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Solved Win 7 POTC Build 14 light 2.3 new game crash

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TheStreetsofLondon

Landlubber
Hello everyone, as the Titel says i have a problem with the mod when im stareting a new Game it shows a blackscreen for a slow duration (0.0001 sec) of time and then it switches to the main menu..when i close the Menu there is the Black Hole of destruction (better known as Blackscreen) and i can do Nothing. except that i can hear some sounds and load the menus (F2,F3).

I tried everything trust me EVERYTHING to make that thing work but it still dont work. I have read the FAQ and tried the Microsoft Blah Manager but in the List there is no POTC. Have installed it in a seperated folder cause im a win 7 user. Having no intel card...What the heck im doing wrong ???

computer specs:

Intel quad core i5 2.67
Nvidia GTX 260
6 GB Ram

Win 7 64-bit
 
Have you tried Error Logging as per the FAQ? If Build 14 Beta 2.3 is installed correctly, it should already be enabled.
Post your log files here and hopefully that will give us a clue on what is going on.
 
There are some tricks that usually work when that happens.
1. If you can get to the main menu set all of the options first.
2. In your POTC folder open the config.exe, untick safe mode, and make sure the resolution is set to 32 bit. Then open the engine.ini in notepad and set your screen resolution.

If this does not work..............
 
For Mister Hylie: I have tried this before and still no change
For Mister Pieter :

Heres the error log file...

RUNTIME ERROR - file: Locations\init\QuestLocations.c; line: 503
integer function return reference value
RUNTIME ERROR - file: storyline\standard\\Locations\init\QuestLocations.c; line: 832
function must return value
RUNTIME ERROR - file: storyline\standard\\Locations\init\QuestLocations.c; line: 832
function 'LocationInitQuestLocations' stack error
RUNTIME ERROR - file: Locations\init\QuestLocations.c; line: 503
integer function return reference value
RUNTIME ERROR - file: storyline\standard\\Locations\init\QuestLocations.c; line: 832
function must return value
RUNTIME ERROR - file: storyline\standard\\Locations\init\QuestLocations.c; line: 832
function 'LocationInitQuestLocations' stack error
RUNTIME ERROR - file: Reinit.c; line: 282
invalid index -1 [size:900]
RUNTIME ERROR - file: Reinit.c; line: 282
function 'Reinit' stack error
RUNTIME ERROR - file: storyline\standard\StartStoryline.c; line: 122
invalid index -1 [size:32]
RUNTIME ERROR - file: storyline\standard\StartStoryline.c; line: 122
function 'StartStoryLine' stack error

Hope this helps...
 
Those errors don't look familiar to me at the moment. Strange though.

Do you have a system.log and compile.log as well? Maybe those have some more clues. :modding
 
Well heres the system.log :
Scanning modules\
Loading modules...
Loaded 0
Reset...
Initializing CORE...
Creating atoms space: 128
done
initializing complete
Initializing DirectX 8
Techniques: 9 shaders compiled.
Techniques: 180 techniques compiled.
Techniques: compiled by 63694803 ticks.
BeginScene
The method call is invalid For example, a method's parameter may have an invalid value
Unloading
System exit and cleanup:
Mem state: User memory: 0 MSSystem: 0 Blocks: 0

And here the compile.log :

Gauging: StartGauging
Gauging: starting init
Gauging: interface
==> BuildSettings: Sets to default
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
Gauging: load build settings
Gauging: periods
Gauging: nations
Gauging: preprocessor
Init encounters complete.
Gauging: enc
Gauging: cann
Gauging: ships
Gauging: islands
Init weathers complete. 0 weathers found.
Gauging: weather
Gauging: perks
InitModels: Total number of models: 856
Gauging: models
InitSounds (English): created 59 entries.
InitMusic: created 73 entries.
InitGreetings: created 257 entries.
InitTalks: created 20 entries.
Gauging: Aliases
Gauging: sound
Gauging: goods
Gauging: Storylines
Gauging: Profiles
Main_LogoVideo() 0
PauseAllSounds
proc_break_video()
ResumeAllSounds
Main_LogoVideo() -1
Gauging: initgame start
Gauging: createlayers
Gauging: stores
Gauging: sound
Gauging: delete sea env
Gauging: wdmap
Gauging: islands
Number of locations: 125
Gauging: locations
Gauging: dialogs
Gauging: teleport
bool CreateParticleEntity()
Gauging: particles
Items initialization complete. Loaded 1283 items.
Gauging: items
Gauging: char
Gauging: quests
Gauging: sea ai groups
Gauging: questmapenc
Gauging: landenc
Gauging: towns
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
Gauging: load options
InitSounds (English): created 59 entries.
InitMusic: created 73 entries.
InitGreetings: created 257 entries.
InitTalks: created 20 entries.
Gauging: Aliases
Gauging: infoshow
Gauging: initgame done
Init character names complete.
SETTING MUSIC: music_main_menu
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
Init character names complete.
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
proc_break_video()
Init character names complete.
Gauging: start new game
Gauging: ng iface
Gauging: periods
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
Gauging: start NPC init
Gauging: done NPC init
::Completing characters initialisation - CHARACTERS_QUANTITY = 1465::
Gauging: done second pass through char array
Gauging: characters
Gauging: ships
Gauging: ng initgame start
Gauging: createlayers
Gauging: stores
Gauging: sound
Gauging: delete sea env
Gauging: wdmap
Gauging: islands
Number of locations: 125
Gauging: locations
Gauging: dialogs
Gauging: teleport
bool CreateParticleEntity()
Gauging: particles
Items initialization complete. Loaded 1283 items.
Gauging: items
Gauging: char
Gauging: quests
Gauging: sea ai groups
Gauging: questmapenc
Gauging: landenc
Gauging: towns
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
==> BuildSettings: New settings applied
Gauging: load options
InitSounds (English): created 59 entries.
InitMusic: created 73 entries.
InitGreetings: created 257 entries.
InitTalks: created 20 entries.
Gauging: Aliases
Gauging: infoshow
Gauging: ng initgame stop
Gauging: start reinit
Gauging: preprocessor
InitModels: Total number of models: 856
Gauging: Models
Gauging: nosave
Gauging: RM mod and rumors
Gauging: shipberthing
Gauging: reinit stop
running qcase beg
Gauging: initial relations
Gauging: characters groups
Gauging: load mch in first
Gauging: done load mch in first

Hope this helps..finally.
 
Damn; not what I hoped for.

Can you install the game without modpacks and just check that does run?
And just to make absolutely certain, you installed Build 14 Beta 2.1 Full first and then Build 14 Beta 2.3 Light on top?
 
The Game alone works fine and smoothly (without the modpacks) and for the installation:

I have installed it in this row
Build14 Beta 2.1
build 14 beta 2.3 on top.

I guess my PC just hates me.....
 
Try doing a test-run between each installation step. For example, check if Build 14 Beta 2.1 Full does work properly.
There is no reason why the unmodded game would work, but the modpack wouldn't.
There are things that are known to go wrong at times, but we covered all that we uncovered so far in the FAQ already. :facepalm
 
I have no Idea what i have done but after I throwed ma PC out of the Window, nailed it onto a cross and Burned it on a funeral pyre.... It Works . No Blackscreen. All Works fine and runs smoothly..

I assume it was a problem withh my install directory..First I installed it (like described in the FAQ in a different path as the Main Game) now i just dragged the Main Game onto the Desktop..Raged the Blitzkrieg over it(Installed the Mod) and now it works fine...

Well I thank you anyway for the great help and immediate support.
 
Glad to hear you got it working, mate!:cheers
Wished we knew what happened though so we can avoid having it happen again. :facepalm
 
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