Black Screen Issue

[dreampilgrim]

Good Morning,

I am having an issue that I cannot seem to resolve from looking online. I installed Daggerfall using DaggerfallSetup-2.15.0 and downloaded/extracted the Unity file to a separate folder from my Daggerfall installation. Upon running the Daggerfall unity executive file, the program opens and I see the program image in the window for 1 second then it goes black. I still have the cursor and hear the music in the background. When I maximize the window, the image comes back for 1 second then goes black again. The same thing happens when I minimize the window.

I see there is an issue with setting mydaggerfallpath (which I went in and did - C:\Games\Daggerfall), but are you not setting the path initially in this setup program? I am sure this is something very simple and I am just not seeing it. Thank you in advance for your help.

[BadLuckBurt]

Have you checked the log file to see if there are any errors?

If you don't know where to find it, follow these instructions: viewtopic.php?f=5&aat=2360&p=27552#p27552

[dreampilgrim]

Thanks for replying BadLuckBurt!

I am not sure what I am looking at. I opened up the output_log file and after the Upload time line, there are many lines that read like this:

SettingsManager: Removing setting AutomapNumberOfDungeons

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: Found valid arena2 path at 'C:\Games\Daggerfall\arena2'.

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: PersistentDataPath | C:/Users/Phil Biner/AppData/LocalLow/Daggerfall Workshop/Daggerfall Unity

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: MyDaggerfallPath | C:\Games\Daggerfall

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: MyDaggerfallUnitySavePath |

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)



It goes on like this for sometime. Not sure if they are errors. I can post the entire log if need be.

Thanks for your help.

[BadLuckBurt]

Thanks for replying BadLuckBurt!

I am not sure what I am looking at. I opened up the output_log file and after the Upload time line, there are many lines that read like this:

SettingsManager: Removing setting AutomapNumberOfDungeons

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: Found valid arena2 path at 'C:\Games\Daggerfall\arena2'.

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: PersistentDataPath | C:/Users/Phil Biner/AppData/LocalLow/Daggerfall Workshop/Daggerfall Unity

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: MyDaggerfallPath | C:\Games\Daggerfall

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)

DFTFU 1.8.6: MyDaggerfallUnitySavePath |

(Filename: C:\buildslave\unity\build\Runtime/Export/Debug.bindings.h Line: 43)



It goes on like this for sometime. Not sure if they are errors. I can post the entire log if need be.

Thanks for your help.

At least DFU knows where your Daggerfall is installed so that's not the issue. If there are any errors in the log, they should be near the end of the file.

If you post the log here directly, you might want to use a spoiler tag, I don't know how long the log is but I know mine can get pretty big. Another option would be https://pastebin.com/, then just post the link it gives you when you post it there.

[dreampilgrim]

Here is the Pastebin link to my output_log:

https://pastebin.com/a1zP5u77

Thanks!

[BadLuckBurt]

Here is the Pastebin link to my output_log:

https://pastebin.com/a1zP5u77

Thanks!

You're welcome. I'm afraid the log looks fine as far as I can tell.

Your video card seems to hold up to the minimum specs so I assume the rest of your machine does as well:

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System Requirements
Daggerfall Unity has the following minimum system specifications.

- Windows 7 or greater, Linux (tested on Ubuntu 16, but should work on similar distros).
- A modestly capable CPU (Intel i3 or equivalent).
- A DirectX11 capable (or OpenGL 3 capable) graphics card with 1GB video RAM and up-to-date drivers.
- 2GB system RAM.

Do you have problems with other games that run in Unity? The only thing I can think of at the moment is updating your video card drivers but that's not a guaranteed fix.

Maybe someone who's more familiar with Unity will know what's up.

[dreampilgrim]

My system meets all of the specs. I run games on my system all the time with no problem. Again, the weird thing is that I see the image for a second then it goes black.

Thanks for your help! if anyone else has any ideas, I would appreciate hearing them.

[Ralzar]

Would it be possible to editi in the settings for the daggerfall folder path so he could get to the next step and see if that still happens?

[dreampilgrim]

Just so everyone knows, I updated my video drivers and it still is not working. Again, any more help is greatly appreciated.

[dreampilgrim]

Would it be possible to editi in the settings for the daggerfall folder path so he could get to the next step and see if that still happens?

I actually did this. I put the path in the settings file and when I opened the executive file, it just skipped that portion in the program and had me on the next screen, but it was still went black after a second. I can click the boxes in the program and do things, but i have to guess where they are at from continually maximizing and minimizing the windows (so i could see the image for 1 second at a time).