Larian Studios Forums Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis (English) Technical problems Black screen for preferred resolutions!

I have read all the links and post regarding this issue and it hasn't helped, so I thought I'd post to ensure the issue will still be looked into and not treated as resolved.

I had this issue on the demo as well but was confident that it was fixed for the US release. It wasn't.

Basically I'm playing the US PC version that was released yesterday. My system is Vista 32 with a Nvidia 8800 video card and 4 GB ram. The monitor is a widescreen 1600X900 and I do everything in that resolution.

The game loads like normal and I've seen the beautiful opening scene many times now, but when I click on new game there isn't a paper doll standing next to the options menu. Once in the game I can hear and see the text of conversations but can not see anything else. The screen is black. I have tried other resolutions and have found it works with 1280X800 and below but this is unsatisfactory to me. I want my clear crisp 1600X900 that my system was made for. I find the lower resolutions to be distorted and grainy in appearance and it's killing me knowing it could probably be so much more under my desired 1600X900.

I've followed all the tips so far from running as administrator and disabling desktop composition, downloaded the lastest nVidia drivers to include Vista DirectX 9c drivers.

Has anyone else had this issue and did you get it to work?

Thanks in advance for any help.

All of the above here as well.

same prob as OP

high res = black screen (sept for cinimatics and UI)ive tried all the tips to work around it but seems like the highest i can go is ~1240x800 (when i restarted the game it resests to 640x480 so the 1st link dont work. guessing the steam patch mest up that work around cause its more up to date)

http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthre...rue#Post393330

http://www.larian.com/forums/ubbthre...ber=395840&an=

both dont work...and its not a steam issue so guess got to wait on anouther patch to use the higher res sigh*

and heres my comp info if any of u wiz kids can figure it out
(and yes my vid drivers are up to date never had a prob runing 1440x900 res on any game ; ( )
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System Information
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Time of this report: 1/6/2010, 19:42:08
Machine name: DAN-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.090803-2339)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gateway
System Model: FX6800-09
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 6134MB RAM
Page File: 2443MB used, 10004MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 285
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E3&SUBSYS_065B10DE&REV_A1
Display Memory: 3817 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1005 MB
Shared Memory: 2811 MB
Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,n vwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 8.17.0011.9562 (English)
DDI Version: 10
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/20/2009 20:34:54, 11775080 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-46A3-11CF-3456-50261FC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x05E3
SubSys ID: 0x065B10DE
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Revision ID: 0x00A1
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
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DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (2- USB Audio Device)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: USB\VID_046D&PID_0A0C&REV_1013&MI_00
Manufacturer ID: 65535
Product ID: 65535
Type: WDM
Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.6002.18005 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 4/10/2009 23:39:34, 98944 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Microsoft
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Realtek HDMI Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_10250198& REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5704 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 9/18/2008 04:50:30, 1497112 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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Description: Microphone (2- USB Audio Device)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: USBAUDIO.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.6002.18005 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 4/10/2009 23:39:34, 98944 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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DirectInput Devices
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Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Logitech USB Headset
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0x0A0C
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Media Center Interface
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x04EB, 0xE030
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Media Center Interface
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x04EB, 0xE030
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Media Center Interface
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x04EB, 0xE030
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB-compliant keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x0518, 0x0001
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB-compliant keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x0518, 0x0001
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: USB2.0-CRW
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x0BDA, 0x0152
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x3A36
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub

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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x04EB, 0xE030
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x0518, 0x0001
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC043
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x0518, 0x0001
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 473.0 GB
Total Space: 940.9 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: ST31000340AS

Drive: D:
Model: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH40F
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6002.18005 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3A40
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A40&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&E0
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3E&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&D8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3C
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3C&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&D7
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - 3A3A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A3A&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&EF
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A39
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A39&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&D2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A38
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A38&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&D1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A37
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A37&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&D0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A36
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A36&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&EA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A35
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A35&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&E9
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 3A34
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A34&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&E8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10 Family SMBus Controller - 3A30
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A30&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&FB
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A22&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&FA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH10R LPC Interface Controller - 3A16
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3A16&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&F8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Throttle Registers - 3438
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3438&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&A3
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub System Management Registers - 342E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_342E&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&A0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller - 342D
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_342D&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&98
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 Routing and Protocol Layer Registers Port 0 - 3426
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3426&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&81
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 Physical and Link Layer Registers Port 0 - 3425
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3425&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&80
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub Control Status and RAS Registers - 3423
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3423&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&A2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub GPIO and Scratch Pad Registers - 3422
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3422&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&A1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 7 - 340E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_340E&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&38
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3 - 340A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_340A&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&18
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 1 - 3408
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3408&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&08
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 5520/5500/X58 I/O Hub to ESI Port - 3405
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3405&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_12\3&115 83659&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_90\3&115 83659&0&F0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 82567LF-2 Gigabit Network Connection
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_10CD&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_00\3&115 83659&0&C8
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_197B&DEV_2363&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_03\4&405 4087&0&0008
Driver: n/a

Name: Agere Systems PCI-SV92EX Soft Modem
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11C1&DEV_0630&SUBSYS_063011C1&REV_01\4&C74 F31&0&00E0
Driver: n/a

Name: VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3044&SUBSYS_01981025&REV_C0\4&196 3F9A4&0&30F0
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_05E3&SUBSYS_065B10DE&REV_A1\4&163 5B5A2&0&0018
Driver: n/a

/bump ...

Thanks for the bump. I've been hoping someone would address this for the past two days, but now I'd just be happy knowing if anyone out there IS actually playing at 1600 X 900. I'm beginning to think the game is meant to play on lower resolutions.

I have the same problem at 1680 x 1050 and the only thing I've found that fixed it is disabling HDR.
Got visual working but now I have the see thru graphics problem, so going to go in and disable more features that are supposed to make the game look better.

Kind of a waste to have a high powered system when you can't even use the features the game is supposed to be able to handle.

Updating to the newest 195.62 Nvidia drivers right now, don't think that is going to help though. Using 195.32's right now.

I have the same exact problem as the op, I get a black screen when trying to run at 1600x900. I was hoping the new patch would fix the issue however it still is messed up. I'm probably going to shelve this one for a while, maybe then I will be able to play the game without it looking like crap.

I have the same problem also, I use a 19 inch wide screen and I have to run the game at 1240x800 or else the screen goes blank when it reloads. When I try to restart it to see if that fixes anything it just crashes. I'm using an Nvidia 9800 vidio card and the latest driver along with a 3.0 GHz dual processor and windows XP.. the game should run beautifully yet it forces me to put everything at medium, if I max everything other than the resolution it works but I end up with around 10fps.

Hmm yesterday I was able to run the game at any resolution except my desktop resolution. Which I thought was weird now today it only runs at 1440x900 and that is it.
I change the resolution and restart the game as it asks and on going back into graphics options it is set back to 1440x900 no matter what I set it to.

Yesterday on changing the resolutions the game did not even ask to be restarted just asked if I wanted it applied went black and then came up with the res I set. Worked at any resolution below my max/native resolution as I said. More weirdness.

Does the automatic setting it to 1440x900 have anything to do with the popup every time on game start that states that it detected my physx version is different.
Really should not have anything to do with that though but that is the only thing different from yesterday to today.

I have the same issue. I want to play on my native resolution 1440x900. When i started my first game it defaulted to 640x480. When i change it to 1440x900 everything but the GUI is black. I can hear sounds and dialogue however. 1280x800 does work.

Same problem here. Doesn't run on my native res 1680x1050. i7 920 - Win7 64 bit - GTX260.
Everyone with the problem seems to use GeForce cards, response of ATI card owners would be nice.
Sure hope this issue gets resolved quickly, I paid for this game and don't want jaggies screwing my experience!!

using Asus ENGTX260 video card myself running at 1280x1024 and no problems, so it seems only higher resolutions is affected

I'm having the same problem trying to run 1440-900 on my ati 3850. Latest drivers installed and all that good jazz. Wondering when this will be resolved.

Something to check: major bug with resolutions (i have a fix for you).

Tried it, not a fix for this problem.. It might help those with Vista I'm not sure but as far as I can tell, it does nothing.