Black screen after starting a game

[CROATOA]

After short video there's only a black screen

[Elioneer]

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[Archangel]

In my case the game runs fine, there is nor more mouse flickering and the videos go smoothly now by changing the properties (right click the game shortcut):

1. windows xp service pack 3 compatibility (gets rid of mouse flickering)
2. disable desktop composition
3. deactivate visual designs

(2. or 3. was the solution for the video problem)
And i also ticked the box: run as administrator.
I am on win 7 though.
Hope, it helps......

[termit]

Could you please share your PC specs and OS version?

[wikitiki]

I have the same problem, black screen and then it kicks me back to the desktop. I have windows 10 laptop and a nvidia GPU. Again I have tried but it just crashes back to the desktop. My CPU is a Intel i7 with a 2070 Super GPU from NViDIA. I am running Windows 10. I have fooled with the compatibility settings for the program, but nothing has helped.
Anyone have some advice please tell...thanks!

[Marjabalone]

Yes, the first time I startet the game it was black, but after a short while a prompt said that I have to install a windows-feature - damn, I don't remember the name anymore :-( Something with "play" ... or "game" ... ? I'll try to remember it and come back to you then.

[Marjabalone]

Ha, found it! :-D Search for "(How to enable) Direct Play/Directplay (in Windows 10)" - this solved my problem :-)

[CROATOA]

Well, i can't modify anything on my gaming PC as I'm a Mac user and can only play on a cloud Windows machine with access restricted to anything but Steam. Please fix this problem to make the game playable.

[Stella]

Have the same problem, game crashed in seconds back to desktop. tryed everthing i know and was listed in the disccusions. Can't get it to run. I'm on Win 10.

[geoff.nagy]

Hi all. A solution that has resolved this issue for myself and at least one other person, is covered in another thread.

Our solution was to switch from our higher-end graphics cards to our integrated cards instead.

This is discussed here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1558990/discussions/1/3173324051161008006/#c3173324051158779329

[CROATOA]

Originally posted by geoff.nagy:

Hi all. A solution that has resolved this issue for myself and at least one other person, is covered in another thread.

Our solution was to switch from our higher-end graphics cards to our integrated cards instead.

This is discussed here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1558990/discussions/1/3173324051161008006/#c3173324051158779329

Too bad i don't have an integrated GPU.

[RCL]

It helped me to rename/remove the file .\steamapps\common\Siege of Avalon Anthology\Movies\SiegeOpening.wmv to get directly to the main menu.

[WinterDwarf]

Originally posted by CROATOA:

After short video there's only a black screen

The issue was fixed in 1.02 patch. Thanks for reporting.

[Phex]

Originally posted by WinterDwarf:

Originally posted by CROATOA:

After short video there's only a black screen

The issue was fixed in 1.02 patch. Thanks for reporting.

as of today, 20.04.21, its not fixed, and still occuring for me, no matter what settings i choose in the launcher

[WinterDwarf]

Originally posted by Phex:

Originally posted by WinterDwarf:

The issue was fixed in 1.02 patch. Thanks for reporting.

as of today, 20.04.21, its not fixed, and still occuring for me, no matter what settings i choose in the launcher

Could you please shoot send a message with more details to our support e-mail? Please include your DxDiag. You might have a different issue or some edge case which we didn't encounter before. Happy to help.

[RadioForest]

An issue we had reported recently was that 10th and newest gen intels have a compatability issue with some games due to their OpenSSL code checking.

Good news is it can be fixed relatively easily by two methods, I recommend trying the first one because you’ll encounter this with plenty of other games overtime.

First is changing a environment variable in windows, a guide of how to set a variable can be found on this site - https://www.architectryan.com/2018/08/31/how-to-change-environment-variables-on-windows-10/

Following the steps there, press new under system variables and set the following:
Variable name: OPENSSL_ia32cap
Variable value: ~0x200000

Just press okay and if this was the issue that should hopefully sort it.

Second method is to set a launch option in steam in game's preferences with the command:
cmd /c "set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 && %command%"

The downside to this method is it will leave a cmd window open so not ideal.