HELP! I CANT PLAY! NEED HELP!

RAzorPickRAzorPick Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185806Members
when i get into the game i get taken to the main menu (as usual) but when i click on options, play, mods ect... it take me to a background screen with nothing on it (example) i clicked on play and it takes me to the background screen with nothing on it apart from the play button in the right hand corner which does nothing.
i have tried so many things (uninstalling, game cache and even everything this guy said http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/130695/i-can-t-play-the-game-3rd-time-i-have-posted-this-and-no-one-has-got-back-to-me) please help i really want to play this game.

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  • ConfusedConfused Wait. What? Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12904Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester
    do you have a log we can have a look at? It is in %appdata%/Natural Selection 2/log.txt

    Did things work before and simply have stopped now ?
  • SquintySquinty Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185812Members
    Yeh I'm having the same problem after buying it on the 66% off weekend. Tried so many "fixes" and reinstalls. I had the free weekend quite a while back, but tried deleting everything related to it after uninstalling the full game itself but to no avail. Really at a loss on what to do. Great game, hope I haven't wasted money on a dud.
  • RoflcopterV22RoflcopterV22 Arizona Join Date: 2013-04-03 Member: 184616Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester
    As already mentioned, @RazorPick and @Squinty, get your log.txt and post it on the forums as an attachment so professionals can review it and tell you what's causing your issues.
  • ShoogoShoogo Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185813Members
  • RAzorPickRAzorPick Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185806Members
  • RAzorPickRAzorPick Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185806Members
    so what do i do with log.txt?
  • ConfusedConfused Wait. What? Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12904Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester
    You can paste it somewhere like pastebin, attach it here ,or simply paste it into a post.

    Have you tried the fix in this thread?
  • RAzorPickRAzorPick Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185806Members
  • RAzorPickRAzorPick Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185806Members
    thx its fixed :\ thats really werid ill talk to you again if something goes wrong
    thank you so much for your help
  • ShoogoShoogo Join Date: 2013-06-30 Member: 185813Members
  • IceBeamIceBeam Join Date: 2013-07-01 Member: 185824Members
    edited July 2013
    Yesterday I bought this game for a discount, and faced with the same problem! The computer still quite powerful, BF 3 is working on ultra settings. Help solve the problem please! Thats my Log : http://yadi.sk/d/gNPkbLKV6Mk8m
  • 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
    Hey guys, thanks for this. Could you also post up your DXDiag results? Run dxdiag.exe from your search bar.
  • IceBeamIceBeam Join Date: 2013-07-01 Member: 185824Members
    edited July 2013
    I have 2 videocards 1 Intel HD 4000 and AMD Radeon HD 7730m game started on Intel HD 4000 but it is weak, and on AMD Radeon HD 7730m there is this bug!
  • IceBeamIceBeam Join Date: 2013-07-01 Member: 185824Members
  • IceBeamIceBeam Join Date: 2013-07-01 Member: 185824Members
    edited July 2013
  • JCDJCD Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33150Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    You have to force NS2 to use your Radeon card in the CCC but I don't know where to find the option right now
  • MurphyIdiotMurphyIdiot NS2 programmer Join Date: 2008-04-17 Member: 64095Members, Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    I posted a bit of information to a problem that sounds similar to this one here: http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/130758/main-menu-background-broken
  • ryandiazryandiaz Join Date: 2013-07-02 Member: 185852Members
    Bought the game during the 66% off weekend sale.

    Game crashes constantly in various scenarios. Upon launch, join server, quit game, etc. Tried numerous fixes as suggested in forums. I have only been able to successfully play 1 single full match, after which the game (naturally) crashed.

    Running Windows 7 64-bit SP1, AMD Phenom II x6 1045T Processor, 16gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti.

    Helpful files below:
    DxDiag.txt: http://ryanadiaz.com/dxdiag.txt
    log.txt: http://ryanadiaz.com/log.txt
  • IceBeamIceBeam Join Date: 2013-07-01 Member: 185824Members
    Guys, I solved my problem by updating drivers for gaming graphics card Radeon HD 7730m and about the CCC, it automatically switches between cards!
  • adrienyadrieny Join Date: 2013-07-02 Member: 185861Members
    It happen to me too. Here is my Log.
    (I dont know what to do)
    log.txt 287.7K
  • 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
    For all those having issues:

    Update your graphics chip drivers from Nvidia/AMD/Intel.

    Then...

    Disable all mods from within NS2 first, and unsubscribe from any in your Mods list.

    Then.....

    Delete NS2 from Steam. Then do a manual NS2 Cleanup (this is not done when Steam deletes NS2 from your Library) like follows:

    1) Delete NS2 from Steam the normal way.
    2) Go to C:\Users\YOURUSERNAMEHERE\AppData\Roaming and Delete the 'Natural Selection 2' folder.
    3) Go to your SteamApps\common Directory and make sure you delete 'natural selection 2'
    4) Restart your PC (to be on the safe side)
    5) Reinstall NS2 fresh from a new download.

    Try those steps and report back.
  • ryandiazryandiaz Join Date: 2013-07-02 Member: 185852Members
    I dont have any mods installed because I'm brand new to the game. But I followed the above instructions on deleting the game from my system and reinstalling. The 1st time I launched the game after the reinstall, I got to the main menu, and immediately crashed to the report a crash window.

    What a piece of junk this game is...I'm done.
  • IronHorseIronHorse Developer, QA Manager, Technical Support & contributor Join Date: 2010-05-08 Member: 71669Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester, Subnautica PT Lead, Pistachionauts
    Well @ryandiaz your problem sounds far different from anyone in here, you should consider starting a new thread to diagnose it.

    if you choose to try anything further, whenever you crash :

    Keep the NS2 window open, even if it is a black window.
    Navigate to your NS2 install directory and run Techsupport.exe
    It will create a potentially large dump file. Ensure it contains a "minidump" folder in the zip.
    Upload this to a free drop box account or anywhere else on the internet.

    This is the fastest method in which to find the culprit, for the developers.
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