[fab]

what is the best emu for ff9

 

[Raziel]

ePSXe is the best emu for FF9.
But what's you version of the game?
Cause if it's a PAL version you'll need to patch(or use Pete's latest CDRom plugin with the patch)it in order to play.

 

[fab]

its the us version...i guest

 

[Raziel]

Well if it's the US version,then no problem,you can play without a patch.
BTW,do you need help configuring the emu?

 

[fab]

ya i have a p3 800mghz

ati expert 2000 32 meg

the sound card is a part of the mother board so i dont know what
spu plugins to use...well i dont know what pugins to use for the rest to

 

[Raziel]

OK so just set the emu as on the screenshots and it should wotk very fine:
First the video plugin,I recommend Pete's OGL plugin:

 

[Raziel]

Now the sound:

 

[Raziel]

The CDrom:

 

[Raziel]

And the options:

 

[Raziel]

Also,don't forget that you beed the PSX bios to run ePSXe,I can't give you a link,but search using google and you should find it:
www.google.com

 

[fab]

thanks a lot now its work very great

 

[Raziel]

No problem,that's what the boards are meant to.

 

[Ciedus]

What about 3dfx

I have a Voodoo 3 2000 video card with a Pentium 3 866. What should I do, what configuration should be made?

 

[Raziel]

Configure it the same way I described but,use Lewpy's Glide plugin instead of Pete's.

 

[Niegvanel L. E.]

I have this trouble too!

I want to play FF9 in a Voodoo 3 AMD Athlon w/128 Mb of RAM...
How can I configure ePSXe for this purpose?

 

[Bahamut_Zero]

use Lewpy's Glide Plugin

 

[fivefeet8]

ok guys... here is my config of FF9 using lewpys pluggin..

Lewpy's Glide³ Plugin Configuration Information v1.35
-----------------------------------------------------

Computer Information
OS : Microsoft Windows 98 SE (v4.10 Build 2222)
DirectX : DirectX 8.1 installed
Processor : AMD AMD Athlon(tm) Processor, 1002Mhz (1 off) (00/0642)
64kb L1-I, 64kb L1-D, 256kb L2 (on-chip)
Memory : 256Mb

Core Emulator
ePSXe : D:\EPSXE\EPSXECUTORTOOL.DLL
: 02/06/2001 22:18, 98304 bytes

*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| Type | Name | Version | Date |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| BIOS | SCPH1001.BIN | | 11/07/1997 05:38 |
| CDR | W9XCDRCORE | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
| GPU | gpuLewGlide.dll | 1.35 | 01/08/2001 20:05 |
| SPU | SPUCORE | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| ePSXe Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Sound Enabled | Yes |
| CDDA Enabled | Yes |
| XA Enabled | Yes |
| XA Read Enabled | Yes |
| SPU IRQ Hack | Yes |
| CDROM Drive Letter | F |
| CDROM Accurate Timing | No |
| Disable CDROM Status | No |
| Disable CDROM RT Status | No |
| MDEC Enabled | Yes |
| MDEC Timing Enabled | Yes |
| SIO IRQ Always Enabled | Yes |
| Country | AutoDetect |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*

Glide³
Board : Voodoo5 (tm)
Version : 3.10.00.0674
File : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\glide3x.dll
: 16/01/2001 12:38, 348160 bytes

*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Plugin Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Active Configuration | 1 |
| Active 3dfx Card | 1 |
| Enable HotKeys | Yes |
| Resolution | 640x480 |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz |
| Emulate MASK Bit | Yes |
| Dynamic Texture Caching | Yes |
| Custom FrameCap | 60Hz |
| On-Screen Display | Off |
| Frame Skip | Disabled |
| FrameRate Limit | Auto |
| System Type | NTSC |
| FrameCap Method | New |
| Draw Method | Bright |
| Alpha Blending Mode | Advanced |
| Bilinear Filtering | Enabled w/o Sprites |
| Alpha Testing | Normal |
| FrameBuffer Access | Read/Write | <------------
| Off-Screen Drawing | Full | <--------------
| Polygon Mode | Textured |
| Texture Windows | Enabled |
| VSync | Enabled |
| Banshee Code | Enabled |
| MDEC Format | Texture |
| Experimental Flipping | On |
| Experimental Screen Sizing | Off |
| FrontBuffer Rendering Fix | Off |
| FF7 TextureWindow Fix | Off |
| DMAChain Fix | Long |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*

Look at the two arrows.. these mark the options for either if you want faster speed or more graphic effects.. I have it set for maximum graphic effects because my system can handle it.. Set it accordingly to your system specs.. "Basic" makes the game run fastest but looses some effects.. "FULL" tries to show all graphic effects at the cost of speed.. If the sound is weird then try a different spu.. I heard iori's new spu 1.471 sounds good..