LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download

[SteamSub]

Originally Posted by 1akula1

It seems I've found a solution. I somewhat doubt its entirely legal since It includes switching some files including sh3.exe file. For this reason I won't link the files. If its legal let me know and I'll link it.

For the reference: Found it within minutes by googling this issue in German language.

Good luck to all who encounter this problem in future.

UBISOFT sale and got Silent Hunter III and may be others in this boat when trying to install the mod
"No valid SH3.exe found"

https://forums.ubi.com/archive/index.php/t-535610.html

THEIR issue was STARFORCE (Disk version)
but worked for "No valid SH3.exe found" in UBISOFT digial download
--Skip step 1
--go to step 2,
--ignore steps 3-4
--Apply step 5 and copy the files overwriting the originals (which you just backed up, no doubt)


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Originally posted by Kentubi1983: (in UBISOFT forum)
I see that a lot of people need the solution, so I post it here.

1. Completely remove SH3, and Starforce:
http://www.onlinesecurity-on.com/protect.phtml?c=55
(execute the application in rar archive sfcdrvrem.rar)

Go to the buttom of the page and you find the download to remove Starforce.

2. search for
Silent Hunter 3 v1.4b [ENGLISH] No-DVD/Fixed EXE
on ************* and download it. Its a zip-file (rld-sh14.rar) containing the following files:
SH3.EXE, MISSIONENGINE.DLL, SIMDATA.DLL, UTILS.DLL & STATEMACHINE.DLL

3. Install SH3 and remove the disc from the drive after installation, make sure the game does NOT run after installation.

4. Patch to 1.4b (execute application silent_hunter_3_dvd_1.4b_emea) and make sure the game doesn't start after patching.

5. Extract the contents of the zip-file into SH3's install directory and let it overwrite the files it needs to overwrite.

6. At this point you should be able to play the game.
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YES, at this point you should be able to install the mod with sh3.exe being properly identified.


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EDIT
FYI JUST noticed this
SHIII_1.4b DiscScratchProtector Utility By Maik
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...59&postcount=1
(Removes Starforce Protection) Unpack and copy the files into your installation folder.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/9z1bf...+Power+Pack.7z

It appears to have the files needed in the SHIII_1.4b DiscScratchProtector Utility folder of the .7z file


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Edit (years later)
I had to re-discover this and the mediafire.com files worked to allow re-install of th 2015 mod version.
Copy contents of SHIII_1.4b DiscScratchProtector Utility folder to your SilentHunterIII directory

Odd, the mod 2020 and 2022 editions did not have this problem

[propbeanie]

SteamSub, what directory (folder) do you have SH3 installed in?

[SteamSub]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

SteamSub, what directory (folder) do you have SH3 installed in?

D:/games/Ubisoft_Game_Launcher/games/Silent_Hunter_3/
(Mod installer files placed in here but had to navigate to it from top of the tree each install attempt no matter which directroy it was in).

NOTE I had to add "_" between "Ubisoft Game Launcher" and "Silent Hunter 3" to fill in for spaces as the installer mentioned spaces between words as an error point as well.

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Edit
I have not tested but I just noticed " SHIII_1.4b DiscScratchProtector Utility By Maik," which may also have the needed files to get rid of the "No valid SH3.exe found, " details at the end of my previous post.

Edit (years later) Yes " SHIII_1.4b DiscScratchProtector Utility By Maik," does work, copy contents into SH3 install folder, mine was SilenthunterIII.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi SS
You are quite correct an easy mistake that is often made.
You cannot have spaces in your path with SH3.
Peter

[Master Bates]

howdy, I haven't touched any silent hunter since sh5 first came out...

just curious with the widescreen mods...can we get 1920x1080 (or there-a-bouts) resolution ? or what is the maximum compatible with this mod / sh3 ?

thanks

[Tonga]

Welcome aboard, Master Bates!


The widescreen versions of the GUIs in LSH3 are based on a 1360x768 resolution. However this doesn't hinder you from playing in 1920x1080 for example. Actually I never used any resolution higher than that, but I'd expect it to work as well as long as you stick to an aspect ration of 16:9 for the widescreen resolution.

[J0313]

Master Bates huh. Nice name.

[Kickbum]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi SS
You are quite correct an easy mistake that is often made.
You cannot have spaces in your path with SH3.
Peter

I know I'm missing something obvious to everyone else.. but how do I add an '_' to the whole file path in windows 10? I seem to only have the chance to change the SH 3 folder. (I'm installed via steam btw).

Looking forward to trying out this amazing mega mod!

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi K
You should be able to add anything to a path as long as there are no spaces.
You can have C:\SilentHunter3 but not C:\Silent Hunter3.

Post #45 Steam Conversion Installation Instructions For LSH3-2015 > By ValoWay > New Instructions.

STEAM And SH3 Problem Sorting By Propbeanie

Peter

[Kickbum]

Thanks for all of your work mate - that worked