After installing Darksiders on their PCs, some users have complained that the game gets stuck at a black screen after the THQ and Vigil Games logos disappear.
This fix should allow you to load Darksiders with no problem.
Common Black Screen Fix
- Open your game folder (default is Program Files)
- Go under
\media\videos
- Delete
AMD_Logo_movie.wmv
That should help most users get their game started. Additionally, you could encounter a black/blank screen in Darksiders if the game’s resolution was set to one that your monitor does not support. In that case, you need to delete another file.
Rarer Black Screen Fix
- Open your games app data folder
- Win XP:
C:\Documents and Settings\*YOURNAME*\Local Settings\Application Data\Darksiders
- Win 7/Vista:
C:\*YOURNAME*\AppData\Local\Darksiders
- Delete
options.dopt
Hope those help! Additionally, if you’d like a guide to the collectible item locations for Darksiders, check out this article.
I got this game yesterday on the PS3. It’s quite a good game but IMO the combat is not a patch on GOW2.I don’t like one button for combat but I’m getting over it. I like the upgrades you get along the way and the demon’s look great I have a 60inch Pioneer Kuro(kurro) and the graphics look every so slightly rough. I have had Bayonetta since it came out in Japan and at the moment I say story,upgrade and character model wise this is wayyyyy better
I tried renaming,deleting files, updating drivers, codecs etc. and nothing happened. The game normally started when I changed my desctop resolution to 1280&720
Whats the native resolution of the screen?
It’s a pity that such a great game is crippled by such a blatant error. Thanks for posting this fix! Maybe the AMD movie won’t play on any Intel machine…
As I am running Darksiders via Steam, I don’t have the option to delete the options.opt file – I tried changing my resolution, and I cannot the delete the other file suggested here. I think I’m experiencing this problem:
“Additionally, you could encounter a black/blank screen in Darksiders if the gameβs resolution was set to one that your monitor does not support. In that case, you need to delete another file.”
What file is it that I have to delete?
The movie is the first file and the options.dopt file is the second. Not sure how Steam places the files, you may want to search for it in Windows.
I have vista.
I search for amd, for wmv, .wmv I can’t find anything that says “AMD_Logo_movie.wmv”.
I did delete “options.dopt” but that didn’t change anything.
Please
help
Dallas, where are you looking? There should be 63 video files in the games media/videos folder. They are all WMV files
Heya, i have encountered a rather unfortunate problem with this game myself, where both of the solutions dosnt work. I have tried deleted “options.dopt” and i’ve also deleted the AMD Logo Movie file. But i still get the black screen. My screen can’t run the 1280×720, and i dont know if there is a way to fix just that problem, or if i was too quick and bought the game without seeing “this only runs on this resolution”
Please help if ya can m8.
-Vannas
Hey Vannas,I guess I would say first try renaming the
videos
folder. This will bypass all videos and eliminate that as a possible cause of your game being stuck at a black screen during start-up.I’m using Vista Home. I was using its search. I last tried “kind: .wmv” and it finds things, 2 movies my girlfriend made of an action figure, nothing about AMD. I tried searching just “logo” (without kind).
I also tried starting the game without my usb keyboard plugged in.
My monitor is an hp w2207. 1680 x by 1050.
What ended up fixing the black screen problem for me, just now was going into the control panel and uninstalling the AC3 filter program.
π seems to be working now. Not that I’ve played yet, but the movie starts at the beginning after the THQ logo and whatever the other ones are. And yeah I just did play through about 5 minutes of the beginning.
Previously I did delete and replace that options.dopt but that didn’t work. killing AC3, which I think I installed(?) fixed it. It was annoying.
Thanks π
AC3 Filter is a popular video codec. I believe the original problem involved the AMD intro video being encoded with a codec that doesn’t jive with a lot of people’s audio/video codec setup – causing the video to hang.
the solution for the black screen fix is simple but awesome.
It worked. The 1st method worked. Thanls
TYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY DUDES!!! You saved my life *————*
thank you sooo much \o/
Hey, I’ve a problem with the game. I tried these stuff but didn’t work. I start game, i can play it but when i see a Undead Soldier or someone else like it, the screen goes black, but the game goes on. I can move and hear sounds, but can’t see anything else the hit counter like x3, x5… and the Health Bar on upper left.
And when I change the game resolution, it fixes for a little time. But happens again after a while.
Please help me π
Well domi, this article is about starting up the game, so I don’t know how much help I can be.
1. Get the latest driver for your Nvidia or ATI graphics card.
2. Get the latest version of DirectX.
3. If those 2 dont work, reinstall the game and make sure your antivirus is off while it installs.
I have the latest driver for my Nvidia 7900GS and I installed the DirectX 9.0c but I still have the same problem. I tried reinstalling game but didn’t work, and I don’t have a antivirus.
And there is another problem, I can’t see anything else War and near him, all other things are foggy. But I fixed it with the 3D Analyze, with forcing high precision pixel shader. Maybe it’s about this.
The 7900 doesn’t meet the minimum requirements of the game. (GeForce 8800/GeForce GT220)
hi i am using windows 7 and i am facing alot of troble while playing this game… it usually gets stuck every 5 mins or when i want to summon ruin ? i dont know what to do fix this problem i tried chaning my resolution but still i cant figure out please give me the guidelines step by step to do what will make the game work properly thanks
i cant find my media folder
i have used the search option and everything still cant find it
This fix is a year and a quarter old now, so you might have the same version that was released at that time. How about searching for “AMD_Logo_movie”? You can also simply hunt down the game files wherever they are… The videos are there somewhere.
thnxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx very much i said it from heart
Hi here is some more fixes for black screen issue that worked for me with this game
Try these if (in conjunction with) the above fixes dont work
CHANGE COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS
– DISABLE DESKTOP COMPOSITION
– DISABLE DISPLAY SCALING ON HIGH DPI SETTINGS
IF CONSTANT SCROLLING IN MENU SCREEN
– FIX UNPLUG USB BLUE TOOTH DONGLE/DEVICES
Hope this helps ppl with continuing black screen problems
π
Hello i have the same problem when i start the game up it goes black and then crashes. tried everything nothing works. What do i do?
PS i can’t find the option.dopt i use the instructions that people give me but when i get to that one Darksiders file there is nothing in it.
Please help i really like this game and my dad wont let me get in on xbox lol need it to work on here.
Thanks!
cinematics in DARKSIDERS are not playing with the game. when iam playing the game, cutscenes are bypassed and directly entering into the game. what i have to do to play Cutscenes or cinematics to play with the game. Tell me please…………..!
I was really frustrated about this blank screen problem. Now the problem is solved. Thanx for telling people on how to fix it. I really appreciated it. ^_^
Worked for me FUCKING GRACIAS!!
The common fix worked for me.Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for the solution..now i can play the game successfully thank you so much…
Tried to launch the game multiple times over a few days to no avail with the black screen hanging after the first 2 videos. Thanks to a quick google search and this website, I got the AMD video deleted and the game running in seconds! Thanks a lot for posting this info for us to find!!
I have set my screen resolution to the lowest ( was about 300×200 or smth. like that ), and now it won’t load, i get the black screen now as soon as i git the darksiders 2 game logo.
what can i do now?
Resolution is probably stored in a config file. It would likely be near the videos location or in the game folder itself.
You can find it and change it or just reinstall the game.
if i lost some video files …. from where can i download them separately ?????????? plz help me as fast as you can guys π π
You would have to find someone with the game who is willing to do copy those files and send them to you.
Since it would be technically illegal, SolidlyStated can’t help you there.
ok thnx for ur reply π