Originally Posted by brandon2u

1. several of the regular posters have Windows 7 (including myself)...
nobody else has mentioned 'color scheme has been changed to windows basic'...
i do not think that is normal behavior for patch.

Well, the message started to appear only after installing the patch. I haven't fiddled with any compatibility settings myself, that's certain.
Originally Posted by brandon2u

2. with Windows 7 it is important to uncheck 'user interface in desktop resolution'...
you can find this in the menu options under the graphics tab (in the FAQ)
(leaving that box checked can reliably cause most resolutions to be blank screens)

Right. That indeed fixed it. Now no resolutions display black screen and resolutions actually work correctly, the graphics are crisp again after selecting my lcd-s native resolution. I don't remember altering that setting before the patch though, must have defaulted to on with the new patch.

Something is still very fishy here however. Graphics are now fine, but at widescreen resolutions everything looks horribly stretched and characters look fat. What could be the issue? Did the patch mess with the FOV?