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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

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?

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

How?

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"

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.

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.

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

Yes I have tried that

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....

Try the new version.

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.

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

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?

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?

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

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.

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

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

Yep, java is allowed past