Poker Night problems: Black Screen + Broken Menu

[TentuZero]

I launched the game and at the title screen all i see is darkness...I hit play game and i hear it, but there is nothing on the screen...and for some reason when i try to put in windowed mode, it gives me a "must close" error.

[LowMoralFiber]

I'm having the same problem. I just started the game up, and there's nothing. I hear the sound, and can access the main menu but beyond that, zilch...

Any computer geniuses have any ideas?

[markeres]

Have you guys tried a reboot? Sometimes Telltale's games are funky unless you reboot first before playing them.

[Teddy Weddy]

I get the same issue, except I every time I try to change the resolution it crashes too.This is not good.
My Specs: Integrated Radeon Xpress 200
GeForce FX 5200( I can use either.)
2 GB RAM
2.0 Ghz 1 core
I'll get an SS in a sec.

[LowMoralFiber]

Originally Posted by markeres

Have you guys tried a reboot? Sometimes Telltale's games are funky unless you reboot first before playing them.

Yeah, no dice for me. I'm trying a reinstall at the moment.

EDIT: That didn't help. My screen looks just like the post above me.

[LittleBuddy]

I can play the game and it runs fine but the menus are all weird and no options are displayed like in that picture. Maybe redownloading...

[Strongsadioware]

Is this the Steam version or TTG reversion?

I can't help, but I'm installing Poker Night over Steam right now, so I want to know if my night will be ruined.

[TentuZero]

I dont think there is a TTG one yet. Just the steam one.

[Threepwood42]

Same thing is happening to me... And I've been looking forward to this all day...

[markeres]

Same problem for me, which I was expecting and is why I asked about the reboot. It's the Steam version (the only one available currently). Maybe it would help if we all gave our system info? I'm on Vista 64-bit, with Intel on-board graphics, but I've never had a problem (at least like this) with another Telltale game.

[Nayrb]

Yeah. I get the same. I can't run it or change graphical settings because I will just crash.

I get a black screen in the title screen and throughout the introduction, it's just a black screen. I see subtitles and I can hear the voice, but otherwise, when it gets to the actual game, it says it has encountered an error and needs to close.

I'm on Windows 7 running on a 64 bit machine with onboard Intel GMAx3100 graphics and can run TF2 fine, and I also restarted my computer.

[markeres]

Well, I just uninstalled it and will wait for the Telltale version. Somebody elsewhere on the forum said there's sometimes differences between the Steam release and the Telltale release. Maybe they're also fixing some stuff during the delay between the Steam release and the Telltale release (*fingers crossed*)?

I just hope we don't have to go through this again when BTTF releases...

[wbwolf]

Interestingly, this seems to be a crossplatform issue. I'm getting it with my Mac, even though I have the graphics turned all the way down (Mac OS X 10.5.8, 1.83GHz Intel Duo, GMA950 graphics). I did see a picture on the menu screen when I changed the resolution to 800x600, but I couldn't reproduce it.

[markeres]

Originally Posted by markeres

Intel on-board graphics

Originally Posted by Nayrb

onboard Intel GMAx3100 graphics

Originally Posted by wbwolf

1.83GHz Intel Duo, GMA950 graphics

Wonder if it's an Intel graphics thing...?

[Teddy Weddy]

I don't think so, I used to different cards, one integrated, one not.
Also Radeon and GeForce.
Might just be fluke for me.

[markeres]

Originally Posted by Teddy Weddy

I don't think so, I used to different cards, one integrated, one not.
Also Radeon and GeForce.

That's true. Sorry I forgot about you. My game crashed when I tried to change the resolution, too.

[Galaxy]

Same problems as you guys, also using intel graphics if that helps.

[Jzzb]

Yeah, having the same problem. The graphical errors, and the menu is just black with no backdrop, as is gameplay. Changing resolution or going into windowed mode crashes it, and I'm on Steam.

[koiboi59]

This is bullshit. I've been waiting forever and all i get is this crap. I am not amused and they should fix this soon.

[LowMoralFiber]

Originally Posted by markeres

Wonder if it's an Intel graphics thing...?

I have Intel too. But the Steam forums also seem to be up in arms over the glitches and bugginess... I don't think it's just an intel thing.

The fact that so many people seem to be having massive difficulties playing this game is kind of lame, to be honest. I'd rather have waited another week, or hell even another month if it meant not having to deal with a buggy and unusable game. TTG is pretty much the best, but I'm thinking they may have dropped the ball in a big way with this.