final fantasy 8 trouble in epsxe 1.7 & 1.6

[goonkid93]

hey i been having trouble with final fantasy 8 i just got into liking it but has some problems when i use dxd d3d has really good graphics but at times goes slow and alot when in a battle and theres more sound has some problems every time i enter a new place scene it always makes strange noise like it lags

[Rockfire]

Whats your system specs?

[goonkid93]

windows xp
home edition
version 2002
service pack 2

compaq presario

interl(R)
celeron(R) CPU 2.70 ghz, 248 mb of RAM

[Squall-Leonhart]

your computer is not currently capable of running epsxe, if you installed a dedicated graphics card, possibly, but at the moment you are sharing 8mb of ram with integrated video chip.

[hushypushy]

Try using pSX (http://psxemulator.gazaxian.com/).

[goonkid93]

told me that they aren't good as epsxe

[jonc2006]

well its the best you are going to get. if you want to use epsxe then you need to upgrade or buy a new pc, there is no way around that. and its not a question of quality compared to epsxe, the main difference is that psx does have the graphical enhancment features epsxe is capable of producing since it doesnt use a hardware plugin system, so it looks very similar to the way a game would look and play on a real psx. thats about it. its extremely simple to set up and just about any game that runs on epsxe will run on psx.

[hushypushy]

told me that they aren't good as epsxe

Well, your graphics card is rubbish, and therefore hardware rendering (the good graphics) is out the window. You can use a software plugin in ePSXe if you want--go to Config > Video and config the software GPU.

[Anatasia]

If he has 8mb onboard graphic I think the only plugin that can perform is E}{'s Soft Driver (I once had messed around Epsxe with a computer like that)

[Squall-Leonhart]

i experienced Petes OGL2 on my old Geforce 2 last night, after finding the 1.x plugins failed to render FF8 FBE's and OSD. the performance was reasonable.

[goonkid93]

um will try that anyways ways i am getting new computer next week at schools last day maybe be old computer but better than this more ram and not a Compaq

[ammar85]

um will try that anyways ways i am getting new computer next week at schools last day maybe be old computer but better than this more ram and not a Compaq

You have to understand that your PC is fine as far as the specs go (Although I truly wonder if you have 248 megs of ram with that processor...its been MANY MANY years since 256 was even the entry level ram prices)

you simply need a graphics card....

almost any will be fine - even a Geforce5200FX from 5 years ago works well for hard psx emulation to get 90% of the graphical quality

[goonkid93]

but the new computer it like my school computer i fix it up now ready to go i know epsxe work fine i it because i play ff8 on schools computer and it was perfect sound graphics and game play

[druidic]

I'm having the same issues and I wonder if I have the same problem.

Vista Home Premium, 1G RAM

Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family

Resolution/Color:
- 800x600 Window mode

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 200.0

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

[jonc2006]

what version of epsxe are you playing the game on for the most part, 1.7.0 or 1.6.0? if you are using 1.6.0, change the 200 FPS setting you have there into 60. also what kind of cpu are you using, single or multi-core?

[bumboklot7834]

both of you simply need graphics cards, i had the same problems with ff8 and fable, went an bought a radeon 9800 and it solved all of the problems.

[goonkid93]

what is price range and also my new computer getting tomorrow ghz is 992 i know that not good but is it ok play games on

[Xblade]

A decent computer isnt that expensive nowadays. I got my 3800+2ghz with 800 and something ram for 400 bucks. The integrated isnt that bad either (can run pcsx2 with around 50-80 percent.) You should be able to get the same computer for around 500 0.0. If your not gonna buy a new one simply use psx......

I'm having the same issues and I wonder if I have the same problem.

Vista Home Premium, 1G RAM

Plugin: Pete's D3D Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert
GFX card: Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family

Resolution/Color:
- 800x600 Window mode

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 200.0

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: hardware

Misc:
- Scanlines: off [0]
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

Its your mobile intel lol......try turning off that gleem (aero or w/e) in vista.
Turning that off will stop choking your graphics card unless you have it off already >_>. Why are laptops provided with intel?? They trying to rub in that the common laptop isnt good for gaming? -_- I hate intel, nvidia and ati own -.-

[druidic]

I'm using 1.7.0, and I'm running a dual-core pentium.

I feel stupid, but I don't understand what "turning off that gleem (aero or w/e) in vista" means. The Mobile Intel thing appears to be the only display driver on this machine.

[jonc2006]

disable (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-aero-on-windows-vista/) the flashy vista interface (the 3d thing). im not sure how well this will affect performance (gaming performance at least) but do it anyway.

[goonkid93]

got the new computer 170 wasnt that good so i used 160 its find but it that goes to fast but when set to normal there nothing on screen but with bunch of stuff at top and gray screen and btw i have no problem with speed one it that its annoying listen music playing fast at times training in unknown kingdom didn't annoy me but when i am in new place it is

[jonc2006]

ok wait what type of problem is it, video, audio, speed, or a combination of them? i can hardly make out what you are trying to say so try to make it a bit more readable.

[Xblade]

disable (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-aero-on-windows-vista/) the flashy vista interface (the 3d thing). im not sure how well this will affect performance (gaming performance at least) but do it anyway.

lol thats about as explanatory as my "aero w/e thingy". XD

[karas81]

got the new computer 170 wasnt that good so i used 160 its find but it that goes to fast but when set to normal there nothing on screen but with bunch of stuff at top and gray screen and btw i have no problem with speed one it that its annoying listen music playing fast at times training in unknown kingdom didn't annoy me but when i am in new place it is

TRANSLATION :
* got the new computer : He bought/*GOT*/ a new PC.
* 170 wasnt that good : Running ePSXe 1.7.0 on it wasn't that good.
* so i used 160 its find : So he used ePSXe v1.6.0 instead (its find = its fine).../*but it that goes to fast*/
* but when set to normal there nothing on screen : mmm, But when set its ....oO....to normal, WTF....:drool:
* with bunch of stuff at top and gray screen*: GFX problems
* btw i have no problem with speed :WTF :dead:/*but it that goes to fast*/
* its annoying listen music playing fast at times : sound/music problems
* in unknown kingdom : is it KINGDOM HEARTS or Final fantasy
-------------------RESULTS------------------------------
This man has serious problems in either, comminucation & configuration.

[jonc2006]

lol thats about as explanatory as my "aero w/e thingy". XD

Windows Aero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Aero)

aero is the 3d GUI (Graphical User Interface) that vista uses. disable it because it might help your performance to some degree.

[PCXL-Fan]

You have to understand that your PC is fine as far as the specs go (Although I truly wonder if you have 248 megs of ram with that processor...its been MANY MANY years since 256 was even the entry level ram prices)


he has 248 mb of ram because 8 mb is allocated to the integrated graphics from his total 256mb.

[goonkid93]

i am using a different computer a dell GX 150

[karas81]

i am using a different computer a dell GX 150

OK, buddy time to understand and solve your troubles :P, Post as fellow (If you can't get the necessary information then find someone to help you to do so) :
1- Post your PC specs as fellow (Just copy/paste and modify)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
/* PC : CPU/GFX_Card/Mem_size/DX_version/OS_version */.
/* ePSXe_version/Used_plugins + their configuration */.
/* Some screenshots for 2nd screen of ePSXe while running (the black one with white text).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Do it or you'll not get any farther help.
HAVE FUN.

[goonkid93]

oh ok sorry

Microsoft's Windows XP
home edition
version 2002
service pack 2

Intel Pentium 3 processor
997 MHz 512 MB of ram

[Xblade]

Use the psx emulator. You won't get satisfactory speed with that pc and espxe.

[jonc2006]

OK, buddy time to understand and solve your troubles :P, Post as fellow (If you can't get the necessary information then find someone to help you to do so) :
1- Post your PC specs as fellow (Just copy/paste and modify)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
/* PC : CPU/GFX_Card/Mem_size/DX_version/OS_version */.
/* PCSX2_version/Used_plugins + their configuration */.
/* Some screenshots for 2nd screen of PCSX2 while running (the black one with white text).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Do it or you'll not get any farther help.
HAVE FUN.

what the hell does pcsx2 have to do with any of this?

[Xblade]

I think hanibal is confused :3
lol


reason for edit: lol

[karas81]

No I'm not, a little bug in my noob mind, that's all :lol:
correction made :P

EDIT ; If you wonder how I got confused, then read the translation above.

[goonkid93]

ok so saying psx emulator is better than epsxe

[karas81]

Yes, works for n**bs, Give it a try.

[jonc2006]

ok so saying psx emulator is better than epsxe

its not better, its just different. the thing with psx is that it tries to re-create the way a game would look/play on a real playstation as close as it possibly can, so it doesnt have a plugin system that allows various enhancements. some people actually prefer this so it does not mean that it is inferior to epsxe just because the graphics are not as flashy. if you want to play games with visual enhancements then you would want epsxe but if you are looking for an emulator that stays true to the real thing (or if your hardware does not meet the requirements for epsxe and its plugins) then you would want to go with psx.

[goonkid93]

so you use psx emu

[jonc2006]

ive used epsxe for years but i have used psx in the past as well, both are well made emulators. imo its a matter of preferance on the visual styles they offer, it has nothing to do with one actually being better than the other because both are pretty much the same when it comes to compatibility (which is what really counts in the end).

[goonkid93]

ok i try it

[P_RePTiLe]

Use the psx emulator. You won't get satisfactory speed with that pc and espxe.

If he has atleast an geforce 2 or similiar, epsxe 1.6.0 will at will run just fine (50-60+ fps in most cases) on his pentium 3 - using petes open-gl pluggy and no overly fancy effects.

Atleast my previous old (read ancient) p3 @ 800 mhz with a gf-2 ran happily with a properly configured winxp and plugs :)

[Thorham]

If he has atleast an geforce 2 or similiar, epsxe 1.6.0 will at will run just fine (50-60+ fps in most cases) on his pentium 3 - using petes open-gl pluggy and no overly fancy effects.

Atleast my previous old (read ancient) p3 @ 800 mhz with a gf-2 ran happily with a properly configured winxp and plugs :)I know I'm a newbie, but I've got to say this: My old PIII 550 mhz with 8 mb 2d graphics runs epsxe just fine with Petes software gpu. True, the quality is the same as a Playstation (except for some very minor sound glitches), but who cares when I can enjoy Final Fantasy 8 with it :D

[karas81]

Thats true, the soft GPU works fine with my old P3/GFX 16mb/.

Good for you
HAVE FUN

[carlitto012]

I have a problem with final fantasy 8 on epsxe 1.7.0...in samo battles it gors really...i mean really,slow...my configuration is

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2
AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core 2.21
3.0 GB RAM
ASUS ATI Radeon EAH4670 series 512 VRAM

pleaseeeee help me out...i realy love this game...

[jonc2006]

you already made a thread for your issue, please do not revive old ones at this point.

http://forums.ngemu.com/epsxe-discussion/125953-final-fantasy-8-graphic-problem.html

closed.