# My game opens to a black screen for 2-10 seconds and then closes ## My game opens to a black screen for a few seconds and then crashes! Often this is caused by not launching **Skyrim Special Edition** via Steam at least once before starting the modding process. The steps to solve this issue vary depending on which mod manager you used: ### Vortex Vortex, by default, uses the same location for configuration/INI files as unmodded Skyrim. You simply need to close Vortex, open Skyrim Special Edition Launcher via Steam, click `Options`, set your graphical properties, and then exit the Launcher. When you re-open SkyrimTogether via Vortex your problem should be solved. ### Mod Organizer 2 MO2, on the other hand, defaults to using custom INI location per profile. In the top-left of the MO2 window is a drop-down list of launch targets for Skyrim. One of the options should be **Skyrim Special Edition Launcher**: select this option and click `Run`. Once the Launcher is open, click `Options`, set your graphical properties, and then exit the Launcher. Chagne your launch target back to **SkyrimTogether** and click `Run`. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.tiltedphoques.com/tilted-online/guides/troubleshooting/black-screen-and-then-close.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.