Need help ASAP

jdmh96jdmh96 Join Date: 2012-12-21 Member: 175767Members
in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Game difficulties</div>Hi everyone, basically, i just got NS2, launched, and screen goes blank.

I am using my TV as monitor through HDMI Cable, and cannot find a way to run the game in windowed mode to apply the correct settings
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  • MMZ_TorakMMZ_Torak Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 3770Members
    Obligatory "Please post computer specs" and "Have you updated your video drivers?" post.
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  • jdmh96jdmh96 Join Date: 2012-12-21 Member: 175767Members
    okay, all drivers updated,
    and specs are
    Intel ® Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz
    RAM: 4GB
    System Type: 64-Bit
    Manufacturer: Zoostorm
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    The game does have three screen options though in the Graphics tab in the Options menu (Windowed, Fullscreen, Fullscreen Windowed)
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  • GrayWGrayW UK Join Date: 2009-12-18 Member: 69701Members
    Does the game still create this: %appdata%\natural selection 2\options.xml
    If so you might be able to change some settings there, or possibly in the steamapps\common\natural selection 2\ folder

    Not at home so can't check right now
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  • ObraxisObraxis Subnautica Animator & Generalist, NS2 Person Join Date: 2004-07-24 Member: 30071Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    <!--quoteo(post=2049232:date=Dec 21 2012, 03:27 PM:name=jdmh96)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jdmh96 @ Dec 21 2012, 03:27 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2049232"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->okay, all drivers updated,
    and specs are
    Intel ® Core i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz
    RAM: 4GB
    System Type: 64-Bit
    Manufacturer: Zoostorm<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    What is your Graphics card? NS2 requires an AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce of medium speed levels to play NS2. NS2 is not supported with onbord Graphics.
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  • PhOeNiX4PhOeNiX4 Join Date: 2004-08-26 Member: 30912Members
    Installed DirectX yeah?
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  • BVKnightBVKnight Join Date: 2012-02-26 Member: 147496Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2049238:date=Dec 21 2012, 09:42 AM:name=Obraxis)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Obraxis @ Dec 21 2012, 09:42 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2049238"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What is your Graphics card? NS2 requires an AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce of medium speed levels to play NS2. NS2 is not supported with onbord Graphics.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You can play NS2 on the Ivy Bridge integrated GPUs. It may not be great performance, but it plays.
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  • TripleZeroTripleZero Join Date: 2012-11-06 Member: 167764Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=2049248:date=Dec 21 2012, 04:11 PM:name=BVKnight)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BVKnight @ Dec 21 2012, 04:11 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2049248"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->You can play NS2 on the Ivy Bridge integrated GPUs. It may not be great performance, but it plays.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I believe it will be far far far from great performance.
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  • ZaphrousZaphrous Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165462Members
    Maybe it will work if you use fullscreen. Just set up the TV as primary monitor first, then open NS. If that doesn't work then maybe NS doesn't like the FPS limit (although i think thats just handled by vid card) could try setting resolution to 720p?. Maybe it doesn't like dual monitors could set the TV as monitor and disable regular screen then run NS.
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  • _Necro__Necro_ Join Date: 2011-02-15 Member: 81895Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited December 2012
    Maybe the resolution you chose for NS2 is not supported by your TV? Most newer TVs can't handle some smaller resolutions. Starting it windowed should work around this problem until you got the right resolution. Does anybody remember how the parameter was to start the game windowed. He seem to have this problem before he can see the option menu.
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  • Broken VialBroken Vial Join Date: 2009-08-06 Member: 68371Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2049235:date=Dec 21 2012, 06:32 AM:name=GrayW)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GrayW @ Dec 21 2012, 06:32 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2049235"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Does the game still create this: %appdata%\natural selection 2\options.xml
    If so you might be able to change some settings there, or possibly in the steamapps\common\natural selection 2\ folder

    Not at home so can't check right now<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    ^^^^ Check one of these, i'm not at home myself so I can't check for you, but you most likely need to adjust the default vid resolution to one your TV supports natively, either 1280x720 -OR- 1920x1080. One of those files should have the settings you need to adjust embedded in it somewhere.
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