Hi Spruence
Go to C:\documents can you see the V15 folder?

Make sure your SH3.exe is set to run as administrator permanently from Properties.

After you install LSH3 go to JSGME and enable the main mod and you can also enable the default 1920x1080 wide screen mod if that is your resolution.
You must always start the game through SH3Commander.
Do not use the shortcuts.
Load SH3Commander from your install path C:\ silent hunter 3 this does make a difference.
You can randomize a Captain or use your own.
Load the game.
The Option in the main menu will allow you to change the crew language from English to German as well as other changes.
You must go to the Naval Academy in the same menu.
This is essential as it uses this data and sets up your saved games folder V15.
If you select the Navigation Tutorial you can check if everything is in order.
Exit the game back to the desk top.
Go to JSGME and enable any additional mods that you want to use.
If you want to make changes to the hsie mod then this needs to be done with the mod disabled.
Go to the mods folder, select the hsie and use the application to open the mod.
When saved it will update the SH3.exe

Start the game through SH3Commander.
Make any changes in Commander that you want to use.
Available U-boats are in the drop down box.
Load the game.
At the main menu you should be able to select the New Career.
This should load to the Office.
Do not make any changes here as you are going to start a test mission in the Eprobungstelle flotilla.
Click on the map.
Depending on your systems performance this may take sometime 3 to 6 minutes may be for the game to load fully.
Hopefully the game will load ok and you will be in the testing base Stralsund.
All orders are received by radio, short cut key M.

When docking use the Esc key.
Exit Patrol.
Select dock at Stralsund
At the table click on the documents.
Any promotions must be taken here or lost.
Crew qualifications and medals can all be done in SH3Commander.
Click on the telephone.
Request a transfer to flotilla 2.
You should see an approved request in red.
Use the arrow to exit.
And then showing your new base is Wilhelmshaven OK.
Exit the game back to the desk top.
Peter
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Thank you for the reply. It turns out that I had not used the 4gb patch on the .exe. Once this was done, the game began working as expected.

However!

Why won't my periscope stay where I put it??

Sometimes, I'm trying to raise the scope, and it's not going up! It goes up a little, then comes down!:/\\!!

I ran a patrol today, sank 15 ships! That was even before I got too my patrol grid, I actually had to turn around and go back due to lack of ammo, and partially, because the periscope was allied with the English! :/\\!!

Hi spruence
Mm, sounds like a speed issue maybe causing the problem here.
Did you enable the Periscope Fix in the HSIE?
If yes, see page 5 of the HSIE manual, item 4.
Peter
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OLC Widescreen Issues
 

When I enable widescreen OLC GUI through JSGME and try to start the game, I get message 'unable to start 3d engine'. Game runs fine with standard OLC GUI.
Any way round this?

Hi swordfish
According to page 6 of the LSH3-2015 installation instructions this is a graphics driver problem.
Page 7 shows you how to check and adjust some settings.
Important that your gpu drivers are up to date.
Peter
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Ok, I made an adjustment. This is not something I ever saw in Grey Wolves, so I was not expecting it. I'll do a bit more testing.

Thank you

OLC Widescreen Issues
 

Hi Berbster!
Yes, that did the trick thanks.. Periscope screen looks a bit odd though, did I read somewhere about a periscope fix for widescreen?

I'm setting out on a patrol, have yet too test the periscope fix you suggested, however, I wanted to take a screenshot of a couple of the ships at port, but printscreen and paint are not working, and neither is the CNRL+F11 that is listed in the controls list.

Thanks for the help.:up:

Hi swordfish
I suggest you try Ahnenerbe WideGUI 1920x1080 Final mod in place of your current mod.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=215433
Peter
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Hi spruence
CTRL+F11 is correct for all SH versions to take a screen shot.
Check your main game folder for images.

Irfanview is good for viewing images easy to use and it is free.
If you click on the Irfanview icon
Go to the Options tab
Capture/Screenshot shortcut is C
Browse your files to select where you want to copy to.
Select Start
Find what you want to copy.
CTRL+F11 saves the copy to the selected file.
http://www.irfanview.com/

Postimage is a free uploader that you can use to upload your pictures to Subsim, and again is easy to use.
Browse the file
Upload it
Click on the direct link
Use the Subsim insert image
Delete the showing http
Paste
http://postimage.org/

If you have Microsoft Office then you can crop and resize the Irfanview picture quite easily.
Peter
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Finished my 2nd patrol. Periscope suggestion worked too perfection.

As per my own tradition, I set out upon Scapa Flow on my second patrol, and what do you know? I found the HMS Illustrious and the HMS Warspite sitting in port. I sank both before leaving, although, the Warspite's explosion took another crusier with it, I did not get credit for that ship. However, upon return to port, promotion to Kapitanleutnant and Iron Cross 1st and 2nd class.

Side note, Wow, I did not remember the unreliability of the G7a torpedoes being so bad. I fired 4 torpedoes at the Illustrious, and 1 failed too run it's course, simply floating too the bottom of the sound, then out of 4 fired at the Warspite, 2 were duds! I didn't remember them being so bad. Now that is with using them at fast speed, with impact pistols!

Couple of small problems with LSH3 2015
 

Hello everyone! im really enjoying LSH3 so far! im on my second patrol in 1940. but i have a couple of small issues:

- I am using the blue water ATM option, and the sun looks like a very small flat disk, plus i dont get any sun "beams" like the manual sais i should. I applied the ATM blue water sunfix mod as instructed in the ATM manual, but there was no change. the sun still looks the same.
Any idea what could be wrong?
My video card is an nvidia gtx-750ti, latest drivers.

- Between missions i went to the sub customization screen (on the desk), and i wanted to put an insignia on my sub tower, but there were no insignias at all to choose from under the "special" category. How do i put an insignia on my boat?

thanks!

EDIT:
Forgot to mention, these are the installed options on my LSH3 installation:
- LSH3 2015 full version
- SLS special effects big
- Historical messages
- ATM blue water
- ATM blue water sunfix (tried both on & off)

Try and turn down the Anti Aliasing in the Nvidia control panel to get rid of the flat sun effect. Worked for me:up:

Reduced AA from 8X to 4X and it worked! Sun looks beautiful now! :rock:

thanks a lot!

I just wanted too say thanks again for all of the help, and too express my extreme gratitude too the folks that have created Living Silent Hunter 3. This game, with it's mods, has been going for over 10 years and is just incredible. There has been no other game that I have played for such a long time. Being able to plug in this game after such a long time and run patrols again, is just "Nice", and I hope all concerned realize that I have failed using a more accurate word.

Thank you!

:rock:
:yeah:
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