[Linux] Black screen/bug
fastfox
Join Date: 2013-08-31 Member: 187478Members
Join Date: 2013-08-31 Member: 187478Members
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:
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.
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.
Comments
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.
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:
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'