Problem modding

mariusstad · 04-01-19, 01:18 PM

I downloaded JSGMD and installed a handful of mods such as M.E.P and Thomson's sound pack but none of them worked. Yes I loaded the mods into JSGMD but still nothing, what am I doing wrong..?

propbeanie · 04-01-19, 06:34 PM

There can be all sorts of issues. Two of the most common are having Silent Hunter installed in the "Program Files (x86)" folder, where Windows will prevent any modding from occurring, and rollback your changes, resulting in a partial mod activation. The 2nd thing is if you use Windows archive manager to unzip your mod download, you end up with a double folder, and when you go to activate, the mod never makes it to the correct place in the game files. If you open your game folder, and find a folder with the name of the mod in the same location as the Data folder, that is what has happened. In the MODS folder under your Silent Hunter III install, open the "ModName" folder (whatever your mod's name is), and if you find another "ModName" folder inside, you'll need to drag that folder out from inside the first folder, which means you'll have to go somewhere else with it temporarily, delete the now empty "ModName" folder in the MODS folder, and then drag the real "ModName" folder with the "Data" and "Support", etc. folders in it back into the MODS folder. It's a lot easier than it sounds...

If your game is installed in the "Program Files (x86) folder, post back with which Silent Hunter III you have (Amazon download, Steam download, old disk, newer disk, etc), which OS you are using (Windows 7, Windows 10, etc) and someone can help you out.

mariusstad · 04-02-19, 02:45 PM

I got GWP "working" but now whenever I try starting a new career or load a mission, it crashes

propbeanie · 04-03-19, 10:00 AM

Where do you have SHIII installed? In other words, do you have it "C:\Program Files (x86)\ Ubisoft \Silent Hunter III\" or something else, like "D:\Games \Ubisoft \Silent Hunter III|"?

Where did you get your game? Steam? (It would install into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam \SteamApps \common \Silent Hunter III|"). DVD-R disk? Download from somewhere else?

Where you purchased the game, and the media matters when modding, as does the path for the install. Read through THEBERBSTER's LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE thread, and while he speaks specifically to LSH2015, most of it applies to the other mods as well.

04-01-19, 01:18 PM	#1
mariusstad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Norway Posts: 6 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Problem modding I downloaded JSGMD and installed a handful of mods such as M.E.P and Thomson's sound pack but none of them worked. Yes I loaded the mods into JSGMD but still nothing, what am I doing wrong..? __________________ For alt vi har, og Alt vi er

04-01-19, 06:34 PM	#2
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	There can be all sorts of issues. Two of the most common are having Silent Hunter installed in the "Program Files (x86)" folder, where Windows will prevent any modding from occurring, and rollback your changes, resulting in a partial mod activation. The 2nd thing is if you use Windows archive manager to unzip your mod download, you end up with a double folder, and when you go to activate, the mod never makes it to the correct place in the game files. If you open your game folder, and find a folder with the name of the mod in the same location as the Data folder, that is what has happened. In the MODS folder under your Silent Hunter III install, open the "ModName" folder (whatever your mod's name is), and if you find another "ModName" folder inside, you'll need to drag that folder out from inside the first folder, which means you'll have to go somewhere else with it temporarily, delete the now empty "ModName" folder in the MODS folder, and then drag the real "ModName" folder with the "Data" and "Support", etc. folders in it back into the MODS folder. It's a lot easier than it sounds... If your game is installed in the "Program Files (x86) folder, post back with which Silent Hunter III you have (Amazon download, Steam download, old disk, newer disk, etc), which OS you are using (Windows 7, Windows 10, etc) and someone can help you out. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna

04-02-19, 02:45 PM	#3
mariusstad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Norway Posts: 6 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	I got GWP "working" but now whenever I try starting a new career or load a mission, it crashes __________________ For alt vi har, og Alt vi er

04-03-19, 10:00 AM	#4
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 9,735 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 2	Where do you have SHIII installed? In other words, do you have it "C:\Program Files (x86)\ Ubisoft \Silent Hunter III\" or something else, like "D:\Games \Ubisoft \Silent Hunter III\|"? Where did you get your game? Steam? (It would install into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam \SteamApps \common \Silent Hunter III\|"). DVD-R disk? Download from somewhere else? Where you purchased the game, and the media matters when modding, as does the path for the install. Read through THEBERBSTER's LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE thread, and while he speaks specifically to LSH2015, most of it applies to the other mods as well. __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayer/s" - Jimbuna