Black Screen - Ingame at start(Solved) - Black Characters(Solved!!!!!!!!!)

[Trigr2006]

Alright, I've looked everywhere and I'd like straight forward answer

After say hours of trying to get Final Fantasy VII working with patches, mods etc I realized that it doesn't work properly from the start. All videos work fine, but after the video intro with Aeris and stars etc, the train pulls up and then black screen and it's just text that appears. (I'm sure you've all heard this before)

I tried disabling AVI Splitter - It failed

My current video drivers are 175 something I'm using a Nvidia 8800GT

Apparently downgrading to 163.75 will fix this problem, however those drivers aren't compatible with my video card.

Is downgrading the only solution to this problem?

EDIT: Turns out it's a common GeForce 8 Series problem when using windows XP

The only solution it seems is to put on Vista ... **Shudders**

EDIT: FIX Read this thread http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7795.0

[JordieBo]

When it starts, just go into menu and then the screen will go back to normal, the same thing happens with me

[Trigr2006]

Yep that does fix it, however when it goes to normal the textures are all screwed. There is also no sound. In other words all the characters are all black including cloud, however his eyes in full colour and the textures are working properly. It also crashes at the very first battle when those men run around the corner.

I've reinstalled about 6 times.

I'll show a screenshot after.

[Trigr2006]

Here are some screenshots:
train
Crash
Menu

Still the same problem, gonna try on an older computer

[dziugo]

You can try YAMP + MiniGamesPatch which includes the battle swirl fix - might help you with the crashes at the beginning of the battle. As for the black characters, well, you have to find drivers that works.

[Trigr2006]

Thanks for that, it worked no more crashing , just need to figure out the texture problem 

[jobieadobe]

So why does it bother you so much that cloud is black? Is it because deep down or maybe not so deep down you are a racist! I bet you'd like do download a driver or apply a patch to make me not black anymore! DON'T YOU?!.... racist.








man I'm just playin'. lol.