ePSXe GPU MDEC compatibility

[dgp9999]

Are there any options which would black out (and slow down a lot!!!) MDECs in FF9 when using Pete's OpenGL GPU 1.60? The new options which I didn't use in the earlier GPUs are:
Keep PSX aspect ratio,
Buggy nVidia OGL fix,
Palletised Window thing (I don't think it's this but I'm noting it down anyway).

The only way I got past a few MDECs is by removing the frame limiter so it ran at 1000+fps, and then it was less than half the speed. I could tell by the sound.

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[Recca]

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.60
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce2 MX/PCI/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Keep psx aspect ratio: on

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 6 - edge clamping supported
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes - 103 textures usable

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 4
- Framebuffer texture: 2 - not used yet
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on (hardware)
- Subtractive blending: NOT supported!

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: on
- Screen smoothing: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: on [00000400]

I used the buggy Nvidia thing. Try these and tell me if they work

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[Kane]

Have you tried using an ISO?

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[dgp9999]

I am using an ISO, created with IsoBuster. No errors detected.

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[REi_FoX]

yeah if you want faster emultion create an ISO

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[dgp9999]

I noticed when entering the battle sequences

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[REi_FoX]

noticed what???

slowdowns???

try using d3d rendering if its 2d...

and makin an ISO is the only way to totally speed up everything

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[dgp9999]

Originally posted by dgp9999
I am using an ISO, created with IsoBuster. No errors detected.

If you actually look, I said that I am using an ISO genius. When I wasn't using an ISO I had slowdowns when entering battles.

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[Ninjaa]

What is your sound configuration?

And try making an ISO. That usually helps things.

[REi_FoX]

try quitting some programs

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[dgp9999]

what? Slowdowns? Now? I USED TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All my problem is now the MDECs aren't showing/ I'll test them with Disc1 intro. Thanks for the help. Thanks for the head ache rei_fox

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[REi_FoX]

sorry ive been posting in the wrong forum dgp9999...

Im opening to much browsers...

first of all theres a lot of things going on in ff9 thats why the forums here are 1/3 ff9

ok heres what you'll do if you want to skip MDECS try to use the command -nomdec in epsxecutor... (although i haven tried this but this is what they all say)

if you want to speed up FF9 use petes d3d cause the opengl sometimes have slowdowns in the world map...

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[dgp9999]

I'll try that, I have ePSXecutor, where would I enter this command?

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[Recca]

while configuring epsxecutor
goto options and you should see something called CMD line:


then type -nomdec

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[dgp9999]

I'll try that. Thanks, I remember seeing that line now.

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[REi_FoX]

so how was it did i still given you a headache???

try to control your temper we are all here to help each other not to make things worse...

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[dgp9999]

Nevermind now. Peace

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[Craig Venom]

wow you pc speed is double or maybe triple of mine, but still have a slowdown. Mine didn't have any slowdown even when entering a battle.

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[dgp9999]

Only coz my DVD-ROM doesn't read the PSX CDs too quick. It DOES slow down when I turn on 4x FSAA due to buggy GPU. Pete!

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