Final Fantasy 9 Problem

[Jimdfop]

Right, i've searched the forums and read the faqs and i've not found anything that will sort out my problem so thought i'd make a thread and see if you guys have any ideas.

With the .ppf files the game won't load at all so I dunno if i'm doing something wrong? All i'm doing is unzipping them into the patches folder. I am using 1.5.2 by the way.

I had some .65 files before and it got further than the ppf files but then it crashed because of the peops gpu. What's the difference between the files?

I'm running peops for gpu and sound and i'm also running an iso of the original cd. I've tried a few other graphics plugins and none of them seem to run very well, tried another emulator as well and that didn't work either. Spec of laptop isn't that great but it runs ff8 fine so thought it would be alright for 9.

Any ideas people?

[FoxSevent]

So what's you prob the game doessn't start or the patches dosen't work ??

Try running from CD meaby its the iso is damaged i have FF9 right now and it work just fine

[Jimdfop]

Well, both really. With the patches not working, the game won't run. I just get the blank screen. It could be the patches that aren't working or it could be the way I have it set up.

I've just found the .65 files again so i'll run the program and post the error report up here. i'll also get a copy of the plugin settings.

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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: ePSXe.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 3cd588b6
Fault Module Name: gpuPeopsSoft.dll
Fault Module Version: 1.17.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 42aadd88
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0003fd4a
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057
Additional Information 1: 6d8b
Additional Information 2: e06c0374ae68f7762ee40e791c6eeb7e
Additional Information 3: d7aa
Additional Information 4: 7e511c06c27f02718fe76d22d8e74fd1
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Plugin: P.E.Op.S. Soft Driver 1.1.17
Author: Pete Bernert and the P.E.Op.S. team

Resolution/Color:
- 800x600 Window mode
Stretch mode: 2
Dither mode: 0

Framerate:
- FPS limit: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 50.0

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

Try to change gpu plugin to Pete's D3D
Try using another EMU like pSX
What region you have the game in PAL or NTSC
if the pal then you need to find a patch cause that version has some protection probs with ePSXe

[Jimdfop]

Petes plugins don't agree with my laptop at all. Tried running all of them and even on fast setting they're really jerky and slow. Tried other emus as well which doesn't seem to help :s

The game is pal so yeah I need the patches, but i've put them in the folder and still nothing.

I actually had the game running the other day with the .65 files in the patches folder. Then it suddenly stopped working and I have no idea why.

[FoxSevent]

Hmm
Run ePSXe
Options-Auto Load ppf files enabled

Post you'r Lap spec


Try re dowlnoading ePSXe and plugins

[Jimdfop]

Yeah, that options enabled, still doesn't like loading the ppf files.

This is my complete laptop spec...

CPU-Z 1.43 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo
Code Name Merom
Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual CPU T2310 @ 1.46GHz
Package Socket P (478)
Family/Model/Stepping 6.F.D
Extended Family/Model 6.F
Core Stepping M0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1463.0 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 11.0 x 133.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 532.0 MHz
Stock frequency 1466 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 1024 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge Intel GM965 rev. C0
Southbridge Intel 82801HBM (ICH8-ME) rev. 03
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Memory Frequency 266.0 MHz (1:2)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 4.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 12 clocks
System
System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
System Name Presario C700 Notebook PC
System S/N CND7470W2M
Mainboard Vendor Hewlett-Packard
Mainboard Model 30D9
BIOS Vendor Hewlett-Packard
BIOS Version F.08
BIOS Date 09/13/2007
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 512 MBytes, MOSEL
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 512 MBytes, MOSEL
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Home Premium Edition (Build 6000)
DirectX Version 10.0

[FoxSevent]

Odd your lap is good enough to run petes D3D
hmm
meaby it's Vista related prob
try reinstaling the drivers to your GPU
i Dunno

[22point8]

Did you actually patch the iso you made, there is some utility you need to use to attach the ppf to the iso permanently. I think you can find it at a site called Aldo's Tools

Console Gaming World - PSX - PPF Patch Engines here you go ppf-patch-o-matic

[Jimdfop]

Aaah ok, I was under the impression you just stuck them in the patches folder and that was it. Cheers for the advice i'll give it a go.

Nope, patches have been applied and it just keeps crashing after the trainer screen

[jonc2006]

why dont you just run the game from the cd?

[Jimdfop]

Because that doesn't work either. I'm sure it's something to do with the gpu. The game runs with petes plugins but as soon as I get into a battle the slowdown is unbearable. Also I know it can work with the peops plugin because I had it working the other night. It just randomly stopped working.

[Squall-Leonhart]

Use the original CD
Set the CDR plugin to the built in epsxe Win2k plugin.
Enable Read Subchannel Data

CD should now work.

if it does not, it is not the CD but the graphics settings are set incorrectly for the capabilities of your Card/Chip.