[Linux] Black screen/bug

fastfox

Just bought the game one or two hours ago and I cannot play it.

I am able to get into the game menu but cannot play any games (online or training).
All I get is a black screen.

I've looked at other threads but nothing seems to work/apply.

In the console I can see the same repeating error:

(...)
Error: lua/TeamJoin.lua:54: attempt to index a nil value
[Server] Script Error #45530: lua/TeamJoin.lua:54: attempt to index a nil value
    Call stack:
    #1: lua/TeamJoin.lua:54
        self = TeamJoin-1748 {name="", playerCount=0, scale=cdata, teamIsFull=false, teamNumber=0 }
        team1PlayerCount = 0
Error: lua/TeamJoin.lua:54: attempt to index a nil value
[Server] Script Error #45531: lua/TeamJoin.lua:54: attempt to index a nil value
    Call stack:
    #1: lua/TeamJoin.lua:54
        self = TeamJoin-3172 {name="", playerCount=0, scale=cdata, teamIsFull=false, teamNumber=1 }
        team1PlayerCount = 0
(...)
[Server] Script Error #45533: lua/NS2Gamerules.lua:843: attempt to index field 'team2' (a nil value)
    Call stack:
    #1: UpdateAutoTeamBalance lua/NS2Gamerules.lua:843
        self = NS2Gamerules-3884 { }
        dt = 0,032582327723503
        wasDisabled = false
        autoTeamBalance =  {enabled_after_seconds=10, enabled_on_unbalance_amount=2 }
        enabledOnUnbalanceAmount = 2
        enabledAfterSeconds = 10
        team1Players = 0
    #2: lua/NS2Gamerules.lua:1005
        self = NS2Gamerules-3884 { }
        timePassed = 0,032582327723503

I can play many other games.


My system:

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu 13.04 (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.8.0-29-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11303000
X Window Manager: KWin
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-08-26

Processor Information:
Intel Core i7-2600 @3.4Ghz

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560/PCIe/SSE2

Driver Version: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 304.88
OpenGL Version: 4.2
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1

Sound card:
Audio device: Realtek ALC892

Memory:
RAM: 16027 Mb


I am now re-downloading the game through steam.

Skvate

It's a problem with some language stuff.

start steam with LANG=en_US
i made a run_steam.sh containing this:
LANG=en_US steam

Hopefully a fix for this will come in next patch.

fastfox

That fixed it! Thanks.

After this problem the game was complaining that the game files did not matched the server. I disabled all mods and it now seems to be working.

Thanks again.

P.S.
the game gives a bunch of warnings like:

Compiling 'shaders/GUIBasic.surface_shader'
WARNING: Corrected case of '/home/joao/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Natural Selection 2/ns2/models/props/biodome/Biodome_bamboo_01.dds'
WARNING: Corrected case of '/home/joao/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Natural Selection 2/ns2/models/props/biodome/Biodome_bamboo_01_normal.dds'
WARNING: Corrected case of '/home/joao/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Natural Selection 2/ns2/models/props/biodome/Biodome_bamboo_01_spec.dds'
WARNING: Corrected case of '/home/joao/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/Natural Selection 2/ns2/models/props/biodome/Biodome_bamboo_01_opacity.dds'

Skvate

i get them also.