Can't launch the game

[Oltaios]

Hi, I played last week everything was ok, and now when I launch the game I'm stuck in a black full screen with a white crosshair, I only can move this cross.
When I check files with analyze it say that one file is missing, it redownload it, then when I launch i have a "not responding" issue. When I try again I'm back to the first case with crosshair and one file is missing when I reanalyze, one idea ?

Thanks!

[ExiledCoalition.Com]

Originally posted by Oltaios:

Hi, I played last week everything was ok, and now when I launch the game I'm stuck in a black full screen with a white crosshair, I only can move this cross.
When I check files with analyze it say that one file is missing, it redownload it, then when I launch i have a "not responding" issue. When I try again I'm back to the first case with crosshair and one file is missing when I reanalyze, one idea ?

Thanks!

Have you tried uninstalling and deleting killing floor folder and reinstalling

[初音ミク]

im having the same issue. and ive tried eveything, works fine in -windowed but other then that i need the fullscreen mode, and nothing else works.

[crunchyfrog]

Of all the Steam games I have that I've been reinstalling over the last couple of months (new laptop and all that), this is the only game I just cannot get running at all.

I have two outcomes - either precisely as you describe, or it loads in windowed mode, and any change to resolution, maximising the window or ANY slight change and it hangs.

I've tried tons of things to try and wrestle it into working (obviously running in windowed mode), various diffierent compatibiluity settings, verifying files all to no avail.

I think it just doesn't like Windows 10 at all. (And no that doesn't mean posting "hey I run on Windows 10 fine" is at all helpful, just in case).

I'm completely out of ideas on this one, so maybe someone can come up with some idea, because the issue seems to be down to as soon as the resolution changes - if you do it within the game menu, it hangs. If you run it in windowed and maximise it, it hangs. If you just leave it in windowed mode and let it load past the menu, it hangs.

How to fix this, I have no idea.

[Oltaios]

After I read these 2 posts, I remember that everything started when I set the game in full screen, any shortcurt to go into windowed screen ?

Thanks !

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Oltaios:

After I read these 2 posts, I remember that everything started when I set the game in full screen, any shortcurt to go into windowed screen ?

Thanks !

IIrc, just right clik on the game in Steam and under setting add this to the box that relates to running the game -
-windowed

[Oltaios]

Thanks, I found another way to do it : file named "KillingFloor" just set False instead of True for StartUpFullScreen.
It works now !

[Oltaios]

However it's still strange that bug appears now, game goes well until today =/

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Oltaios:

However it's still strange that bug appears now, game goes well until today =/

Frankly, if you're using Windows 10, it wouldn't surprise me as my experience has been that things can just stop doing things for no apparent reason.

I was playing shadowman the other week (for the umpteenth time). I'm laid in bed with my laptop. I save, shut the laptop down, go to sleep.

Wake up, get a cup of tea, turn the laptop on, start shadowman. And it just refuses to start with an error. Took ages of pissing around to get it to work again.

I noticed that for me yesterday there was some background Windows 10 update as I noticed the hard drive usage going up (it does that whenever it updates and it's quite noticeable). So maybe that's what has ♥♥♥♥♥♥ you over?

[Rambodanny]

Same thing is happening to me. Can this issue be fixed please?

[Oltaios]

Originally posted by daniele.inglewood:

Same thing is happening to me. Can this issue be fixed please?

I talked about it in my last post, but I must play in windowed screen

[$©3π3 |{!¢|]

Hello fellow posters.

Suffice to say, I've been experiencing pretty much the exact same issue as OP here and, for the most part, the story has been the exact same. Running the EXE as an admin did nothing to get to the root of the issue, nor did Checking the file integrity.

It would seem that running the game in a window is, at least right now, pretty much the only feasible way to get the game running properly. I've tried scavenging around to see if there's a solution for full-screen display, but so far to no avail.

[Rats]

Try deleting the KillingFloor.ini file and restarting. Probably has something to do with your settings. The game will regenerate and ini file.
Also, your graphics settings might be creating the problem. Try using default settings.
Plus, read this discussion
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1250/discussions/0/620695877455801770/
Try Bigguns suggestions in his manual. Or setting the launch options for Killing Floor in the your library suggested by DatWGuy. The launch options will override the KillingFloor.ini settings. Use -windowed or -fullscreen for the desired launch option.

[初音ミク]

Rats the issue we are having seems to be a directX error i noticed i can go in fullscreen on any other (openGL) but not directX3 as it normally launches into

Originally posted by Rats:

Try deleting the KillingFloor.ini file and restarting. Probably has something to do with your settings. The game will regenerate and ini file.
Also, your graphics settings might be creating the problem. Try using default settings.
Plus, read this discussion
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1250/discussions/0/620695877455801770/
Try Bigguns suggestions in his manual. Or setting the launch options for Killing Floor in the your library suggested by DatWGuy. The launch options will override the KillingFloor.ini settings. Use -windowed or -fullscreen for the desired launch option.

these usually will not work for this issue as stated it being a directX and i noticed it may be a conflict with windows 10, ive been trying several things/aswell as new things
I have done EVERYTHING to no avail except switching to openGL when in windowed mode THEN going fullscreen (works fine) but DirectX right when i switch back over? freezes and locks up the game
I am curious though if this is something with the GTX series because I have several friends having the same issue BUT with the exact same graphics card as me, so who knows. as i am running a GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q Design [EV]
but my problem could be that my graphics card is an "EV" (Experimental Version) and not an actual release of the graphics card. but all in all of what ive seen its the DirectX setting i believe that is doing it (the one with the 3).

[初音ミク]

I did notice the version of DirectX that was selected when i went to my video settings was a version from Windows XP so that could be why aswell. windows 10 is stupid and doesnt like old stuff. and i did a fresh install (windows 10) and went and installed my game because i have the time. so the direct X that comes with Killing Floor could be the reason... but im unsure...

[$©3π3 |{!¢|]

Originally posted by Space_Bwoogles:

I did notice the version of DirectX that was selected when i went to my video settings was a version from Windows XP so that could be why aswell. windows 10 is stupid and doesnt like old stuff. and i did a fresh install (windows 10) and went and installed my game because i have the time. so the direct X that comes with Killing Floor could be the reason... but im unsure...

So...What's the verdict? Sorry, I'm not very technically literate, so I don't quite get what you're talking about.
You're saying that the problem could be because of the way Windows 10 tends to operate the software?