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[timshundo]

Mods are tough

 

[Grief.exe]

I keep pressing Escape to move backwards in menus out of habit.

4th time is the charm.

 

[uncredited male]

Mods are tough

So Operation Nora is over?

 

[ChapaNDJ]

So far so good, it works great on my rig.
Its good to be back to this game after 5 years. Goddamn, time flies.

 

[iosefe]

just hit the 40 GB mark. i've been at this for 7 hours

jeebus

 

[Jailer of Hope]

Anyone having issues with the launcher? It crashes as soon as I try to play from my Steam library. I can launch ffxiiimg but I can't play it fullscreen without the launcher. Using GeDoSaTo with ffxiiimg still keeps it windowed regardless of the resolution I put in and it won't boot at all if I force borderless window. I try disabling data execution prevention on the launcher but Windows just says I can't run the program without it...

I'm at a complete loss here.

 

[Spectrasonic]

Quick question for adding AF and AA through Nvidia Control Panel... Does the second radio button need to be selected for the game specific overrides to work?

Anyone having issues with the launcher? It crashes as soon as I try to play from my Steam library. I can launch ffxiiimg but I can't play it fullscreen without the launcher. Using GeDoSaTo with ffxiiimg still keeps it windowed regardless of the resolution I put in and it won't boot at all if I force borderless window. I try disabling data execution prevention on the launcher but Windows just says I can't run the program without it...

I'm at a complete loss here.

Are you using Windows 8? Some users reported they have to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode. I didn't have to, but it may be worth a shot.

Otherwise, have you tried manually editing the .xml file?

-Go to Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIII
-Open up the setup.xml file
-Edit the window_mode property so it reads <window_mode>1</window_mode>

Should work.

 

[Grief.exe]

Quick question for adding AF and AA through Nvidia Control Panel... Does the second radio button need to be selected for the game specific overrides to work?

Are you using Windows 8? Some users reported they have to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode. I didn't have to, but it may be worth a shot.

Otherwise, have you tried manually editing the .ini file to set the fullscreen setting to 'true'?

I would recommend just using Nvidia Inspector, it's a much more robust program once you get used to it. You also can keep your settings on a game by game basis.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/nvidia-inspector-download.html

 

[uncredited male]

Quick question for adding AF and AA through Nvidia Control Panel... Does the second radio button need to be selected for the game specific overrides to work?

I am unsure if application specific overrides will still activate with the third radio button but you can set the general behavior in advanced 3D settings as well. The third button is more of an accessibility thing.

 

[TheTux]

she's 14 years old dude!

She's actually 19 in FFXIII I believe.

 

[Mohasus]

Could the drops be related to RAM usage?

3.5+gb not counting VRAM.

edit: i'm dumb, rivaturner shows the total system usage, not only the game's.

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

Somebody get far enough in the game to post HD Fang. Please.

I would, but I'm waiting for Durante's next update. >_>

Mods are tough

Oh boy.

So, this may be a super dumb question, but how do you enable Japanese Audio? Didn't see it in the main menu. And yeah, I keep on hitting escape accidentally too, quits the game, doesn't save my settings.

It's under Sound Settings in the launcher.

 

[Miletius]

So, this may be a super dumb question, but how do you enable Japanese Audio? Didn't see it in the main menu. And yeah, I keep on hitting escape accidentally too, quits the game, doesn't save my settings.

 

[Abelian75]

Why do people take that at face value? It's obviously a gag song. I feel like people are always laughing at how silly it is.. Meanwhile "that's the joke".

I'm with you. That song was awesome.

 

[Spectrasonic]

I would recommend just using Nvidia Inspector, it's a much more robust program once you get used to it. You also can keep your settings on a game by game basis.

http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/nvidia-inspector-download.html

Thanks, I'll look into this.

I am unsure if application specific overrides will still activate with the third radio button but you can set the general behavior in advanced 3D settings as well. The third button is more of an accessibility thing.

What about the first option? That's what it was on before I set the overrides, but "let the 3D application decide" seems to contradict setting game-specific overrides.

 

[Unai]

Oh God, noooooooooo!

I'm downloading this for the last 24 hours. Steam started updating some game and put Final Fantasy XIII at the end of the line. So I clicked the arrow to put FFXIII back up there and now it is starting downloading everything again. EVERYTHING.

I'm so sad. This will take at least a 3 days now.


Edit: Ops, false alarm. I restarted Steam and now everything is fine.

 

[cafemomo]

I don't "like" it either.. But you implied its silliness has bearing on the whole soundtrack, when IMO it's a silly, one-off joke track.




That's a matter of taste. The pop music elements give it a completely different kind of appeal.

I absolutely loved it. I'm tempted to call it my favourite OST of the trilogy... But actually XIII's OST is still so good that I can't dethrone it.

LR was very solid, and I liked it too... But it's generally so downtempo that's its my least listened to. I would put XIII-2 well above it.

I was a bit hyperbolic with that statement

I loved the downtempo/ambient nature of LR. It fits in the mood of the game so well. That the world is about to end.

I will say, LR has the best final battle themes of any FF game. Divine Love and Almight Booni is simply top tier.

 

[Grief.exe]

FFXIII isn't recognizing my DS4 for some reason.

 

[Nabs]

FFXIII isn't recognizing my DS4 for some reason.

Do you have a dinput controller plugged in (or is your ds4 being recognized as a "wireless controller")? I had to unplug my arcade stick to get my controller working =\ I hate games that do that.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

I'm running an Intel E5200, 3GB RAM, and a Radeon 5670. The game runs at 60 fps. There might be dips, but I'm not seeing them.

Intro is cool, but man that opening cutscene almost gave me a seizure.

EDIT: AHH now it's dropping a little bit in battles

 

[uncredited male]

Thanks, I'll look into this.

What about the first option? That's what it was on before I set the overrides, but "let the 3D application decide" seems to contradict setting game-specific overrides.

The first option means don't force anything and use the game's options. FF13 has no options.

You want the second radio button and then click on manage 3D settings. The Global Settings tab will affect every application that does not have specific Program Settings options.

EDIT - You will want to set a program settings for FF13.

 

[Xanathus]

Does anyone know how I can get rid of the black bars without using GeDoSaTo on an AMD card? I know Nvidia Inspector has a solution but what about AMD? I can't use GeDoSaTo because it removes the message boxes and has a whole bunch of other problems.

 

[NuclearWinter]

FFXIII isn't recognizing my DS4 for some reason.

Do you have any other controllers plugged in? This lousy port only seems to recognise the first input device, so it tries using my joystick instead of the 360 pad. It's ridiculous.

 

[Chairmanchuck]

I can't use GeDoSaTo because it removes the message boxes and has a whole bunch of other problems.

Thats why its called pre-alpha. Just wait a few days

 

[MisterShine]

Is there some setting that locks the game at 30fps?

No matter what I do with GeDoSaTo, on or off, the game stays steady at 30 according to fraps. Drops below occasionally in battle but ooc it holds steady.

 

[Spectrasonic]

The first option means don't force anything and use the game's options. FF13 has no options.

You want the second radio button and then click on manage 3D settings. The Global Settings tab will affect every application that does not have specific Program Settings options.

EDIT - You will want to set a program settings for FF13.

Thanks again.

Does anyone know how I can get rid of the black bars without using GeDoSaTo on an AMD card? I know Nvidia Inspector has a solution but what about AMD? I can't use GeDoSaTo because it removes the message boxes and has a whole bunch of other problems.

Hopefully this helps. You'll want to enable GPU scaling.

Is there some setting that locks the game at 30fps?

No matter what I do with GeDoSaTo, on or off, the game stays steady at 30 according to fraps. Drops below occasionally in battle but ooc it holds steady.

Nope, no setting for FPS. Maybe you have vsync forced on somewhere?

 

[Grief.exe]

Do you have a dinput controller plugged in (or is your ds4 being recognized as a "wireless controller")? I had to unplug my arcade stick to get my controller working =\ I hate games that do that.

I selected remove device in control panel for my wireless profile for the DS4. Plugged it in manually and it works now.

 

[Jailer of Hope]

Are you using Windows 8? Some users reported they have to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode. I didn't have to, but it may be worth a shot.

Otherwise, have you tried manually editing the .xml file?

-Go to Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIII
-Open up the setup.xml file
-Edit the window_mode property so it reads <window_mode>1</window_mode>

Should work.

I'm on Windows 7. There's no setup file. I'm guessing I need to run the launcher before it creates one.

I validated my game cache, redownloaded (yes I downloaded 100GB today), changed DEP setting, but nothing :/

 

[SDBurton]

she's 14 years old dude!

And she belongs to Fang!

 

[wmlk]

I was a bit hyperbolic with that statement

I loved the downtempo/ambient nature of LR. It fits in the mood of the game so well. That the world is about to end.

I will say, LR has the best final battle themes of any FF game. Divine Love and Almight Booni is simply top tier.

The Morning music for Northern Luxerion is a revelation. I haven't heard anything like it and sadly, I don't think we're gonna hear similar stuff in the future considering Lightning Returns was pretty experimental.

Yusnaan (Morning) is great as well. They're both a huge departure from the music you hear in any game, but I couldn't believe how good they sounded the first time I heard the music. Again, it's depressing to think that we're not gonna hear similar stuff in the future from the way it looks right now.

Cross-post from the community thread. Mitsuto Suzuki is great. Haven't hearrd music like this anywhere.

 

[Spectrasonic]

I'm on Windows 7. There's no setup file. I'm guessing I need to run the launcher before it creates one.

I validated my game cache, redownloaded (yes I downloaded 100GB today), changed DEP setting, but nothing :/

Ok, pass in the argument '-fullscreen' when running ffxiiimg.exe

That got it into fullscreen with bypassing the launcher.

 

[iosefe]

One hour till Cocoon. Hype

 

[Jailer of Hope]

EDIT: nvm

The game (ffxiiimg) stop booting now (before I made the setup file) so I need to figure that out. Thanks for the help, I'll try that after I find what went wrong now.

EDIT:

Ok, pass in the argument '-fullscreen' when running ffxiiimg.exe

That got it into fullscreen with bypassing the launcher.

Will try

 

[BocoDragon]

I was a bit hyperbolic with that statement

I loved the downtempo/ambient nature of LR. It fits in the mood of the game so well. That the world is about to end.

I will say, LR has the best final battle themes of any FF game. Divine Love and Almight Booni is simply top tier.

I love High Voltage.

 

[cafemomo]

The Morning music for Northern Luxerion is a revelation.

daytime luxerion is also solid gold. Sooo soothing.

The XIII trilogy may have not been the best, but in terms of music, it's the creme of the crop.

 

[MayMay]

I just noticed.. my battles are also around 30fps. More like.. 32-35ish. Any fix known yet? I know the power setting, its already changed. And the second the last enemy dies the fps go up to 60 again.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

For AMD users still having black bar issues:

Enable GPU scaling. Then change your desktop resolution to 720p, then go into the scaling options and turn it to 0%.

You can go back to 1080p (or whatever you were) and anytime your GPU hits 720p mode you'll fill the screen.

 

[Raitningz]

I love High Voltage.

High Voltage is awesome.

 

[BasilZero]

Why do people take that at face value? It's obviously a gag song. I feel like people are always laughing at how silly it is.. Meanwhile "that's the joke".

Old FFs had equally ridiculous Techno de Chocobo and Waltz de Chocobo songs.

Dubstep de Chocobo in FFXV please.

(Oh and for the record I adore the XIII-2 soundtrack. Pop vocals and electronic elements are sublime in an FF game)

I love the music as well and listen to the ost almost everyday

 

[wolfhowwl]

High Voltage is awesome.

You're alive! This morning it sounded like you might be having a Lightning-induced heart attack.

Spoiler

Happens to the best of us.

 

[Stereogatari]

she's 14 years old dude!

I know you were joking since I remember her being 19, but I checked her FF wikia page anyway and found her real age...hahaha. Was that revealed in FFXIII? Because I don't remember it at all.

 

[_woLf]

daytime luxerion is also solid gold. Sooo soothing.

The XIII trilogy may have not been the best, but in terms of music, it's the creme of the crop.

If we're talking about soothing songs from LR...

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

You're alive! This morning it sounded like you might be having a Lightning-induced heart attack.

That's his secret: he's always having a Lightning-induced heart attack.

 

[cafemomo]

Just got to lake bersha

and hearing that tranquil tune all over again~


hamauzu da god

 

[threelights]

Oh man, I'm so jealous of you guys

There's still like, 3 days worth of download for me D=

I'll be playing on a laptop, so I don't even mind the 720p, I just wanna play it!! >.>

 

[Mohasus]

If we're talking about soothing songs from LR...

A Place to Call Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIvv2_Ui4GU

da best

 

[legacyzero]

Well GAF, here it is.

I've been a vocal hater of this game for years. But here I am. I promised I would give it a new, fresh, and fair chance.

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

It's weird how nostalgic I feel for a piece of music that isn't really that old.

And one that I've heard fairly regularly for the past several years, considering how frequently I find myself drawn back to this game.

But still. Every single time I boot it up...the feelings, man.

 

[xBladeM6x]

Just came back to see Durante has pulled through for us, faster than SE has ever responded to it.

But still. Every single time I boot it up...the feelings, man.

The song is gorgeous. Most of the soundtrack for the entire FFXIII series is great.

 

[darkziosj]

Well GAF, here it is.

I've been a vocal hater of this game for years. But here I am. I promised I would give it a new, fresh, and fair chance.

Let the despair set in.