tylastark Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just installed it, the black box pops up and then nothing happens. Tried reading around and trying things, but I'm not great with this kind of stuff. I tried doing the steam>properties>-novoip thing. is it supposed to have the dash? I went to the intel site and downloaded what was necessary. I went to the game files and deleted everything cept the saves folder. I really miss this game. heres the pastebin info tylazomboid3 - Pastebin.com Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Can you tell us your full system specifications? And has PZ worked before? If yes, then has anything changed since the last time it worked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor 1tb hardrive its a "dell precision t1700 i5 windows 10 tower workstation" just bought this refurbished pc, installing pz on it for the first time only other game ive tried is roller coaster tycoon 2 and that worked but thats also old as dirt thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaGrey Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Must will be a driver issue, as it’s not even getting to the point a window is created. Make sure you’ve got the latest Windows updates installed. Many drivers depend on them now and will only pretend to install workout them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 I just updated the drivers. Update on black window text and specs: tylazomboid4 - Pastebin.com Devices and Drivers PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz GRAPHICS Intel® HD Graphics 4600 AMD Radeon™ R5 240 AUDIO Realtek High Definition Audio High Definition Audio Device NETWORKING AND I/O Intel® Ethernet Connection I217-LM Realtek 8811CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC MEMORY 16 GB STORAGE ST1000DM003-1ER162 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 4 hours ago, tylastark said: I just updated the drivers. Update on black window text and specs: tylazomboid4 - Pastebin.com Devices and Drivers PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz GRAPHICS Intel® HD Graphics 4600 AMD Radeon™ R5 240 AUDIO Realtek High Definition Audio High Definition Audio Device NETWORKING AND I/O Intel® Ethernet Connection I217-LM Realtek 8811CU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC MEMORY 16 GB STORAGE ST1000DM003-1ER162 Can you make sure to update the drivers from the Intel website as well? https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/81496/Intel-HD-Graphics-4600 After that, dowload the drivers for your dedicated card as well: https://www.amd.com/en/support/previous-drivers/graphics/amd-radeon-r5-series/amd-radeon-r5-200-series/amd-radeon-r5-240 Lastly, make sure to set the Project Zomboid application in Windows use the High Performance graphics card. This is a good general guide for that: https://pureinfotech.com/set-gpu-app-windows-10/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 just did all that. still nada. really appreciating the help though! apologies for being clueless. tylazomboid5 - Pastebin.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcosvictor001 Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Hello, I saw that this topic addresses many people who are having problems with intel, I would like to know if the developer, in future updates will optimize the game, because I saw many reports on the internet for this bug, Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaGrey Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 We will certainly try to make it work, but we’re also past the point where it is practical to support Intel integrated graphics. Between the poor support Intel offers their users in regards to OpenGL and the need to double the amount of RAM needed for textures (Windows only), we outgrew them years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 So what should i be using instead of intel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 15 hours ago, tylastark said: just did all that. still nada. really appreciating the help though! apologies for being clueless. tylazomboid5 - Pastebin.com There is a new error now in the pastebin, the "Pixel format not accelerated" error. Which means directly that the drivers to whichever card is being used are not up to date. I assume since you switched to the high performance card that you are now using the AMD card correct? Did you download and update the drivers correctly for that card as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted March 27, 2021 Author Share Posted March 27, 2021 I updated it and it still didnt work, so i tried switching to the other card, not the amd, and it worked! been playing for an hour. thank you guys so much for the help. its very nice to be reunited with a fav game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 4:24 AM, Beard said: There is a new error now in the pastebin, the "Pixel format not accelerated" error. Which means directly that the drivers to whichever card is being used are not up to date. I assume since you switched to the high performance card that you are now using the AMD card correct? Did you download and update the drivers correctly for that card as well? one last follow up question in relation to gaming on my pc in general, if its okay. feel free to ignore. i followed yalls directions for updating my drivers and it says its all updated, but then i go to that system requirements lab site to see what other games my pc can run, and in the results it says minimum requirements met, but says my graphics driver is 42 months out of date.. is that some bullshit to get me to click something i shouldnt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 6, 2021 Share Posted April 6, 2021 From my experience with the website it works for what it intends to do, though I do not know what its trying to link you towards when updating the drivers. Best practice is to download directly from the manufacturer, though if that's not possible I could recommend an automatic installer. They are pretty dangerous though and can lead to bricking your computer if you use it wrong (personal experience), always back up your PC. The ones I would recommend are Snappy Driver Installer Origin and Driver Booster, maybe they could help with updating the drivers for you (but again, back up your PC and only update the graphics card drivers, for safety don't update the others as they don't need to be updated) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylastark Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Just installed it, the black box pops up and then nothing happens.
Tried reading around and trying things, but I'm not great with this kind of stuff.
I tried doing the steam>properties>-novoip thing. is it supposed to have the dash?
I went to the intel site and downloaded what was necessary.
I went to the game files and deleted everything cept the saves folder.
I really miss this game.
heres the pastebin info
tylazomboid3 - Pastebin.com
Thank you in advance.
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