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It starts fine then I quit. When I try to play again, I get to the launcher, choose my game, then just a black screen and it never loads. Until I start my pc again.
edit: Worked yesterday, now nothing works.
So now the MELE is not starting at all?
- 4 years ago
I'm also getting the same launch error when trying to resume ME1, I've tried the steps 2,4,5,6,7 and 10 from this post as well as clearing Origin cache, uninstalling oneDrive, self-repair, reinstalling the game and clean boot. I've been able to play the game after fresh installs but that's not working anymore I can only see the icons in the game launcher but instead of resuming the game it blinks to black and freezes user input on launcher.
- 4 years ago
The launcher works, but when you choose ME1, ME2 just a black screen, no splash screen.
- holger14054 years agoHero+
@WanderingRaven01 & @Aiendreas
- Make sure Origin and Steam are closed.
- Go to your "<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME1\BioGame" folder and move the "Config" folder to your Desktop.
(If you use Steam the file is under: steam apps\common\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME3\BioGame\Config. - Go to your "Documents\BioWare\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Save" folder.
- Move the Mass Effect 1 Save folder to your Desktop,
- Test.
- 4 years ago
@holger1405 Thank you for the help, I've tried doing this but I couldn't find the "Config" folder so I just moved the save folder and tried with and without cloud save data, on both attempts the resume option wasn't present but the same problem is there.
To be clear this is only happening on ME1, ME2/3 are able to load normally and they created the Config folder after running them.
- holger14054 years agoHero+
This is strange and might be the reason for the problem.
Did you tried to start directly from the MassEffect1.exe? (>drive<:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Legendary Edition\Game\ME1\Binaries\Win64)
- 4 years ago@holger1405 I tried that before but had the same reaction, so for this try I closed Origin and starting directly got it working! Thank you!
I'm now able to start from the regular launcher even with save data, I'll have to test with a regular boot but I'll play it for a while before that hahah. - 4 years ago
well new patch came out and now I get a launcher so that is nice, ME1 and ME2 still will not launch however, I click them to go and the splash screen appears and just sits there forever, I have to use task manager to close the windows.
ME3 works though. - holger14054 years agoHero+
Please create a DxDiag in text file format and post it with your next reply. You can do that with the "Choose file" button at the bottom right corner of the reply window.
- 4 years ago
Here is the DXdiag, thanks for the help
- holger14054 years agoHero+
The MELE system requirements list 4 core 4 threads CPUs as minimum, your CPU has only 2 cores 2 threads so I can't say if there is a hardware limit causing this, even if ME3 runs.
The error message in regards to ME1 is one that is often related to driver problems.
Use a different audio output and if that don't works disable all audio devices in the device manager > Restart the PC > test.
If that don't helps:
- Follow this manual to the letter to cleanly uninstall all NVIDIA components.
- Install the graphics driver. > Go online.
- Test.