LSH3 2015 Installation

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi YF

consistently crashes to desktop at the very end of the loading bar.

This is a classic compatibility problem with your OS.

The DirectX runtime version is 12. Is that a problem?

Yes it has to be version 9C.

I would suggest you start from scratch and do not use any previous saved games.
Windows 10 needs to be run in compatibility mode Windows 7
Use a registry cleaner and re-boot your system before re-installing SH3.
Direct x 9C should be included with your SH3 game.
Start the stock game and go to the Naval Academy and select the navigation tutorial.
Your screen ratio will be the default 4.3 for the stock game.
If your game does not crash then follow the installation instructions for LSH3-2015 which can be found in my tutorials.
Run as administrators.
SH3.exe
JSGME
SH3Commander
HsieOptionsSelector
Peter