Please Help!!

[slickvick]

I have been trying to get this going all week. Got it on steam, not sure if that matters.

Have reinstalled several times, still having issues. Game lags during battles when anybody attacks and after the last install it hangs from time to time just walking around. Changed a few settings and also had a crash.

Here is my APP.log, I'm not sure how to post the crash.dmp or I would. Forgive my ignorance. Any help would be greatly appreciated 


INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11b
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics                      4.1.10834 Compatibility Profile Context
INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: Max texture size: 16384x16384
INFO: Number of texture units: 8
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1280x960, output resolution 1280x960, internal resolution 1280x960
INFO: Shader limits: varying 128, vert uniform 16384, frag uniform 16384
INFO: vertex shader compile log:
Vertex shader was successfully compiled to run on hardware.

INFO: fragment shader compile log:
Fragment shader was successfully compiled to run on hardware.

INFO: main program link log:
Vertex shader(s) linked, fragment shader(s) linked.

INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r25886, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
INFO: FF7Music helper plugin loaded
INFO: Loading external library Multi.dll
LOCK UNLOCK TEST
MATRIX INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
ERROR: could not open file C:\Users\Vick\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY VII\ff7input.cfg
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!!!
INFO: C:\Users\Vick\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\eidoslogo.avi; vp8/vorbis 1280x960, 30.000000 FPS, duration: 11.133000, frames: 334
ERROR: couldn't lock sound buffer
INFO: vertex shader compile log:
Vertex shader was successfully compiled to run on hardware.

INFO: fragment shader compile log:
Fragment shader was successfully compiled to run on hardware.

INFO: yuv program link log:
Vertex shader(s) linked, fragment shader(s) linked.

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
INFO: C:\Users\Vick\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\opening.avi; vp8/vorbis 1280x896, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 119.467000, frames: 1792
ERROR: couldn't lock sound buffer
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
[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
INFO: C:\Users\Vick\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY VII\movies\mkup.avi; vp8/null 1280x896, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 9.000000, frames: 135
WM_CLOSE
Field Quit
UNINITIALIZE DD
END UNINITIALIZE DD

[Vgr]

Don't install the game in a system folder such as 'My Documents', 'Program Files' or the Desktop. I suggest uninstalling and re-installing in a folder that you created (such as C:\Games for instance).

[EQ2Alyza]

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6310.40952.0.html

Your graphics card is very weak and without any dedicated memory, so expect lag and crashes.

[Sega Chief]

The 1280x960 window resolution might be slowing it down. I usually run the default game windowed at 640x480, or full screen at the same resolution from Intel HD Graphics (which is apparently equivalent to the card you have installed there). That said, my PC is a desktop with an i3 Quad which I think picks up the slack; an older netbook would maybe struggle a little.

[slickvick]

Ok, so basically I need a new rig. Oh well, i would try my desktop but it is lots older. Breaks my heart. I have loved this game since I first played it back in the late nineties. In fact I still have my ps1 version but was really exited to play with the updated mods. lol, I even have ff1 on nes and a nes that still works, and all the ps1 versions from ff1 to ff9. I will try these suggestions and just run bare bones until I get a new rig. Thanks for all the mods and info, you guys are awesome, make an old man happy 

[Kaldarasha]

I had a lot weaker notebook once and could play the game pretty well, you should avoid big texture packs because your graphic card hasn't its own memory. I would say you should mod the game manual. Test first the game unmoded with Aali's latest driver, then with the Reunion and Anxious Heart, after that Omzy's Facepalmer texture pack. I think that should be a good basic.

[slickvick]

I never could get a full download of Omzy's, 3 or 4 hours hours and get right to the end and it would error out.

But I have noticed that this steam version, the graphics alone are much better looking the the PS1, you can see much more detail and everything looks crisp. I didn't even play it any before trying the mods. The game runs great with no mods so probably I was trying to do a bit too much. Actually I wouldn't mind just playing with the updated character models and that's all. I will tinker around with it some more. Thanks again! 

[yarLson]

Just a nice tip.  When downloading a big file, use a download manager that will cache the file for you that way if there is an error you can pick up where you left off.  Feel bad for you though I downloaded it in like 5 minutes