Black screen after intro video

[Colosum]

Hi there, I ust instaled the game and cant play it because after the initial video my screen ust stays black and nothing else happens. Any idea how to solve this? (windows compatibility problem solution doesn't seem to work)

[Lytnin]

引用自 Rucksacksepp：

You're welcome. =)
So the Older-Version-application (I made to see if there is any difference) doesn't work too?

didnt for me

[Lytnin]

Followed this and it made it work:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2457870373

if you dont have a classic app option, select desktop app.

[Rucksacksepp]

Well then, have fun. I didn't have anymore options left.

[Jennifer]

引用自 Lytnin：

Followed this and it made it work:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2457870373

if you dont have a classic app option, select desktop app.

Thanks!

[Deviant]

Hello. I have the same problem. The game worked. I reinstalled Windows and the game stopped running. The above solution did not help. Here is the Siege.log file. Siege.exe
Copyright ©1999-2000 Digital Tome L.P. Texas USA
Portions Copyright ©1999-2000 Digital Tome, Inc.
All Rights Reserved

32 = Size of 'MemoryStatus' record
19% memory in use
2147483647 Total Physical Memory in bytes
2147483647 Available Physical Memory in bytes
4294967295 Total Bytes of Paging File
4294967295 Available bytes in paging file
2147352576 User Bytes of Address space
2018099200 Available User bytes of address space

===== End Of Header =====

0:23:19 00000000: Start Siege
0:23:20 00000000: ArtPath=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\ArtLib\Resources\
0:23:20 00000000: TilePath=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\ArtLib\Tiles\
0:23:20 00000000: SoundPath=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\ArtLib\Resources\Audio\
0:23:20 00000000: InterfacePath=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\Interface\
0:23:20 00000000: Set Bounds
0:23:20 00000000: Mode=DX
0:23:20 00000000: Read Settings
0:23:20 00000000: Item DB=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\ArtLib\Resources\Database\russian\Items.DB
0:23:20 00000000: XRef DB=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\ArtLib\Resources\Database\xref.db
0:23:20 00000000: Titles DB=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\ArtLib\Resources\Database\russian\Title.db
0:23:20 00000000: MapPath=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\Maps\
0:23:20 00000000: DefaultTransition=D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\Interface\GeneralTransition1.bmp
0:23:20 00000000: Brightness=0
0:23:20 00000000: Create Globals
0:23:20 00000000: Sound enabled
0:23:20 00000000: Initializing sound
0:23:20 00000000: Creating sound object...
0:23:20 00000000: MP3 Init Succeeded
0:23:20 00000000: Music enabled
0:23:20 00000000: Initializing music
0:23:20 00000000: Creating music object...
0:23:20 00000000: Sound card available
0:23:20 00000000: Initializing event timer
0:23:20 00000000: PlotShadows enabled
0:23:20 00000000: Interval=30
0:23:20 00000000: UseLighting enabled
0:23:20 00000000: Start event timer
0:23:20 00000000: Initializing DX...
0:23:21 00000000: DX: Using Device driver: \\.\DISPLAY4
0:23:21 00000000: Creating map buffer
0:23:21 00000000: 1920 x 1080
0:23:21 00000000: Map buffer created in VRAM
0:23:21 00000000: Creating work buffer
0:23:21 00000000: DX initialization complete
0:23:21 00000000: Using 565 Driver
0:23:21 00000000: Loading cursor
0:23:21 00000000: Main.FormShow Access violation at address 00BD4AF8 in module 'Siege.exe'. Read of address 00000000
0:23:36 00000000: Shutting down application
0:23:36 00000000: Console destroyed
Terminating application...
Freeing music
Terminating application...
Freeing sound
Application terminated

[Rucksacksepp]

You have a small difference in the log in contrary to the other ones. DX is loaded completely and the game stops at loading the cursor sheet for your mousepointer.
Anyways. Maybe directplay isn't activated. Since you resetted windows (if Win10), then directplay (legacy component) is usually deactivated. ->Activate/Deactivate Windows-functions ->leagacy compnents ->Direct play
I don't have Win 10. Therefore there might be some differences in what I described above.

[Deviant]

I looked in the Win10 settings. Directplay is active. At the first launch, the game itself required its activation.
In addition, I went to the file DDrawCompat-Siege.log and it was written here:

07b4 14:13:39.906 Process path: D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\Siege.exe
07b4 14:13:39.906 Environment variable __COMPAT_LAYER = ""
07b4 14:13:39.907 Loading DDrawCompat dynamically from D:\Program Files\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\soaddraw.dll
07b4 14:13:39.913 DDrawCompat loaded successfully
07b4 14:13:40.990 Installing display mode hooks
07b4 14:13:40.998 Installing registry hooks
07b4 14:13:40.998 Installing Win32 hooks
07b4 14:13:41.101 Installing DirectDraw hooks
07b4 14:13:41.107 Installing GDI hooks
07b4 14:13:41.168 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: Button
07b4 14:13:41.168 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: Button
07b4 14:13:41.169 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ComboBox
07b4 14:13:41.169 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ComboBox
07b4 14:13:41.169 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ComboLBox
07b4 14:13:41.169 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ComboLBox
07b4 14:13:41.170 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: Edit
07b4 14:13:41.170 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: Edit
07b4 14:13:41.171 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ListBox
07b4 14:13:41.171 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ListBox
07b4 14:13:41.171 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ScrollBar
07b4 14:13:41.171 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: ScrollBar
07b4 14:13:41.171 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: Static
07b4 14:13:41.171 Failed to hook a user32 window procedure: Static
07b4 14:13:41.176 Finished installing hooks

Something wrong

if I start the game from the desktop, I see a black screen. And if from the folder with the game, then this message appears:
access violation at address 74FFA138 in module 'libSteamWrapper.dll'. Read of address 00000000.

[Rucksacksepp]

You could try to rename SoADDraw.dll in order to see if the game runs without this ddraw.dll fix.
Another suggestion: Look at post #9 in this thread. Theer is a applications based on an older Source code. This patch contains another ddraw.dll fix. So 1. You can try to use this fix (ddraw.dll, wined3d.dll, libwine.dll), rename this ddraw.dll to SoADDraw.dll or 2. try that older app.


Starting the game/application without steam always results in that errorcode.

[Deviant]

None of the suggestions worked. But I solved the problem. Just reinstalled DirectX from the official microsoft website again. But thanks for your help anyway!

[TAURUS]

You can try to set the resolution on 800x600 (Orginal), it works on my PC perfect!

[ForestDragon]

Set the Siege.exe to Win 7 compatibility mode!