Grimrock

Hi, i've just bought the game and it creates some strange stuff (for me),
once launch it takes around 2-4 mn (depends) to turn my screen off, likes it detect no signal. No way to get it back, the game seems to run again (music) and the system as well, the best thing i can do at this point is "Windows" key and reboot by keyboard.

System windows xp pro sp3 - radeon x1950 pro (Last drivers and i use ATI TrayTools) - screen is syncmaster 970P if it's useful

If you can help me, i really wish to enjoy this game !!
Thanks.

It turning off your screen doesn't make any sense to me. Might be a hardware issue rather than a game issue?

Then again what do I know. Hope someone has a solution for ya

Drex66 wrote:System windows xp pro sp3

Hmm... Have you right-click the game, gone to compatability and tried telling it to run as a Windows XP program? maybe even click the run in 640 x 480 Resolution? Maybe the Resolution is too big for your screen.

Hi thx for your answers, i don't think it's an hardware issue, "turn off" is probably inaccurate, send to sleep is best, like the screen don't receive any signal from the computer.
I just have a new one this morning, complete freezing (in the select character pannel), hard reboot then ! (t° was about 65°C - around normal ranges)

@Jirodyne: no winXP compatibility mode in the exe, only 95-98-2000 and NT (the game is installed via Steam) - Resolution is set for 1280*1024 native for 19"

Drex66 wrote:Hi thx for your answers, i don't think it's an hardware issue, "turn off" is probably inaccurate, send to sleep is best, like the screen don't receive any signal from the computer.
I just have a new one this morning, complete freezing (in the select character pannel), hard reboot then ! (t° was about 65°C - around normal ranges)

@Jirodyne: no winXP compatibility mode in the exe, only 95-98-2000 and NT (the game is installed via Steam) - Resolution is set for 1280*1024 native for 19"

Hi drex66, this is/was a known issue, had it myself with 1.1.3.

to fix it, you have to change the resolution manually ... until you found a working one which is supported by your TFT.
I think windowed mode is a good idea to try, too.

Close Grimrock and open with Notepad (or your prefered editor), My Documents\Almost Human\Legend of Grimrock\grimrock.cfg
Replace resolution = SOMETHING with resolution = "1024 x 768" (or another supported resolution).
Save the grimrock.cfg, close the editor, start Grimrock.

If you have still problems try this parameters, too
displayMode = 2 (1 = fullscreen, 2 = windowed mode)
verticalSync = 2 (1 = VSYNC off, 2 = VSYNC on, 3 = triple buffer)

good luck and keep us informed if something fixed your problem!

[Edit]
After re-reading your posts, maybe I misinterpreted you. After some time working the screen wents black? If yes, I would also strongly assume it's a over-heating problem, try setting maxFrameRate = 30 in the grimrock.cfg or consider even downclocking by the ATI tray tools.

Thanks for reply, im currently on vacation away from home, game works fine on my laptop, if i cant make it works at home i can still play !!!