Black screen on "Advanced Paint"

AngryJedi · 12-09-2008, 12:24 AM

I've done a quick search on the forums for this and one or two people seem to have had the reverse problem to this (black screen on structural editors but paint mode works fine), but no-one seems to have mentioned this issue I'm having. TBH, it's a fairly minor point for me but I'd be curious to hear if anyone has encountered this and/or a fix for it.

I'm playing on a Mac - a 24 inch iMac from last year with NVidia GeForce 7600 (supported by Spore). When I enter the Building or Vehicle editors and enter the advanced paint mode (paintbrush icon) the 3D image disappears to be replaced with a black screen. Interface elements are still visible, and the paint facility actually WORKS (if I hold my finger on the screen to mark where I want to paint and then click where my finger is) but I just can't see what I'm doing. All other graphic elements in the game work perfectly.

Anyone encountered this particular issue or have any suggestions to fix?

12-09-2008, 12:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
AngryJedi Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 8	Black screen on "Advanced Paint" I've done a quick search on the forums for this and one or two people seem to have had the reverse problem to this (black screen on structural editors but paint mode works fine), but no-one seems to have mentioned this issue I'm having. TBH, it's a fairly minor point for me but I'd be curious to hear if anyone has encountered this and/or a fix for it. I'm playing on a Mac - a 24 inch iMac from last year with NVidia GeForce 7600 (supported by Spore). When I enter the Building or Vehicle editors and enter the advanced paint mode (paintbrush icon) the 3D image disappears to be replaced with a black screen. Interface elements are still visible, and the paint facility actually WORKS (if I hold my finger on the screen to mark where I want to paint and then click where my finger is) but I just can't see what I'm doing. All other graphic elements in the game work perfectly. Anyone encountered this particular issue or have any suggestions to fix?