I installed the game with no problems, but when I click on play, the screen goes all black as if it was going to start the game but it actually never starts.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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This is not a bug, as if it were no-one would ever be able to play the game. So I'll move you to the tech support forum first.
OK, here we are.
Start by renaming the AVI directory under the EU2 directory to something else, like AVI-BACK. Reboot and try the game again.
If that doesn't help, let us know what patch level you are running and whether you have installed any mods.
Start by renaming the AVI directory under the EU2 directory to something else, like AVI-BACK. Reboot and try the game again.
If that doesn't help, let us know what patch level you are running and whether you have installed any mods.
Okay let's try some standard things.
1) Make sure you have the latest patch for the game.
2) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
3) Set the color depth to 16BIT
4) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
5) Run a Virus check and a Adware/Spybot checker
6) Update your Windows, update your Video card drivers and audio card drivers. Then repeat steps 1-4.
1) Make sure you have the latest patch for the game.
2) Rename the AVI folder to AVI_back
3) Set the color depth to 16BIT
4) Turn off everything in the background like E-mail/ICQ/Messenger, Virus protection and everything in the system tray beside the clock.
5) Run a Virus check and a Adware/Spybot checker
6) Update your Windows, update your Video card drivers and audio card drivers. Then repeat steps 1-4.
AndrewT said:
I have no idea what an AVI directory is. :wacko: also, where do I find out which patch I am running? (I have not installed any Mods)
Just install patch 1.09 asno CD shipped with that version.
The AVI folder is a sub folder of the main EU2 folder
The AVI folder is a sub folder of the main EU2 folder
It is a directory in your Windows file system named AVI. It lies directly under the directory you installed EU2 into, usually something like c:\program files\paradox entertainment\europa universalis 2. Use standard Windows tools (eg click on it and hit the f2 key) to rename it to anything else other than AVI.Windsor said:
It's in the main menu screen, top left IIRC.
After renaming the AVI folder the game started working. Many thanks indeed for your help.