I have a high end PC but get nothing but a black screen when loading up the game, for a few minutes before I turn it off and try again. How long do I have to wait until the game loads?
My spec is i9-12900h, rtx 3070ti laptop, ram 32 gb, HS2 install on external SSD with thunderbolt 4.
I you use BetterRepack R16 version, The game will give some-kind of notification for loading plugins, mods, bepinex, the last is loading the game.
For my spec it took around 20-30 secs for to get inside the character maker (with plugins).
if you install on internal SSD, it should run more quicker.
Note (from my experience):
1. you should also check your mods (Zipmods, plugins, file in abdata), sometimes some mods can make the game infinite loading time or make the game crash.
2. Too many mods (the size of HS2 game folder >200gb), surely make your game slower in loading time, longer starting game, or decrease FPS in chara maker & H-scene. In my case my HS2 game folder size is 351gb and yes it decrease the FPS now i can only play around 40-50 fps, sometime 30 fps if the mods is to heavy.
3. if your spec is better than me, and you install the game correctly, and you arrange the mods correctly, the game should load more quicker than me.
Hope this help. cheers