RSColonel_131st Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 As of yesterday, 1400, I'm now a proud owner of CMBB. Various people at simHQ, and your own Cesspoolers made me do it - blame them, not me. If I thought that the ILyushin-2 or EAW Croud is freaky, I have been proven wrong...this site definitly wins. Guess I fit right in, though. HOWEVER...before I really can enjoy the unlimited fun of crushing the virtual russian peasants with my mighty Pussycats (or however that big tank is named, you tell me...) I need some technical help. When I start up the game, all I get is a black screen with a mouse pointer. Tabing out to windows and back in then makes the menu visible. This happens also to the menus after the 3d-sequence. Now, I can still play that way, but it's annoying as hell. I'm running this on an AMD 2000+ 512 RAM, Geforce 4 Ti 4400 with the 30.82 Drivers, under Windows 2K. If this is a known problem, please let me know about a fix. I did a search here on this board, but didn't find anything. This is the unpatched european game version. I haven't yet been cruel enough to torture my cable modem with the 70 MB download, however in the patch readme my problem isn't mentioned anyway. I'm not sure if it would help anything. Have a nice day, and tell Harv, Harpoon, Para_Bellum and the sorry rest of the Cesspool to report back at the simHQ some day. It's getting way to friendly there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I believe this is an easy fix involving updated grafix drivers, but you should repost in the tech forum to get a speedy answer! (Oh! Do you have anti-aliasing on? I think that is what it is) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Leader Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Oh and WELCOME!!! The Cesspool is but a few doors down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSColonel_131st Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 Oppsie. Didn't see the tech support forum down there. Will try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Canuck Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Yup, sounds like AA to me, but, you have got the GeForce drivers recommended by BTS....hmmm. Hell, try this question on the Tech board, I'm sure a tech grog will be right along to give you some help. Welcome btw, but(glanceing nervously over his shoulder and speaking in a very low whisper), shhiish, here in the *world* we do our best not to talk about those people, we find it best, as they sometimes get out of that awfull cesspool and ....well, they're just best left where they are KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWB Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Which type of FSAA are you running? CM is a bit touchy about it, 4x does work with those drivers. I did have issues with 2x or quinquix. Do not use the 4x.xx drivers if you like FSAA. CM does not like those. Long live the Cess Patrol. WWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harv Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Well, if it isn't Red Swollen Colon(el). Salad! and all that stuff. Welcome aboard Sir, and watch out for a few of the grogs here that make the boys at SimHQ look like kindergarten kids. Once you get that slow machine of yours working find a battle with the IL-2 in it...you'll see that the Patrol's flying skills have rubbed off on them too. Or not. Harv aka Cess-Hoover Ps. If you're finding the AI too difficult at first, start a pbem game with Lorak. Trust me, it does wonders for the ego. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I have also the Geforce 4 Ti 4400 ( with 30.82 drivers ) Indeed, with FSAA 4x you will have no problems at all, but with FSAA 2x i have also the black screen problem. FSAA 4x gives a better image and your GF 4 can handle it without problems anyway Goodluck and welcome btw ( I am also an EAW and IL-2 veteran, im EAF ( European Air Force ) Moose ) After CM had assimmilated me, i hardly fly nowadays lol, so be awared ! Monty aka Moose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Colonel, welcome to the board! Since CMBB came out I didn't had much time refining my 'IL2-instant-crater'technique, causing death and despair among the enemy and my squadmates alike... But with the release of FB things might change again... IIRC your problem, as already stated by others, is caused by the AA option of certain NVIDIA drivers. Look for a guy called Schrullenhaft on the tech forum, our local hardware/software guru and spiritual leader of the technically challenged. [ December 14, 2002, 01:07 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSColonel_131st Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 Yep, that was it. 4x works fine, Quincunx and 2x give me black screen. Would be nice if that gets fixed along the way, because I prefer lower FSAA standard settings for other games - in CMBB it should be fast enough, though. Looks like I waked up some of the old Cess-Poolians. Indeed the AI does kick my backside regulary, maybe I really should try Lorac for a change. If he's not busy support the infantry by creating instant-foxholes for them. Harv... heartly sod off to you, too. Were did you guys leave the sheep and Yerpalal? (Not that there is much of a difference between these two?) BTW, any quick hints for a little more combat efficency? My biggest problem is fighting tanks without any armored vehicles or PAKs on my disposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Originally posted by RSColonel_131st: ...BTW, any quick hints for a little more combat efficency? My biggest problem is fighting tanks without any armored vehicles or PAKs on my disposal.Hehe... Watch out for the soon-to-be released AAR of the titanic struggle between MasterGoodale and me, where my Panzergrenadiers, inspired by the brilliant tactics employed by their supreme commander, take on some russian tanks with grenade bundles and Panzerwurfminen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shaw Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Originally posted by RSColonel_131st: Yep, that was it. 4x works fine, Quincunx and 2x give me black screen. Would be nice if that gets fixed along the way, because I prefer lower FSAA standard settings for other games - in CMBB it should be fast enough, though. Looks like I waked up some of the old Cess-Poolians. Indeed the AI does kick my backside regulary, maybe I really should try Lorac for a change. If he's not busy support the infantry by creating instant-foxholes for them. Harv... heartly sod off to you, too. Were did you guys leave the sheep and Yerpalal? (Not that there is much of a difference between these two?) BTW, any quick hints for a little more combat efficency? My biggest problem is fighting tanks without any armored vehicles or PAKs on my disposal.Don't be getting any fancy ideas lad, THIS is the home of the ORIGINAL CessPool and don't you forget it. You may be a member of Cess Patrol but that will just barely get you in the door in the REAL CessPool. No favors, lad, you'll be an SSN and no error. Still, if you've played with Harv and YerPalAl ... you're the sort of lowlife that might, MIGHT fit in. In addition, Lawyer and I were the first two members of the Cess-Patrol and you should be showing proper respect donchaknow. Finally, stay away from Harv ... oh ... but you knew that already didn't you. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Captain Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Hehe... Watch out for the soon-to-be released AAR of the titanic struggle between MasterGoodale and me, where my Panzergrenadiers, inspired by the brilliant tactics employed by their supreme commander, take on some russian tanks with grenade bundles and Panzerwurfminen... Hey ParaBellum, don't forget the bad attitudes as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaBellum Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Lol! Yup, and the sharp sticks, of course! Never leave your dugout without one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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