Did you see any specific before or after the black screen?

According to forum discussions, this delay appears to be a custom security measure implemented by EMPRESS to make the crack harder to reverse-engineer. As one moderator explained, "For safety reasons, the Empress added a special secret to the new patch, saying that this will be the case in the future, and everyone should get used to it".

Relaunch the game. It will create a new file with default settings. 3. Move Game Folder Out of System Drive

Look for a recent blocked item labeled as a "Trojan" or "HackTool" inside your Resident Evil 4 directory. Click the item and select .

Windows Defender or third-party antivirus software blocking or deleting the modified emp.dll file.

🕹️ Always run the game executable as an Administrator to ensure it has the necessary permissions to write save data and access system memory.