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weird ff8 problems...

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I have beeen trying the past two days to get FF8 to work using epsxe....since my psx..is messed up..lol..lightning hit outside my window..eheh..

but anyways..i have some weird problems...
my computer is:
Pentium 3 866 MHZ
128 megs SDRam
GeForce 256
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz Sound Card
Windows ME
DX8.0a
Latest Detonator Drivers

epsxe setup:
Pete's OpenGl VGU
internal SGU
internal CD...

I can run FF9 and Chrono Cross perfectly!!! i just can't get ff8 to run.... i get some weird problems...the opening video will run..but it will skipp ..ie..the opening text liket het Squaresoft logo and all..does not fade it..it jsut appears..and it has SCANLINEs! whgen i am running it full-screen and in a window....
and sometimes i can press the key assigned to start.( i amusing my keyboard...) to finish the video..but usually not...and then when i can skip it...the fmv plays...just with scan lines and really jumpy..
and then when i can get past the opening fmv...i can't even play the game.i go to start a new game..and it freeezes....

any ideaS?
do ya want me to post my whole gpu config?

thanks so much for any help!


btw...i alos have all the sound options enabled and all the mdec option enabled in epsxecutor...
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Originally posted by Rargh
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Restarting ePSXe isn t such a loss of time ;)
it won t kill me^^
Well,it did kill me.
Check out my replay to that.:)
lol...:)


thanks for the help..but i put all the settings the way ya said..adn it still won't work.....

but i remember i was trying to run it on Virtual Game STation..which would freeeze in teh loading game screen..so i think my cd may just be messed..so i am making an .iso right now...
i will let ya'll know how it works..thansk so much.
Originally posted by edragonfly
lol...:)


thanks for the help..but i put all the settings the way ya said..adn it still won't work.....

but i remember i was trying to run it on Virtual Game STation..which would freeeze in teh loading game screen..so i think my cd may just be messed..so i am making an .iso right now...
i will let ya'll know how it works..thansk so much.
Well if u manage to do an iso...
it means that ur cd isn t scratched ( or not enough...^^)
BTW, I 'd really appreciate to know which bios u are using....

Sawesdee
well..i really don't think that is ePSXe now causing the problem..argh..thanks for you guy'z help...

i just ran it using an iso ..and had the same stupid problem! argh..lol...

It will start up fine..get to the title screen...i can check the memory cards and all...but when i go to new game and hit "x" ....the screen goes to black...and just sits there...argh....i love this freeezing..lol....

so does it sound to ya'll that it may just be my disc? and i oughta invest in a new copy of final fantasy 8? lol..thanks
oh sorry..i am using..

SCPH1001

and it weighs in at like 512 kb......

and it has ran fine with all my other game.s.lol..like ff9 adn Chrono cross...
well, i must say i m running out of options...
try to get the scph7502 bios if u can ...

and....disable the epsxe gui and type that in the command line switch:

-nogui

I m almost sure that it won t solve the problem but i ll think of it tonight (damn this is the morning now)

so i think i ll give U a positive answer later (i m going to sleep now ;) )

Sawesdee
alright..i was luckily able to find a scph7502 ...


i tried that nogui command line option...with both roms...and same thing both times.....the same problem...thansk for all ya help! ya a lifesaver...

at least i got Anachronox to play ;) hehe...anyways...

lol..and one of my best friends is being stingy with his copy...lol..he won't let me borrow it...so i can check if it is just my cd..isn't that nice? lol.anyways..
:)
me? a lifesaver? :D

BTW, have u tried playing w/ ff9 with epsxe?
Did u have the same problems?
Other thing:
Grab the memory card I ll put here and try to load it from the second cd.

(um, give me the ff8 serial code of the US ntsc version and i ll put it^^)

oh before that, disable the MDECS and the mdecs timing.
Try to see if the FMV problem persists...
(that s all i ve found lately :( )

Bye
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I'll post a memory card Rargh,I have the NTSC version.
i can convert a pal to ntsc memory card save game...
Don t worry i ll handle this

sawasdee
Yes you can but,it doesn't always work. Sometimes ,the save gets messed up.
LOL

sorry but it s stupid:

all the save games i ve converted are just ok.
Trust me


Sawasdee
Well,it didn't work for me with those games:
FF7
RE3
Soul Blade
Silent Hill
Have u tried to change the serial code??....
and the format?

I think it s the problem.....
anyway, here the memory cards...
The first one is situtated at the end of disk 1
(just before edea s battle)
Anyway here's you card edragonfly,it's at the very first save point.

And Rargh,yes,I changed the serial code and format.
the second one is situated just before the end of the 2nd disk...
If U manage to load the second save but not the 1st,
then ur 1st cd s scratched...
thanks so much guys..sorry bout taking so long to get back to ya...i had to mow the yard this morning..lol..

i will try disabling the mdecs..adn then try those saves..

thasnk so much...
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