Final Fantasy IX

[lenny_kano]

please help, im trying to get final fantasy ix to work but all i can get is a blank screen. i have the australian pal version, both original and iso, and all i get is a blank screen. i have tried patching the iso files but this didnt help. neither cd nor iso will run. i also hav ffvii pal and ffviii pal and these both work as cd or iso so im really stuck. any help is appreciated.

[Kane]

Have you tried using Subchannel reading?

[lenny_kano]

forgive me for being new but what is this and how would i use it?

[Kane]

....Hmmmm rather than sped ages explaining it, I have a guide on my site here

[lenny_kano]

i just noticed that in your signature, am already there. thanks for your help, ill try your guide and report back if it still doesnt work.

[lenny_kano]

ok followed your guide, i got it running but now ff7 and ff8 run much slower then before, and the graphics are not quite as good. i was previously using the PEOPS psx soft gpu, and this was very good for these 2 games, but if i try that ff9 wont run. is there any way i can get all three running smoothly on the same config, or will i need a different config for each game??

[hushypushy]

what are your computer's specs?

btw make sure to use ePSXe 1.5.2 for FF9

[lenny_kano]

pentium 1.6 ghz, 128 mb ram, thats about all i know lol (not much of a computer person). not sure of video card e.t.c. i am using epsxe 1.6.0 so ill try 1.5.2 and see if that fixes my problems.

[lenny_kano]

ok tried epsxe 1.5.2, exactly the same problems as 1.6.0, nothing changed whatsoever. also, in both versions ff9 runs slowly and with some glitches in the graphics. more specificly, the fmvs run fine, sound matches perfectly etc but the actual game is slow and all text boxes and menus etc look slightly buggy.

[lenny_kano]

is there no way to make this game run using the PEOPS psx soft gpu???

[hushypushy]

there is. try this:

Plugin: P.E.Op.S. Soft Driver 1.1.15
Author: Pete Bernert and the P.E.Op.S. team

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
Stretch mode: 0
Dither mode: 0

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

Misc:
- Scanlines: disabled
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

maybe you need to update your videocard drivers and you will get better performance.

[Kane]

Hmm.... if it's running slower and looking worse in OpenGL, I'd suggest, as Hushypushy said, that your video card drivers are not properly installed.

[lenny_kano]

didnt work, the trainer shows up, and when i end that, the screen goes blank for a few seconds then windows gives me an error and i hafta end espxe. its just a typical 'ePSXe.exe has encoumtered a problem ...........'

[hushypushy]

what type of videocard do you have? make sure you installed the correct drivers. sounds odd but ive seen people trying to install completely wrong drivers.

[lenny_kano]

ok im bracing myself for ridicule but i dont know, how would i check??

[Kane]

Go to display properties (Right click on desktop > Properties > Settings) and it should say something like 'Plug and play monitor on xxxx'

[orysyz]

This is my configuration to make FF IX work on my PC.

GPU > Pete D3D driver (latest)
SPU > P.E.O.P.S Spu (latest)
CDR > P.E.O.P.S Cdr (latest)

Anyway, i cant play this game doesnt work at the ending of the game, i meant emu crash.

[hushypushy]

orysyz use ePSXe 1.5.2.

[lenny_kano]

ok back, i checked my video card. it sez "plug and play monitor on SiS 650". i checked in device manager under display adapters and it says this is working perfectly. there is another item in there "S3 Trio32/64" and it says this is not working properly. could this have something to do wif it???

[Kane]

It means you have an onboard card (that sucks) and a PCI graphics card which isn't in use (that's no better) That's where your problem lies methinks.