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Fix: Barotrauma Black Screen Issue On PC

Are you getting a black screen issue in Barotrauma?

Barotrauma was released for Windows on March 13, 2023.

However, Barotrauma players cannot access the game after running the game on the PC, encountering a “Black Screen“.

In this guide, we will provide information on how to fix Barotrauma black screen issue.

Why Am I Getting Barotrauma Black Screen?

Barotrauma Black Screen

One of the possible reasons for encountering the Barotrauma Black Screen issue is because the VP9 Video Extensions is not installed.

An outdated graphics driver causes many problems.

In addition, the fact that the DirectX library is not installed on the computer can cause us to encounter various errors like this.

Due to many problems like this, we will give you some suggestions on how to fix the problem by mentioning a few suggestions.

How To Fix Barotrauma Black Screen?

Under this topic, we have made suggestions on how to fix the Barotrauma Black Screen issue.

Fix 1: Install VP9 Video Extensions

Reddit users state that after installing VP9 Video Extensions, they never encountered such an error again.

You can follow the step below to install the extension.

  • Open Microsoft Store.
  • Search by typing “VP9 Video Extensions” on the search screen.
  • Then click the “Get” button and perform the installation process.
Install VP9 Video Extensions

After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check.

Fix 2: Update Graphics Driver

The fact that the graphics driver is not up-to-date causes the version to be unsupported for the newly released game and many errors are encountered in the game.

Therefore, we will need to check if the graphics driver is up to date.

You can follow the step below to check if the graphics driver is up to date.

If You Are Using AMD Graphics Card;

  • Access the AMD Radeon Software site by clicking the link I left on the side. Click to access AMD Radeon Software site.
  • Select the “Graphics” option in the link, select the video card model, and click the “Submit” button.
  • Then download the driver and perform the installation process.
  • Restart your computer after the installation is complete.
  • Right click on the desktop and select “AMD Radeon Software“.
  • Check if your graphics card driver is up to date in the application that opens.
  • If a new update is available, download and install it.

If You Are Using NVIDIA Graphics Card;

  • Access the Geforce Experience site by clicking the link I left on the side. Click to access Geforce Experience site.
  • Click the “Download Now” button in the link and download the application and perform the installation process.
  • After the installation is complete, run the application and register and log in.
  • Click on “Drivers” at the top.
  • Then click “Check for Updates” to check if your driver is up to date.
  • If a new update is available, the current update version will appear.
  • After downloading the current update version, perform the installation process and restart the computer.

After following the steps, run the game and check.

Fix 3: Turn off Graphics Card Overclocking

This recommendation applies to users who have already overclocked their graphics card.

If you have overclocked your graphics card with the help of MSI Afterburner, we recommend disabling it.

Follow the step below to disable graphics card overclocking.

  • Run MSI Afterburner.
  • Then set “Core Clock” and “Memory Clock” to “0“.
  • Save by clicking the confirm button below.

After the process is complete, run the game and check.

Fix 4: Install .Net Framework

Since many games developed make use of the .Net Framework library, we need to provide control.

The lack of .Net Framework on the device can cause us to encounter various problems like this.

To install .Net Framework, you can download and install it by clicking the link listed below.

Click on the 3 links we left above and perform the download process.

After the download is complete, run the setup files and perform the installation process.

If it is already installed on your device, you can repair it by clicking the “Repair” button.

After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check.

Fix 5: Verify Game File Integrity

Loss or corruption in game files can cause us to encounter various errors like this.

Verifying game file integrity will help fix various in-game errors.

You can follow the step below for us to verify the game files.

  • Run the Steam application.
  • Access the library menu.
  • Right click on the Barotrauma game and access the “Properties” menu.
  • Click on “Local Files” on the left.
  • Click the “Verify integrity of game files” button and verify.

Wait until the verification process is complete. After the process is complete, run the game and check.

Fix 6: Run as Administrator

Failure of Steam to run with administrator privileges can lead to various errors like this.

Before running the application as administrator, close it completely with the help of a task manager.

Then right click on “Steam” application and click “Run as administrator“.

After the application is run as administrator, you can open the game and check if the problem persists.

Fix 7: Lower the Game Graphics Setting

Having a low system can cause you to encounter various errors like this.

Run the Barotrauma game and lower it by reaching the graphics settings.

Then save the settings and check if the problem persists.

Fix 8: Edit Launch Options

You can eliminate the error by using the “Launch Options” in the Steam application.

  • Run the Steam application.
  • Access the library menu and right click on the “Barotrauma” game and click “Properties“.
  • Access the “General” menu in the new window that opens.
  • Then save the code below in the order in the box under the “Launch Options” heading.
  • -dx11
  • -dx12
  • -d3d11

For example; You ran the game after typing “-dx11” and if the problem persists, try the other code, “-dx12”. If it still keeps getting the error save “-d3d11” and check.

Fix 9: Change Compatibility

Failure to run the Barotrauma launcher as administrator can result in various errors like this.

  • Access the file directory of the Barotrauma game.
  • Right click on the “Barotrauma.exe” application in the game folder and access the “Properties” menu.
  • Access the “Compatibility” menu and check the “Run this program as an administrator” option and click the “Apply” button.

After the settings are saved, run and check the game via Steam.

  • If your problem persists, access the “Properties” window again and click “Compatibility“.
  • Then enable “Run this program in compatibility mode for” and select “Windows 8“.
  • Click the “Apply” button to save the setting and check.

If it is already enabled and the problem persists, remove the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” option and click the “Apply” button to save.

Then check by running the game.

Fix 10: Increase Virtual Memory

It states that users who increase virtual memory do not encounter such a problem again.

If you do not know how to increase the virtual memory, you can follow the step below.

  • Type “Run” in the start search screen and open it.
  • Type “sysdm.cpl” into the search screen and click the “OK” button.
  • Click on the “Advanced” option on the top tab.
  • Click the “Settings” button under the “Performance” heading.
  • Select the “Advanced” option in the new window that opens and click the “Change” button in the “Virtual Memory” sub-title.
  • Uncheck “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” in the new window.
  • Then select the system disk and check the “Custom size” option.

If your RAM is 8GB, multiply by 1.5 in megabytes. For example: 8192 x 1.5 = 12288

If your RAM is 16GB, multiply by 1.5 in megabytes. For example: 16384 x 1.5 = 24576

Since my RAM memory is 8GB, I multiplied by 8 in megabytes and wrote the result as “Initial size” and “Maximum size“.

Let’s press “Set” and then “OK” button to save the process.

Increase Virtual Memory

After the save process is complete, let’s restart the computer and check if the problem persists.

Fix 11: Manage Optional Features

The absence of “Media Feature Pack” in optional features may cause some errors to be encountered.

  • Type “Manage optional features” in the start search screen and open it.
  • Then click “Add a feature“.
  • Search for “Media Feature Pack” on the search screen.
  • Then select “Media Feature Pack” and click the “Install” button to install it.

After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check.

Fix 12: Update Your Operating System

An outdated Windows operating system can cause you to encounter various problems like this.

You can check if your Windows operating system is up to date by following the step below.

  • Type “Check for updates” in the start search screen and open it.
  • Click on the “Check for updates” button on the screen that opens and start the scanning process.

If a new update is available, you can check by updating it.