#[ BlackScreen ] [ SteamDeck ] Game blackscreen and now blackscreen before even reaching main menu

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versed heart
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  • **Title ** Blackscreen on launch

  • Repro Rate 100% can’t play anymore

  • Game Platform Steam Deck

  • Game Version Build ID 15513696

  • Input Mode Controller

  • Reproduction Steps

  • Play on a mix of high and medium graphique, Spring Year 2, have been experiencing some stutter and lag since Fall y1

  • Was looking for Scott in the museum, I think i was in the insect room or the one above it, moving into the founder room, then it black screen only the build ID stayed on screen

  • nothing on steam deck answer, couldn’t open the menu or close the screen

  • after 10min I hard reset my steam deck

  • Tried reopening Coral island it black screen before anything else even happen, there is sound in the background. Steam control still work

  • Other game launch normally

What I tried

  • Tried resetting the bios ( holding volume - and … down etc)
  • Tried launching with proton experimental and 9
  • Tried repairing game file
  • Tried Re-installing the game
  • Tried to sweet talk by deckie into being a good boy and opening the game
  • Pray the island goddess

I work in the game industry too as a Env Artist/World builder. My first guest would be that the first black screen happen because my steam deck run out of memory, I didn’t shut down the game in a long time ( at least a week maybe 2) which could have stack some memory leaks ( which would also explain why i lagged a lot in the winter) and the fonder room is very intense in amount of unique asset, I never go there so for sure it wasn’t pre-loaded. Since the black screen happen during the transition to the scene it match the moment the game is loaded the ressource. Now the part that make no sense to me as an artist is why even after closing everything. Does the game even refuse to reach the main menu ( like the black screen happen The minute I click on launch game, not when it’s trying to open the save..)

warm holly
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Hi hi @versed heart. Thank you for taking the time to report it to us, and I'm so sorry the issue you're having made you unable to launch the game at all 🙇‍♀️

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Would you be able to share a video of it so we can see what's going on?

versed heart
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I could try, but really it’s just a black screen from the moment i click on « start the game »

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I’m trying to find how to get the save data off the steam deck

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OOOOOH

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Booting the game in desktop mode works !!!

warm holly
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Please don’t hesitate to reach out again if you encounter any issues! 😊

versed heart
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so i was able to relaunch it in regular mode, then i close it and i have the black screen issues again