They look like that initially; give them a minute and it should correct itself. If not, do the following: windows-r type dxdiag Save a text file and upload that here please.
Press the windows and r keys simultaneously. Once the dxdiag is up the rest should be self explanatory.
It's special tool that collect data about your PC hardware and OS. If you upload this tool output we can check what cause your problem with game. Though problem with "black planets" is always caused by outdated graphics card drivers.
First thing to check: What operating system are you using? i.e. are you running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Max OSX, Linux? *if* your running windows, then DX-DIAG is a tool that will report your system information so we can check for possible problems. To get a DX-Diag report (under Windws 7), click the start button and in the "search for programmes and files" box type in 'dxdiag' and press enter... That will appear with the system info box. At the bottom is an option to "save all information"- click that and save the file. Then post that file on here
------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 8/8/2014, 14:10:00 Machine name: PETERREMPLBAUER Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_gdr.140330-1035) Language: German (Regional Setting: German) System Manufacturer: MEDION System Model: MS-7849 BIOS: M7849W08.105 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.5GHz Memory: 16384MB RAM Available OS Memory: 16342MB RAM Page File: 5761MB used, 13011MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.16384 64bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 2: No problems found. Sound Tab 3: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce GTX 670
Hi can you post the rest of the information after the 'Display Devices' bit... We need to see that graphics driver info (I think the size limit for a post cut some of the info off...)
Display Devices --------------- Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 Manufacturer: NVIDIA Chip type: GeForce GTX 670 DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC Device Type: Full Device Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1189&SUBSYS_28461462&REV_A1 Display Memory: 4033 MB Dedicated Memory: 1985 MB Shared Memory: 2048 MB Current Mode: 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: Q24 Monitor Id: QMX2421 Native Mode: 1920 x 1080(p) (60.000Hz) Output Type: HDMI Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um Driver File Version: 9.18.0013.3165 (English) Driver Version: 9.18.13.3165 DDI Version: 11 Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1 Driver Model: WDDM 1.3 Graphics Preemption: DMA Compute Preemption: DMA Miracast: Not Supported by Graphics driver Hybrid Graphics GPU: Not Supported Power P-states: Not Supported Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 10/28/2013 13:53:08, 18199872 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-52C9-11CF-8F7B-4B081CC2C435} Vendor ID: 0x10DE Device ID: 0x1189 SubSys ID: 0x28461462 Revision ID: 0x00A1 Driver Strong Name: oem29.inf:0f066de3ef58b715:Section023:9.18.13.3165ci\ven_10de&dev_1189&subsys_28461462 Rank Of Driver: 00DA0001 Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C
Your graphics drivers are out of date. Download new ones from here: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx