Help Can't Get Game To Work

Badmamajama · July 2003

Every time I get into a server that isn't full I end just getting a black screen where I can't do anything from. This happens to me whenever I try and get into any half life internet game not only Natural Selection. The single player works fine though.

ThinG · July 2003

Ok...

Please give us your system specs first <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

<b>General</b> problem solvers:
1. update all your drivers
2. make sure you are running OpenGL mode in any case
3. update CD

Tsungfai · July 2003

1) Do not use the desktop shortcut. Use the one from the start menu instead.

2) Update CD (Cheating-Death) like ThinG said.

3) Make sure your connected to the internet. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

4) There is no Single Player for NS.

RPG_Jssmfulhud · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Badmamajama @ Jul 29 2003, 09:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> The single player works fine though.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Then it is obviously the shortcut problem. Just don't use that shortcut, instead manualy select the NS mod in the custom games menu. Join a game and enjoy! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

a_civilian · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RPG_Jssmfulhud @ Jul 29 2003, 05:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Then it is obviously the shortcut problem.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
No it isn't. Note this sentence:</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Badmamajama @ Jul 29 2003, 03:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>This happens to me whenever I try and get into any half life internet game not only Natural Selection. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Badmamajama · July 2003

Well I recently updated my video driver before even downloading this game so I don't see that as the problem.

Specs:
950 MZH
392 RAM
Videocard is Gefore 2 and sound card I have no idea.
All I know is games like warcraft 3 work perfectly fine.

SoulSkorpion · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Badmamajama @ Jul 30 2003, 03:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Every time I get into a server that isn't full I end just getting a black screen where I can't do anything from. This happens to me whenever I try and get into any half life internet game not only Natural Selection. The single player works fine though. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Hm... it can't be a problem with Direct X or other drivers, or any stage of your rendering thingies if other games (and if the singleplayer) works ok...

It might sound like a silly question, but how long does the screen go black for? I mean, can you go away from your computer and come back ten minutes later to find that it's still black?

Have you got the console enabled, or do you see a "loading" screen when singleplayer maps are loading? I've never heard of it happening before, but maaaaybe this is your problem. Try adding <span style='font-family:Courier'>-console</span> to the end of your HL shortcut, see if that helps. (But then again, I think the NS shortcut adds it automatically. So that doesn't help you :/)

RPG_Jssmfulhud · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (a civilian @ Jul 30 2003, 12:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RPG_Jssmfulhud @ Jul 29 2003, 05:24 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Then it is obviously the shortcut problem.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
No it isn't. Note this sentence:</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Badmamajama @ Jul 29 2003, 03:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>This happens to me whenever I try and get into any half life internet game not only Natural Selection. </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Whoops, my mistake. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Silicon · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tsungfai @ Jul 29 2003, 01:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> 4) There is no Single Player for NS.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
No single player for NS... yet... (one is currently in development)

nooby · August 2003

I have this problem sometimes, and I found that if you hit the esc button a couple of times it goes away, and the game screen comes up. This has also happened in the DoD mod, I haven't tried any other mods so don't know if it is all the half-life mods or just these two. Just don't hit the button too quick or it can sometimes kick you to the desktop. I've found twice (slowly) and with a slight pause to be sufficient. SoulSkorpion when it happens to me, it will stay until I either do the steps above, or the map changes, and then it's a hit or miss affair. Badmamajama hope this helps, and good gaming.

Sinister · August 2003

This always happens to me when joining from the ingame browser in any hl mod. Just hit escape and then click resume game and you should be fine.

car · August 2003

umm i coudnt c how to start my own topic but ill just post here i dl ns 2.0 ( i didnt have the first 1 in but i dont think that matters) i cant play i installed it but no desktop icon was put on my desktop no start icon was put in my start menu and i cant find any other way to run ns <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

Clint · August 2003

Try using the shortcut from the Start menu. This happened to me, back in the 1.04 days, and I did this and it seemed to work fine.

Other then that, I don't really know what your problem is.

I'd also suggest updating drivers for everything, and definately make sure your video mode is running in OpenGL. If this is not the case, set it at this status.

Hopefully, everything works out for you, and you can rock up some aliens/marines!

Clint · August 2003

Excuse the double post.

But to answer your troubles, "car".

You should just reinstall Natural-Selection, this should fix your problem.

SoulSkorpion · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (car @ Aug 4 2003, 05:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> umm i coudnt c how to start my own topic but ill just post here  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Uh... was the big <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/style_images/2/t_new.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image'> button at the top of the page not obvious enough for you?

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