Black Screen after clicking play Plz help

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TheRedBear
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Joined: 2014-08-21 19:44

Black Screen after clicking play Plz help

Post by TheRedBear »

So I downloaded the mod today because it looks awesome. Everything got installed and I open up the launcher set up my profile and everything but when I clicked play I got a black screen. I tried waiting but to no avail. I looked through the forums and found a thread about the same thing and it apparently got resolved by an admin or something. If anyone could possibly help me it would be much appreciated.

This is the thing from the support info menu in the launcher.

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (6.2.9200)
      Architecture: 64-bit
   Current Culture: English (United States)
       Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0G8TPV
         Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2370M CPU @ 2.40GHz (Physical: 2, Logical: 4)
            Memory: 4.00 GB
      DIMM Modules: DIMM_A: 4.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
         Page File: 3.88 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.5+ Release Build: 378681, Runtime: 4.0.30319.18331

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
   Display Mode(s): 1366 x 768 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 9.17.10.3223
    Display Memory: 1.75 GB
     Multisampling: 2, 4
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
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  Primary Playback: Headphones (Cirrus Logic High D
 Primary Recording: External Mic (Cirrus Logic High
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2
                    Free: 14.49 GB, Total: 457.41 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\mods\pr
                    Free: 14.49 GB, Total: 457.41 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Ryan\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 14.49 GB, Total: 457.41 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Ryan\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 14.49 GB, Total: 457.41 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Ryan\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 14.49 GB, Total: 457.41 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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    Installed Mods: bf2, fh2, pr, xpack
       Current Mod: pr
       BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
        PR Version: 1.2.1.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: TheRedBear
              Type: Online
        View Intro: False
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1366x768@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: Low
     Multisampling: Off
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: Low
   Effects Quality: Low
  Geometry Quality: Low
   Texture Quality: Low
  Lighting Quality: Low
   Dynamic Shadows: Low
    Dynamic Lights: Low
 Texture Filtering: Low
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: Medium
               EAX: True
LITOralis.nMd
Retired PR Developer
Posts: 5658
Joined: 2010-04-10 16:15

Re: Black Screen after clicking play Plz help

Post by LITOralis.nMd »

Pushing the limit on the system specs,
in general: update your .NET framework here:
Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2 (Web Installer) for Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 from Official Microsoft Download

specifically, you need to download razer gamebooster and manually add PRLauncher.exe and PRBF2.exe and PRMumble.exe as game files. Razer Game Booster Performance Boosting & Screencapture Software - Razer United States

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\PRBF2.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\bin\PRLauncher.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2\bin\PRMumble\PRmumble.exe

Make sure your laptop is plugged in and using Performance or Gaming POWER PLAN.
You can download bitsum processlasso free 64 bit edition and add the above three programs as "Games"
and make sure the PC runs in gaming power plan.
'[R-COM wrote:LITOralis.nMd;2026617']Defrag your PR files, defrag your hard drive, defrag your pagefile. increase size of pagefile.

follow these steps:

1. PRLauncher->Support->Utlities tab->Clear Shader Cache Button.

2. offline defrag your pagefile. Tutorial: FAQ Special files - How do I defragment "C:\pagefile.sys" (the swapfile)?
Write down the size of Pagefile.
Delete Pagefile.
Reboot.
Defrag hard drive. (I suggest using mydefrag.com software and the steam games script on the mydefrag.conm forum. )
Create new pagefile.
create pagefile using proper size to work with your installed RAM size.
Reboot.

download bitsum processlasso free x64. https://bitsum.com/processlasso/
Manually set PRBF2.exe and PRLauncher.exe to gaming mode in Processlasso.

download razer gamebooster. Razer Game Booster Performance Boosting & Screencapture Software - Razer United States
Manually add PRLauncher.exe and PRbf2.exe as games.

That will optimize your system for PR.
'[R-COM wrote:LITOralis.nMd;2028746']Ok, the admin of the mydefrag.com forum fixed the attached downloads in the forum.

From this thread:
[Script] Games Optimization Script for Data Disk
[Script] Games Optimization Script for Data Disk

Here is a copy of the script to defrag an HDD that is
1. (NON-OS)
2. games HDD:
3. not in a RAID.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxkaxi617n5rs ... Defrag.zip

You can also download it direct from the forum.

NOTE: If you are coming to this post in years later, go to the mydefrag.com forum and download the latest version.
LITOralis.nMd
Retired PR Developer
Posts: 5658
Joined: 2010-04-10 16:15

Re: Black Screen after clicking play Plz help

Post by LITOralis.nMd »

You really should defrag your C: drive...
Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Battlefield 2
Free: 14.49 GB, Total: 457.41 GB,

You installed PR which has very large compressed files which have to be loaded each time, in probably dozens of fragments, which would be very very slow to load.

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Also, shut down ALL overlay programs, including Skype, Steam Community overlay, TS3 overlay, AMD RAPTR, Overwolf, etc.
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