I can not get NWN to work anymore...

[Drizzlin]

When I start the game, it goes to where I can select play. I select play and it then brings up the Atari screen. I can then hit enter to skip it and move to the bioware/wizard of the coast screens and skip them if I want. I am even able to watch the entire cinematic show. After that it goes to a blank black screen and I have to minimize and close NWN. I can not get past that.

Any ideas?

[Tanman]

Are you running it on XP/Vista?
Are you running your same system that you were on before when you were here or something different?

What have you changed since it was working? It could be drivers if you are running XP...

[Acacea]

Have you updated nvidia drivers since august? The newest forceware ones are not compatible that I know of, you'll have to either roll back or click around 'til it goes away, or set NWN to load a fake module so it tries and gets past the black screen on its own. I'd just roll back, or you might end up with other problems even when managing to play.

[Funnytom]

I have the same problem.  I have currently found that clicking around 'till you hit one of the buttons solves the problem, but it is something of a pain having to do that each time.

[Skywatcher]

If you use the batch files in this thread to load the game:

http://forums.layonara.com/ask-gamemaster/118602-log-chat-recorder.html

Then is bypasses the graphics screeens all together so maybe that's a work around.

[Skywatcher]

Wait this post is even better.  It has the file already made.  You just have to edit them.

http://forums.layonara.com/layonara-peer-support/114127-nibors-layo-batch-files.html

[YoDDa]

I have the same problem as well and I do like Funnytom does just clicking around until I hit a button the you are good to go

[Drizzlin]

Thanks. I will see what I can do...

[egoober]

I am sorry to say this is currently a major problems for may NWN players out there, myself included. To cut a long story short, Nvidia made a change in their drivers which "broke" the opening menus.
You can find the full details on Boiware's forums here Neverwinter Nights: Black Screen when launching Neverwinter Nights (Forceware Driver Issue)

To summarise, the solution depends on your model of graphics card, "The current solution for Windows XP users (Using a GeForce 8000 series card) is to roll back to Forceware version 97.94 .

Windows XP users (not using am 8000 series card) can solve the issue by rolling back to 97.27
Windows Vista users (6000, 7000 and 8000 series cards) can resolve this issue by installing the ForceWare 163.11 (Beta Drivers) which support the 6000, 7000 and 8000 series cards. A Windows XP version of these drivers is forthcoming."

Of course, rolling back your drivers that far will have an effect on other games you may wish to play (bye bye Bioshock, for example!). Workarounds suggested include changing your game resolution to match your desktop resolution, minimising and restoring the game at the menu screen or, (as some have suggested) clicking around hopefully!

Of course, we could all just install Linux instead?    

Oh and yes, it does cause major problems for the DM client......

[Drizzlin]

Thanks a bunch. I found the 163.11 drivers in a folder and had patched it prior to your post. Your post should be sticked somewhere with those drivers IMO.

Thanks again.