ff9 slowdown error?

entropy · March 26th, 2003

in final fantasy 9 i get a big slowdown everytime a spell is cast that has a special effect in battle.
specifically in the "for show" battle at the beginning with the SFX moves.

it happens with practically every spell. any help would be appreciated.

this is what im using for a configuration:

entropy · March 26th, 2003

oh and it does it with the binary file and the actual cdrom.
the disc is in mint condition.

the FPS drops from 60 (ntsc) to about 30-50. 30 and 45 being the most common.

**Yeloazndevil** · March 26th, 2003

try these settings

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.70
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce4 Ti 4200/AGP/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 1280x1024 Fullscreen - NO desktop changing [32 Bit]
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- B8G8R8A8
- Filtering: 6
- Hi-Res textures: off
- VRam size: 128 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 60

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- 15 bit FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: on [00000202]

u should be running at full speed with your pc specs, try reducing FSAA and what catalyst drivers are u using?

entropy · March 27th, 2003

:-/ i cant go above 1024x768. i have an LCD monitor and unfortunately its native res is also its highest res.

**Yeloazndevil** · March 27th, 2003

o, I would use LCD moniters too if I had the money

how's FF9 running now?

entropy · March 27th, 2003

runs perfectly fine >

thanks a lot man!

the effects dont slowdown anymore, and neither does the music.

**Yeloazndevil** · March 27th, 2003

np

I think the effects were slowing down cuz of these 2 settings
Framebuffer Textures - 0
Framebuffer Access - 4

this enable's FVP (software drawing)
which somehow slows things down, it happened to me until I switched it to another setting

March 26th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
entropy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: western massachusetts, USA Posts: 22	oh and it does it with the binary file and the actual cdrom. the disc is in mint condition. the FPS drops from 60 (ntsc) to about 30-50. 30 and 45 being the most common. __________________ "i got the nes-advantage on my side. i take evil- for a ride" r9700 pro, 256mb ddr333, asus p4s533, p4 2ghz @ 300mhz (haha)

March 27th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
entropy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: western massachusetts, USA Posts: 22	:-/ i cant go above 1024x768. i have an LCD monitor and unfortunately its native res is also its highest res. __________________ "i got the nes-advantage on my side. i take evil- for a ride" r9700 pro, 256mb ddr333, asus p4s533, p4 2ghz @ 300mhz (haha)

March 27th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
entropy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: western massachusetts, USA Posts: 22	runs perfectly fine > thanks a lot man! the effects dont slowdown anymore, and neither does the music. __________________ "i got the nes-advantage on my side. i take evil- for a ride" r9700 pro, 256mb ddr333, asus p4s533, p4 2ghz @ 300mhz (haha)

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March 26th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	try these settings Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.70 Author: Pete Bernert Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation GFX card: GeForce4 Ti 4200/AGP/3DNOW! Resolution/Color: - 1280x1024 Fullscreen - NO desktop changing [32 Bit] - Keep psx aspect ratio: off Textures: - B8G8R8A8 - Filtering: 6 - Hi-Res textures: off - VRam size: 128 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: 60 Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 3 - Framebuffer texture: 2 - Framebuffer access: 0 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: on - Advanced blending: on Misc: - Scanlines: off - Line mode: off - Unfiltered FB: off - 15 bit FB: off - Dithering: off - Screen smoothing: off - Screen cushion: off - Game fixes: on [00000202] u should be running at full speed with your pc specs, try reducing FSAA and what catalyst drivers are u using?

March 27th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	o, I would use LCD moniters too if I had the money how's FF9 running now?

March 27th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	np I think the effects were slowing down cuz of these 2 settings Framebuffer Textures - 0 Framebuffer Access - 4 this enable's FVP (software drawing) which somehow slows things down, it happened to me until I switched it to another setting