ePSXe 1.6.0/1.7.0 FFIX issue

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:47 am

Not sure if anyone else has this issue with the (somewhat) new 1.7.0 release but though I'd mention it here. I'm currently on Disc 3 on FFIX (NTSC) and it is a legal copy of the game (which I ripped of course) and the game seems to just hang there at a cretain part. The part I'm referring to is when Kuja is in Alexandria and about to summon Bahamut to destroy the city. It's right before the FMV and after Kuja finishes talking. What happens is the screen goes blank, but doesn't seem to actually "crash" as the FPS counter is still fluctuating. I made the save on v1.7.0 and going back to 1.6.0 doesn't do jack squat. Anyone have this issue? I can provide the save that has this problem. I didn't have this issue in 1.6.0 or ealier (1.5.2).

escapee · Post by **escapee** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:36 am

If you've used a save state at any point, expect some oddity.

That said, port your memory card file over to pSX and see if you can play past the problem area.

If it still fails, it could very well be your image. Either an error in the file creation or from a defect in the physical disk.

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:33 am

it most likely is not the disc at fault, cins it works in earlier versions of the emulator.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:35 am

Hmm, I'll try a memcard save on pSX...

Edit 9:41PM: Crap...couldn't make a memcard save of it, but I was wrong about the FPS; it just stays the same and doesn't fluctuate. Won't run even on 1.5.2, which was known to run FFIX very well. I'm almost convinced the save is corrupted...should I attach it for people to try? Shouldn't the ePSXe team be made aware of this issue or what?

franpa · Post by **franpa** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:38 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote: Shouldn't the ePSXe team be made aware of this issue or what?

How else will it be debugged and fixed in a timely fashion??

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:05 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:Shouldn't the ePSXe team be made aware of this issue or what?

whats stopping you from informing them?

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:44 pm

Nothing, really, so I will.

escapee · Post by **escapee** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:58 am

neo_bahamut1985 wrote:Hmm, I'll try a memcard save on pSX...

Edit 9:41PM: Crap...couldn't make a memcard save of it, but [...]

And, you couldn't create one why? This would be a key test to isolate the cause.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:50 am

I found a memcard save at the end of Disc 2, which is near the last time I made a save state.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:00 pm

the only issues I've ever had with ePSXe and FFIX are scratched disks, you might want to check your disk. If you could rip it again or something you could continue without having to backtrack.

neo_bahamut1985 · Post by **neo_bahamut1985** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:26 pm

Hmm..I could try that as well...