Black screen of death?

StarFox · 08-12-10, 05:32 PM

OK, so here is the scoop.

I keep have a problem where I'll be walking around my sub, or the port, and randomly, the screen goes mostly black. The interface is still there, I can still access the map view to plot a course, but when I enter 1st person or exterior mode, I cannot see anything

I am updating my drivers, and I turned shadows back on (I read via the search function that would fix it) however still no luck. I just finished my 1st patrol as Captain, and now I cannot walk over my commanding officer to get my next mission.

Also, does anyone know why planes in 1939 just fly right past me? I mean, I stayed surfaced, got buzzed by about 2 dozen plans, and nothing happened. Either the planes are completely retarded, or something is wrong with the Uboat Killer AI mod I installed (maybe I did something wrong when installing?)

TheDarkWraith · 08-12-10, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by StarFox

Also, does anyone know why planes in 1939 just fly right past me? I mean, I stayed surfaced, got buzzed by about 2 dozen plans, and nothing happened. Either the planes are completely retarded, or something is wrong with the Uboat Killer AI mod I installed (maybe I did something wrong when installing?)

give IRAI a try

StarFox · 08-14-10, 02:58 PM

anyone got a solution for my black screen? I can't get out on my 2nd patrol.

robbo180265 · 08-14-10, 04:34 PM

I've never heard of this before to be honest, have you tried disabling all your mods then installing them back one by one to see if there is a problem there?

Also you didn't post your specs so I can only assume that you meet the requirements. It might be worth your while contacting UBI tech support, maybe they can shed some light on it.

w3000 · 08-15-10, 06:53 AM

I'm having a similar problem, when i load the game the screen is black and it can't actually load, i started campaign and I finished turtoria and tge game work properly, I stared new mission, patrol around british coast and i went on that patrol and still everything was ok, I saved the game and now I can't load it, can someone help me?

THE_MASK · 08-15-10, 07:11 AM

Turn the debugger on by going into sh5 folder in my documents . Look for the data\cfg\main file .
Change it so it looks like this .
[DEVELOPING]
Modding=Yes
;MenuEditor=Yes
DebugScripts=Yes
When the screen goes black hit ctrl alt delete and see if there is a debug on the desktop . If so what does it say . Keep hitting the space bar to go thru the debugs and the game should load after the last one .
Are you using the latest TDW UI mod ?
What graphics card are you using ?

w3000 · 08-15-10, 08:19 AM

there's no debug on the descop, i opened the main file and line were as you said, i did't instaled any mods, i just instaled patch 1.2 and i add storage for torpedos in the gobin editor, i know that this black screen i conected wiht it,
i have NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 1024mb
before editing the storage it work properely including loading the game but i wanted to have more torpedos so i found how to do it on this forum and i don't if i did sth wrong, i downloaded once some mode for torpedos storage i it also dint work

08-12-10, 05:32 PM	#1
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Black screen of death? OK, so here is the scoop. I keep have a problem where I'll be walking around my sub, or the port, and randomly, the screen goes mostly black. The interface is still there, I can still access the map view to plot a course, but when I enter 1st person or exterior mode, I cannot see anything I am updating my drivers, and I turned shadows back on (I read via the search function that would fix it) however still no luck. I just finished my 1st patrol as Captain, and now I cannot walk over my commanding officer to get my next mission. Also, does anyone know why planes in 1939 just fly right past me? I mean, I stayed surfaced, got buzzed by about 2 dozen plans, and nothing happened. Either the planes are completely retarded, or something is wrong with the Uboat Killer AI mod I installed (maybe I did something wrong when installing?) __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

08-14-10, 02:58 PM	#3
StarFox Engineer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 216 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	anyone got a solution for my black screen? I can't get out on my 2nd patrol. __________________ Devoted fan of the SS United States, America's Flagship! I dream of her second life....

08-14-10, 04:34 PM	#4
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I've never heard of this before to be honest, have you tried disabling all your mods then installing them back one by one to see if there is a problem there? Also you didn't post your specs so I can only assume that you meet the requirements. It might be worth your while contacting UBI tech support, maybe they can shed some light on it.

08-15-10, 06:53 AM	#5
w3000 Nub Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I'm having a similar problem, when i load the game the screen is black and it can't actually load, i started campaign and I finished turtoria and tge game work properly, I stared new mission, patrol around british coast and i went on that patrol and still everything was ok, I saved the game and now I can't load it, can someone help me?

08-15-10, 07:11 AM	#6
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Turn the debugger on by going into sh5 folder in my documents . Look for the data\cfg\main file . Change it so it looks like this . [DEVELOPING] Modding=Yes ;MenuEditor=Yes DebugScripts=Yes When the screen goes black hit ctrl alt delete and see if there is a debug on the desktop . If so what does it say . Keep hitting the space bar to go thru the debugs and the game should load after the last one . Are you using the latest TDW UI mod ? What graphics card are you using ?

08-15-10, 08:19 AM	#7
w3000 Nub Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 3 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	there's no debug on the descop, i opened the main file and line were as you said, i did't instaled any mods, i just instaled patch 1.2 and i add storage for torpedos in the gobin editor, i know that this black screen i conected wiht it, i have NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 1024mb before editing the storage it work properely including loading the game but i wanted to have more torpedos so i found how to do it on this forum and i don't if i did sth wrong, i downloaded once some mode for torpedos storage i it also dint work