Custom graphics driver for FF7/FF8 [v.1-.7.6]

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Green lines? You mean like a weird grid on the backgrounds? I don't recall having seen that problem, except with the original engine, not this new driver.

I suspect that you opened FF7Config AFTER running ff7_opengl.reg. If so, the solution is to run the registry key again, because FF7Config resets it back to the old driver.
 
Yeah seems it was my fault... However it does look very much like if I used normal Software renderer?


EDIT: Well this is weird.. Seems like every time I run this.. I have to quit game twice.. through the menu. First I press yes, then it returns to menu and I have to press one more time to get the program to shut down. :P

Also should my APP.LOG say

Ramp Emulation
  Microsoft Direct3D Mono(Ramp) Software Emulation
RGB Emulation
  Microsoft Direct3D RGB Software Emulation
Direct3D HAL
  Microsoft Direct3D Hardware acceleration through Direct3D HAL ?

Just wondering..
 
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It doesn't provide any additional functionality unless you edit the config file.
 
Ah that explains it then :P Thanks alot :D

It's ff7_opengl.cfg right? I tried to modify resolution etc (to make it windowed) but no results. I suppose I'm doing something very wrong?

Just can't find it anywhere.. Help :S
 
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Just can't get it to work.. what do I need inorder for it to work? I installed XP patch. Clean install from the install cd. got ATI video card and running windows 7, I have XP aswell though.
I extracted all the required files into ff7 folder and I attempted to tweak the config file "as far as I know it is that one.." It won't go to windowed mode, I even tried to disable v_sync. It's like if it didn't load at all.


EDIT: Yep, I didn't even notice any OpenGL logs in my APP.LOG what am I doing wrong?

Well well.. Holy sh*t.. looks beautiful :O I replaced my .exe and it works thanks for the great program! (sorry driver) but its really GREAT.


EDIT 2: I actually got some green line grid now with OpenGL for real this time. What shall I do give pic and APP.LOG? They're almost harmless.. only appear lightly when going upwards or downwards.
I'll see if it was something I did first though..

<-- Ah yes seems it was a driver issue. I took AA + Anistropic off and its fine..
 
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I just wanted to congratulate you on this awesome achievement and say that I got it to work for me on Windows 7. It took a little bit of trying different things, but I eventually realized that your REG file updates the registry, but FF7Config and FF7 must be using the virtual store, even after rebooting. I tried running FF7 as an administrator, but it kept giving me errors. I finally ran FF7Config as an administrator and it was set to the default settings, so I changed them and then ran FF7 as admin and it works great. I have a 24" monitor set to 1920x1200 and it runs wonderfully in that. My monitor has a built-in option to run 4:3 applications in aspect ratio, though, so I didn't worry about that part.

Also, the shaders don't work for me when they are in the same directory as FF7Music. They have to be in the same directory as FF7. Weird.
 
It's not weird, that bug was fixed long ago. Shaders have to be in your FF7 directory now.
 
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=46JVEGDA
here's my app.log can anyone help me?
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Even though you didn't even say what the problem was, that log file clearly says Direct3D/DirectDraw and never mentions OpenGL, which means the driver failed to load. In this case, APP.LOG is useless to diagnose your problem and this is probably just another virtualstore/permissions issue. (Because you are using Vista, aren't you? You should always state which OS you are running when reporting a problem like this)
 
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=46JVEGDA
here's my app.log can anyone help me?
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Even though you didn't even say what the problem was, that log file clearly says Direct3D/DirectDraw and never mentions OpenGL, which means the driver failed to load. In this case, APP.LOG is useless to diagnose your problem and this is probably just another virtualstore/permissions issue. (Because you are using Vista, aren't you? You should always state which OS you are running when reporting a problem like this)
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I already sai that i'm running vista sp2 in an earlier post. I keep UAC disabled all the time, so i don't think it's that kind of problem ihmo
 
Did you check your ff7.exe? I had problems with it. Replaced it and now it works very smoothly for me. Movies and everything flawless.
My old ff7.exe didn't try to load OpenGL.. But instead used Direct3D, like yours. As far as I know you need the 1.2 .exe file inorder for this to work. Correct me if I'm wrong though.


http://postdownload.filefront.com/2...50429579b3690834539e8db1d98eeaa15a2017be87b98 <-- try to download that and replace the files you currently have. (backup ofc)
 
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I had already 1.02 but patched with yamp, i tried witout it and it works. Good Job, thank you. Now i haveto try if it works with wamp on it after the drivers.
 
Do i have to configure the shaders .. just out of curiousity.. cause i got bored and opened the files with word pad and there are a lot of zeros and what not...... and i just wanted to know.... (feels like such a newb :P)
 
You can edit the shaders if you want to.
But if you don't know what you're doing, you're probably just going to break things.

It's not going to solve any problems if the driver doesn't load. (I can't recall if you were having problems with that or not)
 
I was but i solved that... For some reason my PC thinks the Exe. is on my desktop so i just put it in a separate folder and placed everything with it and this runs fine....... so i don't need to change the shaders...? The App. log that appears with all these other files (every time you run FF7) says no GL opener detected shaders will not work... but when you play the game the Driver is so obviously working.. I'm somewhat confused.......

Thank you,
Broken Crow (AKA. The Ultimate Newb)
 
Well you don't need shaders to play since I added OpenGL 1.1 support, but it will make things a lot faster.
If you do have OpenGL 2.0 support and it can't find the shaders, it should print the exact path it was trying to access (in APP.LOG). Put the shaders there.
 
How.. do i do that? I hate technology... i takes me forever to understand it... ><... Thank you for being patient with me..

Thank you,
Broken Crow (As always the Ultimate Newb)
 
Run FF7, close the dialog box (if you don't get a dialog box you either don't have OpenGL 2.0 support or the shaders are already working) and quit the game.
Open APP.LOG in a text editor, check the first few lines for something like "ERROR: failed to stat file <path goes here>". It will do this twice, for both the necessary shaders. Simply move the files there and it should work. Generally, the path should always be <ff7 install dir>/shaders/, if you're getting something else, post it here.
 
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