Game started only displaying on a quarter of my screen

k4l1n · May 16, 2025, 6:46am

GAME INFORMATION

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GAME BUILD #: 144358
GAME PLATFORM: Steam
OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 11

ISSUE EXPERIENCED

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When starting the game, after the opening cinematic (whether it’s skipped or not), the game only displays the upper left quarter of the screen. The rest of the screen stays black. The black areas can still be interacted with, and screenshots taken through Steam display the whole screen properly.

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

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100% of the time (ALWAYS)

After the Three Kingdoms update, the game worked fine until the 12th May. Now it does this every time, 100% consistency.

REPRODUCTION STEPS

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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

Start the game.

EXPECTED RESULT

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Be able to see the entire game start menu.

IMAGE

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GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

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