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benjaminveen03's avatar
2 years ago

[PC] PvZ GW2 Black Screen on Launch

Whenever i try to startup my game in EA or in steam (PVZGW2) I get a black screen, I think i know it's because it doesnt startup on fullscreen but I don't know how i get it to go full screen.

When i start up the game it tries to go to full screen but then minimalizes again to its windowed version.

After that you can just hear the sound of the game etc that you would normally hear if you start it up

Alt + Enter doesn't work 

I can't seem to find any folders that I can edit for it to go into full screen

Anybody got suggestions?

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  • Hello first time making a post here, so ever since the Ban exploit started a issue got to my game. everytime i launch GW2 it gets stuck into a black screen with a sunflower but the weird part is im actually loaded in game because if i press left click i can shoot and hear it but the black screen wont go away and to "unstuck" this i need to walk forward while spamming "E" to interact with the task board then press ESC and i can finally respawn to get out of the black screen. I cant really call this a "fix" since if i get into multiplayer then leave the match i will be back stuck at it again which means i have to restart the game everytime to spawn in the right spot so i can just walk forward and unstuck it on the task board. Kinda confusing but yeah this is what ive been through ever since this ban exploit started. If anyone wondering i already reinstalled the game and even windows in case some file was corrupted or something, Im really out of ideas of what is causing this but its really annoying.

  • Hello, I'm having problems with Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
    When I start the game, a window opens, which keeps only black, with the sound of the game, but nothing changes, just a black screen.

    Help please

    Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12650H 2.30 GHz
    Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.7 GB usable)
    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Edition Windows 11 Home
    Version 23H2


  • When i open Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, it opens does the opening video, and then goes to the loading screen and says could not communicate with EA servers please check your network connection and try again. All my other games work fine. Can anyone help me with this?

  • EA_Shepard's avatar
    EA_Shepard
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 years ago

    Hey, everyone

    The team reached out to me on multiple isues I have sent over to them, and wanted to get some updated info from you to pass along to them. If you can please post me the following info so i can send over to them!

    • EA App/Steam/Epic:
    • EA ID/Steam user ID:
    • Attach the EA App Error Report ID Here
    • The EA app logs can be found in C:\ProgramData\EA Desktop\Logs & C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Electronic Arts\EA Desktop\Logs
    • Windows OS:
    • Windows OS version:
    • GPU model and driver version:
    • Region:
    • Are you using an internal or external drive?
    • Are you using an HDD or SSD?
    • Any other errors?
    • If possible, share a Screenshot or Clip:
    • Can you attach a DxDiag?
  • alexsking2's avatar
    alexsking2
    Rising Newcomer
    21 days ago

    Have you found any solution to this bc I have been having the same issue ever since the anticheat got added and I have to do the same thing of the questboard just to play the game

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