HardwareTnL Error

[Grafnir]

I just installed the game on a laptop today, and downloaded all of the patches. However, at the point where the opening movie should start, an error occurs. I don't have a screengrabber on this computer, and maybe I should get one. But anyway, the message is all in Japanese, except for HardwareTnL. After that error, you click OK, and it goes back to POL.

I thought maybe if I disabled the opening movie, it would fix the problem, but when I try to launch FFXIConfig, the app crashes.

Any ideas?

[Cael Wynn]

Sounds like your video card isn't capable of Hardware Transform and Lighting. What kind of card do you have?

[Grafnir]

On this computer, there is an S3 ProSavage DDR card... 32 megs.

I updated the drivers (to the best of my knowledge) and still have no luck. The graphics card is intigrated... so I guess I don't have any hope at all playing it on this computer?

[sagitta85]

Let me guess. Is this laptop of yours is a HP Pavilion? I have the same video card in my HP laptop and I believe that it won't run FFXI on it. Sorry.

[Rylios]

nope it won't work you need at least a gforce or an ATI above 64 MB you can run with 64 MB but it may crash 128 is prefered

[Grafnir]

To Sagitta: Yes! Correct... HP. Too bad it won't work... guess it's back to the ol' desktop. :)

Rylios: For future reference, I have a 32 MB ATI card on my desktop computer and it runs the game. It's not all that smooth some times, but it runs it. The minimum requirements are a little off, I guess.