Graphics problem with Final Fantasy 8

[Nightmare]

Hi,

I think this problem has nothing to do with cracks or patches.
I had the same problem.
And the reason was the newer NVidia Forceware driver.
This game ran well with my GeForce FX 5600.
But when I got my GeForce 6600 GT, I got this graphic problems!
And I couldn't use the older version of the forceware (like the one for the FX 5600)

Greets

[cali141]

Thanks a lot for the help everyone. I tried installing the fix patch, then only overwriting part of that patch with the no-cd patch, with no success.

Originally Posted by Nightmare

Hi,

I think this problem has nothing to do with cracks or patches.
I had the same problem.
And the reason was the newer NVidia Forceware driver.
This game ran well with my GeForce FX 5600.
But when I got my GeForce 6600 GT, I got this graphic problems!
And I couldn't use the older version of the forceware (like the one for the FX 5600)

Greets

I read that in at least a few other places. You're probably right... your answer does seem to make the most sense also (I once ran into similar issues caused by the same problem on Battlefield 2). So, apart from getting an old gpu, there's probably nothing I can do. Thanks again.

[BarryB]

Or buy an ATI card that doesn't have this problem:



Nightmare is right, it's not the NoCD but must be your driver. This screenshot was taken today using my v1.2 NoCD (Non GeForce patch), ATI X850 and CAT 6.8 and NO compatability mode set. Did you apply the v1.2 patch for GeForce cards? It should be named ff8sqeanvpatch.zip. You could also try running the config program and disabling various graphic options to see if one of them is causing the problem.

[DABhand]

I do believe you can play FF8 in software mode which will eliminate this problem with newer GFX cards.

[Zantetsuken]

Maybe try checking nVidia's support page.

There are settings in the new nVidia control panel to resolve this.