FF9 problem (PAL)...s'all gone black..

BlackFayth · June 29th, 2002

I just got ePSXe recently so I was trying out a couple of games. Final Fantasy 7 and 8 worked great but I'm having trouble getting final fantasy 9 to work. I've got the same settings that I used for the other 2 games with the addition of the two FF9 game fixes (I'm using Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.63 plugin).

When I try to run the game I just get a black screen...nothing happens. I can come out ok (by pressing esc) so the computer hasn't frozen...

Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks in advance

**Kane** · June 29th, 2002

Have a look at the config guide on my site.
The UK version requires Subchannel reads or patching, and my site details how to do that.

**Betamax** · June 29th, 2002

Could you post your plugin settings?

Vivi Orniter · June 30th, 2002

yes, i suppose to know that...
you must configure your cd-rom.. and in the subchannel reading options, you must choose Use Subchannel SBI/M3S info file (recommended)... then in the file, you must choose a subchannel file (ff9subdisk.sbi).. if you haven't, i can send it to you, ok?
bye

BlackFayth · July 1st, 2002

I downloaded this patch from the ngemu site (its meant to be to for cheating the game...unlimited gil etc. but if you don't change anything the game starts to work

)

Thanks guys for the replies

Everything seems to be working now, the menus in battles flicker a bit, don't know if that's to do with the fps number or something like that..

Vivi Orniter · July 1st, 2002

and the battle spiral effect works perfectly???

BlackFayth · July 1st, 2002

Yeap the swirly battle effects are working fine

Vivi Orniter · July 1st, 2002

umm..... not on my pc

BlackFayth · July 1st, 2002

Here's a screenshot...
the battle effects are great, but the bit below, where hp, mp, and the menu with attack, item etc. are flickers (managed to take a pic when it dissapeared)

**Kellicros** · July 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by BlackFayth
Here's a screenshot...
the battle effects are great, but the bit below, where hp, mp, and the menu with attack, item etc. are flickers (managed to take a pic when it dissapeared)

Set the offscreen drawing to 3. Enhanced.

BlackFayth · July 1st, 2002

Ah that's it fixed

thanks

Vivi Orniter · July 1st, 2002

wow! could you tell me what video board have you got? :eyes:

BlackFayth · July 1st, 2002

What my graphics card? Em...*looks* "32mb nVIDIA GeFORCE 256 AGP CARD"

....if that means anything to you...

**Kane** · July 4th, 2002

It's all there on my site, how to configure this game

Rather than copying it all out and posting it here, why don't you go take a look.

ZERO · July 5th, 2002

i saw your site, but i still can't go on aftewr new game (black screen, only thing i can do is press start and the pause mesage apears)

what did you download for unlimited gin that solved your problem?
i got the spanish ppf but the same keeps happening (the spanish one is the onlyone that the emu recognizes and loads)

BlackFayth · July 9th, 2002

I'm sure I downloaded the patch http://www.ngemu.com/psx/ppf.php <-- there

June 29th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
BlackFayth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	FF9 problem (PAL)...s'all gone black.. I just got ePSXe recently so I was trying out a couple of games. Final Fantasy 7 and 8 worked great but I'm having trouble getting final fantasy 9 to work. I've got the same settings that I used for the other 2 games with the addition of the two FF9 game fixes (I'm using Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.63 plugin). When I try to run the game I just get a black screen...nothing happens. I can come out ok (by pressing esc) so the computer hasn't frozen... Anyone got any ideas? Thanks in advance

June 29th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,250	Have a look at the config guide on my site. The UK version requires Subchannel reads or patching, and my site details how to do that. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Could you post your plugin settings? __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

July 4th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,250	It's all there on my site, how to configure this game Rather than copying it all out and posting it here, why don't you go take a look. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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June 30th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Vivi Orniter Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12	yes, i suppose to know that... you must configure your cd-rom.. and in the subchannel reading options, you must choose Use Subchannel SBI/M3S info file (recommended)... then in the file, you must choose a subchannel file (ff9subdisk.sbi).. if you haven't, i can send it to you, ok? bye

July 1st, 2002	#5 (permalink)
BlackFayth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	I downloaded this patch from the ngemu site (its meant to be to for cheating the game...unlimited gil etc. but if you don't change anything the game starts to work ) Thanks guys for the replies Everything seems to be working now, the menus in battles flicker a bit, don't know if that's to do with the fps number or something like that..

July 1st, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Vivi Orniter Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12	and the battle spiral effect works perfectly???

July 1st, 2002	#7 (permalink)
BlackFayth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	Yeap the swirly battle effects are working fine

July 1st, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Vivi Orniter Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12	umm..... not on my pc

July 1st, 2002	#11 (permalink)
BlackFayth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	Ah that's it fixed thanks

July 1st, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Vivi Orniter Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12	wow! could you tell me what video board have you got? :eyes:

July 1st, 2002	#13 (permalink)
BlackFayth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	What my graphics card? Em...looks "32mb nVIDIA GeFORCE 256 AGP CARD" ....if that means anything to you...

July 5th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
ZERO Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 35	i saw your site, but i still can't go on aftewr new game (black screen, only thing i can do is press start and the pause mesage apears) what did you download for unlimited gin that solved your problem? i got the spanish ppf but the same keeps happening (the spanish one is the onlyone that the emu recognizes and loads)

July 9th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
BlackFayth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 14	I'm sure I downloaded the patch http://www.ngemu.com/psx/ppf.php <-- there