Sorry but i cant find any threads that solve this *Chrono Cross

[cane123]

Chrono Cross

well i started a new game everything is cool becuase i used the config from the sticked thead, however when i go to the status screen when you see a specific character stats it just plain black screen and hangs...

i havent played this in ages and the disk is just a borrowed one from a friend and i made it as an .iso file.

so is it just me that has this problem? and if its fixable? thx!

[22point8]

Try making a bin/cue image rather than iso, or find a ppf patch for the game, or use petes cd plugin and try this

[Squall-Leonhart]

adjust the compatibility settings to 4-3-4 in the D3D/OGL1 plugins or 1-3-2 in the OGL2 plugin.

[BeelzemontZero]

thanks for the suggestion


my problem exactly same as cane123's

i guess it also have another problem

in my case ,when i want to use elements the game suddenly run super slow as slug,as my computer is from 1800 era (hey computer haven't exist ,man ^^)

[Squall-Leonhart]

OpenGL is poor on ATI cards, even without the triangle bug, try the D3D plugins.

[Rockfire]

I thought this problem could be solved just by enabling "Odd/even bit hack" in the special game fixes.

[jonc2006]

the odd/even bit hack fixes a lockup issue in CC, i dont know if it will help with slowdown, that could be an entierly different issue with an entierly different solution. its been ages since ive played the game on epsxe so as far as configs go, i dont really know what to suggest atm.

[cane123]

Cool thx for the replies il try this later il let you know if it fixes the problem or not thanks!


Yep it works! time to learn how to play this game again...

one question though is there a way to make this faster (except from upgrading my PC/buying a new one)
here are my settings for the graphics.

oh and

OS: Windows Vista
Ram: 1GB
HDD: 250
Pro: 1.80 ghz not duo
V Card: Intel something chipset

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.76
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: Intel
GFX card: Intel Bear Lake B

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
[32 Bit]- Keep psx aspect ratio: on

Textures:
- R8G8B8A8
- Filtering: 0
- Hi-Res textures: 0
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 4
- Framebuffer texture: 3
- Framebuffer access: 4
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- 15 bit FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: on [00001000]


thx for the help again!!!

[jonc2006]

make sure all background apps that are not needed for your O/S to function are disabled, mainly any anti virus, firewall or other resource hungry apps. i cant really suggest anything else for the settings because there isnt really much you can change for speed with what you are already using. if you want to you can try the "fast" preset but using that could produce glitches if it enables/disables certain things so if you do use it, pay attention to what settings it changes compared to what you have currently. you could also try using a software plugin or another emulator like psx.

[22point8]

Vista needs 2gb or RAM to function properly, and I don't think Intel integrated graphics can handle OGL2. You could try setting your desktop to 16bit colour.

[jonc2006]

thats the OGL1 plugin hes posting the settings for there.

[cane123]

alright cool thx
chrono cross runs alot faster now but im trying to add 1gb mem more.
thx for the replies helped alot!!!!

[jonc2006]

im not too well versed with vista but if you have that 3d aero interface or whatever its called enabled, you should turn it off when using epsxe because you will probably get better performance.

[22point8]

For me aero makes no difference on or off, having said that, if I save state with the directx plugin it goes from aero to vista basic.