Trouble installing Custom Driver for FF7/FF8 [v0.8.1b]

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I'm playing the 2000 version of Final Fantasy VIII.

However, I'm a bit confused when it comes to installing the custom drivers.

These are the steps:

Installation
1. Extract the archive into your ff7 or ff8 folder
2. Run FF7Config.exe to configure sound settings (the graphics configuration you can do at this point is irrelevant)
FF7:
3a. Apply the registry information in ff7_opengl.reg
4a. Change your settings in ff7_opengl.cfg
FF8:
3b. Make sure EAX is properly installed (run EAXUnified.exe to install it if unsure)
4b. Change your settings in ff8_opengl.cfg
5. Play!


My first question is about step 2: Since I'm not playing FF7, is step 2 still necessary? If so, where would I get "FF7Config.exe"?

After that, what exactly do I do in "ff8_opengl.cfg"? I got lucky on finding out notepad could open it, I just don't know what exact settings to change.

I ask this because I want to install the RaW and seeD mods, both of which can only be run while the driver is installed. And If the driver isn't working correctly, I'm pretty much outta luck! lol.

Thanks in advance!
 
Step 2 applies only to FF7, you can ignore it for FF8.

After that, what exactly do I do in "ff8_opengl.cfg"? I got lucky on finding out notepad could open it, I just don't know what exact settings to change.
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You may can change the resolution...
eg
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window_size_x = 1920window_size_y = 1080
for full HD

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preserve_aspect = no
expands the picture to fill the screen.
 
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Everytime I change the window x and y values, when the game boots, it tells me

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Then proceeds to play the game on a smaller window-ed screen.

This also happens whether I have preserve_aspect on "yes" or "no".

EDIT: *Sigh* I'm very sorry I have to trouble you with my game issues, I can't help but feel bad. I'm just really trying to get these two mods to work and it seems like the game completely ignores Aali's driver-- the fact that I had to manually go into the registry to enable the SeeD mod

https://www.ff7catalog.com/posts/143895/

...even though I had High Res Fonts enabled seems to support that.

I also had a few smaller issues I didn't mention, hoping that once I fixed the grand issue (Having Aali's driver working correctly)

1. When I start the game, I always get this message:

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This is weird, because I have that line enabled, and it was enabled since I added in the driver. Here's my ff8_opengl settings.

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# ff7_opengl-0.8b 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 in window mode, your current desktop resolution will be used in fullscreen mode# preserve_aspect adds black borders as needed to preserve a 4:3 aspect ratiowindow_size_x = 0window_size_y = 0preserve_aspect = yesfullscreen = yes# 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 = avalanche# 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.# enable alpha blending for textures without an existing blending effectfancy_transparency = on# display frames per second counter in upper right cornershow_fps = no# display some real-time debug informationshow_stats = no# 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 = yes# max size of the texture cache to hold in RAM, in megabytes# don't set it any higher than 1GB unless you want your game to crashtexture_cache_size = 256# use pixel buffer objects to speed up texture loading# might crash horribly on ATI cards but should work for NVIDIA usersuse_pbo = yes# use mipmaps (anisotropic filtering) for modpath texturesuse_mipmaps = yes## MODDER OPTIONS #### These options are mostly useful to modders and should not be enabled during normal play.# show every failed attempt at loading a .png textureshow_missing_textures = nodisable_popup = onload_library = "RaW"
2. Before I get to the game's main menu, I see this yellow text popup:

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All in all, those are the issues I'm having, and they all tie into the fact that maybe Aali's driver has not been installed correctly. I've tried deleting everything and just adding the driver, but ticking the high-res font box, the text and menus look worse.

I'm feeling like I'm running out of options here!!  :(

Thanks in advance. I'm not expecting a magical solution, but it always helps to see any kind of small advice.
 
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Hum... that config file is from ff7 0.8b :-\ , there is a new driver 0.8.1b... and you just need ff8_opengl for FF8, skip extracting ff7_opengl, you have no use for that file for FF8.


Forget it... config files have the same name on top... -.- I'm dumb!

I am gonna try and find my ff8 disks to help you out, your current installation is FF8 + AaliDriver + SeeD GUI + Raw correct?
 
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Hum... that config file is from ff7 0.8b :-\ , there is a new driver 0.8.1b... and you just need ff8_opengl for FF8, skip extracting ff7_opengl, you have no use for that file for FF8.


Forget it... config files have the same name on top... -.- I'm dumb!

I am gonna try and find my ff8 disks to help you out, your current installation is FF8 + AaliDriver + SeeD GUI + Raw correct?
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I just realized that lol. And yes, that's what I have.

BUT .....I think I made a giant leap to a total solution. FF8.exe's properties had compatibility mode on Windows XP. (I'm running Windows 8.1 on a laptop) I figured that this being on somehow ruined a lot of the mods and prevented things from working correctly. Turning the box off allowed RaW to run flawlessly!!  ;D

After re-installing the driver thinking that I downloaded the wrong one, I noticed other things too.

1. No popup telling me that I didn't have "disable_popup" on. This is weird because the popup tells me this when I HAVE this line, but it doesn't show when the line isn't there. I'm gonna call that a solution.

2. After changing the mods directory back to "avalanche" to make SeeD run I still get the yellow pop up that I mentioned in problem two in my second post.

Regardless, your comment allowed me to remember something, and as of right now I'm running the game with both mods on, so I have to thank you for that. The only problem left is the yellow popups, and I haven't tried re-changing the window x and y values for an HD upscaling yet so there's that.

Thank you so much! I have to get back to these configurations to see what works now that didn't before.
 
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It won't make a difference if it's there or not, popups can't be disabled.
 
It won't make a difference if it's there or not, popups can't be disabled.
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Sorry for asking you to elaborate, but by popups, you mean this kind?

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Or this kind?

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YES, this is correct.
The last one.
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Thanks. Now I wonder what exactly is wrong with this glitch? Everything's working well, just wonder if one or two things may not show due to it.
 
With the "GLITCH" (also sometimes happens with FF7) I have not yet employed.
If you are searching for on the forums here, you should be able to find a lot of information.
 
Yeah, this is a small issue with the SeeD mod so I'll search around on that topic.

Thanks a million to all who replied.
 
Not only with the SeeD mod, with some other mods (for FF7) occurs, this message also.
The chance to find there is something bigger.
 
I don't believe there is a solution for the GLITCH message except (at least in FF7) to use a different texture, of which there are none for FF8.
 
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