Dragon Quest 8 (Text doesnt show, cutscenes freeze)

[wya]

Problem: None of the text bubbles show any text in it. The cut scene that appears after I randomly click to start the game with the castle plays for about 5 seconds then freezes and the sound loops infinitely.


Specs:
Intel® Core™ i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Microsoft Windows 7
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
8 GB ram

Solutions tried:
-Fiddled with almost every graphics setting
- Updated graphics drivers
- Looked up similar problems on this website



Please help me guys, really want to play this

[StriFe]

They can help u better with the problem if u tell us which PCSX version you are using and which non default settings you use

[wya]

They can help u better with the problem if u tell us which PCSX version you are using and which non default settings you use

I've put it back to all the default settings and I'm using version 9.8

[jesalvein]

can you please post the emulog.txt you get after this crash, please ?

[wya]

can you please post the emulog.txt you get after this crash, please ?

I dont get any crashes, just no text during the game

[jesalvein]

plays for about 5 seconds then freezes and the sound loops infinitely.

I'm talking about this.
this could be related

[wya]

PCSX2 0.9.8.r4600 - compiled on Apr 27 2011
Savestate version: 0x9a010000

Host Machine Init:
Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Physical RAM = 8163 MB
CPU name = Intel® Core™ i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz
Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 07)
CPU speed = 3.092 ghz (4 logical threads)
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = bfebfbff 1fbae3ff
x86EFlags = 28100000

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX

Reserving memory for recompilers...

Loading plugins...
Binding GS : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\gsdx-ssse3-r4600.dll
(GameDB) 9082 games on record (loaded in 180ms)
Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (8.17.12.9610)
Binding PAD : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\lilypad-r4600.dll
Binding SPU2 : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\spu2-x-r4600.dll
Binding CDVD : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\FWnull.dll
Binding DEV9 : C:\Program Files (x86)\PCSX2 0.9.8\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.

HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path.


Initializing plugins...
Init GS
Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (8.17.12.9610)
Init PAD
Init SPU2
Init CDVD
Init USB
Init FW
Init DEV9
Plugins initialized successfully.

Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
Opening CDVD
isoFile open ok: C:\Users\justin\Documents\PCSX2\DARGONQUESTTTT.iso
Image type = DVD
Fileparts = 1
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 1) (2041088 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\justin\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\justin\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
Bios Found: USA v01.60(07/02/2002) Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_212.07;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
ELF (cdrom0:\SLUS_212.07;1) Game CRC = 0xF4715852, EntryPoint = 0x00100008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_212.07;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
Closing plugins...
Closing DEV9
Closing FW
Closing USB
Closing CDVD
Closing SPU2
Closing PAD
Closing GS
Plugins closed successfully.
Decommitting host memory for virtual systems...
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path.

Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
Opening CDVD
isoFile open ok: C:\Users\justin\Documents\PCSX2\DARGONQUESTTTT.iso
Image type = DVD
Fileparts = 1
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 1) (2041088 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\justin\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\justin\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
Bios Found: USA v01.60(07/02/2002) Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_212.07;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
ELF (cdrom0:\SLUS_212.07;1) Game CRC = 0xF4715852, EntryPoint = 0x00100008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLUS_212.07;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = NTSC
Closing plugins...
Closing DEV9
Closing FW
Closing USB
Closing CDVD
Closing SPU2
Closing PAD
Closing GS
Plugins closed successfully.
Decommitting host memory for virtual systems...
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset

[naughtydog2k3]

*yawn* Go download the latest svn and enable mtvu hack..might solve your problem.

[smartstrike]

are you using DX9 renderer w/o enabling some features e.g. Log-Z,texture filtering?

[StriFe]

Also it is recommended to install PCSX2 to a non permission folder, like My Documents or on a different partition, there's a small permission bug in Windows 7 with some programs, that can give issues if you install them into Program Files