Game runs smoothly then black screen with Audio #529

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opened 2026-11-08 08:42:20 +00:00 by ALBIHANY · 3 comments

ALBIHANY commented

2026-11-08 08:42:20 +00:00

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Builder version

No Visual Studio Needed

How you built

Hookshot Builder app (Windows)

Game files given to it

romfs and exefs folders

The error

I'm experiencing this issue where the game will run smoothly (even the statures on the shared video only happen because i'm recording in the same time) and at that exact same cinematic scene the screen will always become black i can her the audio but and move the character but screen still black: 

The video: https://anonmp4.art/v/Pe4nrtCgJmVlnCL

My Specs :
GTX 1060
32GB Ram
I7-8th Gen

Visual Studio or Build Tools version, and Windows SDK version

Visual Studio Build Tools with "Desktop development with C++" and the Windows SDK Installed

Operating system and free space on the output drive

Windows 11 70GB Free on the output drive

Before you send it

I'm on the newest release, or it still fails on it.
I searched the open issues for this error.
I'm not attaching game files or anything built from them.

### Builder version No Visual Studio Needed ### How you built Hookshot Builder app (Windows) ### Game files given to it romfs and exefs folders ### The error ```text I'm experiencing this issue where the game will run smoothly (even the statures on the shared video only happen because i'm recording in the same time) and at that exact same cinematic scene the screen will always become black i can her the audio but and move the character but screen still black: The video: https://anonmp4.art/v/Pe4nrtCgJmVlnCL My Specs : GTX 1060 32GB Ram I7-8th Gen ``` ### Visual Studio or Build Tools version, and Windows SDK version Visual Studio Build Tools with "Desktop development with C++" and the Windows SDK Installed ### Operating system and free space on the output drive Windows 11 70GB Free on the output drive ### Before you send it - [x] I'm on the newest release, or it still fails on it. - [x] I searched the open issues for this error. - [x] I'm not attaching game files or anything built from them.

nicholasgower commented

2026-11-08 09:27:48 +00:00

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Thanks. I cannot route this without a log: please attach hookshot_log.txt from the game folder right after the black screen (before closing the window), and say which release, GPU/driver and where in the game it happens.

A black screen with audio is usually the device-lost path (#150) or the cache/black-screen tracker (#309); the log says which one this is.

Thanks. I cannot route this without a log: please attach `hookshot_log.txt` from the game folder right after the black screen (before closing the window), and say which release, GPU/driver and where in the game it happens. A black screen with audio is usually the device-lost path (#150) or the cache/black-screen tracker (#309); the log says which one this is.

NotRexed commented

2026-11-08 10:02:41 +00:00

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The GTX 1060 (Pascal) has no mesh shaders in Vulkan; NVIDIA added them with the GTX 16/RTX 20 series (Turing). The game draws its foliage, grass, many effects and parts of its cutscenes with mesh shaders, so on this card those scenes go black while the game keeps running. Since release faster-fps the game says so at start. There is no fallback path yet, so the 10-series isn't supported for now; I'm keeping this open as the request for one (also #309's 1060 reports).

NotRexed commented

2026-11-09 05:49:08 +00:00

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Tracked in #1001, follow there. That issue collects every report of GPUs without mesh shaders, and this one is linked from it with its GPU, version and log details. v2.0.6 brings back the fallback for GPUs without mesh shaders (PR #779). It is untested on these cards, so a v2.0.6 result from you would help. If it still happens on v2.0.6 (https://github.com/NotRexed/Hookshot/releases/tag/v2.0.6; Update next to Play in the launcher), please add a comment there with your hookshot_log.txt.

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