thrive 0 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I just got the game from steam and it opens and all I get is a black screen. I try all the recommended fixes and still nothing Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 am using windows 10 and gtx 1070 ti Link to comment
Popular Post thejynxed 30 Posted March 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) A few things: A) Go to the nVidia website, get the LegacyPhysX driver, and install it. B) Go to your Sacred 2 install directory, and the System subdirectory, and set compatibility mode for both sacred2.exe and s2gs.exe to Vista Service Pack 2 C) Delete installscript.vbf from the Sacred 2 install directory D) Install the Community Patch 1.60 E) Install the Elite Textures Pack F) In Steam, under Launch Properties, type -nocpubinding Sacred 2 should now start (this is exactly how I got it to run on Win10 64-bit Pro). Once at the start menu, go into Options and disable PhysX. It seems counterintuitive, but the way PhysX is implemented in this game causes no end of headaches and random CTDs, but the game requires the LegacyPhysX driver to even run. I also found it better (as in the game is far more stable) to disable everything such as AA in the options, and force AA, etc from the nVidia Control Panel instead (obviously make a profile for Sacred 2). It may or not be beneficial to turn on VSync, it really depends, and you'll have to experiment. My refresh is 60hz to begin with, but with VSync & Triple Buffering enabled I get a steady framerate with very limited lag from texture buffering when the game is caching new area info, such a when you enter a large city. Edited March 21, 2019 by thejynxed 1 1 Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 thank you for the replay I just finished doing all of this and it still stays on the boot up screen and then it goes black and nothing after that I even have to restart my pc to get out the screen Link to comment
thejynxed 30 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 On 3/21/2019 at 7:29 PM, thrive said: thank you for the replay I just finished doing all of this and it still stays on the boot up screen and then it goes black and nothing after that I even have to restart my pc to get out the screen Make sure you are running the game as Administrator too, forgot that one. It won't run without Admin rights. I also can't get the game to run faster than 60hz, so if you're using 144hz, GSync, etc, all of that should be off. 1 Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 I am ruining it as Administrator and I amm at 144hz ill look into that when I get home ,thank you I dint think about the hz and gsync Link to comment
thejynxed 30 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Out of curiosity, do you have DirectX 9.0c installed? If not, try that as well, this game requires it. Also, the LegacyPhysX driver I was referring to earlier is the one from here: https://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html (Ignore what cards it says it works with, mine is way newer than those listed and it still installs and works). Edited March 25, 2019 by thejynxed 1 Link to comment
thejynxed 30 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Hey Thrive, do me a favor, if it still isn't running, check the Windows Event Viewer for any error messages related for Sacred 2, in particular, look for LaptopGaming_xp.dll, if there are any, go into your Sacred 2 folder and rename that thing LaptopGaming_xp.dll.bak and then try starting the game again. 1 Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 yea I do have that program and I try messing with the resolution and for the first time my firewall said it block some feature for sacred I click on allow access but it dint work I also try renaming the laptop still nothing the event log said I had error with steam not sacred it said failed to add firewall exception . Link to comment
Androdion 884 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Does Win10 have that annoying UAC thingy as well? Try turning it off and reassign firewall permissions. It's worth a shot. Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 I just try that but I cant turn it of just lower it I Link to comment
Androdion 884 Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Doesn't it have an option like "never notify"? That's what you select to turn it off. Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 on yea sorry,I try that and its the same Link to comment
Androdion 884 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Well, taking the report from Event Viewer into account it does seem like a permissions error and not an issue with the game itself. Maybe you can do a full re-installation of the game and see if you can avert the firewall issues?! Other than that I'm not sure what it could be. Keep an eye on EV and see if it points to a specific file being the cause of the error. Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 yea I have full re-installation a couple of times and I even did the same for steam .I even change my monitor just in case and still nothing Link to comment
thejynxed 30 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 One thing to make sure of, you are not installing it to anywhere in Program Files or the base C: drive where Windows is installed. I have had no end of headaches installing games to even a Steam folder on the same drive where Windows is actually installed. Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 hi sorry for the late reply but steam wont let choose a different location it said selected drive already has a steam library Link to comment
Androdion 884 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Then you need to uninstall Steam completely and reinstall it in a different folder. That's actually the point of it. Link to comment
thrive 0 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 going to try that thanks Link to comment
thejynxed 30 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Yes, what you should be doing: Install Steam to Drive C:, then in your Steam Settings, create a Steam Folder on another drive, then install your games there. Permissions in Win10 are much stricter than in previous versions and even Admin isn't really Admin anymore, coupled with programs installed to the same drive as Windows facing much tighter restrictions than previously in Win8 or earlier. Link to comment
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