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Europa Universalis V: Black Screen on Game Startup and Other Known Issues (Workarounds)
Short answer
No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: I have also tried the -dx12 mode, and it still doesn't work.
How to fix it
Change the renderer from Vulkan to DX12 to resolve unresponsive black screens that occur right after launching the game from Steam.
- Open your Steam library.
- Right-click the game and select the General tab.
- Enter
-dx12into the launch options.
Lower your graphics configuration if you can reach the menu, by applying very low settings before starting a game.
If it still doesn't work
- Launching the game with the
-dx12command may fail to resolve immediate crashes that happen the moment you click "Play". - Applying very low settings and using the
-dx12mode may still result in crashes while navigating the menu or right when you attempt to start a game.
What players reported
Black Screen on game Start: Hello, we´ve noticed that for many players, the game becomes unresponsive and results in a black screen after starting it from Steam. It looks like this is an issue with the Vulkan renderer. For now, the solution is to launch the game in DX12 mode To do that, right-click on EU5 in your library, go to the General tab, and add -dx12 to the launch options Crashing due to…
What players suggest
Hey Ryagi! I have another problem. Whenever I click "Play" it immedietly just crashes. It crashes so quick that there isn't even any black screen or loading screen. I have also tried the -dx12 mode, and it still doesn't work.
Same here, tried all the possible fixes suggested here, both -dx12 and very low settings. Hope there is something, don't want to refund. Besides, I manage to see the menu, play with the settings here and there, and then it crashes either after some time or when I try to start the game. So menu works for me lol.
This is fantastic, it completely fixed my problem of not being able to open it.
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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: crash, black-screen, directx, vulkan, nvidia, amd, mods, achievement