[Gamerr123]

Hey, I have a few problems with FF8 and FF9

FF8: The FMV's will work ok, except they'll pause for like 2 seconds and then the sound will repeat itself a few times.

FF9: The sound stutters and repeats itself a lot, and the video will stutter as well. (Its kind of hard to explain)

I've tried all the CD-R Plugins. I'm using the Eternal SPU Plugin with the Update before accessing registry option checked.

Here are my video settings:

Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.68
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: Intel(R) 82810E Graphics Controller

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode

Textures:
- R5G5B5A1
- Filtering: 3
- Hi-Res textures: off
- Palettized tex windows: on
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer texture: 1
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: off
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: on
- Dithering: on
- Screen smoothing: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: on [00000280]

I've been running the game off the CD and I have tried the ISO too which doesnt seem to make a difference. Is anyone able to get smooth running mdecs? If so what settings do I need to change? Thanx for your help.

PS. Does it have somethign to do with the CDR plugin? Do I need to have a specific read mode or enable subchannel or something?

 

[The Captain]

make sure that "Enable SPU IRQ hack" is unchecked in the sound plugin selection dialog box.

 

[F-3582]

Which special game fixes are you using?

 

[Gamerr123]

Hmm, I have a few scratches on the CD so I think its probably the few scratches taht are causing it. However, I significantly reduced the skipping by using Petes CDR with Internal Sound. Thanx for your help anyways.

 

[Eros]

you could always try using an iso.