COH2 Black screen starting from SEGA intro sound

[Alphalee65]

I recently got the game and was met with a black screen problem. I get to see the COH2 logo but then the game just gave me a black screen after that and i can hear the SEGA sound and music. If someone knows a fix to this do let me know Thanks.

[JonnyThunder]

Found this a couple of pages on. Hope it helps (it worked for me):

If your monitor refresh rate is higher than 144hz; Go to the STEAM LAUNCH OPTIONS and type this in:

-refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive

Refresh 144 (or lower) must be used or the game will fail to start, it doesn't matter if you can't actually achieve 144FPS or more.

[Felinewolfie]

In the TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE forums there are multiple threads relating to this very same problem. One of them was mine, as I had this same problem back in December after buying a new Alienware. Here is the cut-n-paste solution that fixed this for me and for dozens of other players who were similarly afflicted:
If your monitor refresh rate is higher than 144hz;
Go to the STEAM LAUNCH OPTIONS and type this in:
-refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive
+++++
-refresh 144 (or lower) must be used or the game will fail to start, it doesn't matter if you can't actually achieve 144FPS or more.
This game is several years old and anybody with a newer, high end monitor gets the very same symptom that you describe. The line I typed above is exactly what is now in my own launch options.

[Alphalee65]

alright ill give these a try

[Alphalee65]

Originally posted by Felinewolfie:

In the TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE forums there are multiple threads relating to this very same problem. One of them was mine, as I had this same problem back in December after buying a new Alienware. Here is the cut-n-paste solution that fixed this for me and for dozens of other players who were similarly afflicted:
If your monitor refresh rate is higher than 144hz;
Go to the STEAM LAUNCH OPTIONS and type this in:
-refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive
+++++
-refresh 144 (or lower) must be used or the game will fail to start, it doesn't matter if you can't actually achieve 144FPS or more.
This game is several years old and anybody with a newer, high end monitor gets the very same symptom that you describe. The line I typed above is exactly what is now in my own launch options.

this worked thanks for the explanation

[Alphalee65]

Originally posted by JonnyThunder:

Found this a couple of pages on. Hope it helps (it worked for me):

If your monitor refresh rate is higher than 144hz; Go to the STEAM LAUNCH OPTIONS and type this in:

-refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive

Refresh 144 (or lower) must be used or the game will fail to start, it doesn't matter if you can't actually achieve 144FPS or more.

thanks so much for the help it worked

[Lateralus462]

Thanks for this, strangely enough I had to do this on my regular ol' 60Hz 4k monitor as well to get it to display, so not sure the refresh rate is the major issue or with the resolution and the SEGA intro.

[lightningdennis]

I have the same problem. I have already type -refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive at the launch options, but it still stuck in the COH2 opening screen. I also tried many possible way but not work. Can anyone help please

[Philosoraptor]

Originally posted by lightningdennis:

I have the same problem. I have already type -refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive at the launch options, but it still stuck in the COH2 opening screen. I also tried many possible way but not work. Can anyone help please

Yep, now I'm stuck at the opening screen. But no black screen. I have an 32:9 monitor. Any solutions you've found?

[playtym2]

Im in the same boat, the refresh still does not work. I do have a 240 Hz monitor if that matters?

[Dannysh]

This solution worked for me, Thanks for the post!

[StarPilot]

I'm in the same boat where I type in " -refresh 144 -nomovies -window -fullwindow -forceactive" in launch options but all it does is get stuck at the opening screen. Has anyone found a fix for this yet?