# BUG: Blackscreen, game not starting

**URL:** <https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bug-blackscreen-game-not-starting/5346>\
**Category:** Other Reports\
**Tags:** no\_longer\_applicable\
**Created:** [February 15, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bug-blackscreen-game-not-starting/5346 "2014-02-15T02:04:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Relyss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.stonehearth.net/relyss/32/41785_2.png) [@Relyss](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/u/Relyss)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/bug-blackscreen-game-not-starting/5346/45 "2015-01-04T21:11:14Z")

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I don’t know. Follow the typical steps, check for latest graphic drivers in your manufacturer’s website (I think someone had to update them again for this release), delete the Stonehearth folder and reinstall from Steam…

And we’ll page @not_owen_wilson in case he can suggest something else. 😟

Here’s the related thread:

> [@\[Ack\] Game doesen't load (black screen)](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/game-doesent-load/9343):
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> When I click to run Stonehearth in steam the screen turns black and you see the games mouse pointer but the game itself never loads. This has only just happened since the new 188 version of alpha 7, nothing on my computer has changed and the game was working just fine before. Anyone else have this trouble with the new version?

**Edit:** This is the relevant answer: [[Ack] Game doesen't load (black screen) - #16 by not\_owen\_wilson](http://discourse.stonehearth.net/t/ack-game-doesent-load-black-screen/9343/16)

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