Just to update. I added the xorg edgers PPA and install the latest xorg ati files. Black screen is gone, performance is where I'd expect it to be for...
Figures that I recently updated to the proprietary drivers. I'll try the FOSS drivers. Mainly wanted to test performance on a low end laptop.
Game loads to a black screen with the following error messages. [10:24:16.524] INFO Loaded 0 mods [10:24:16.777] INFO GL_VENDOR: ATI Technologies...
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