Blank screen on scenario launch

[Sirocco]

When I start a scenario, whether it's in a campaign or battle, the screen goes blank. I CTRL-ALT-DEL and resume the application, and then I can briefly see the pre-scenario options before it goes blank again. If I position the pointer around where I think the OK button will be I can fumble around and eventually I'll hit it and the game proceeds fine.

The video card is a GeForce 7900 GS. I've updated the drivers but that hasn't fixed it.

[mitchell58]

I have the same video card,,,so I install the game and a messages tells me to update video drivers,,,I do this and now the windows desktop only runs on low mode and no matter what I try It doesn't accept any change to high colors 32 bit,,,,Sirocco what driver number did u use and where did u get it??? I will appreciate ur inpt on this..t y

[ July 27, 2007, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: mitchell58 ]

[Sirocco]

I went to www.nvidia.com (http://www.nvidia.com) and downloaded the driver from there.

Click "Download drivers", then in the first list select "Graphics driver", in the second "Geforce 7 series" and in the third whatever OS you're using.

[Schrullenhaft]

Which Windows version are you both running and what version of CMSF are you using, the recently released download (1.01) ?

What option do you have set for the resolution ?

[Sirocco]

I'm using XP, SP2, and the BFC download, 1.1.

I tried 1024x768 and 1152x864. It's the same with both.

The game runs fine, as long as I can find the OK button to click through to the briefing.

[Madmatt]

Try adjusting/disabling your Anti-Aliasing and Anistropic Filtering settings in your video drivers. See if that changes anything.

Madmatt

[Sirocco]

I turned them both off, but still black screen.

I encountered the same problem when I finished the last of the tutorial scenarios, and it also happens as soon as I click the QB button on the main menu.

[Sirocco]

It seems this isn't a game related problem.

When I run the NVIDIA display optimisation wizard it does the same thing. The screen goes black until I CTRL-ALT-DEL, then it appears, then disappears again as soon as I resume the application.

[Sirocco]

I tried changing the refresh rate and that fixed it.