Black Screen Crash

[unmerged(4974)]

I have a freshly installed VV 2.2 with updated drivers and the C++ patch, opened with administrator privileges and with XP compatibility. The game freezes on the country selection pane and then goes dark, and I have to reboot the computer to get any response. After this error the program won't start at all.

Here is the text from the error log:

Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:107]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_line.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:107]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_2.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:107]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_1.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:107]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\menu_tiles_dialog_2.tga.
Clausewitz Error[texturehandler.cpp:107]: Couldn't find texture file: gfx\\test\\slider_line.tga.
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:240]: Duplicate sound: land_event_02
Clausewitz Error[sound.cpp:240]: Duplicate sound: money_out

And here is the dxdiag:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/10/2009, 12:32:33
Machine name: DARTH
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.090721-0152)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
System Model: CG5270
BIOS: BIOS Date: 08/10/09 10:04:25 Ver: 08.00.14
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 2143MB used, 14287MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 64bit 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.
Sound Tab 3: 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 GT 220
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GT 220
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A20&SUBSYS_82F31043&REV_A2
Display Memory: 4078 MB
Dedicated Memory: 1006 MB
Shared Memory: 3071 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: SyncMaster P2370/P2370G,SyncMaster Magic P2370G(Digital)
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 8.16.0011.9062 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/17/2009 00:57:00, 9380352 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4960-11CF-9550-F8A21DC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0A20
SubSys ID: 0x82F31043
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
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DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

 

[AndrewT]

Did this only happen with 2.2, it was Ok before?

Please post your Rome/settings.txt and Rome/logs/system.log files. Note that as you use Vista and have installed the game in the suggested folder c:\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\, the active versions of these last two files will have been redirected by Vista to a non-system directory, like c:\users\[name]\appdata\local\virtualstore\Program Files\Paradox Interactive\Rome\. You may have to search your C: drive for them.

 

[unmerged(4974)]

No, I had the same problem a few weeks ago with 2.1 and gave up for a while out of frustration.

I've pasted the system log below, but I forgot to save the settings file and now I can't find it. I've looked on the c: drive in the appdata/virtualstore/Program folder but couldn't find Paradox listed there. A search also didn't turn up anything. I'm not sure how to go about installing the game in a Game folder, since it doesn't list that as one of the options when I install the program.

Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:149]: System memory: 1024MB
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:151]: CPU speed: 2497MHz
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:158]: Number of processors: 4
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:171]: CPU type: x86
Kernel Release[systemsettings.cpp:203]: OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 Build: 2600
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:107]: Graphic Adapters:
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:112]: 0: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:129]: Checking for multi-sampling support:
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:140]: 2 samples supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:140]: 4 samples supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:140]: 8 samples supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:155]: Using Adapter [0]:
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:161]: Succeeded to create a device [D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING].
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:203]: Graphics device: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:204]: Graphics driver: nvd3dum.dll
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:209]: Driver version: 9062
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:226]:


Dumping all gfx info:
DeviceIdentifier: {D7B71E3E-4960-11CF-9550-F8A21DC2C535}
VendorId: 4318
DeviceId: 2592
SubSysId: -2097999805
Revision: 162
DriverVersion.HighPart: 524304
DriverVersion.LowPart: 729958


Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:276]: Instancing supported.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:294]: Video memory amount: 1055MB
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:297]: Support for T&L found.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:300]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:301]: MaxVertexBlendMatrices: 4
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:302]: MaxVertexBlendMatrixIndex: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:304]: MaxSimultaneousTextures: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:305]: MaxTextureBlendStages: 8
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:306]: Support for Anisotropic filtering found.
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:309]: Max Anisotropic filtering: 16
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:310]: Anisotropic filtering set to: 0
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:314]: Vertex Shader version: 3.0
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:319]: Pixel Shader version: 3.0
Kernel Release[main.cpp:208]: Rome Version Sep 28 2009 : 11:26:57
Kernel Release[directorysettings.cpp:49]: Loading mod Syracuse
Kernel Release[main.cpp:213]: Mod: Syracuse
Kernel Release[internationalizedtext.cpp:1226]: Create table
Kernel Release[internationalizedtext.cpp:1228]: Create text database
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:39]: Init Music
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:45]: Graph done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:51]: Control done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:57]: Seeking done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:62]: Event done 0
Kernel Release[dxmusic.cpp:67]: Music done 0
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:36]: Init DirectSound
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:54]: Sound initialised with result 0
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:64]: Coop Level Set. Result: 0
Kernel Release[DirectSound.cpp:86]: Sound Init Done
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:134]: Direct3D Created
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1024 768 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1024 768 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1152 864 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1152 864 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 768 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 768 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 800 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 800 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 960 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 960 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 1024 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1280 1024 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1360 768 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1360 768 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1600 900 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1600 900 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1600 1024 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1600 1024 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1600 1200 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1680 1050 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1680 1050 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1768 992 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1768 992 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1768 992 50
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1920 1080 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1920 1080 59
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1920 1080 50
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1440 900 60
Kernel Release[graphicssettings.cpp:628]: Usable res: 1440 900 59
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:229]: Not using multisampling.
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:249]: Creating device with: D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING
Fullscreen=yes
RefreshRate=60
Resolution=1920x1080
Kernel Release[graphics.cpp:329]: Done creating device.

 

[AndrewT]

You are loading a mod, I can only help with vanilla, sorry. I suggest a complete re-install outside the system path: First move any valued save games elsewhere. Then uninstall both games, and then manually delete the game directory - this is important. Reinstall Rome - choose a new directory like c:\games\rome instead of the suggested path. Then install VV from Gamers Gate over Rome (ie in the same directory), then apply the 2.2 patch over that same directory.