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NeoX wrote: Tue 20. May 2025, 09:19
ah i see you use a notebook with an Intel IGPU. You see Intel GPU's are not supported by the game-engine of SpellForce 2. You simply need to configure that the game uses the dedicated GPU (nvidia) when using the internal screen. You can also connect an external Monitor to your notebook and play on that. External Monitors connected via HDMI to the notebook, always use the dedicated GPU.

Greetings: NeoX

Firek wrote: Wed 21. May 2025, 12:05 Hey,

First I could edit the upper post, but now I don't see that option. I wanted to tell that I wrote the issue from the guy after me, and after changing monitor scalling to 100% it worked for me also :).

So other quick question if I anyway making the spam - are there in this forum some guides or something like that for a hero build etc like I found for Spellforce 1?

Regards

Firek wrote: Wed 21. May 2025, 11:44

NeoX wrote: Tue 20. May 2025, 09:19
ah i see you use a notebook with an Intel IGPU. You see Intel GPU's are not supported by the game-engine of SpellForce 2. You simply need to configure that the game uses the dedicated GPU (nvidia) when using the internal screen. You can also connect an external Monitor to your notebook and play on that. External Monitors connected via HDMI to the notebook, always use the dedicated GPU.

Greetings: NeoX

Hey,

I configured game to use dedicated GPU as I don't have external monitor. I have updated Nvidia drivers to the newest. The same thing is happening (changing the resolution, then back to my screen) for a bit longer but that's it unfortunately.

Adding the SMB report from the previous time.

Regards

Jester wrote: Tue 27. May 2025, 19:15 Setup Initialize finished
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Installation(s) could not be found -> Installation denied!!!

Run with Admin Premissions, installed fresh steam version with Hero mod

NeoX wrote: Mon 28. Aug 2023, 19:47 Hi,

alright i have good and bad news for you:

The good news :
I found the issue! looks like the map of your game version has no light or daytime information set, and no giving the game nothing visual to render.
On savegame where the proper map is cached in the savegame, all works fine (see attachments).

The bad news :
Sadly this seems to be saved as a state in your savegame with no way to reset or change it outside of restarted the whole playtrough.

I am very sorry, but the edition of the game you play right now, has this bug hardcoded in.
You can still try out the attached savegame and see thatn it can work on your end if the bug was not saved in.

Greetings: NeoX

Klunky2 wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 17:13

NeoX wrote: Mon 28. Aug 2023, 19:47 Hi,

alright i have good and bad news for you:

The good news :
I found the issue! looks like the map of your game version has no light or daytime information set, and no giving the game nothing visual to render.
On savegame where the proper map is cached in the savegame, all works fine (see attachments).

The bad news :
Sadly this seems to be saved as a state in your savegame with no way to reset or change it outside of restarted the whole playtrough.

I am very sorry, but the edition of the game you play right now, has this bug hardcoded in.
You can still try out the attached savegame and see thatn it can work on your end if the bug was not saved in.

Greetings: NeoX

Sorry for bothering you on this old topic. But right now i'm facing the same issue and it's really frustrating I was looking foward to return to Winterlight Peak as a big Dwarf Fan, playing this game for the first time only be to be completely greeted with black void. I tried your attached save file and it works perfectly, though the character is way too far in the story with the scenario beaten as it seems.

If the issue could've never been solved are you perhaps able to find/create an save file being at Winterlight Peak with textures loaded, with an level 21 character shortly before you could travel to the citatel mainstory progress-wise I've done pretty much all that is possible at this point, except killing one of the Winds in Alluvyan, and speaking with two of the childs in Ghost Watch. I don't mind when the character is differently skilled and equipped. All I hope is that i'm able to proceed with this long side quest. D:

NeoX wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 19:42
Do you have a savegame from before ever entering that map?

Klunky2 wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 20:13

NeoX wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 19:42
Do you have a savegame from before ever entering that map?

Hey there, yeah I have several save files before entering the map from the swimming city. Is there still anything possible?
Btw I could also deal with a bigger throwback as long it doesn't mean I have to replay the whole game again.

NeoX wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 23:08

Klunky2 wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 20:13

NeoX wrote: Sat 28. Jun 2025, 19:42
Do you have a savegame from before ever entering that map?

Hey there, yeah I have several save files before entering the map from the swimming city. Is there still anything possible?
Btw I could also deal with a bigger throwback as long it doesn't mean I have to replay the whole game again.

I can see if i can fix it for you, please provide me some savegames before entering the map (no autosaves).
But i again highly recommend you not to continue on the anniversary edition, or more bugs like these will appear.