Posts from Black screen in "Heroes 3"...(topic for "lag" issues in WoG)

I have a problem: after installing WoG (the latest version available), it worked stably for a while, but then it started to "freeze": during some transitions between actions (a centaur is attacking someone, etc.) and screens, the game freezes to a "black screen" – only the game cursor is visible, and that's it... The ENTIRE SCREEN IS BLACK! This problem also appeared in "Armageddon's Blade" (the same thing happens in the backup copy)... WHAT SHOULD I DO?! I'm already fed up! :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33: :smile33:

Please advise what to do! :smile41:

P.S.: I can't reinstall the game – I don't have the disk... :smile05:

P.P.S.: Here are the "insides" of my campaign... don't be scared – I'm going to modernize it...
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DirectX

Version 9.0c
d3dx9_27.dll Yes

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Display devices

Device NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
TnL Yes
Pixel shader 0.0
Vertex shader 0.0
Driver nv4_disp.dll
Version 6.14.10.9597
VendorId 4318
DeviceId 385
Memory 64.0 MB
Device NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8X
TnL Yes
Pixel shader 0.0
Vertex shader 0.0
Driver nv4_disp.dll
Version 6.14.10.9597
VendorId 4318
DeviceId 385
Memory 64.0 MB

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Sound devices

Device C-Media Wave Device
Driver cmuda.sys
Version 5.12.0001.0050

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CPU

Device Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.40GHz, ~2.4GHz
Total 1
Speed 2389 MHz
MMX Yes
SSE Yes
SSE2 Yes
3DNow No

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RAM

Total 256 MB

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Operating system

Name Windows XP
Version Service Pack 1

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Drives

Name C:
Device ST380011A
File system FAT32
Total 22886 MB
Available 6405 MB

Name D:
Device ST380011A
File system FAT32
Total 53406 MB
Available 5850 MB

Name E:
Device SONY DVD-ROM DDU1612

Name G:
Device WS7611P KUO824T SCSI CdRom Device

I would download the game. It takes a lot of time, but still... As an alternative, I can suggest a complete system reinstallation (I know, I'm crazy, but this method has always helped me).

I would download the game. It takes a lot of time, but still... As an alternative, I can suggest a complete system reinstallation (I know, I'm crazy, but this method always helped me).

:smile40: You're not crazy - this method has always helped me too... :smile04:
It's just a shame to have to "delete" everything again... :( Downloading Heroes? This could end with the complete "death" of the previously installed "Heroes 3"... Hmm... A difficult situation... We'll have to wait for the campaign to be reworked and the system to be updated...

I had problems with the blue screen of death under the same circumstances, and with a relatively similar computer. It displayed a DOS error message (a sector on the disk was damaged, but this was discovered later), and before that, I reinstalled the game about 70 times. :smile35: :smile35: :smile35:

I had problems with the blue screen of death under the same circumstances, and with a roughly similar computer. It displayed a DOS-era error message (a sector on the disk was damaged, but this was discovered later), and before that, I reinstalled the game about 70 times. :smile35: :smile35: :smile35:

A DAMAGED SECTOR?! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: The more I read, the scarier it gets... :smile39: :smile39: :(

BROKEN SECTOR?! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: The further you go, the scarier it gets... :smile39: :smile39: :(

Don't be scared, Zhenya has a blue screen.
And you have a black screen, which is most likely a problem with the game.

Don't be alarmed, Zhenya has a blue screen.
But you have a black screen, which is most likely a problem with the game.

Okay... At least something is making me happy... :smile39: