Re: Wont start - black screen with green icon in the bottom right corner

Does taking Origin offline make any difference??

Try deleting the profileoptions and profileoptions_profile   file in the save folder.....

C:\Users\User Name\Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition\Save

Looks like you are running two Nvidea cards SLI??  Does disabling one make any difference??

Do you have any anti-virus or network safety software that can be disabled for a short time??

What about a clean boot of the system??  Are both Origin and DAI set to run as administrator?? 

Hi thanks for the response!

To answer your questions,

- Both Origin and DA:I are set to run as administrator. Offline mode doesn't help.

- I have wiped the \Documents\BioWare\Dragon Age Inquisition folder entirely as well as tried a friend's configuration who has it up and running just fine (I just copied his entire folder, didn't work).

- I am actually only running a single card. A single gtx970.

- I don't have any anti-virus or network safety software installed currently.

- I have tried restarting the computer yes. But I have not re-installed windows if that is what you mean? .

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135?wa=wsignin1.0

explains clean boot....means you just load what you need to run the program and drivers and not all the assorted * that usually gets loaded, this helps eliminate program conflicts causing issues with games during troubleshooting.

and I asked about SLI cause it listed your vid card twice with two different resolutions and refresh rates...which seemed kinda odd....

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce GTX 970
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13C2&SUBSYS_29723842&REV_A1
Display Memory: 8068 MB
Dedicated Memory: 3994 MB
Shared Memory: 4074 MB
Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: ViewSonic VA2223wm
Monitor Model: VA2223wm
Monitor Id: VSC0523
Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz)

          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GTX 970
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
        Device Type: Full Device
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_13C2&SUBSYS_29723842&REV_A1
     Display Memory: 8068 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 3994 MB
      Shared Memory: 4074 MB
       Current Mode: 2560 x 1440 (32 bit) (59Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: Digital
         Monitor Id: ACB049B
        Native Mode: 2560 x 1440(p) (59.951Hz)
        Output Type: DVI

Ok I'm going to try clean booting. It sounds like it will help isolate the problem.

And as for the double listing, that is because I have two monitors hooked up to the same card. I already tried booting up with only a single monitor and that did not help. 

UPDATE: Performing a clean boot did not help. The only programs I launched were Origin and DA:I both in administrator mode. Origin was in offline mode. I had the overlay disabled in-game.

When the game launched, it still sat there at the black screen with the green icon in the bottom right fading in and out. 

I'm getting this too, now.  Game was fine yesterday,  I noticed Origin patched on loading today (apparently an actual Origin patch; I've already been using DAI 1.0.6).  System completely freezes on the black screen with green icon in the corner (I have to cold reboot to get out).  

No other changes between yesterday and today.

Foul

Nevermind... fixed.  I, too, have a GTX 970.  For some odd reason, my MSI Afterburner overclock settings were maxed out.  It's possible one of my kids did it, but also possible something else bumped the sliders up.  Hope this helps someone else.

Foul

I don't overclock my 970 or my cpu so that isn't what is causing my issue. 

Also, my computer does not lock up like that. I can alt tab out and back in. The green icon remains flashing in the bottom right corner of the game window.