Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem

ZodiaK · September 11th, 2003

been playing these games and have a similar problem with both of them..

Chrono cross starts up, runs through the intro, I select 'new game' and vibratino off and then it goes to a black screen and never does anything else...

Vandal Hearts II plays fine, but I just beat the battle of Luiki Checkpoint and it goes to the Loading screen, then turns into a black screen (well past the midpoint of the game). Both of these have been played by others all the way through with no problems what-so-ever.

the files are both .bin/.cue's

i'm running ePSXe with Pete's Soft drivers (the ogl drivers crash epsxe for me)

sys specs:

Athlon XP 1800+
1280mb pc2700 ddr ram
GeForce Ti-4600

thanks in advance for the help!

ZodiaK · September 11th, 2003

forgot to mention: tried with pete's 1.74 D3D drivers, and it didn't help chrono cross... unsure about vandal hearts.. it's kind of unplayable since it freezes the screen when i go to move (when it goes to split screen)

RSK · September 11th, 2003

I have the exact same problem with Chrono Cross, and I think it's an issue with ePSXe 1.6, cause It played fine in 1.5.2 ... So is the game broken in 1.6 or is there a workaround?

fenris-wolf · September 11th, 2003

Under the special game fixes in Petes Ogl and D3d plugin, one of them fixes the chrono cross problem. I forget which one it is since i am not at home to try but... just try them all one at a time. Its like fifth or sixth from the last

ZodiaK · September 12th, 2003

i look on pete's site and didn't see specific game fixes?

fenris-wolf · September 12th, 2003

It is not a specific game fix. There is a bunch of fixes in petes plugin under configuration->special game fixes. One of the many fixes, fixes the chrono cross problem. the fix is called the "odd/even bit hack" .

ZodiaK · September 12th, 2003

the bit hack fixed vandal hearts, but with the D3D plug-in (which it looks much better with) it freezes up whenever i move a character (it's supposed to go to split-screen) but goes back to normal when the move is over. any suggestions for that?

fenris-wolf · September 12th, 2003

Dont know, never played that game. I only knew about CC fix since i had the same prob.

RSK · September 12th, 2003

well, How do I make chrono Cross look the best? my comp can handle it

A printscreen of the video config would be nice, tnx in advance

IceEdgE · August 15th, 2004

*sigh*, i just posted this on another thread, but... go to Pete's Domain and download the latest video plugin. Open GL2 works best but it needs a strong comp. I've heard of his other plugin working w/ the split screen, but I'm not certain. BTW, the problem w/ the split screen is that epsxe is trying to emulate a special effect that is not recognized.

**hushypushy** · August 15th, 2004

um, great advice, but this thread is almost a whole year old, try not to revive old threads , eh? im closing this thread.

September 11th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
ZodiaK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem been playing these games and have a similar problem with both of them.. Chrono cross starts up, runs through the intro, I select 'new game' and vibratino off and then it goes to a black screen and never does anything else... Vandal Hearts II plays fine, but I just beat the battle of Luiki Checkpoint and it goes to the Loading screen, then turns into a black screen (well past the midpoint of the game). Both of these have been played by others all the way through with no problems what-so-ever. the files are both .bin/.cue's i'm running ePSXe with Pete's Soft drivers (the ogl drivers crash epsxe for me) sys specs: Athlon XP 1800+ 1280mb pc2700 ddr ram GeForce Ti-4600 thanks in advance for the help!

September 11th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
RSK Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 52	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem I have the exact same problem with Chrono Cross, and I think it's an issue with ePSXe 1.6, cause It played fine in 1.5.2 ... So is the game broken in 1.6 or is there a workaround? __________________ AMD Athlon 3000+ Nvidia Gforce FX 5200 Win XP

September 11th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
fenris-wolf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 59	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem Under the special game fixes in Petes Ogl and D3d plugin, one of them fixes the chrono cross problem. I forget which one it is since i am not at home to try but... just try them all one at a time. Its like fifth or sixth from the last __________________ Current PC System: Athlon XP 2500 Barton (333FSB):1GB Kingston HyperX memory(PC2700): ATI Radeon 9500 Pro:MSI Motherboard(KT400A Chipset) : OS: Windows 2000 System 2: Athlon Xp 1700 Jiuhb Dut3c @ 2200 mhz 10.5 * 210FSB: Ati Radeon DDR 198/198 @ 234/234 : 1GB Kingston HyperX(3200)(overclocked): Abit NF7-S v.2: Windows 2000

September 12th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
ZodiaK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem i look on pete's site and didn't see specific game fixes?

September 12th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
fenris-wolf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 59	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem It is not a specific game fix. There is a bunch of fixes in petes plugin under configuration->special game fixes. One of the many fixes, fixes the chrono cross problem. the fix is called the "odd/even bit hack" . __________________ Current PC System: Athlon XP 2500 Barton (333FSB):1GB Kingston HyperX memory(PC2700): ATI Radeon 9500 Pro:MSI Motherboard(KT400A Chipset) : OS: Windows 2000 System 2: Athlon Xp 1700 Jiuhb Dut3c @ 2200 mhz 10.5 * 210FSB: Ati Radeon DDR 198/198 @ 234/234 : 1GB Kingston HyperX(3200)(overclocked): Abit NF7-S v.2: Windows 2000

September 11th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
ZodiaK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	forgot to mention: tried with pete's 1.74 D3D drivers, and it didn't help chrono cross... unsure about vandal hearts.. it's kind of unplayable since it freezes the screen when i go to move (when it goes to split screen)

September 12th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
ZodiaK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem the bit hack fixed vandal hearts, but with the D3D plug-in (which it looks much better with) it freezes up whenever i move a character (it's supposed to go to split-screen) but goes back to normal when the move is over. any suggestions for that?

September 12th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
fenris-wolf Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 59	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem Dont know, never played that game. I only knew about CC fix since i had the same prob. __________________ Current PC System: Athlon XP 2500 Barton (333FSB):1GB Kingston HyperX memory(PC2700): ATI Radeon 9500 Pro:MSI Motherboard(KT400A Chipset) : OS: Windows 2000 System 2: Athlon Xp 1700 Jiuhb Dut3c @ 2200 mhz 10.5 * 210FSB: Ati Radeon DDR 198/198 @ 234/234 : 1GB Kingston HyperX(3200)(overclocked): Abit NF7-S v.2: Windows 2000

September 12th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
RSK Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 52	Re: Chrono Cross and Vandal Hearts II problem well, How do I make chrono Cross look the best? my comp can handle it A printscreen of the video config would be nice, tnx in advance __________________ AMD Athlon 3000+ Nvidia Gforce FX 5200 Win XP

August 15th, 2004	#10 (permalink)
IceEdgE Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hayward Posts: 10	sigh, i just posted this on another thread, but... go to Pete's Domain and download the latest video plugin. Open GL2 works best but it needs a strong comp. I've heard of his other plugin working w/ the split screen, but I'm not certain. BTW, the problem w/ the split screen is that epsxe is trying to emulate a special effect that is not recognized.

August 15th, 2004	#11 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	um, great advice, but this thread is almost a whole year old, try not to revive old threads , eh? im closing this thread. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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