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General => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: kozak6 on July 16, 2006, 06:52:26 am

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: kozak6 on July 16, 2006, 06:52:26 am

Well, damnit.

I was trying to get Warrock to work, so I updated my drivers, and fiddled with the refresh rate and color quality.

It didn't help Warrock at all, except that now Tremulous is messed up too.

It just goes to a black screen while the music plays.

I changed back the color quality, and the refresh rate, but it doesn't seem to help.

Any ideas?

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: kozak6 on July 17, 2006, 12:59:32 am

:cry:

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: rasz_pl on July 17, 2006, 11:04:40 am

what is Warrock? what OS?

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: kozak6 on July 17, 2006, 09:52:22 pm

Warrock is another free game.

Windows XP
Geforce 4 MX Integrated (shut up)
A hair under a gig of ram
AMD Athlon 2800+

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: rasz_pl on July 18, 2006, 08:41:46 am

erm? so it runs, but with black screen?
delete autogen.cfg and run the game again

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: [EVIL]Unknown on July 18, 2006, 01:34:49 pm

get rid of that /r_gamma -1000  :eek:

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: kozak6 on July 18, 2006, 04:20:55 pm

I deleted autogen.cfg, and I still got the black screen.

If it is a gamma problem, what would be a more appropriate number?

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: [EVIL]Unknown on July 18, 2006, 05:32:22 pm

default should be \r_gamma 1   i use 4 which is really bright

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: zeta on July 18, 2006, 06:01:04 pm

if u get warrock working tell me if its fun


warrock is kinda like a free battlefield 2

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: kozak6 on July 19, 2006, 05:39:45 am

I think I might just have to buy a new video card.

*sigh*

Oh well, I suppose it is worth it since all I play is free games anyways.

/r_gamma 1 didn't work.

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: rasz_pl on July 19, 2006, 10:05:07 am

then reinstall Wincrap, easiest solution if you cant diagnose the problem yourselfe

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: kozak6 on July 19, 2006, 07:51:15 pm

Yeah, but then I would have to back up everythings.

Interestingly enough, it seems that most of my other FPS's are broken as well.

Title: Oh damnit, I get a black screen instead of a title screen
Post by: dolby on July 20, 2006, 12:11:40 am

Your card could be dead.  I had this same exact situation where the desktop and all 2d aps worked fine, but anything accelerated went to black screens.  The card also might be overheating.  Open up your case and make sure the 3d graphics card fan isn't blocked from moving by dust or other particles.