Author Topic: [FF7PC-98] Higher Resolution (v1.00)(Discontinued, use Aali's driver) (Read 389413 times)

EmperorSteele · « **Reply #125 on:** 2005-06-23 07:14:28 »

Quote from: The SaiNt

Yes, it was a bug / feature introduced in the NVidia patch.

On a side note, been pretty busy lately so I can't work on the patch till maybe a lot later.

Aw =(

Is there anything anyone can do to help? Like, are there parts of the code that need to be fixed, or do the graphics just need to be resized?

voodoo47 · « **Reply #126 on:** 2005-06-24 16:10:07 »

..just wanted to report that the hi-res patch works fine on 8-bit palleted textures capable cards (think voodoo),so using the nvidia fix is not really vital for running in hi-res..

yo4 · « **Reply #127 on:** 2005-06-26 14:52:11 »

Hi! I have a problem when I run this patch, it installs ok but when I start the game I get a black screen and nothing happens. I have the nvidia patch 1.02 installed and it works fine if I don't tick nvidia. If I do tick it the 8-bit palleted test doesn't work (it doesn't say 'failed' it says '----'). I have a GeForce2 card, and I would really love to try this patch 'cause i've seen the screenshots and they look awesome. Could somebody help me out telling me what settings i should put in the driver (forceware version 71.89) or rivatuner to get it to work?

voodoo47 · « **Reply #128 on:** 2005-06-26 15:35:11 »

try disabling the 8-bit palleted textures support in rivatuner and run the game with the nvidia/tnt box ticked.I had all sort of weird problems with ff7 when I had a geforce2,but got rid of it,I'm ati/3dfx only right now,and the patch seems to work fine on both (ati with the tnt fix on and 3dfx with the tnt fix off)..

yo4 · « **Reply #129 on:** 2005-06-26 16:00:46 »

ok, thanks voodoo47, i got it to work when ticking nvidia tnt disabling the 8-bit palleted textures in rivatuner, but even now when i install the patch it gives me the black screen.

voodoo47 · « **Reply #130 on:** 2005-06-26 16:11:00 »

ok,so it works in the nvidia/tnt mode before applying the patch,but as soon as you apply the patch you just get a black screen,right? try win9x compatibility mode.if that wont work,well,I just ran out of ideas

.seems like geforce cards have problems with the patch,and only the creator of the patch can fix that..

yo4 · « **Reply #131 on:** 2005-06-26 16:17:05 »

well, I tried all compatibility modes, and only windows 95 mode gave me the black screen, the rest flashed the screen black and came back to the desktop. I guess i'll just have to wait for a new version to try

. thanks for your help

naji · « **Reply #132 on:** 2005-06-26 19:12:08 »

The same thing happened to me, when I tried running the patched ff7.exe it just starts up and disappears again, when I selected Windows 95 or Windows 98/ME compatablity mode it started this time without disappearing but it was just a black screen

I wonder what's up.

yo4 · « **Reply #133 on:** 2005-06-26 19:44:48 »

i've read this thread and the only solution that seems to work is updating drivers for the geforce2 71.xx like Div said.

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Ok, so I got it working.

All I did was install the latest drivers (71.xx) for my GeForce card. If you are having these problems, update your drivers. If you have your latest drivers and it still doesent work, then restart anyway and try again.

problem is I already have v. 71.89 for the driver. Is it possible that I've touched something I shouldn't have?any ideas?

EmperorSteele · « **Reply #134 on:** 2005-06-26 20:00:39 »

Well, for both of you, get ff7 (from the install disk) working first. At least in software mode.

THEN apply the 1.02 patch. See if it works in hardware rendering mode or not.

If it does, THEN try aplying the hi-rez patch. If it didn't work with the 1.02 patch, post back.

Div · « **Reply #135 on:** 2005-06-26 20:05:53 »

yo4, I found that when it didn't work on my laptop with a radeon that updating the drivers worked.

However, since you have the latest, I am pretty sure simply reinstalling them will do the trick as well.

yo4 · « **Reply #136 on:** 2005-06-26 20:43:57 »

Emperorsteele,the game runs fine with the 1.02 patch with nvidia tnt ticked by disabling 8 bit palleted textures in rivatuner like voodoo47 said. The problem is that when I install the hi-res patch (in the log it says everything is OK) and click on ff7.exe I just get a black screen forever (in windows 95 compatibility mode, in other modes it just won't load).

naji · « **Reply #137 on:** 2005-06-26 20:47:44 »

I've updated my ATI Radeon 7000 drivers from www.ati.com but that doesn't seem to have made any difference

voodoo47 · « **Reply #138 on:** 2005-06-26 23:16:44 »

one more idea: have you used the chocobo patch? if you install the chocobo patch before using the hi-res patch the game wont work.the correct setup should look like this:
-install the game
-use the 1.02 patch
-use the hi-res patch
-use the chocobo patch (you wil need to use adaptive patching)
this works for me (as I said,ati radeon9800pro with the latest catalyst driver with nvidia/tnt on,and on 3dfx voodoo3 pci with the latest driver with nvidia/tnt off)..

yo4 · « **Reply #139 on:** 2005-06-27 07:33:07 »

I haven't installed the chocobo patch on the game. I install the game, the 1.02 patch (works fine in nvidia tnt mode) and then install this patch, and when I start the game just get a black screen. I've just tried installing the chocobo patch after the hi-res patch and it wouldn't let me (first it said it was going to use adaptive patching and then it said it couldn't use it)

The SaiNt · « **Reply #140 on:** 2005-06-27 14:57:19 »

There, posted a new version of the patch that fixes several problems.
Enjoy =)

ice_cold513 · « **Reply #141 on:** 2005-06-27 15:00:47 »

ok going to test it now

yo4 · « **Reply #142 on:** 2005-06-27 15:16:02 »

well, I tried the new release and I can't get it to work either

this patch seems so cool, i'd really like to try it out.

voodoo47 · « **Reply #143 on:** 2005-06-27 23:28:23 »

well,you can try messing with various nvidia drivers (ouch

).

naji · « **Reply #144 on:** 2005-06-28 00:40:27 »

The new patch doesn't work for me either

My char.lgp is edited, do you think that might be the problem?

The SaiNt · « **Reply #145 on:** 2005-06-29 16:52:23 »

One thing I forgot to mention.
Please ensure that your monitor / video card is able to do a resolution of 1280x960 before reporting your problem.
If your monitor / video card cannot support this resolution, the game will quit to the desktop immediately.

yo4 · « **Reply #146 on:** 2005-06-30 08:54:23 »

i can't set that resolution. It jumps from 1280x768 to 1280x1024. Is this the problem? if yes is there any way to solve it?

Div · « **Reply #147 on:** 2005-06-30 10:15:48 »

Yes there is a solution... Sorta.

After applying the Hi-Res patch, apply the cetra 'windowed mode' patch to the ff7.exe. Just make sure you have your res set higher than 1280x960 on the desktop. That should work.

*edit*

Unfortunately with this fix, the movies have two big black bars running down them, but I think thats the cetra patchs fault. Thats how I got it working on my widescreen laptop, since I would normally have the bottom cut off.

yo4 · « **Reply #148 on:** 2005-06-30 10:51:40 »

ok where can I get this cetra patch? i've seen a lot of threads talking about it but nowhere to download it!

edit

nevermind found it already, it was here

http://ficedula.warwickcompsoc.co.uk/f2k3/programs/cetra/

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thanks ice_cold. do you or anybody else know how to show the videos without blacked out parts when using the cetra patch? look at how the eidos logo shows up...

http://perso.wanadoo.es/rizzo34/eidos.jpg

Hybir · « **Reply #149 on:** 2005-06-30 11:20:36 »

Following what Div said, the game now works in hi-res. To get rid of the black bars, set your desktop to 16bit colour.