Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
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yeah5green
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Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
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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yeah5green
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
Also, this happens with every mod except doom delta.
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yeah5green
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
Also, if I start a map where the sky is visible in UDB, the black screen does not occur.
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Enjay
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
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.
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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yeah5green
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-core processor
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
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phantombeta
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yeah5green
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
Switching to the vulkan renderer seems to fix the issue.
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SPZ1
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Re: Black screen when starting GZdoom via UDB
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...