LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download

[blackswan40]

Hi marshal Ney

If your SH3 Disc is only 4/5 years old & didn't come with the manual booklet & glossy map & it says FOCUS or revival on the bottom right of your DVD case then your sh3 is already patched but if your SH3 is the Original 2005
Release then heres the patches from the Ubisoft support site
you have to download the right patch USA or Europe DVD or Download Version of the game
hope this helps

http://www.silenthunteriii.com/uk/updates.php

[Marshall Ney]

I have tried 3 different download sites for this 1.4b update; everyone says it's a 1.4 when I download, but when I exc. the updater says updating from 1.01>1.3 and game won't launch, because it says I need windows 95!!!! Crazy!!!

Here is my path for trying this disc. install, C:\Program files\Ubisoft\SilentHunter\. Is this sufficient???? I'm going nuts here.

I saw one person relating to Steam say change file name from SilentHunter3>SilentHunterIII. Anything to this????

thanks,

MN

[avers]

hi guys, I just installed LSH again, but whenever I try to launch the game I get an error message, saying D3Dx9_42.dll is missing. is there a fix?

mod list
LSH 2015
LSH widescreen GUI

[avers]

well I downloaded the .dll file separately, and put in the sh3 directory, but now whenever I try to start the game, I get an error message that says "application didn't start correctly", and gives mea the error code "0xc0000007b". Any ideas of how to fix this? Same mod list as before.

[U981]

Hello,
Many thanks for this great Mod! I played with LSH3 v.5.1 and I'm very happy to play with this new one. I'd like to use the Thomsen Sound Pack. I read the previous posts and I understood that it should work if it only modify the sound files. So I tried to activate by JGSME after all other mods, but the activation never achieved. I only can saw that the activation was in progress by a JGSME message but there was no progress bar and the activation didn't progress and finished. I waited during several minutes but nothing happened. When I closed JGSME, I had an error message "the program doesn't reply" and I had to force JGSME to close.
I thank you if you could help me to solve this issue. Perhaps some of us are playing with this sound mod and could give me advices.
Thanks in advance!

[Urmel]

Originally Posted by avers

hi guys, I just installed LSH again, but whenever I try to launch the game I get an error message, saying D3Dx9_42.dll is missing. is there a fix?

mod list
LSH 2015
LSH widescreen GUI

Hi all

Like always… we need EXACTLY information to support reported system problems:

- Computer is mobile (Labtop/Notebook) or stationary?
- Windows system?
- Mainboard type ?
- Processor/CPU Type?
- CPU RAM size?
- Installed graphical card type (GPU)
- Installed GPU RAM
- Installed GPU driver date

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Hi AVERS

First of all:
Deactivate Mod “LSH widescreen GUI” and try again if all works fine.
Answer this here.

The problem “missing D3Dx9_42.dll” exist about following situations:

1. Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 is NOT FULL updated by MS windows update
2. After that: Graphical Drivers (AMD or NVIDIA) are not full updated… after Windows update
3. After that: Original Game “Silent Hunter III” was NOT installed by original SH3-DVD by Ubisoft !!!!!

One of these situation is the reason about your problem (“missing D3Dx9_42.dll”)

Hint: Without original SH3-DVD installation windows can not create/set the correct working “D3Dx9_42.dll”.
Another copy of “D3Dx9_42.dll” will NOT work!

Give us more information here to analyze and solve your problem.

Send us mail to support@lsh3.com to support u fast J

Greets, Urmel

[THEBERBSTER]

I had a problem with the Thomsen Sound Pack.
Although my base for testing was showing Stralsburg.
My boat was placed at Panang.
When I removed the mod the game placed the boat correctly.

Peter

[Magic1111]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

I had a problem with the Thomsen Sound Pack.
Although my base for testing was showing Stralsburg.
My boat was placed at Panang.
When I removed the mod the game placed the boat correctly.

I don´t know the Thomsen Sound Pack, but in my opinion Sounds have nothing to do with the problem you describe!

When you use external Sound MODS only one thing is important, that a sound mod not the file "SH3.sdl" or other files except .wav files from LSH overwrites.

The problem you describe arise, when you made changes on the Sub or the crew BEFORE you start your first patrol in career.

Best regards,
Magic

[U981]

Hello,
Before doing a fresh install of LSH3 2015, could you please tell me if you activate the Thomsen Sound Pack v.3.2 at last position or an other? I still have the problem with activation for this mod. The activation doesn't load.
My activated mods for career are:
- LSH3 2015 Full version
- GUI Widescreen
- Gui Widescreen Add on Classical
- Bunkerstart
- Extended challenge
- No Fatigue
- Historical messages
- Special Effect normal
- ATM Green
- ATM Green sun fix
- Thomsen Sound Pack 3.2

Thanks in advance!

[ChaosDuck7]

Are there plans to integrate 1920x1080 into this mod?

How about bundling in annheurbes (sp?) GUI mod?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi CD

If you have enabled the LSH-2015_GUI_Widescreen mod then you should already be seeing it in that format.

Peter

[ChaosDuck7]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi CD

If you have enabled the LSH-2015_GUI_Widescreen mod then you should already be seeing it in that format.

Peter

Hi

I tried this but it didnt look like 1920x1080 and also it had horizontal black bars. So it doesnt fit the aspect ratio of my monitor at all.

It also had a bunch of graphical glitches.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi CD

Then you have other issues.

When the game start to load before it hits the menu it should show at the bottom of the screen 1920 x 1080 widescreen.

My monitor is 1920 x 1080 resolution and it fits perfectly.

Even when you do the SH3 tutorial it is in full screen with no bars.

It may be a setting in your gpu needs to be changed especially if it is a Nvidia?

I would suggest you take a look at page 6 of the installation instructions where your problem is featured.

Peter

[Urmel]

Hi all

Im sorry to desturb - i collect some questions/answers about the tiresome topic “SH3 Installation Path” from our old/outdated topic "Living Silent Hunter III V5 ...".

The reason is to focus our know how here by updated report "LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download" topic.

Here some quotes:

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Originally Posted by Urmel

Hi KingfOfNothing22

This sounds realy frustrating.

Right now we (LSH Support Team) have two such unsolved problems "cannot initialize 3D engine" yet.

Both of them only by Windows 10 AND SH3-Steam versions.

This IS very frustrating, also for us.

If u got Skype and Tool Teamviever.com installed i will help you with online live support!

Send me a mail to support@lsh3.com to have direct contact.
My Skype Name is Ariel_Urech (Basel, Switzerland)

Just contact me and i will help you by this problem :-)

Greets, Urmel

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Originally Posted by Urmel

Mabe some important rules to install Silent Hunter III (Win 7/8.1/10) are helpfull:

1) Never use the original default SH3 installation folder (not by DVD and not by Steam version)!

The “Destination Location/Save Folder“ must be changed/select manually during installation.

A correct “Destination Location/Save Folder“ is: C:\SilentHunterIII\ (example)

2) After installation supermod LSH3 V15 you must set manually some new preferences to the (new!) SH3.EXE!

Select the > SH3.EXE File > click right mousebutton > PREFERENCES > COMPATIBILITY

- Set: run program in compatiblity mode for > WINDOWS 7
- Set: run program as > ADMINISTRATOR
- Set: > DISABLE DESKTOP COMPOSITION

Save this with OK/APPLY and restart your computer now!



3) Check your graphical driver settings (NVIDIA or AMD)

- NVIDIA: SCALLING MOD must be > ASPECT RATIO
- NVIDIA: PERFORME SCALLING must be > GPU

- AMD: Set > MAINTAIN ASPECT RATIO
- AMD: Set > ACTIVATE GPU SCALLING

Save these settings and restart your computer now!


4) Now start LSH3 Mod enabler JSGME and activate ONLY the LSH3 V15 FULLVERSION Mod (no other GUI Mods!)

As first test just start SH3 NAVAL ACADEMY and try a quick game to test your SH3 installation and system settings.
If all works fine exit the game and activate your LSH3 WIDESCREEN Mod.
Now start SH3 NAVAL ACADEMY again and try to play in WIDESCREEN performance.
If all works fine u can start a stable career.


Most of this information are written in our L/SH3-INSTALLATION-MANUAL (PDF)

Contact us by email support@lsh3.com for direct support.

Greetings, Urmel

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Originally Posted by Urmel

Hi all

First to Fishers of Men, i thank you for your very nice words to us!


For better understanding this tiresome topic “SH3 Installation Path”:

Any installation of original SH3 by DVD/STEAM/AMAZONE works fine by playing the game in original version.

The problem starts by using master tool “Mod Enabler JSGME” to play SH3 with a supermod (LSH3, CCOM, NYGM, GWX, WAC).

Since generation Windows Vista SH3 tools like JSGME or Commander have not the correct userrights/permissions to work fine.

That’s why following SH3 installation paths (into Windows System folders) don’t work:

C:\ProgramData
C:\Programs
C:\Programs (x86)


So, the simply trick is to install SH3 (and ALL necessary SH3 tools) into a other “Destination Location/Save Folder”!

This means you can choose/set ANY drive or partition and ANY folder name but NOT a Windows System folder (C:\Program…)

Some examples for working fine paths names:

C:\game\
C:\SH3\
C:\SilentHunter3\
C:\SilentHunterIII\

During SH3 DVD installation: Even by choosing only a destination/drive C: (without a folder) works fine because SH3 ALLWAYS set automatically foldername \SilentHunterIII\


If u already have a original SH3 installation here another Tip:

1. Just COPY the whole “Silent Hunter III” original game folder to another place
2. After that be shure there is no empty space character in the whole path/folder name “SilentHunterIII” (not “Silent Hunter III”)
3. After that u can install supermod “Living Silent Hunter III Edition 2015” – it will work fine

...

So good so far dear SH3 friends.

We all looking into a great and damn deadly SH3 subwar future 2016 (simulated tnx god)

Regards from Urmel

[ChaosDuck7]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi CD

Then you have other issues.

When the game start to load before it hits the menu it should show at the bottom of the screen 1920 x 1080 widescreen.

My monitor is 1920 x 1080 resolution and it fits perfectly.

Even when you do the SH3 tutorial it is in full screen with no bars.

It may be a setting in your gpu needs to be changed especially if it is a Nvidia?

I would suggest you take a look at page 6 of the installation instructions where your problem is featured.

Peter

Oh wow thanks, that got rid of the black bars.

Also I can now see the "extended periscope view" with the attack view dials and stuff, which is really handy.


Are you sure that its 1920x1080 though? IT says its 16:9 but it seems low resolution compared to other 1920x1080 mods.