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# Final Steps
## Introduction
You're almost ready to start playing P3F with mods! Let's go over a few final things first.
## A Few Tips Before Starting
Before starting the game, here are a few things to keep in mind:
* **Save the game often!** You don't want to lose hours of progress if the emulator crashes or locks up.
* The game audio might stutter or freeze while saving your data - don't worry, this is completely normal.
* **Use all of the save slots.** You get 16 of them for a reason!
* We recommend saving every night or every other night in Iwatodai Dorm.
{% hint style="info" %}
Your save data is stored in the **P3F Mods\Files\memcards** folder.
We recommend backing up this folder regularly!
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="danger" %}
**Do not rely on save states!**
Creating the occasional save state in PCSX2 is fine, but it is not a replacement for actually saving to the virtual memory card.
You can lose huge amounts of progress if you rely only on save states!
{% endhint %}
* Check out [**this FAQ entry**](/appendix/faq.md#can-i-fast-forward-event-scenes) for how to fast-forward through event scenes or battles.
## Controls
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Keyboard" %}
The keyboard controls have been customized for P3F with the goal of making them feel similar to P4G on PC.
### Movement and Camera
* **Directional Pad**: WASD
* **L1:** Q
* **R1:** E
### Face Buttons
* **× Cross:** Space
* **○ Circle:** C
* **□ Square:** F
* **△ Triangle:** R
### **System**
* **Start:** Enter
### PCSX2
* **Turbo speed (toggle):** Tab
* **Toggle windowed / fullscreen:** Double-click game window
* **Create save state:** F1
* **Change save state slot:** F2
* **Load save state:** F3
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Xbox" %}
### Movement and Camera
* **L1:** LB
* **R1:** RB
### Face Buttons
* **× Cross:** A
* **○ Circle:** B
* **□ Square:** X
* **△ Triangle:** Y
### **System**
* **Start:** Menu
### PCSX2
* **Turbo speed (hold):** RT
* **Toggle windowed / fullscreen:** View
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="PlayStation" %}
### Movement and Camera
* **L1:** L1
* **R1:** R1
### Face Buttons
* **× Cross:** × Cross
* **○ Circle:** ○ Circle
* **□ Square:** □ Square
* **△ Triangle:** △ Triangle
### System
* **Start:** Options
### **PCSX2**
* **Turbo speed (hold):** R2
* **Toggle windowed / fullscreen:** Create / Share
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Nintendo" %}
### Movement and Camera
* **L1:** L
* **R1:** R
### Face Buttons
* **× Cross:** A
* **○ Circle:** B
* **□ Square:** X
* **△ Triangle:** Y
### **System**
* **Start:** + Plus
### PCSX2
* **Turbo speed (hold):** ZR
* **Toggle windowed / fullscreen:** – Minus
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
## Launching the Game
{% hint style="danger" %}
**Do not use PCSX2 to emulate any other PS2 games.**
The copy of PCSX2 included with P3F CEP is specially configured for Persona 3 FES.
If you'd like to get a fresh copy of the emulator for other games, PCSX2 is available for free at [**pcsx2.net**](https://pcsx2.net/).
{% endhint %}
There are two ways to launch P3F with mods:
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Launch from Aemulus" %}
* In Aemulus, click 🚀 **Launch Persona 3 FES** to launch P3F in PCSX2.
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Launch from P3F Mods Folder" %}
* Use one of the two shortcuts in your **P3F Mods** folder to launch PCSX2:
* **Launch P3F Fullscreen.bat**
* **Launch P3F Windowed.bat**
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}
What are "The Journey" and "The Answer?"
* **The Journey** is the core Persona 3 game. *Play this one first!*
* **The Answer** is the FES-exclusive epilogue to Persona 3.
## All done!
You're all ready to play Persona 3 FES!
You can go ahead and jump in, or check out [**Get More Mods**](/appendix/get-more-mods.md) to discover more creations from the GameBanana community.
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