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peteey07

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Odd problem with FF7.
« on: 2008-04-18 09:17:43 »
Hey everyone :)
This is my first post. Probably not the only either. Well while browsing through the net i found this awesome concept of recreating FF7 on Pc, so i thought i'd give it a shot. Which led me here. After reading many posts, such problem has not been come across or explained. So here we go:
Game starts up fine. No drama with that. I start a new game, and the opening FMV begins. all seems well. At the end of the FMV when the train pulls up at the reactor, the screen blanks out. All i can hear is the sound effects of Jesse kicking the guard, the train doors opening, and Cloud jumping out of the train. The screen is completely blank. Now heres the weird part. After a few seconds, a textbox with the first line in the game, "C'mon newcomer, follow me." so i press space and go past that dialog box, only to see a blank screen again. I press the shift key, and the party menu pops up!
It seems that the blue boxes with all the info and text are showing up, but not the actual maps and characters.
Heres a list of the patches/mods i have installed.
-TrueMotion Codec
- AC Avatar Patch
- Official 1.02 patch
- and the Ficedula FF7 Music patch, which was installed via the Cetra patch.

I think the problem came from the last patch, as i am not sure Cetra installed the music patch correctly, but when i configure the FF7Music patch, i cannot configure the input box in the setup menu.
But what about the characters and maps?
Please help, i will be heartshattered to find that i won't be able to play my all time favourite classic :(
Any help whatsoever is greatly appreciated
BTW: i'm running Vista Home Premium
Thanks

Terid__K

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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #1 on: 2008-04-18 09:29:39 »
This is apparently an issue with AVI splitters that come with most codec packs. FF7 is not compatible with them, and will cause all sort of problems whenever a FMV plays. Disable it and the game should run fine.

If you are using the popular K-Lite Codec Pack, you can achieve this by using the Codec Tweak Tool that comes with it. You should see an AVI splitter option there, just switch to the default Windows one.


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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #2 on: 2008-04-18 09:31:58 »
mate, you're a dead set lifesaver.
i actually am using the k lite codec pack, havn't done anything about this yet.
i'll let you know how it went.
thanks :)

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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #3 on: 2008-04-18 09:42:41 »
sweet :D
its all working.
almost :P
now my game crashes a little bit into the 1st battle with the two guards.
I've heard of this one before, i'll look around. Thanks heaps for the help!!
EDIT::: awesome!! it was only a matter of running the game in compatibility mode, and setting the option to windows 95.
thats all my problems for now, i'll no doubt be talking to everyone later :)
« Last Edit: 2008-04-18 09:53:49 by peteey07 »

Terid__K

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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #4 on: 2008-04-18 09:46:06 »
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=5124.0

You may find the solution for the battle crash there.

Anyways, glad I could help. But next time you have problems with any FF game, post it in the Tech Support section. This section belongs to modifications and tweakings.


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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #5 on: 2008-04-18 09:54:32 »
okay, i'll keep that in mind
sorry about that :S

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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #6 on: 2008-04-18 09:59:33 »
I highly recommend you to check the link I posted above. You may think it's all over, but there are must-have patches in there that will prevent certain bugs that you have yet to encounter (Since you just started playing it), and trust me, you WILL encounter them. It's the MiniGamesPatch. Read the instructions on the link I posted on how to install it, it should be fairly simple to understand.



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Re: Odd problem with FF7.
« Reply #7 on: 2008-04-21 03:47:56 »
Yeah thanks for the tip,
i had already had it downloaded ;)
I'm currently at the end of disc one and frantically looking around my house for disc two. :P
Which means i have already gone through the chocobo races and the bike game. So all good :D
While thinking that Aeris' death is so close *CRYS LIKE A BABY*
Far out. Every time i see that seen of aeris getting stabbed something always punches me square in the mouth T_T
it sucks that she dies.
anyway, thanks for all the tips!
much appreciated