8-bit pallete fails in FF8 - Was there ever a fix for this?

[savage-xp]

Yes ,its hacked

 

[Beautiful_Intended]

Savage xp...i really have to thank you...i installed your update on my Geforce 6800 Gt and now Final Fantasy 7 works great in Hardware mode too...but i still have problems in FF8 about the blackboxes everywhere...isn't it strange that FF7 now works well with no black textures anymore and FF8 not yet? :weep: Please how can I do to fix this other problem?

 

[savage-xp]

Hummm hummm could you host a pick to see it?
Say to me our AA settings, Aniso...

 

[Locutus]

The problem is not a 8bit palleted textures but a way that geforce 6 blends textures.
Black boxes problem is also present in older games like warzone 2100.

I hope i am wrong but the only solution would be to heavily modify drivers
(little tweaks would not work) or another solution is to beg The Saint to create patch for ff8  (like his ff7 patch). Since The Saint has no time for ff8 and ff8 is different then ff7 , and full ff7 patch is not ready yet it wil not happen in the near future.

 

[kaoken]

Well thanks for the drivers, downloading them now.

 

[Beautiful_Intended]

Hummm hummm could you host a pick to see it?
Say to me our AA settings, Aniso...

Someone not too long ago has posted a picture of this problem...sincerely can you explain me where to find AA settings?ect.....the thing that really makes confused is that now my FF7 works great and FF8 not yet... :weep: help savage...i guess that you're the only one who can help us...can you also give some explanation about this drivers?Is it really an update?What is it really? I think it's great...

 

[savage-xp]

Download Atunner, this is a tweak program to change your driver settings .

http://www.3dcenter.org/atuner/

Put 4x4 AA and Aniso 16x and save changes.

 

[Beautiful_Intended]

and by doing this will i solve the problem in FF8?Will the new modifications work fine with my new games etc...ok now i'll try it and this afternoon i'll write here how the things have gone ^^ Thank you Savage...please stay tuned here because i might need help  :lol:

 

[Beautiful_Intended]

Savage i tried what you've said but it didn't work...What can I do now? :weep:

 

[SectionX]

Savage i tried what you've said but it didn't work...What can I do now? :weep:

Nothing you can do. I got to know that It's a hardware problem, no software drivers can enable it.

The reason for this is that nvidia dumped all support for 8-bit texture palette after Gerforce 4. I gave up myself.

 

[Beautiful_Intended]

and what about FF7?with savage's drivers the game works fine...

 

[savage-xp]

The problem is since detonator 41.09 Nvidia blow away the optimization of Anisotrofic filtering, because that option fix the pixeled backgrounds in FFVII for exemple.
With a GF4 MX and detonator 41.09 all problems is solved for sure.

 

[savage-xp]

Changes Beta 1 to RC2
* Fix a minor problem that the driver may hang on start up with KT 400 chipset, misc*
*Added Compat mode
*Added Experimental tweaks to D3d and OGL
*Now the files are compressed with 7Zip with exe file.
*Video problems fixed(?)- Please report.
*Fix crash on OGL
*Fix OGL Slowest, now Counter Strike CZ, Halo And DOD runs ok.
*Improved image Quality
*Solve texture problems in some games


You may post your results and issues. Thank you


Portuguese mirror:

http://pwp.netcabo.pt/savage-xp/77.77RC2.exe

 

[SectionX]

The problem is since detonator 41.09 Nvidia blow away the optimization of Anisotrofic filtering, because that option fix the pixeled backgrounds in FFVII for exemple.
With a GF4 MX and detonator 41.09 all problems is solved for sure.

yes but it works on a GF4 card, but not 6800 because the hardware support just isnt there.

 

[Sir_Brizz]

do any of you have the Configurator version 2.2? I can only get 2.0!

 

[Beautiful_Intended]

Changes Beta 1 to RC2
* Fix a minor problem that the driver may hang on start up with KT 400 chipset, misc*
*Added Compat mode
*Added Experimental tweaks to D3d and OGL
*Now the files are compressed with 7Zip with exe file.
*Video problems fixed(?)- Please report.
*Fix crash on OGL
*Fix OGL Slowest, now Counter Strike CZ, Halo And DOD runs ok.
*Improved image Quality
*Solve texture problems in some games


You may post your results and issues. Thank you


Ok savage today i'll try them...i'll let you know here my reesults and issues...stay tuned ^^ hope it'll work

Ok savage tried this one too and the problem doesn't sole anyway...i guess i don't have anymore chances to pass this problem..so i'll have only to play with FF7 :weep: if you have any other ideas let me know

 

[X-Hunter]

Hi everyone!

savage-xp, I hope you succeed in resolve the blackbox problem in FF8 for geforce 6 users...  

 ...But some time ago I spent 3 days trying to fix or find a fix for this with no results...and finnaly  I had an idea...

    I bought an old Voodoo 4 4500 AGP  for  almost nothing and everything is good now!

 When i finish playing both VII and VIII, i'll replace it again...

Good luck savage-xp, I hope you  succeed cause I don't wanna be changing video cards forever!

By the way, if you need help in something count on me!

 

[sfx1999]

What is the black box bug exactly? I didn't notice it and I have a Geforce 6 6800 GT.

 

[X-Hunter]

sfx1999, do you play FFVIII with a GeForce 6800gt in HARDWARE mode and without any problems?
 Please, teach me this magic!!!

 

[sfx1999]

Let me check.

:/

I guess I didn't play it after I upgraded my video card.