I'd like to join the discussion as well. Thought all of this doesn't exactly deal with 'help/bugs/suggestions' (in that case this could be moved to another topic afterwards), it is something that has been bugging me for a while : Aali's driver vs. ff8 launcher. I think that's what smf052910 and many are asking as well. Hopefully your answers will make it less confusing...
It doesnt crash nearly as often as the original did.
Nor does it require messing about with graphical fixes or tweaks. It is all done for you
I've been playing at FFVIII PC for several years on different computers and system. Never noticed a single crash, or any graphical issue. I have the feeling that
most of the people that come to this forum are either looking for enhanced graphics, either having an issue due to a corrupted CD.
When you try the ff8 Launcher, you immediately see the difference with stock game. There are only very few issues : end of videos, Diablo summon, Edea magic for passing through the walls, vibrate effect (Gilgamesh, Griever preparing his most powerful attack, appearance of Ultimecia last form in a burst of magic & black feathers), menu textures....
Here is what I haven't managed to figured out despite reading a lot of the topics here on the subject,
does Aali's driver allow the same enhanced 3D that the launcher, or does it just recreate more or less the original game? For what I've understood, Aali's driver will allow the use of higher quality materials in future modding, but what of the time being?
What about a newbie that have original game already working, and come seeking how to run ff8 'better than ever', shouldn't he download the Launcher, unless he wants to contribute to Aali WIP project by reporting bugs and glitches? Or if Aali's driver
is indeed able to do as good as the launcher, how do you configure the required file?
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