Comments - captainfeck

Hi, I'm having a problem with Arx Libertatis. Every new game I make, after a random amount of time, the screen goes completely black except for a small strip at the bottom. I can still move and perform actions, but the entire screen is black, even when I go into the main menu by pressing escape. I've goggled the crap out of this and I can't find a decent solution. I'm using the GOG version of Arx Fatalis as an install base and I don't have Steam. My email address is captainfeck@hotmail.com. I'd love to get this working as your mod is smooth as Hell :D