New client: Black map

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:26 pm

Symptom: Client starts, map remains black.

There is several possible reasons. So first of all check whether your Character shows up on the server's list of online characters.

1. Driver incompatibility

Some graphics card cannot handle certain functions the client uses.
- set "disable texture updates" to active and try again

2. Machine/Grahics card is too slow

Sometimes the client works, but it takes ages to display the graphics.
- reduce frame rate
- set graphics quality to "low"

3. Client couldn't connect to the server

The client works, but could not establish a connection.
- Make sure that the server is currently up
- Check with Alt-Tab whether there is any kind of error dialog
- Retry

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:30 pm

okay i downloaded client, and i went to the "play game" option. ANyways it says my character is logged on, only when the window for the game is all white. I think i hear someone fishing even :p
So it says Stephen Rothman is ingame, however I See nothing, only a white screen.

Obviously, the client is working. In your case it sounds like the graphics card doesn't handle the graphics right.

What type of card do you have?
Do you have the latest drivers installed?

Erart Ridoc · Post by **Erart Ridoc** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:14 pm

Some graphics card cannot handle certain functions the client uses.
- set "disable texture updates" to active and try again

How?

Cliu Beothach · Post by **Cliu Beothach** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:28 pm

Erart Ridoc wrote:
Some graphics card cannot handle certain functions the client uses.
- set "disable texture updates" to active and try again
How?

Load up the client> Click Options> Special Tab> Click "Disable Texture Updates"

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 2:58 pm

falco1029 wrote:ah, sorry, um ill answer here, the last dialogue is "The java webstart will now complete installation" or something similar, then it opens it up, but its blank, hangs, then eventually bluescreens. Im thinking its java's problem, combined with some nvidia driver issue.

"Something similar" isn't good enough to help you.

Make a screenshot.

Garett Gwenour · Post by **Garett Gwenour** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:54 pm

Nop wrote:
okay i downloaded client, and i went to the "play game" option. ANyways it says my character is logged on, only when the window for the game is all white. I think i hear someone fishing even :p
So it says Stephen Rothman is ingame, however I See nothing, only a white screen.
Obviously, the client is working. In your case it sounds like the graphics card doesn't handle the graphics right.

What type of card do you have?
Do you have the latest drivers installed?

My card is : SiS 651
And yes I have the lastest drivers, I downloaded it from a site grobby sent me too, so I assume it is the best kind. Also PO Cliu sent me to the same place, so much be right driver.

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:24 am

Can only advise you to play around with the graphics settings, maybe the 16 bit mode.

Garett Gwenour · Post by **Garett Gwenour** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:28 am

Yes I have tried that

Djironnyma · Post by **Djironnyma** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:51 pm

An und für sich funktioniert der client wuderbar bei mir, kein lag, kein ruggeln trotz.... dennoch ist es grundsätzlich so das wenn ich eine weile (schätze so ab 6h) nciht on war brauche ich grundsätzlich zwei login versuche weil beim ersten nur das interface läde....

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 11:43 am

Try the new version.

Dinendal Narmolanya · Post by **Dinendal Narmolanya** » Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:59 pm

I've installed the update but i still get a blank/black game map (everything else such as the text field, mini map etc show as they should). Also my graphics card is a SiS M760GX if thats of any use.

Isilwen · Post by **Isilwen** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:53 pm

Yes please help Dinendal, i'm out of suggestions for him and my roleplay time has suffered in his absence

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:19 pm

Dinendal Narmolanya wrote:I've installed the update but i still get a blank/black game map (everything else such as the text field, mini map etc show as they should). Also my graphics card is a SiS M760GX if thats of any use.

Does the minimap update? Can you send and receive text?

Dinendal Narmolanya · Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:00 am

That is a big negative ghost writer. The minimap is black as well, and i cant send/recieve text.....maybe my character files arent in the right place?

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:31 pm

What kind of machine do you have?
Have you tried the setting "disable texture update"?

Dinendal Narmolanya · Post by **Dinendal Narmolanya** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:32 am

Im on a laptop.
It is a:
Acer Inc.
AcerSystem
Mobile AMD Sempron
Processor2800+
800MHz, 192mb of RAM

I just tried the disable textures then and nothing changed from what was happening before.

Azuros · Post by **Azuros** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:39 am

its not the graphics card, I have the same one and it works for me. At least you can strike that of the list.

Nop · Post by **Nop** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:56 am

Everything should work clientwise. Maybe it is a connectivity problem. Is Java allowed past your firewall?

Dinendal Narmolanya · Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:58 pm

Yep, java is allowed past