Problems with running red alert

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Gunslinger
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Problems with running red alert

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When i start the game, just a black screen. Windows 8.

abcdefg30
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Re: Problems with running red alert

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OpenRA/OpenRA#11314(comment) suggests you might be able to fix this by running OpenRA in windowed mode (the link contains information on how to do that).

Another problem could be your antivirus blocking OpenRA (OpenRA/OpenRA#15555).

The third thing that comes to my mind are outdated graphics card drivers. Check if they are up-to-date.

Gunslinger
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Re: Problems with running red alert

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abcdefg30 wrote:
Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:59 pm
OpenRA/OpenRA#11314(comment) suggests you might be able to fix this by running OpenRA in windowed mode (the link contains information on how to do that).

Another problem could be your antivirus blocking OpenRA (OpenRA/OpenRA#15555).

The third thing that comes to my mind are outdated graphics card drivers. Check if they are up-to-date.
And if there is no file settings?

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Sleipnir
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Re: Problems with running red alert

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The settings and log files are written as soon as the game starts. If they don't exist then this is a sure sign that something on your system - probably antivirus software - is actively preventing OpenRA from starting properly.

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Re: Problems with running red alert

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Avast always blocks openra for me upon new installs, so definitely a troubleshooting route worth going down.

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