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TheSicNis
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_ 		20. November 2008 @ 09:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
About two days ago I bought a game on Steam. But when I try to play the game the screen goes blank. At first pressing keys does nothing, but after about 5 minutes pressing the space back sends me back to the desktop. If I leave the screen blank for too long an error report thing pops up and asks if I want to send an error report. I know that the game works, but why won't it work on my PC?

Any help greatly appreciated.
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onya
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_ 		20. November 2008 @ 16:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Check your firewall settings, it sounds like you can't connect to the steam network/servers. You basically need to "Allow" steam to go thru.
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_ 		20. November 2008 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Could you describe exactly what the error report says.
Sounds like it might even be a graphics card issue.
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_ 		6. December 2008 @ 10:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Open up Steam -> My Games -> Click the spesific game you are having problems with (right mouse button) -> Properties -> Launch Options

Type following command there...

-dxlevel 81

And try to launch the game. If you can run it with this, you have problem either with DirectX or your gfx -card.


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daacekin
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_ 		11. December 2008 @ 11:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you meet game minimum requirements?

games which you download from a website such as metaboli usually require a slightly more powerful pc than just the minimum requirements. this is because the game files aren't optimally installed. i have noticed this difference. (this isn't the black screen solution, just a lag solution.)
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