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Starting the game & Main Menu

Upon starting the game, there will be a lengthly blackscreen. Do not skip or interrupt this process and simply wait. This process shouldn't take longer then a minute and gets some additional data from the Server. As soon as you start the ClientDX.exe and have waited out the blackscreen, (Don't worry, the blackscreen is only a one time thing, unless a big update happens), you will now be greeted with the Main Menu.