After updated to v.55493, when I start a game, it will always be black screen. There is music and text such as "please select a location to allocate commander" and something like that. And I can still press ESC. But the screen is completely black. i7-4770k GTX570 Win7 Newest drive. Please help.
Check these workarounds: http://steamcommunity.com/app/233250/discussions/2/810938810899540110/ Most likely you just need to wait before planets actually generate and only then press "ready" button.
It's a known bug and they're working on it. As SSX said, easiest way to fix the error is wait for the green light.