It all sounds great but plenty of players have to deal with a problem where they experience a black screen every once in a while but usually during startup. If that is your case, you should definitely follow the rest of the article as we will list out some possible caused for the problem at hand.
What Causes the Risk of Rain Black Screen?
The game is made by an indie developer studio and it’s hard to expect the game to run flawless but the problem appears to be caused only by a few minor issues. One of the problems is related to fullscreen not working properly when V-Sync is turned off. The error is also sometimes caused by a Windows 10 update which messed up everything but this can be solved by running the game in compatibility mode.
Solution 1: Edit the Preference File as Shown Below
The game has its Prefs.ini file which can be used to simply alter the games settings without actually having to launch the game as its sometimes impossible because of the black screen. The problem often occurs on Windows 10 in fullscreen more so you may have to start the game in windowed mode and switch to fullscreen once is loads.
Note: The game should now launch in a window whose size will correspond with the resolution you have chosen for the game. Simply use the Alt + Enter key combination once the game fully loads in order to switch to fullscreen. Some users reported seeing the black screen after trying to do that mid-game and here is how to fix it.
Solution 2: Change Another Setting
The next setting you might consider changing is the AlternateSyncMethod one. However, this one is located in another file called “options.ini” but it’s supposed to be located in the same folder where you have found the “Prefs.ini” file. Follow the set of steps below in order to try and solve the problem.
Solution 3: Run the Game in Compatibility Mode for Windows 8
This is quite a helpful solution as the black screen problem is almost exclusive to Windows 10 users who have installed the Creators update when it was released. Users have tried out this method and it has produced great results so we definitely recommend you don’t skip this method while troubleshooting the problem.
Note: while you are still in the Compatibility tab of the game executable’s Property window, you might as well try to put a tick next to the “Disable full-screen optimizations” entry as several users claim that they were able to solve the problem completely using this method. Don’t forget to Apply the changes!
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