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OK Guys i thought id installed OK but at the end i got a compatability error and when i tryed to launch i got a black screen ! I then tryed to reinstall with compatability settings and the installer said i had installed successfully ! Tryed to launch and got the black screen again. I did a little search on the forums and it's looking like this might be a known problem. Is it a compatability issue with radeon drivers or am i missunderstanding the thread i read ? I have an Asus R9 270 which I hope is still good enough to run this game ! I used to be !! I alreao read about a hotfix but dont wish to do anything untill i get advice. Thanks got your help in advance.

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Duzenko, i think you might have missinterpretated my meaning. What i mean is I knew theres a hotfix available but was unsure as to what was necessary to install it as the post is old and disjointed seemingly made up from various threads. Having further read that thread I now believe the Hotfix 2.09a is now part of 2.09 as standard. So i guess its still not resolved ? Or am i missing something ? Like i said I need advice on where to start and what to do !

 

EDIT : Ive re run TDM_INSTALLER.EXE and choosen  :-

Custom install TDM Version "test15973-8787" works fine, so far !

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Regarding 2.09 vs 2.09a / hotfix:

Did you install TDM using tdm_installer.exe ?

You can see whether you have 2.09a or 2.09 by looking at .zipsync/lastinstall.ini: 

[Version]
version=release209a

Or you can find line seta logFile "0" in darkmod.cfg and change it to seta logFile "1", then find qconsole.log and attach it here. It should contain engine revision number, which can be used to understand which version it is.

Anyway, your problem will most likely happen both in 2.09 and 2.09a.

 

Regarding the black screen problem.

Most likely it is the same issue @freyk linked above.
Especially since you confirm that test15973-8787 works properly.

The current workaround for this problem is to set following in darkmod.cfg:

  • seta r_glCoreProfile "0"

After that 2.09a should work fine.

Also, this problem is fixed on the latest dev build.
But dev build are not recommended for normal playing: better use release2.09a with core profile fix.

Also, I think we will release another hotfix for 2.09 (that would be 2.09b) somewhere in November.
Specifically to fix this particular problem, and maybe something else.
Make sure to install this second hotfix when it is released.

 

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