Overview
Aim to provide some information, answers about Ys VIII for newcomers, and to notify devs to fix remaining bugs when free These infos are gathered from players discussion, so credits to them all.(Current: major patch 1-17-20)
1. Cannot launch/freeze game (Very Rarely)
Just do basic protocols:
1. Reinstall your DirectX.
2. Have Microsoft Visual Studio C++ from 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 up to 2019, install both x86 and x64 if possible.
3. Check your .NET Framework version as well.
4. Verify game installation
5. Try running in compatibility mode / administration privilege (if previous steps didn’t work)
6. Try using previous_version in BETA tab (if desperate)
2. Black Screen
It is because of Fullscreen implementation. Therefore, it is recommended to play the game via Windowed/Borderless mode as the workaround for now.
If you couldn’t access the game menu to change the settings, simply find “settings.ini” in game installation folder and change WindowMode to 0 (Windowed) or 2 (Borderless).
3. High GPU usage / Looks Blurry
“It is impossible for a game like this to use 99% of my GTX 2080!”
Calm down, probably because you let Supersampling option to Ultra, which double/triples the number of pixels of your base resolution (i.e you’re playing at 4K and Ultra SSAA buffs it to 8K), resulting heavy load on GPU.
Therefore, switch to Screen tab in Option and change Supersampling to High or Normal (Recommended). You will see night and day performance.
And if in-game visuals, character models look blurry to you at 4K resolution for example, having Supersampling at Normal should fix that as well. Or you can check “settings.ini” from game folder and make sure RenderRes = 1 it is.
However, redownloading any dlc might reseit the RenderRes value.
** Supersampling option in previous_version is called Render mode.
4. Weird Line/Seam on Characters’ Face
Issue is due to HD Texture pack. To solve it either you
1. Do not use HD texture pack
2. Download Paint.NET (free, no-virus, better than Win 10 sh*t called Paint 3D), go poking around in “Texpack” folder and use it to open p0000.DDS (for Adol) and p0020.DDS (for Laxia) to edit out the seam/weird line.
3. Or you can just delete both file if lazy (but you’ll miss out on higher char textures and color modding)
5. Damage glitch
When you have game running at very high framerate (80-100 fps+), if you use any fast-attack character (Laxia or Dana Light for example) and continuously attack boss normally for a while, then short pause, and unleash any skill or EXTRA afterward will deal massive stacking damages to the bosses, literally snap half or even more of their HP bars off, which ruins the fun and challenge of the game.
The only solution for now is to limit the framerate down to 60 locked using Vsync. If you have higher refresh rate screen then you should let your AMD/NVIDIA launcher forces 60 fps lock on the game instead
6. Opening movie is lagging, audio desynced
Check out my workaround here, basically I re-encoded the movie from 60 fps to 30 fps to reduce the load.
[link]
7. About the controller
Game does support controllers including 3rd-party ones so you don’t need Steam controller support on, just plug it in directly. However, if you’re using wireless mode then you might need Steam on that, I’m not an expert at wireless issues so I couldn’t discuss further.
Anyway, for direct connection, if you’re having trouble with recognizing/recalibrating the buttons, try deleting “adjust.bin” in game folder, launch the game and try the controller again. .
Or you can try uninstalling the current controller device and plug it in again while in-game menu.
Or if you had other controllers plugged in, don’t, just use one.
8. What are the other remaining issues?
I will state the issues remaining for both current version and previous_version in BETA tab, as few players might switch to previous_version and play instead.
Can I obtain all achievements in one playthrough?
Yes, but you need to start the game on Nightmare (or Inferno) and arm yourself with a guide to avoid missing any missables (at the risk of spoiler though), since it is a long game with 50+ hrs of playing (longer if you are wandering or taking things slow & chill)
Still if you don’t want to rely on guide follow these rules:
– Always upgrade weapons to max when available, beware of Ricotta first weapon
– Collect everything – dishes, fishes & monsters listing (not counting material drop), gear items, materials & craftable.
– Rescue and complete every NPC sidequests + often dialogue check
– 100% all map, unlock every chests, examine everything
– Complete all raids & hunts (S rank as many as possible)
– Max village defense
– Practice Flash Guard + Flash Move often.
– Try to use every character often (for character achievements, around 5 hrs for each)
But most important of all
– Save into newer slot after every small progression often – boss fight, cutscene, etc.
Still if you want to enjoy the game normally without stresses, then 2 runs is best to 100% it all.
First playthrough should be Normal (or Hard, changable to your suit), then second playthrough should be NG+ with Nightmare and keep all your levels for faster progression.
Endings?
True ending – Village reputation minimum 200 pts -> recommended to complete all NPC requests
Bad is hard to obtain unless you intentionally rush it out.
Normal depending on your choice at the end.
Camera & HUD
You cannot turn off the HUD completely, only able to choose a few to not showing
There is no manual camera zoom in/out. Whether it closes in or spans a bit out depending on your looking way up or way down. Also, lock-on is available.
And yes like every other TPS, it could be a mess when fighting in tight corner. Luckily most of the boss fight stages are open enough so it wouldn’t be much of an issue. Another thing is that camera may change to special angles for specific bosses.
Is any of DLCs valuable?
Most of them only give you slight advantage on early game. Nevertheless, most of them can be gathered via normal playthrough and with a little bit of grind, even in greater amount in NG+ with Infinity Mode
Thus, the only valuable item you should buy is Laxia’s “Eternian Scholar” Costume. The rest depending on your support to the developers if you liked this game.
Can I play this game with keyboard only?
Yes, check out my KB-only guide using Autohotkey here
[link]
Mod… in a Ys game?
Yes, there are few mods for the game, most of them can be found on Nexus
High Quality Music
As the name implies
Ayuan’s New game EX+ Party Mod
Allow you to play different Dana(s) in the main playthrough, but only use it when finishing the game. And it is recommened to use with trainer since stats might not be saved after an event.
Extra Time Attack Bosses by Massuya
A mod that adds 2 bosses for Dana to fight, with additional tweaks to HP.
Character outlook color mod
Basically poking around with HD texture pack and changing HUE colors with any image editing software. For more details check this thread by Sara
[link]
Exc…lusive… DLC….cos….e…..
No, we don’t do that here. But you can always look in the discussion forum