Black Screen in Multiplayer

[garack666 10]

When joinig server. No matter wich server. Screen is black, cant escape and must end game via taskmanager. No firewall, vista32.

Edit_:sometimes it works sometimes not.

Edited May 28, 2009 by garack666

[Rebel@heart 10]

When joinig server. No matter wich server. Screen is black, cant escape and must end game via taskmanager. No firewall, vista32.

what exactly do you do?

- which server?

- which map?

- gfx driver?

- setttings

check my signature and report bugs there, attach screenshots with fraps if possible.

[garack666 10]

what exactly do you do?

- which server?

- which map?

- gfx driver?

- setttings

check my signature and report bugs there, attach screenshots with fraps if possible.

random sever, random maps, my driver? 9.14 Ati, normal settings.

[binkster 0]

this used to happen in ofp and arma1 when something would block your internet. Are you sure nothing blocking?

[kklownboy 43]

9.5 may be better?

[sidhellfire 0]

most likely.

Do you use router? It often has own firewall, or even more often is piece of crap that fails. And windows has built in firewall, check it twice.

[craig3000 10]

I would also like to add you should always have a firewall ON

Router firewalls do not protect you properly, windows firewalls are pathetic

Check out zonealarm and comodo they supply firewalls for free

[hoot 0]

"windows firewalls are pathetic" like every other personal firewall installed on your client is.

[Deadfast 43]

"windows firewalls are pathetic" like every other personal firewall installed on your client is.

And in what way is this a constructive post?

Garack, did you try to host a session yourself?

[craig3000 10]

"windows firewalls are pathetic" like every other personal firewall installed on your client is.

Im talking about home users firewalls and the windows ones are no good

XP only has a one way firewall useless and the vista/7 ones are not much better

I only say this in the interest of the people posting, I don't want anyone to have poor protection, sorry for trying to help :j:

[telejunky 0]

I agree sometimes i want to join a server there is only black screen,too. Nothing happends not even press escape to go back to the menue...

I have a firewall but i granted ArmA 2 like i did with ArmA 1...

We definately need a bug tracker...

- playing the first tutorial:

-> nervous twinkling mate a the first tutorial

-> no waypoints are displayed

-> want to drive to the guy then arma 2 suddenly crashs me back to desktop

Oh sry please delete the one below :)

Edited May 28, 2009 by telejunky

[Placebo 29]

Moving to all new ArmA 2 Troubleshooting forum.

[7 0]

This happens to me too. And I don't have any firewalls (software/router) enabled at all...

[Icedout_911 10]

I have the same problem. All Firewalls disabled.

[Revelation78 10]

Me Too!

I'm running

Q6600

EVGA 680i

BFG GTX 285 (185.85)

8GB DDR2

Win7 RC

I'll also add, I do not have any problems so far in singleplayer.

[Revelation78 10]

**UPDATE**

After letting it sit at a black screen for about two minute it kicked me back to the online game browser. I then clicked the join button for the same server and I connected just fine.

[Icedout_911 10]

I joined a selfmade coop map and it worked.

After that Campaign coop and the black screen appeared.

Ill try to wait a little longer maybe it works for me too.

[celery 8]

Beitritt zum Spiel, that's what my screen says and doesn't connect to anything. I have COMODO firewall but I disabled it.

[sickboy 13]

It seems to be related to the various NAT configurations, and it seems when I disabled all network interfaces on our server, except the internet one, the problem disappeared for now..

More info: http://dev-heaven.net/issues/show/1635

[Turkmenbashi 0]

Adding to this list. People I've played with, around 7-8 all have trouble connecting to various servers. Happens most with client servers but also occasionally with dedicated servers, you'll join and it will get stuck on the black 'Joining' screen and requires you to end the process to get off it. If you try to connect enough times eventually you seem to be able to get in.

For myself I have a router that I am DMZed on and a firewall that has been turned off since I got arma 2 and the problem is still occuring. I can host/join any other game with no problems.

[binkster 0]

I have same issue..... But when I unplug my router and plug my pc straight to modem this doesn't happen. Not sure why. With the Router pluged in i tried playing around with the port forwarding and what not but no go I didnt have this issue with ArmA 1.

[l mandrake 9]

my clan all have this same problem - very frustrating

have tried with firewall on/off - makes no difference.

trying to connect to a game now but can't... :j:

[garack666 10]

its a bug we must wait for next patsch-.

[maruk 80]

Does this happen:

- on all servers, on some servers only, which one do you experience it with for sure?

- during Join in progress only or also when the session is in the lobby?

- with all missions / some missions - in which mission have you seen it?

[.kju 3245]

- on all servers, on some servers only, which one do you experience it with for sure?

Basically every server.

- during Join in progress only or also when the session is in the lobby?

For me only while the mission is running so far.

- with all missions / some missions - in which mission have you seen it?

All missions from BI and any community mission.

More info at A2 CIT:

http://dev-heaven.net/issues/show/1635