Searching for ff8 savegames

[BZZZZZ250]

I'm stuck at the point on the game where the big "spider thing chases you." After you fight him once the screen goes black and epsxe locks up. I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find a saved game at the first save point right near where you first enter the city. I want this so I can skip the whole spider sequence.

[Recca]

You could try www.gamefaqs and see. But wheter they have one at that exact point is beyond my knowledge. I don't have one my self at that point so i wish you luck on finding one or just wait. maybe someone in here has it

[BZZZZZ250]

Where in game faqs do they have epsxe game saves?

[Recca]

These are all the saves for FF8
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/save/23062.html

[BZZZZZ250]

All of those are for a Dex Drive. But if there is a way to use them withe epsxe can you tell me.

[Recca]

USe these and change them into ePSXE supports called .mcr

[BZZZZZ250]

The memcard tools don't work

Can you play the game and get passed the spider for me PLEASE:emb: If you can then after the spider chases you through the streets, save right out side the beach. Then send the save file to me.

[Cyberman]

Ummm I would check your system out first.
I was able to play that part using Kazzuya's soft GPU and other goofy stuff and get past the MX-XXX thing that chases you after the communication tower. Unless it's a different critter.

I suggest you post your Hardware and Software specs along with the configuration information what GPU's etc.

If you are crashing at THIS point you will be crashing ALL througout the game so it's better to get your configuration stable than 'get by' this very early part of the game.

Post some information people might have a suggestion that works more importantly you'll be able to KEEP the game playing so you'll enjoy it more and not need help to get past the next crash. :)

Cyb

[BZZZZZ250]

I tried Kazzuya's gpu it crashes even before the end of the battle.

As for my specs I don't know much about this stuff.
All I know is this:
Im using
-Windows ME
- My computer is a Gateway
-It has about 20 gigabyte memory
-Im using Pete's Open GL gpu
-Enternal SPU plugin 1.30
-SaPu cdrom plugin 1.0
- and of course epsxe

[wierd]

if you go into the gpu configuration screen and click "copy settings to clipboard"
then come in here, right click in your reply, and click "paste"
you should get something like this

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.64
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce2 GTS/AGP/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 800x600 Window mode
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: off
- Palettized tex windows: off
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 64 MBytes

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

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

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: on
- Game fixes: off [00000000]


these are my generic settings that work for most games, but i dont believe i used these exact settings for FF8

give it a try, we may know whats wrong

good luck
wierd

[BZZZZZ250]

Ok here it is:

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.63
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: RIVA TNT2/AGP/SSE

Resolution/Color:
- 800x600 Fullscreen - Desktop changing [16 Bit]
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- Default
- Filtering: 0
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: 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: off

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

-BZZZZZ

[Cyberman]

Originally posted by BZZZZZ250
Ok here it is:

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.63
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: RIVA TNT2/AGP/SSE

Resolution/Color:
- 800x600 Fullscreen - Desktop changing [16 Bit]
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- Default
- Filtering: 0
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: 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: off

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

-BZZZZZ

1: Try windowed mode.
2: Be sure the bits per pixel are the SAME as the desktop. Always a good idea.
3: upgrade to 1.1.64 version of Pete's plugins.
4: Try the D3d Version
5: be sure you have the latest drivers available from NVidia.

Cyb

[Mohd]

Down load this toolPSXGEdit (http://www.ngemu.com/download/pafiledb.php?action=download&id=22)

Or you just have to rename the file to extention you need it worked for me in the same game (ff8) . . .

[BZZZZZ250]

Where can I get Pete's gpu plugin 1.1.64? I'll try it and see if it gets fixed.