Installation

Make sure you have the following before proceeding:

• Visual C++ Redistributable

  Required on Windows
• Latest GPU Drivers

  Install the most recent driver for your GPU
• Saphi Account

  Required to log in and save submissions
• SCPH 1001 BIOS

  Original, unmodified copy
• NTSC-U CTR ROM

  Original, unmodified copy

SCPH 1001 refers to the 2nd batch of PS1 models that got produced in North America starting from December 1995 — you will need the BIOS file that was used for these models.

The copy of NTSC-U CTR needs to be an original, unmodified one. The correct MD5 checksum is:

ab95bfca8a4bb3d90daa6519acf6e944

If the checksum of your copy does not match, you will encounter an error during the setup later.

After download, unpack the client into any folder on your hard drive. Once unpacked, simply run Client.exe and you're ready to set it up.

Once the client opens, you will see a bunch of error messages and warnings. Don't worry — that's normal.

Navigate to the Settings tab and look at the account section. Provide your username and password that you also use for our website.

Once your login is successful, the display of the form will change to "Logged in as: XYZ". After that, you can go back to the Status tab and tackle the warnings and errors.

After logging in, go back to the Status tab and resolve any remaining warnings and errors listed below.

Invalid PS1 Bios File

This means you need to configure the path to a valid PS1 BIOS. Navigate to the Settings tab and go to the File Paths section. You will see 2 file selectors there.

The field on the bottom says SCPH 1001 Bios File. Once you have a valid SCPH 1001 BIOS file, simply select it here and the client should show a checkmark.

Game path does not match with an original NTSC-U CTR game file

This error is similar to the Invalid PS1 Bios File error. Go back to Settings and navigate to the File Paths section. Provide a copy of the NTSC-U version of Crash Team Racing.

Once you have a valid NTSC-U CTR ROM file, simply select it here and the client should show a checkmark.

Update Available! X.Y

This is not an error — just a notification that an update is available. On a fresh install, you don't have any version installed, so press "Update" once. This will:

• Download Duckstation and configure the correct settings to play Saphi
• Download the newest Saphi mod version for CTR
• Download the newest version of the Saphi Client (if on an older version)

Once the update has finished, you should see an Update completed. message.

The Update Available! message can reappear in the future if there are new releases of Saphi.

The Launch Game button should now be green (like on the image below). Simply press it and play the game!

If you are using a VPN or proxy, it may interfere with the client's ability to connect to our API. This can cause issues such as:

• Failed logins
• Track downloads not working

Try disabling your VPN or proxy and see if the issue resolves. If you need to use a VPN, make sure it is configured to allow connections to our services.