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MaKiPL / FF8_demaster

Unofficial Final Fantasy VIII Remastered core mod based on import-dependency DLL that updates the gamecode and fixes issues left by developers
https://makipl.github.io/FF8_demaster/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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FFVIII_JP.exe crashing #55

Closed manwiththegunblade closed 1 year ago

manwiththegunblade commented 2 years ago

Hello Maki.

I got the latest Demaster release (1.0.3.0 FINAL - JP fixed + EN repacked), followed the instructions (put the files in the game folder, run ff8jp_launchPatch.exe and ffviii_demaster_manager.exe), but when I try to launch the game, I get this error: image

I did a clean install from Steam as well. The EN version works fine.

Am I missing something?

Thank you.

MaKiPL commented 2 years ago

Hm, looks like Steam is locking the app. Please try... Uhm.. Downloading the English release but put only the FFVIII_LAUNCHER.exe

manwiththegunblade commented 2 years ago

Using the english version of FFVIII_LAUNCHER.exe doesn't give me that Steam error, but it does give me another error:

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I also tried disabling all the options in demaster.conf, but it doesn't solve the problem.

I guess it is because the EN version of FFVIII_LAUNCHER.exe executes the FFVIII.exe file instead of FFVIII_JP.exe. I tried renaming FFVIII_JP.exe to FFVIII.exe, but then it shows me that same Application load error from before.

MaKiPL commented 2 years ago

FFVIII_LAUNCHER.exe from EN starts FFVIII.exe as before, however FFVIII_LAUNCHER.exe from JP release starts FFVIII_JP.exe with -jp parameter. I'll try to replicate the error with fresh Steam installation

Romangelo commented 2 years ago

I've found a workaround for this issue. Just don't use the FFVIII_LAUNCHER.exe file from the Demaster archive. Use the original one from Steam.

I'm not sure if it will affect anything in the Demaster script, but all mods I'm using seem to work fine.

MaKiPL commented 1 year ago

I'm closing this one. Indeed the launcher seems faulty and not putting it there fixes the problem. Latest repack should no longer host it. The japanese working works, but if there are any further problems feel free to reopen or create new issue. Thanks!