PSA: Black screen on startup (For Windows, Game version 3.1)

[Fabio Enchilada]

If you can't play the game in full screen, or at all, due to a black screen, the issue might be your "stretch mode" setting.

You can change this setting outside of the game through your file explorer at: C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Godot\app_userdata\Dome Keeper\options.txt.

Look for " "stretchmode":2 " in the options.txt file and change the 2 to a 1. This may solve the issue.

If you can't find the AppData folder, you can either check the "Hidden items" box found in the view tab near the top left of the file explorer, or type in %appdata% in the search bar on the taskbar to take you directly to the Roaming folder.



Alternatively, if you have an NVIDIA graphics card and the NVIDIA Control Panel, you can open it by right clicking on the desktop and clicking the NVIDIA Control Panel option. You should start on the "Adjust Image Settings with Preview" page, if not, then you can find it under the "3D settings" group on the left side of the window.

On that page, select the "Let the 3D application decide" option under the preview, then click apply on the bottom right of the window. This also may solve the issue.

[René - Bippinbits]

Thank you so much for the help! I'm sure this will be useful to many people, so i pinned the post.
Another great info:

Originally posted by Caffrey:

I'm using AMD GPU (RX 6700 XT to be exact). What I did to get the game to start was to disable all the quality/performance options in Adrenaline.
I had Radeon Image Sharpening and Anti-Lag on by default. Turned those off and the game booted normally.
Hopefully this helps someone else as well.

[76561199158638032]

Hello, I don't have this file in my folder, "stretchmode":2 ",What's the problem?

[René - Bippinbits]

If you don't have it in the options file, it will use stretchmode:1, so it should not be a problem. Maybe the NVIDIA settings can help if it still did not work.

[Fabio Enchilada]

Originally posted by 奔跑的酱油:

Hello, I don't have this file in my folder, "stretchmode":2 ",What's the problem?

Stretchmode:2 is not a file, it is a line of text in the options.txt file. Find and open the options.txt file, then look for stretchmode:2 and change the 2 to a 1.

[白开水滚鸡蛋]

I've had this setup since last year when the game was first released, but couldn't find a solution, and now it's finally worked out. thanks

[974880995]

flashback and I can't enter the game

[Bass]

did that, and changed nvidia 3d setup but still doesn't work for me. anything else?

[Fabio Enchilada]

Originally posted by Bass:

did that, and changed nvidia 3d setup but still doesn't work for me. anything else?

You could try verifying the integrity of your game files or disabling the Steam overlay.

[Space Walrus]

I've done all of these steps and more that i've found online but despite re-downloading, verifying, trying different wifi connections and even a different device i still haven't been able to play this game for months now :(
Is there anything else I can do to try and play this game??

[classifiED]

Originally posted by Space Walrus:

I've done all of these steps and more that i've found online but despite re-downloading, verifying, trying different wifi connections and even a different device i still haven't been able to play this game for months now :(
Is there anything else I can do to try and play this game??

I had the same issue, what ended up fixing it was deleting the workshop mods I had installed.

[RexJayden]

Originally posted by Scientist:

Originally posted by Space Walrus:

I've done all of these steps and more that i've found online but despite re-downloading, verifying, trying different wifi connections and even a different device i still haven't been able to play this game for months now :(
Is there anything else I can do to try and play this game??

I had the same issue, what ended up fixing it was deleting the workshop mods I had installed.

I have never downloaded workshop mods and yet I am having this issue...any help out there would be awesome.

[YaHaaa]

Thank you for posting this message, it has been very helpful to me. I can't play this game for a long time because the screen is black, and I'm ready to give up. According to the instructions you gave me, I have returned to normal

[Caffrey]

I had this issue and the options.txt was not in the specified folder. Probably because the game did not boot once.
I'm using AMD GPU (RX 6700 XT to be exact). What I did to get the game to start was to disable all the quality/performance options in Adrenaline.
I had Radeon Image Sharpening and Anti-Lag on by default. Turned those off and the game booted normally.
Hopefully this helps someone else as well.

[LazyLogFrog]

I got this Game today and have never once successfully launched it. I went through the files but could not find options.txt. I have no mods, Couldn't find "override.cfg" anywhere. I have the same black screen to nothing issue mentioned but no fixes have worked yet. The game looks really fun and I don't want to have to refund it, any help would be amazing!

[PeaceofMind]

Originally posted by Caffrey:

I had this issue and the options.txt was not in the specified folder. Probably because the game did not boot once.
I'm using AMD GPU (RX 6700 XT to be exact). What I did to get the game to start was to disable all the quality/performance options in Adrenaline.
I had Radeon Image Sharpening and Anti-Lag on by default. Turned those off and the game booted normally.
Hopefully this helps someone else as well.

You're a godsend! Everything else didnt work for me, but this did!