Bug map and encounters with ships.

[beerthirty1087]

I start the game and my map is completely black all i see is the exit icon. Also when i encounter other ships that screen is also completely black. Need help please i have already uninstalled and reinstalled the game. same thing when i had this on steam also.

[lpafl]

same problem here, here is an image http://imgur.com/jdk2y

[boa13]

Please answer the following questions so that the game developers can better understand your problem.

- What operating system do you use? Windows? Mac? Linux?
- What graphic card do you have?
- Are you playing on a laptop?

Please verify that your video drivers are up-to-date, outdated drivers is the most common cause of graphical glitches like you have.

[lpafl]

I play with:
Windows 7 x64
ATI Radeon HD 5770
Catalyst 12.10
AMD Phenom II x3 procesor
Desktop

[UltraMantis]

Please post details about your game and PC:

Game - Steam, GoG or Humblebundle
OS - Win, Mac or linux
Display adapter/graphics card
CPU
RAM

EDIT - sorry, i was slow to post.

EDIT 2
According to this post, there are some problems with catalyst 12.10 and openGL support. AMD website specification list mentions support for OpenGL 3.2 was scheduled for later release in 2010.

I guess the drivers just can't handle FTL and your PC isn't compatible with it, so you cannot play the game. Using different drivers or buying a more compatible card (ask before you buy) could be the solution.

If your computer is unable to run the game, you should ask for a refund. I'm very sorry.

EDIT 3 - stop beating me to the punch by posting before i do. More seriously, i hope Matthew's solution helps.

[Matthew]

Please check the solution in our FAQ:

http://www.ftlgame.com/?page_id=192#beacon

Hope that works

[lpafl]

thanks

[sirthian]

I have AMD Catalyst version 12.10 and 'standard is not an option in the filter dropdown menu. My 4 options are 'Box', 'Narrow-tent', 'Wide-tent', and 'Edge-detect'. The correct option is 'box'.

[IronGibbet]

Same goes for me, I made a profile for FTL with the recomended ATi settings but still no map nor enemy ships.
Sys: Win 7 Pro (x64), 8GB RAM, i5 2,6 GHz, ATi Radeon HD 5870 with Catalyst 12.10.

[UltraMantis]

None of the options make a difference? "standard" or "box" should work, seems only "edge-detect" causes a problem.