[REL]Possible Fix for blackscreen issues

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  1. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    What?

    Since the most recent Update lots of users have had weird blackscreens. This mod may fix that.
    Install "No Blackscreens" via pammv3
    Caveats:
    none anymore :)

    How?
    This is all a lie by now, it is now using the method wondible found:
    https://forums.uberent.com/threads/rel-possible-fix-for-blackscreen-issues.56735/page-4#post-914511
    ===
    A lot of blind testing let me to believe that any mod that loads css files creates black screens.
    Since even an empty css file caused issues I suspected that the way PA dynamically loads CSS is somehow not very nice to coherent. (or whatever, I have no real explanation, really no idea).

    So I changed the way CSS are loaded from this:

    Code:
    var link = document.createElement('link');
    link.href = src;
    link.type = "text/css";
    link.rel = "stylesheet";
    document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(link);
    to this:
    Code:
        var o = new XMLHttpRequest();
        try
        {
            o.open('GET', src, false);
            o.send('');
        }
        catch( err )
        {
            console.log("error loading " + src)
            return;
        }
    
        var link = document.createElement('style');
        link.innerText = o.responseText;
        link.type = "text/css";
        link.media = "screen";
        document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(link);
    This works kind of like the way PA loads js files dynamically.

    Again I have no idea what I am doing, this is based on blind trial and error.

    [​IMG]

    Good luck
    Last edited: April 20, 2014
  2. Tripax

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  3. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    so try it and report back
  4. Tripax

    Tripax Member

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    started 10 games not a single black screen
    before it was like 8 out of 10 times black screen

    hotbuild2 still works with this, can't vouch for other mods atm
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  5. Quitch

    Quitch Post Master General

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    Mods installed:

    Auto Factory 1.5
    Better System View 1.1
    Blueprint Info Framework 1.2.0
    Chrono Click 1.0.0
    Commander Health Display 2.7.4
    Enhanced System Preview 1.1.0
    Floating Framework 1.2.3
    Hotbuild2 1.9.9.9.3
    In Game Timer 1.3.1
    Mod Batchsize 1.1
    PA Stats Online
    Settings Manager 1.5.2
    System Sharing 1.1.1

    Without this fix I get a black screen, with this fix I don't get a blackscreen and the mods work like a boss.

    I noted one defect: hotbuild2 would display "NULL" as a value next to two of the icons on the sidebar, ping and attack. Both are mapped keys and this behaviour was not displayed without the fix installed.

    You are a ******* beast.
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  6. mishtakashi

    mishtakashi Active Member

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    Same story as Quitch, without the mod I get black screen every time, with the mod 100% fix.

    One thing I will add is that this also 100% fixes the issue of not being able to review each game due to the black screen showing up. f5 wasn't helpful for this problem as it refreshed to the end game menu not the review chrono cam

    Mods installed:

    Better system view 1.1
    Blueprint info framework 1.2.0
    Chrono click 1.0.0
    Enhanced system preview 1.1.0
    Floating framework 1.2.3
    Hotbuild2 1.9.9.9.3
    In game timer 1.3.1
    No blackscreen 1.0
    Pa stats online
    Planet preview details 1.1
    Settings manager 1.5.2
    System sharing 1.1.1
    Unit database 1.1.0

    I was really hanging out for this fix, many thanks!
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  7. boylobster

    boylobster Active Member

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    Works like a charm so far. You the proverbial *man*.
  8. cptconundrum

    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    Incompatible with Draggable Pip, which is very strange. I'll look into that when I get a chance.
  9. dfanz0r

    dfanz0r Active Member

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    Haha i totally lol'd.

    So all this does is instead of linking to mod css files, it imbeds it in the body of the code via javascript.

    so from this:
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" />



    To this:
    <style type="text/css"></style>


    Which is interesting, and imply's that somehow pa/coherent is having issues accessing the mods directory sometimes.


    It could be some type of issue with the file handers? or some type of permission issue?


    Also you should be able to remove this line of the code:
    link.media = "screen";
  10. cptconundrum

    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    This mod seems to have trouble when the css includes an image. It's breaking my draggable pip because the images don't show.
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  11. Raevn

    Raevn Moderator Alumni

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    Are your image URLs relative paths?
  12. cptconundrum

    cptconundrum Post Master General

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    Yep that's the issue. I'll fix that when I get a chance.
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  13. superouman

    superouman Post Master General

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    The possible fix for the blackscreen possibly worked :)
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  14. mered4

    mered4 Post Master General

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    From a former CSS programmer:
    Yep. That will do it.

    I just cannot tell you why either. Sorry :)
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  15. r0ck1t

    r0ck1t Active Member

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    It worked for me. Awesome.
  16. thetrophysystem

    thetrophysystem Post Master General

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    Sounds like you knew what you were doing after all.

    I won't download it as I rarely blackscreen and I f5, but I would suspect from positive feedback that if I was having more trouble this would fix it.
  17. proeleert

    proeleert Post Master General

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    Needs update this breaks the start screen in gamma.
    But is still needed cause still black screens ...
  18. proeleert

    proeleert Post Master General

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    And I have it updated for gamma ! So if you use mods and you have black screens Install this.
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  19. tatsujb

    tatsujb Post Master General

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    Just tested without and with again.

    Usefull as fu ck for gamma.
    Uber might as well implement this to stock! 100% results!
  20. cola_colin

    cola_colin Moderator Alumni

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    I am having massive issues in the lobby with this:
    [​IMG]

    can anyone confirm?

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