[DogMeat]

Most likely has to do with the way console video output is being redirected by the force-as-service program. Weird output issues are common with these types of programs, usually video related however sometimes not. I would suggest double checking that developer is being set to 1, and if a correct log is created when run as a normal dedicated server (not service) under the same user account used for running as a service. You may have some weird permissions error, that should flush it out. Other than that, get them to put you on a Linux box instead, that version works much better.