Hi, i have this "blackscreen" on my slow computer. If something like the virusscanner or other tools are working on the harddrive i need to wait up to 3 mins before the game launches. But it launches everytime. 

I have this on irregular basis. Thing is I do not crash my game sometimes just freezes (not responding)

After a while game starts normally.

How can I help???

there was old post regarding this problem, It did help a bit....

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/383290

To clarify, this issue is specifically a crash.  The long hang some people get before the game starts is a separate issue which we can reproduce internally and don't need additional info on.  Thanks!

Nightraid3r, I'm in the same boat as you. Sent off the files and hoping for the best. I seem to have a funny way of having the issue that no one can solve in PC games. Hlets hope they figure this out.

I've sent mine in as well. Hopefully you can fix this soon, because I've heard that this game is awesome. I'd just like to be able to play it....

Okay, we think we're making progress on this issue. According to the vast majority of dxdiag data that's been submitted to us, this is largely an issue with laptops that have both Intel Integrated Graphics and a secondary video chipset (typically an Nvidia mobile series 4200M, 540M, 555M or 560M). 

If you're having the black screen problem and the above describes you, can you tell us if you hookup your system to one or more monitors?  Do you keep both video chipsets enabled?  If you disable the Intel graphics chipset in your BIOS, does that help?

Thanks in advance!

Right-Click on Rebellion in your Steam Library -> Properties -> Local Files -> Click Verify Integrity of Game Cache. Odds are some of your files were messed up.

Failing that, you can Delete Local Content and reinstall.

Hi,

i've read the post and i have a suggest. What if the players with the Mobile cards set this card to use in first place for 3D Applications? This is an option in the Nvidia Global Driver Settings. Per default the intel hd card is used to display 3D to help the battery stay longer. But it's only a guess.

There is a video on youtube which describes it:

http://youtu.be/xdWRwrH98YU

Regards,

Mike

I've updated my nvidia drivers and I still can't play. I get a "mini dump" window and the game closes with the standard program has stopped working message. The advice about selecting the GPU doesn't apply. There's is no such selection available in my nvidia control panel.

On a side note... would it really be so hard to make a single player campaign? The game is really a little boring and a tad tedious at times with no goal to push for except for some x-box inspired achievement log, which is lame.

Instead of the standard swarm it up method, why not make fewer ships that are more effective? That's some strategy!

Oh, btw, My system is a desktop that I built myself. The MB does have it's own video chip that I've left disabled. I use one monitor and one video card. The card is an Nvidia GTX460ENGTOP and the MB is an MSI NF980-G65.

I should have read all the posts! This fix worked for me.

Thanks!