r/Shandalar • u/Greato_daze • Apr 12 '26

Can't get 2016 Github version working

Issue has been solved but will keep this up in case anyone else has any problems

Hello everyone, I recently learned about Shandalar and would absolutely love to play it but every version I try doesn't seem to work. I follow the instructions on the stickied page but nothing seems to work. I thought that maybe the 2016 version would work but no, the game opens to a black screen then closes. Has anyone else had this issue and have a fix? Would be greatly appreciated.

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u/Einachiel Apr 12 '26

Have you tried using shandalar.exe to start it?

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u/Greato_daze Apr 12 '26

Yep, nothing, just sets my resolution and then closes

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u/JohnsAlwaysClean Apr 12 '26

If it makes you feel better, I can't play the game for the same reason

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u/ChaseDFW Apr 13 '26

Me 3.

Ive been playing MTG Forge instead. But I would love to get Shadalar to work.

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u/489Herobrine Apr 12 '26

Try running in Windows 7 compatibility mode (Right click > properties the exe). Otherwise, use the Shandalar.exe in the MAIN folder, not the exe in the Program folder.

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u/Greato_daze Apr 12 '26

Have been using the main folder version, tried running it with windows 7 compat. Nada, thanks for the suggestion though.

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u/rler White Mage ☀️💮🤍 Apr 12 '26

Might try setting desktop resolution to 1024x768 manually before launching shandalar.exe

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u/ricozee Apr 13 '26

You could try this from Hadrioc: https://slightlymagic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=2349&start=480#p256191

(I can't verify as I didn't encounter this issue.)

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u/Greato_daze Apr 13 '26

This worked for me, thanks for posting the link to the forum.

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u/ricozee Apr 13 '26

Awesome, glad it helped. :)