[UPDATED: 11/24] PC Patch 1.4.0 - Black Screen Issues

[DumbApple]

UPDATE: November 24th, 11:00AM
Patch 1.4.0 has been released, and is now available for download.

Patch Notes

• Fixed the "black screen" issue PC players were experiencing when certain USB peripherals were plugged in.
  
• Fixed the "grey screen" issue some PC players were may have encountered after the Outpost Master Mission.

Additional Information

• This patch was to address the issues players were having with the black screen caused by certain USB peripherals, as well as the grey screen after the Outpost Master Mission only.
  
• It doesn't include any of the issues we have previously talked about in our Patch 2 Preview[forums.ubi.com], or that have been reported to our Dev Team for investigation. The black screen was high priority for us and we wanted to get this particular fix out ASAP.
  
• This is a PC only patch, and you should be seeing Version 1.4.0 in the bottom left of your screen from the main game menu. If you are playing it on any other console, you will have a different version number.
  
• The issues with black shadows for those of you running SLI is a seperate issue, and we're working with Nvidia to correct this.

If you are still experiencing a black screen on launch, please contact Customer Support.

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We've heard the community and are pleased to say that we have been able to remedy the issue (identified in our Known Issues[far-cry.ubi.com] list yesterday) causing some PC versions of Far Cry 4 to go directly to a black screen due to the presence of external USB devices. Some have been able to temporarily fix this problem by disabling USB devices and certain drivers, but we realize this is in no way ideal. For that reason, this Friday, November 21st, we'll be releasing Patch 1.4.0 for PC that should remedy the problem and allow PC players to enjoy the game as normal.

Though Patch 1.4.0 will contain additional fixes on release, we wanted to let users know that the black screen issue has been tackled. An update containing the full list of fixes will be posted to the blog prior to the patch being released on Friday.

If you have any further concerns, please contact Customer Support.

Please Note: This is unrelated to the Game Update that some players were able to download earlier.

Update: November 21st, 3:30PM Due to a minor delay this patch may be pushed to sometime early next week. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will update you if we have a new ETA.

[LudoKressh]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย ♥♥♥♥♥ SLAPPER:

MORONS!!!!! I bet making coffee is a problem too!!!

:DDD

[Freki]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Ubi Megan:

Update: November 21st, 3:30PM Due to a minor delay this patch may be pushed to sometime early next week. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will update you if we have a new ETA.

How wonderful - who'd want to play a game from day one anyway.. much better to spend hours trying to fix what should work from day one..

Imaging buying a car that didn't work, oh we know it doesn't work but we chose to sell it anyways and we'll be releasing a fix that might help some time next week.. jeez!

[猿神擁躉]

Ubisoft, why did you use your computers to make a game that cannot even run on many computers? If you really did test your game properly before sell it, it's really really hard to believe an issue under such terrible level will occure. I notice you spent lots of resources on advertisements and PR of your recent games such as Watch Dogs, AC Unity and Far Cry 4,but maybe you should spent these resources to do some proper Beta tests first.

[L-DUB]

Mine still doesn't work...It brings up the Far Cry 4 box then shows a warning box and goes black. I 'm not smart enough to figure out whats wrong so I wasted money.

[Jubilation Supreme]

You truly are pathetic swine. I was promised an update by midnight tonight, and you lying, deceitful, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ once again lied to me. This will be the last ubisoft game I will ever purchase, and I hope you lost all of your business and are forced to close. This is not the first time I have had a major issue with your company, but I can guarentee you that it will be one of the last times I do!

[TUP4C <3 w33d]

Welcome to Ubisoft guys. And now this - http://steamcommunity.com/id/Waphire/recommended/298110/ should make complete sense. :D

[sirnicolai]

Hurry up.
Hurryuphurryuphurryuphurryuphurryuphurryup.

Why is it so hard these days, I remember the days when games would be released and they would work from day one. And there wouldnt be any need for patches, ever. You just install the game and then play it.

[Arona]

Fubisoft was stole my $98

[TUP4C <3 w33d]

So as some guy here said to uninstall and redownload the game, I did that and it worked. OMG, I feel baptized. <3

[Apostol]

I'm sick and tired of this. I installed the torrent version just to check some things. And upgraded it up to 1.4 version. Yes, I did it! I downloaded the game from torrents, and installed it, and upgraded it with the 1.4 patch! Since now the game shows 1.4.0 on the main menu. And guess what? I CAN MOVE BACKWARD NOW USING S BUTTON! That is one of the issues that prevent me and many other gamers from playing the licensed copy. And I'm not talking about lots of other issues - the black screen one, for example.

I feel like a f****ng idiot... I pre-ordered the game. I bought the gold edition. And I haven't received my season pass yet due to some murky circumstances. And besides all of this the pirates are playing the game right now, and I have to wait for another couple of days (weeks???) that very patch, which does exist now and fix at least one of the issues (I'm not sure about the black screen issue, 'cause I was lucky not to face it since the 1.1.0 version). But if you look through the Internet, you will find another fixes for some yet officially unfixed issues as well.

And now I want to ask Ubisoft: what is going on? Where is the promised patch? Two games launched almost simultaneously and two failures seem to be quite enough to review your policy. Isn't it your case, Ubisoft?

[Wafflekone]

Yet it sits pretty on top of the Top Seller chart. We bought the game after their previous failures and rewarded them. :(

[Pughy's Peaking]

I got a black screen at the start of act 2. At the end of "Dont Look Down" mission. Now all the main missions have disappeared. The mini map, hud, crafting menu, items (camera, grappling hook etc) have all disappeared and no longer work. If this game didn't only use a bloody autosave system i could have gone back and reloaded a previous save...

[Admirallum Novitius]

http://www.incgamers.com/2014/11/far-cry-4-black-screen-patch

[Fredsinator]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Fullmetal Waphire:

So as some guy here said to uninstall and redownload the game, I did that and it worked. OMG, I feel baptized. <3

Uplay or steam version?

[terrabot]

It is unbelievable but this weekend it will be no more patch. Seemingly comes out of the 1.4.0 patch until next week, with the developer as yet very withhold. A week is probably very long for us