Pete, please, help me! (D3D plug-in issue)

Omegainf · June 21st, 2001

Hi Pete,

First of all I'd like to congratulate and thank you on your AWESOME work with psx plug-ins, I use both your video and cd-rom plugins on ePSXe and they're by far, the best! :o)
Now, onto the problem... I have a Savage 4 16MB AGP and it works great for both psx and pc gaming even though the drivers sux... I've always used your D3D plug-in and noticed that on some games (Final Fantasy Tactics, all 2D fighting games and etc.) the textures simply disappear! Like they've just leaked from the VRAM... I can have them back by reseting the cache (the HOME key) but it's really annoying and affects the gameplay on fast-action games (like the fighting ones).
Today I decided to test if it was a video card or plug-in issue and I ran all games that always "lose" the textures frequently using Segu's D3D 1.3 plug-in and was amazed to realize that the problem didn't happen with this plug-in! I can send you some screenshots if you want to analyze this problem. Please, if you can, try to fix/solve this issue because your plug-in is the most advanced/compatible available and I prefer using it.

Thanks in advance.

Omegainf · June 21st, 2001

Hey Pete, are you there?

June 22nd, 2001

Please be patient. Pete is very busy, but he does visit frequently. If he sees you post and can help, I'm sure he will.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

Omegainf · June 22nd, 2001

Thanx sxamiga :o) I'll wait patiently

**Pete Bernert** · June 23rd, 2001

Well, I offer my D3D plugin in two flavours... DX7 and DX6...

The reason is: some cards/drivers are having troubles with the
DX7 texture surfaces (and the way how I am using them), but all
cards I know are working with the DX6 way (and I have added
extra checks and stuff in the DX6 version).

So, the only advice I can give: if the DX7 one doesn't work,
try the DX6 one... and if the DX6 one doesn't work, mail some
hate mails to your card's vendor

Omegainf · June 23rd, 2001

Oh, sorry... I didn't mention that this problem happens with the DX6 version of the plugin... Actually I think it happens with both of them.
I don't use the DX7 one 'cos it slows down the emulation on my system a lot!

Thanks anyway,
Omega Inferno

Asz · June 23rd, 2001

have you tried the OGL plugin?

aoshi · June 23rd, 2001

i once had a savage card, i used the dx6 plugin for it dx7 had missing images/textures while the opengl always crashed epsxe (i think savage 4 cards have crappy opengl implementation cept for quake 3). if you plan on playing 2d games i suggest you use the software renderer or vgs whichever you are comfortable with.

if you have a little grasp of your card's abilities why don't you tweak it, i once tweaked mine and tried to maximized the cards abilities. You can find a tweak utility at www.tweakfiles.com

June 21st, 2001	#1 (permalink)
Omegainf Penadinho Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 2,557	Pete, please, help me! (D3D plug-in issue) Hi Pete, First of all I'd like to congratulate and thank you on your AWESOME work with psx plug-ins, I use both your video and cd-rom plugins on ePSXe and they're by far, the best! :o) Now, onto the problem... I have a Savage 4 16MB AGP and it works great for both psx and pc gaming even though the drivers sux... I've always used your D3D plug-in and noticed that on some games (Final Fantasy Tactics, all 2D fighting games and etc.) the textures simply disappear! Like they've just leaked from the VRAM... I can have them back by reseting the cache (the HOME key) but it's really annoying and affects the gameplay on fast-action games (like the fighting ones). Today I decided to test if it was a video card or plug-in issue and I ran all games that always "lose" the textures frequently using Segu's D3D 1.3 plug-in and was amazed to realize that the problem didn't happen with this plug-in! I can send you some screenshots if you want to analyze this problem. Please, if you can, try to fix/solve this issue because your plug-in is the most advanced/compatible available and I prefer using it. Thanks in advance.

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June 21st, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Omegainf Penadinho Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 2,557	Hey Pete, are you there?

June 22nd, 2001	#3 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Please be patient. Pete is very busy, but he does visit frequently. If he sees you post and can help, I'm sure he will. sincerely, sx/amiga

June 22nd, 2001	#4 (permalink)
Omegainf Penadinho Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 2,557	Thanx sxamiga :o) I'll wait patiently

June 23rd, 2001	#5 (permalink)
Pete Bernert FREAK Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 874	Well, I offer my D3D plugin in two flavours... DX7 and DX6... The reason is: some cards/drivers are having troubles with the DX7 texture surfaces (and the way how I am using them), but all cards I know are working with the DX6 way (and I have added extra checks and stuff in the DX6 version). So, the only advice I can give: if the DX7 one doesn't work, try the DX6 one... and if the DX6 one doesn't work, mail some hate mails to your card's vendor

June 23rd, 2001	#6 (permalink)
Omegainf Penadinho Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro Posts: 2,557	Oh, sorry... I didn't mention that this problem happens with the DX6 version of the plugin... Actually I think it happens with both of them. I don't use the DX7 one 'cos it slows down the emulation on my system a lot! Thanks anyway, Omega Inferno

June 23rd, 2001	#7 (permalink)
Asz EATS BREAKFAST WITH FACE Join Date: May 2001 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,611	have you tried the OGL plugin?

June 23rd, 2001	#8 (permalink)
aoshi poor loser Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Pilipinas Posts: 310	i once had a savage card, i used the dx6 plugin for it dx7 had missing images/textures while the opengl always crashed epsxe (i think savage 4 cards have crappy opengl implementation cept for quake 3). if you plan on playing 2d games i suggest you use the software renderer or vgs whichever you are comfortable with. if you have a little grasp of your card's abilities why don't you tweak it, i once tweaked mine and tried to maximized the cards abilities. You can find a tweak utility at www.tweakfiles.com