Low FPS in battles

[Lagiacrus]

I started playing FF7 with mods earlier today and everything worked fine. I got a tad annoyed with the d-pad not working so I closed the game and tried to fix that but didn't get anywhere. However, oddly, when I later tried playing again, the fps in battles plummets and they also feel a tad slow. During some animations, it will randomly speed up a bit but for the most part it is very choppy. I don't believe anything I attempted to get the d-pad to work could have affected this? I have tried deactivating the 60 fps in battles mod and reactivating, restarting computer etc. I've looked at several other posts on this forum but I can't seem to find someone with similar context with their issue.


Here are my profile details,

Miscellaneous - Dynamic Cloud Weapons
ID: 5d6a46f7-b0b0-43b1-88cb-f54de763c5b1
Version: 2.33
CloudSword = 1
Sword = 1
Dynamic = 1

Battle Models - Weapons
ID: fe92e17c-f60d-4cf5-9c79-889f93d1edcb
Version: 2.1
weapons_aerith = 3
weapons_caitsith = 1
weapons_cloud = 1
weapons_sephiroth = 1
weapons_yuffie = 1

Field Models - Objects
ID: 7f1274cf-3bf8-4ae6-a722-d2f374c902fc
Version: 2.1
huge_materia = 1
materia = 2
potions = 1
save_point = 2

Battle Models - Characters
ID: 1917178d-5ef1-42e2-9c5c-58045588b3f4
Version: 2.1
models_aerith = 1
models_barret = 2
models_caitsith = 1
models_cid = 2
models_cloud = 4
models_redxiii = 3
models_sephiroth = 1
models_tifa = 3
models_vincent = 2
models_yuffie = 1

Battle Models - Enemies
ID: 267ef1d2-599c-4f4d-860c-b838f402c587
Version: 2.1
models_diamond = 1
models_frogs = 2
models_scorpion = 1
models_jenova = 1
models_joker = 1
models_life_form = 1
models_motorball = 1
models_ruby = 1
models_soldiers = 1
models_sweeper = 1

Battle Textures
ID: ad83c8b5-249d-41f9-84a4-cd35200da6af
Version: 2.0
battle_bg = 2

Field Models - Main Characters
ID: efe1b0ec-6ce3-43f7-9659-f1bc9d36f60c
Version: 2.2
models_cloud = 0
models_aerith = 2
models_barret = 6
models_caitsith = 1
models_cid = 2
models_redxiii = 3
models_sephiroth = 1
models_tifa = 4
models_vincent = 2
models_yuffie = 1

Field Models - Non-Player Characters
ID: d329bc05-3dc0-4f35-94aa-632986f47194
Version: 2.34
models_base = 1
models_biggs = 1
models_jessie = 1
models_wedge = 1

Media - Music and Sound
ID: 2bdd4a94-4b06-46ca-af0a-37b9dfef25aa
Version: 2.1
music = 6
sound = 0

Menu - Avatars and Backdrops
ID: aec06415-0f12-410b-ac43-f4e89e363729
Version: 2.1
avatars_aerith = 2
avatars_barret = 2
avatars_cait_sith = 2
avatars_chocobo = 2
avatars_cid = 2
avatars_cloud = 2
avatars_cloud_young = 2
avatars_red_xiii = 2
avatars_sephiroth = 2
avatars_tifa = 2
avatars_vincent = 2
avatars_yuffie = 2
game_over = 1
prelude = 2
start_menu = 10

Minigames Collection
ID: ee718ab3-0aa5-43b2-b7bc-82c69fcd19d0
Version: 2.31
chocobo_models = 1
condor_models = 1
motorbike_models = 2
chocobo_textures = 1
coaster_textures = 1
condor_textures = 1
motorbike_textures = 1
snowboard_textures = 1
wonder_square = 1

Spell Textures
ID: b97373a2-aa9f-40e3-9a3d-aeaa846391d4
Version: 2.1
magic = 2
coin = 0
limit = 0

The Reunion - Beacause and Menu Overhaul
ID: 3ee8d570-ac8b-471e-ad3f-53de21248652
Version: 2.1
beacause = 1
menu = 1
break = 0
hand = 0
nbb = 0
ncb = 0

World Models - Characters
ID: a5b9a2f3-c9e3-4cbb-947a-1489ebeeb921
Version: 2.1
cid_world = 2
cloud_world = 5
tifa_world = 4

World Models - Enemies
ID: 0d0cc481-4cc3-4e7e-9529-fa7077b38615
Version: 2.0
diamond = 2
emerald = 1
ruby = 1
ultima = 1

World Models - Vehicles
ID: 0e056cf4-7b37-49e1-aa9e-c57bc73db954
Version: 2.0
buggy = 1
chocobo = 1
highwind = 1
submarine = 1
tiny_bronco = 1

World Textures
ID: 35e0906d-7da4-4da2-b10d-87149d291a38
Version: 2.0
world_bg = 2

Remako_HD_Graphics_Mod_BETA_0.1
ID: 494bd3a6-6baa-4f77-929c-d867b38ba5ab
Version: 1.0
field_bg = 1

Media - Movies
ID: 4f61f4cf-6733-4503-93f4-ed7fdfee21a6
Version: 2.1
movie = 2

Animations
ID: 653bb2b6-3999-4bb0-bc21-2ae299bb7b87
Version: 2.1
f_animation = 1
w_animation = 1
60fps = 1
fba = 0
fbn = 0
fed = 0
fs = 0

And the APP.txt (although there is no crash in my case).

[00000000] INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.8.1b
[00000000] INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
[00000000] INFO: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 960/PCIe/SSE2 4.6.0 NVIDIA 419.35
[00000000] INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
[00000000] INFO: Using PBO
[00000000] INFO: Found swap_control extension
[00000000] GLITCH: Unable to turn on vsync
[00000000] INFO: Max texture size: 16384x16384
[00000000] INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1842x1014, output resolution 1352x1014, internal resolution 3840x2160
[00000000] INFO: Shader limits: varying 124, vert uniform 4096, frag uniform 4096
[00000000] INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
[00000000] INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
[00000000] INFO: VGMStream music plugin loaded
[00000000] INFO: Loading external library Multi.dll
[00000000] LOCK UNLOCK TEST
[00000001] MATRIX INITIALIZE
[00000001] INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
[00000001] initializing sound...
[00000001] creating dsound primary buffer
[00000001] reading audio file
[00000001] loading static sounds
[00000001] sound initialized
[00000001] set music volume: 127
[00000001] set music volume: 127
[00000001] Entering MAIN
[00000001] Exiting MAIN
[00000001] START OF CREDITS!!!
[00000001] INFO: D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\data\movies\eidoslogo.avi; h264/aac 1280x960, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 10.193000, frames: 153
[00000147] set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
[00000150] INFO: D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\data\movies\sqlogo.avi; h264/aac 1280x896, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 14.605000, frames: 219
[00000212] END OF CREDITS!!!
[00000212] Entering MAIN
[00000212] set music volume: 127
[00000212] Exiting MAIN
[00000212] START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
[00000384] END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
[00000384] Entering MAIN
[00000388] Exiting MAIN
[00000388] Field Start
[00000389] INFO: D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\data\movies\opening.avi; h264/aac 1280x896, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 127.570000, frames: 1914
[00003007] Field Quit
[00003007] Entering MAIN
[00003007] Exiting MAIN
[00003007] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
[00003007] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
[00003010] Swirl sound_effect1
[00003010] stop_sound
[00003010] End of Swirl sound_effect1
[00003089] Entering FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
[00003089] Exitting FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
[00003089] Entering MAIN
[00003091] Exiting MAIN
[00003091] [BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE
[00003091] [BATTLE] Scene# 300
[00003091] [BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE
[00003335] [BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[00004359] [BATTLE] End of current battle
[00004359] [BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
[00004360] [BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
[00004361] [BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
[00004362] [BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
[00004623] stop_sound
[00004624] [BATTLE] Entering FRAME_QUIT
[00004624] [BATTLE] endof battle.
[00004624] [BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_QUIT
[00004624] Entering MAIN
[00004624] Exiting MAIN
[00004624] START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
[00004755] WM_CLOSE
[00004755] END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
[00004755] Field Quit
[00004755] UNINITIALIZE DD

[LordUrQuan]

I see a couple of things...
- The bottom of your load order is out-of-sorts (remako is a field textures mod, media-movies should be with media-sound, and animations somewhere higher up as well).
- Your resolutions aren't anything like what I've seen in my 30 years of gaming
- The FAQ specifically says to avoid \Program Files and \Program Files (x86)  (though since I'm a CD player rather than Steam, I honestly don't know whether or not you have a choice in the matter)
- The 60fps option doesn't always work as intended anyways...

[Lagiacrus]

So I tried a few more (sadly obvious) things to try to fix the problem. I disabled all mods and tried enabling them one by one to see where the cause was, and miraculously the issue didn't pop up, even after all mods were enabled and configured to how I had them previously. There is some strange speedup occasionally, especially when some enemies die (which could even be normal, this is my first FF7 playthrough ever), but the rest of the fight doesn't look like a power point slideshow anymore.

[paladin181]

To fix your controller issue just use antimicro and map the dpad controls to what you want them to be.

[LordUrQuan]

There is some strange speedup occasionally, especially when some enemies die (which could even be normal, this is my first FF7 playthrough ever), but the rest of the fight doesn't look like a power point slideshow anymore.

Depending on model complexity, the speed-up after killing off an enemy could be "normal," especially if there are a lot of enemies involved.  I actually have the same GPU as you, though I'm playing within a VM rather than bare metal, and usually only notice slow-downs when a ton of people are standing around (Cloud being cornered by Shin-Ra goons during the opening mission, the team milling around in the hotel at the Golden Saucer, etc).  Other things you might try out:
- Check your resolution settings in the 7H workshop.  As I alluded to earlier, 1842x1014 and 1352x1014 are numbers I've never seen before, and while 1352x is a 4:3 ratio, 1842x isn't, and that might be causing extra GPU load trying to scale down.
- [00000000] GLITCH: Unable to turn on vsync  >> Turn off vsync and see if that's causing delays even though the driver wasn't able to activate it
- Make sure there's only one instance of the music and direct folders in the 7H configuration.  Recent RC builds have had a habit of adding gobs of them.