hello, thankyou!
yes hyperion and/or knights templar is causing it. what do i do? they are bottom of my load order in game... so i uninstalled the game, reinstalled it and the mods minus (hyperion and knights) worked well, then i added these two mods and the below showed... thanks again, im a noob when it comes to software.
java.lang.AbstractMethodError
at org.dark.shaders.util.ShaderHook$ShaderCombatLayerHook.render(ShaderHook.java:213)
at com.fs.starfarer.combat.entities.CustomCombatEntity.render(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.combat.entities.BaseEntity.render(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.graphics.LayeredRenderer.renderExcluding(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.combat.CombatEngine.render(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.title.TitleScreenState.render(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.BaseGameState.traverse(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.state.AppDriver.begin(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.combat.CombatMain.main(Unknown Source)
at com.fs.starfarer.StarfarerLauncher$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
edit: downloaded the prerelease version for HYperion and deleted knights templar game started.... so knights templar was the issue. its sad , because, the large energy weapons are superb in Knights Templar. excellent for hightech Star-fortress