Custom graphics driver for FF7/FF8 [v.1-.7.6]

[sl1982]

Done that...........

Opened the registry to check.....it says that the driver is "ff7_opengl.fgd"

But the game wont use it

Hey Guys Looking For Assistance....


I seem to be unable to get the custom driver to install...

i recently had to reinstall windows xp, and since have been unable to et aali's driver working....

i've followed every instruction to the tee but the game is always stuck in the default config...

i had this working before, is there something that i may have forgotten to reinstall that aalis driver

needs to run

Thanx

You need to make sure that you run the registry key after ff7config.exe or it will revert to the original driver.

Run the game as administrator then

[drocpsu]

Done that...........

Opened the registry to check.....it says that the driver is "ff7_opengl.fgd"

But the game wont use it

Hey Guys Looking For Assistance....


I seem to be unable to get the custom driver to install...

i recently had to reinstall windows xp, and since have been unable to et aali's driver working....

i've followed every instruction to the tee but the game is always stuck in the default config...

i had this working before, is there something that i may have forgotten to reinstall that aalis driver

needs to run

Thanx

You need to make sure that you run the registry key after ff7config.exe or it will revert to the original driver.

Run the game as administrator then

I may be having this same issue, but I'm not sure since this was my first time installing the custom driver (so I'm not sure what It's supposed to do normally).  I downloaded the latest version, and followed the installation directions in the read-me file (copied the files into the FF7 directory and ran the x64 registry patch).  Is there anything else I'm supposed to do to get this thing installed properly?  I'm wondering if this could also be what was causing the GUI Overhaul Beta 8 not to work. 

[Grizzlyadamz]

'ello, my name is grizzly adamz, I just want to say that ya should put the incompatibility w/ no-cd cracked versions in one of the two posts for ff7.
                                ^had to reinstall to fix registry w/o doin some open-brain surgery on it;for some reason I lost my saves even though I made copies, as the copies wouldn't read

[pyrozen]

'ello, my name is grizzly adamz, I just want to say that ya should put the incompatibility w/ no-cd cracked versions in one of the two posts for ff7.
                                ^had to reinstall to fix registry w/o doin some open-brain surgery on it;for some reason I lost my saves even though I made copies, as the copies wouldn't read

"no-cd" cracks are not supported by this forum at all, and we don't really give a damn if it screws up your pirated copy or mods are incompatible with it.

[Grizzlyadamz]

w/e, sorry if I offended you somehow. But if you have an agenda about not supporting cracked software, there's no reason not to shout yer belief from the top of every hill, (in this case the very first download post). Tell off those damn pirates right from the start as the scum they are eh? As fer me, I admit I'm one o those damnable pirates, but I have 3 copies of the game already, (two ruined by the little brats I called siblings), and I didn't see a point in dishing out a fourth amount of money for an experience I already had in my head. Otherwise I make a point of buying any good movies and such, because, like you, I find it immoral to steal. And that's my pirate's bit. GHARRR

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@ people that are jus' reading this: I hadn't altered my default profile until after I apologized for offending...<3 pyro

[KnifeTheSky77]

w/e, sorry if I offended you somehow. But if you have an agenda about not supporting cracked software, there's no reason not to shout yer belief from the top of every hill, (in this case the very first download post). Tell off those damn pirates right from the start as the scum they are eh? As fer me, I admit I'm one o those damnable pirates, but I have 3 copies of the game already, (two ruined by the little brats I called siblings), and I didn't see a point in dishing out a fourth amount of money for an experience I already had in my head. Otherwise I make a point of buying any good movies and such, because, like you, I find it immoral to steal. And that's my pirate's bit. GHARRR

cool story bro

[Borde]

Grizzlyadamz, there is no need to specify pirated games aren't supported in this thread, because it's on the forum rules.

[willis936]

It's become quite the tired rant and relatively speaking I haven't frequented here too long.

[Grizzlyadamz]

Grizzlyadamz, there is no need to specify pirated games aren't supported in this thread, because it's on the forum rules.

Ah, ok.
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so, as it is, I'm installing a different version of ff7 after reloading a previous backup, (turns out over the thanksgiving break that I really f***ed up the registry while bumbling around w/ ultima edition), and right now I'm going to be following the following guide: http://savvygeek.com/2007/10/05/final-fantasy-vii-in-restored-glory/
I'm wondering if I would install this patch at the point that one would otherwise install the resolution patch, (as in would this include that patch along w/ the fullscreen load screen and such)? I'm not sure what all this mod/patch includes, so any clarification there would be appreciated. (I've seen a few things glancing through some of the pages...but there are a lot of pages).

[sl1982]

Grizzlyadamz, there is no need to specify pirated games aren't supported in this thread, because it's on the forum rules.

Ah, ok.
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so, as it is, I'm installing a different version of ff7 after reloading a previous backup, (turns out over the thanksgiving break that I really f***ed up the registry while bumbling around w/ ultima edition), and right now I'm going to be following the following guide: http://savvygeek.com/2007/10/05/final-fantasy-vii-in-restored-glory/
I'm wondering if I would install this patch at the point that one would otherwise install the resolution patch, (as in would this include that patch along w/ the fullscreen load screen and such)? I'm not sure what all this mod/patch includes, so any clarification there would be appreciated. (I've seen a few things glancing through some of the pages...but there are a lot of pages).

That page is very outdated. The custom driver fixes all the issues noted on that page as well as adds any custom resolution u want.

[Grizzlyadamz]

So would I still need to get ff7music or what? That was the part of the guide that seemed solid to me; but what I'm still not sure of is what all aali's package contains in terms of upgrades, fixes and other mods,(-edit) something I'm peeving about not bein on the first or current install posts.
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Does this include the official 1.02 patch?....hopefully I don't f*** up my registration again, and I think I'll wager this already deals w/ it. Hopefully.
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Well, I extracted, (got an error, took ownership, re-extracted), ran the .reg for 64bit vista, and so far I've noticed a f***ed-up mouse, no white vs grey menu contrast, and no change to the character models, (although the background picture has blacked itself out).
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After patching 1.02 and running the .reg file again, and then re-extracting and running the .reg again, all the graphics are still default. Is there a step I missed? I also tried running the original ff7.exe, which had the same problems except it was a save on the world map. The world was still there, but there were no changes to the characters and the menus were f***ed, plus it crashed about 30sec into a battle. Do you want screens or anything? But hey, at least it runs great and smooth w/ the 1.02 and default gfx.

[eloquent]

game crashes at the first fight

http://rapidshare.com/files/314334819/crash.dmp.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/314334909/APP.LOG.html

[Soul]

hey guys, if you be so kind, can someone help me how to use aalis custom driver? im using vistax32. coz when i use this, my config seems to use software rendering. it cant load my custom avatars, my graphics turns a little squishier..

can someone help me?

[Landarma]

hey guys, if you be so kind, can someone help me how to use aalis custom driver? im using vistax32. coz when i use this, my config seems to use software rendering. it cant load my custom avatars, my graphics turns a little squishier..

can someone help me?

First, configure sound via configurator.  Then, apply modified registry(to register the custom driver), and change some settings in .ini.

[Soul]

how will i do that?  coz i dont see the configure button..

Edit: what's the latest and best version of this driver anyway?

[Snake2208]

the latest driver is 0.7.2b, to configurate, first open ff7config.exe and change whatever you want (sound, nvidia tnt....), like Landarma said, then, apply the custom driver .reg file, then go to ff7_opengl.cfg and open it with notepad or whatever, change the setings, example: like the resolution X=1280 Y=1024, battle swirl frame limiter: on, etc, etc. and there you go!

man i cant play the complete game... with the new version, it crashes randomly, but if i use the 0.7.1, it crashes at the sephiroth fight..... damn... think ill w8 for a new release.....

[Soul]

will those also fix the white hands in prp?

[Hellbringer616]

You'd have to post in the PRP thread for that, I myself don't use the PRP

[tidyboyd]

hey guys, read to page 12 of this ff7 graphics bible and was wondering if anybody could give me a quick recap of what this drivers doing nowdays as i was really interested in the possibilities of improving the graphics which was talked about on the early pages.

Did you ever get round to using something like Sketchup?

A quick list of what it does would be great and if you intend to take it any further and in what direction. If not what are you working on currently!

Kudos on all of your hard work 

[Hellbringer616]

Set the game to any resolution
play in a window
fixes pretty much all game bugs
External texture loading (required for Team Avalanche Patch)
higher then 8-bit (up to 32-bit) textures/images
Semi transparent pixel support (AA'd fonts/images)
MIDI silencer (for use with FF7Music)
Allow AA from control panels
Better Frame limiter (for minigames mostly)
an option to bypass LPG's and load files directly (pretty much for developers)
Texture precaching (loading lots of stuff won't lag the game)

I know there is more, but it's 1:40AM think i can get some slack here haha
Think thats all the important ones though

[Grizzlyadamz]

Well, I went and did the whole cfg bit and I'm still seeing the same behavior; the 1.0 .exe of ff7 has messed up menus, no background and crashes when changing areas/entering battle, and then the v1.02 version of the .exe has no effects whatsoever, just the normal game graphics. If I run config the v1.0 .exe starts working again, and there's no change w/ v1.02, if that helps at all, (the .reg is working but seems to only effect the v1.0 .exe).

[Beavii]

Well, I went and did the whole cfg bit and I'm still seeing the same behavior; the 1.0 .exe of ff7 has messed up menus, no background and crashes when changing areas/entering battle, and then the v1.02 version of the .exe has no effects whatsoever, just the normal game graphics. If I run config the v1.0 .exe starts working again, and there's no change w/ v1.02, if that helps at all, (the .reg is working but seems to only effect the v1.0 .exe).

Have you tried running the game as administrator....

[Hellbringer616]

graphics wont change. it doesn't make the game look better, just lets you play at higher resolution (so it doesn't look as bad at resolutions above 640x480) and fixes pretty much all known bugs and adds a lot of new features.

[Grizzlyadamz]

I thought it included other mods like the higher res textures and such.

[Hellbringer616]

nope, just a driver.
Team Avalanche is what you're looking for there.
And APZ's cloud
Few others like the PRP or Chibi restoration But i think what you are looking for is APZ's cloud and the Team Avalanche patch.

Aali i was wondering if you had anymore features planed for the driver? Because honestly i can't think of anymore that would be needed. Aside from MP3 support as FF7 music sometimes doesn't like to work for me, Though thats only 1 out of every 10 times usually.