Here are some common situations and tricks to avoid black screens and other issues :
Operating system / Game Type |
Windows XP | Windows 7 | Windows 8/8.1 | Windows 10 |
Desktop or Browser game Directx 7, Directx 8 |
Native | Native | Native | Native |
Directx 9 | Native | Native | Set GAME compatibility to windows 7 | Native |
Directx 9 + optional Directx 11 features |
Native | Desactivate AA and any DX11 features | Set GAME compatibility to windows 7, desactivate AA and any DX11 features |
Native |
Directx 11/12 only | Impossible | Unsupported | Unsupported | Native |
Opengl | Unsupported | Unsupported | Unsupported | Unsupported |
- Native : you have no special action to do , do not force moss or game compatibility
- Unsupported : your screenshots will be be black , I have no solution
- Impossible : your game wont start anyway !
- tricks : try to use the trick suggested
Special cases :
Laptop with discrete GPU : force Moss to attach to the integrated GPU (Intel one usually)
Zip is not created, check this thread
Moss doesn't save any zip
use the forum if you still have issues : https://nohope.eu/forums/
Error Messages :
Moss includes an autoupdate system and thus refuses to run if unable to update to the last version or prevented to check it.
this may come from access restrictions at pc level or ISP restrictions , here are the potential error messages :
Error 1 InternetConnectFailure : Moss can’t access to Internet , most probably a firewall/antivirus block it , or your connection is down
Error 2 InternetSessionFailure : Moss can’t access to http://nohope.eu , same reasons or a specific barrage to the site
Error 3 ConfigDownloadFailure : Moss cant download the last version file
Error 4 FileDownloadFailure : Moss can’t download the update
Error 5 NoExecutableVersion : The downloaded update is not a program or is corrupted
Error 6 UpdateNotRequired : you already got the last version ( appears only in final log)
Error 7 UpdateNotComplete : something went wrong locallly :, disk full , download deleted by AV …