Problem with FF8

ayashi · September 22nd, 2001

when i emulate FF8 on PC i get this problem:
i cant see on the screen the battle commands (draw, magic, item, ...) i only can choose them invisible (click once + down = GF)
i can't play like that the whole game ..
can somebody help me?
plug-problem?

Sniper · September 22nd, 2001

with epsxe, I never had that problem, maybe it's your setting or your graphic card.
I got a different problem with ff8, I had tried all the latest plugins and driver and doesn't fix the problem.

During disc2 I can't see any movie, while the game continue and when changing from disc 1 to 2, it doesn't recognise it's disc 2, I think it's the emulator problem or something else, I wonder if anyone had the same problem and know any fix to it. first I use copied ff8, then I bought my own original, and it give me the same problem

oh yeah does anyone know why playing with vgs the graphic look so **** for ff8?

my pc spec:
AMD athlon 1.33
asus v133 motherboard
asus v3800U TNT2 graphic card
sound blaster live sound card
256 kingmax sdram

**Zephon** · September 22nd, 2001

What graphics plugin are u using? If u r using Lewpy's, make sure Experimental Flipping is enabled.

gerbilcannon · September 22nd, 2001

Well with ff9, you have to disable frameskipping to see the battle menu so it may hold true here as well. Don't forget to set your offscreen drawing to standard or extended if you're using one of Pete's hardware accelerated plug-ins.

As for sniper's problem, I'm not quite sure I follow you there? You switch discs in the emulator and then ... what happens? Have you tried isos? Do you use save states as well? Maybe you should do one of the regular in-game saves at the end of disc 1 close epsxe then open it and boot disc 2. Disc 2 can boot on its own, right? You aren't having any problems with that?

ayashi · September 22nd, 2001

thx my first problem is already fixed ... here is the second
after i change clothes (Disc 1 in the beginning) i receive a teammate to work with.. but then the screen get flashy blue lines, comes to normal en then al dialogue boxes are blue and i cannot read a thing ... what's up now?

btw i have FF9
what are the best configs?
have Nvidia Geforce2 GTS 32MB - PII 350 - 256MB ram

gerbilcannon · September 22nd, 2001

Sounds like it could be a problem with the cd or iso. You can try making an iso or try running off of the original cd. For ff9 just browse through the many many many ff9 threads on this board. And you should really consider upgrading your processor, that gf2 is getting bored and lonely.

ayashi · September 22nd, 2001

it still plays max payne and red faction without a glitch

Sniper · September 24th, 2001

I got 2 problem with ff8
1. when I finish disc 1, it ask me to put disc 2 in, * and yes I had saved the game using normal save, yes that does work booting from disc2 and starting the save file from there,* but what I mean is, when it ask me to change from disc1 to disc 2 when I finished disc1, I changed it, and it say wrong disc!!!! I got the original ff8, and it give me that, so I believe it's related to epsxe emulator unknow bugs.

2, during disc 2 of ff8, I can play it, but when it come to the cinematic part, all I see is blank screen, untill the movie is ended, and the game continue. my friends say they got the same problem, so I wonder if anyone out there had come across this problem, and or know the fix to it, coz I like to watch the movie,
I got the pal version of ff8.*original*

**Betamax** · September 24th, 2001

That second one sounds like the old mdec glitch. Make sure you have mdecs switched on in epsxecutor.

As for disk changing... you need to goto the change cd option in the file menu after you insert the disk for the emu to realise the disks are changed. But as you said you can access it by exiting the emu and restarting so it is not too big a prob in this case.

gerbilcannon · September 25th, 2001

It could also be the saved state glitch too. Look up in other ff8 threads for more info as sorry I am just too bloody tired and sick to type anymore toodooloo.

ayashi · September 25th, 2001

i got the same problem with the ingame videos and yes ...MDECS are enabled ...in ePSXexecutor

September 22nd, 2001	#1 (permalink)
ayashi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 12	Problem with FF8 when i emulate FF8 on PC i get this problem: i cant see on the screen the battle commands (draw, magic, item, ...) i only can choose them invisible (click once + down = GF) i can't play like that the whole game .. can somebody help me? plug-problem?

September 22nd, 2001	#2 (permalink)
Sniper Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 460	Mdec problem with disc2 with epsxe, I never had that problem, maybe it's your setting or your graphic card. I got a different problem with ff8, I had tried all the latest plugins and driver and doesn't fix the problem. During disc2 I can't see any movie, while the game continue and when changing from disc 1 to 2, it doesn't recognise it's disc 2, I think it's the emulator problem or something else, I wonder if anyone had the same problem and know any fix to it. first I use copied ff8, then I bought my own original, and it give me the same problem oh yeah does anyone know why playing with vgs the graphic look so **** for ff8? my pc spec: AMD athlon 1.33 asus v133 motherboard asus v3800U TNT2 graphic card sound blaster live sound card 256 kingmax sdram

September 22nd, 2001	#3 (permalink)
Zephon Key To The Universe Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Stratosphere Posts: 2,706	What graphics plugin are u using? If u r using Lewpy's, make sure Experimental Flipping is enabled. __________________ But there is someone who remembers you Someone waiting for a sign that leads the way to you There is someone who will die for you Keep that in mind when the hope fails

September 22nd, 2001	#4 (permalink)
gerbilcannon The Pretty One Join Date: May 2001 Location: Collegedale, TN Posts: 1,247	Well with ff9, you have to disable frameskipping to see the battle menu so it may hold true here as well. Don't forget to set your offscreen drawing to standard or extended if you're using one of Pete's hardware accelerated plug-ins. As for sniper's problem, I'm not quite sure I follow you there? You switch discs in the emulator and then ... what happens? Have you tried isos? Do you use save states as well? Maybe you should do one of the regular in-game saves at the end of disc 1 close epsxe then open it and boot disc 2. Disc 2 can boot on its own, right? You aren't having any problems with that? __________________ "Me? I'm a pop idol." "And you will shed tears of scarlet!"

September 22nd, 2001	#6 (permalink)
gerbilcannon The Pretty One Join Date: May 2001 Location: Collegedale, TN Posts: 1,247	Sounds like it could be a problem with the cd or iso. You can try making an iso or try running off of the original cd. For ff9 just browse through the many many many ff9 threads on this board. And you should really consider upgrading your processor, that gf2 is getting bored and lonely. __________________ "Me? I'm a pop idol." "And you will shed tears of scarlet!"

September 22nd, 2001	#5 (permalink)
ayashi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 12	thx my first problem is already fixed ... here is the second after i change clothes (Disc 1 in the beginning) i receive a teammate to work with.. but then the screen get flashy blue lines, comes to normal en then al dialogue boxes are blue and i cannot read a thing ... what's up now? btw i have FF9 what are the best configs? have Nvidia Geforce2 GTS 32MB - PII 350 - 256MB ram

September 22nd, 2001	#7 (permalink)
ayashi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 12	it still plays max payne and red faction without a glitch

September 24th, 2001	#8 (permalink)
Sniper Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 460	I got 2 problem with ff8 1. when I finish disc 1, it ask me to put disc 2 in, * and yes I had saved the game using normal save, yes that does work booting from disc2 and starting the save file from there,* but what I mean is, when it ask me to change from disc1 to disc 2 when I finished disc1, I changed it, and it say wrong disc!!!! I got the original ff8, and it give me that, so I believe it's related to epsxe emulator unknow bugs. 2, during disc 2 of ff8, I can play it, but when it come to the cinematic part, all I see is blank screen, untill the movie is ended, and the game continue. my friends say they got the same problem, so I wonder if anyone out there had come across this problem, and or know the fix to it, coz I like to watch the movie, I got the pal version of ff8.original

September 24th, 2001	#9 (permalink)
Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	That second one sounds like the old mdec glitch. Make sure you have mdecs switched on in epsxecutor. As for disk changing... you need to goto the change cd option in the file menu after you insert the disk for the emu to realise the disks are changed. But as you said you can access it by exiting the emu and restarting so it is not too big a prob in this case. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

September 25th, 2001	#10 (permalink)
gerbilcannon The Pretty One Join Date: May 2001 Location: Collegedale, TN Posts: 1,247	It could also be the saved state glitch too. Look up in other ff8 threads for more info as sorry I am just too bloody tired and sick to type anymore toodooloo. __________________ "Me? I'm a pop idol." "And you will shed tears of scarlet!"

September 25th, 2001	#11 (permalink)
ayashi Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 12	i got the same problem with the ingame videos and yes ...MDECS are enabled ...in ePSXexecutor

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