Having searched online for a couple hours and done the suggested fixes suggested by both the esteemed LxR and Halfgild Wynac, I still find myself unable to surpass the black screen whenever I start up the game. I've changed the Fsystems save and cache locations times beyond counting and I've reinstalled the game + drivers + phys drivers several times as well (not to mention DX). Am I missing something?

Here's my log thingy:

13:42:11 [15]: Log file created on Sat Aug 20 13:42:11 2011
13:42:11 [15]: Engine: Final, build: May 26 2009 17:50:12
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystems...
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystem "cache"
13:42:11 [15]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "cache" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\myvoid\Cache.vfs"
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystem "strings"
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystem "script"
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystem "effect"
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystem "tex"
13:42:11 [15]: Mounting filesystem "sound"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "video"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "prefab"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "psys"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "ragdoll"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "scene"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "anim"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "phys"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "schema"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "data"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "actor"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "world"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "ui"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "font"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "gesture"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "save"
13:42:11 [31]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "save" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\myvoid\Savegames.vfs"
13:42:11 [31]: Mounting filesystem "log"
13:42:11 [31]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "log" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\myvoid\LogFiles.vfs"
13:42:11 [31]: Filesystems mounted
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "voiceover.dat"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "actions.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "credits.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "database.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "extra.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "gestures.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "girl.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "hunter.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "keys.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "map.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "menu.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "quest.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "quest_log_english.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "special.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "surface.txt"
13:42:11 [31]: Loaded strings database "tutorial.txt"
13:42:11 [46]: Loaded strings database "ui.txt"
13:42:11 [62]: Driver: nv4_disp.dll
13:42:11 [62]: Driver version: 6.14.12.8026
13:42:11 [62]: Vendor ID: 0x10de
13:42:11 [62]: Device ID: 0x5e2
13:42:11 [62]: SubSys ID: 0x23901682
13:42:11 [62]: Revision: 161

Not that I expect a response, seeing as how 'timely' I am what with this game having been out for awhile now, but...just thought I'd toss it out there in the off chance I get to play what seems to be an awesome game. Thanks.

I know I said I wasn't expecting a response, but that was a lie. :p Boo.

Hi Kraeloc,
Sorry about the lack of reply.

Could you tell me:
* What video card and operating system do you have?
* Is that the entire logfile?
* Which version of the game are you playing (retail? Steam?)

Thanks.

I'm running XP with a Gtx 260 on the steam version of the game.
I reinstalled the game yet again after I posted the log file before, so it has changed. This is it now:

08:11:48 [0]: Log file created on Sat Aug 27 08:11:48 2011
08:11:48 [0]: Engine: Final, build: May 26 2009 17:50:12
08:11:48 [0]: Mounting filesystems...
08:11:48 [31]: Mounting filesystem "cache"
08:11:48 [62]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "cache" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Games\Void\Cache.vfs"
08:11:48 [62]: Mounting filesystem "strings"
08:11:48 [78]: Mounting filesystem "script"
08:11:48 [93]: Mounting filesystem "effect"
08:11:48 [109]: Mounting filesystem "tex"
08:11:48 [125]: Mounting filesystem "sound"
08:11:48 [140]: Mounting filesystem "video"
08:11:48 [156]: Mounting filesystem "prefab"
08:11:48 [171]: Mounting filesystem "psys"
08:11:48 [171]: Mounting filesystem "ragdoll"
08:11:48 [171]: Mounting filesystem "scene"
08:11:48 [187]: Mounting filesystem "anim"
08:11:49 [203]: Mounting filesystem "phys"
08:11:49 [218]: Mounting filesystem "schema"
08:11:49 [234]: Mounting filesystem "data"
08:11:49 [234]: Mounting filesystem "actor"
08:11:49 [234]: Mounting filesystem "world"
08:11:49 [234]: Mounting filesystem "ui"
08:11:49 [234]: Mounting filesystem "font"
08:11:49 [234]: Mounting filesystem "gesture"
08:11:49 [250]: Mounting filesystem "save"
08:11:49 [250]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "save" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Games\Void\Savegames.vfs"
08:11:49 [250]: Mounting filesystem "log"
08:11:49 [250]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "log" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Games\Void\LogFiles.vfs"
08:11:49 [250]: Filesystems mounted
08:11:49 [265]: Loaded strings database "voiceover.dat"
08:11:49 [265]: Loaded strings database "actions.txt"
08:11:49 [265]: Loaded strings database "credits.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "database.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "extra.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "gestures.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "girl.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "hunter.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "keys.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "map.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "menu.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "quest.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "quest_log_english.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "special.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "surface.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "tutorial.txt"
08:11:49 [281]: Loaded strings database "ui.txt"
08:11:49 [796]: Driver: nv4_disp.dll
08:11:49 [796]: Driver version: 6.14.12.8026
08:11:49 [796]: Vendor ID: 0x10de
08:11:49 [796]: Device ID: 0x5e2
08:11:49 [796]: SubSys ID: 0x23901682
08:11:49 [796]: Revision: 161
08:11:49 [1093]: Vertex shader profile: vs_3_0
08:11:49 [1093]: Pixel shader profile: ps_3_0
08:11:49 [1093]: HDR is supported
08:11:49 [1093]: Alpha palettes are supported
08:11:49 [1093]: Two-sided stencil is supported
08:11:49 [1093]: Mipmap autogeneration is supported
08:11:49 [1093]: Effects profile: fx_3_0hf
08:11:49 [1093]: Shadows are supported
08:11:49 [1093]: Soft shadows are supported
08:11:49 [1093]: Anisotropic filtering: 4
08:11:49 [1109]: 32-bit mipmap autogeneration is supported
08:11:49 [1109]: Fast HDR is supported
08:11:49 [1109]: Loading texture library...
08:11:49 [1171]: Number of registered textures: 2715
08:11:49 [1171]: Texture library loaded

As far as I know, that's the entirety of it.

No clue huh? Me either.

In my experience (don't quote me on this), there's only a few reasons why a game will not run at all on a computer.

1) Don't fulfil the requirements. Are you certain you meet at least every single minimum requirement? Are you running the right operating system? Do you have the right version? ie. PC version for PC, Mac for mac?

2) Corrupt files. Usually uninstalling and reinstalling fixes this. If it doesn't, and you're fine on all other points, its possible you have some other sort of file issue somewhere on your pc. If you're running Vista, check in all those hidden temp files and delete any old The Void files before reinstalling.

3) There's something wrong with the disc. Though if it managed to install, I doubt this is your problem.

Bleh, I wish it were one of those reasons you listed. But..........
I more than exceed minimum req.
I've uninstalled and reinstalled and checked game cache integrity on steam a bunch of times with no result...(no discs)
and I'm running xp.

In your first post, Kraeloc, you say you've tried the fsystems.xml fix - which has worked for most people - and your log seems to show this.

Your video card meets all requirements and is way above minimum spec.

So yeah, it's very strange (and it sucks).

IPL guys are pretty busy at the moment, but I'll see if they have any suggestions.

That would be awesome, thanks.

You should look what does the game's engine say in Logfiles/exception.txt . That's what the game creates each time it crashes.

The log doesn't show any problems and contains no errors. The warnings actually state the trivial fact that game's Cache, Logs and Saves are stored in folders rather than in single "virtual file system" archives.

My memory is extremely shabby at the area devoted to The Void's requirements and most likely issues... Yet, as far as I remember, you need
1. your video card's drivers
2. PhysX (be careful, as its setup files tends to install PhysX if you don't have it and uninstall if you do).
3. Administrator Privileges
4. maybe, turn UAC off.

I don't think you need something else on a system like yours, the one with a pretty good videocard. The game goes as far as to recognize your video chipset supports Pixel Shader 3.0., which is the maximum the game may want from your card's pixel shader model.

Woo, think we're getting somewhere. Game still doesn't run but the logfile is larger, haha.

18:48:52 [0]: Log file created on Sun Sep 11 18:48:52 2011
18:48:52 [0]: Engine: Final, build: May 26 2009 17:50:12
18:48:52 [0]: Mounting filesystems...
18:48:52 [0]: Mounting filesystem "cache"
18:48:52 [0]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "cache" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\myvoid\Cache.vfs"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "strings"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "script"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "effect"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "tex"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "sound"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "video"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "prefab"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "psys"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "ragdoll"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "scene"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "anim"
18:48:52 [15]: Mounting filesystem "phys"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "schema"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "data"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "actor"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "world"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "ui"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "font"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "gesture"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "save"
18:48:52 [31]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "save" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\myvoid\Savegames.vfs"
18:48:52 [31]: Mounting filesystem "log"
18:48:52 [31]: <Warning> virtual filesystem "log" not mounted, reason: can't open file "C:\myvoid\LogFiles.vfs"
18:48:52 [31]: Filesystems mounted
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "voiceover.dat"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "actions.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "credits.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "database.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "extra.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "gestures.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "girl.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "hunter.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "keys.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "map.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "menu.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "quest.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "quest_log_english.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "special.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "surface.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "tutorial.txt"
18:48:52 [31]: Loaded strings database "ui.txt"
18:48:52 [46]: Driver: nv4_disp.dll
18:48:52 [46]: Driver version: 6.14.12.8026
18:48:52 [46]: Vendor ID: 0x10de
18:48:52 [46]: Device ID: 0x5e2
18:48:52 [46]: SubSys ID: 0x23901682
18:48:52 [46]: Revision: 161
18:48:52 [218]: Vertex shader profile: vs_3_0
18:48:52 [218]: Pixel shader profile: ps_3_0
18:48:52 [218]: HDR is supported
18:48:52 [218]: Alpha palettes are supported
18:48:52 [218]: Two-sided stencil is supported
18:48:52 [218]: Mipmap autogeneration is supported
18:48:52 [218]: Effects profile: fx_3_0hf
18:48:52 [218]: Shadows are supported
18:48:52 [218]: Soft shadows are supported
18:48:52 [218]: Anisotropic filtering: 4
18:48:52 [218]: 32-bit mipmap autogeneration is supported
18:48:52 [218]: Fast HDR is supported
18:48:52 [218]: Loading texture library...
18:48:52 [281]: Number of registered textures: 2715
18:48:52 [281]: Texture library loaded
18:48:52 [281]: Procedural cube texture info: 'normalize.prc' (64x1, X8R8G8B8)
18:48:52 [296]: Loading effects library...
18:48:52 [359]: Number of loaded effects: 129
18:48:52 [359]: Effects library loaded
18:48:52 [375]: Loading effect databases...
18:48:52 [375]: Opened existing database custom (1 dbs, 2 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Opened database vs1_1 (0 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Opened database vs2_0 (0 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Opened database vs3_0 (0 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Opened database ps2_0 (0 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Opened database ps3_0 (2 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Opened existing database effects30h (0 entries)
18:48:52 [375]: Effect databases loaded
18:48:52 [406]: Initializing physics engine

This is what I got after re-re-reinstalling physx. Already have admin priv and uac is for vista I think, I'm running xp. and I already updated my vid card drivers.

A-HA! Disregard, it finally works. Guess the physx thing uninstalled itself or something? Odd. Thanks for le help!

Sometimes PCs are a total pain in the ass.

Glad it finally works.

A huge silent cheer rings out across the Internet.