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Bootleg Questions / Re: [FAQ] Bootleg40 Problems, Errors, Troubleshooting Pls READ THIS before posting

« on: 2013-07-26 15:57:48 »

About the movies, turns out Bootleg didn't install any, and still defaulted to the folder where said movies WOULD be. I just had to change the file path in Bootloader Config like Template suggested.

Didn't think this problem was going to be that easy to solve. But thanks for the help anyway.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [FAQ] Bootleg40 Problems, Errors, Troubleshooting Pls READ THIS before posting

« on: 2013-07-26 15:23:41 »

I went into the Compatibility tab of the new ff7.exe, and changed it so ran in compatibility for Windows XP (SP3) and it started working. However, it operates just like it does in FF7music, but with no lag, sound effects are present, but background music cuts out at random times. Also, movies don't play.

The lack of background music may be because I don't have Winamp installed. I will try that and see if it fixes that.

EDIT: I installed Winamp, and that fixed the music problem. It seems the problem from the start is that Bootleg put it into the wrong compatibility mode, probably because the Steam release was a bit different from how it installs otherwise.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [FAQ] Bootleg40 Problems, Errors, Troubleshooting Pls READ THIS before posting

« on: 2013-07-26 14:05:19 »

I tried the method with regedit, but the game still crashes when launched via Bootloader, and still operates as usual through ff7music.
There's nothing different with the APP.log for FF7music or the one in the normal directory, so I don't think it changed anything.

Could it be that I have to copy over some files for it to work, kinda like what cmh175 said?
Not really sure how it could make the Bootloader launch it correctly.

I am gonna try reinstalling FF7 via steam, make a copy so I dont have to redownload, and reinstall Bootleg with a few mods turned off. There may be a few conflicting, but I am going to look and see if any mods I chose to install were conflicting.

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [FAQ] Bootleg40 Problems, Errors, Troubleshooting Pls READ THIS before posting

« on: 2013-07-26 09:48:04 »

There was a seperate APP.log in the ff7music folder if that helps any.

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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: NVIDIA Corporation Quadro FX 570M/PCI/SSE2 3.0.0
INFO: Using PBO
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: Max texture size: 8192x8192
INFO: Number of texture units: 4
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1280x960, output resolution 1280x960, internal resolution 1280x960
INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
INFO: No shaders, codecs with YUV output will be slow.
INFO: FF7Music helper plugin loaded
INFO: Loading external library Kranmer.dll
LOCK UNLOCK TEST
MATRIX INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
initializing sound...
creating dsound primary buffer
reading audio file
loading static sounds
sound initialized
set music volume: 127
set music volume: 127
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF CREDITS!!!
ERROR: couldn't open movie file: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\eidoslogo.avi
ERROR: couldn't open movie file: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\sqlogo.avi
set music volume: 127
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
END OF CREDITS!!!
Entering MAIN
set music volume: 127
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
ERROR: couldn't open movie file: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\opening.avi
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Field Quit
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Swirl sound_effect1
stop_sound
End of Swirl sound_effect1
Entering FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Scene# 300
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
pause_sound
resume_sound ()
pause_sound
resume_sound ()
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
stop_sound
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_QUIT
[BATTLE] endof battle.
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_QUIT
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
cross play music: 0
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=4
set music volume: 127
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
ERROR: couldn't open movie file: C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\mkup.avi
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Field Quit
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Swirl sound_effect1
stop_sound
End of Swirl sound_effect1
Entering FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Scene# 307
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
stop_sound
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_QUIT
[BATTLE] endof battle.
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_QUIT
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
cross play music: 0
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=4
set music volume: 127
set music volume: 127
WM_CLOSE
Field Quit
UNINITIALIZE DD
END UNINITIALIZE DD

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [FAQ] Bootleg40 Problems, Errors, Troubleshooting Pls READ THIS before posting

« on: 2013-07-26 09:45:45 »

I did use the GameConverter before hand.

This is what my APP.log looks like.

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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
ERROR: failed to set fullscreen mode
I tried a completely identical install on my desktop computer, same mods and all, and the exact same thing is happening, including ff7music partially working. The only difference was the install was faster.

Update as to how well it performed in ff7music:
It worked fine thereafter, no graphical problems, but the frame rate seemed to be about 45fps like before, and still only background music. I was able to bypass the name selection by using a USB keyboard with a numpad, but that was expected. All mods seem present, it just seems it doesn't boot correctly.

The desktop specs:
Windows 7 Professional
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
4GB ram
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700

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Bootleg Questions / Re: [FAQ] Bootleg40 Problems, Errors, Troubleshooting Pls READ THIS before posting

« on: 2013-07-26 08:15:41 »

So I installed the Bootleg mods on a Steam install of FF7, and the installation was fine, but when I launched FF7 through the Bootloader, it immediately says that "FF7.exe is not responding" and closes. I got the image file mounted and everything.

Could it be a problem with the installation that is causing it to not respond or something else?

I tried booting FF7 through the FF7music launcher, and it launched without not responding, but it also skipped intro movies (Eidos and Squeenix logos) and went straight to the New Game/Continue menu. It allowed me to start the game, but upon starting the screen remains black, and the only thing visible is the Dialogue Bubbles from Barret and notifications. I can tell I can move around, since I was able to pick up a Potion from one of the dead guards. This continues for around a minute before the visibility returns, but there is a minor lag, and no music until leaving a battle ends, yet no 'pinging' noises from the menus. Progress halts when it reaches the name selection menu for Cloud because no controls can be used to finalize the name, due to being run on a laptop.

I'm guessing something is wrong with how some mods are loading, causing it not to boot correctly at all.

Specs:
Windows 7 Proffesional 64-Bit
4GB Ram
Dual Core 2.40GHz
NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M