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This is not running on my windows 10 PC, it starts but screen stays black.

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Hi! Sorry about that, LDtk should work just fine with Win10. Are your graphic card drivers up-to-date? Maybe try fully uninstalling LDtk then re-installing?

Graphic Drivers are up to date i did the uninstall and reinstall, i used revo uninstaller , I also tried running as admin, still wont pass the black screen. I did not have this issue with previous versions of LDtk, I was not sure if I was the only one, thank you for the response , I enjoy the product, when i go to run it...this is all that happens, https://gyazo.com/b5b07e5b0810d704118c6e58c4c74f3b.

You may want to check the content of the LDtk log file to see if anything weird happens there:

  • hit WIN-R,
  • enter %appdata%\LDtk
  • open the logs folder
  • open the ldtk.log file

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   App started

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   Version: 1.4.1-64bits (build 471015)

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   ExePath: C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/ldtk

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   Assets: C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/ldtk/resources/app.asar/assets

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   ExtraFiles: C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Local/Programs/ldtk/extraFiles

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   CWD: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\ldtk\

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   Display: 1536x864

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   Args: soloValues=[], args=[]

[FILE]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   Loading settings from C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/LDtk/settings...

[WARNING]      2023-09-30 10:23:56     -> New settings

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   AppZoomFactor: 1

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:56   Calling appReady...

[UPDATE]       2023-09-30 10:23:56   Looking for update

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:59   Start args: path=null levelIndex=null

[BOOT]         2023-09-30 10:23:59   Loading Home...


It never gets past Loading Home just the black screen.

I see nothing wrong in the log 🤔 Specifically, nothing really special happens at the point it stops. Do you have anything worth mentioning on your setup? Like a dual GPU as in laptops (eg. Intel Nvidia), or an app that could interfere with LDtk (antivirus, security app) etc.

I use windows defender...Malwarebytes and tinywall ( turned Malwarebytes off and tinywall to no avail). I ran cpu-z and took a gyazo of my processor and gpu stats.  Its a curious glitch. Ty for investigating , I appreciate the feedback.

https://gyazo.com/0e96230557692482058ab1e701e37150

https://gyazo.com/951fb388d1b6909b983caa33d04e0ade

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Strange, I have the exact same GPU 🤔 I will put a 1.4.2 preview build somewhere, so you can try it and see that fixes the issue. Here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E9DlQjyxmTIdT_YQ2BQSSjWwPrtjZuyB/view?usp=sharing

Ty for the preview build.....same issues...not loading up completely.

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Just a follow up , the versions 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 do work on my pc build with no apparent issues, just the laptop is having the issues, I appreciate the response from the developer and I highly recommend this product !

Thanks for the kind words 🙇 Something worth trying would be to force the Nvdia GPU when running LDtk:

  • Right click on desktop,
  • Pick Nvidia control panel,
  • Select “Manage 3D settings”,
  • go to the “Program settings” tab,
  • Pick LDtk in the program list,
  • Force the High perf nvidia card,
  • Cross fingers.

See: https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Support/FAQ/1741