Final Fantasy XVI PC thread

[oxrufiioxo]

Full game has been released.

The 30 fps cutscene issue is still present.

I was gonna say what issue lol but using the mod on the steam version......

Btw works great for those who have UW monitors and don't want 30fps cutscenes.... Steam version only I believe though.

Releases · Lyall/FFXVIFix

A fix for Final Fantasy XVI that adds ultrawide/narrower support, uncaps framerate in cutscenes, lets you adjust gameplay FOV and much more. - Lyall/FFXVIFix

github.com

 

[Dr. Dro]

I was gonna say what issue lol but using the mod on the steam version......

Btw works great for those who have UW monitors and don't want 30fps cutscenes.... Steam version only I believe though.

Releases · Lyall/FFXVIFix

A fix for Final Fantasy XVI that adds ultrawide/narrower support, uncaps framerate in cutscenes, lets you adjust gameplay FOV and much more. - Lyall/FFXVIFix

github.com

This is great! Fix works on EGS version.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Happy to hear that.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Please use spoilers when discussing the game for now! I know it's been out on PS5 for a while, but many of us will be experiencing it for the first time with the PC version. Thank you!

The OP has been updated with a few useful links

 

[Flogger23m]

Good to know the mod seems to work. Is there any issues with unlock frame rate in cut scenes? Lame that they didn't include this support day 1. They decided to put Denuvo into it to protect sales, but I think doing a better job porting would have got them more sales than Denuvo. Seems like an easy fix that would have helped perception of it.

I may have to try the demo tomorrow.

If I liked FF7 Remake, will I like this one? That along with FF15 are the only FF games I ever played. Really liked Remake, FF15 was okay but had horrible technical issues. I will say, I can't wait for Rebirth so am thinking of playing through this one soon.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Good to know the mod seems to work. Is there any issues with unlock frame rate in cut scenes? Lame that they didn't include this support day 1. They decided to put Denuvo into it to protect sales, but I think doing a better job porting would have got them more sales than Denuvo. Seems like an easy fix that would have helped perception of it.

I may have to try the demo tomorrow.

If I liked FF7 Remake, will I like this one? That along with FF15 are the only FF games I ever played. Really liked Remake, FF15 was okay but had horrible technical issues. I will say, I can't wait for Rebirth so am thinking of playing through this one soon.

Not that I can tell, it works just fine! FFXVIFix will also ensure DLSS frame generation is still enabled in cutscenes if you're using that, so fps won't be lowered any against regular gameplay even if this is on. The demo contains the prologue - I haven't played FF7 remake, but this one seems to have some cues from DMC and the FromSoft games like Dark Souls. The vibe is completely different from FFXV, less on the "fantasy" side of things and more on the "final" if you get my drift. Much more mature. It begins with war and calamity instead of the laid back road trip Noctis and his gang embark on.

 

[Hyderz]

Ultrawide mod works pretty good honestly.


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some reason alot of japanese company no likey support ultrawides....

 

[Dr. Dro]

some reason alot of japanese company no likey support ultrawides....

Yeah, this game is a bit of "old habits die hard" in that regard. I am really enjoying it so far, though.

 

[Hyderz]

Yeah, this game is a bit of "old habits die hard" in that regard. I am really enjoying it so far, though.

I want to play it but I’ve heard there’s quite a few bugs in the game I’ll wait till those are ironed out

 

[Dr. Dro]

I want to play it but I’ve heard there’s quite a few bugs in the game I’ll wait till those are ironed out

I'll keep this thread updated with any problems I may find and hopefully the solutions as well

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Yeah, this game is a bit of "old habits die hard" in that regard. I am really enjoying it so far, though.

I played about 30 hours into the ps5 version but couldn't stomach the FSR used and just waited for the PC version it's the first FF I didn't complete on a Playstation. The 30fps in the resolution mode wasn't much better.

Really liked it to that point though but I've basically liked every game in the series.

 

[Flogger23m]

I'll keep this thread updated with any problems I may find and hopefully the solutions as well

Any crashing or anything like that?

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Any crashing or anything like that?

Played 4 hours 0 crashes.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Any crashing or anything like that?

Same. No crashes to report. The game will crash if you have Action! recorder hooked up to it and toggle DLSS frame generation (it'll exit with a "The operation completed successfully." prompt - but that's more Action!'s fault than the game itself

RTX 4080 will run the game on high settings, but you will have to leave DLSS 3 dynamic resolution, frame generation and variable rate shading enabled - otherwise expect craptastic fps at 4K

 

[W1zzard]

Performance article coming this week.

I noticed that playing with Cheat Engine speed hack makes the game much more enjoyable because movement is SO SLOW otherwise

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Performance article coming this week.

I noticed that playing with Cheat Engine speed hack makes the game much more enjoyable because movement is SO SLOW otherwise

I don't mind the pace but I could see some being put off by it.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Performance article coming this week.

I noticed that playing with Cheat Engine speed hack makes the game much more enjoyable because movement is SO SLOW otherwise

Nice! I agree, pacing is a little weird - at least it speeds up a little in the larger outdoors maps. At least to the point I played, the game doesn't seem to have the open world of Final Fantasy XV, it reminds me of Final Fantasy XIII's relatively linear levels.

Update: I have rewritten a lot of the original post and added a link to W1zz's performance review

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New post that got merged!

Hahaha! I loved this little homage to a previous game.

Spoiler

I am having a lot of fun so far. Still zero crashes. FFXVI Fix mod has been updated twice today. Make sure to download 0.7.8 before you guys play!

 

[Dr. Dro]

Added Spotify OST to OP

I've completed about 80% of the main story by now - no crashes to report. If Square patched out the problematic 30 fps cutscenes and improved performance of the port a little bit, it'd be just perfect

 

[Flogger23m]

Added Spotify OST to OP

I've completed about 80% of the main story by now - no crashes to report. If Square patched out the problematic 30 fps cutscenes and improved performance of the port a little bit, it'd be just perfect

Are you getting this Eikons frame rate drop?

Or does the 30 frame rate cutscene fix mod resolve this as well?

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I haven't noticed it but I'm on pretty much the fastest hardware available.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Are you getting this Eikons frame rate drop?

Or does the 30 frame rate cutscene fix mod resolve this as well?

No. My game runs at 60 flat at all times, just like I set it to. It's possible the fix does help, but I wouldn't know.

 

[Flogger23m]

Seems like it may be related to Razer Synapse software, and other accessories. Seems like some people who don't even have Razer hardware install the software, enable "Chroma" and it helps.

More info here.

I guess I will give this game a try, I don't have anything Razer and is one I never buy peripherals that require some special application to use.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Seems like it may be related to Razer Synapse software, and other accessories. Seems like some people who don't even have Razer hardware install the software, enable "Chroma" and it helps.

More info here.

I guess I will give this game a try, I don't have anything Razer and is one I never buy peripherals that require some special application to use.

I am using a PS/2 keyboard and a USB classic intellimouse (2017 rerun), so I guess that is why I haven't run into anything; Game has full support for DualSense audio and analog triggers, but I am using DS4Windows with HidHide in Xbox 360 emulation mode

 

[dirtyferret]

FF XVI reviewed by PCgamer
It may be the greatest PC game review I've ever read not because of the game, scored a 79, but because the reviewer was able to get it working on eight year old hardware. She should write an article just on that!


What is it? An action-RPG in the long-running Final Fantasy series, featuring punch-ups between gods.
Release date September 17, 2024
Expect to pay $50/£45
Developer Square Enix
Publisher Square Enix
Reviewed on Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 16GB Ram, Intel(r) HD Graphics 630
Steam Deck Unsupported

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I get the impression that game reviewers are oblivious to technical issue most of them don't report on any of them I doubt the game performed very well and at least enough to negatively effect the experience on that pc if the specs are accurate.