black screen problem

[tribal shuttle]

see, i started to play this game just recently and when i launched the game for first time it worked well. problems started after installing b42 (or even when i put mods into game).
problems not only in black screen, i tried to close the game with alt+f4 way, and sometimes it "worked", window with p.z. got closed, but the game itself still was running and even closing thru task manager couldn't help me with exiting the game.

forgot to add

i reinstalled game alot of times

i also cleaned mod list and came back to the "normal version" of the game instead of b42

[orchid mason]

Did you do a full manual reinstall or just a standard one?

Since Steam may not remove files from the folders during a standard reinstall.

I suggest doing a full reinstall instead.

First, uninstall the game, then go to "Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid" and make sure there are no leftover files or folders there.
After that, go to “%UserProfile%\Zomboid” and delete everything there except the “Saves” folder.
Then just install the game again and see if that helps.

[tribal shuttle]

alas, it didn't work

[orchid mason]

Can you try using the Alternate launch option and see if that helps? If not, can you share the logs again?

[tribal shuttle]

nope, it didn't work again

[orchid mason]

Can you update your graphic drivers? Since they look outdated
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/results/257497/

Then restart your PC and retry

[tribal shuttle]

after installing window just doesn't appear

if i use alt launch then there is still black screen

eh idk

[orchid mason]

You are on Windows 7? I am not sure we support that, I am surprised it ran in the first place

Could you share the logs again though? To confirm the driver update

[tribal shuttle]

OH no no no, i'm in win 10, it's just a custom thing

[orchid mason]

Hm, that is unusual, did you select the "Clean Install" option during the driver update?

To make sure no custom settings are causing issues

And can you check out these links and make sure your dedicated card is being used to launch the game instead of your integrated one?

https://pureinfotech.com/set-gpu-app-windows-10/
https://support.serato.com/hc/en-us/articles/202305784-Changing-graphics-card-settings-to-use-your-dedicated-GPU-on-a-Windows-computer-

[tribal shuttle]

IT WORKED

IT FINALLY WORKED