Another FF9 Issue, Boss Won't Appear

[phoenix85044]

I'm in the Desert Palace and Valia Pira simply doesn't appear. I'm at the top of the dungeon and he should appear. However, because he doesn't, I cannot progress in the game.

Has anyone else seen this before? Is this a FF9 ISO issue or ePSXe issue or even just an FF9 issue in general?

Oh, and is there a way to play around with the game when it's running, like when you could pop open the lid and stuff on a real PSX?

Thanks for the help

[Rockfire]

Are you shore you did it right? whats you computer specs?

[phoenix85044]

I'm sure I did everything right. And I'm sure my specs are fine, as I've played and finished FF7, FF8, Megaman X4-6, and Chrono Cross.

Before you guys reply any more, I'm gonna get my ISO again, this time making it from a friend's FF9 CD.

Thanks for helping, though. If I still have problems later, I'll come back.

[Match]

I'm actually having the exact same problem. Hopefully someone here has a fix for it. No matter what I do, this exact same boss just refuses to appear. The boss fight is triggered by 'inspecting' a candle, which you walk up to. But the game simply won't let me look at the thing.

It's frustrating to be this far in, for nothing.

[Shendo]

Are you using cheats, like with PEC or something?

[Match]

No cheats.

I'm running on an ISO, but it's a personally made one (well, made by a friend, since I couldn't get it to work). The CD, which (as far as I can see) isn't damaged is giving me the same problem. Is there any way around this, at all? Even a different emulator that'd be compatible with the save file, to get past this part (via CD or ISO, or whichever; I prefer ISO for the speed, but can do either)?

Or would anyone be willing to get past that fight for me, if I posted my memory card file? Anything?

It's pretty frustrating.

[Shendo]

You can use a different emulator like PSXeven, PCSX, SSSPSX, pSX, they all
can use the same memory card format.

You can post the memorycard if you want.

[hushypushy]

when threads like this come up, i keep having a weird feeling like you're in the wrong place.

[ChankastRules]

No if I understand it correctly it's the boss that is in the wrong place :P

Either way you guys, a lot of people played through FF9 without any problems on epsxe 1.5.2 ( 1.6 has a bunch of problems so if you're using that well....) :P

[Match]

I got it. I was bored enough last night that I just re-ripped my ISO. No idea what the original problem was, but the second that I opened my save file in the new game?

The boss was right there, waiting. Things are working fine, now. Thanks for the help, to those who tried/offered.

To hushy, no, I don't think we're in the wrong place. Being that this is the area for technical issues with a game, and we're... discussing... a technical issue with a game.

[Shendo]

Originally Posted by Match

To hushy, no, I don't think we're in the wrong place. Being that this is the area for technical issues with a game, and we're... discussing... a technical issue with a game.

I believe he didn't meant like that, anyway glad to see that you have fixed
your problem.

[pjb]

Well it could be that you didnt pull all of the candle things.
and if you get all of the powerup things you restrict his powers, to nothing

[hushypushy]

i meant that you were in the wrong place, in the game. there have been a lot of people who have come back embarrassed because they were at a different place than they thought they were.