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Black Screen upon game loading.

The Raspy Killer··11 votes·44,154 views

I start a game in Draft Pick with my friend and I can't join because I get a black screen. What's worse is that because I am a Mac user I can't escape the screen unless I restart my computer (which is what I ended up having to do). Just to clarify, my OS is up to date.

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The Raspy Killer7 votes

GUYS, I solved the problem. Here's how you fix it:

  1. Open the League folder under Applications
  2. Open Package Contents
  3. Contents
  4. LoL
  5. Config
  6. Open the file Game.cfg with textEdit
  7. Go under General and change WindowMode from 0 to 1

This will change you from Fullscreen to Windowed mode 0=Fullscreen 1=Windowed 2=(I think) Borderless

I HOPE THIS WORKS FOR YOU GUYS TOO!

ilumanati2 votes

Hey, when I open Game.cfg all i see is: [General] CfgVersion=6.3.240

I copied and pasted pbe Game.cfg stuff and my league started working....Idk if i want to change some codes because that seems a bit risky and I got a bugsplat after closing it. I was wondering if anything could be done.

Neymar6191 votes

Same here, mine also just shows ''CfgVersion=8.3.1022''

DuelMasterARYAN1 votes

HOLY SHIT IT WORKED

ILiveForDrPepper1 votes

How do you edit the text? when I go to it I can't edit anything.

DŻET LI1 votes

Setting 'WindowMode' to '2' made it look like fullscreen, but without some fullscreen feature which made it go black Thank you @The Raspy Killer

In my case, it can be 240Hz monitor connected by HDMI cable (max. 144Hz in HD). In Windows settings it's set to 144Hz, maybe fullscreen LoL somehow tries to make it work on 240Hz. When I set 240Hz in Windows settings it also shows 'no signal' (black screen).

lron Feeder1 votes

After 3 years the same bugs keep happening. You are a hero for all the black screened guys. Thank you so much, peace.

JustinTimePuss4y1 votes

how do you edit the file....

JustinTimePuss4y1 votes

found the folder however i am unable to edit to change to 1.....

Xënia1 votes

use with noteboard or something like that and you will can edit

SirsithUnbound1 votes

After all these years this is still happening thanks this helped I'm guessing ill have to stay in windowed mode form now on

A Master Of Int1 votes

Tried to fix this for hours before I saw this. Thank you so much!!!

CrazymonMe1 votes

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GUYS, I solved the problem. Here's how you fix it:

  1. Open the League folder under Applications
  2. Open Package Contents
  3. Contents
  4. LoL
  5. Config
  6. Open the file Game.cfg with textEdit
  7. Go under General and change WindowMode from 0 to 1

This will change you from Fullscreen to Windowed mode 0=Fullscreen 1=Windowed 2=(I think) Borderless

I HOPE THIS WORKS FOR YOU GUYS TOO!

I couldn't find Game.cfg

frogbullet1 votes

That's it!!!! THANK YOU <3

JCrossfire2 votes

I've been having the Black Screen issue after champion select in any game mode even before Jhin came out. Luckily, I have a dell computer which I've been using at the moment. Although, as everyone else, I would appreciate it if this would get looked at.

I'm a Mac user myself.

OS X El Capitan

Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro7,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 4 GB Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz Boot ROM Version: MBP71.0039.B0E SMC Version (system): 1.62f7

ilumanati2 votes

I am having the same issues as my loading screen is also blacked out. I have tried to reinstall league and I tried putting it into windowed mode and it still hasn't worked. I lost a ranked game as well. Please fix the issue riot.

DiMedici1 votes

Similar issue, windows

Danhlku1 votes

atlest u can do CMD+ALT+ESC to get out of the black screen but im a mac user and i got this bug too.... 10 days now..

yvi2 votes

when i have it it doesnt work i cant do anything and have to resart the pc + game gets canceld

the sheets1 votes

Similar issue with windows, I lost lp cus i couldnt get into my ranked game.

DuelMasterARYAN1 votes

Same buddy

thebestdeo12341 votes

can you help so when i start a game my screen is black but my game continue how to repair this PLEASE HELP ME

josh is win1 votes

thank you it work your the best raspy peace

VolvChaka1 votes

If it didnt work for u, just delete game.cfg, it worked for me, and when u are ingame, change fullscreen to borderless, same thing as fullscreen, but idk the diference (if u didnt remove the fullscreen option, u will be able to see red points every where, maybe, depend on ur screen)[slayer-jinx-wink]

UWU Alex1 votes

I deleted the thing but it’s been still fked

PorkyBoogerBalls1 votes

THIS SHIT WORKS TRY IT PLEASE

ARaNdOmScRaPBOT1 votes

worked like a charm thx dude <3

shuttermonk1 votes

Jax I did everything u said its not working pls help me

Cinderella 2 lit1 votes

how do i get to general?

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