Can't even get to the main menu

[Deguy]

I can't even get to the main menu of this game. The game starts and then the screen flashes black and a slightly less dark black constantly. Yet I can here the game running in the background. My laptop is a ASUS ROG, http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX56819
Just figured id post this and see anyone has had similiar issues...

----------------------Laptop Specs------------------------

Operating System Windows 8.1, 64 bit

Processor Intel® Core™ i7-4720HQ 2.6GHz Quad Core Processor w/
3.6GHz Turbo, 8 Hyperthreads, 6MB Smart Cache, 22nm
Chipset Intel® HM86 Express
Memory 8GB DDR3L 1600MHz SO-DIMM, 16GB max
Display 15.6" Full HD 1920 x 1080 LED LCD IPS Display Panel
Graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M w/ 2GB GDDR5 VRAM

Storage 750GB 7,200rpm 2.5" SATA HDD
Optical Drive Super Multi DVD±RW Optical Drive
Card Reader SD, SDHC, SDXC, MS, MS Pro, MS Pro Duo, MMC

Camera HD Web Camera
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Ethernet 1x Gigabit Ethernet Port
Bluetooth Bluetooth v4.0

Keyboard Red LED Illuminated Gaming Keyboard
Red Edged W, A, S & D Keys

Audio 2x Speakers
1x Microphone
Bang & Olufsen ICEpower® Speakers
SonicMaster Premium App
MaxxAudio App

Interface 3x USB 3.0 ports
1x Microphone In Jack
1x COMBO Headphone / Speaker Audio jack
1x RJ45 Ethernet port
1x HDMI port
1x Mini Display port
1x AC Power Adapter plug
1x Kensington Lock Slot

Certifications Australia C-TICK, BSMI, CB, CCC, CECP, CE Marking Compliance, Energy star, EPEAT, Erp 2013, EU Flower, GOST-R, JATE, MIC, NZ A-Tick Compliance, RoHS, TUV, UL, WEEE

[Ash]

Literally having the exact same issue.

[Deguy]

What are your computer specs?

[Badger1972]

Same here...GTX850M on an i7 Asus, latest drivers.

[Tizzy]

Mine flashes black, then a lighter black, then a darker black, then it CTD. I can't even run the damn game and there's no word from anyone regarding such issues. I know i'm not the only one with this problem to boot.

I'm using a R9 280x on an AMD processor (Can't remember the exact model right now, it's an 8-core @4Ghz tho).

[goregeousgore]

im on a pc, and when i try to start the game, the screen turns black, i get all excited, the game crashes, i walk away, rinse, and repeat.

[PiersBuffey]

you need to force it to start in either window mode or window bordless more either through nvidia experience or through .ini files (all laptops are having this problem)

[Tizzy]

My PC isn't a laptop. I'm not using nVidia card (so no nVidia experience) and all attempts at starting the game windowed through .ini files have failed, the game defaults to fullscreen anyway.

[Tikigod]

At 8GB of RAM, even the main menu is going to push that available memory if you have the game set to a higher resolution. Yes. The game is optimised THAT badly.

At 1600x900, idling on the main menu easily consumes over 6GB of RAM on my machine, once it starts trying to demand more than the machine has (8GB at present), flickering starts, visual corruption and finally CTDs.

Lowering the resolution to really stupidly low values makes the Main menu (and the game) more stable on machines with between 6-8GB RAM.

If possible check the bmsettings ini file and see if you can manually reduce the resolution then see if it will at least load the main menu for you. If it does, you then at least know that is the problem even if it means you have no hopes of ever playing the game as it currently is.