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Overture(Steam) Won't start
lwelyk Offline
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago Overture(Steam) Won't start

Every time I try I'm given a black screen then an error messge saying "Couldn't Load PointLight 2D" pops up. Help?
06-07-2009, 08:31 AM
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago RE: Overture(Steam) Won't start

Try starting the game directly from the installed directory. There should be a Penumbra.exe there that u can start.

The is probably that the shortcut to the exe is not working correctly.
06-07-2009, 10:25 AM
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago RE: Overture(Steam) Won't start

(06-07-2009, 10:25 AM)Thomas Wrote: Try starting the game directly from the installed directory. There should be a Penumbra.exe there that u can start.

The is probably that the shortcut to the exe is not working correctly.
Tried it, still have the exact same problem.
06-08-2009, 06:53 PM
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago RE: Overture(Steam) Won't start

form where did you run the exe directly? Please give full path.
06-08-2009, 07:26 PM
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago RE: Overture(Steam) Won't start

(06-08-2009, 07:26 PM)Thomas Wrote: form where did you run the exe directly? Please give full path.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\penumbra overture\redist\
06-09-2009, 07:56 AM
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago RE: Overture(Steam) Won't start

Seems like correct path.

The only thing I can think off is reinstalling the application.
06-09-2009, 08:12 AM
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Solved: 8 Years, 9 Months ago RE: Overture(Steam) Won't start

Update you graphics drivers? The most used solution on the forums! Big Grin:

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06-10-2009, 08:47 AM
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