infinite opening loading screen

[tynan007]

I got the game today and have all my drivers updated but for some reason, the first cut scene plays, and then I get stuck on a black loading screen does anyone have any idea what can be done to fix this

[Belegoth]

Same problem ...

[-[ADHS]-Psycho Dad]

Same issue. I tried to verify game files, but it did not help

[aizzy48]

same here.

[Sayoly]

i have the same issue, its always this bug when i try to start a new game - for my luck i already have a save file so i can just load the oldest save to "play a new game" tho i want to do the Hardcore mode sooooo bad...

[-[ADHS]-Psycho Dad]

I reinstalled the game and still had this issue. Than I restarted Steam and that fixed it ... really strange

[A Supply Box(J8)]

Same issue here. Just bought the game. Really disappointed.

[the dark wizard]

Originally posted by tynan007:

I got the game today and have all my drivers updated but for some reason, the first cut scene plays, and then I get stuck on a black loading screen does anyone have any idea what can be done to fix this

It happened for quite a few people when the game just released. Try closing down steam (I restarted my pc as well), that seems to fix it for almost everyone.

[x_carim_x]

Here is one of the solution https://steamcommunity.com/app/1771300/discussions/0/592893278285785355/

[rick]

Done everything every forum comment suggests, still no new game, endless spinning disk. This is idiotic.

[Sayoly]

Originally posted by rick:

Done everything every forum comment suggests, still no new game, endless spinning disk. This is idiotic.

did you tried to use someone elses save files as someone recommended too?

[x_carim_x]

Originally posted by rick:

Done everything every forum comment suggests, still no new game, endless spinning disk. This is idiotic.

Well, if you installed the game correctly and your PC meets the minimum requirements, most likely this is a bug and we can only wait for a fix. The devs know this problem

[rick]

I have something very strange to report.

This game had failed solidly since I purchased it a couple weeks ago.
Today while running it to collect the logs for support I did something
different than I had done previously, and the game started working.

After the game spins for a long time, like ten minutes, I have to CTRL
ALT DEL to get to the screen to start the task manager so I can
terminate the game, done it many times.

The different thing I did this time was with the task manager, instead
of terminating I selected Properties for the Kingdom process.
Immediately the game poped up and runs fine. I have restarted from
scratch many times, runs fine.

This hardly makes any sense to me except that pulling the properties
must have interrupted the running process or something like that and
shook something loose.

[FRY THE BRAIN]

fug tha shi
REFUND

[DylanCut]

Originally posted by FRY THE BRAIN:

fug tha shi
REFUND

If this is all you have to say in every tech report I am going to start reporting you for spam.

[jrc]

Okay, here's the deal: DO NOT TRY TO RUN THIS OFF OF A STANDARD HDD. Mount it on an SSD ONLY. Otherwise, it'll take more time than there is in the universe to load. They should have said that, but then they'd have lost sales. Also, if you have the Steam version, you must be ONLINE. Thanks, Plaion GmbH (formerly Koch Media - You can change your name, but the scummery remains).