Hi, I have the same problem as kyleryan81 using GOG.
The game was working fine, I'd been playing it for a while. Found your mod and applied it. It worked but I didn't like the resolution I chose, so reset everything and tried again. But this time it just flashed a black screen and refused to open.
I've tried a complete uninstallation several times, verified file integrity, the full gamut of usual troubleshooting options. But now it won't even open a fresh unmodded install of the game, just flashes black and closes. As I said it was working fine before, been playing this for years with no problems.
So as a workaround, I repurchased the game via Steam and it's working fine with that version. Looking through other comments that have experienced issues like mine, I'd wager they're playing via GOG and something is happening that is causing issues even when the game is reinstalled.
So far, I've tested resetting and reapplying with different resolutions on the Steam version and everything is fine each time
That's very interesting. So it appears to be something to do with the GOG version? Are you trying to install the game using the Galaxy client? Or are you using the standalone installer? And for playing, are you running it through Galaxy or by directly running the EXE?
Hey there, just discovered your mod today - awesome work. Like others I also ran into the black window issue using the GOG version. Since you asked this earlier, I am using the offline installer exclusively (setup_zeus_and_poseidon_2.1.0.10.exe), game says version 2.1.
Now... I had a complete folder backup from before executing the .exe from your mod - always make one before installing mods - and even after removing all files in the games' folder and replacing them with the backup, which were working just a few minutes earlier, the game would keep closing upon launch. So I figured since only a few files were exchanged and this was reversed completely already, the issue had to be somewhere else.
SOLUTION: I then uninstalled the game completely - including remaining registry keys and the like - using a tool called RevoUninstaller(just for reference, there are others that can do the same). CAREFUL: The save files are in the folder "Save" in the game directory, better make a backup first, else you lose your progress!
Afterwards I reinstalled the game using the aforementioned setup_zeus_and_poseidon_2.1.0.10.exe again and applied the mod again using the same settings - and it works now without issues. I was unable to recreate the black screen issue since - I tried, just in case.
Thanks again for your work, I hope this helps and hope you have a great day.
I have the same issue on the steam version. I even unstalled the game and after I patch to 2560x1440, the game just starts then quits. It used to work fine with this mod
Can confirm with the latest offline-installer GOG version running this program (ie: no overlay, running from Zeus.exe)just results in a black screen and no game launch. Tried fully removing and reinstalling as per the comment from Midoryu with no change.
Firstly this is an amazing mod and i REALLY want to get this working.
I followed you instructions to the letter, but when I go into a game to change the resolution, I select 1980x1200 and it just gives me a black screen. I can see and move my house, hear the click noises and sounds, but the screen still looks like the old 800x600 and is black.
I tried a fresh re-install (as I had another widescreen mod but no fast animation) and did everything your instructions did. I even downloaded your Zeus INF files too.
Unfortunately, I don't know what is going on as I've never seen this before. All I can suggest is to check if your monitor supports that resolution. Otherwise, maybe switch between fullscreen and windowed mode to see if one of them helps.
Hey, this ruined my GOG installation of Zeus & Poseidon. Tried to get it to 4k resolution, and now when I try to open Zeus & Poseidon a black window will flash on screen very quickly and then nothing happens. Now I'm trying to figure out how to get the original version working on my PC again cause now that seems corrupted.
Was the game working before you applied my widescreen patcher to it? Did the game still not work after you followed the uninstallation instructions?
My opinion right now is that this is something wrong on your end, rather than something my program did. All it does is modify the game's exe and some images. It definitely doesn't do anything that permanently breaks the game, nor does anything that can't be reverted by following the readme's instructions. My program is also coded to not make any modifications at all unless you have provided an approved copy of the game.
So please ensure you have correctly diagnosed this, because it sounds like you are unfairly blaming me for something I didn't do.
I can immediately see that your game is running at 800x600 instead of the patched widescreen resolution. Please can you follow my readme's instructions for making the game run at the widescreen resolution.
Hi, thanks so much for making this game playable 15 years after its release. One question about the tutorial menu it looks kind of unpleasing with the blue & purple boxes showing as in this screenshot. Is this intended or it's something of a bug?
That's because you selected the option to stretch the menu images, which like all the options is described in the program's help buttons and other documentation. If you deselect that option, the coloured boxes will line up with the buttons and headings.
Just a note to say it worked fine for me only if the game was installed to the C drive, when it was installed to the Z drive, I'd get a popup on the game's initial boot saying it couldn't find the various resource files. This is with the current steam version of the game. Changing the install location fixed it, without even having to re-patch the executable
Some programs don't like network drives. This appears to be the case for Zeus itself too. This is not something my program caused and there is nothing I can do to fix it.
Hi, I saw the screenshots of how the Greece's "world map" looks like in higher resolution (the picture doesn't fill the whole available space). I guess that's supposed to be, right? If I want the world map to fill the whole map window like in native resolutions, which original files do I need to keep?
That is indeed how it's supposed to be. Unfortunately, it isn't feasible to change how it currently works. If you try and keep the original images unmodified, the game will crash when you open the world map, as per the FAQ. If you stretch the world map background image to fit the new resolution, then cities will not appear where they are supposed to be.
Hi, thanks for the mod, it's working well in fullscreen. But, I really like to play in Windowed mode at 1920x1080. I have a big 2k monitor and like to still have other windows visible (Discord, etc) on the sides. When I put the game in Windowed mode at 1920x1080, it seems to not be correct. In detail: when I hit windowed mode, the game window will auto-centre in the middle of my monitor, but with big black borders around the bottom and right of the game window. I think this is because it is drawing the game canvas from position (0,0) of the monitor. When I move the window towards the top left of my monitor, the black border gradually decreases, exposing more of the game canvas. In addition, the cursor position doesn't seem to move with the window, so what I think I'm clicking on isn't really where the mouse cursor is clicking.
I think there is something wrong on your end. The black borders and unaligned mouse cursor and activation point are not what I'm seeing from my copy of the game. In this screenshot, you can see that there are no black borders, and I opened the superintendent talk window by right-clicking where the purple bullseye is: https://imgur.com/Djqa5g4
All I can suggest is to go through my readme and see if anything there helps you, especially the FAQ. If it doesn't, I have no idea what is going on.
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The game was working fine, I'd been playing it for a while. Found your mod and applied it. It worked but I didn't like the resolution I chose, so reset everything and tried again. But this time it just flashed a black screen and refused to open.
I've tried a complete uninstallation several times, verified file integrity, the full gamut of usual troubleshooting options. But now it won't even open a fresh unmodded install of the game, just flashes black and closes. As I said it was working fine before, been playing this for years with no problems.
Any ideas?
So far, I've tested resetting and reapplying with different resolutions on the Steam version and everything is fine each time
Like others I also ran into the black window issue using the GOG version.
Since you asked this earlier, I am using the offline installer exclusively (setup_zeus_and_poseidon_2.1.0.10.exe), game says version 2.1.
Now... I had a complete folder backup from before executing the .exe from your mod - always make one before installing mods - and even after removing all files in the games' folder and replacing them with the backup, which were working just a few minutes earlier, the game would keep closing upon launch.
So I figured since only a few files were exchanged and this was reversed completely already, the issue had to be somewhere else.
SOLUTION:
I then uninstalled the game completely - including remaining registry keys and the like - using a tool called RevoUninstaller(just for reference, there are others that can do the same).
CAREFUL: The save files are in the folder "Save" in the game directory, better make a backup first, else you lose your progress!
Afterwards I reinstalled the game using the aforementioned setup_zeus_and_poseidon_2.1.0.10.exe again and applied the mod again using the same settings - and it works now without issues. I was unable to recreate the black screen issue since - I tried, just in case.
Thanks again for your work, I hope this helps and hope you have a great day.
Firstly this is an amazing mod and i REALLY want to get this working.
I followed you instructions to the letter, but when I go into a game to change the resolution, I select 1980x1200 and it just gives me a black screen. I can see and move my house, hear the click noises and sounds, but the screen still looks like the old 800x600 and is black.
I tried a fresh re-install (as I had another widescreen mod but no fast animation) and did everything your instructions did.
I even downloaded your Zeus INF files too.
Can you help?
My opinion right now is that this is something wrong on your end, rather than something my program did. All it does is modify the game's exe and some images. It definitely doesn't do anything that permanently breaks the game, nor does anything that can't be reverted by following the readme's instructions. My program is also coded to not make any modifications at all unless you have provided an approved copy of the game.
So please ensure you have correctly diagnosed this, because it sounds like you are unfairly blaming me for something I didn't do.
resolution 2560 x 1440. In the world map I see only a light blue background and no map, no cities. No crashes.
Thank you
I can immediately see that your game is running at 800x600 instead of the patched widescreen resolution. Please can you follow my readme's instructions for making the game run at the widescreen resolution.
Just a note to say it worked fine for me only if the game was installed to the C drive, when it was installed to the Z drive, I'd get a popup on the game's initial boot saying it couldn't find the various resource files. This is with the current steam version of the game. Changing the install location fixed it, without even having to re-patch the executable
All I can suggest is to go through my readme and see if anything there helps you, especially the FAQ. If it doesn't, I have no idea what is going on.