FF7 on old and newer pc

axeps2 · December 11th, 2004

i got ff7 1.02 patch. How should i configure to play with hardware accelerator mode on my old and newer pc?

my newer pc

amd xp2400
geforce fx 5200
window xp

older pc: nvidia riva tnt 2, celeron 900 mhz, window ME

Seta-San · December 11th, 2004

i wouldn't touch FFVII on a new PC with a 20 foot pole.

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**Cid Highwind** · December 11th, 2004

With your TNT2 computer everything should run fine. The v1.02 patch IS the Riva TNT patch right?
If so, the only thing you should worry about is when the pre rendered backgrounds show some green or red lines in it. If that happens try to change the texel allignment.

Other than that, you can always try to force some Anti Aliasing with this game, though I don't know if it will work with TNT2 (never tried it myself since my CPU is way slower).
Just mess around with that as long as your framerate will be constant

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Kaiser Sigma · December 11th, 2004

I tested FFVII and FFVIII on my new PC a few days ago and everything worked rather well... FFVII is too fast sometimes (specially on the mini games) but that was the worse I found. You can force AA on both games and honestly it does some miracles over the low quality 2D backgrounds.

dukenukem · December 11th, 2004

A tnt riva doesn't support fsaa so i doubt he could use it,also ff7 should run fine on both systems

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ChankastRules · December 11th, 2004

There's a patch for it to run better on win XP, patch 1.4, you should apply it on your new comp before playing.

Modem1 · December 11th, 2004

That's only for the chocobo races I believe. Only apply it when you need to get past it. Direct3D is disabled in the choc patch, so it's not recommended 'till you need it.
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axeps2 · December 13th, 2004

now i getting real confused, the chocobo patch disable direct 3d?

and i was asking with the 1.02 patch, what options shud be ticked or left unticked on my different PCs.there is a nvidia box which when ticked will give 2 more boxes, riva 128 and tnt.

i tried once with tnt ticked on my geforce 5200 win xp pc and i only get 2 seoncds of blackscreen before getting booted out.

tried with same setting on tnt2 pc and i get fine gameplay but... occassionally the screen flashes white.

Modem1 · December 16th, 2004

Okay...

1: The game has multiple patches.

Windows XP patch (worthless, shouldn't use)

Chocobo patch (which isn't the RIVA TNT patch), which should *ONLY* be used when you need to get past any part of the game which needs chocobo racing. Doesn't have any sort of Direct3D options though for non-3dfx cards, however. So the game looks a little but-ugly (kinda like the PS version)

RIVA TNT patch enables Direct3D on non-3DFX cards to make the game look better. This patch works fine with all ATI and nVidia cards I've tested. Not working correctly could be a driver issue with your card. This is the one you should use regularly.

These all come in seperate .EXE's that should be able to be unzipped at any time you want. Meaning that you can just rename them in order to have them in the FF7 folder at all times. Just rename the chocobo one to something like FF7.exe.chocobo or something like that for when you need it. Then rename the ff7.exe (the TNT one) to something else if you need to use the chocobo patched one, and just rename that one (the chocobo one) back to FF7.exe. This is all it should look like when trying to run the game with the TNT patch.
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Hatorijr · December 17th, 2004

i had some trouble getting final fantasy 7 to run on my computer, under xp i get it to run very well except for a small problem which is the game crashing randomly and i have used different patches without success. since i have updated stuff since last i played i should probably test it again but it will probably still have same problem.

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axeps2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: sg Posts: 5	FF7 on old and newer pc i got ff7 1.02 patch. How should i configure to play with hardware accelerator mode on my old and newer pc? my newer pc amd xp2400 geforce fx 5200 window xp older pc: nvidia riva tnt 2, celeron 900 mhz, window ME

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dukenukem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: tucson Posts: 1,778	A tnt riva doesn't support fsaa so i doubt he could use it,also ff7 should run fine on both systems. __________________ new pc=pentiumd 820 dualcore,250gb sata hdd,intel gma 950,19 inch lcd,lexmark printer,8in1 media card reader. laptop=hp pavilion dv51099nr core2 duot 5800,500gb wd 5400rpm hdd,512mb nvidia9600gt mobile gfxcard,15.4 inch 1280x800 screen,8x dvd burner.

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Seta-San PCSX2ベータテスター Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,420	i wouldn't touch FFVII on a new PC with a 20 foot pole. __________________

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,550	With your TNT2 computer everything should run fine. The v1.02 patch IS the Riva TNT patch right? If so, the only thing you should worry about is when the pre rendered backgrounds show some green or red lines in it. If that happens try to change the texel allignment. Other than that, you can always try to force some Anti Aliasing with this game, though I don't know if it will work with TNT2 (never tried it myself since my CPU is way slower). Just mess around with that as long as your framerate will be constant __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*

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Kaiser Sigma ~ Lord of Darkness ~ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: A place darker than the night. Posts: 14,637	I tested FFVII and FFVIII on my new PC a few days ago and everything worked rather well... FFVII is too fast sometimes (specially on the mini games) but that was the worse I found. You can force AA on both games and honestly it does some miracles over the low quality 2D backgrounds.

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ChankastRules NextGenerationGaymulation Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sweden ( Proud Game Developer ) Posts: 2,771	There's a patch for it to run better on win XP, patch 1.4, you should apply it on your new comp before playing.

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Modem1 Ph33r teh hammy! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Near Seattle, WA Posts: 496	That's only for the chocobo races I believe. Only apply it when you need to get past it. Direct3D is disabled in the choc patch, so it's not recommended 'till you need it. - Modem __________________ Hiya! Windows XP Professional VLE MSI K8N Neo2 Motherboard Athlon 64 3500+ 2GB PC-3200 Dual Channel Ram (2X 1GB) 2X 160GB 7200 RPM HDD's (Raid-0) 2X 200GB 7200 SATA HDD's (Not raided...yet) GeForce 6800GT 256mb ViewSonic 19" LCD Comcast Cable Internet - Local servers downloading at about 850KB/sec. Handy.

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axeps2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: sg Posts: 5	now i getting real confused, the chocobo patch disable direct 3d? and i was asking with the 1.02 patch, what options shud be ticked or left unticked on my different PCs.there is a nvidia box which when ticked will give 2 more boxes, riva 128 and tnt. i tried once with tnt ticked on my geforce 5200 win xp pc and i only get 2 seoncds of blackscreen before getting booted out. tried with same setting on tnt2 pc and i get fine gameplay but... occassionally the screen flashes white.

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Hatorijr Emu Author Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 374	i had some trouble getting final fantasy 7 to run on my computer, under xp i get it to run very well except for a small problem which is the game crashing randomly and i have used different patches without success. since i have updated stuff since last i played i should probably test it again but it will probably still have same problem.