Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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Hello. I have a problem where loading gzdoom via ultimate doom builder makes gzdoom show a black screen. I can still act in the game and the black screen disappears when I press escape. What could be causing this issue?
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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Also, this happens with every mod except doom delta.
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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Also, if I start a map where the sky is visible in UDB, the black screen does not occur.
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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What are the specs of your computer - particularly the graphics card?
I probably won't be able to answer the query myself, but you haven't given people too much to work with, and that's important information.
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Enjay wrote: Tue Feb 04, 2025 5:36 am What are the specs of your computer - particularly the graphics card?
I probably won't be able to answer the query myself, but you haven't given people too much to work with, and that's important information.
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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This is very likely the same issue as one of these bug reports: 1, 2
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Switching to the vulkan renderer seems to fix the issue.
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB

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This issue has been around for a long time. It happens when you specify the map on the command line. I made a thread here a while back. This sticky here didn't work for me either...

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