Author Topic: Does FF7 use OpenGL? (Read 3296 times)

Borde · « **on:** 2006-04-03 21:20:29 »

Hello everyone.
I've been looking at FF7.EXE (1.02 version) using IDA Pro and found lots of calls to OpenGL functions. I was pretty suprised as I've allways thought FF7 was purely D3D. I tried inserting break-points at some of those functions using the old SoftIce. Extrangely enough, looks like all that code never gets to be executed (at least, I haven't found where it's used).
I supose several people here has already messed hundres of times with that file. Could someone tell me what happens with all those GL calls?

Alhexx · « **Reply #1 on:** 2006-04-03 22:00:31 »

As far as I know, FF7 does run only on D3D.
However, in Version 1.02 they planned to run the engine under OpenGL, too.
The opengl renderer seems to be implemented, however, it was never used.

- Alhexx

The SaiNt · « **Reply #2 on:** 2006-04-04 01:55:13 »

You can actually switch it on, but it doesn't exactly work right.
It was probably intended support.

Borde · « **Reply #3 on:** 2006-04-04 11:22:29 »

Jejeje! Thanks for the replys.
Too bad they didn't finish the OGL engine. I bet it would have been far less troublesome... and easier to hack

By the way, is there any option to enable IDA Pro to indetify the D3D calls? I'm using the free version.