I try to mod using BCMP and...

[masterofthethird]

I try to mod using BCMP and when I try to run the game after that, all I get is a black screen with a gold cursor.

I know I'm not one of the smart people here but maybe someone could help.

[Nighthawk]

if you press ~ (the key below "Esc") that should open the console.
if it doesn't, close BC, go to the shortcut and add "-TestMode" at the end of the path. like this:

"C:\...\...\Bridge Commander\stbc.exe" -TestMode

then, when you get that cursor, open the console, press enter and type:

App.g_kSystemWrapper.TakeScreenshot()

keep the capitals as they are. that should add a screenshot to the screenshots folder, post it here.
and never ever ever ever EVER use BCMP's file checker. you won't break anything, but it will screw BC up.

[masterofthethird]

I added the shortcut because the console didn't open at first.  The shortcut was added correctly and I opened it and pressed ~ but still no console.

Any ideas?

By the way, I did use file checker once before.  Should I reinstall and stay away?

[Nighthawk]

I opened it and pressed ~ but still no console.

then you didn't add it correctly. the console should appear when you press it, despite the kind of error.

what mod did you add lately?

[MLeo]

You did use the modified shortcut to start the game, right?

Also, it's the unshifted version of ~ so `.