Final Fantasy 7 / Graphics Card Problem

[Jaythediv]

Hi, I'm really sorry if this is inappropriate.

But I recently bought the pc version of final fantasy 7, and it won't let me use my graphics card(6800gt), instead it forces 'software renderer', i think because it fails on being able to do '8-bit palettes'.
I have downloaded a patch for nvidia cards, but it's very old, and only for riva and TNT cards - it screws the graphics up on mine. It shows 3d objects fine, but the backgrounds go completely black and the writing is distorted.

I was wondering if anyone knows of a newer patch, or way to make it work properly on my card (software rendering looks so bad, and i remember the backgrounds being so nice...:cry

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[madmatt]

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[lancer]

I wonder if you make the game win98 compatible if that will help.

 

[Jaythediv]

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"I wonder if you make the game win98 compatible if that will help."
Cheers mate, but i've tried that and it doesn't help.

 

[Shamus MacNoob]

Its because the card is too new , I never found a work around when I had the problem , you could try older drivers alot older, there might be a way to edit a file to add your videocard as one listed in the games database of cards, not sure if that is possible though.

 

[lancer]

do you have a copy of win98, how about just creating a dual boot to play the game within 98.

is Ms giving it away free now.

if not i have a copy you can have.

 

[Jaythediv]

do you have a copy of win98, how about just creating a dual boot to play the game within 98.

is Ms giving it away free now.

if not i have a copy you can have.

That's very generous of you - thanks for the offer, but it's not that big of an issue (I can still play in software mode) and I think it's a problem with my graphics card not supporting the 8-bit paletted textures or whatever.

Looking about i found another site which said that newer graphics cards don't support it, so you just have to play in software mode.

Thankyou very much for all the help though
Guess i'll just have to make do.

 

[LordOfLA]

THe game was written to work best with 3dfx voodoo2 and voodoo 3 - that fact it worked with anything else back then was a bonus. You wont get it working now.