6600 gt doesn't support 8-bit?

I got my hands on a copy of the PC version for FF8, and it uses D3D for its rendering. There's just one problem though:

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It's saying that my XFX geforce 6600gt is failing its 8-bit palette testing. This video card has the latest forceware installed for it.

I've played the game a few minutes, and the movie graphics are no where near the quality of the psx version, and the non-movie screen (grr, don't know what else to call it >_>) have blocks about an inch wide and high, scattered throughout the view.

What can I do to fix this?

 

I quick google search found this seems your not alone.....ganna google a bit more, will post back if it turns up any thing....

 

I call BS on that reply though, they're just too lazy to get a solution >_>

I've tried looking around for anything to enable 8-bit support...Not even coolbits is helping me out here.

 

I found this have you tryed it with FCAA off ?? Maybe try running a PS emu ?? I use ePSXe myself....

 

This is interesting...

When I open up the display tab, I'm only allowed to go down to 16 bits, but when I click advanced and then on the 6600gt tweaking program (or whatever it is forceware puts in there), I can go down to 8-bits without any problem.

Yet the ff8 config still tells me the 8-bit palette test fails, even while I'm in 8-bit mode...so...I'm clueless...

 

Its prolly just a bug in the game. None of my old games run on my X850. Id try ePSXe thow. Its a bit hard to get working but once you have it working its great .... You prolly dont have a FF8 PS CD thow do you...

 

I have one, but I want to use the pc version so I can play Chocobo's world on it .

I guess I'll see if rivatuner can do any anti-aliasing magic.

 

Getting a bit closer here...

Rivatuner will only allow the adjustment of directx7 and higher applications.

The FF8 install gave the option to install directx 6.1, but I didn't do it.

Should I install 6.1? If I do so, will it nuke 9.0c?

 

It will likely nuke your OS if it even installed.

Its an older game, I'm surprised XP supports it.

 

What he said ^......

I have a P3 450Mhz system on the side i run old games on .... Doom 1 and 2, Heretic, duke nukem etc.Thares nothing like Half life and quake 2 on a set of voodoo2s ...

 

yeah, maybe invest in a POS used machine to run old games.

 

have you tried changing the renderer? You had software selected, im wondering if that might be messing u up....just a guess...