Really Pissed OFF Stupid Black Screen Glitch :(

[OmegaCode]

:angry: I am very sad to play KOTR2 and get around 7 hours or so into the game where I just finished with the Ice Pole area on Teris Planet on the underground Jedi thing with the handmaidians which I had beat and talked to them all. I got to were the Droid was locked away and I talked to him and then told him meet me on Ebon hawk I get there and board then after it loaded I get a black screen glitch and I can only press start to get options so pissed off about it lost 4 hours or so all the way back to begaining of the planet :(. No way to fix it or nothing?

why would you all freaking rush games out on the market so you can meet a freaking dead line??? why do us people who play your games have to put up with tons of glitches and stuff

[el_trucho]

Hey!! i have the same fu"#$&$% problem!!!! But my black screen appears when my T3 got shooted by a laser in the Asteroids mines. Will it be fixed if i start a new game????

[OmegaCode]

Hey!! i have the same fu"#$&$%  problem!!!! But my black screen appears when my T3 got shooted by a laser in the Asteroids mines. Will it be fixed if i start a new game????

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Not sure I could go back to a earlyer time in the game which will be 4 or so hours back I so pissed I turned back in my game. I should try with another CD and see but dont know I think if you get to that point again it be just as glitched in that same area.

[mrtauntaun]

Hey!! i have the same fu"#$&$%  problem!!!! But my black screen appears when my T3 got shooted by a laser in the Asteroids mines. Will it be fixed if i start a new game????

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It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox. If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur. From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

[Exar_Kun]

Hey!! i have the same fu"#$&$%  problem!!!! But my black screen appears when my T3 got shooted by a laser in the Asteroids mines. Will it be fixed if i start a new game????

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It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox. If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur. From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

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You sure about that? Oh well, I've got the disc anyway .

[Akari]

It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox.  If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur.  From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

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While your advice is accurate, the idea that we intentionally inserted a bug that would bite people playing off the hard drive isn't.

 

Unfortunately, playing off the hard drive does change the timing of a number of events that fire during cutscenes which breaks some of the delicate timing for more involved cutscenes. So you'll get blackscreen problems like this by playing off the hard drive instead of the DVD.

 

Which honestly wasn't done on purpose. If anything, I'd rather play off the hard drive to cut down on load times myself, but it probably isn't going to work too well for this game.

 

-Akari

[Reinoc]

You're lucky it happened after only 7 hours. My brother is at 59 hours and this black screen appeared. And his X-Box is not "special" and he uses the original drive. He tried everything, from loading 3 other games, loading his last 3 saves, he got another disc, nothing changes. Quite frustrating.

[envida]

I have played through the game from the harddrive and didn't have any problems at all.

But I'm worried about this timing issue. Does it mean some cut-scenes may have been skipped when playing from the hard-drive?

[OmegaCode]

Hey!! i have the same fu"#$&$%  problem!!!! But my black screen appears when my T3 got shooted by a laser in the Asteroids mines. Will it be fixed if i start a new game????

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It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox. If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur. From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

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Well thats where your wrong and why my statment still stands I do not have a Modded Xbox or running off a Drive I got a Version 1.6 Xbox and I am having this stupid black screen glitch. I used a Hollywood Video Game that they got new which had no scratches on it and it was not a copy of any game. So look that over also if you all read the post you will see that alot do not have modded xbox's who experiance this to at http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=920194 which I have seen state alot about Black Screen glitches.

[OmegaCode]

It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox.  If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur.  From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

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While your advice is accurate, the idea that we intentionally inserted a bug that would bite people playing off the hard drive isn't.

 

Unfortunately, playing off the hard drive does change the timing of a number of events that fire during cutscenes which breaks some of the delicate timing for more involved cutscenes. So you'll get blackscreen problems like this by playing off the hard drive instead of the DVD.

 

Which honestly wasn't done on purpose. If anything, I'd rather play off the hard drive to cut down on load times myself, but it probably isn't going to work too well for this game.

 

-Akari

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Wish you all read post better I haven't seen someone say or I say that my Xbox ever was modded. I used a legit CD also stated that I took the game back where I got it now I tried another CD which at the same saved game on my xbox was still glitched so I have wiped the saved games off my xbox and started over which really sucks but I am hoping it won't have same glitch again.

 

I baught my Xbox new at EBgames in Palm Springs its a 1.6v Xbox by looking on the internet. Edited I got it this year on my birthday well 1 week before my birthday which was 11/23/2004 my birthday was 11/30/2004

[OmegaCode]

You're lucky it happened after only 7 hours. My brother is at 59 hours and this black screen appeared. And his X-Box is not "special" and he uses the original drive. He tried everything, from loading 3 other games, loading his last 3 saves, he got another disc, nothing changes. Quite frustrating.

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Exactly Same as me I tried abunch of things to also same proublem as your brother. I tried auto saved and 3 other saves and another disc. by loading it

[Exar_Kun]

It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox.  If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur.  From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

While your advice is accurate, the idea that we intentionally inserted a bug that would bite people playing off the hard drive isn't.

 

Unfortunately, playing off the hard drive does change the timing of a number of events that fire during cutscenes which breaks some of the delicate timing for more involved cutscenes. So you'll get blackscreen problems like this by playing off the hard drive instead of the DVD.

 

Which honestly wasn't done on purpose. If anything, I'd rather play off the hard drive to cut down on load times myself, but it probably isn't going to work too well for this game.

 

-Akari

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Hmm, that would explain some of the out of order quests, and some of the cutscene glitches I'm having, never experienced anything like this with the first game. Dammit, back to the disc.

 

 

It has been stated in these forums that this bug happens to user's who are using a 'special' or modded xbox.  If you play the game from the disc, this particular bug does not occur.  From what I've read, Obsidian did this on purpose.

If you are using a legal xbox, good for you, and try loading up three different games before TSL to clear the cache.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

While your advice is accurate, the idea that we intentionally inserted a bug that would bite people playing off the hard drive isn't.

 

Unfortunately, playing off the hard drive does change the timing of a number of events that fire during cutscenes which breaks some of the delicate timing for more involved cutscenes. So you'll get blackscreen problems like this by playing off the hard drive instead of the DVD.

 

Which honestly wasn't done on purpose. If anything, I'd rather play off the hard drive to cut down on load times myself, but it probably isn't going to work too well for this game.

 

-Akari

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Wish you all read post better I haven't seen someone say or I say that my Xbox ever was modded. I used a legit CD also stated that I took the game back where I got it now I tried another CD which at the same saved game on my xbox was still glitched so I have wiped the saved games off my xbox and started over which really sucks but I am hoping it won't have same glitch again.

 

I baught my Xbox new at EBgames in Palm Springs its a 1.6v Xbox by looking on the internet. Edited I got it this year on my birthday well 1 week before my birthday which was 11/23/2004 my birthday was 11/30/2004

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No one is accusing you dude. Nothing wrong if it was, my Xbox is modded and it was the best thing I've ever done :D .

[rhombic]

I'm running off of a three-month old x-box, never modded, purchased from Best Buy and used (off and on) w/ Halo2 on live-- it's definitly not modded, or MS would have kicked my account. I'm running a disc purchased (at full retail price, BTW), also at Best Buy last week. No scratches on the disc, nothing wrong w/ the x-box, and after the merc attack on Dantooine the game loads to the infamous black screen. Very, very annoying. I would have been more than happy to wait until February or March to get a game that worked, and didn't die seventeen hours in.

[OmegaCode]

I'm running off of a three-month old x-box, never modded, purchased from Best Buy and used (off and on) w/ Halo2 on live-- it's definitly not modded, or MS would have kicked my account. I'm running a disc purchased (at full retail price, BTW), also at Best Buy last week. No scratches on the disc, nothing wrong w/ the x-box, and after the merc attack on Dantooine the game loads to the infamous black screen. Very, very annoying. I would have been more than happy to wait until February or March to get a game that worked, and didn't die seventeen hours in.

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hmmm interesting thing is I got another KOTR2 from Hollywood Video a few days later I had deleted all my saves and restarted over 1 thing I had noticed was that when I had battled the Handmaidens before I had went and got my party members first before doing it and when I faught the Handmaidens after killing 2 or so I kept getting into dialog before completeing the battle and had to keep redoing it tell I found out I wasn't paying much attention. and my party members wern't in my party no more or something because they just stood in the outside pad watching and I couldn't get them in. when I started over again with differn't cd I got finally back to the handmaidens after another 20 or so hours of playing again I faught them first (then I went and got my party members in the party and stuff then went on the Ebon Hawk again which was were my first glitch was and boarded it. everything worked out then no glitch). Now on Nar Shadar Waiting to get the game again. My Hollywood Access Pass expired so had to turn game back in. Christmas getting it again for 3 months.

 

What I am saying is might want to check to make sure you all not glitched with party members not in party like they should be before going the next step.

they were spose to be in my party before leaving the Ice Pole Jedi thing.

 

Hope this helps some

 

ps... Thanks all for helping though, I loved MMORPG's and RPG's the most. When I saw KOTR2 on the shelf looking all fansy I said what the heck and gave the game a shot. Now I am in love with the game. Long ago I had tried alittle of KOTR as a demo I think I didn't think it was all good well maybe I didn't catch on to the controls on the pc version that good. I am very happy in giving KOTR2 a shot I diffently buying it sometime soon. For now for Christmas I am getting another 3 month Hollywood Access pass from Hollywood Video which I can rent a game or a pick of any for 3 months which I can take back many times I want. I am getting KOTR2 again to play then I saving the game save I saved on my Xbox

[kcgamester]

I'm running off of a three-month old x-box, never modded, purchased from Best Buy and used (off and on) w/ Halo2 on live-- it's definitly not modded, or MS would have kicked my account. I'm running a disc purchased (at full retail price, BTW), also at Best Buy last week. No scratches on the disc, nothing wrong w/ the x-box, and after the merc attack on Dantooine the game loads to the infamous black screen. Very, very annoying. I would have been more than happy to wait until February or March to get a game that worked, and didn't die seventeen hours in.

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Here is the solution. http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=26529

[OmegaCode]

I'm running off of a three-month old x-box, never modded, purchased from Best Buy and used (off and on) w/ Halo2 on live-- it's definitly not modded, or MS would have kicked my account. I'm running a disc purchased (at full retail price, BTW), also at Best Buy last week. No scratches on the disc, nothing wrong w/ the x-box, and after the merc attack on Dantooine the game loads to the infamous black screen. Very, very annoying. I would have been more than happy to wait until February or March to get a game that worked, and didn't die seventeen hours in.

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Here is the solution. http://forums.obsidianent.com/index.php?showtopic=26529

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Not bad seems if I read correctly most black screen glitches come from some kind of error in game thats not spose to happen like party members not being in party when they should be, walking through walls etc....

[EnderAndrew]

The XBox harddrive is a 5200 RPM POS on ATA33 speeds. Load speeds are only slightly improved from the DVD-ROM. Even if you mod your Box and put in a nice 7200 RPM 8 meg cache HDD, transfer speeds are stuck at the ATA33 windows unless someone develops a new XBox BIOS to get around that.

 

For certain games, playing off the HDD is nice, but it's not always the answer.

[OmegaCode]

The XBox harddrive is a 5200 RPM POS on ATA33 speeds.  Load speeds are only slightly improved from the DVD-ROM.  Even if you mod your Box and put in a nice 7200 RPM 8 meg cache HDD, transfer speeds are stuck at the ATA33 windows unless someone develops a new XBox BIOS to get around that.

 

For certain games, playing off the HDD is nice, but it's not always the answer.

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but some arn't playing off HDD like me who experiance these glitches.

[ryan12177]

exactly, this **** happens to guys like me who play off the disk as well.

[OmegaCode]

exactly, this **** happens to guys like me who play off the disk as well.

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Read your other post I had Responded, Same area you had proublem.