FF8 Text Problem

Kamikaze42 · September 15th, 2007, 00:34

Hey guys, I'm trying to run FF8, and everything looks great besides ALL the text. Any in-game text is purple and broken (For example, here's the load game screen: xs.to - Hosting - ff8.png)

I'm running Pete's OpenGL2 2.8, as follows:

GFX card: GeForce 8800 GTS 312MB Overclock

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Fullscreen - NO desktop changing
- Internal X resolution: 2
- Internal Y resolution: 3
- Keep psx aspect ratio:
- No render-to-texture: off

- Filtering: 2
- Hi-Res textures: 2
- TexWin pixel shader: on
- VRam size: 256 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 2
- Framebuffer effects: 3
- Framebuffer uploads: 2

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Mdec filter: on
- Screen filtering: on
- Shader effects: 0/1
- Flicker-fix border size: 1
- GF4/XP crash fix: off
- Game fixes: on [00000002]

I've tried almost every different setting and 3 different video plugins, all have the same problem.

The game looks perfect on my PS2, by the way.

Any help would be great, thanks!

Oh, and I just tried running the exact same settings on another PC, and it ran great.

Any ideas what the problem could be? I have the latest drivers for my video card...

Last edited by Kamikaze42; September 15th, 2007 at 01:12.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

Squall-Leonhart · September 15th, 2007, 05:28

here be my settings

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.8
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce FX 5900XT/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Window mode
- Internal X resolution: 2
- Internal Y resolution: 2
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

- Filtering: 4
- Hi-Res textures: 2
- TexWin pixel shader: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

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

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 1
- Framebuffer effects: 3
- Framebuffer uploads: 2

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Mdec filter: on
- Screen filtering: on
- Shader effects: 1/4
- Flicker-fix border size: 0
- GF4/XP crash fix: off
- Game fixes: on [00000002]

if it does it on 3 different plugins then it probably needs updated drivers

Kamikaze42 · September 15th, 2007, 05:56

My graphics card?
They're up to date.

You think theres something else I need to update?

Squall-Leonhart · September 15th, 2007, 07:07

define up to date?

give me the version number and i'll tell you if its up to date or not.

Kamikaze42 · September 15th, 2007, 08:15

Version 162.18 WHQL
Forceware Release 162

Squall-Leonhart · September 15th, 2007, 11:23

the latest are 163.67, i advise you to update to them, even though they are classed as beta, they have more fixes, including one for the texture management in the drivers memory management.

Kamikaze42 · September 15th, 2007, 14:01

Will do, thx.

Squall-Leonhart · September 16th, 2007, 06:40

if it still exists after that post back and i'll run a few tests on my opengl settings.

Kamikaze42 · September 16th, 2007, 22:43

Nope, I got it, thanks!

I needed to change the texture filtering to 5 for some reason (its the only one that works!?). Oh well, thanks again.

Squall-Leonhart · September 17th, 2007, 09:14

that is strange, but not impossible, i always used 6 myself with no issue.. but i've since turned it to 4 as 6 causes miscolouring on FF7 on 2d textures

September 15th, 2007, 00:34	#1
Kamikaze42 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5	FF8 Text Problem Hey guys, I'm trying to run FF8, and everything looks great besides ALL the text. Any in-game text is purple and broken (For example, here's the load game screen: xs.to - Hosting - ff8.png) I'm running Pete's OpenGL2 2.8, as follows: GFX card: GeForce 8800 GTS 312MB Overclock Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Fullscreen - NO desktop changing - Internal X resolution: 2 - Internal Y resolution: 3 - Keep psx aspect ratio: - No render-to-texture: off - Filtering: 2 - Hi-Res textures: 2 - TexWin pixel shader: on - VRam size: 256 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: Auto Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 2 - Framebuffer effects: 3 - Framebuffer uploads: 2 Misc: - Scanlines: off - Mdec filter: on - Screen filtering: on - Shader effects: 0/1 - Flicker-fix border size: 1 - GF4/XP crash fix: off - Game fixes: on [00000002] I've tried almost every different setting and 3 different video plugins, all have the same problem. The game looks perfect on my PS2, by the way. Any help would be great, thanks! Oh, and I just tried running the exact same settings on another PC, and it ran great. Any ideas what the problem could be? I have the latest drivers for my video card... Last edited by Kamikaze42; September 15th, 2007 at 01:12.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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September 15th, 2007, 05:28	#2
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	here be my settings Plugin: Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.8 Author: Pete Bernert Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation GFX card: GeForce FX 5900XT/AGP/SSE/3DNOW! Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Window mode - Internal X resolution: 2 - Internal Y resolution: 2 - Keep psx aspect ratio: off - Filtering: 4 - Hi-Res textures: 2 - TexWin pixel shader: on - VRam size: 0 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: off - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: Auto Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 1 - Framebuffer effects: 3 - Framebuffer uploads: 2 Misc: - Scanlines: off - Mdec filter: on - Screen filtering: on - Shader effects: 1/4 - Flicker-fix border size: 0 - GF4/XP crash fix: off - Game fixes: on [00000002] if it does it on 3 different plugins then it probably needs updated drivers

September 15th, 2007, 05:56	#3
Kamikaze42 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5	My graphics card? They're up to date. You think theres something else I need to update?

September 15th, 2007, 07:07	#4
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	define up to date? give me the version number and i'll tell you if its up to date or not.

September 15th, 2007, 08:15	#5
Kamikaze42 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5	Version 162.18 WHQL Forceware Release 162

September 15th, 2007, 11:23	#6
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	the latest are 163.67, i advise you to update to them, even though they are classed as beta, they have more fixes, including one for the texture management in the drivers memory management.

September 15th, 2007, 14:01	#7
Kamikaze42 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5	Will do, thx.

September 16th, 2007, 06:40	#8
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	if it still exists after that post back and i'll run a few tests on my opengl settings.

September 16th, 2007, 22:43	#9
Kamikaze42 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5	Nope, I got it, thanks! I needed to change the texture filtering to 5 for some reason (its the only one that works!?). Oh well, thanks again.

September 17th, 2007, 09:14	#10
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	that is strange, but not impossible, i always used 6 myself with no issue.. but i've since turned it to 4 as 6 causes miscolouring on FF7 on 2d textures