GWX2 Black Screen on Startup

XLjedi · 04-01-08, 09:26 PM

For me it was a graphics card / driver issue. I have an older 6800 ultra and if I turn on ANY of the AA features in the nVidia graphics control panel it will reward me with the black screen.

In my case, the 169.25 driver didn't seem to play well with SH3 and the GPU. For me, basically, nothing works with the 169.25 driver.

However, with other games (even the newer ones) I get beautiful game displays with the AA enabled. So it may just be something with the inner-workings of SH3 that just causes the game to not like the new drivers and AA.

It's interesting to me that the latest nvidia software came with some game presets under the advanced options and actually had Silent Hunter 3 in there with the recommendation that all features of the card be switched off.

My latest game, Sins of a Solare Empire, seems to render beautifully with the new drivers.

04-01-08, 09:26 PM	#5
XLjedi Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 1,243 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 8	For me it was a graphics card / driver issue. I have an older 6800 ultra and if I turn on ANY of the AA features in the nVidia graphics control panel it will reward me with the black screen. In my case, the 169.25 driver didn't seem to play well with SH3 and the GPU. For me, basically, nothing works with the 169.25 driver. However, with other games (even the newer ones) I get beautiful game displays with the AA enabled. So it may just be something with the inner-workings of SH3 that just causes the game to not like the new drivers and AA. It's interesting to me that the latest nvidia software came with some game presets under the advanced options and actually had Silent Hunter 3 in there with the recommendation that all features of the card be switched off. My latest game, Sins of a Solare Empire, seems to render beautifully with the new drivers. __________________ Last edited by XLjedi; 04-01-08 at 10:43 PM.