MegamanX4-6...I have read the help file.

ThunderClaw · October 5th, 2002

Okay, the music, obviously, is skipping. I know I have to add the '-noseekinxa' command line switch to get it to work.

However, when I enter my DOS prompt (I'm running Windows ME) and enter the commands, ePSXe complains that '-noseekinxa' is NOT a valid command switch.

What do I need to do to get this to work?

Also, a few select games--most notably Megaman 8 and Strider--run rather slowly. This is odd since I'm using an 800 MHz computer...double the 'recommended' clock speed. Is there a certain setting I have to change--perhaps the plugins--to remedy this?

**Ryos** · October 5th, 2002

You need to put a single quote around -noseekinxa (just like you have it here). In other words, C:\programfolderepxeisin\epsxe.exe '-noseekinxa'

As to your speed question, is this when using a software GPU or a hardware filtering GPU?

ThunderClaw · October 6th, 2002

Oh, geez, I feel like a moron. >_<

Anyway the GPU I'm using is...*goes to check* "Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.45".

I believe that's a software plugin. Somebody else suggested to me that I should just force a certain framerate on the game to fix the slowdown problem. Does that sound like a good idea?

**Kane** · October 6th, 2002

1.45? You need to download 1.66. It's an OpenGL plugin, which uses 3d hardware.

**Ryos** · October 6th, 2002

Better yet, go with getting the latest version of P.E.Op.S., a software GPU. You probably won't have much luck trying to get good speed in the games you mentioned with a hardware accelerator GPU like Pete's OpenGL plugin. Of course, downloading the latest version of Pege's OpenGL GPU is a good idea anyway for other games.

ThunderClaw · October 6th, 2002

Well, part of the problem was that there was a framerate limit, which I removed. ^_- That helped a lot. I'll look around for the ones you mentioned, though.

Anyway, even after using '-noseekinxa', the music in X4-6 still skips. The sound plugin I use is Pete's MIDAS Audio Driver 1.7, though I've also tried the Core plugin and Eternal SPU Plugin 1.0 with a variety of options. Nothing works. My sound card is an SB Live! edition...so it's not like it sucks.

**Ryos** · October 6th, 2002

Again, is this with the updated hardware GPU or a software GPU? A hardware GPU is going to have problems with music unless you remove just about everything that makes using the accelerated GPU worthwhile. BTW, don't use Pete's MIDAS Audio Driver 1.7, it's old. Eternal SPU Plugin 1.0 you should update to 1.3 and then if you still have sound problems, fiddle around with the sound buffer size.

ThunderClaw · October 6th, 2002

No, this was the same GPU as before. I'm updating my plugin, but I don't expect any more problems. (the GPU I have now runs admirably with the framerate limit gone...just not perfectly. I can live with admirable quite well, thank you. ^_-)

I'm getting these upgrades now. I will get back to this topic, if nothing else, just to thank you guys for your patience with me. ^_^

EDIT: Uh, the Peops version I'm getting is 1.8, September 5, 2002 vinatage, according to Sourceforge. This is the latest version, correct?

EDIT2: I did note the 'GPU plugin can sometimes cause sound problems' post. The only reason I can think to justify this would be the framerate slowdown. Am I just uninformed?

October 5th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
ThunderClaw Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4	MegamanX4-6...I have read the help file. Okay, the music, obviously, is skipping. I know I have to add the '-noseekinxa' command line switch to get it to work. However, when I enter my DOS prompt (I'm running Windows ME) and enter the commands, ePSXe complains that '-noseekinxa' is NOT a valid command switch. What do I need to do to get this to work? Also, a few select games--most notably Megaman 8 and Strider--run rather slowly. This is odd since I'm using an 800 MHz computer...double the 'recommended' clock speed. Is there a certain setting I have to change--perhaps the plugins--to remedy this?

October 5th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	You need to put a single quote around -noseekinxa (just like you have it here). In other words, C:\programfolderepxeisin\epsxe.exe '-noseekinxa' As to your speed question, is this when using a software GPU or a hardware filtering GPU? __________________ Sanity is overrated.

October 6th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
ThunderClaw Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4	. Oh, geez, I feel like a moron. >_< Anyway the GPU I'm using is...goes to check "Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.45". I believe that's a software plugin. Somebody else suggested to me that I should just force a certain framerate on the game to fix the slowdown problem. Does that sound like a good idea?

October 6th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	1.45? You need to download 1.66. It's an OpenGL plugin, which uses 3d hardware. __________________ >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

October 6th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Better yet, go with getting the latest version of P.E.Op.S., a software GPU. You probably won't have much luck trying to get good speed in the games you mentioned with a hardware accelerator GPU like Pete's OpenGL plugin. Of course, downloading the latest version of Pege's OpenGL GPU is a good idea anyway for other games. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

October 6th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
ThunderClaw Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4	Well, part of the problem was that there was a framerate limit, which I removed. ^_- That helped a lot. I'll look around for the ones you mentioned, though. Anyway, even after using '-noseekinxa', the music in X4-6 still skips. The sound plugin I use is Pete's MIDAS Audio Driver 1.7, though I've also tried the Core plugin and Eternal SPU Plugin 1.0 with a variety of options. Nothing works. My sound card is an SB Live! edition...so it's not like it sucks.

October 6th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Again, is this with the updated hardware GPU or a software GPU? A hardware GPU is going to have problems with music unless you remove just about everything that makes using the accelerated GPU worthwhile. BTW, don't use Pete's MIDAS Audio Driver 1.7, it's old. Eternal SPU Plugin 1.0 you should update to 1.3 and then if you still have sound problems, fiddle around with the sound buffer size. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

October 6th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
ThunderClaw Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4	No, this was the same GPU as before. I'm updating my plugin, but I don't expect any more problems. (the GPU I have now runs admirably with the framerate limit gone...just not perfectly. I can live with admirable quite well, thank you. ^_-) I'm getting these upgrades now. I will get back to this topic, if nothing else, just to thank you guys for your patience with me. ^_^ EDIT: Uh, the Peops version I'm getting is 1.8, September 5, 2002 vinatage, according to Sourceforge. This is the latest version, correct? EDIT2: I did note the 'GPU plugin can sometimes cause sound problems' post. The only reason I can think to justify this would be the framerate slowdown. Am I just uninformed? Last edited by ThunderClaw; October 6th, 2002 at 14:40.

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