows XP.

First of all I want to thank CPhoenix, for posting the tutorial I used as a base. It can be found here:
Code: 
[url]http://teamxlink.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5649[/url]

Now we will need these things in order to make things work:
The GW-US54Mini2G
Latest driver for the GW-~
a PSP
Xlink Kai

UPDATE
Apparently
GW-US54Mini2G
GW-US54Mini2W
GW-US54Mini2B
GW-US54GXS
GW-US54GD
GW-US54HP
Will also work with Xlink Kai!
Source:
Code: 
[url]http://xlink.planex.co.jp/[/url]

This does not mean I am sure it will work for everyone, but it must work for people in Japan/have Japanese version of the program, etc.


The only things you'd need to buy would be the GW-US54Mini2G and the PSP(for those who dont have any idea of what im talking about)

Now, install the latest driver.
This is the link to the driver of the product we will be using:
Code: 
[url]http://www.planex.net/product/wireless/gw-us54mini2g.htm[/url]


Once you click on the first link, you will be sent to another page. Click "downloads" in the tab.
xlink1.jpg


Then you will see this page:
xlink2.jpg

Depending on what OS/and what language you want you will choose a driver... To start downloading click on the numbers(the one that tells you how big it is)

Now open the driver you just downloaded, and after accepting smoe terms you will get this screen:
xlink3.jpg


I chose Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool. Then click next and let it install.

Once you finish intalling it you will see a wireless connection icon in your taskbar's tray(the one by the clock).
xlink4.jpg


Now right click on the icon and click on Status and you will get a window.
xlink5.jpg

Click on properties. It will show you another window.
xlink6.jpg

Click Configure and yet another window will appear.
xlink7.jpg

Click on the advanced tab...

Then look for PSP Xlink Mode and Enable it.
xlink8.jpg


Now turn on your PSP and load the game, go to multiplayer mode on Network(or wireless) and make sure it is in the "waiting for opponents" screen. Now view the avaiable networks on the planex usb adaptor and look for a connection that starts with "PSP", connect to it and wait till it is connected.
This should be all for the USB adaptor.

Now open up Start Kai Config and try to match the settings to my configuration. Of course the username and pass would be your username and pass(Xtag).
xlink9.png


Now all you need to do(theorically) is to open Start Kai.
Once it loads and all, click on the circled button(the one with an ugly 1 near it) THEN click on the folder icon with the ugly number 2 near it.
xlink10.jpg


And finally you should get a screen like this which will mean your PSP and Planex adaptor are connected.
xlink11.jpg


The End
Click to expand...

This really is as easy as they make it out to be, it took me all of five minutes to set up, only because I kept interrupted by someone bothering me.
 
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Vista version:(as posted on the XLink forums)
Windows Vista Tutorial
by Darksun45230
Darksun45230 wrote:
LopinRD wrote:
Ok, there is a problem with the official Vista drivers.....

They dont have the PSPXlink option in device manager, so everything was good, but i never got the Console Detected....

What to do?
Note: This is what i did after i got ports forwarded, etc.... but the console never got detected.

1. Download the WinXP Install AND the Vista Install
2. Install the Vista drivers, THEN Force install the drivers that come with the XP setup (Install the XP setup and in Program Files/Wireless/WinXP/ theres the .inf Driver files, then just Update Drivers, click choose myself the drivers, Have Disk and go into that folder and get that .inf)
3. Now you will get the PSPXlink Enable option in the Mini2 Advanced options in Device manager (Vista drivers doesnt have it)
4. Well after i enabled it, it all started working.

That lil detail about the Vista drivers not working, and using the XP ones, wasnt found in anyother guide i saw... not even a tip into that. Well there it is, i hope someone finds it usefull


1. I downloaded Windows Driver V 1.2.2.0 and Windows Vista Driver V3.0.2.0.

2. I installed the Vista drivers as detailed in the quote above. Then I extracted the Windows Driver V 1.2.2.0 onto my desktop and after I right clicked it and selected Properties.

3. I then clicked on the Compatibility Tab and check marked Run this program in Compatibility mode for and finally I selected Windows XP (Service Pack 2).

4. Only after step three I activated the installed and only then did it installed the old drivers onto my hard drive.

The good news, PSP Xlink Mode shows in Device Manager under PCI GW-US54Mini2. Yay for me!

Bad news, yeah you knew it was coming. It's not that much of a problem but whenever I try to open KaiConfig it reads an Initialization Error, "An error occured opening the adapter pci gw-us54mini2. Kai will not use this adapter."

I'm going to try to reinstall Kai for the millionth time and see if the error goes away that way. If I can finally get rid of it I might finally be able to connect to Xlink Kai!

Hope this helps you because it took a hellva long time to figure out.

EDIT: It took a few minutes but Xlink finally traced my signal! If only my HR was a bit higher -_-;

So there you have it. I suppose you'll all throw parades for me for sometime to come (if it works on your vista.)


In other words, download Vista driver 3.0.2.0 and XP 1.2.2.0.
Then install Vista driver.Do not restart your PC! Once you install it click properties on the XP installer, go to Compatibility tab, and for Compatibility Mode choose Windows XP Service Pack 2. Now you only need to enable your PSP XLink Mode and you can go play.


Updated:
Using the GW-US64Mini2G (and possible the GW-US64Mini2W) as Access Points for the PSP's internet browser.
Code:
Make a new connection. (from the main menu go to the left most part and open Network settings)

Make sure it is Infrastructure mode.

Scan and select the wireless signal you want to use. (Obviously the planex device)

Make sure the SSID is not changed.

For WLAN Security Settings, well, you know what to do, if you enabled it on the usb device then enable it on the psp if not just choose "None.

For Address Settings choose Custom.

For IP Address Settings choose Automatic.

For DNS Setting Choose Manual.

Now here is the trick.
on the Primary DNS you must make sure it's 67.171.70.72. The Secondary one will not be edited (will be 0.0.0.0)

On Proxy Server choose "Do Not Use"

On Internet Browser, just choose the one you want.
Do Not Start-will not automatically start the browser
Start-will start the browser

For the connection name, give it the name you want, if I were you I'd give it a name I'd recognize as the browser connection.

Now check the settings, it should look like this:
Connection Name: (Free to choose)
SSID: (will be the one you give using the Planex Driver)
Security: (Will be on or off depending on your usb device's settings)
IP Address: Automatic
Subnet Mask: Automatic
Default Router: Automatic
Primary DNS: 67.171.70.72
Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0
Proxy Server: Do Not Use
Internet Browser: (Your choice)
Click to expand...
 
hmm.. I need the usb wifi adaptor thing but that doesn't seem like much money :P I'd love to be able to play online with FFT :D
 
Very handy tutorial. This is how the Monster Hunter Freedom 2 people hook up to fight monsters.
 
I haven't looked into Monster Hunter Freedom 2 yet, but I've heard a lot about it and this is the most common and effective method people use to play it online.

Playing FFT with/against others is the only way to get some of the fancy new items and gear in the game. I'd say a little $17 USB trinket is worth the good times of playing FFT with others, that's why I rushed to order one myself, it'll come in handy when there are other games to play across the net like this too since it supports all the wireless systems.

If anyone was wondering, I'm not getting paid to do this little writeup/repaste, I just thought it'd be worth sharing with everyone ^^
 
lol, I don't think anyone thought you were getting paid :P

And doooood I so miss Freakazoid. That show was so funny.
 
hate to bump (and double post), but can we please get these stickied? :P
 
Now I need to pick up MHF2. I knew I should have gotten it today when I picked up Crisis Core. Anyone with the first Freedom want to go killing?
 
Uzor said:
Does this:
http://www.webhallen.com/prod.php?id=63208
work to play on the Xlink network? The other one is not sold in Sweden. Besides, that one works for both the DS and PSP.
Click to expand...

I'm not sure what doesn't work on their huge network, but I would be cautious when considering getting a Datel product, some of their products tend to work until a system gets updated (the Wii USB-Ethernet adapter they made is a good example), then it's useless for some odd reason from what I've been told.

Your best bet is to look around on the XLink forums and see if anyone else uses that device, if you don't see it on there, try asking on there, the worst answers you could get are "Never heard of it" or "Doesn't work", they have people who do tests on different equipment in their spare time, just to see what works and what doesn't.
 
Is it a necro if it's a month old, but still on the first page?

I was wondering if anyone has used this for FFT yet? I'd like to check if I've correctly set it up, but there doesn't seem to be anyone on xlink looking to play FFT when I am. It'd be awesome to give this a shot.
 
Finally I found it :P can we please get this stickied and put in the Sony forum? :(
 
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