04-06-2012, 09:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-06-2012, 09:45 PM by pizzathehut.)
I have an older laptop that I've been able to play Final X, Kingdom Hearts, and a couple of other games on without any real problems. The games don't always look great and sometimes lag but I can deal with that. Because of my computer, I've found that for whatever reason, PCSX2 0.9.7.3876m works well for me. I've compared it to more recent versions of the emulator, I've tried different graphic options and speedhacks, but that version consistently gives me less lag.
So a while ago I tried playing Odin Sphere since I heard it was a game that wasn't super demanding. I eventually ran into a weird problem when I was in the shops where you buy food and sometimes in one of the game menus; when I would try scrolling, sometimes it was like my input wasn't received, or that it was taking a long time to move the cursor. The cursor would sometimes just stay there and I would have to press the buttons I have set for D-Pad Up and Down more than once to make them work. Sometimes it would skip a few menu options at a time. Sometimes it would like lag my computer just trying to process what's going. I go back to the game and it works fine, no problems, no lag in game or computer lag. I tried loading a save from the memory card rather than using a save state and the same thing happened.
I don't have this problem in any other games...until now. I'm playing Final Fantasy XII IZJS and I now have the same menu problems when before they never happened. I tried loading a memory card save, different save slots, changing key bindings, changing video settings in game so that I could be sure that speedhacks weren't affecting it, and nothing works. I even loaded a different saved game from the memory card in a newer version of the emulator and still have the same problem. I can use the menu in Final Fantasy X with no problem. Everything else in FF XII IZJS works as well as I could expect it to but for some reason the menu of all things is killing me.
The only thing that has changed since the last time I played FF XII IZJS a few weeks ago is that I had to get my motherboard and video card replaced. There was an inherent design flaw that caused the video card to stop working and thankfully the parts were replaced and installed without cost. I actually have a newer motherboard and the same type of video card as before but it has more RAM. My computer has been running just fine otherwise. Oh and I've even shut off my anti-virus while playing just in case and it still doesn't make a difference. Since I already had this problem with another game a while ago before I got those parts replaced, I don't know why getting new parts would give me the same type of problem in a different game.
Any help to understand just what the heck is going on would be greatly appreciated.
So a while ago I tried playing Odin Sphere since I heard it was a game that wasn't super demanding. I eventually ran into a weird problem when I was in the shops where you buy food and sometimes in one of the game menus; when I would try scrolling, sometimes it was like my input wasn't received, or that it was taking a long time to move the cursor. The cursor would sometimes just stay there and I would have to press the buttons I have set for D-Pad Up and Down more than once to make them work. Sometimes it would skip a few menu options at a time. Sometimes it would like lag my computer just trying to process what's going. I go back to the game and it works fine, no problems, no lag in game or computer lag. I tried loading a save from the memory card rather than using a save state and the same thing happened.
I don't have this problem in any other games...until now. I'm playing Final Fantasy XII IZJS and I now have the same menu problems when before they never happened. I tried loading a memory card save, different save slots, changing key bindings, changing video settings in game so that I could be sure that speedhacks weren't affecting it, and nothing works. I even loaded a different saved game from the memory card in a newer version of the emulator and still have the same problem. I can use the menu in Final Fantasy X with no problem. Everything else in FF XII IZJS works as well as I could expect it to but for some reason the menu of all things is killing me.
The only thing that has changed since the last time I played FF XII IZJS a few weeks ago is that I had to get my motherboard and video card replaced. There was an inherent design flaw that caused the video card to stop working and thankfully the parts were replaced and installed without cost. I actually have a newer motherboard and the same type of video card as before but it has more RAM. My computer has been running just fine otherwise. Oh and I've even shut off my anti-virus while playing just in case and it still doesn't make a difference. Since I already had this problem with another game a while ago before I got those parts replaced, I don't know why getting new parts would give me the same type of problem in a different game.
Any help to understand just what the heck is going on would be greatly appreciated.