Aali's driver [v 0.7.7] Help/Bugs/Suggestions

Terid__K · May 6, 2010

Why are you going through the trouble of replacing files when you can just go back to version 0.75b while you wait for the new version?

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that version doesn't have the same problem?
If so, where can I find it?

No, it doesn't.

You can find it here:

https://www.ff7catalog.com/posts/78051/

cmay119 · May 6, 2010

Getting a crash in the Battle Arena on 0.7.7b

[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Scene# 604
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] next battle
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] next battle
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] next battle
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] next battle
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
pause_sound
MIDI pause
resume_sound ()
MIDI resume
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] next battle
ERROR: unhandled exception

This has happened a couple times now, this time I've paused the game shortly before moving to the next battle after the slots. I don't recall on whether I paused the game in the battle arena on previous crashes.

EDIT: How do I load my game from an emergency save, btw?

Goku7 · May 6, 2010

I haven't tried it myself, but I would assume you'd rename the file as one of FF7's save slots and load that slot.

cmay119 · May 7, 2010

Thanks Goku, I'll try that.

BTW, I'm getting the Wind error now trying to go down into the crater for the first time. Anyone know how to get past this point without disabling the driver all together? If I disable it, I won't be able to close the game and reload it as there isn't a save point down in the crater (besides the one that you place yourself, I don't want to drop that yet, just want to train).

Napper · May 8, 2010

Aali, anyway for you to smooth out the background textures in FF8? I used magixs FF8 launcher 1.31 and was pleasantly surprised to see a background-texture uv-map adjustment option. Because your driver is much more compatible with AA I would love to see that option in your driver.

Plus, does anyone know why the left part of Seifers head is missing a polygon or texture. His head flashs white which is very strange.

Armorvil · May 9, 2010

Oh look ! Another annoying noob asking for help !

I know what you're thinking. "Hey, noob, noticed that it's page 85 ? I'm sure you'll find how to fix it in there". But believe it or not : I looked, tried many things, but the game still crashes after the Eidos screen, with the legendary "Oops, something very bad happened".

Okay, here is the whole story : I had to re-install FFVII completely, and proceeded to patch it with many mods. But I made sure to do it step by step, by always creating a back up of the previous file(s), just in case.

Anyways, after installing a couple patches with Yamp as well as the NPC Reconstruction mod, the crash appeared. Please take note that FFVII worked perfectly with Aali's ff7_opengl-0.7.5b (yeah, I'm using 7.5b) before that.

So, noticing this, I decided to "erase" those patches by restoring the original FF7.exe as well as the many files the NPC Reconstruction patch modified. But still the same crash.

Then, I tried to launch the game without the Custom Driver, in FF7Config. No crash. I took a look at the log, and noticed that the game was looking for all save-files, from save00.ff7 to save09.ff7 in the save directory. So, I duplicated my first save until all those files were created... ...to no avail.

Now I'm lost.

EDIT :

Yeah, I edit my message before even posting it. Anyways, I tried with FF7_opengl-0.7.7b, and the game works. Meaning I get past the Eidos screen and can load a game, but the game crashes at the start of a battle (with the same "oops, something very bad happened" message). Also, I have a lot of yellow and red notifications while in the field, at the bottom of the screen, saying that the game couldn't find PNG and RSD files. Here is a screenshot, to show you what I mean.

And here is my app.log :

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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.7bINFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US EnglishINFO: ATI Technologies Inc. Radeon X1950 Pro 2.1.7278 ReleaseINFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detectedINFO: Found swap_control extensionINFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1000x1000, output resolution 1000x1000, internal resolution 1280x1440INFO: FBO extension detected, using fast scaling/postprocessing pathINFO: Fragment shader(s) linked, vertex shader(s) linked.  INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loadedINFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r21874, Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Fabrice Bellard, et al.LOCK UNLOCK TEST MATRIX INITIALIZE INITIALIZE DD/D3D END initializing sound...creating dsound primary bufferreading audio fileloading static soundssound initializedINITIALIZING MIDI...selecting device 0:SynthÃ©. SW table de sons GS Mic, mid=1, pid=102,midi data type: GENERAL MIDIusing midi data file: E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\midi\midi.lgpmidiOutGetVolume returned: ffffffffMIDI INITIALIZEDset music volume: 127MIDI set volume: 127100% of 127 = 127set music volume: 127MIDI set master volume: 100MIDI set volume: 127100% of 127 = 127Entering MAINExiting MAINSTART OF CREDITS!!!INFO: I:\FF7\Movies\eidoslogo.avi; truemotion2/pcm_u8 320x240, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 10.133333, frames: 152set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60MIDI set volume trans: 127->0; step=60MIDI stop - OKMIDI stop - OKEND OF CREDITS!!!Entering MAINset music volume: 127MIDI set volume: 127100% of 127 = 127GLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usal_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbl_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlal_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlbl_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlcl_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: BattleText/btldl_00.pngExiting MAINSTART OF MENU SYSTEM!!!GLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usah_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbh_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlah_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlbh_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlch_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: BattleText/btldh_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: WMRP/menu/buster_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlbh_01.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usah_14.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbh_14.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlah_01.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usah_12.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbh_12.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlbh_07.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: BattleText/btldh_07.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usah_10.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbh_10.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usal_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbl_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlal_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlbl_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlcl_00.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: BattleText/btldl_00.pngEND OF MENU SYSTEM!!!Entering MAINGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usal_12.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbl_12.pngExiting MAINField StartERROR: failed to find file char/AAAF1.RSD (LGP) (path: )ERROR: offset error: AAAF1.RSDERROR: could not open file AAAF1.RSDERROR: failed to find file char/AAAF2.RSD (LGP) (path: )ERROR: offset error: AAAF2.RSDERROR: could not open file AAAF2.RSDMIDI play: 36reading midi file: ROCKET.midcurrent volume: 127MIDI is playing SUCCESSFULLY!!!GLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usal_04.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbl_04.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlbl_01.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usal_14.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: FieldText/usbl_14.pngGLITCH: missing external texture: MenuArt/btlal_01.pngWM_CLOSE Field QuitMIDI stop - OKresetting MIDI driver volume - OKUNINITIALIZE DD END UNINITIALIZE DD

If no one can help me, I think I'll just reinstall the game without using Yamp. Because, if I had to issue a guess, I'd say that the Custom Driver doesn't like ff7.exe to be modified (because yes, with Software Renderer, the game works fine - even though it's ugly).

Also, below is the beginning of my ff7_opengl.cfg file. Something tells me I should write a path to this mod directory, but I don't know what to type. Shouldn't the game try to load the textures and all from the data directory without asking for a path ?...

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# ff7_opengl config file# mod directory# subdirectroy of mods/ where textures will be loaded from# does not affect the old external textures feature, those should still go in textures/mod_path = none

EDIT 2 :

I completely reinstalled the game, and I experienced the original crash again (the one that occur trying to display the "New Game / Continue" screen). This time, I'm SURE it has to do with the NPC Recontruction patch, somehow (since I didn't use YAMP this time)... ...Problem is, once again, replacing modded files with originals don't solve the problem. It's like my game is now irrevocably f***** up with the Custom Driver

Anybody has an idea ?

With Aali's 0.7.5b, the APP LOG looks like this :

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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.5bINFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US EnglishINFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loadedINFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r21874, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.INFO: ATI Technologies Inc. Radeon X1950 Pro 2.1.7278 ReleaseINFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detectedINFO: Found swap_control extensionINFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1000x1000, output resolution 1000x1000, internal resolution 1280x1440INFO: FBO extension detected, using fast scaling/postprocessing pathINFO: Fragment shader(s) linked, vertex shader(s) linked.  LOCK UNLOCK TEST MATRIX INITIALIZE INITIALIZE DD/D3D END ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\ff7input.cfginitializing sound...creating dsound primary bufferreading audio fileloading static soundssound initializedINITIALIZING MIDI...selecting device 0:SynthÃ©. SW table de sons GS Mic, mid=1, pid=102,midi data type: GENERAL MIDIusing midi data file: E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\midi\midi.lgpmidiOutGetVolume returned: ffffffffMIDI INITIALIZEDset music volume: 127MIDI set volume: 127100% of 127 = 127set music volume: 127MIDI set master volume: 100MIDI set volume: 127100% of 127 = 127Entering MAINExiting MAINSTART OF CREDITS!!!INFO: I:\FF7\Movies\eidoslogo.avi; truemotion2/pcm_u8 320x240, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 10.133333, frames: 152set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60MIDI set volume trans: 127->0; step=60MIDI stop - OKMIDI stop - OKEND OF CREDITS!!!Entering MAINset music volume: 127MIDI set volume: 127100% of 127 = 127Exiting MAINSTART OF MENU SYSTEM!!!ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save00.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save01.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save02.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save03.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save04.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save05.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save06.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save07.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save08.ff7ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE E:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save09.ff7WM_CLOSE END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!Field QuitMIDI stop - OKresetting MIDI driver volume - OKUNINITIALIZE DD

...But here is a screenshot of my save folder. God, this makes no sense...

titeguy3 · May 9, 2010

Try downgrading to v0.7.3b

Armorvil · May 9, 2010

Thank you very much for the advice Titeguy, I'll try this ASAP.

EDIT :

Damn ! Same problem

The funny thing is, I had a computer crash, and I wanted at first to use your Remix patch (since it works great). But impossible to download it all in one go, the server always made the download stop at around 35%... ...Seriously, if you had another download link, you'd make my life much easier

titeguy3 · May 9, 2010

If you have the same problem even after downgrading, then that means that it has nothing to do with the save folder... and probably nothing to do with the Custom driver for that matter. One of your game files might be corrupt.

Also, I'd kick myself if I didn't remind you that in order to downgrade to 0.7.3b properly, you should probably replace the FF7Config.exe from the later version with the one from the 1.02 official patch (did you remember to install that, btw?), since that feature wasn't implemented yet as of that version, and also run FF7OpenGL.reg with user account control turned off.

If you're still experiencing issues, you should probably list off all the mods you installed and in what order...

Armorvil · May 9, 2010

If you have the same problem even after downgrading, then that means that it has nothing to do with the save folder... and probably nothing to do with the Custom driver for that matter. One of your game files might be corrupt.

Yeah, I think so too. After all, the problem occured when I replaced the originals battle.LGP, char.LGP, flevel.LGP, menu.LGP, chocobo.LGP and worldus.LGP... ...But since the problem still exists after reverting all those files to the old ones, I'm at a loss...

Also, I'd kick myself if I didn't remind you that in order to downgrade to 0.7.3b properly, you should probably replace the FF7Config.exe from the later version with the one from the 1.02 official patch (did you remember to install that, btw?), since that feature wasn't implemented yet as of that version, and also run FF7OpenGL.reg with user account control turned off.

Yeah, I noticed that. I replaced the FF7Config file, but the problem is still there. And since I'm running Windows XP SP2 as an administrator, the user account control is of no importance.

Anyways, it's well past midnight in my part of the world, and I think that I'll just try to re-download your FF7Remix Patcher tomorrow, and reinstall the game from scratch in the evening. Last time the Remix Patcher did wonders... ...Have a good night, and thank you for trying to help

I can see you're not a troll at all, so I guess you were just tired of replying to noobs earlier and just needed to take a break. Something I understand completely

Oh, and I forgot to tell you that WhiteChoco is all kinds of amazing - I was waiting for such a tool and you made me happy ;D

arew264 · May 10, 2010

Firstly, does anyone remember back in the day when I suggested that this driver get its own subforum due to its popularity and the confusion of supporting it? Well, this is now the longest thread in the forums. Just wanted to point that out.

Anyway, I have the same issue with 0.7.7b that Shoe had a few pages back, which is that the game seems to crash when entering a random battle just after the battle swirl. End of APP.LOG looks like this:
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reading midi file: BAT.midcurrent volume: 127MIDI is playing SUCCESSFULLY!!!Exiting MAINEntering FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRLExitting FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRLSwirl sound_effect1stop_soundEnd of Swirl sound_effect1Entering FRAME_QUIT SWIRLExitting FRAME_QUIT SWIRLEntering MAINExiting MAIN[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE[BATTLE] Scene# 399[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZEERROR: unhandled exception

The installation is just FF7 + Remix Patch + Aali's Driver 0.7.7b

APP.LOG and crash.dmp are in a zip at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YWA1XZ6O

EDIT:
It should be noted that the save file for that game was made before I installed the Remix Patch. I know that shouldn't make a difference, but when I start a new game with my patched FF7, everything seems to work correctly. It's probably not related, but I thought it was worthy of note.

pyrozen · May 10, 2010

+1 on giving Aali's driver it's own subforum. It would make troubleshooting much easier as well as being able to sticky a release thread.

KnifeTheSky77 · May 10, 2010

+1 on giving Aali's driver it's own subforum. It would make troubleshooting much easier as well as being able to sticky a release thread.

Very this. Seeing how Aali's driver is also one of the main attractions at these forums AND (im going to guess) the most used, it also makes sense.
It at least deserves a sticky.

Armorvil · May 10, 2010

I figured my problem out, at the very least : Aali's 0.7.7b custom driver doesn't like changes to the char.lgp and battle.lgp files. Actually, since the 0.7.7b version looks for the textures in their own folder (conveniently named Textures, in the main directory), bad stuff happen if they're not in there.

Since I managed to find a Texture folder full of .png files, the game works fine. No missing textures and such. But if you use, for example, a custom Field Cloud model (such as kula_wende's AC Cloud), then the game won't like the fact that Cloud's blinking animation has disappeared (not a big deal though - you only get a notification at the bottom of the screen, and you can disable it in the config). But worst : if you add a battle custom character model, then the battles won't load at all...

I *think* the driver looks for Cloud's blinking animation, but does the filename AAAF2.RSD ring a bell to anyone ? AAAF.RSD exists, in the original char.lgp, but AAAF2.RSD sure doesn't. Why would the Custom driver look for files that don't originally exist ?...

I'd use an earlier version of the driver, but I think I'll keep it at that (I'm now afraid to manipulate such sensitive components

). Besides, the improved size of the battle screens (as well as the transparent menus) rock.

obesebear · May 10, 2010

I *think* the driver looks for Cloud's blinking animation, but does the filename AAAF2.RSD ring a bell to anyone ? AAAF.RSD exists, in the original char.lgp, but AAAF2.RSD sure doesn't. Why would the Custom driver look for files that don't originally exist ?...

AAAF2.RSD is a fault in creating the field model's .HRC. By default Kimera will create these files so in order to clean it up the creator has to go back through and rename the files like this to AAAF.RSD. It's not a fault in the driver.

Cazador · May 11, 2010

anyone feel like uploading a zipped version of their full saves by chance? Got an error with the current version I think it has to do with the saves.

Armorvil · May 11, 2010

anyone feel like uploading a zipped version of their full saves by chance? Got an error with the current version I think it has to do with the saves.

Just copy your first save 9 times, and rename them.

cmay119 · May 11, 2010

Is there a way to adjust the bloom or post-processing in the config file? When enabled it's just too strong (atleast on my system). Details really pop with it (which looks great), but other spots just do it too much. The Eidos logo for example comes off really, really bright.

Tekkie.X · May 12, 2010

open up the .post file in the shaders folder with notepad/wordpad/anytexteditor

You'll get something like this...

// very simple bloom shader, shamelessly stolen from http://myheroics.wordpress.com/

uniform sampler2D tex;
uniform float width;
uniform float height;

void main()
{
   vec4 sum = vec4(0);
   vec2 texcoord = vec2(gl_TexCoord[0]);
   int j;
   int i;

for( i= -1 ;i < 1; i++)[
   {
   for (j = -2; j < 2; j++)
   {
   sum += texture2D(tex, texcoord + vec2(j, i)*0.004) * 0.25;
   }
   }
   if (texture2D(tex, texcoord).r < 0.3)
   {
   gl_FragColor = sum*sum*0.012 + texture2D(tex, texcoord);
   }
   else
   {
   if (texture2D(tex, texcoord).r < 0.5)
   {
   gl_FragColor = sum*sum*0.009 + texture2D(tex, texcoord);
   }
   else
   {
   gl_FragColor = sum*sum*0.0075 + texture2D(tex, texcoord);
   }
   }
}

You can edit the numbers in the red text section to lower the intensity of the bloom.

The default values in that red will be different to what you see above though.

cmay119 · May 12, 2010

Thanks Tekkie, I'll start messing with it right now.

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