Game launching on a minimized screen! Please help! (no crash)
FlippingPower
Spain Join Date: 2016-06-07 Member: 218220Members
Spain Join Date: 2016-06-07 Member: 218220Members
No info about what happened, the game just dont work, i mean, i run it, i hear the music but it seams like the game is super minimized, the only options i can see are the one to close it, and the one to minimize it.
Eventhough i hear the music i cant put it on full screen or make it bigger, and it doesnt crash, I tried looking it at the guide and on google, but it seems like im the first one on having this error. I hope someone can help me. I have been playing the game for about a year now with all options on ultra and nothing happened until yesterday.
System specifications:
Graphic card: R9 Raedon Sapphire Nitro 380,
8GB RAM ddr3
AMD Phenom (tm) II x4 945 Proccesor (4 CPU's) ~3.0GHz
Windows 10 Enterprise x64 bits edition
Sound Card: Supreme fix 7.1
IMG of the problem: https://gyazo.com/bd71d101c8fd31c26ffe1f13f6ef13e1
https://gyazo.com/cb0ff8a4bdf56d02a666deef654f4dd7
https://gyazo.com/5656418ba1e1b15c4b95dff68df251ee
Eventhough i hear the music i cant put it on full screen or make it bigger, and it doesnt crash, I tried looking it at the guide and on google, but it seems like im the first one on having this error. I hope someone can help me. I have been playing the game for about a year now with all options on ultra and nothing happened until yesterday.
System specifications:
Graphic card: R9 Raedon Sapphire Nitro 380,
8GB RAM ddr3
AMD Phenom (tm) II x4 945 Proccesor (4 CPU's) ~3.0GHz
Windows 10 Enterprise x64 bits edition
Sound Card: Supreme fix 7.1
IMG of the problem: https://gyazo.com/bd71d101c8fd31c26ffe1f13f6ef13e1
https://gyazo.com/cb0ff8a4bdf56d02a666deef654f4dd7
https://gyazo.com/5656418ba1e1b15c4b95dff68df251ee
Comments
If so, try reverting / roll back your graphics card drivers.
First and foremost, I would completely uninstall the game. Make sure ALL the files related to it are completely deleted. In your steam library right click subnautica and go into the local files tab and browse local files. go back to steam window and remove local content. After you remove local content go back to the browse window you opened previously and delete anything left over for subnautica.
A lot of the times steam doesn't actually remove all the files for a game when you do the uninstall/remove options with steam. So if your save game or profile stuff is where the problem starts it will just keep happening after you uninstall and reinstall.
Once you have removed the game completely, go check for driver updates for ALL of your system components. Get the latest (NOT experimental/beta) drivers for your video card, sound card/chipset (if sound is onboard with your motherboard, your motherboard manufacturer will probably have the drivers), also update any other chipset/motherboard drivers for your system.
EDIT: I should mention, you'll have to re-enable experimental after re-installing Subnautica. For troubleshooting, I would:
1) Move saved games folder to desktop
2) Uninstall Subnautica
3) Be sure Subnautica is completely deleted
4) Re-install Subnautica (normal, not experimental), and check to see if it can open.
5) Enable experimental mode, and check if it can open.
6) Move your saved games folder back to SNAppData
7) See if it can open
Honestly, if you have done all of the things suggested like drivers and reinstalling etc etc etc, then it very well possibly could be something on your OS or PC itself causing issues. Things like having a dirty clogged fan on your video card can cause it to overheat and make games or your system crash, same with your processor.
If you are computer savvy enough to wipe your PC and reinstall Windows, and you have not done that in a while, it might be time to just wipe the entire board clean, make sure your hardware itself is in proper condition, and reinstall it all and see.
Hell years ago it used to be normal for me to reinstall windows about once a year because the nature of older versions just made them get steadily more and more bogged down and broken the longer you used them. More and more bloated and unstable, etc. It's not so much like that anymore, but it would not surprise me one bit to find that you have some hidden malware or some old software causing conflicts, or issues deep in the OS layer.
Anyway, thx for all the help and support. Ur game is awesome, just like the admins on this page.
Here's my topic: http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/comment/2309006#Comment_2309006
I've been writing about it on many other threads but no one has a solution.
I think I'm going to try the "Refresh this PC" option next. But before I do I just wanna know, does that procedure remove any of your files or programs from your PC? I don't wanna do this and then have to reinstall all my stuff again or whatever.