So when you say same results, do you mean the entire monitor goes black or just the game window?

Entire monitor. Also, more often than not, the sound goes into a glitched loop. I never get a BSOD or anything that I could get information from, however. I didn't have this problem at all with the unpatched version of the game. Speaking of patches, I just tried the new one, and I'm really dissapointed that it didn't help.

I have exactly the same problem, running Vista X64 8 gb memory, 512mb gfx, blank screen crash with stuttering sound, hard reset only way to bring computer back to life.

Seems to only happen when playing online.

With a crash like this it is risking my harddrive becoming damaged; so until there is definite confirmation that this bug (huge bug) has been fixed, I am refusing to ever play this game again, which is disappointing.

The only thing I do notice that when it does happen the game starts to lag for a few seconds then all of a sudden it dies and the screen goes blank.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I've actually lost a drive to a crash before... that was pretty much the most horrible experience ever. I keep a lot of stuff backed up on an external drive now.

Same problem here as well, many of us seem to have the Nvidia 8800, as do I (8800 GT). I think it's an incapatibility with the graphics card and game but I have no idea what's causing it or if I'm right. So far I've heard to try updating your drivers and nvidia software and to enable v-sync on the card and disable in the game, gonna try that right now.

To confirm, please post your graphics card as well as your problem, and PLEASE stop telling the posters to just turn off and turn on their monitor; that doesn't work, and it's the first most obvious thing to try.

I have a 9600GT and I am having this same issue. Here are 4 crash reports off of vista:

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Greetings Stardock fellows,

After being unable to play in a way that would be reliable , i spent a lot of time trying to fix or to find a solution for this 'BuG'.

I've changed all drivers , bios and stuff and still i was getting that bug where suddenly in a game or in the lobby your screen would just go black ( turns off ) and then the computer jams, only way to get out is hard reboot.

So, i've run a Stress Test software on my laptop ( that meets all requirements for the game Demigod BTW ) The stress test went fine , but after the stress test ive run a benchmark test after a few seconds my screen went black and i was on the destop on Windos Vista.

I got a tray wich I've put under my laptop, behind , to create a gap so he can 'breathe' and with that next to the fan side I've put an Ice pack , you know these things that you freeze and put in lunches, the ice pack became very hot.

When i did the stress test my pc was doing the same noise as when im playing or in Demigod. So , like most said , i'm pretty sure the game is stressful to the GPU's and before it melts , explode, or burn , i assume the computer hard shut itself , kinda like breakers in a house.

Is that the real solution , i don't know , but what i know is that i never got the Screen goes black bug , and since, i am enjoying the game more and more

Hope this can help others , since it helped me.

Legendaire

P.S: I apologize for the grammar. I live in montreal , quebec , canada and i usually speak and write french.

The stress test ive used is : Prime95 64 bits version. This freeware can be downloaded at :

http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103

Happy Gaming

Update:

Definetly , it was the cpu or the video card overheating , thus everything shuts down.

I've been able to play Demigo since , without ever getting the black screen of frustation bug.

Demigod is a very nice game