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Unreal seriesUnreal Gold Won't Run - Windows 11(6 posts)(6 posts)
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Posted June 16, 2024
Unreal Gold boots up to a black screen and then crashes shortly thereafter. Any ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.

Meanwhile, Unreal 2 runs flawlessly...
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Posted June 16, 2024
https://github.com/OldUnreal/Unreal-testing
Posted June 16, 2024
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osm: https://github.com/OldUnreal/Unreal-testing
That didn't work unfortunately.

It may also be worth pointing out that this is definitely a Windows 11 thing, since this game worked just fine on Windows 10 until my computer forced the update.
Posted June 17, 2024
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osm: https://github.com/OldUnreal/Unreal-testing
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VhailorShodan: That didn't work unfortunately.
"didn't work" isn't a problem description. unfortunately. Sooo... marking this as SOLVED! Yay. Good day Sir. ([mutters]gosh... when will the last fool die?)

PS "this game worked just fine on Windows 10" LMAO a 25yo executable stopped working probably cos windoooze stopped hauling around a gigaton of compatibility sh*t which enabled that piece of ancient crap to screech its cogs in '24.. Yep, people ARE d*umb. And deserve all the sh*t that befalls them.
Post edited June 17, 2024 by osm
Posted January 17, 2025
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osm: https://github.com/OldUnreal/Unreal-testing
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VhailorShodan: That didn't work unfortunately.

It may also be worth pointing out that this is definitely a Windows 11 thing, since this game worked just fine on Windows 10 until my computer forced the update.
Have you tried the unofficial patch from oldunreal site?

UnrealGoldPatch227i
https://www.oldunreal.com/downloads/unreal/oldunreal-patches/

download link for the newer 227j

https://www.oldunreal.com/patch/unreal/oldunreal/UnrealPatch227j.7z
Post edited January 17, 2025 by HG1995
Posted March 17, 2025
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VhailorShodan: Unreal Gold boots up to a black screen and then crashes shortly thereafter. Any ideas on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
Did you try to change renderer to software?

If you can't get to the settings at all, open unreal.ini file in System game directory.
Then, change GameRenderDevice property in section of the file:

[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=SoftDrv.SoftwareRenderDevice
Post edited March 17, 2025 by FatherJoseph
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