GWX questions

[Sgian Dubh]

Hi all,

Getting back into SHIII, mainly due to the GWX mod.

Everything is running fine, but I have a couple of questions:

1) My harddrive seems to get thrashed when I try to do even simple things like move an officer from crew quarters to an engineering section. Is this normal with GWX? What I mean is that I move the icon, and then there is a 4-5 second pause while my hard drive is *very* busy, then all is well. THis is just an example, it happens at other times as well. I just want to knwo if this is normal, or if I may have messed something up.

I have 1GB of RAM and a 2.4 GHz P4. I also have a new graphics card with 512 on it.

2) Can one still use things like the protractor mod on the Course plotting cursor? I was really used to this in my previous installation of SHIII. I kind of miss it. Also can I use one the nomograph options that will place it on the chart. I also had become quite attached to that.

I am still reading up on the GWX manual. Mostly the mechanics for now, but the history parts that I have read are excellent.

I wanted to put the 3dwaves mod on, but since my system seems to be struggling a bit at this point with somthing, I don't think I will add more to the load right now.

Thanks

[ReallyDedPoet]

Hi all,

Getting back into SHIII, mainly due to the GWX mod.

Everything is running fine, but I have a couple of questions:

1) My harddrive seems to get thrashed when I try to do even simple things like move an officer from crew quarters to an engineering section. Is this normal with GWX? What I mean is that I move the icon, and then there is a 4-5 second pause while my hard drive is *very* busy, then all is well. THis is just an example, it happens at other times as well. I just want to knwo if this is normal, or if I may have messed something up.

I have 1GB of RAM and a 2.4 GHz P4. I also have a new graphics card with 512 on it.

2) Can one still use things like the protractor mod on the Course plotting cursor? I was really used to this in my previous installation of SHIII. I kind of miss it. Also can I use one the nomograph options that will place it on the chart. I also had become quite attached to that.

I am still reading up on the GWX manual. Mostly the mechanics for now, but the history parts that I have read are excellent.

I wanted to put the 3dwaves mod on, but since my system seems to be struggling a bit at this point with somthing, I don't think I will add more to the load right now.

Thanks

Those specs are similar to mine and I have no slow-downs aside from being in port and loading the game in the beginning. Have a bunch of mods running, including the 3-D waves. Smooth sailing.

Somebody will come along and add more here, help you figure it out. Have you had a chance to check out the GWX 1.02 issues thread, do a search and you will see it:up:

[Steppenwolf]

As reallydedpoet says, that isn't normal behavior for GWX. Have you tried defragging your hard drive?

[Sgian Dubh]

Hi all,

I defragged before installation, after each test of each step of the installation and after runing GWX for the first time.

So it must be something else. Yes, I noticed it take a few moments to load up GWX, but that was to be expected with so much cool stuff going on :D

[Sgian Dubh]

Ahhhhhhh!

How many posts until I get rid of the Medic avatar? Looks seriously wrong on some fundamental level. Yikes! :D:D:D:D:D:D

[ReallyDedPoet]

Nice bonnet:up: GWX is worth the wait, re: load times.

[NipplesTheCat]

Ahhhhhhh!

How many posts until I get rid of the Medic avatar? Looks seriously wrong on some fundamental level. Yikes! :D:D:D:D:D:D

I'd laugh at you right now if I wasnt about to get that avatar.

[Henri II]

Don't know about the protractor mod, but I use a Nomograph (Wazoo's I think) without problems with GWX.

[Sgian Dubh]

"Your sister swims towards troopships" :rotfl:

Great sig :up:

[Jimbuna]

With reference to your hard drive issue....try this small programme....a few eole on this forum have tried it and said it was helpful :up:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

[Brag]

I use Crap Cleaner, it improved the computer speed and GWX runs smoother now

[Jimbuna]

I use Crap Cleaner, it improved the computer speed and GWX runs smoother now

:roll: :up:

[Sgian Dubh]

Okay a mixed bag to report from my testing.

The depth control seems to work just fine. I don't know what the issue was last night - I didn't change anything prior to testing.

However, I did notice some new things that I hadn't before:

1) When I issue "Crash Dive", the Engines ring to "All stop".
2) I can never set the engines to "Flank". If I try, the needle jumps back to "All Stop".


I am running the Gibraltar single player mission. I don't change anything. I just load the mission and go, default boat, etc.

I am launching GWX via SH3Commander (with the configuration file for GWX installed).

Two additional comments.

Wow. The escorts sure have great night vision in GWX. I could never run on the surface for more than about 15 minutes. At one point I had 11 escorts trying to nail me (of course I was deep, silent and creeping away) Not a single DC seriously rattled my sub from any of the 11 escorts.

I love it. I haven't figured out how I'm going to crack Gibralter yet. This is going to absorb me for a while.:up: There's got to be a way to get some air and a bit of charging time somehow - or perhaps not? If the escorts can detect me from such extreme ranges in the middle of the night - hooo, wheee.

[bigboywooly]

Okay a mixed bag to report from my testing.

The depth control seems to work just fine. I don't know what the issue was last night - I didn't change anything prior to testing.

However, I did notice some new things that I hadn't before:

1) When I issue "Crash Dive", the Engines ring to "All stop".
2) I can never set the engines to "Flank". If I try, the needle jumps back to "All Stop".

I am launching GWX via SH3Commander (with the configuration file for GWX installed).

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Do you have sabotage and malfunctions enabled in SH3Commander ?
That could explain the flank to stop problem

[robbo180265]

I have had the flank to stop problem,it happened to me after I installed GWX. The problem was that I thought I'd done a "clean" install but I hadn't. When I uninstalled SHIII for the second time I had a look around the hard drive and found loads of stuff that the SHIII uninstaller hadn't removed. I think this might just be your problem.Uninstalling still leaves behind all the mods you were using and a load of other files too. My advice is uninstall it again and then do a search and delete everything that's left behind.

Good luck mate

[Jimbuna]

Yep....sure sounds like sabotage and malfunctions in SH3Cmdr. :yep:

As for the air issue....ensure all your crew are fully trained pearl divers :lol:

[Sgian Dubh]

Yep....sure sounds like sabotage and malfunctions in SH3Cmdr. :yep:

As for the air issue....ensure all your crew are fully trained pearl divers :lol:
I did have malfunctions turned on, but not sabotage.

So is this random from mission to mission, or within the same mission? Will Flank become available after some amount of time?

BTW: This totally rocks. That may be why I lost depth control the first time as well. If so, the only reason I was confused is that there is no obvious feedback as to the cause.

Also, I apologise for posting these test results into the wrong thread. That's what I get for having two threads going at once.

So this is also what is causing my engines to ring to "All stop" when I order crash-dive? This seems a bit harded to fit under the malfunction and sabotage heading....


Thanks for all of the help!

[Sgian Dubh]

I have had the flank to stop problem,it happened to me after I installed GWX. The problem was that I thought I'd done a "clean" install but I hadn't. When I uninstalled SHIII for the second time I had a look around the hard drive and found loads of stuff that the SHIII uninstaller hadn't removed. I think this might just be your problem.Uninstalling still leaves behind all the mods you were using and a load of other files too. My advice is uninstall it again and then do a search and delete everything that's left behind.

Good luck mate


Hmmmm.

I had deleted the installation directory? Are files for SHIII stored anywhere but in the c:\blah\blah\blah\Silent Hunter III directory? If they are, then that could be what I missed.

Thanks for the help!

[Jimbuna]

So is this random from mission to mission, or within the same mission? Will Flank become available after some amount of time?

Mission to mission :arrgh!: