It's Just NOT FAIR

hienz1 · 07-01-13, 10:33 AM

Hello, noob here. Well, actually not a complete noob in the technical sense. I used to run SH3 all the time (you might even consider me an olde sea dog) with my now olde WinXP-sp3 machine back about ... oh... 4 years ago... ish.

Since then I've upgraded to a Lenovo IdeaCenter machine (Intel dual-core 2.8GHz, 8 GB ram, on-board graphics @1696MB with 16Gb virtual ram, 500 Gb hard drive, and Windows-7 Home premium 64-bit). Yeah I know, it is a step up, but I still have no dedicated graphics card. BUT, I've played all kinds of graphics-hog games and have had NO Problems, (such as BGO, FarCry 1-2-3, Ghost Recon, etc etc), and even do video editing with this. NO PROBLEMS THERE.

(The following has probably been reposted and rehashed over & over again and again many times un-numberable. I apologize ahead of time.)

So NOW i can't even get SH3 to play. I've read through all the forums I can find, and did all the changes suggested, AND NOTHING WORKS.

The game simply will not play. It shows me the loading screen and a red bar, and that's it, then it kicks me out to the desktop. I keep reading that SH3 is the BEST sub sim ever made. And thus, I feel somewhat vaclempt in whether I should go buy a newer version, such as SH-5.

I'm wondering if SH-5 is really worth it, or is it not as good as SH3? Does SH-5 address Win-7 compatibility issues?

Any suggestions will be read and considered.

Sailor Steve · 07-01-13, 11:31 AM

WELCOME ABOARD!

I'm not sure what it could be, since I'm still using an eight-year-old single-core 32-bit XP machine. Still, a lot of folks here use Win7 and 8 with no problems, so you can expect help fairly soon.

von Kinderei · 07-01-13, 12:44 PM

Wel-come aboard Kaleun ...

u crank · 07-01-13, 12:50 PM

Welcome to SubSim hienz1.

Try posting your questions here.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=182

desertstriker · 07-01-13, 01:57 PM

welcome aboard kaluen

Jimbuna · 07-01-13, 03:07 PM

Welcome

HW3 · 07-01-13, 04:21 PM

Welcome Aboard!

Valentino · 07-02-13, 06:31 AM

Welcome hienz1

07-01-13, 10:33 AM	#1
hienz1 Nub Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 4 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It's Just NOT FAIR Hello, noob here. Well, actually not a complete noob in the technical sense. I used to run SH3 all the time (you might even consider me an olde sea dog) with my now olde WinXP-sp3 machine back about ... oh... 4 years ago... ish. Since then I've upgraded to a Lenovo IdeaCenter machine (Intel dual-core 2.8GHz, 8 GB ram, on-board graphics @1696MB with 16Gb virtual ram, 500 Gb hard drive, and Windows-7 Home premium 64-bit). Yeah I know, it is a step up, but I still have no dedicated graphics card. BUT, I've played all kinds of graphics-hog games and have had NO Problems, (such as BGO, FarCry 1-2-3, Ghost Recon, etc etc), and even do video editing with this. NO PROBLEMS THERE. (The following has probably been reposted and rehashed over & over again and again many times un-numberable. I apologize ahead of time.) So NOW i can't even get SH3 to play. I've read through all the forums I can find, and did all the changes suggested, AND NOTHING WORKS. The game simply will not play. It shows me the loading screen and a red bar, and that's it, then it kicks me out to the desktop. I keep reading that SH3 is the BEST sub sim ever made. And thus, I feel somewhat vaclempt in whether I should go buy a newer version, such as SH-5. I'm wondering if SH-5 is really worth it, or is it not as good as SH3? Does SH-5 address Win-7 compatibility issues? Any suggestions will be read and considered.

07-01-13, 11:31 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! I'm not sure what it could be, since I'm still using an eight-year-old single-core 32-bit XP machine. Still, a lot of folks here use Win7 and 8 with no problems, so you can expect help fairly soon. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-01-13, 12:44 PM	#3
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	Wel-come aboard Kaleun ... __________________ vK

07-01-13, 12:50 PM	#4
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,561 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim hienz1. Try posting your questions here. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=182 __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

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07-01-13, 01:57 PM	#5
desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard kaluen

07-01-13, 04:21 PM	#7
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,443 Downloads: 453 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard! __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

07-02-13, 06:31 AM	#8
Valentino Weps Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Western France Posts: 372 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Welcome hienz1