Final Fantasy Tactics- read all=no help yet

[DrJonz024]

I am using epsxe to play FFT from my cd-rom. The game loads fine and plays fine up until a character uses an ability or magic which at that point the game will freeze/ slow to a crawl and not recover, i cannot get past the first battle.

Processor- Intel core 2 duo t5450 1.66 ghz
Graphics- NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

my computer shouldnt have trouble processing this so i am confused, i have tried multiple setups, not sure what the problem is, if the opening movie and sound and graphics are all fine, what would cause the game to freeze when animations occur- if there is a specific setup for me any of you are aware of i would appreciate the help. if u need any other info on my computer i will supply it promptly. thanks
ps- i have read all tactics related posts but am yet to find settings that get me past a magic spell or a special ability without the game freezing

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.6
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce 8400M GS/PCI/SSE2

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Internal X resolution: 1
- Internal Y resolution: 1
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off
- No render-to-texture: off

- Filtering: 5
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- TexWin pixel shader: off
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer effects: 3
- Framebuffer uploads: 1

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Mdec filter: off
- Screen filtering: on
- Shader effects: 0/1
- Flicker-fix border size: 0
- GF4/XP crash fix: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]



also i have created an iso image so if you can help me with that setup instead that would be cool

[Squall-Leonhart]

set render mode, to 2, and go to petes site and update to 2.8

[DrJonz024]

getting black screen any ideas?

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.8
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce 8400M GS/PCI/SSE2

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Internal X resolution: 1
- Internal Y resolution: 1
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off
- No render-to-texture: §!


- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- TexWin pixel shader: off
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer effects: 3
- Framebuffer uploads: 1

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Mdec filter: on
- Screen filtering: on
- Shader effects: 0/1
- Flicker-fix border size: 0
- GF4/XP crash fix: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

[Squall-Leonhart]

make sure Antialiasing is completely off or create a profile for epsxe.exe with it off in the nvidia control panel.

[DrJonz024]

thanks for the help, it works now, skips some but works

[Squall-Leonhart]

right click epsxe.exe in the task manager and set cpu affinity to 1 core.

[DrJonz024]

did that but it went back to my orignal problem of freezing- know wuts up?

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.8
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce 8400M GS/PCI/SSE2

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Internal X resolution: 1
- Internal Y resolution: 1
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off
- No render-to-texture: €
B

- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- TexWin pixel shader: off
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 1
- Framebuffer effects: 2
- Framebuffer uploads: 1

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Mdec filter: off
- Screen filtering: off
- Shader effects: 0/1
- Flicker-fix border size: 0
- GF4/XP crash fix: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

ps thanks for the help

[Squall-Leonhart]

hmm your offscreen drawing is back on 1....

what is your full system setup.
need all your specs

[DrJonz024]

Processor- Intel core 2 duo t5450 1.66 ghz
Graphics- NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS

wut else do you need?

ive messed wit my setup so much it dont even work at all no more- this stinks

Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
15.4" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
3GB DDR2 System Memory
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS (256MB dedicated memory)
HP Imprint (Clay) Finish + Webcam + Microphone
Integrated Altec Lansing stereo speakers
Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
12-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Dimensions (with 12-cell battery, including feet): 14.1" (L) x 10.1" (W) x 0.75" (min H)/2.0" (max H)
Weight: 6 lb 10 oz (6.625 lb)
65W AC adapter

full system specs

[Squall-Leonhart]

where abouts is new hampshire?

[DrJonz024]

Manchester, u have ne idea wut i can do?

[jonc2006]

your copy must be PAL, try using a .ppf patch.

[Squall-Leonhart]

indeed, i had a feeling xD. its just when you put the word New in front of a place, i start thinking America,

[DrJonz024]

PAL? .ppf patch? excuse me but im not sure wut those are, could you help me out? thx

[Squall-Leonhart]

its a special file that allows Libcrypt protected disks to work, either when the copy was not ripped properly, or when the system can't read the subchannel info from the cd.

[DrJonz024]

thanx for the help every1 but i give up- nothing i have done works

[jonc2006]

is this the only game that does this to you?

[DrJonz024]

its the only game i want to play and the only ps1 game i have
i have a ps2 but no mem card so if i lose a battle i have to start over-its crappy

[jonc2006]

try it out on another emulator like psx.

Originally Posted by Squall-Leonhart

indeed, i had a feeling xD. its just when you put the word New in front of a place, i start thinking America,

lol i dont believe i didnt see this when he mentioned it but the manchester he is referring to is actually in america. i didnt see the new hampshire part at first but its actually is a state here and manchester is a city in it but manchester is also the name of a city in england

[NetKrouse]

Well, I was having this exact same issue across multiple emulators and with various graphics plugins. Game ran rather smoothly, but every time there was a special animation like using an item, or casting a spell the game would hang for a good three or four seconds. Sometimes it wouldn't even recover, but would drop to an abysmal 4 or 5 FPS.

So, I tried the Delta utility which I hadn't used in the past, but figured I'd give it a shot and try using the recommended settings it came with for FFT. Still no luck.

Then on a whim, I ripped an image from the CD using the Delta utility, and whaddya know, worked like a champ. Game runs even more smoothly than before, not even the slightest hint of a slowdown with spells, items, etc.

Long story short, try using a disk image. Cleared my slowdown problems right up. If you'd like, I can post the other plugin details, too.


Currently running on a stock ASUS G2K-A1: AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile (2 cores @ 2.2Ghz), ATI Radeon HD 2600 Mobility 256Mb VRAM, 2 gigs RAM, 160Gb HDD.