ff7 pc difficulty

legato · 07-26-2009, 01:55 AM

i just got final fantasy VII for my pc and i was pretty damn excited, since i haven't ever gotten the chance to play this but i've heard so many good things about it, and im a fan of the series, so, you know. anyway, the game starts up just fine, but when i try to start a new game, the screen just goes black, no music, sound effects, or images at all. my task manager on this computer says that the game is running, but nothing happens, just the black screen. i have no idea what to do.

Mcninjaguy · 07-26-2009, 05:41 AM

Hello legato and welcome to TSF,

When you run the game it should be run under software rendering. This game is very old and does not play well with actually using the hardware. You need to justo open the configure.exe and run it in software rendered. I hope this fixes it.

ebackhus · 07-26-2009, 05:34 PM

This game barely runs under XP in the best cases and likely won't work at all under Vista. Best bet is to acquire an older Windows 98 PC to run it on.

Mcninjaguy · 07-26-2009, 07:15 PM

I had it run fine under Vista 64 bit. It did have wierd looking tiles on the game but it ran just fine for my system.

flaemfreak77 · 07-26-2009, 10:00 PM

Luckily for you, I just installed FF7 on my Vista PC today. You need to download 3 different patches to get it to work, but after those it will work like a charm.

http://wiki.qhimm.com/FF7/Technical/Customising

You need the first 3 on that page, and all the ones below it are optional, but they do some pretty cool stuff.

legato · 07-27-2009, 07:40 PM

thanks flamefreak, im downloading the patches now, ill post another reply later tonight, and let you guys know how its working out. thanks again. this is a great site.

legato · 07-27-2009, 07:41 PM

btw, do i have to uninstall ff7 and reinstall after i install the patches, or will it work if i just install the patches now?

ebackhus · 07-27-2009, 07:48 PM

The patches generally modify or overwrite the original EXE so a reinstall will undo those patches.

flaemfreak77 · 07-27-2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

The patches generally modify or overwrite the original EXE so a reinstall will undo those patches.

Correct, uninstalling the game would be like taking 2 steps forward then 2 steps back. I would also recommend applying the patch that has the game run in 1280x1024, which is alot better then the 680x340 or whatever it normally runs at :P

legato · 07-27-2009, 10:50 PM

thanks to all who contributed, its working fine now. :D

**Lord Sirian** · 07-28-2009, 05:09 AM

Glad to hear that, kindly mark the thread as solved under forum tools.

07-26-2009, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
legato Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista 64	ff7 pc difficulty i just got final fantasy VII for my pc and i was pretty damn excited, since i haven't ever gotten the chance to play this but i've heard so many good things about it, and im a fan of the series, so, you know. anyway, the game starts up just fine, but when i try to start a new game, the screen just goes black, no music, sound effects, or images at all. my task manager on this computer says that the game is running, but nothing happens, just the black screen. i have no idea what to do.

07-26-2009, 05:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: ff7 pc difficulty Hello legato and welcome to TSF, When you run the game it should be run under software rendering. This game is very old and does not play well with actually using the hardware. You need to justo open the configure.exe and run it in software rendered. I hope this fixes it.

07-26-2009, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,243 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: ff7 pc difficulty This game barely runs under XP in the best cases and likely won't work at all under Vista. Best bet is to acquire an older Windows 98 PC to run it on. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-26-2009, 07:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: ff7 pc difficulty I had it run fine under Vista 64 bit. It did have wierd looking tiles on the game but it ran just fine for my system.

07-26-2009, 10:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
flaemfreak77 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 27 OS: Vista 32-bit SP2	Re: ff7 pc difficulty Luckily for you, I just installed FF7 on my Vista PC today. You need to download 3 different patches to get it to work, but after those it will work like a charm. http://wiki.qhimm.com/FF7/Technical/Customising You need the first 3 on that page, and all the ones below it are optional, but they do some pretty cool stuff.

07-27-2009, 07:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
legato Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista 64	Re: ff7 pc difficulty thanks flamefreak, im downloading the patches now, ill post another reply later tonight, and let you guys know how its working out. thanks again. this is a great site.

07-27-2009, 07:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
legato Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista 64	Re: ff7 pc difficulty btw, do i have to uninstall ff7 and reinstall after i install the patches, or will it work if i just install the patches now?

07-27-2009, 07:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,243 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: ff7 pc difficulty The patches generally modify or overwrite the original EXE so a reinstall will undo those patches. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

07-27-2009, 10:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
legato Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4 OS: windows vista 64	Re: ff7 pc difficulty thanks to all who contributed, its working fine now. :D

07-28-2009, 05:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,606 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: ff7 pc difficulty Glad to hear that, kindly mark the thread as solved under forum tools. __________________ "Come forth for the cattle call Confront the evil river you can't control Wicked ways and venomous eyes Just human nature in disguise..."- Clouds over California