Carnal Instinct – PC Crashing or Black Screen on Launch Issue – Fix

by Falagar / Game Guides, General Guides / 13 Jan 2021

GAME’S CRASHING RIGHT OUTTA THE GATE?

So, first thing’s first. If your game’s nosediving before it even takes off, it might be itching for some admin rights. Give a right-click on the game and hit “Run as Administrator”. No dice? Try jamming from an account that’s got those sweet admin privileges.

Another party crasher could be your anti-virus or that sneaky Windows Defender. They might be side-eyeing your game’s .exe file, thinking it’s up to no good. You can either hit pause on the anti-virus or make your game the exception. This’ll give your game the green light.

Also, if your GPU driver’s rocking the old school vibes, it could be why the game’s tripping. Time to update that…

NOT SURE HOW TO UPDATE? HERE’S A QUICK HOW-TO:

Smash that Windows + R.

Pop in “DxDiag” and hit OK.

Once the DirectX Diagnostic Tool shows up, click the Display tab.

Your video card details are chilling in the Device section. The driver’s age? That’s in the Driver bit.

Head to the driver manufacturer’s site for the latest and greatest. Need help? Hit them up, or if you’re rocking a warranty, give your computer maker a shout.

AMD Drivers

Nvidia Drivers

Intel Drivers

If you’re ticking all the boxes for game requirements and your drivers are fresh, try soothing any game data hiccups with a file cache integrity check. Not sure how? Easy peasy:

Fire up Steam.

In the Library section, right-click on the game and hit Properties.

Go to the Local files tab and smack that “Verify integrity of game cache” button.

Let Steam do its thing (might need a mo’) and then, boom, it’ll peace out.

BLACK SCREEN DRAMA?

Fix 1: Quick Game Swap

Got a black screen while trying to play Carnal Instinct? No stress! Here’s a quick fix:

With your game on, mash the Alt and Tab keys together. This’ll kick you out of the game.

Mash them again to dive back in. If the black abyss vanishes, awesome! If not, keep reading, champ.

Fix 2: Windowed Mode

Sometimes, a pesky black screen’s just a graphics hiccup. Let’s try a little trick:

With the game on, press Alt and Enter together. Welcome to windowed mode.

Do it again, and you’re back in full-screen glory. If this clears up your screen, sweet! If not, hang tight, there’s always another trick up the sleeve.

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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