Shadowmage
March 2nd, 2002, 23:18
ALREADY SOLVED. For me at least.
I'll bet you already know what this is about. Why yes, it's the lovable dream sequence in Xenogears!
I am just about at the end of my rope with this problem, so to speak. I have exhausted every resource I can imagine and it still won't work. Gone through all the related threads here to no avail, and I've tried pretty much everything(you'll see what I mean in a second.) Just so you see what I'm talking about I'll list them. I'll asterisk the stuff I'm going to try still and/or still have hope for(with your help). The reason why I post BEFORE trying the options I've mentioned is because A) they will likely take some time and B) I want to get the ball rolling on responses here because I have significant doubts as to whether they will work.
- Tried to play through with ePSXe 1.5. Slowed up, then froze. No more options here.
*- Tried to get VGS. Looked for nearly an hour and only came up with 1.4.1 demo. Loaded up the program, went to black screen, and froze. I'm going to try putting the CD in my other drive(the main one - I run it from my CD-RW because it's more reliable). and running it. Also need to find a way to get the demo to run memory cards, or to, uhm, get something that's not the demo.
- Tried to get FPSE. Found (through great pains) a .dll it was whining about and loaded it... only to have it shut down without any error message. Yes, I configured it before hand. No more options here.
- Tried ePSXe 1.4. No dice, same problem. No more options, as far as I can tell.
*- Tried ePSXe 1.2. As far as I know, I'm the FIRST person not to get this to work. It did the EXACT same thing as 1.4 and 1.5. And I loaded from my memory card. My configuration is below, and here's the GPU plugins I tried.
In 1.2:
*- Tried my normal GPU, Lewpy's Glide. I have a Voodoo3 2000. Same deal, freeze, etc. I started from my memory card and went all the way through the sequence again, but it didn't work. That configuration is the first one below.
*- Tried Pete's plugins. No go.
*- Tried Kazzuya Software Driver 1.7. Started from a save state within the dream sequence but before the freeze. Didn't work. Next I'll try going all the way through from the memory card save but I doubt that will work.
I would be infinitely grateful if someone would help me with this, perhaps by posting their 1.2 configuration.
Finally, if we can't come to a solution in some way or another, I've put a zip of my memory card on an old site of mine. It has both VGS and ePSXe type cards on them, so you don't have to convert any. I consider this a LAST RESORT, A) because I don't want any of you to spend a good deal of your time on my problem and B) because I don't want to miss the rest of the sequence. If you do this, would you please savestate it right after the problem is over. Again, though, I only want this as a last resort. I really want to go through on my own.
Without further ado, the memory card:
[Problem go poof!]
And the Configuration:
Lewpy's Glideł Plugin Configuration Information v1.35
-----------------------------------------------------
Computer Information
OS : Microsoft Windows 98 (v4.10 Build 1998)
DirectX : DirectX 8.1 installed
Processor : Intel Pentium II, 351Mhz (1 off) (00/0651)
16kb L1-I, 16kb L1-D, 512kb L2 (on-chip)
Memory : 224Mb
Core Emulator
ePSXe : ..\EPSXE 1.2\EPSXE.EXE
: 07/03/2001 22:50, 148480 bytes
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| Type | Name | Version | Date |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| BIOS | SCPH1001.bin | | 11/07/1997 05:38 |
| CDR | W9XCDRCORE | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
| GPU | gpuKazSoft.dll | 1.7 | 04/11/2001 04:56 |
| SPU | spuEternal.dll | 1.10 | 09/11/2001 03:33 |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| 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 | H |
| CDROM Accurate Timing | No |
| Disable CDROM Status | No |
| Disable CDROM RT Status | Yes |
| MDEC Enabled | Yes |
| MDEC Timing Enabled | Yes |
| SIO IRQ Always Enabled | Yes |
| Country | AutoDetect |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
Glideł
Board : Voodoo3 (tm)
Version : 3.10.00.0658
File : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\glide3x.dll
: 02/11/2000 12:32, 329728 bytes
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Plugin Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Active Configuration | 1 |
| Active 3dfx Card | 1 |
| Enable HotKeys | No |
| Resolution | 640x480 |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz |
| Emulate MASK Bit | No |
| Dynamic Texture Caching | Yes |
| Custom FrameCap | 60Hz |
| On-Screen Display | FPS |
| Frame Skip | Enabled |
| FrameRate Limit | Auto |
| System Type | NTSC |
| FrameCap Method | New |
| Draw Method | Bright |
| Alpha Blending Mode | Advanced |
| Bilinear Filtering | Disabled |
| Alpha Testing | Normal |
| FrameBuffer Access | Read/Write |
| Off-Screen Drawing | Extra |
| Polygon Mode | Textured |
| Texture Windows | Enabled |
| VSync | Disabled |
| Banshee Code | Enabled |
| MDEC Format | Texture |
| Experimental Flipping | Off |
| Experimental Screen Sizing | Off |
| FrontBuffer Rendering Fix | On |
| FF7 TextureWindow Fix | Off |
| DMAChain Fix | Long |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
Thanks in advance.
I'll bet you already know what this is about. Why yes, it's the lovable dream sequence in Xenogears!
I am just about at the end of my rope with this problem, so to speak. I have exhausted every resource I can imagine and it still won't work. Gone through all the related threads here to no avail, and I've tried pretty much everything(you'll see what I mean in a second.) Just so you see what I'm talking about I'll list them. I'll asterisk the stuff I'm going to try still and/or still have hope for(with your help). The reason why I post BEFORE trying the options I've mentioned is because A) they will likely take some time and B) I want to get the ball rolling on responses here because I have significant doubts as to whether they will work.
- Tried to play through with ePSXe 1.5. Slowed up, then froze. No more options here.
*- Tried to get VGS. Looked for nearly an hour and only came up with 1.4.1 demo. Loaded up the program, went to black screen, and froze. I'm going to try putting the CD in my other drive(the main one - I run it from my CD-RW because it's more reliable). and running it. Also need to find a way to get the demo to run memory cards, or to, uhm, get something that's not the demo.
- Tried to get FPSE. Found (through great pains) a .dll it was whining about and loaded it... only to have it shut down without any error message. Yes, I configured it before hand. No more options here.
- Tried ePSXe 1.4. No dice, same problem. No more options, as far as I can tell.
*- Tried ePSXe 1.2. As far as I know, I'm the FIRST person not to get this to work. It did the EXACT same thing as 1.4 and 1.5. And I loaded from my memory card. My configuration is below, and here's the GPU plugins I tried.
In 1.2:
*- Tried my normal GPU, Lewpy's Glide. I have a Voodoo3 2000. Same deal, freeze, etc. I started from my memory card and went all the way through the sequence again, but it didn't work. That configuration is the first one below.
*- Tried Pete's plugins. No go.
*- Tried Kazzuya Software Driver 1.7. Started from a save state within the dream sequence but before the freeze. Didn't work. Next I'll try going all the way through from the memory card save but I doubt that will work.
I would be infinitely grateful if someone would help me with this, perhaps by posting their 1.2 configuration.
Finally, if we can't come to a solution in some way or another, I've put a zip of my memory card on an old site of mine. It has both VGS and ePSXe type cards on them, so you don't have to convert any. I consider this a LAST RESORT, A) because I don't want any of you to spend a good deal of your time on my problem and B) because I don't want to miss the rest of the sequence. If you do this, would you please savestate it right after the problem is over. Again, though, I only want this as a last resort. I really want to go through on my own.
Without further ado, the memory card:
[Problem go poof!]
And the Configuration:
Lewpy's Glideł Plugin Configuration Information v1.35
-----------------------------------------------------
Computer Information
OS : Microsoft Windows 98 (v4.10 Build 1998)
DirectX : DirectX 8.1 installed
Processor : Intel Pentium II, 351Mhz (1 off) (00/0651)
16kb L1-I, 16kb L1-D, 512kb L2 (on-chip)
Memory : 224Mb
Core Emulator
ePSXe : ..\EPSXE 1.2\EPSXE.EXE
: 07/03/2001 22:50, 148480 bytes
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| Type | Name | Version | Date |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
| BIOS | SCPH1001.bin | | 11/07/1997 05:38 |
| CDR | W9XCDRCORE | 0.0 | Plugin Not Found |
| GPU | gpuKazSoft.dll | 1.7 | 04/11/2001 04:56 |
| SPU | spuEternal.dll | 1.10 | 09/11/2001 03:33 |
*------*----------------------*---------*------------------*
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| 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 | H |
| CDROM Accurate Timing | No |
| Disable CDROM Status | No |
| Disable CDROM RT Status | Yes |
| MDEC Enabled | Yes |
| MDEC Timing Enabled | Yes |
| SIO IRQ Always Enabled | Yes |
| Country | AutoDetect |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
Glideł
Board : Voodoo3 (tm)
Version : 3.10.00.0658
File : C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\glide3x.dll
: 02/11/2000 12:32, 329728 bytes
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Plugin Configuration Item | Current Setting |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
| Active Configuration | 1 |
| Active 3dfx Card | 1 |
| Enable HotKeys | No |
| Resolution | 640x480 |
| Refresh Rate | 60Hz |
| Emulate MASK Bit | No |
| Dynamic Texture Caching | Yes |
| Custom FrameCap | 60Hz |
| On-Screen Display | FPS |
| Frame Skip | Enabled |
| FrameRate Limit | Auto |
| System Type | NTSC |
| FrameCap Method | New |
| Draw Method | Bright |
| Alpha Blending Mode | Advanced |
| Bilinear Filtering | Disabled |
| Alpha Testing | Normal |
| FrameBuffer Access | Read/Write |
| Off-Screen Drawing | Extra |
| Polygon Mode | Textured |
| Texture Windows | Enabled |
| VSync | Disabled |
| Banshee Code | Enabled |
| MDEC Format | Texture |
| Experimental Flipping | Off |
| Experimental Screen Sizing | Off |
| FrontBuffer Rendering Fix | On |
| FF7 TextureWindow Fix | Off |
| DMAChain Fix | Long |
*-----------------------------*---------------------*
Thanks in advance.