Game won't launch..

[meta]

Hello I bought project zomboid some time ago and when it downloaded I couldnt launch it and for a second a cmd window appeared, can someone help me please?

[Beard]

Can you share the "console.txt" file found in "C:\Users\YourUserName\Zomboid" here?

[meta]

21 minutes ago, Beard said:

Can you share the "console.txt" file found in "C:\Users\YourUserName\Zomboid" here?

For sure, here it is:

 

10-07-2021 20:12:48
cachedir is "C:\Users\gonca\Zomboid"
-- listing properties --
java.runtime.name=Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment
sun.boot.library.path=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Proj...
java.vm.version=25.121-b13
user.country.format=150
java.vm.vendor=Oracle Corporation
java.vendor.url=http://java.oracle.com/
path.separator=;
java.vm.name=Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM
file.encoding.pkg=sun.io
user.script=
user.country=US
sun.os.patch.level=
java.vm.specification.name=Java Virtual Machine Specification
user.dir=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Proj...
java.runtime.version=1.8.0_121-b13
java.awt.graphicsenv=sun.awt.Win32GraphicsEnvironment
java.endorsed.dirs=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Proj...
os.arch=amd64
java.io.tmpdir=C:\Users\gonca\AppData\Local\Temp\
line.separator=

java.vm.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation
user.variant=
os.name=Windows 10
sun.jnu.encoding=Cp1252
zomboid.steam=1
java.library.path=natives/;.
java.specification.name=Java Platform API Specification
java.class.version=52.0
sun.management.compiler=HotSpot 64-Bit Tiered Compilers
zomboid.znetlog=1
os.version=10.0
user.home=C:\Users\gonca
user.timezone=Europe/London
java.awt.printerjob=sun.awt.windows.WPrinterJob
java.specification.version=1.8
file.encoding=Cp1252
user.name=gonca
java.class.path=.;jinput.jar;lwjgl.jar;lwjgl_util.jar...
java.vm.specification.version=1.8
sun.arch.data.model=64
java.home=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Proj...
java.specification.vendor=Oracle Corporation
user.language=en
awt.toolkit=sun.awt.windows.WToolkit
java.vm.info=mixed mode
java.version=1.8.0_121
java.ext.dirs=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Proj...
sun.boot.class.path=D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Proj...
sun.stderr.encoding=cp437
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
file.separator=\
java.vendor.url.bug=http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/
sun.cpu.endian=little
sun.io.unicode.encoding=UnicodeLittle
sun.stdout.encoding=cp437
sun.desktop=windows
sun.cpu.isalist=amd64
-----
versionNumber=40.43 demo=false
1625944368274 [javafmodJNI] Init: Start
1625944368274 [javafmodJNI] Init: WIN 64
1625944368285 fmod: Java loging: OK
1625944368287 fmod: System Create: OK
1625944368415 fmod: Create DSP for capture sound
LightingFPS set to 15
org.lwjgl.LWJGLException: Pixel format not accelerated
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.nChoosePixelFormat(Native Method)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsPeerInfo.choosePixelFormat(WindowsPeerInfo.java:52)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.WindowsDisplay.createWindow(WindowsDisplay.java:247)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.createWindow(Display.java:306)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:848)
    at org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.create(Display.java:757)
    at zombie.core.Core.init(Core.java:2276)
    at zombie.GameWindow.maina(GameWindow.java:1000)
    at zombie.gameStates.MainScreenState.main(MainScreenState.java:184)
 

[Beard]

You have the "Pixel format not accelerated" error.
This always happens when the graphic drivers are out of date.
I recommend updating your graphic drivers to the latest version from your manufacturers website.

[meta]

55 minutes ago, Beard said:

You have the "Pixel format not accelerated" error.
This always happens when the graphic drivers are out of date.
I recommend updating your graphic drivers to the latest version from your manufacturers website.

Ok, i'll try that out, ill come back with the results, thank you so much for helping me out!

[meta]

1 hour ago, Beard said:

You have the "Pixel format not accelerated" error.
This always happens when the graphic drivers are out of date.
I recommend updating your graphic drivers to the latest version from your manufacturers website.

It worked! Looks like I have to keep an eye on my drivers more recently haha I was getting desperate because similar things were happening in other games and those are back up again too, from the deep of my heart, thank you!