Fix WOTL effects lag issue?

[joseweig]

Hi everyone,

I am new to the forms and to fft hacking. I wanted to know if anyone has attempted to hack fft wotl in order to fix the effects lag issue. Or if it is even posible.

Thanks.

[joseweig]

I mean slowdown not lag. Sorry!

[ffta707]

I thought of that. I don't play WOTL because of that reason, that and firmware and all of that. But it would be some sort of assembly hack. Maybe some of our ASM hackers could find a static byte that changes it. I don't no why they would put that slowdown on it, if you ask me it makes the game unplayable.

[joseweig]

yeah it definetely ruined it for me as well. I just read a thread where people where discussing this but the discussion ended in nothing :/

here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2673

[ffta707]

I think it is definitely a possibility, but  it may take time. I'm not much of an ASM hacker if at all, but I might look into this. I would play WOTL again.

[Kaijyuu]

In all likelyhood it will require rewriting some routines. FFT (supposedly) was rebuilt from the ground up for the PSP and not just emulated, like some ports. Whatever routine draws the effects is probably really inefficient.

[ffta707]

We'll say that it was bad on square's part. I'm not sure if the asm hackers here are even willing to try it. It is probably a very tedious task, and would take  a lot of investigating.

[Wiegraf]

Everyone blows the lag out of proportion. I didnt care really at all. It was worth it to continue reading the beautiful script and I got used to the slowdown very fast. Now WOTL 1.3 is the only one I play.

[ffta707]

Really? I can't stand the lag, even though I did beat WOTL.

I re - thought all of this, and I just remembered ASM crashes WOTL so it's not possible yet, nor will it probably ever be possible.

[Mickey B]

I don't even know what lag you're talking about. Maybe it's because I have a PSP slim (more ram) or maybe it's because I'm playing it off of my memory stick (reads like 4 times faster than the UMD). Regardless, it seems faster than the original to me.

[Argy]

Mickey,
I have the same configuration as you and its still slower than my psx version from 10 years ago! You notice in on the swordskills soooooo much. Nothing like waiting a couple of minutes for dark sword to work!
But if yours is working at speed then thats great for you, i am a touch jealous!

[Vanya]

Really? I can't stand the lag, even though I did beat WOTL.

I re - thought all of this, and I just remembered ASM crashes WOTL so it's not possible yet, nor will it probably ever be possible.

If you are referring to how orgASM messes up WoTL, it isn't because of the ASM itself. The game can be hacked just like any other piece of software. The problems stem from the fact that the PSP version was re-programmed from scratch the internal code is different so the ASM hacks meant to modify the PSX caoe won't work because it is different from the code in the PSP version. It would be like trying to modify a 2010 Camaro with parts from a 1978 Camaro. They just aren't compatible.

[ffta707]

Oh, so FFTorgasm doesn't work then? So if made from scratch, the ASM would work?

[Vanya]

Pretty much.

[Xifanie]

Hey guys! I figured how to solve this issue!

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Set all abilities and reactions to effect FFFF (null)

[ffta707]

Hey guys! I figured how to solve this issue!

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Set all abilities and reactions to effect FFFF (null)

LMAO

[Vanya]

Hey guys! I figured how to solve this issue!

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Set all abilities and reactions to effect FFFF (null)

LOL! That was awesome! ^_^

[ffta707]

Hey guys! I figured how to solve this issue!

spoiler

Set all abilities and reactions to effect FFFF (null)

LOL! That was awesome! ^_^

Agreed. Anyways, I guess what zodiac was trying to say, is that this won't happen anytime soon. UNLESS, you use his solution.

[karsten]

what about usingn 100% uncompressed spritesheets? the game "lags" or slowdowns on psp when tries to access a compressed part of a sprite... can you serve it already uncompressed?

[Xifanie]

Nope, karsten, unless you're talking about the SP2 files for monsters, spritesheets are uncompressed as soon as they are loaded in the VRAM. SP2 files are different because they are only loaded when necessary. The cause of this problem is definitely the effects.