I'm having the same problem. With v0.7.9b, the game is barely functional, consistently running 6 or less fps. I have gotten the game to work with v0.7.8b, but the fps/texture reload issue still remains. Here are some screenshots as well as my ff8_opengl.cfg and app.log
# ff7_opengl-0.7.9b config file## USER OPTIONS #### If you just want to play the game, these are the only options you'll want to change.# set the window size (or fullscreen resolution) of FF8# 0 means use original resolution (whatever ff7.exe provides)# preserve_aspect adds black borders as needed to preserve a 4:3 aspect ratiowindow_size_x = 1100window_size_y = 825preserve_aspect = yesfullscreen = no# check your driver settings if this option doesn't seem to workenable_vsync = yes# allow FF8 to use linear filtering for its textures# some things look slightly better with this option on, but alot of textures just lose their detaillinear_filter = off## ENHANCEMENTS #### All the little extras that weren't part of the original game, default options include only trivial bug fixes.# post-processing shader, used to apply fullscreen effectspost_source = shaders/bloom2.postenable_postprocessing = no## ADVANCED OPTIONS #### Don't fiddle with these unless you know what you're doing.# use shaders, if available and supported# turn shaders off to use the OpenGL 1.1 backenduse_shaders = yes# prevent glitches due to rounding errors by rendering in the nearest (larger, if supported)# multiple of the original resolution and up/down-scalingprevent_rounding_errors = yes# enable alpha blending for textures without an existing blending effectfancy_transparency = on# display frames per second counter in upper right cornershow_fps = yes# display some real-time debug informationshow_stats = yes# store external textures in a compressed cache for increased performance# compression is not lossless, some artifacts may appear when this option is in use# texture cache does NOT update automatically if the source image changes, however, deleting anything from the cache# will cause that file to be recreated from the sourcecompress_textures = no# vertex and fragment shadersvert_source = shaders/main.vertfrag_source = shaders/main.fragINFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.8bINFO: Auto-detected version: FF8 1.2 US EnglishINFO: Intel Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family 2.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.1808INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detectedINFO: Found swap_control extensionINFO: Max texture size: 4096x4096INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1100x825, output resolution 1100x825, internal resolution 1280x960INFO: FBO extension detected, using fast scaling/postprocessing pathINFO: No errors.MATRIX INITIALIZE INITIALIZING SOUND... initializing direct sound EAXDirectSoundCreate creating primary buffer initializing audio data OK initializing streamingSOUND INITIALIZEDDIRECT MUSIC - Enumerating Ports...PORT 0: Microsoft MIDI Mapper [Emulated]GUID={0x36210086,0x8f64,0x4d7a,0x9d,0x1,0x92,0x88,0x3b,0x26,0xbd,0xb8}PORT 1: Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth [Emulated]GUID={0x8d2171ca,0xe016,0x4109,0xb6,0x51,0xea,0xa,0x74,0xfb,0xd1,0x80}PORT 2: Microsoft SynthesizerGUID={0x58c2b4d0,0x46e7,0x11d1,0x89,0xac,0x0,0xa0,0xc9,0x5,0x41,0x29}Creating Port1... Microsoft Synthesizer Port1 supports XG dataBinkCloseSdMusicPlay ()sd_music_play (number=0, song_id=79, volume=0)midi_play...Stopping PerformanceLoading DLS...Playing Segmentmidi_play successfulMIDI stopSdMusicPlay ()sd_music_play (number=0, song_id=26, volume=127)midi_play...Stopping PerformancePlaying Segmentmidi_play successfulWM_CLOSE Releasing Performance...Releasing Loader...Releasing Port1...Releasing DirectMusic interface...Releasing COM...That indeed fixed my problem, thank you very very much
I'm gonna go ahead and second this motion.
Hey Aali sorry to bug ya but do you know when 0.7.10b might be coming out?
Thanks for the smart ass comment.