Black screen when trying to join a multiplayer game.

[Skitoritto]

It does not happen when I play skirmish games or play the campaign, but it always happens when I am about to get into a multiplayer game. When the game's "window" becomes black it gives me some kind of a notification with nothing on it. What should I do to fix this?

 

I use Windows 8.1

 

This is what I get http://prntscr.com/7xroas .

[FunkyFr3sh]

Strange... What kind of dune2000 installation do you have? If it's the gruntmods version: Do you have the very latest version?

 

Did you apply any other custom patches to your game?

 

Try to go to the game folder and launch "dune2000-spawn.exe", check if you can play the campain with it too

[Skitoritto]

I am using the latest Gruntmods installation [1.6.1.9.1], I have tried to run "dune2000-spawn.exe" and it did start. The intro video rolled out and after it finished I got this http://prntscr.com/7xxuqz . I was not able to use my mouse anywhere but on my windows tool bar. And no, I don't have anything but the Gruntmods version, no other custom patches.

[FunkyFr3sh]

Can you try to rename dune2000.exe to dune2000-test.exe and then start it? Could be some compat setting screwing things up

[Skitoritto]

Same scenario, only this time it shown me the main-menu and then froze. I have tried default settings when I tried to play multiplayer the first time. So I am guessing it has something to do with compatibility  and/or lack of something?

 

[Edit]

I fixed it by reseting the settings and making following changes:

VideBackBuffer [ON]

Disable Max Windowed Mode [ON]

Use Improved FPS Limiter [ON]

1360x768 Resolution